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We characterized the polar landmark protein FimV of Pseudomonas putida together with the Fernando Govantes Lab in Sevilla. Great work by Lisa and Marta!
Shewanella Phage Thanatos uses a novel cytosine modification to resist chromosome degradation by its host. A nice collaboration with the Kalinowski Lab in Bielefeld.
A bacterial flagella positioning system as an offspring from the SRP system - some thoughts in this review here.
The Mikrokumpel ('Microbuddy') by Lily has come alive (for example here, or contact us)! An introduction to bacteria (and that they are not all making you sick, but are mostly friends & helpers) for children between 3 and x, with some further information for older readers as well. All income will be donated to early science education and research programs for children.
Our Lab is part of the Institute for
Microbiology and Molecular Biology at the Justus-Liebig-Universität
Gießen, a lively city in the centre of
Germany. We are located at the Interdisziplinäres Forschungszentrum (iFZ), a Research Centre for Biosystems, Land Use and Nutrition. Our lab is also part of the SynMikro at Philips University Marburg.
cell organisation
Numerous fundamental cellular processes in cells (including bacteria) require tight spatiotemporal regulation and coordination. We explore the mechanisms by which bacteria achieve appropriate spatiotemporal organization in particular at the cell pole.
phage biology
Prokaryotic viruses are the most abundant biological entity on earth and affect their hosts in multiple ways ranging from the cellular to the ecological levels. We are interested in the various ways and mechanisms by which bacteria and their phages interact.