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Publications 1992 - 1999
1999
Champion, K. M., Zengler, K., Rabus, R.: Anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene and toluene in denitrifying strain EbN1 proceeds via independent substrate-induced pathways. Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology 1(1):157–164 (1999).
Fukui, M., Teske, A., Aßmus, B., Muyzer, G., Widdel, F.: Physiology, phylogenetic relationships, and ecology of filamentous sulfate-reducing bacteria (genus Desulfonema). Archives of Microbiology 172:193–203 (1999).
Galushko, A., Minz, D., Schink, B., Widdel, F.: Anaerobic degradation of naphthalene by a pure culture of a novel type of marine sulphate-reducing bacterium. Environmental Microbiology 1(5):415–420 (1999).
Harder, J., Foß, S.: Anaerobic formation of the aromatic hydrocarbon p-cymene from monoterpenes by methanogenic enrichment cultures. Geomicrobiology Journal 16:295–306 (1999).
Harms, G., Rabus, R., Widdel, F.: Anaerobic oxidation of the aromatic plant hydrocarbon p-cymene by newly isolated denitrifying bacteria. Archives of Microbiology 172:303–312 (1999).
Harms, G., Zengler, K., Rabus, R., Aeckersberg, F., Minz, D., Rosselló-Mora, R., Widdel, F.: Anaerobic oxidation of o-Xylene, m-Xylene, and homologous alkylbenzenes by new types of sulfate-reducing bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65(3):999–1004 (1999).
Heider, H., Spormann, A., Beller, H. R., Widdel, F.: Anaerobic bacterial metabolism of hydrocarbons. FEMS Microbiology Reviews 22:459–473 (1999).
Hylemon, P. B., Harder, J.: Biotransformation of monoterpenes, bile acids, and other isoprenoids in anaerobic ecosystems. FEMS Microbiology Reviews 22:475–488 (1999).
Kniemeyer, O., Probian, C., Rosselló-Mora, R., Harder, J.: Anaerobic mineralization of quaternary carbon atoms: Isolation of denitrifying bacteria on dimethylmalonate. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65(8):3319–3324 (1999).
Kuever, J., Rainey, F. A., Hippe, H.: Description of Desulfotomaculum sp. Groll as Desulfotomaculum gibsoniae, sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 49:1801–1808 (1999).
Rabus, R., Wilkes, H., Schramm, A., Harms, G., Behrends, A., Amann, R., Widdel, F.: Anaerobic utilization of alkylbenzenes and n-alkanes from crude oil in an enrichment culture of denitrifying bacteria affiliating with the β-subclass of Proteobacteria. Environmental Microbiology 1(2):145–157 (1999).
Schüler, D.: Formation of magnetosomes in magnetotactic bacteria. Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology 1(1):79–86 (1999).
Sievert, S. M., Brinkhoff, T., Muyzer, G., Ziebis, W., Kuever, J.: Spatial heterogeneity of bacterial populations along an environmental gradient at a shallow submarine hydrothermal vent near Milos Island (Greece). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65(9):3834–3842 (1999).
Straub, K., Rainey, F. A., Widdel, F.: Rhodovulum iodosum sp. nov. and Rhodovulum robiginosum sp. nov., two new marine phototrophic ferrous-iron-oxidizing purple bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 49:729–735 (1999).
Zengler, K., Heider, J., Rosselló-Mora, R., Widdel, F.: Phototrophic utilization of toluene under anoxic conditions by a new strain of Blastochloris sulfoviridis. Archives of Microbiology 172:204–212 (1999).
Zengler, K., Richnow, H. H., Roselló-Mora, R., Michaelis, W., Widdel, F.: Methane formation from long-chain alkanes by anaerobic microorganisms. Nature 401:266–269 (1999).
Fukui, M., Teske, A., Aßmus, B., Muyzer, G., Widdel, F.: Physiology, phylogenetic relationships, and ecology of filamentous sulfate-reducing bacteria (genus Desulfonema). Archives of Microbiology 172:193–203 (1999).
Galushko, A., Minz, D., Schink, B., Widdel, F.: Anaerobic degradation of naphthalene by a pure culture of a novel type of marine sulphate-reducing bacterium. Environmental Microbiology 1(5):415–420 (1999).
Harder, J., Foß, S.: Anaerobic formation of the aromatic hydrocarbon p-cymene from monoterpenes by methanogenic enrichment cultures. Geomicrobiology Journal 16:295–306 (1999).
Harms, G., Rabus, R., Widdel, F.: Anaerobic oxidation of the aromatic plant hydrocarbon p-cymene by newly isolated denitrifying bacteria. Archives of Microbiology 172:303–312 (1999).
Harms, G., Zengler, K., Rabus, R., Aeckersberg, F., Minz, D., Rosselló-Mora, R., Widdel, F.: Anaerobic oxidation of o-Xylene, m-Xylene, and homologous alkylbenzenes by new types of sulfate-reducing bacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65(3):999–1004 (1999).
Heider, H., Spormann, A., Beller, H. R., Widdel, F.: Anaerobic bacterial metabolism of hydrocarbons. FEMS Microbiology Reviews 22:459–473 (1999).
Hylemon, P. B., Harder, J.: Biotransformation of monoterpenes, bile acids, and other isoprenoids in anaerobic ecosystems. FEMS Microbiology Reviews 22:475–488 (1999).
Kniemeyer, O., Probian, C., Rosselló-Mora, R., Harder, J.: Anaerobic mineralization of quaternary carbon atoms: Isolation of denitrifying bacteria on dimethylmalonate. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65(8):3319–3324 (1999).
Kuever, J., Rainey, F. A., Hippe, H.: Description of Desulfotomaculum sp. Groll as Desulfotomaculum gibsoniae, sp. nov. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 49:1801–1808 (1999).
Rabus, R., Wilkes, H., Schramm, A., Harms, G., Behrends, A., Amann, R., Widdel, F.: Anaerobic utilization of alkylbenzenes and n-alkanes from crude oil in an enrichment culture of denitrifying bacteria affiliating with the β-subclass of Proteobacteria. Environmental Microbiology 1(2):145–157 (1999).
Schüler, D.: Formation of magnetosomes in magnetotactic bacteria. Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology 1(1):79–86 (1999).
Sievert, S. M., Brinkhoff, T., Muyzer, G., Ziebis, W., Kuever, J.: Spatial heterogeneity of bacterial populations along an environmental gradient at a shallow submarine hydrothermal vent near Milos Island (Greece). Applied and Environmental Microbiology 65(9):3834–3842 (1999).
Straub, K., Rainey, F. A., Widdel, F.: Rhodovulum iodosum sp. nov. and Rhodovulum robiginosum sp. nov., two new marine phototrophic ferrous-iron-oxidizing purple bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 49:729–735 (1999).
Zengler, K., Heider, J., Rosselló-Mora, R., Widdel, F.: Phototrophic utilization of toluene under anoxic conditions by a new strain of Blastochloris sulfoviridis. Archives of Microbiology 172:204–212 (1999).
Zengler, K., Richnow, H. H., Roselló-Mora, R., Michaelis, W., Widdel, F.: Methane formation from long-chain alkanes by anaerobic microorganisms. Nature 401:266–269 (1999).
1998
Aeckersberg, F., Rainey, F. A., Widdel, F.: Growth, natural relationships, cellular fatty acids and metabolic adaptation of sulfate-reducing bacteria that utilize long-chain alkanes under anoxic conditions. Archives of Microbiology 170:361–369 (1998).
Foß, S., Harder, J.: Thauera linaloolentis sp. nov. and Thauera terpenica sp. nov., isolated on oxygen containing monoterpenes (linalool, menthol, and eucalyptol) and nitrate. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 21:365–373 (1998).
Foß, S., Heyen, U., Harder, J.: Alcaligenes defragrans sp. nov., description of four strains isolated on alkenoic monoterpenes ((+)-menthene, α-pinene, 2-carene, and α-phellandrene) and nitrate. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 21:237–244 (1998).
Glud N.R., Santegoeds C.M., De Beer D., Kohls O., Ramsing N.B.: Oxygen dynamics at the base of a biofilm studied with planar optodes. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 14:223-233 (1998).
Heyen, U., Harder, J.: Cometabolic isoterpinolene formation from isolimonene by denitrifying Alcaligenes defragrans. FEMS Microbiology Letters 169:67–71 (1998).
Straub, K. L., Buchholz-Cleven, B. E. E.: Enumeration and detection of anaerobic ferrous iron-oxidizing, nitrate-reducing bacteria from diverse European sediments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 64(12):4846–4856 (1998).
Straub, K. L., Hanzlik, M., Buchholz-Cleven, B. E. E.: The use of biologically produced ferrihydrite for the isolation of novel iron-reducing bacteria. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 21:442–449 (1998).
Foß, S., Harder, J.: Thauera linaloolentis sp. nov. and Thauera terpenica sp. nov., isolated on oxygen containing monoterpenes (linalool, menthol, and eucalyptol) and nitrate. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 21:365–373 (1998).
Foß, S., Heyen, U., Harder, J.: Alcaligenes defragrans sp. nov., description of four strains isolated on alkenoic monoterpenes ((+)-menthene, α-pinene, 2-carene, and α-phellandrene) and nitrate. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 21:237–244 (1998).
Glud N.R., Santegoeds C.M., De Beer D., Kohls O., Ramsing N.B.: Oxygen dynamics at the base of a biofilm studied with planar optodes. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 14:223-233 (1998).
Heyen, U., Harder, J.: Cometabolic isoterpinolene formation from isolimonene by denitrifying Alcaligenes defragrans. FEMS Microbiology Letters 169:67–71 (1998).
Straub, K. L., Buchholz-Cleven, B. E. E.: Enumeration and detection of anaerobic ferrous iron-oxidizing, nitrate-reducing bacteria from diverse European sediments. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 64(12):4846–4856 (1998).
Straub, K. L., Hanzlik, M., Buchholz-Cleven, B. E. E.: The use of biologically produced ferrihydrite for the isolation of novel iron-reducing bacteria. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 21:442–449 (1998).
1997
Harder, J.: Anaerobic degradation of cyclohexane-1,2-diol by a new Azoarcus species. Arch. Microbiol. 168:199-204 (1997).
Harder, J.: Anaerobic methane oxidation by bacteria employing 14C-methane uncontaminated with 14C-carbon monoxide. Marine Geology 137:13 - 23 (1997).
Harder, J.: Species-independent maintenance energy and natural population sizes. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 23:39-44 (1997).
Harder, J. and C. Probian: Anaerobic mineralization of cholesterol by a novel type of denitrifying bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 167:269-274 (1997).
Foß, S. and J. Harder: Microbial transformation of a tertiary allylalcohol: regioselective isomerisation of linalool to geraniol without nerol formation. FEMS Microbiology Letters 149:71-75 (1997).
Harder, J.: Anaerobic methane oxidation by bacteria employing 14C-methane uncontaminated with 14C-carbon monoxide. Marine Geology 137:13 - 23 (1997).
Harder, J.: Species-independent maintenance energy and natural population sizes. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 23:39-44 (1997).
Harder, J. and C. Probian: Anaerobic mineralization of cholesterol by a novel type of denitrifying bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 167:269-274 (1997).
Foß, S. and J. Harder: Microbial transformation of a tertiary allylalcohol: regioselective isomerisation of linalool to geraniol without nerol formation. FEMS Microbiology Letters 149:71-75 (1997).
1996
Harder, J.: Species-independent maintenance energy and natural population sizes. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 23:39-44 (1996).
Harder, J. and C. Probian: Anaerobic mineralization of cholesterol by a novel type of denitrifying bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 167:269-274 (1996).
Rabus, R. and F. Widdel: Utilization of alkylbenzenes during anaerobic growth of pure cultures of denitrifying bacteria on crude oil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62(4):1238-1241 (1996).
Rabus, R., M. Fukui, H. Wilkes and F. Widdel: Degradative capacities and 16S rRNA-targeted whole-cell hybridization of sulfate-reducing bacteria in an anaerobic enrichment culture utilizing alkylbenzenes from crude oil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62(10):3605-3613 (1996).
Straub, K., M. Benz, B. Schink and F. Widdel: Anaerobic, nitrate-dependent microbial oxidation of ferrous iron. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62(4):1458-1460 (1996).
Harder, J. and C. Probian: Anaerobic mineralization of cholesterol by a novel type of denitrifying bacterium. Arch. Microbiol. 167:269-274 (1996).
Rabus, R. and F. Widdel: Utilization of alkylbenzenes during anaerobic growth of pure cultures of denitrifying bacteria on crude oil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62(4):1238-1241 (1996).
Rabus, R., M. Fukui, H. Wilkes and F. Widdel: Degradative capacities and 16S rRNA-targeted whole-cell hybridization of sulfate-reducing bacteria in an anaerobic enrichment culture utilizing alkylbenzenes from crude oil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62(10):3605-3613 (1996).
Straub, K., M. Benz, B. Schink and F. Widdel: Anaerobic, nitrate-dependent microbial oxidation of ferrous iron. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62(4):1458-1460 (1996).
1995
Harder, J. and C. Probian: Microbial degradation of monoterpenes in the absence of molecular oxygen. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61(11):3804-3808 (1995).
Küver, J., Y. Xu and J. Gibson: Metabolism of cyclohexane carboxylic acid by the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris. Arch. Microbiol. 164:337-345 (1995).
Laue, B. E. and R.E. Gill: Using a phase-locked mutant of Myxococcus xanthus to study the role of phase variation in development. J. Bacteriol. 177(14):4089-4096 (1995).
Rabus, R. and F. Widdel: Anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene and other aromatic hydrocarbons by new denitrifying bacteria. Arch. Microbiol. 163:96-103 (1995).
Rabus, R. and F. Widdel: Conversion studies with substrate analogues of toluene in a sulfate-reducing bacterium, strain Tol2. Arch. Microbiol. 164:448-451 (1995).
Shtarkman, N.B., A. Y. Obraztsova, K.S. Laurinavichyus, A.S. Galushko and V.K. Akimenko: Conversion of (meth)acrylic acids to methane by granular sludge: initiation by specific anaerobic microflora. Microbiology 64(2):225-228 (1995).
Küver, J., Y. Xu and J. Gibson: Metabolism of cyclohexane carboxylic acid by the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris. Arch. Microbiol. 164:337-345 (1995).
Laue, B. E. and R.E. Gill: Using a phase-locked mutant of Myxococcus xanthus to study the role of phase variation in development. J. Bacteriol. 177(14):4089-4096 (1995).
Rabus, R. and F. Widdel: Anaerobic degradation of ethylbenzene and other aromatic hydrocarbons by new denitrifying bacteria. Arch. Microbiol. 163:96-103 (1995).
Rabus, R. and F. Widdel: Conversion studies with substrate analogues of toluene in a sulfate-reducing bacterium, strain Tol2. Arch. Microbiol. 164:448-451 (1995).
Shtarkman, N.B., A. Y. Obraztsova, K.S. Laurinavichyus, A.S. Galushko and V.K. Akimenko: Conversion of (meth)acrylic acids to methane by granular sludge: initiation by specific anaerobic microflora. Microbiology 64(2):225-228 (1995).
1994
Champion, K. M., R.J. Cook, S.L. Tollaksen and C.S. Giometti: Identification of a heritable deficiency of the folate-dependent enzyme 10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase in mice. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:11338-11342 (1994).
Ehrenreich, A. and F. Widdel: Anaerobic oxidation of ferrous iron by purple bacteria, a new type of phototrophic metabolism. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60(12):4517-4526 (1994).
Ehrenreich, A. and F. Widdel: Phototrophic oxidation of ferrous minerals - a new aspect in the redox microbiology of iron. In: Microbial Mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance. pp.393-402, NATO ASI Ser., Vol. G 35, L.J. Stal. & P. Caumette (eds.), Springer, Heidelberg (1994).
Rueter, P., R. Rabus, H. Wilkes, F. Aeckersberg, F.A. Rainey, H.W. Jannsch and F. Widdel: Anaerobic oxidation of hydrocarbons in crude oil by new types of sulphate-reducing bacteria. Nature 372:455-458 (1994).
Ehrenreich, A. and F. Widdel: Anaerobic oxidation of ferrous iron by purple bacteria, a new type of phototrophic metabolism. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60(12):4517-4526 (1994).
Ehrenreich, A. and F. Widdel: Phototrophic oxidation of ferrous minerals - a new aspect in the redox microbiology of iron. In: Microbial Mats: Structure, Development and Environmental Significance. pp.393-402, NATO ASI Ser., Vol. G 35, L.J. Stal. & P. Caumette (eds.), Springer, Heidelberg (1994).
Rueter, P., R. Rabus, H. Wilkes, F. Aeckersberg, F.A. Rainey, H.W. Jannsch and F. Widdel: Anaerobic oxidation of hydrocarbons in crude oil by new types of sulphate-reducing bacteria. Nature 372:455-458 (1994).
1993
Harder J.: Ribonucleotide reductases and their occurrence in microorganisms: a link to the RNA/DNA transition. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 12:273-292 (1993).
Rabus R., R. Nordhaus, W. Ludwig and F. Widdel: Complete oxidation of toluene under strictly anoxic conditions by a new sulfate-reducing bacterium. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 59(5):1444-1451 (1993).
Sun X., J. Harder, M. Krook, H. Jörnvall, B. -M. Sjöberg and P.Reichard: A possible glycine radical in anaerobic ribonucleotide reductase from Escherichia coli: nucleotide sequence of the cloned nrdD gene. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:577-581 (1993).
Widdel, F.: Metabolic capacities of sulfate-reducing bacteria under various environmental conditions. In: Trends in Microbial Ecology, Proc. 6th ISME, Eds. R.Guerrero, C. Pedrós- Alió. Spanish Soc. Microbiol., Barcelona 1993, 87-91.
Widdel F., S. Schnell, S. Heising, A. Ehrenreich, B. Assmus and B. Schink: Ferrous iron oxidation by anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria. Nature 362:834-835 (1993).
Rabus R., R. Nordhaus, W. Ludwig and F. Widdel: Complete oxidation of toluene under strictly anoxic conditions by a new sulfate-reducing bacterium. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 59(5):1444-1451 (1993).
Sun X., J. Harder, M. Krook, H. Jörnvall, B. -M. Sjöberg and P.Reichard: A possible glycine radical in anaerobic ribonucleotide reductase from Escherichia coli: nucleotide sequence of the cloned nrdD gene. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 90:577-581 (1993).
Widdel, F.: Metabolic capacities of sulfate-reducing bacteria under various environmental conditions. In: Trends in Microbial Ecology, Proc. 6th ISME, Eds. R.Guerrero, C. Pedrós- Alió. Spanish Soc. Microbiol., Barcelona 1993, 87-91.
Widdel F., S. Schnell, S. Heising, A. Ehrenreich, B. Assmus and B. Schink: Ferrous iron oxidation by anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria. Nature 362:834-835 (1993).
1992
Widdel,F.: Chapter 80. The Genus Desulfotomaculum. In: The Prokaryotes. pp. 1792-1799, 2nd ed., Vol. II, A.Balows, H.G. Trüper, M.Dworkin, W.Harder, K.-H. Schleifer (eds.), Springer, New York (1992).
Widdel,F.: Chapter 185. The Genus Thermodesulfobacterium. In: The Prokaryotes. pp. 3390-3392, 2nd ed., Vol. IV, A. Balows, H. G. Trüper,M.Dworkin, W.Harder, K-H. Schleifer (eds.), Springer, New York (1992).
Widdel,F.: Sulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria. In: Bergey`s manual of determinative bacteriology (The shorter Bergey). pp. ?, J. Staley. Williams & Wilkins (eds.), Baltimore (1992).
Widdel, F. and F. Bak: Chapter 183. Gram-negative mesophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria. In: The Prokaryotes. pp. 3352-3378, 2nd ed., Vol. IV, A.Balows, H.G. Trüper, M..Dworkin, W..Harder, K.-H. Schleifer (eds.), Springer, New York (1992).
Widdel, F. and T.A. Hansen: Chapter 24. The dissimilatory sulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria. In: The Prokaryotes. pp. 583-624, 2nd ed., Vol. I, A. Balows, H.G. Trüper, M. Dworkin, W. Harder, K-H. Schleifer (eds.), Springer, New York (1992).
Widdel F. and N.Pfennig: Chapter 184. Genus Desulfuromonas and other mesophilic sulfur-reducing eubacteria. In: The Prokaryotes. pp. 3379-3389, 2nd ed., Vol. IV, A.Balows, H.G. Traper, M..Dworkin, W. Harder, K.-H. Schleifer (eds.), Springer, New York (1992).
Reddy, D. M., P. F. Crain, C G. Edmonds, R. Gupta, T.Hashizume, K.O. Stetter, F.Widdel and J.A. McCloskey: Stucture determination of two new amino acid-containing derivatives of adenosine from tRNA of thermophilic bacteria and archaebacteria. Nucleic Acids Res. 20(21):5607-5615 (1992).
Widdel,F.: Chapter 185. The Genus Thermodesulfobacterium. In: The Prokaryotes. pp. 3390-3392, 2nd ed., Vol. IV, A. Balows, H. G. Trüper,M.Dworkin, W.Harder, K-H. Schleifer (eds.), Springer, New York (1992).
Widdel,F.: Sulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria. In: Bergey`s manual of determinative bacteriology (The shorter Bergey). pp. ?, J. Staley. Williams & Wilkins (eds.), Baltimore (1992).
Widdel, F. and F. Bak: Chapter 183. Gram-negative mesophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria. In: The Prokaryotes. pp. 3352-3378, 2nd ed., Vol. IV, A.Balows, H.G. Trüper, M..Dworkin, W..Harder, K.-H. Schleifer (eds.), Springer, New York (1992).
Widdel, F. and T.A. Hansen: Chapter 24. The dissimilatory sulfate- and sulfur-reducing bacteria. In: The Prokaryotes. pp. 583-624, 2nd ed., Vol. I, A. Balows, H.G. Trüper, M. Dworkin, W. Harder, K-H. Schleifer (eds.), Springer, New York (1992).
Widdel F. and N.Pfennig: Chapter 184. Genus Desulfuromonas and other mesophilic sulfur-reducing eubacteria. In: The Prokaryotes. pp. 3379-3389, 2nd ed., Vol. IV, A.Balows, H.G. Traper, M..Dworkin, W. Harder, K.-H. Schleifer (eds.), Springer, New York (1992).
Reddy, D. M., P. F. Crain, C G. Edmonds, R. Gupta, T.Hashizume, K.O. Stetter, F.Widdel and J.A. McCloskey: Stucture determination of two new amino acid-containing derivatives of adenosine from tRNA of thermophilic bacteria and archaebacteria. Nucleic Acids Res. 20(21):5607-5615 (1992).