Publications
Subcellular localization, interactions and dynamics of the phage-shock protein-like Lia response in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol. 2014;92(4):716-32.
. A prophage-encoded actin-like protein required for efficient viral DNA replication in bacteria. Nucleic Acids Res. 2015;43(10):5002-16.
. Evolution of exploitative interactions during diversification in Bacillus subtilis biofilms. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 2018;94(1):fix155.
. Division of labor during biofilm matrix production. Current Biology. 2018;28(12):1903-1913.
. Collapse of genetic division of labor and evolution of autonomy in pellicle biofilms. Nature Microbiology. 2018;3(12):1451-1460.
. A modular view of the diversity of cell-density-encoding schemes in bacterial quorum-sensing systems. Biophys J. 2014;107(1):266-77.
. Less is more: selective advantages can explain the prevalent loss of biosynthetic genes in bacteria. Evolution. 2014;68(9):2559-70.
. Ecology and evolution of metabolic cross-feeding interactions in bacteria. Nat Prod Rep. 2018;35:455-488.
. The Global Regulators Lrp, LeuO, and HexA Control Secondary Metabolism in Entomopathogenic Bacteria. Front Microbiol. 2017;8:209.
. The hydrolysis of unsubstituted N-acylhomoserine lactones to their homoserine metabolites. Analytical approaches using ultra performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A. 2007;1160(1-2):184-93.
. The dosage of small volumes for chromatographic quantifications using a drop-on-demand dispenser system. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2007;388(5-6):1109-16.
. A global resource allocation strategy governs growth transition kinetics of Escherichia coli. Nature. 2017;551:119-123.
. Identification of bacterial autoinducers. In: Bacterial Signaling. Bacterial Signaling. Weinheim, Germany; 2010. p. 95-111.
. Dynamic regulation of N-acyl-homoserine lactone production and degradation in Pseudomonas putida IsoF. FEMS Microbiol Ecol. 2010;72(1):22-34.
. Identification of bacterial N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) with a combination of ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), ultra-high-resolution mass spectrometry, and in-situ biosensors. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2007;387(2):455-67.
. Impact of rare codons and the functional coproduction of rate-limiting tRNAs on recombinant protein production in Bacillus megaterium. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2015;99(21):8999-9010.
. A simple screen to identify promoters conferring high levels of phenotypic noise. PLoS Genet. 2008;4(12):e1000307.
. Cytometry meets next-generation sequencing - RNA-Seq of sorted subpopulations reveals regional replication and iron-triggered prophage induction in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Scientific reports. 2018;8:14856.
. Single cell kinetics of phenotypic switching in the arabinose utilization system of E. coli. PLoS One. 2014;9(2):e89532.
. A New Way of Sensing: Need-Based Activation of Antibiotic Resistance by a Flux-Sensing Mechanism. MBio. 2015;6(4):e00975.
. A balancing act times two: sensing and regulating cell envelope homeostasis in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Microbiol. 2014;94(6):1201-7.
. Heterogeneous timing of gene induction as a regulation strategy. J. Mol. Biol. 2019;in press.
. Analysis of N-acylhomoserine lactones after alkaline hydrolysis and anion-exchange solid-phase extraction by capillary zone electrophoresis-mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis. 2005;26(7-8):1523-32.
. Regulation of iron homeostasis in Corynebacterium glutamicum. In: Corynebacteria: genomics and molecular biology. Corynebacteria: genomics and molecular biology. Norfolk, UK.; 2008. p. 241-266.
. Population Heterogeneity in Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 caused by prophage CGP3. J Bacteriol. 2008;190(14):5111-9.
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