Dumjahn L, Wein P, Molloy EM, Scherlach K, Trottmann F, Meisinger PR, Judd LM, Pidot SJ, Stinear TP, Richter I, Hertweck C (2025) Dual-use virulence factors of the opportunistic pathogen Chromobacterium haemolyticum mediate hemolysis and colonization. mBio 16(5), e0360524.

Fiedler J, Richter I, Dornblut K, Scharf A, Hertweck C (2025) Inactivation of the Burkholderia toxin malleicyprol by enzymatic cyclopropanol ring opening. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 65(2), e21105.

Richter I, Büttner H, Hertweck C (2025) Endofungal bacteria as hidden facilitators of biotic interactions. ISME J 19(1), wraf128. (Review)

Ehinger FJ, Scherlach K, Trottmann F, Fiedler J, Richter I, Hertweck C (2024) A catch-release strategy for the genomics-driven discovery of antiproliferative furan-functionalized peptides. Angew Chem Int Ed 64(11), e202421760.

Giger GH, Ernst C, Richter I, Gassler T, Field CM, Sintsova A, Kiefer P, Gäbelein CG, Guillaume-Gentil O, Scherlach K, Bortfeld-Miller M, Zambelli T, Sunagawa S, Künzler M, Hertweck C, Vorholt JA (2024) Inducing novel endosymbioses by implanting bacteria in fungi. Nature 635(8038), 415-422.

Richter I, Hasan M, Kramer JW, Wein P, Krabbe J, Woitas KP, Stinear TP, Pidot SJ, Kloss F, Hertweck C, Lackner G (2024) Deazaflavin metabolite produced by endosymbiotic bacteria controls fungal host reproduction. ISME J 18(1), wrae074.

Richter I, Uzum Z, Wein P, Molloy EM, Moebius N, Stinear TP, Pidot SJ, Hertweck C (2023) Transcription activator-like effectors from endosymbiotic bacteria control the reproduction of their fungal host. mBio 14(6), e0182423.

Richter I, Wein P, Uzum Z, Stanley CE, Krabbe J, Molloy EM, Moebius N, Ferling I, Hillmann F, Hertweck C (2023) Transcription activator-like effector protects bacterial endosymbionts from entrapment within fungal hyphae. Curr Biol 33(13), 2646-2656.e4..

Hasan M, Schulze S, Berndt L, Palm G J, Braga D, Richter I, Last D, Lammers M, Lackner G^# (2022) Diversification by CofC and control by CofD govern biosynthesis and evolution of coenzyme F420 and its derivative 3PG-F420. mBio 13(1), e03501-21.

Richter I, Radosa S, Cseresnyés Z, Ferling I, Büttner H, Niehs SP, Gerst R, Scherlach K, Figge MT, Hillmann F, Hertweck C (2022) Toxin-producing endosymbionts shield pathogenic fungus against micropredators. mBio 13(5), e0144022.