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 , e0360524.

Herzog E, Ishida K, Scherlach K, Chen X, Bartels B, Niehs SP, Cheaib B, Panagiotou G, Hertweck C (2025) Antibacterial siderophores of Pandoraea pathogens and their impact on the diseased lung microbiota. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl , e202505714.

Carrasco Flores D, Hotter V, Vuong T, Hou Y, Bando Y, Scherlach K, Burgunter-Delamare B, Hermenau R, Komor AJ, Aiyar P, Rose M, Sasso S, Arndt HD, Hertweck C, Mittag M (2024) A mutualistic bacterium rescues a green alga from an antagonist. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 121(15), e2401632121.

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 , 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.

Hoffmann A, Steffens U, Maček B, Franz-Wachtel M, Nieselt K, Harbig TA, Scherlach K, Hertweck C, Sahl HG, Bierbaum G (2024) The unusual mode of action of the polyketide glycoside antibiotic cervimycin C. mSphere 9(5), e0076423.

Schaefer S, Vij R, Sprague JL, Austermeier S, Dinh H, Judzewitsch PR, Müller-Loennies S, Lopes Silva T, Seemann E, Qualmann B, Hertweck C, Scherlach K, Gutsmann T, Cain AK, Corrigan N, Gresnigt MS, Boyer C, Lenardon MD, Brunke S (2024) A synthetic peptide mimic kills Candida albicans and synergistically prevents infection. Nat Commun 15(1), 6818.

Büttner H, Pidot SJ, Scherlach K, Hertweck C (2023) Endofungal bacteria boost anthelminthic host protection with the biosurfactant symbiosin. Chem Sci 14(1), 103-112.

Ehinger F, Niehs S, Dose B, Dell M, Krabbe J, Pidot SJ, Stinear TP, Scherlach K, Ross C, Lackner G, Hertweck C (2023) Analysis of rhizonin biosynthesis reveals origin of pharmacophoric furylalanine moieties in diverse cyclopeptides. Angew Chem Int Ed 62(42), e202308540.