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.

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 64(24), e202505714.

Krespach MKC, Rosin M, Scherlach K, Stroe MC, Hertweck C, Brakhage A (2025) The linear arginoketides Neotetrafibricin A, B, and C have algicidal and signal function in microbial interactions. ChemBioChem , e202500479.

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 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.

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.