Publications

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 [Epub ahead of print]
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 Engl 62(42), e202308540.
Krespach MKC, Stroe MC, Netzker T, Rosin M, Zehner LM, Komor AJ, Beilmann JM, Krüger T, Scherlach K, Kniemeyer O, Schroeckh V, Hertweck C, Brakhage AA (2023) Streptomyces polyketides mediate bacteria-fungi interactions across soil environments. Nat Microbiol 8(7), 1348-1361.
Dietrich A, Steffens U, Gajdiss M, Boschert AL, Dröge JK, Szekat C, Sass P, Malik IT, Bornikoel J, Reinke L, Maček B, Franz-Wachtel M, Nieselt K, Harbig T, Scherlach K, Brötz-Oesterhelt H, Hertweck C, Sahl HG, Bierbaum G (2022) Cervimycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains display Vancomycin-intermediate resistant phenotypes. Microbiol Spectr 10(5), e0256722.
Horch T, Molloy EM, Bredy F, Haensch VG, Scherlach K, Dunbar KL, Franke J, Hertweck C (2022) Alternative benzoxazole assembly discovered in anaerobic bacteria provides access to privileged heterocyclic scaffold. Angew Chem Int Ed 61(32), e202205409.
Janke RS, Kaftan F, Niehs SP, Scherlach K, Rodrigues A, Svatoš A, Hertweck C, Kaltenpoth M, Flórez LV (2022) Bacterial ectosymbionts in cuticular organs chemically protect a beetle during molting stages. ISME J 16(12), 2691-2701.
Niehs S, Scherlach K, Dose B, Uzum Z, Stinear T, Pidot S, Hertweck C (2022) A highly conserved gene locus in endofungal bacteria codes for the biosynthesis of symbiosis-specific cyclopeptides. PNAS nexus 1(4), 152.