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K+ and its role in virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii by König, Patricia, Averhoff, Beate, Müller, Volker

“…Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic human pathogen that has become a global threat to healthcare institutions worldwide. The success of A. baumannii is…”
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A temperature dependent pilin promoter for production of thermostable enzymes in Thermus thermophilus by Kirchner, Lennart, Müller, Volker, Averhoff, Beate

“…Abstract Background Enzymes from thermophiles are of great interest for research and bioengineering due to their stability and efficiency. Thermophilic…”
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Natural transformation in Gram-negative bacteria thriving in extreme environments: from genes and genomes to proteins, structures and regulation by Averhoff, Beate, Kirchner, Lennart, Pfefferle, Katharina, Yaman, Deniz

“…Extremophilic prokaryotes live under harsh environmental conditions which require far-reaching cellular adaptations. The acquisition of novel genetic…”
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Structure of a type IV pilus machinery in the open and closed state by Gold, Vicki A M, Salzer, Ralf, Averhoff, Beate, Kühlbrandt, Werner

“…Proteins of the secretin family form large macromolecular complexes, which assemble in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. Secretins are major…”
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Cryo-electron microscopy reveals two distinct type IV pili assembled by the same bacterium by Neuhaus, Alexander, Selvaraj, Muniyandi, Salzer, Ralf, Langer, Julian D., Kruse, Kerstin, Kirchner, Lennart, Sanders, Kelly, Daum, Bertram, Averhoff, Beate, Gold, Vicki A. M.

“…Type IV pili are flexible filaments on the surface of bacteria, consisting of a helical assembly of pilin proteins. They are involved in bacterial motility…”
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Acinetobacter baumannii Virulence Is Mediated by the Concerted Action of Three Phospholipases D by Stahl, Julia, Bergmann, Holger, Göttig, Stephan, Ebersberger, Ingo, Averhoff, Beate

“…Acinetobacter baumannii causes a broad range of opportunistic infections in humans. Its success as an emerging pathogen is due to a combination of increasing…”
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Contribution of Active Iron Uptake to Acinetobacter baumannii Pathogenicity by Runci, Federica, Gentile, Valentina, Frangipani, Emanuela, Rampioni, Giordano, Leoni, Livia, Lucidi, Massimiliano, Visaggio, Daniela, Harris, Greg, Chen, Wangxue, Stahl, Julia, Averhoff, Beate, Visca, Paolo

“…is an important nosocomial pathogen. Mechanisms that allow to cause human infection are still poorly understood. Iron is an essential nutrient for bacterial…”
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Identification of unique cardiolipin and monolysocardiolipin species in Acinetobacter baumannii by Lopalco, Patrizia, Stahl, Julia, Annese, Cosimo, Averhoff, Beate, Corcelli, Angela

“…Acidic glycerophospholipids play an important role in determining the resistance of Gram-negative bacteria to stress conditions and antibiotics. Acinetobacter…”
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The VBNC state: a fundamental survival strategy of Acinetobacter baumannii by König, Patricia, Wilhelm, Alexander, Schaudinn, Christoph, Poehlein, Anja, Daniel, Rolf, Widera, Marek, Averhoff, Beate, Müller, Volker

“…Currently, the viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state is an underappreciated niche for pathogenic bacteria which provides a continuous source for recurrent…”
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Exploring research frontiers in microbiology: recent advances in halophilic and thermophilic extremophiles by Averhoff, Beate, Müller, Volker

“…Extremophilic prokaryotes inhabit ecosystems that are, from a human perspective, extreme, and life in these environments requires far-reaching cellular…”
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Structure and Function of PilQ, a Secretin of the DNA Transporter from the Thermophilic Bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27 by Burkhardt, Janin, Vonck, Janet, Averhoff, Beate

“…Secretins are a family of large bacterial outer membrane protein complexes mediating the transport of complex structures, such as type IV pili, DNA and…”
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Type IV Pilus Biogenesis, Twitching Motility, and DNA Uptake in Thermus thermophilus: Discrete Roles of Antagonistic ATPases PilF, PilT1, and PilT2 by Salzer, Ralf, Joos, Friederike, Averhoff, Beate

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Identification and characterization of a carnitine transporter in Acinetobacter baumannii by Breisch, Jennifer, Waclawska, Izabela, Averhoff, Beate

“…The opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii is able to grow on carnitine. The genes encoding the pathway for carnitine degradation to the intermediate…”
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Cryo-EM structure of the bifunctional secretin complex of Thermus thermophilus by D'Imprima, Edoardo, Salzer, Ralf, Bhaskara, Ramachandra M, Sánchez, Ricardo, Rose, Ilona, Kirchner, Lennart, Hummer, Gerhard, Kühlbrandt, Werner, Vonck, Janet, Averhoff, Beate

“…Secretins form multimeric channels across the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria that mediate the import or export of substrates and/or extrusion of type…”
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Evolutionarily stable gene clusters shed light on the common grounds of pathogenicity in the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex by Djahanschiri, Bardya, Di Venanzio, Gisela, Distel, Jesus S, Breisch, Jennifer, Dieckmann, Marius Alfred, Goesmann, Alexander, Averhoff, Beate, Göttig, Stephan, Wilharm, Gottfried, Feldman, Mario F, Ebersberger, Ingo

“…Nosocomial pathogens of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii (ACB) complex are a cautionary example for the world-wide spread of multi- and pan-drug…”
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CsrA Coordinates Compatible Solute Synthesis in Acinetobacter baumannii and Facilitates Growth in Human Urine by Hubloher, Josephine Joy, Schabacker, Kim, Müller, Volker, Averhoff, Beate

“…CsrA is a global regulator widespread in bacteria and known to be involved in different physiological processes, including pathogenicity. Deletion of of…”
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Characterization of DNA transport in the thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus HB27 by Schwarzenlander, Cornelia, Averhoff, Beate

“…Horizontal gene transfer has been a major force for genome plasticity over evolutionary history, and is largely responsible for fitness‐enhancing traits,…”
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NMR resonance assignments for the GSPII-C domain of the PilF ATPase from Thermus thermophilus in complex with c-di-GMP by Keller, Heiko, Kruse, Kerstin, Averhoff, Beate, Duchardt-Ferner, Elke, Wöhnert, Jens

“…The natural transformation system of the thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus is one of the most efficient DNA transport systems in terms of DNA uptake…”
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NMR resonance assignments for the GSPII-B domain of the traffic ATPase PilF from Thermus thermophilus in the apo and the c-di-GMP-bound state by Neißner, Konstantin, Keller, Heiko, Duchardt-Ferner, Elke, Hacker, Carolin, Kruse, Kerstin, Averhoff, Beate, Wöhnert, Jens

“…The PilF protein from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus thermophilus is a traffic ATPase powering the assembly of the DNA translocation machinery as well as…”
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The Thin Pili of Acinetobacter sp. Strain BD413 Mediate Adhesion to Biotic and Abiotic Surfaces by GOHL, Olivia, FRIEDRICH, Alexandra, HOPPERT, Michael, AVERHOFF, Beate

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