Publications

Selected publications
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Original Research Articles

• Adolf LA., Müller-Jochim A., Kricks L., Puls JS., Lopez D., Grein F., Heilbronner S* Functional membrane microdomains and the hydroxamate siderophore transporter ATPase FhuC govern Isd-dependent heme acquisition in Staphylococcus aureus Elife, 12, doi:10.7554/eLife.85304 (2023)

• Krauss S, Harbig TA, Rapp J, Schaefle T, Franz-Wachtel M, Reetz L, Elsherbini AMA, Macek M, Grond S, Link HP, Nieselt K, Krismer B, Peschel A, Heilbronner S* Horizontal transfer of bacteriocin biosynthesis genes requires metabolic adaptation to improve compound production and cellular fitness. Microbiol Spectr, e0317622 (2023)

• Du X, Larsen J, Li Min, Walter A, Both A, Sanchez Carballo PM, Stegger M, Lehmann E, Liu Y, Liu J, Schade J, A.Duda K, Krismer B, Heilbronner S, Weidenmaier C, Slavetinsky C, Mayer M, Rohde H, Winstel, Peschel A. Emerging Staphylococcus epidermidis alters surface glycopolymers to shift from commensal to pathogen behavior. Nat Microbiol 6, 757-768 (2021)

• Belikova D, Jochim A, Powers J, Holden MT, Heilbronner S*. Gene accordions cause genotypic and phenotypic heterogeneity in clonal populations of Staphylococcus aureus. Nat Commun 11, 3526 doi:10.1038/s41467-020-17277-3 (2020)

• Jochim A, Adolf L, Belikova D, Schilling NA, Setyawati I, Chin D, Meyers S, Verhamme P, Heinrichs DE, Slotboom DJ, Heilbronner S*. An ECF-type transporter scavenges heme to overcome iron-limitation in Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Elife 9, doi:10.7554/eLife.57322 (2020)

• Jochim A, Shi T, Belikova D, Schwarz S, Peschel A, Heilbronner S*. Methionine Limitation Impairs Pathogen Expansion and Biofilm Formation Capacity. Appl Environ Microbiol 85, doi:10.1128/AEM.00177-19 (2019)

• Jochim A, Shi T, Belikova D, Schwarz S, Peschel A, Heilbronner S*. Methionine Limitation Impairs Pathogen Expansion and Biofilm Formation Capacity. Appl Environ Microbiol 85, doi:10.1128/AEM.00177-19 (2019)

• Heilbronner S*, Monk IR, Brozyna JR, Heinrichs DE, Skaar EP, Peschel A, Foster TJ. Competing for Iron: Duplication and Amplification of the isd Locus in Staphylococcus lugdunensis HKU09-01 Provides a Competitive Advantage to Overcome Nutritional Limitation. PLoS Genet, 12(8):e1006246 (2016).

Reviews

• Adolf LA. and Heilbronner S*, Nutritional Interactions between Bacterial Species Colonising the Human Nasal Cavity: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects. Metabolites 2022 12(6) (2022)

• Heilbronner S*, Brötz-Österheld H, Krismer B, Peschel A. The microbiome-shaping roles of bacteriocins. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. doi:10.1038/s41579-021-00569-w (2021)

• Heilbronner S* and Foster TJ, Staphylococcus lugdunensis. A skin commensal with invasive pathogenic potential. Clin Microbiol Rev, 2021. 34(2). (2021)

Book Chapters

• Torres Salazar B, Lange A. Camus L, Heilbronner S*. Sampling of Human Microbiomes to Screen for Antibiotic-Producing Commensals. Methods Mol Biol 2601, 39-54 (2022)