Publications

Kralova S, Spacek P, Gafriller J, Bezdicek M, Medvedcova V, Séneca J et al. Kineochelins-A New Group of Siderophores From an Antarctic Bacterium. Microbial Biotechnology. 2026 Jun;19(6):1-24. e70386. doi: 10.1111/1751-7915.70386

Abergel C, Abrahão JS, Coulibaly F, Fischer M, Jeudy S, Knorr RL et al. Infection cycles of viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota. Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 2026 May 29. Epub 2026 May 29. doi: 10.1038/s41579-026-01319-6

Hu H, Karwautz C, Duszka K, Karner T, Anderson-Wagner I, Grander C et al. Revised 16S rRNA V4 hypervariable region targeting primers enhance detection of Patescibacteria and other lineages across diverse environments. ISME Communications. 2026 May 21;6(1):ycag141. doi: 10.1093/ismeco/ycag141

Hodžić A, Kunert M, Juračić M, Veinović G, Sukara R, Tomanović S et al. Immune-mediated microbial interference governs Borrelia colonization of the tick gut. Iscience. 2026 May 15;29(5):115628. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115628

Yu XA, Strachan CR, Herbold CW, Lang M, Gasche C, Makristathis A et al. Genome-wide sweeps create ecological units in the human gut microbiome. Nature. 2026 May 6. doi: 10.1038/s41586-026-10476-w

Treichel NS, Pauvert C, Séneca J, Pjevac P, Berry D, Penders J et al. Benchmarking of shotgun sequencing depth reveals the potential and limitations of shallow metagenomics and strain-level analysis. Nature Microbiology. 2026 May;11(5):1233-1244. Epub 2026 Apr 21. doi: 10.1038/s41564-026-02334-2

Rigou S, Aldaroub J, Horn M, Aylward FO. Rise of the viral giants: common themes underlying genome gigantism in eukaryotic viruses and bacteriophages. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 2026 Mar 28;91:1-9. 102741. Epub 2026 Mar 28. doi: 10.1016/j.mib.2026.102741

Daniels M, Wijayagunasekera D, Berry D. Widespread effects of catecholamines on growth of human gut bacteria. Npj biofilms and microbiomes. 2026 Mar 20;12:1-12. 103. doi: 10.1038/s41522-026-00948-2

Wang D, Xu X, Liu L, Wang C, Deng Y, Polz MF et al. Hi-C sequencing deciphers phage and plasmid host networks in wastewater biofilms. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology . 2026 Mar;30:1-13. 100683. doi: 10.1016/j.ese.2026.100683

Barrajon-Santos V, Nepel M, Sudhaus W, Hausmann B, Woebken D, Mayer VE. Vertically transmitted bacterivorous nematodes are consistent nest inhabitants in the Azteca-Cecropia ant-plant mutualism. Scientific Reports. 2026 Feb 25;16(1):1-12. 9624. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-34231-9

Mohammadzadeh R, Mahnert A, Zurabishvili T, Wink L, Kumpitsch C, Habisch H et al. Cross-domain metabolic interactions link Methanobrevibacter smithii to colorectal cancer microbial ecosystems. Nature Communications. 2026 Feb 20. Epub 2026 Feb 20. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-69711-7

Zöhrer PA, Unterberger S, Aschauer R, Draxler A, Somloi S, Kapeller M et al. The impact of a high-protein diet with strength training on the gastrointestinal microbiota in community-dwelling older adults: subanalysis of a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Nutrition. 2026 Jan 20;12:1-12. 1712451. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1712451, 10.3389/fnut.2025.1712451

Zhang R, Mayer L, Hikida H, Shichino Y, Mito M, Willemsen A et al. A giant virus forms a specialized subcellular environment within its amoeba host for efficient translation. Nature Microbiology. 2026 Jan 9;584-596. doi: 10.1101/2024.10.07.616867, 10.1038/s41564-025-02234-x

Ye H, Šlipogor V, Hanson BT, Séneca J, Hausmann B, Herbold CW et al. Associations between gut microbiota and personality traits: insights from a captive common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) colony. Microbiology Spectrum. 2026 Jan 6;14(1):e00443-25. Epub 2025 Nov 18. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00443-25

Plöchl K, Böttcher T. A novel class of small-molecule inhibitors targeting bacteriophage infection. RSC Chemical Biology. 2026 Jan 1;7(1):31-37. doi: 10.1039/d5cb00120j

Schmelz P, Eckensperger S, Osvatic J, Séneca Cardoso Da Silva J, Alzubaidy H, Petersen J. Host depletion kits improve microbiome analyses in environmental samples: Seagrass as a test case. ISME Communications. 2026 Jan 1;6(1):ycag082. doi: 10.1093/ismeco/ycag082

Krasenbrink J, Chen SC, Tanabe TS, Sarikeçe H, Meurs P, Borusak S et al. Sulfoquinovose degradation by cow rumen microbiota. The ISME Journal. 2026 Jan;20(1):wrag069. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag069

Vogel MA, Machairas F, Ferchiou S, Osvatic J, Alzubaidy H, Séneca J et al. Symbiont diversity within Loripes orbiculatus and the case for multiple hosts. The ISME Journal. 2026 Jan;20(1):wrag094. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag094

Jancheva M, Nguyen THN, Anderl F, Joge S, Neubauer J, Rominger-Baumann C et al. A phage-selective trigger hints at an SOS-independent mechanism of prophage induction by oxidative stress. Chemical Science. 2026;17(2):1151-1157 . doi: 10.1039/d5sc04923g

Iriarte-Mesa C, Juère E, Bileck A, Kremsmayr T, Goodson ML, Ehrlich A et al. Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles-Based Formulations for Enhanced Oral Delivery of Peptide Drugs: A Case Study on Insulin. Small. 2026. doi: 10.1002/smll.202513347