Dr. Tomohisa Sebastian Tanabe
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science
✉ tomohisa.sebastian.tanabe(at)univie.ac.at
Publications
Mohr MG, Tanabe TS, Grosser M, Dahl C. Biochemistry and transcriptional regulation of bacterial sulfur oxidation. In Advances in Microbial Physiology. Academic Press. 2026. (Advances in Microbial Physiology, Vol. 88). Epub 2026 Jun 24. doi: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2026.06.003
Plum-Jensen LE, Mohr MG, Tanabe TS, Wang B, Echers SG, Madsen NS et al. Distribution of a novel DsrEFH sulfur transferase suggests widespread sulfur oxidation capacity in sulfate reducers. The ISME Journal. 2026 Jan;20(1):1-25. wrag130. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrag130
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
Krasenbrink J, Hanson BT, Weiss AS, Borusak S, Tanabe TS, Lang M et al. Sulfoquinovose is exclusively metabolized by the gut microbiota and degraded differently in mice and humans. Microbiome. 2025 Dec;13(1):184. doi: 10.1186/s40168-025-02175-x
Li J, Göbel F, Hsu HY, Koch JN, Hager N, Flegler WA et al. YeeE-like bacterial SoxT proteins mediate sulfur import for oxidation and signal transduction. Communications Biology. 2024 Nov 21;7(1):1548. doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-07270-7
Microbiomes Drive Planetary Health
Tomohisa Sebastian Tanabe is part of the FWF-funded Cluster of Excellence (CoE)
