Publications

Acharya P, Yegon MJ, Haferkemper L, Misteli B, Griebler C , Vitecek S et al. Leaf Conditioning and Shredder Activity Shape Microbial Dynamics on Fine Particulate Organic Matter Produced During Decomposition of Different Leaf Litter in Streams. Microbial Ecology. 2025 Dec;88(1):18. 18. doi: 10.1007/s00248-025-02515-2

Ren S, Shao C, Zhu F, Schagerl M, Hu X, Sobhi M et al. Optimization and synergistic enhancement of microalgae productivity in laboratory raceway ponds via co-regulation of automated light-supplemented mixers and electric field system. Biotechnology for biofuels and bioproducts. 2025 Dec;18(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s13068-025-02658-x

Puff F, Schulze CH, Novella-Fernandez R, Hilpold A, Pinkert S, Guariento E. Artificial ponds do not support the natural functional and taxonomic composition of alpine dragon- and damselfly communities. Global Ecology and Conservation. 2025 Oct;62:e03708. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03708

Plott S, Dagdas Y, Ibl V. Microautophagy in cereal grains: protein storage or degradation? Trends in Plant Science. 2025 Jul;30(7):736-744. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.12.012

Baquero DP, Borrel G, Gazi A, Martin-Gallausiaux C, Cvirkaite-Krupovic V, Commere PH et al. Biogenesis of DNA-carrying extracellular vesicles by the dominant human gut methanogenic archaeon. Nature Communications. 2025 Jun 3;16(1):5093. 5093. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-60272-9

Pühringer M, Thür N, Schnurer M, Lamp LM, Panzenboeck L, Hartler J et al. Automated mass spectrometry-based profiling of multi-glycosylated glycosyl inositol phospho ceramides (GIPC) reveals specific series GIPC rearrangements during barley grain development and heat stress response. Plant Journal. 2025 Jun;122(6):e70279. doi: 10.1111/tpj.70279

Samrat R, Salas E, Fuchslueger L , Schmidt H, Gorfer M, Schagerl M et al. High-resolution lipidomics for decoding the soil biome: Improved lipid annotation, quantitation, and response to climate stress. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2025 Jun;209:109892. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2025.109892

Klein M, Hilts AS, Fennessy RT, Trattnig N, Stehrer-Polášek T, Rittmann SKMR et al. Markerless mutagenesis enables isoleucine biosynthesis solely from threonine in Methanothermobacter marburgensis. Microbiology Spectrum. 2025 Jun;13(6):e0306824. Epub 2025 Apr 17. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.03068-24

Hou L, Zhao Z, Steger-Mähnert B, Jiao N, Herndl GJ, Zhang Y. Microbial metabolism in laboratory reared marine snow as revealed by a multi-omics approach. Microbiome. 2025 May 6;13(1):114. 114. doi: 10.1186/s40168-025-02097-8

Wollweber F, Xu J, Ponce-Toledo RI, Marxer F, Rodrigues-Oliveira T, Pössnecker A et al. Microtubules in Asgard archaea. Cell. 2025 May 1;188(9):2451-2464.e26. Epub 2025 Mar 19. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.02.027

Hiralal A, Ley P, van Dijk JR, Li C, Pankratov D, Alingapoyil Choyikutty J et al. A novel cable bacteria species with a distinct morphology and genomic potential. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2025 May;91(5):e0250224. Epub 2025 Apr 22. doi: 10.1128/aem.02502-24

Klein T, Hodgskiss LH , Dreer MJ, Murrell JC, Hutchings MI, Schleper C et al. Distinct Patterns of Antibiotic Sensitivities in Ammonia-Oxidising Archaea. Environmental Microbiology. 2025 May;27(3):e70063. Epub 2025 Mar 11. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.70063

Breyer E, Stix C, Kilker S, Roller BRK, Panagou F, Doebke C et al. The contribution of pelagic fungi to ocean biomass. Cell. 2025 May. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.004

Ghatak A , Pierides I, Singh RK, Srivastava RK, Varshney RK, Prasad M et al. Millets for a sustainable future. Journal of Experimental Botany. 2025 Apr 9;76(6):1534-1545. Epub 2024 Dec 26. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erae507

Hussien N, Khalil M, Schagerl M, Ali S. Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles as a Promising Nanomedicine Approach for Anticancer, Antibacterial, and Anti-Inflammatory Therapies. International Journal of Nanomedicine. 2025 Apr;20:4299-4317. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S507214

Zaragoza-Solas A, Baltar F. Ayu: a machine intelligence tool for identification of extracellular proteins in the marine secretome. Nature Communications. 2025 Mar 21;16(1):2793. 2793. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-57974-5

Hager K, Luo ZH , Monserrat i Diez M, Ponce Toledo RI, Baur PA, Dahlke S et al. Diversity and environmental distribution of Asgard archaea in shallow saline sediments. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2025 Mar 18;16:1549128. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1549128

Schagerl M, Yen CC, Bauer C, Gaspar L, Waringer J. Fishponds Are Hotspots of Algal Biodiversity—Organic Carp Farming Reveals Unexpected High Taxa Richness. Environments. 2025 Mar 15;12(3):92. doi: 10.3390/environments12030092

Ali SS, Al-Tohamy R, Al-Zahrani M, Schagerl M, Kornaros M, Sun J. Advancements and challenges in microalgal protein production: A sustainable alternative to conventional protein sources. Microbial Cell Factories. 2025 Mar 10;24(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s12934-025-02685-1

Zekri MA, Leimhofer C, Drexler N, Lang I. A rapid freezing method to determine tissue layer thickness in drought-stressed leaves. Journal of Microscopy. 2025 Mar;297(3):316-324. Epub 2024 Jan 28. doi: 10.1111/jmi.13272