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F. Hillmann

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Microbiology· 4 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Organism:fungi (other)· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Organism:C. elegans· 1

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I. Ferling· 3 shared C. Hertweck· 2 shared S. Radosa· 2 shared A. Ferling· 1 shared A. Gacser· 1 shared A. Rokas· 1 shared C. E. Stanley· 1 shared G. Goldman· 1 shared

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2019-2022 · peak 2/yr

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I. Ferling

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Toxin-producing endosymbionts shield pathogenic fungus against micropredators

I. Richer, S. Radosa, Z. Cseresnyes, I. Ferling, H. Buettner, S. P. Niehs, R. Gerst, M. T. Figge, F. Hillmann, C. Hertweck

This study shows that rhizoxin, produced by a bacterial endosymbiont in the fungus Rhizopus microsporus, protects the fungus from protozoan and nematode predators.

bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2022Microbiology

An evolutionary genomic approach reveals both conserved and species-specific genetic elements related to human disease in closely related Aspergillus fungi

M. E. Mead, J. L. Steenwyk, L. P. Silva, P. A. de Castro, N. Saeed, F. Hillmann, G. Goldman, A. Rokas

This study uses comparative genomics to identify conserved and species-specific genetic elements related to pathogenicity in Aspergillus fungi, revealing evolutionary patterns linked to human disease.

bioRxiv · Mar 1, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Secreted TAL effectors protect symbiotic bacteria from entrapment within fungal hyphae

I. Richter, Z. Uzum, C. E. Stanley, N. Moebius, T. P. Stinear, S. S. Pidot, I. Ferling, F. Hillmann, C. Hertweck

The paper shows that BAT proteins from Burkholderia rhizoxinica prevent entrapment of endosymbionts in fungal hyphae, ensuring their survival and symbiosis.

bioRxiv · Mar 28, 2020Microbiology

Conidial melanin of the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus disrupts cell autonomous defenses in amoebae

I. Ferling, J. D. Dunn, A. Ferling, T. Soldati, F. Hillmann

This study shows that DHN-melanin on Aspergillus fumigatus conidia reduces phagocytosis by amoebae and delays phagolysosome maturation, enhancing fungal survival.

bioRxiv · Aug 9, 2019Microbiology

Phagocytic predation by the fungivorous amoeba Protostelium aurantium targets metal ion and redox homeostasis

S. Radosa, J. L. Sprague, R. Toth, T. Wolf, M. Sprenger, S. Brunke, G. Panagiotou, J. Linde, A. Gacser, F. Hillmann

This study shows that the amoeba Protostelium aurantium targets fungal copper and redox homeostasis during predation, with gene deletions in C. parapsilosis confirming their role in survival against phagocytic killing.

bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology