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David Kamanda Ngugi

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research KielORCID 0000-0002-0442-4279Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1

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Boyke BunkiD· 1 shared János Papendorf· 1 shared Johannes WittmanniD· 1 shared Manfred RohdeiD· 1 shared Mathias MüskeniD· 1 shared Meina Neumann‐SchaaliD· 1 shared Michael PesteriD· 1 shared Nicole Reimann· 1 shared

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Viral infection collapses intracytoplasmic membrane integrity and autotrophic metabolism in ammonia-oxidizing Nitrosomonas europaea

János Papendorf, David Kamanda Ngugi, Petra Büsing, Nicole Reimann, Johannes Wittmann, Stephanie Peter, Richard L. Hahnke, Sarah Kirstein, Boyke Bunk, Manfred Rohde, Mathias Müsken, Meina Neumann‐Schaal, Michael Pester

This study characterizes a phage that infects Nitrosomonas europaea, showing it disrupts membrane integrity and autotrophic metabolism, leading to host cell lysis.

ISME Communications · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology