Dennis Claessen

Fluorescence-activated cell sorting of Escherichia coli L-forms reveals maintained synchronized nucleic acid synthesis dynamics

The paper uses FACS to analyze Escherichia coli L-forms and finds they maintain synchronized nucleic acid synthesis despite lacking a cell wall.

A family of lanthipeptides with anti-phage function

The paper identifies a family of over 2000 lanthipeptide biosynthetic gene clusters in Actinobacteria with anti-phage function, demonstrating their conservation and novel compound production.

Defining the minimal structural requirements of DivIVA in filamentous Actinomycetota

This paper identifies essential structural domains of DivIVA in Actinomycetota by analyzing truncated variants and chimeric proteins, showing that polar growth depends on Actinomycetota-specific amino acid motifs.

Bacterial heterozygosity promotes survival under multidrug selection

This study shows that bacterial heterozygosity increases survival under multidrug selection by allowing flexible chromosome ratio adjustments, reducing fitness costs compared to homozygous cells.

Enhanced extracellular matrix production provides protection to cell wall-deficient Escherichia coli

This study shows that E. coli lacking a cell wall compensates by increasing extracellular matrix production, enhancing survival under stress.

Rapidemic, a versatile and label-free DNAzyme-based platform for visual nucleic acid detection

Rapidemic is a label-free DNAzyme-based platform for nucleic acid detection using RPA and LSDA, demonstrating visible color change without complex instrumentation.