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Falk Ponath

Helmholtz Centre for Infection ResearchORCID 0000-0002-2144-0545Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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An antisense oligomer conjugate with unpredicted bactericidal activity against Fusobacterium nucleatum

Valentina Cosi, Jakob Jung, Linda Popella, Falk Ponath, Chandradhish Ghosh, Lars Barquist, Jörg Vogel

The paper investigates antisense PNA conjugates against Fusobacterium nucleatum and discovers a non-targeting control PNA, FUS79, with bactericidal activity independent of antisense effects.

mBio · Apr 29, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Complete genome sequences of Fusobacterium watanabei sp. isolates

Martha A. Zepeda‐Rivera, Falk Ponath, Kaitlyn N. Lewis, Rutika P. Gavate, Floyd E. Dewhirst, Junko Tomida, Yoshiaki Kawamura, Kaori Y. Tanaka, Susan Bullman, Christopher D. Johnston

The paper reports the complete genome sequences of eight clinical isolates of Fusobacterium watanabei and classifies them within the 'Fusobacterium nucleatum_J' group.

bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

The RNA landscape of the human commensal Segatella copri reveals a small RNA essential for gut colonization

Youssef El Mouali, Caroline Tawk, Kun D. Huang, Lena Amend, Till Robin Lesker, Falk Ponath, Jörg Vogel, Till Strowig

This study identifies a small RNA, SrcF, essential for gut colonization of Segatella copri, regulated by complex carbohydrates and influenced by the human microbiome.

Cell Host & Microbe · Oct 4, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology