Andreas Peschel

A teichoic acid-like wall modification associated with immune suppression is socially regulated in Streptococcus pyogenes

This paper identifies a teichoic acid-like cell wall modification in Streptococcus pyogenes that mediates immune suppression and is regulated by quorum sensing.

Genetic modification of intractable staphylococcal clones by heat-shock facilitated phage transduction

This paper introduces a method to genetically modify intractable staphylococcal clones using heat-shock facilitated phage transduction, enabling DNA introduction into bacteria with restriction barriers.

Siderophore piracy enables the nasal commensal Staphylococcus lugdunensis to antagonize the pathogen Staphylococcus aureus

This study shows that Staphylococcus lugdunensis reduces S. aureus colonization by producing lugdunin, and that mutualistic interactions with other commensals enhance its growth through siderophore piracy.

Systematic classification of phage receptor-binding proteins predicts surface glycopolymer structure in Staphylococcus pathogens

The paper develops a computational pipeline to classify phage receptor-binding proteins and predicts surface glycopolymer structure in Staphylococcus pathogens.

Staphylococcus aureus wall teichoic acid is a pathogen-associated molecular pattern that is recognized by langerin (CD207) on skin Langerhans cells

This study shows that S. aureus wall teichoic acid is recognized by langerin on human Langerhans cells, driving Th1/Th17 responses and inflammation in skin diseases.