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Heike M. Freese

Leibniz Institute DSMZ – German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell CulturesORCID 0000-0002-4337-0453Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Cathrin SpröeriD· 1 shared Henner BrinkmanniD· 1 shared John VollmersiD· 1 shared Jörn PeterseniD· 1 shared Jürgen TomaschiD· 1 shared Lars WöhlbrandiD· 1 shared Manfred RohdeiD· 1 shared Manuela van PinxtereniD· 1 shared

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Seasonal connectivity of microbes and carbohydrates between ocean, atmosphere, and cryosphere in Kongsfjorden (Svalbard, Arctic Ocean)

Matthias Wietz, Manuela van Pinxteren, Heike M. Freese, Cathrin Spröer, Sebastian Zeppenfeld

This study examines microbial and carbohydrate connectivity across ocean, atmosphere, and cryosphere in Kongsfjorden during autumn and spring, identifying distinct ecosystem states and microbial transfer patterns.

ISME Communications · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Structural and regulatory determinants of flagellar motility in Rhodobacterales - The archetypal flagellum of Phaeobacter inhibens DSM 17395

Jürgen Tomasch, Pascal Bartling, John Vollmers, Lars Wöhlbrand, Michael Jarek, Manfred Rohde, Henner Brinkmann, Heike M. Freese, Ralf Rabus, Jörn Petersen

This paper identifies essential genes for flagellar motility in Phaeobacter inhibens and shows the CtrA phosphorelay regulates flagellar gene expression and quorum sensing in Rhodobacterales.

mSystems · Jul 8, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology