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Nicolas M. Schmelling

Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfORCID 0000-0002-6981-397XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1

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Ilka Maria IM AxmanniD· 2 shared Lukas BeckeriD· 2 shared Sebastian FrauneiD· 2 shared Gunnar W. KlauiD· 1 shared Jay BathiaiD· 1 shared Liam Fürbach· 1 shared Marius KarbachiD· 1 shared Markus PaulyiD· 1 shared

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Extracellular Polymeric Substances Drive Curvibacter Host Adaptation and Co-Speciation with Hydra

Lukas Becker, Liam Fürbach, Timo Minten-Lange, Jay Bathia, Marius Karbach, Sylvain Foret, Nicolas M. Winterfeldt, Markus Pauly, Ilka Maria IM Axmann, Sebastian Fraune

This study shows Curvibacter bacteria co-evolve with Hydra through extracellular polymeric substances, enabling host-specific colonization and symbiosis stability.

bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology

CATHI: An interactive platform for comparative genomics and homolog identification

Lukas Becker, Philipp Spohr, Gunnar W. Klau, Ilka Maria IM Axmann, Sebastian Fraune, Nicolas M. Schmelling

CATHI provides an intuitive platform for comparative genomics and homolog identification, integrating tools like BLAST and MAFFT to streamline analysis for biologists without programming expertise.

bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2023 · PreprintBioinformatics