Michel Koenen

Proton stress adaptation in acidophilic sulfate-reducing bacteria: insights from Acididesulfobacillus acetoxydans for acid mine drainage bioremediation

This study shows Acididesulfobacillus acetoxydans adapts to AMD-like acidity through metabolic and membrane changes, supporting its use in bioremediation.

Towards understanding the bacterial biosynthesis of branched GDGTs: Identification of iso-diabolic acid-based tetraester and mixed ether/ester, membrane-spanning lipid intermediates in members of the Bacillota

This study identifies brGDGT biosynthetic intermediates in Bacillota, revealing taxonomically dependent environmental regulation and proposing a biosynthetic pathway for brGDGT formation.

Physiology, functional genomics and proteomics of Verruconatronum alginivorum gen. nov., sp. nov., a first haloalkaliphilic representative of the phylum Verrucomicrobiota from soda habitats

The paper isolates and characterizes two haloalkaliphilic Verrucomicrobiota strains from soda habitats, describing their physiology, genomics, and proteomics, and proposes a new genus and species.