PCR reagents:

A. Finger et al. (2009) The genetic status of the violet copper Lycaena helle– a relict of the cold past in times of global warming. Ecography 32: 382-390
S. Stoll et al. (2009) Transcriptional profiling of the endosymbiont Blochmannia floridanus during different developmental stages of its holometabolous ant host. Environ. Microbiol. 11: 877-888
M.L. Thomas et al. (2009) Supercolony mosaics: two different invasions by the yellow crazy ant, Anoplolepis gracilipes, on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Biol. Invasions doi 10.1007/s10530-009-9473-9 (in press)
J.P. Roiser et al. (2009) A genetically driven bias in decision making driven by failure of amygdala control. J. Neurosci. 29: 5985-5991
M. Blank and R. Bastrop (2008) Phylogeny of the mud worm genus Marenzelleria (Polychaeta, Spionidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Zoologica Scripta 38: 313-321
J.C. Habel et al. (2008) Unprecedented long-term genetic monomorphisms in an endangered relict butterfly species. Conserv. Genet. doi 10.1007/s10592-008-9744-5 (in press)
J.C. Habel et al. (2008) Polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered butterfly Lycaena helle
(Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Eur. J. Entomol. 105: 361–362
I. Braumann et al. (2008) Strain-specific retrotransposon-mediated recombination in commercially used Aspergillus niger strain. Mol. Gen. Genom. 280: 319-325
K. Harms and W. Wackernagel (2008) The RecBCD and SbcCD DNases suppress homology-facilitated illegitimate recombination during natural transformation of Acinetobacter baylyi. Microbiology 154: 2437-2445
S. Grouffaud et al. (2008) Plasmodium falciparum and Hyaloperonospora parasitica effector translocation motifs are functional in Phytophthora infestans. Microbiology 154: 3743-3751
J. Frankowski et al. (2008) Validation of the occurrence of the American eel Anguilla rostrata (Le Sueur, 1817) in free-draining European inland waters. Biol. Invasions 11: 1301-1309
D.R.A. Dissanayake et al. (2008) Distribution of lipopolysaccharide core types among avian pathogenic Escherichia coli in relation to the major phylogenetic groups. Vet. Microbiol. 132: 355-363
D. Hicks et al. (2008) A refined diagnostic algorithm for Bethlem myopathy. Neurology 70:1192-1199
A. Sakuma et al. (2008) Loss of Runx3 affects ovulation and estrogen-induced endometrial cell proliferation in female mice. Mol. Reprod. Devel. 75: 1653-1661
K. Harms et al. (2007) The RecJ DNase strongly suppresses genomic integration of short but not long foreign DNA fragments by homology-facilitated illegitimate recombination during transformation of Acinetobacter baylyi. Mol. Microbiol. 64: 691-702
A. Wilting et al. (2007) Clouded leopard phylogeny revisited: support for species recognition and population division between Borneo and Sumatra. Front. Zool. 4:15-25
J. Drescher et al. (2007) Population structure and intraspecific aggression in the invasive ant species Anoplolepis gracilipes in Malaysian Borneo. Mol. Ecol. 16:1453-1465
E. Kickstein et al. (2007) Deletions of recBCD or recD influence genetic transformation differently and are lethal together with a recJ deletion in Acinetobacter baylyi. Microbiology 153:2259-2270
C. Lam & T. Harder (2007) Marine microalgae affect abundance and community richness of bacterioplancton in close proximity. J. Phycol. 43:874-881
K.S. Rabe et al. (2007) Characterization of the Peroxidase Activity of CYP119, a Thermostable P450 From Sulfolobus acidocaldarius. ChemBioCem 9:420-425
K. Harms et al. (2007) A double kill gene cassette for the positive selection of transforming non-selective DNA segments in Acinetobacter baylyi BD413. J. Microbiol. Meth. 69:107-115
H. Feldhaar et al. (2006) Characterization of microsatellite markers for the invasive ant species Anoplolepis gracilipes. Mol. Ecol. 6:912-914

Molecular diagnostics:

N. Wellinghausen et al. (2009b) Rapid diagnosis of candidaemia by real-time PCR detection of Candida DNA in blood samples. J. Med. Microbiol. DOI 10.1099/jmm.0.007906-0 (in press)
H.P. Horz et al. (2009) New methods for selective isolation of bacterial DNA from human clinical specimens. Anaerobe doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.04.009 (in press)
N. Wellinghausen et al. (2009a) Rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and methicillin resistance by real-time PCR in whole blood samples. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. DOI 10.1007/s10096-009-0723-7 (in press)
M. Handschur et al. (2009) Preanalytic removal of human DNA eliminates false signals in general 16S rDNA PCR monitoring of bacterial pathogens in blood. CIMID 32: 207-219
H. Mühl & U. Fischer (2008) DNA contamination in commercially available PCR reagents: A comparative study. Poster at VAAM 2008, Frankfurt
S. Gebert et al. (2008) Rapid detection of pathogens in blood culture bottles by real-time PCR in conjunction with the pre-analytic tool MolYsis. J. Infect. 57:307-316.
H. Mühl et al. (2008) Activity and DNA contamination of commercial polymerase chain reaction reagents for the universal 16S rDNA real-time polymerase chain reaction detection of bacterial pathogens in blood. Diag. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. (in press); doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.07.011
H.-P. Horz et al. (2008) Selective isolation of bacterial DNA from human clinical specimens. J. Microbiol. Meth. 72:98-102
C. Disqué (2007) Einfluss der DNA-Extraktion auf die PCR-Detektion von Sepsiserregern. BIOspektrum 06:627-629.
S. Gebert et al. (2007) Rapid detection of pathogenic bacteria in blood samples by eubacterial Gram-differentiating multiplex real-time PCR in conjunction with pre-analytic DNA preparation kit MolYsis. Poster, DGHM-Meeting 2007
W. Hansen et al. (2007) Evaluation of MolYsis blood DNA removal kit as pre-analytical tool for application to 16S rRNA PCR in molecular pathogen diagnostics. Poster at 2007 NVMM-Meeting in Scheveningen
M. Handschur et al. (2006) Development of a fast broadband screening system for bacterial blood stream infections using whole blood and culture flasks. 11th Congress of the European Hematology Association, Abstract 0888, p. 326

Nucleic acid isolation:

M. Stoelting et al. (2009) α/β hydrolase 1 is upregulated in D5 dopamine receptor knockout mice and reduces O^-₂ production of NADPH oxidase. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 379: 81-85
P. Sass et al. (2008) The lantibiotic mersacidin is a strong inducer of the cell wall stress response of Staphylococcus aureus. BMC Microbiol. 8: 186
U. Pag et al. (2008) Analysis of in vitro activities and modes of action of synthetic antimicrobial peptides derived from an {alpha}-helical ‘sequence template’. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 61: 341-352
D. Raafat et al. (2008) Insights into the mode of action of chitosan as an antibacterial compound. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74: 3764-3773
P. Hazarika et al. (2007) Biochemical synthesis and manipulation of a 70 nm DNA linker for the assembly of DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticles. Adv. Funct. Mat. 17:437-442
L.L. Poulsen et al. (2006) Occurrence of haemolytic Mannheimia spp. in apparently healthy sheep in Norway. Acta Vet. Scand. 47:70-77
D. Dadic et al. (2006) Sample preparation for detection of biological warfare agents in an automatic microsystem. Abstract 46, The 9th International Conference and Exhibition on Drug Discovery