M. Bramkamp

Deletion of SMC renders FtsK essential in Corynebacterium glutamicum

This paper shows that in Corynebacterium glutamicum, deletion of SMC makes FtsK essential for chromosome segregation, as FtsK compensates for SMC loss by extending its activity at the septum.

Effects of benzothiazinone and ethambutol on the integrity of the corynebacterial cell envelope

This study compares the effects of benzothiazinone (BTZ) and ethambutol (EMB) on the corynebacterial cell envelope, showing BTZ preserves membrane integrity while EMB disrupts it.

Four novel Caudoviricetes bacteriophages isolated from Baltic Sea water infect colonizers of Aurelia aurita

The paper isolates and characterizes four novel bacteriophages from Baltic Sea water that infect bacteria associated with the moon jellyfish Aurelia aurita.

A novel nuclease is the executing part of a bacterial plasmid defense system

The paper identifies MksG as a novel nuclease in the MksBEFG plasmid defense system of Corynebacterium glutamicum, showing it degrades plasmid DNA and is regulated by DivIVA.

Bacteroides muris sp. nov. isolated from the cecum of wild-derived house mice

The paper isolates and characterizes two bacterial strains from wild-derived house mice, identifying them as a novel species of Bacteroides with distinct genomic and phylogenetic features.

A bacterial dynamin-like protein confers a novel phage resistance strategy on the population level in Bacillus subtilis

This study identifies DynA, a bacterial dynamin-like protein, as a novel phage resistance mechanism that delays host cell lysis at the population level in Bacillus subtilis.

The CTPase activity of ParB acts as a timing mechanism to control the dynamics and function of prokaryotic DNA partition complexes

This study identifies how ParB's CTPase activity regulates DNA partition complex dynamics and function by controlling clamp sliding time and spreading.

Bidirectional FtsZ filament treadmilling transforms lipid membranes via torsional stress

This study shows FtsZ filaments generate forces via bidirectional treadmilling, causing lipid membrane deformation and constriction in vitro.

Single-cell growth inference of Corynebacterium glutamicum reveals asymptotically linear growth

The paper infers single-cell growth dynamics of Corynebacterium glutamicum and finds it exhibits asymptotically linear growth rather than exponential growth.

Dynamics of the Bacillus subtilis Min system

This study shows that the Min system in Bacillus subtilis dynamically localizes to active division sites, forming clusters, and provides physical modeling to explain its behavior.

Lsr2 is a nucleoid-associated protein that exerts pleiotropic effects on mycobacterial cellular processes

This study shows that Lsr2 is essential for mycobacterial chromosome structure and cell envelope properties, with implications for drug development.

Flotillin mediated membrane fluidity controls peptidoglycan synthesis and MreB movement.

This study shows that bacterial flotillins regulate membrane fluidity, which affects MreB movement and peptidoglycan synthesis.

Chromosome organization by a conserved condensin-ParB system in the actinobacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum

This study investigates the role of ParB and condensin complexes in chromosome organization in Corynebacterium glutamicum, revealing distinct functions for different condensin paralogs.

Bacterial dynamin-like protein DynA mediates lipid and content mixing and shows phospholipid specificity

This study investigates the role of bacterial dynamin-like protein DynA in membrane fusion and shows it can induce content mixing without GTP, with fusion being thermo-promoted and dependent on protein disassembly.

Novel chromosome organization pattern in actinomycetales-overlapping replication cycles combined with diploidy

The paper investigates chromosome organization in Corynebacterium glutamicum, finding diploidy and overlapping replication cycles with simultaneous origin initiation.