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1 Ute Römling Group Publications Hell E, Giske CG, Nelson A, Römling U, Marchini G. Human cathelicidin peptide LL37 inhibits both attachment capability and biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis Lett Appl Microbiol Feb;50(2): Wang X, Lünsdorf H, Ehrén I, Brauner A, Römling U. Characteristics of Biofilms from Urinary Tract Catheters and Presence of Biofilm-Related Components in Escherichia coli. Curr Microbiol Dec 13 Grantcharova N, Peters V, Monteiro C, Zakikhany K, Römling U. Bistable expression of CsgD in biofilm development of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. J Bacteriol Nov 6. Jonas K, Edwards AN, Ahmad I, Romeo T, Römling U, Melefors O. Complex regulatory network encompassing the Csr, c-di-gmp and motility systems of Salmonella Typhimurium. Environ Microbiol Nov 17. Lamprokostopoulou A, Monteiro C, Rhen M, Römling U. Cyclic di-gmp signalling controls virulence properties of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium at the mucosal lining. Environ Microbiol Aug 18. [Epub ahead of print] Romling U, Simm R. Prevailing Concepts of c-di-gmp Signaling. Contrib Microbiol. 2009;16: Römling U. Rationalizing the evolution of EAL domain based c-di-gmp specific phosphodiesterases. J Bacteriol May 29. Simm R, Remminghorst U, Ahmad I, Zakikhany K, Römling U. A role for the EAL-like protein STM1344 in regulation of CsgD expression and motility in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. J Bacteriol Jun;191(12): Epub 2009 Apr 17. Jonas K, Melefors O, Römling U. Regulation of c-di-gmp metabolism in biofilms. Future Microbiol Apr;4: Simm R, Morr M, Remminghorst U, Andersson M, Römling U. Quantitative determination of cyclic diguanosine monophosphate concentrations in nucleotide extracts of bacteria by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

2 Anal Biochem Mar 1;386(1):53-8. Epub 2008 Dec 24.Click here to read Römling U. Cyclic Di-GMP (c-di-gmp) goes into host cells--c-di-gmp signaling in the obligate intracellular pathogen Anaplasma phagocytophilum. J Bacteriol Feb;191(3): Epub 2008 Dec 1 Monteiro C, Saxena I, Wang X, Kader A, Bokranz W, Simm R, Nobles D, Chromek M, Brauner A, Brown RM Jr, Römling U. Characterization of cellulose production in Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 and its biological consequences. Environ Microbiol Jan 23. [Epub ahead of print] Jonas, K., Edwards, A.N., Simm R., Romeo, T., Römling, U. and Melefors, Ö The RNA binding protein CsrA controls c-di-gmp metabolism by directly regulating the expression of GGDEF proteins 2008 Mol Microbiol, 70: Rosenberg, LE., Carbone, A.L., Römling, U., Uhrich, K. E. and Chikindas, M Salicylic acid-based poly(anhydride-esters) for control of biofilm formation in Salmonella enterica serover Typhimurium 2008 Letters Appl Microbiol, 46: Römling, U Great times for small molecules: c-di-amp, a second messenger candidate in Bacteria and Archaea 2008 Science Signalling, 1, pe39. Römling, U. and Häussler, S Regulatory networks in Pseudomonas aeruignosa: The role of c-di-gmp in Pseudomonas: Model Organism, Pathogen, and Cell Factory B. Rehm (ed.) 2007 Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, pp Römling, U., Pesen, D., Yaron, S. Biofilm formation of Salmonella enterica, Salmonella: Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis 2008 M. Rhen, D. Maskell, P. Mastroeni, J. Threlfall (eds.), Horizon Press, Norfolk, England. p Rahman, M., Abd, H., Römling, U., Sandström, G. and Möllby, R. Aeromonas- Acanthamoeba interaction and early shift to a viable but non-culturable state of Aeromonas by Acanthamoeba 2007 J Appl Microbiol, accepted Jonas, K., Tomenius, H., Kader, A., Normark, S., Römling, U., Belova, L.M. and Melefors, O. Roles of curli, cellulose and BapA in Salmonella biofilm morphology studied by atomic force microscopy BMC Microbiol, 7:70. Rahman, M., Simm, R., Kader, A., Basseres, E., Römling, U. and Möllby, R. The role of c-di-gmp signalling in a Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria strain 2007 FEMS Letters, 273: Meissner, A., Wild, V., Simm, R., Rohde, M., Bredenbruch, F., Morr, M., Römling, U., and Häussler, S. Pseudomonas aeruginosa cupa encoded fimbriae expression is regulated by a GGDEF and EAL

3 domain dependent modulation of the intracellular level of cyclic diguanylate 2007 Env Microbiol, 9: Simm, R., Lusch, A., Kader, A., Andersson, M., and Römling, U. The role of EAL containing proteins in multicellular behavior of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium 2007 J Bacteriol, 189: Tabak, M., Scher, K., Hartog, E., Römling, U., Matthews, K.R., Tchikindas, M.L., and Yaron, S. The effect of triclosan on Salmonella typhimurium at different growth stages and in biofilms 2006 FEMS Microbiol Lett, Dec 6; [Epub ahead of print]. Jonas, K., Tomenius, H., Römling, U., Georgellis, D. and Melefors, Ö. Identification of YhdA as a regulator of the Escherichia coli carbon storage regulation system 2006 FEMS Microbiol Lett, 264, Ryjenkov, D., Simm, R., Römling, U., and Gomelsky, M. The PilZ domain protein YcgR is a c-di-gmp receptor that affects motility in Enterobacteria 2006 J Biol Chem, 281, , Aug 18; [Epub ahead of print] Wang, X., Rochon, M., Lamprokostopoulou, A., Lunsdorf, H., Nimtz, M., Römling, U. Interactions of biofilm forming commensal E. coli strain TOB1 with the gastrointestinal cell line HT CMLS, 63, Gerstel, U., Kolb, A., and Römling, U. Regulatory components at the csgd promoter and role of the 5 untranslated region 2006 FEMS Microbiol Lett, 261, Additional roles for OmpR and integration host factor Rochon, M., and Römling, U. Flagellin bound to curli fimbriae elicits an immune response in the gastrointestinal epithelial cell line HT Microbes Infect., 8, ; 8, Lapidot, A., Römling, U., and Yaron, S. Biofilm formation and the survival of Salmonella Typhimurium on parsley 2006 Int J Food Microbiol, 109, Kader, A., Simm, R., Gerstel, U., Morr, M., and Römling, U. Hierarchical involvement of various GGDEF domain proteins in rdar morphotype development of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium 2006 Mol Microbiol, 60, Kresse, A.U., Blöcker, H., and Römling, U. ISPa20 advances the individual evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone C subclone C13 strains isolated from cystic fibrosis patients by insertional mutagenesis and genomic rearrrangements 2006 Arch Microbiol, 185, Bokranz, W., Wang, X., Tschäpe, H., Römling, U. Expression of biofilm extracellular matrix components curli fimbriae and cellulose by commensal

4 Escherichia coli 2005 J Med Microbiol Dec;54(Pt 12): Simm, R., Fetherston, J.D., Kader, A., Römling, U., and Perry, R.D. Phenotypic convergence mediated by GGDEF-domain containing proteins 2005 J. Bacteriol.2005 Oct;187(19): Dinesh, D., Nimtz, M., and Römling, U. Proteome analysis reveals adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the cystic fibrosis lung environment 2005 Proteomics, 2005 Sep;5(14): Dinesh, D., Lünsdorf, H., Lam. J., and Römling, U. The role of amino acids in microcolony formation, a novel biofilm model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa for the cystic fibrosis lung 2005 J Med Microbiol., Römling, U., Kader, A., Dinesh, D., Simm, R., and Kronvall, G World-wide distribution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone C strains in the aquatic environment and cystic fibrosis patients 2005 Env. Microbiol., 7: Scher, K., Römling, U., and Yaron, S. The effect of heat, acidification and chlorination against Salmonella Typhimurium cells in a biofilm formed at the air-liquid interface 2005 Appl. Environ. Microbiol.,71: Simm, R., Morr, M., Kader, A., Nimtz, M., Römling, U GGDEF and EAL domains inversly regulate cyclic di-gmp levels and transition from sessility to motility 2004 Mol Microbiol., 53, Cited as of outstanding interest by COM, 9, 218. One of the 50 most opened publications in Mol Microbiol in 2005 Römling, U, Lünsdorf, H Characterization of cellulose produced by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Cellulose, 11, Dinesh, S. D., Grundmann, H., Pitt, T.L., Römling, U. European-wide distribution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clone C 2003 Clin Microbiol Infect, 9(12), Römling, U., Bokranz, W., Rabsch, W., Zogaj, X., Nimtz, M., Tschäpe, H. Occurrence and regulation of the multicellular morphotype in Salmonella serovars important in human disease 2003 Int J Med Microbiol., 293, Gerstel, U., Park, C., Römling, U. Complex regulation of agfd promoter activity by global regulatory proteins

5 2003 Mol Microbiol., 49, Zogaj, X., Bokranz, W., Nimtz, M., Römling, U. Production of cellulose and curli fimbriae by Enterobacteriaceae isolated from the human gastrointestinal tract 2003 Infect Immun., 71, Kresse, A.U., Dinesh, S.D., Larbig, K., and Römling, U. Impact of large chromosomal inversion on the adaptation and evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa chronically colonizing cystic fibrosis lungs 2003 Mol Microbiol., 47,

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