New publication in the "European Respiratory Journal"
Fatykhova D, Fritsch VN, Siebert K, Methling K, Lalk M, Busche T, Kalinowski J, Weiner J, Beule D, Bertrams W, Kohler TP, Hammerschmidt S, Löwa A, Fischer M, Mieth M, Hellwig K, Frey D, Neudecker J, Rueckert JC, Toennies M, Bauer TT, Graff M, Tran HL, Eggeling S, Gruber AD, Antelmann H, Hippenstiel S, Hocke AC. Microenvironmental acidification by pneumococcal sugar consumption fosters barrier disruption and immune suppression in the human alveolus. Eur Respir J. 2024 Dec 12. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01983-2023
New publication in the Journal "Thromb Haemost"
Fritsch KJ, Krüger L, Handtke S, Kohler TP, Ozhiganova A, Jahn K, Wesche J, Greinacher A, Hammerschmidt S. Pneumococcal Neuraminidases Increase Platelet Killing by Pneumolysin. Thromb Haemost. 2025 Mar. doi: 10.1055/a-2369-8680
New publication in the Journal "Frontiers"
Lisa Zierke, Rodi Mourad, Thomas P Kohler, Mathias Müsken, Sven Hammerschmidt. Influence of the polysaccharide capsule on virulence and fitness of Klebsiella pneumoniae. Front Microbiol. 2025 Feb 6. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1450984