Stephan Schmitz-Esser

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Affiliation: University of Vienna
Country: Austria

Publications

  1. ncbi The genome of the amoeba symbiont "Candidatus Amoebophilus asiaticus" reveals common mechanisms for host cell interaction among amoeba-associated bacteria
    Stephan Schmitz-Esser
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    J Bacteriol 192:1045-57. 2010
  2. ncbi "Candidatus Thiobios zoothamnicoli," an ectosymbiotic bacterium covering the giant marine ciliate Zoothamnium niveum
    Christian Rinke
    Department of Marine Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    Appl Environ Microbiol 72:2014-21. 2006
  3. ncbi Illuminating the evolutionary history of chlamydiae
    Matthias Horn
    Department of Microbial Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Conservation Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    Science 304:728-30. 2004
  4. ncbi Diversity of bacterial endosymbionts of environmental acanthamoeba isolates
    Stephan Schmitz-Esser
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Althanstr 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    Appl Environ Microbiol 74:5822-31. 2008
  5. ncbi Bacteriocyte-associated gammaproteobacterial symbionts of the Adelges nordmannianae/piceae complex (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)
    Elena R Toenshoff
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    ISME J 6:384-96. 2012
  6. ncbi Environmental genomics reveals a functional chlorite dismutase in the nitrite-oxidizing bacterium 'Candidatus Nitrospira defluvii'
    Frank Maixner
    Department für Mikrobielle Okologie, Universitat Wien, Vienna, Austria
    Environ Microbiol 10:3043-56. 2008
  7. ncbi High genetic similarity between two geographically distinct strains of the sulfur-oxidizing symbiont 'Candidatus Thiobios zoothamnicoli'
    Christian Rinke
    Department of Marine Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    FEMS Microbiol Ecol 67:229-41. 2009
  8. ncbi The genome of the amoeba symbiont "Candidatus Amoebophilus asiaticus" encodes an afp-like prophage possibly used for protein secretion
    Thomas Penz
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
    Virulence 1:541-5. 2010
  9. ncbi A bacterial genome in transition--an exceptional enrichment of IS elements but lack of evidence for recent transposition in the symbiont Amoebophilus asiaticus
    Stephan Schmitz-Esser
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    BMC Evol Biol 11:270. 2011
  10. ncbi Nucleotide parasitism by Simkania negevensis (Chlamydiae)
    Silvia Knab
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    J Bacteriol 193:225-35. 2011

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Publications12

  1. ncbi The genome of the amoeba symbiont "Candidatus Amoebophilus asiaticus" reveals common mechanisms for host cell interaction among amoeba-associated bacteria
    Stephan Schmitz-Esser
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    J Bacteriol 192:1045-57. 2010
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  2. ncbi "Candidatus Thiobios zoothamnicoli," an ectosymbiotic bacterium covering the giant marine ciliate Zoothamnium niveum
    Christian Rinke
    Department of Marine Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    Appl Environ Microbiol 72:2014-21. 2006
    ..The taxonomic status "Candidatus Thiobios zoothamnicoli" is proposed for the ectosymbiont of Z. niveum based on its ultrastructure, its 16S rRNA gene, the intergenic spacer region, and its partial 23S rRNA gene sequence...
  3. ncbi Illuminating the evolutionary history of chlamydiae
    Matthias Horn
    Department of Microbial Ecology, Institute of Ecology and Conservation Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    Science 304:728-30. 2004
    ..Ancient chlamydiae appear to be the originators of mechanisms for the exploitation of eukaryotic cells...
  4. ncbi Diversity of bacterial endosymbionts of environmental acanthamoeba isolates
    Stephan Schmitz-Esser
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Althanstr 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    Appl Environ Microbiol 74:5822-31. 2008
    ..This study provides evidence for the existence of only a small number of phylogenetically well-separated groups of obligate intracellular endosymbionts of acanthamoebae with global distribution...
  5. ncbi Bacteriocyte-associated gammaproteobacterial symbionts of the Adelges nordmannianae/piceae complex (Hemiptera: Adelgidae)
    Elena R Toenshoff
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    ISME J 6:384-96. 2012
    ..adelgidicola' is an evolutionarily young bacteriocyte-associated symbiont, which has been acquired after diversification of adelgids from their aphid sister group...
  6. ncbi Environmental genomics reveals a functional chlorite dismutase in the nitrite-oxidizing bacterium 'Candidatus Nitrospira defluvii'
    Frank Maixner
    Department für Mikrobielle Okologie, Universitat Wien, Vienna, Austria
    Environ Microbiol 10:3043-56. 2008
    ....
  7. ncbi High genetic similarity between two geographically distinct strains of the sulfur-oxidizing symbiont 'Candidatus Thiobios zoothamnicoli'
    Christian Rinke
    Department of Marine Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    FEMS Microbiol Ecol 67:229-41. 2009
    ..niveum with Cand. Thiobios zoothamnicoli is very specific as well as temporally and spatially stable...
  8. ncbi The genome of the amoeba symbiont "Candidatus Amoebophilus asiaticus" encodes an afp-like prophage possibly used for protein secretion
    Thomas Penz
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
    Virulence 1:541-5. 2010
    ..In S. entomophila this system is used to deliver toxins into insect hosts. This putative antifeeding-like prophage might thus represent the missing protein secretion apparatus in A. asiaticus...
  9. ncbi A bacterial genome in transition--an exceptional enrichment of IS elements but lack of evidence for recent transposition in the symbiont Amoebophilus asiaticus
    Stephan Schmitz-Esser
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    BMC Evol Biol 11:270. 2011
    ..The 1.88 Mbp genome of the obligate intracellular amoeba symbiont Amoebophilus asiaticus contains an unusually large number of transposase genes (n = 354; 23% of all genes)...
  10. ncbi Nucleotide parasitism by Simkania negevensis (Chlamydiae)
    Silvia Knab
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    J Bacteriol 193:225-35. 2011
    ..Although similar to other chlamydiae, these transporters show distinct and unique adaptations with respect to substrate specificities and mode of transport...
  11. ncbi Comparative genomics suggests an independent origin of cytoplasmic incompatibility in Cardinium hertigii
    Thomas Penz
    Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    PLoS Genet 8:e1003012. 2012
    ..Instead, comparative genomics suggests an independent evolution of CI in Cardinium and Wolbachia and provides a novel context for understanding the mechanistic basis of CI...
  12. ncbi Recovery of an environmental Chlamydia strain from activated sludge by co-cultivation with Acanthamoeba sp
    Astrid Collingro
    Division of Microbial Ecology, Institute for Ecology and Conservation Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstr. 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    Microbiology 151:301-9. 2005
    ....