Publikationen der Arbeitsgruppe Prof. Dr. Heermann

PUBLIKATIONEN IN VORBEGUTACHTEN ZEITSCHRIFTEN

Kiramira, D.; Uphaus, T.; Othman, A.; Heermann, R.; Deschner, J.; Müller-Heupt, L.K. (2024). Stroke caused by vasculitis induced by periodontitis-associated oral bacteria after wisdom teeth extraction. Brain Sci. doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14060550

Silverio, M.P.; Neumann, T.; Schaubruch, K.; Heermann, R.; Pérez-García, P.; Chow, J.; Streit, W.R. (2024)Metagenome-derived SusD-homologs affiliated with Bacteroidota bind to synthetic polymers. Appl Environ Microbiol. doi.org/10.1128/aem.00933-24

Keltsch, N.G.; Gazanis, A.; Dietrich, C.; Wick, A.; Heermann, R.; Tremel, W.; Ternes, T.A. (2024). Development of an analytical method to quantify N-acyl-homoserine lactones in bacterial cultures, river water, and treated wastewater. Anal Bioanal Chem. doi.org/10.1007/s00216-024-05306-9

Pisarz, F.; Glatter, T.; Süss, D-T. M.; Heermann, R.; Regaiolo, A. (2024). The Type VI secretion systems of the insect pathogen Photorhabdus luminescens are involved in interbacterial competition, motility and secondary metabolism. The Microbe. doi: org/10.1016/j.microb.2024.100067

Felsl, A.; Brokatzky, D.; Kröger, C.; Heermann, R.; Fuchs, T.M. (2023). Hierarchic regulation of a metabolic pathway: H-NS, CRP, and SsrB control myo-inositol utilization by Salmonella enterica. Microbiol Spectr. 14:e0272423. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.02724-23

Klein, R.; Brehm, J.; Wissig, J.; Heermann, R.; Unden, G. (2023). A signaling complex of adenylate cyclase CyaC of Sinorhizobium meliloti with cAMP and the transcriptional regulators Clr and CycR. BMC Microbiol 23, 236. doi: org/10.1186/s12866-023-02989-5

Dominelli, N.; Regaiolo, A.; Willy, L.; Heermann, R. (2023). Interkingdom signaling of the insect pathogen Photorhabdus luminescens with plants via the LuxR solo SdiA. Microorganisms, 11, 890. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11040890

Pütz, E., Gazanis, A., Keltsch, N.G., Jegel, O., Pfitzner, F., Heermann, R., Ternes, T.A., Tremel, W. (2022). Communication Breakdown: Into the molecular mechanism of biofilm inhibition by CeO2 nanocrystal enzyme mimics and how it can be exploited. ACS Nano doi: 10.1021/acsnano.2c04377.

Sarif, M.; Jegel, O.; Gazanis, A.; Hartmann, J.; Plana-Ruiz, S.; Hilgert, J.; Frerichs, H.; Viel, M.; Panthöfer, M.; Kolb, U.; Tahir, MN.; Schemberg, J.; Kappl, M.; Heermann, R.; Tremel, W. (2022). High-throughput synthesis of CeO2 nanoparticles for transparent nanocomposites repelling Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. Sci Rep doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-07833-w

Mehler, J.; Behringer, K.I.; Rollins, R.E.; Pisarz, F.; Klingl, A.; Henle, T.; Heermann, R.; Becker, N.S.; Hellwig, M.; Lassak, J. (2022). Identification of Pseudomonas asiatica subsp. bavariensis str. JM1 as the first -carboxy(m)ethyllysine degrading soil bacterium. Environ Microbiol. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.16079

Dominelli, N.; Jäger, H.Y.; Langer, A., Brachmann, A., Heermann, R. (2022). High-throughput sequencing analysis reveals genomic similarity in phenotypic heterogeneous Photorhabdus luminescens cell populations. Ann. Microbiol 72, 20. doi: 10.1186/s13213-022-01677-5

Dominelli, N.; Platz, F.; Heermann, R. (2022). The insect pathogen Photorhabdus luminescens protects plants from phytopathogenic Fusarium graminearum via chitin degradation. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. doi: 10.1128/aem.00645-22

Opitz, P.; Jegel, O.; Nasir, :J.;  Gazanis, A.; Rios-Studer, T.; Pham, D.H.; Domke, K.; Heermann, R.;  Schmedt auf der Günne, J.; Tremel, W. (2022). Defect-controlled halogenating properties of lanthanide-doped ceria nanozymes. Nanoscale. doi: org/10.1039/D2NR00501H

Jegel, O.; Pfitzner, F.; Gazanis A.; Oberländer J.; Pütz E.; Lange M.; von der Au M.; Meermann B.; Mailänder V.; Klasen A.; Heermann R.; Tremel W. (2021).Transparent polycarbonate coated with CeO2nanozymes repel Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 biofilms. Nanoscale. 23;14(1):86-98. doi: 10.1039/d1nr03320d.

Kever, L.; Hünnefeld, M.; Brehm, J.; Heermann, R.; Frunzke, J. (2021). Identification of Gip as a novel phage-encoded gyrase inhibitor protein of Corynebacterium glutamicumMol. Microbiol. 00, 1-13. doi: org/10.1111/mmi.14813

Eckstein, S.; Brehm, J.; Seidel, M.; Lechtenfeld, M.; Heermann, R. (2021). Two novel XRE-like transcriptional regulators control phenotypic heterogeneity in Photorhabdus luminescens cell populations. BMC Microbiol. 21:63. doi org/10.1186/s12866-021-02116-2 

Frerichs, H.; Pütz, E.; Pfitzner, F.; Reich, T.; Gazanis, A.; Panthöfer, M.; Hartmann, J.; Jegel, O.; Heermann, R.; Tremel, W. (2020). Nanocomposite antimicrobials prevent bacterial growth through the enzyme-like activity of Bi-doped cerium dioxide (Ce 1- x Bi x O 2- δ). Nanoscale 12(41):21344-21358. doi: 10.1039/D0NR06165D

Graf von Armansperg, B.; Koller, F.; Gericke, N.; Hellwig, M.; Jagtap, P.K.A.; Heermann, R.; Hennig, J.; Henle, T.; Lassak, J. (2020). Transcriptional regulation of the N ε -fructoselysine metabolism in Escherichia coli by global and substrate-specific cues. Mol. Microbiol. doi: 10.1111/mmi.14608

da Silva, W.J.; Pilz-Júnior, H.L; Heermann, R., da Silva O.S. (2020). The great potential of entomopathogenic bacteria Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus for mosquito control: a review. Parasit. Vectors 13(1):376. doi: org/10.1186/s13071-020-04236-6

Regaiolo, A.; Dominelli, N.; Andresen, K.; Heermann, R. (2020). The biocontrol agent and insect pathogen Photorhabdus luminescens interacts with plant roots. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 86(17):e00891-20: doi: 10.1128/AEM.00891-20

Khan, M.A.; Durica-Mitic, S.; Göpel, Y.; Heermann, R.; Görke, B. (2020). Small RNA-binding protein RapZ mediates cell envelope precursor sensing and signaling in Escherichia coli. EMBO J; doi: 10.15252/embj.2019103848

Wiechert, J.; Filipchyk, A.; Hünfeld, M.; Gätgens, C.; Brehm, J.; Heermann, R.; Frunzke, J. (2020). Deciphering the rules underlying xenogeneic silencing and counter-silencing of Lsr2-like proteins using CgpS of Corynebacterium glutamicum as a model. mbio; doi: 10.1128/mBio.02273-19

Bode, E.; Heinrich, A.K.; Hirschmann, M.; Abebew, D.; Shi, Y.N.; Vo, T.D.; Wesche, F.; Shi, Y.M.; Grün, P.; Simonyi, S.; Keller, N.; Engel, Y.; Wenski, S.; Bennet, R.; Beyer, S.; Bischoff, I.; Buaya, A.; Brandt, S.; Cakmak, I.Çimen, H.; Eckstein, S.; Frank, D.Fürst, R.; Gand, M.Geisslinger, G.Hazir, S.; Henke, M.; Heermann, R.; Lecaudey, V.; Schäfer, W.; Schiffmann, S.; Schüffler, A.; Schwenk, R.; Skaljac, M., Thines, E.; Thines, M.;, Ulshöfer, T.; Vilcinskas, A.; Wichelhaus, T.A.; Bode, H.B. (2019). Promotor activation in Δhfq mutants as an efficient tool for specialized metabolite production enabling direct bioactivity testing. Angew Chem Int Ed Eng; doi: 10.1002/anie.201910563

Tobias, N.J.; Brehm, J.; Kresovic, D.; Brameyer, S.; Bode, H.B.; Heermann, R. (2019). New vocabulary for bacterial communication. ChemBioChem; doi: 10.1002/cbic.201900580

Dormeyer, M.; Lents, S.; Richts, B.; Heermann, R.; Ischebeck, T.; Commichau, F.M. (2019). Variants of Bacillus subtilis LysR-Type Regulator GltC with altered activator and repressor function. Front. Microbiol. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02321

Eckstein, S.; Dominelli, N.; Brachmann, A.; Heermann, R. (2019). Phenotypic heterogeneity of insect pathogenic Photorhabdus luminescens - insights into the fate of secondary cells. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. pii: AEM.01910-19. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01910-19

Antonello, A.M.,; Sartori, T.; Brasil da Silva, M.; Prophiro, J.S.; Pinge-Filho, P.; Heermann, R.; Santos da Silva, O.; Torres Romão, P.R. (2019). Anti-Trypanosoma activity of bioactive metabolites from Photorhabdus luminescens and Xenorhabdus nematophilaExp Parasitol. doi: 10.1016/j.exppara.2019.107724

Fragel, S.M.; Montada, A.; Heermann, R.; Baumann, U.; Schacherl,. M; Schnetz, K. (2019). Characterization of the pleiotropic LysR-type transcription regulator LeuO of Escherichia coli. Nucl. Acid. Res. dos: 10.1093/nar/gkz506.

Eckstein, S.; Heermann, R. (2019). Regulation of phenotypic switching and heterogeneity in Photorhabdus luminescens cell populations. J. Mol. Biol. doi: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.04.015

Kandil, R.; Xie, Y.; Heermann, R.; Isert, L.; Jung, K.; Mehta, A.; Merkel, O.M. (2019). Coming in and finding out: blending receptor‐targeted delivery and efficient Endosomal escape in a novel bio‐responsive siRNA delivery system for gene knockdown in pulmonary T Cells. Adv. Therapeutics, 1900047. doi: 10.1002/adtp.201900047

Kröger, C.; Rothhardt, J.E., Brokatzky, D.; Felsl, A.; Kary, S.C.; Heermann, R.; Fuchs, T.M. (2018). The small RNA RssR regulates myo-inositol degradation by Salmonella enterica. Sci. Rep. 8(1):17739. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-35784-8

Zamora-Lagos, M.A.; Eckstein, S.; Langer, A.; Gazanis, A.; Pfeiffer, F.; Habermann, B.; Heermann, R. (2018). Phenotypic and genomic comparison of Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. laumondii TT01 and a widely used rifampicin-resistant Photorhabdus luminescens laboratory strain. BMC Genomics 19:854. Free in Biomedcentral

Nickel, C.; Horneff, R.; Heermann, R.; Neumann, B.; Jung, K.; Soll, J.; Schwenkert, S. (2018). Phosphorylation of the outer membrane mitochondrial protein OM64 influences protein import into mitochondria. Mitochondrion. doi: 10.1016/j.mito.2018.01.005

Antonello, A.M.; Sartori, T.; Folmer Correa, A.P.; Brandelli, A.; Heermann, R.; Rodrigues Júnior, L.C.; Peres, A.; Romão, P.R.T.; Da Silva, O.S. (2017). Entomopathogenic bacteria Photorhabdus luminescens as drug source against Leishmania amazonensis. Parasitology. doi: 10.1017/S0031182017002001.

Mörk-Mörkenstein, M.; Heermann, R.; Göpel, Y.; Jung, K.; Görke, B. (2017). Non-canonical activation of histidine kinase KdpD by phosphotransferase protein PtsN through interaction with the transmitter domain. Mol. Microbiol. 106(1):54-73. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13751

Langer, A.; Moldovan, A.; Harmath, C.; Joyce, S.; Clarke, D.; Heermann, R. (2017). HexA is a versatile regulator involved in the control of phenotypic heterogeneity of Photorhabdus luminescens, PLOS ONE 12(4):e0176535. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176535

Schlundt, A.; Buchner, S.; Janowski, R.; Heydenreich, T.; Heermann, R.; Lassak, J.; Geerlof, A.; Stehle, R.; Niessing, D.; Jung, K.; Sattler, M. (2017). Structure-function analysis of the DNA-binding domain of a transmembrane transcriptional activator. Sci. Rep. 7(1):1051.

Hellinckx, J.; Heermann, R.; Felsl, A.; Fuchs, T. (2017). High binding affinity of repressor IolR avoids costs of untimely induction of myo-inositol utilization by Salmonella Typhimurium. Sci. Rep. 7:44362.

Brameyer, S.; Heermann, R. (2017). Quorum sensing and LuxR solos in Photorhabdus. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 402:103-119.

Wang, Y.; Heermann, R.; Jung, K. (2017). CipA and CipB as scaffolds to organize proteins into crystalline inclusions. ACS Synth. Biol., doi: 10.1021/acssynbio.6b00323.

da Silva, J.L.; Undurraga Schwalm, F.; Eugênio Silva, C.; da Costa, M.; Heermann, R.; Santos da Silva, O (2017). Larvicidal and growth-inhibitory activity of entomopathogenic bacteria culture fluids against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 110(2):378-385.

Parvin, N.,; Carrie, C.; Pabst, I.; Läßer, A.; Laha, D.; Paul, M.; Geigenberger, P.; Heermann, R.; Jung, K.; Vothknecht, U.C.; Chigri, F. (2017). TOM9.2 Is a calmodulin binding protein critical for TOM complex assembly but not for mitochondrial protein import in Arabidopsis thaliana. Mol. Plant. 10(4):575-589.

Nolle, N.; Felsl, A.; Heermann, R.; Fuchs, T.M. (2017). Genetic characterization of the galactitol utilization pathway of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. J Bacteriol. 199(4):595-16.

Fang, C.; Nagy-Staroń, A.; Grafe, M.; Heermann, R.; Jung, K.; Gebhard, S.; Mascher, T. (2016). Insulation and wiring specificity of BceR-like response regulators and their target promoters in Bacillus subtilis. Mol. Microbiol. 104(1):16-31.

Heinrich, A.K.; Glaeser, A.; Tobias, N.J.; Heermann, R.; Bode, H.B. (2016). Heterogeneous regulation of bacterial natural product biosynthesis via a novel transcription factor. Heliyon 2(11):e00197. Free on Elsevier.

Stark, K.; Philippi, V.; Stockhausen, S.; Busse, J.; Antonelli, A.; Miller, M.; Schubert ,I.; Hoseinpour, P.; Chandraratne, S.; von Brühl, M.L.; Gärtner, F.; Lorenz, M.; Agresti, A.; Coletti, R.; Antoine, D.J.; Heermann, R.; Jung, K.; Reese, S.; Laitinen, I.; Schwaiger, M.; Walch, A.; Sperandio, M.; Nawroth, P.P.; Reinhardt, C.; Jäckel S.; Bianchi, M.E.; Massberg, S. (2016). Disulfide HMGB1 derived from platelets coordinates venous thrombosis in mice. Blood. 128(20):2435-2449.

Schramke, H.; Tostevin, F.; Heermann, R.; Gerland, U.; Jung, K. (2016). A dual-sensing receptor confers robust cellular homeostasis. Cell Rep. pii: S2211-1247(16)30694-5. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.05.081.

Behr, S.; Heermann, R.; Jung, K. (2016). Insights into the DNA-binding mechanism of a LytTR-type transcription regulator. Biosci Rep. pii: BSR20160069.

Hörnschmeyer, P.; Liss, V.; Heermann, R.; Jung, K.; Hunke, S. (2016). Interaction Analysis of a Two-Component System Using Nanodiscs. PLoS One 11(2):e0149187.

Glaeser, A.; Heermann, R. (2015). A novel tool for stable genomic reporter gene integration to analyze heterogeneity in Photorhabdus luminescens at the single-cell level. Biotechniques 1;59(2):74-81.

Brameyer, S.; Bode, H.B.; Heermann, R. (2015). Languages and dialects: bacterial communication beyond homoserine lactones. Trends Microbiol. 23(9):521-523.

Brameyer, S.; Heermann, R. (2015). Specificity of Signal-Binding via Non-AHL LuxR-Type Receptors. PLoS One 10(4):e0124093.

Brameyer, S.; Kresovic, D.; Bode, H.B.; Heermann, R. (2015). Dialkyresorcinols as bacterial signaling molecules. PNAS 112(2):572-7.

Brameyer, S.; Kresovic, D.; Bode, H.B.; Heermann, R. (2014). LuxR solos in Photorhabdus species. Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 4:166. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2014.00166. Free in Frontiers.

Dintner, S.; Heermann, R.; Fang, C.; Jung, K.; Gebhard, S. (2014). A sensory complex consisting of an ATP-binding-cassette transporter and a two-component regulatory system controls bacitracin resistance in Bacillus subtilis. J. Biol. Chem. 289(40):27899-910.

Heermann, R.; Zigann, K.; Gayer, S.; Rodriguez-Fernandez, M.; Banga, J.R.; Kremling, A.; Jung K. (2014). Dynamics of an interactive network composed of a bacterial two-component system, a transporter and K+ as mediator. PLoS One 9(2):e89671.

Fritz, G., Megerle, J.A.; Westermayer, S.A.; Brick D.; Heermann, R., Jung, K., Rädler, J.O., Gerland, U. (2014). Single Cell Kinetics of Phenotypic Switching in the Arabinose Utilization System of E. coli. PLoS One 9(2):e89532.

Schweiger, R.; Soll, J.; Jung, K.; Heermann, R.; Schwenkert, S. (2013). Quantification of interaction strengths between chaperones and tetratricopeptide repeat domain containing membrane proteins. J. Biol. Chem. 288(42):30614-25.

Brachmann, A.O.; Brameyer, S.; Kresovic, D.; Hitkova, I.; Kopp, Y.; Manske, C., Schubert, K.; Bode, H.B.; Heermann, R. (2013). Pyrones as bacterial signaling molecules, Nature Chem. Biol., 9(9):573-578.

da Silva, O.S.; Prado, G.R.; da Silva, J.L.; Silva, C.E.; da Costa, M.; Heermann, R. (2013). Oral toxicity of Photorhabdus luminescens and Xenorhabdus nematophila (Enterobacteriaceae) against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Parasitol. Res., 112(8):2891-2896.

Jung, K.; Fried, L.; Behr, S.; Heermann, R. (2012). Histidine kinases and response regulators in networks, Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 15(2):118-124.

Heermann, R. & Jung, K. (2010). The complexity of the “simple” two-component system KdpD/KdpE in Escherichia coli, FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 304, 97-106.

Lüttmann, D.; Heermann, R.; Zimmer, B.; Hillmann, A.; Rampp, I.-S.; Jung, K.; Görke, B. (2009). Stimulation of the potassium sensor KdpD kinase activity by interaction with the phosphotransferase protein IIANtr in Escherichia coli, Mol. Microbiol., 72(4):978-994.

Heermann, R.; Weber, A.; Mayer, B.; Ott, M.; Hauser, E.; Gabriel, G.; Pirch, T.; Jung, K. (2009). The universal stress protein UspC scaffolds the KdpD/KdpE signaling cascade of Escherichia coli under salt stress, J. Mol. Biol., 386(1):134-148.

Heermann, R.; Lippert, M.-L.; Jung, K. (2009). Domain swapping reveals that the N-terminal domain of the sensor kinase KdpD in Escherichia coli is important for signaling, BMC Microbiol., 9:133. Free in Biomedcentral

Münch, A., Stingl, L., Jung, K., and Heermann, R. (2008). Photorhabdus luminescens genes induced upon insect infection, BMC Genomics, 9:229, status: highly accessed. Free in Biomedcentral

Heermann, R., Zeppenfeld, T., Jung, K. (2008). Simple generation of site-directed point mutations in the Escherichia coli chromosome using Red®/ET® Recombination, Microb. Cell Fact., 7:14. Free in Biomedcentral

Heermann, R. & Fuchs, T.M. (2008). Comparative analysis of the Photorhabdus luminescens and Yersinia enterocolitica genomes: uncovering candidate genes involved in insect pathogenicity, BMC Genomics, 9:40, status: highly accessed. Free in Biomedcentral

Fleischer, R.; Heermann, R.; Jung, K.; Hunke, S. (2007). Purification, reconstitution and characterization of the CpxRAP envelope stress system of Escherichia coli, J. Biol. Chem., 282(12):8583-93.

Kremling, A.; Heermann, R.; Centler, F.; Jung, K.; Gilles, E.D. (2004). Analysis of two-component signal transduction by mathematical modeling using the KdpD/KdpE system of Escherichia coli, Biosystems 78(1-3):23-37.

Heermann, R. & Jung, K. (2004). Strucutal features and mechanisms of sensing high osmolarity in microorganisms, Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 7(2):168-174.

Heermann, R.; Fohrmann, A.; Altendorf, K.; Jung, K. (2003). The transmembrane domains of the sensor kinase KdpD of Escherichia coli are not essential for sensing K+ limitation, Mol. Microbiol. 47(3):839-848.

Heermann, R.; Altendorf, K.; Jung, K. (2003). The N-terminal input domain of the sensor kinase KdpD of Escherichia coli stabilizes the interaction between the cognate response regulator KdpE and the corresponding DNA-binding site, J. Biol. Chem. 278(51):51277-84.

Ballal, A.; Heermann, R.; Jung, K.; Gaßel, M.; Apte, S.K.; Altendorf, K. (2002). A chimeric “Anabaena KdpD-E. coli KdpD C-terminal domain“ (Anacoli KdpD) protein functionally interacts with Escherichia coli KdpE and activates kdp expression, Arch. Microbiol. 178(2):141-148.

Heermann, R.; Altendorf, K.; Jung, K. (2000). The hydrophilic N-terminal domain complements the membrane-anchored C-terminal domain of the sensor kinase KdpD of Escherichia coli, J. Biol. Chem. 275 (22):17080-17085.

Heermann, R.; Altendorf, K.; Jung, K. (1998). The turgor sensor KdpD of Escherichia coli is a homodimer, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1415:114-124.

Jung, K.; Heermann, R.; Meyer, M.; Altendorf, K. (1998). Effect of cysteine replacements on the properties of the turgor sensor KdpD of Escherichia coli, Biochim.Biophys Acta 1372:311-322.


PUBLIKATIONEN IN NICHT-VORBEGUTACHTEN ZEITSCHRIFTEN/BÜCHERN

Heermann, R. (2024). Maßgeschneiderte Arzneimittel durch Engineering nicht-ribosomaler Peptidsynthetasen. (Rubrik: Wissenschaft-Journal Club), Biospektrum 04.24, 30. Jahrgang, 422. doi.10.1007/s12268-024-2231-9

Dominelli, N. (2024). Pimp my drug–Modifizierte Darobactine bekämpfen multiresistente Bakterien. (Rubrik: Wissenschaft-Journal Club), Biospektrum 03.24, 30. Jahrgang, 299. doi.org/10.1007/s12268-024-2188-8

Heermann, R.; Germ, M.; Perryman; T., Bryce, M. (2022). Über die Sprachen und Dialekte von Bakterien und die Macht, sie "mundtot" zu machen. MNU Journal 02.22, 150-154.

Dominelli, N.; Heermann, R. (2021). Freund oder Feind? – Die zwei Gesichter von Photorhabdus luminescens (Rubrik: Wissenschaft), Biospektrum 07.21, 27. Jahrgang, 690-692 DOI: 10.1007/s12268-021-1662-9

Dominelli, N.; Heermann, R. (2020). Die Stille Kommunikation der Bakterien „Small Talk“, Biol. Unserer Zeit 50 (6): 414-423 doi.org/10.1002/biuz.202010720.

Heermann, R. (2020). Bakterielle „Mehrsprachigkeit" als Schlüssel für Infektiosität (Rubrik: Wissenschaft-Journal Club), Biospektrum 05.20, 26. Jahrgang, 514.

Heermann, R. (2020). Molekulare Naturstoff-Fabriken im Insektenpathogen Photorhabdus luminescens (Rubrik: Mikroorganismus in den Schlagzeilen), Biospektrum 05.20, 26. Jahrgang, 516.

Heermann, R. (2018). Artübergreifende Bioabwehr - Wie Bakterien ihren Wirt vor Infektionen schützen (Rubrik: Wissenschaft-Jornal Club), Biospektrum 06.18, 24. Jahrgang, 615.

Heermann, R. (2017). Virulenz drosseln! Quorum sensing mal anders. (Rubrik: Wissenschaft-Journal Club), Biospektrum 7.17, 23. Jahrgang, 790.

Heermann, R. (2017). Kleiner Baukasten, großes Sortiment: Naturstoff-Peptide aus insektenpathogenen Bakterien (Rubrik: Wissenschaft-Journal Club), Biospektrum, 06.17, 23. Jahrgang, 547.

Heermann, R. (2016). Alles hört auf (m)ein Kommando! (Rubrik: Wissenschaft-Journal Club), Biospektrum, 06.16, 22. Jahrgang, 608.

Schramke, H., Wang, Y., Heermann, R., Jung, K. (2016). Stimulus perception by histidine kinases. In de Bruijn, F.J. (Editor) Stress and environmental control of gene expression in bacteria, Wiley-Blackwell Publishers.

Heermann R. (2012). Molekularer Terror: Molekül insektenpathogener Bakterien bildet aggressiven Abwehrschild (Rubrik: Wissenschaft- Journal Club), Biospektrum 06.12, 18. Jahrgang, 621.

Heermann, R. & Jung, K. (2012). K+ supply, osmotic stress, and the KdpD/KdpE Two-component system, in R. Gross and D. Beier (eds.), Two-component systems in bacteria, Chapter 10, Caister Academic Press, Norfolk, UK.

Heermann R. (2010). „Süßes Gift“ – Wie Photorhabdus luminescens seine Opfer schädigt (Rubrik: Mikroorganismen in den Schlagzeilen), Biospektrum 04.10, 16. Jahrgang, 431.

Heermann R. (2010). Der „Leuchtende Tod“ und die Regulation von Gut und Böse (Rubrik: Habilitierte stellen sich vor), Biospektrum 03.10, 16. Jahrgang, 363.

Heermann, R. & Jung, K. (2009). Stimulus perception and signaling in histidine kinases, in R. Krämer and K. Jung (eds.), Bacterial Signaling, pp. 135-161, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weilheim.

Heermann, R. (2005). Die leuchtende Pest – Biolumineszente Bakterien terrorisieren Insektenlarven, Jahresbericht der Münchner Universitätsgesellschaft 2005.

Jung, K. & Heermann, R. (2003). Die Komplexität bakterieller Histidinkinase/Antwortregulator-Systeme, Biospektrum, Sonderausgabe 9. Jahrgang, 456-459.