Publications
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Irion, U.; Frohnhöfer, H.; Krauss, J.; Çolak Champollion, T.; Maischein, H.-M.; Geiger-Rudolph, S.; Weiler, C.; Nüsslein-Volhard, C.: Gap junctions composed of connexins 41.8 and 39.4 are essential for colour pattern formation in zebrafish. eLife 3, e05125 (2014)

Iatsenko, I.; Yim, J.; Schroeder, F.; Sommer, R.: B. subtilis GS67 protects C. elegans from Gram-positive pathogens via fengycin-mediated microbial antagonism. Current Biology 24 (22), pp. 2720 - 2727 (2014)

Cinkornpumin, J.; Wisidagama, D.; Rapoport, V.; Go, J.; Dieterich, C.; Wang, X.; Sommer, R.; Hong, R.: A host beetle pheromone regulates development and behavior in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus. eLife 3, e03229 (2014)

Hildebrandt, J.; Eisenbarth, A.; Renz, A.; Streit, A.: Reproductive biology of Onchocerca ochengi, a nodule forming filarial nematode in zebu cattle. Veterinary Parasitology 205 (1-2), pp. 318 - 329 (2014)

Serobyan, V.; Ragsdale, E.; Sommer, R.: Adaptive value of a predatory mouth-form in a dimorphic nematode. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281 (1791), 20141334 (2014)

Sinha, A.; Langnick, C.; Sommer, R.; Dieterich, C.: Genome-wide analysis of trans-splicing in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus unravels conserved gene functions for germline and dauer development in divergent operons. RNA: A Publication of the RNA Society 20 (9), pp. 1386 - 1397 (2014)

Streit, A.: How to become a parasite without sex chromosomes: a hypothesis for the evolution of Strongyloides spp. and related nematodes. Parasitology 141 (10), pp. 1244 - 1254 (2014)

McGaughran, A.; Sommer, R.: Natural variation in cold tolerance in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus: the role of genotype and environment. Biology Open 3 (9), pp. 832 - 838 (2014)

Sinha, A.; Rae, R.: A functional genomic screen for evolutionarily conserved genes required for lifespan and immunity in germline-deficient C. elegans. PLoS One 9 (8), e0101970 (2014)

Bose, N.; Meyer, J.; Yim, J.; Mayer, M.; Markov, G.; Ogawa, A.; Schroeder, F.; Sommer, R.: Natural variation in dauer pheromone production and sensing supports intraspecific competition in nematodes. Current Biology 24 (13), pp. 1536 - 1541 (2014)

Iatsenko, I.; Nikolov, A.; Sommer, R.: Identification of Distinct Bacillus thuringiensis 4A4 Nematicidal Factors Using the Model Nematodes Pristionchus pacificus and Caenorhabditis elegans. Toxins 6 (7), pp. 2050 - 2063 (2014)

Schär, F.; Guo, L.; Streit, A.; Khieu, V.; Muth, S.; Marti, H.; Odermatt, P.: Strongyloides stercoralis genotypes in humans in Cambodia. Parasitology International 63 (3), pp. 533 - 536 (2014)

Iatsenko, I.; Boichenko, I.; Sommer, R.: Bacillus thuringiensis DB27 produces two novel toxins, Cry21Fa1 and Cry21Ha1, which act synergistically against nematodes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 80 (10), pp. 3266 - 3275 (2014)

Krauss, J.; Frohnhöfer, H.; Walderich, B.; Maischein, H.-M.; Weiler, C.; Irion, U.; Nüsslein-Volhard, C.: Endothelin signalling in iridophore development and stripe pattern formation of zebrafish. Biology Open 3 (6), pp. 503 - 509 (2014)

Kunjadia, P.; Nagee, A.; Pandya, P.; Mukhopadhyaya, P.; Sanghvi, G.; Dave, G.: Medicinal and antimicrobial role of the oyster culinary-medicinal mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus (higher Basidiomycetes) cultivated on banana agrowastes in India. International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms 16 (3), pp. 227 - 238 (2014)

Morgan, K.; McGaughran, A.; Ganeshan, S.; Herrmann, M.; Sommer, R.: Landscape and oceanic barriers shape dispersal and population structure in the island nematode Pristionchus pacificus. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 112 (1), pp. 1 - 15 (2014)

Susoy, V.; Herrmann, M.: Preferential host switching and codivergence shaped radiation of bark beetle symbionts, nematodes of Micoletzkya (Nematoda: Diplogastridae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 27 (5), pp. 889 - 898 (2014)

Penkov, S.; Ogawa, A.; Schmidt, U.; Tate, D.; Zagoriy, V.; Boland, S.; Gruner, M.; Vorkel, D.; Verbavatz, J.-M.; Sommer, R. et al.; Knölker, H.-J.; Kurzchalia, T.: A wax ester promotes collective host finding in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus. Nature Chemical Biology 10 (4), pp. 281 - 285 (2014)

Rödelsperger, C.; Neher, R.; Weller, A.; Eberhardt, G.; Witte, H.; Mayer, W.; Dieterich, C.; Sommer, R.: Characterization of genetic diversity in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus from population-scale resequencing data. Genetics 196 (4), pp. 1153 - 1165 (2014)

Weller, A.; Rödelsperger, C.; Eberhardt, G.; Molnar, R.; Sommer, R.: Opposing forces of A/T-biased mutations and G/C-biased gene conversions shape the genome of the nematode Pristionchus pacificus. Genetics 196 (4), pp. 1145 - 1152 (2014)