Selected publications

Metagenomics: Methods and Protocols Series:Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol. 668 Streit, Wolfgang R.; Daniel, Rolf (Eds.) 1st Edition., 2010, 295 p. 110, ISBN: 978-1-60761-822-5

Pottkaemper J., Barthen P., Ilmberger N., Schwaneberg U., Schenk A., Schulte M., Ignatiev N. and  W.R. Streit. 2009. Applying metagenomics for the identification of bacterial cellulases that are stable in ionic liquids. Green Chemistry 11:957-965

Schipper, C., C. Hornung, P. Bijtenhoorn, M. Quitschau, S. Grond, and W. R. Streit. 2009. Metagenome-derived clones encoding for two novel lactonase family proteins involved in biofilm inhibition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Appl Environ Microbiol 75:224-233.

Schmeisser, C., H. Liesegang, D. Krysciak, N. Bakkou, A. Le Quere, A. Wollherr, I. Heinemeyer, B. Morgenstern, A. Pommerening-Roser, M. Flores, R. Palacios, S. Brenner, G. Gottschalk, R. A. Schmitz, W. J. Broughton, X. Perret, A. W. Strittmatter, and W. R. Streit. 2009. Rhizobium sp. NGR234 possesses a remarkable number of secretion systems. Appl. Environ. Microbiol.75:4035-4045.

Steele, H. L., K. E. Jaeger, R. Daniel, and W. R. Streit. 2009. Advances in recovery of novel biocatalysts from metagenomes. J Mol Microbiol Biotechnol 16:25-37.

Pathak GP, Ehrenreich A, Losi A, Streit WR, Gartner W. 2009 Novel blue light-sensitive proteins from a metagenomic approach. Environ Microbiol (Epub ahead of Print)

Elend C, Schmeisser C, Hoebenreich H, Steele HL, Streit WR (2007) Isolation and characterization of a metagenome-derived and cold-active lipase with high stereospecificity for (R)-ibuprofen esters. J Biotechnol 130:370-377

Schmeisser, C., H. Steele, and W. R. Streit. 2007. Metagenomics, biotechnology with non-culturable microbes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 75:955-62.

Elend, C., C. Schmeisser, C. Leggewie, P. Babiak, J. D. Carballeira, H. L. Steele, J. L. Reymond, K. E. Jaeger, and W. R. Streit. 2006. Isolation and biochemical characterization of two novel metagenome-derived esterases. Appl Environ Microbiol 72:3637-45.

Voget S, Steele HL, Streit WR. 2006. Characterization of a metagenome-derived halotolerant cellulase. J Biotechnol 126:26-36

Streit WR, Daniel R, Jaeger KE. 2004. Prospecting for biocatalysts and drugs in the genomes of non-cultured microorganisms. Curr Opin Biotechnol 15:285-290

Streit WR, Schmitz RA. 2004 Metagenomics--the key to the uncultured microbes. Curr Opin Microbiol 7:492-498