Cathrin Spröer

12.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
341 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Cathrin Spröer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Cathrin Spröer has authored 341 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 269 papers in Molecular Biology, 154 papers in Ecology and 80 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Cathrin Spröer's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (236 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (119 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (48 papers). Cathrin Spröer is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (236 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (119 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (48 papers). Cathrin Spröer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Spain. Cathrin Spröer's co-authors include Peter Schümann, Hans‐Peter Klenk, Boyke Bunk, Markus Göker, Jörg Overmann, Manfred Rohde, Erko Stackebrandt, Jan P. Meier‐Kolthoff, Elke Lang and Reiner M. Kroppenstedt and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Cathrin Spröer

337 papers receiving 8.3k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The transferable resistome of biosolids—plasmid sequencing reveals carriage of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes 2025 ·mBio ·(unknown), Masato Suzuki, Birgit Wolters, (unknown), Ryo Yamazaki, (unknown), (unknown), Hideo Dohra, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Masaki Shintani, Kornelia Smalla	1
2	Description and genome analysis of a novel archaeon isolated from a syntrophic pyrite-forming enrichment culture and reclassification of Methanospirillum hungatei strains GP1 and SK as Methanospirillum purgamenti sp. nov. 2024 ·PLoS ONE ·Nathalie Pradel, (unknown), Michel Koenen, Nicole J. Bale, Meina Neumann‐Schaal, Cathrin Spröer, Boyke Bunk, Manfred Rohde, Michael Pester, Stefan Spring	2
3	Andean soil-derived lignocellulolytic bacterial consortium as a source of novel taxa and putative plastic-active enzymes 2023 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·(unknown), Maria Chuvochina, (unknown), Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Wolfgang R. Streit, Luis M. Rodriguez‐R, Jörg Overmann, Diego Javier Jiménez	2
4	Molecular characterization of Arcobacter butzleri isolates from poultry in rural Ghana 2023 ·Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology ·Andreas E. Zautner, Thomas Riedel, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Kennedy Gyau Boahen, Charity Wiafe Akenten, (unknown), Jacqueline Färber, Achim J. Kaasch, Jörg Overmann, Jürgen May, Denise Dekker	10
5	Genomics of the “tumorigenes” clade of the family Rhizobiaceae and description of Rhizobium rhododendri sp. nov. 2023 ·MicrobiologyOpen ·Nemanja Kuzmanović, George C. diCenzo, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Anja Frühling, Meina Neumann‐Schaal, Jörg Overmann, Kornelia Smalla	7
6	Two New Rhizobiales Species Isolated from Root Nodules of Common Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) Show Different Plant Colonization Strategies 2022 ·Microbiology Spectrum ·Samad Ashrafi, Nemanja Kuzmanović, Sascha Patz, U. Lohwasser, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, (unknown), Ahmed Elhady, Anja Frühling, Meina Neumann‐Schaal, Susanne Verbarg, M. Becker, (unknown)	15
7	Detection of a New Resistance-Mediating Plasmid Chimera in a blaOXA-48-Positive Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain at a German University Hospital 2021 ·Microorganisms ·(unknown), Wolfgang Bohne, (unknown), Uwe Groß, Yvonne Pfeifer, Boyke Bunk, Thomas Riedel, Cathrin Spröer, Jörg Overmann, Hagen Frickmann, Andreas E. Zautner	7
8	Comparative Genomics Suggests Mechanisms of Genetic Adaptation toward the Catabolism of the Phenylurea Herbicide Linuron in Variovorax 2020 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Başak Öztürk, Johannes Werner, Jan P. Meier‐Kolthoff, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Dirk Springael	9
9	High quality genome sequences of thirteen Hypoxylaceae (Ascomycota) strengthen the phylogenetic family backbone and enable the discovery of new taxa 2020 ·Fungal Diversity ·Daniel Wibberg, Marc Stadler, Christopher Lambert, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Christian Rückert, Jörn Kalinowski, Russell J. Cox, Eric Kuhnert	71
10	The Role of Petrimonas mucosa ING2-E5AT in Mesophilic Biogas Reactor Systems as Deduced from Multiomics Analyses 2020 ·Microorganisms ·Irena Maus, (unknown), Daniel Wibberg, Robert Heyer, Julia Hassa, Geizecler Tomazetto, Liren Huang, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Dirk Benndorf, Vladimir V. Zverlov, Alfred Pühler, Michael Klocke, Alexander Sczyrba, Andreas Schlüter	38
11	Delineation of a Subgroup of the Genus Paraburkholderia, Including P. terrae DSM 17804T, P. hospita DSM 17164T, and Four Soil-Isolated Fungiphiles, Reveals Remarkable Genomic and Ecological Features—Proposal for the Definition of a P. hospita Species Cluster 2020 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Akbar Adjie Pratama, Diego Javier Jiménez, (unknown), Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Jörg Overmann, Jan Dirk van Elsas	13
12	Complete Genome Sequence of the Plant Growth-Promoting BacteriumHartmannibacter diazotrophicusStrain E19^T 2019 ·International Journal of Genomics ·Christian Suarez, Stefan Ratering, Torsten Hain, Moritz Fritzenwanker, Alexander Goesmann, Jochen Blom, Trinad Chakraborty, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Jörg Overmann, Sylvia Schnell	19
13	Amphibian skin-associated Pigmentiphaga: Genome sequence and occurrence across geography and hosts 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·Molly C. Bletz, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, (unknown), Silke Reiter, Falitiana C. E. Rabemananjara, Stefan Schulz, Jörg Overmann, Miguel Vences	11
14	Long‐read DNA metabarcoding of ribosomal RNA in the analysis of fungi from aquatic environments 2018 ·Molecular Ecology Resources ·Felix Heeger, Elizabeth C. Bourne, Christiane Baschien, Andrey Yurkov, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Jörg Overmann, Camila J. Mazzoni, Michael T. Monaghan	96
15	The transducer-like protein Tlp12 of Campylobacter jejuni is involved in glutamate and pyruvate chemotaxis 2018 ·BMC Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Thomas Riedel, Raimond Lugert, Isabel Schober, Cathrin Spröer, Jörg Overmann, Uwe Groß, Andreas E. Zautner, Wolfgang Bohne	12
16	PLANOMONOSPORA, SACCHAROTHRIX AND ACTINOPHYTOCOLA GENERA IN SAHARAN SOILS OF ALGERIA: ISOLATION, TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION AND ANTAGONISTIC PROPERTIES 2018 ·Journal of Microbiology Biotechnology and Food Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Noureddine Bouras, Atika Meklat, (unknown), Salim Mokrane, Lynda Lamari, Florence Mathieu, Cathrin Spröer, Hans‐Peter Klenk, Nasserdine Sabaou	4
17	Global occurrence and heterogeneity of the Roseobacter -clade species Ruegeria mobilis 2016 ·The ISME Journal ·Eva C. Sonnenschein, Kristian Fog Nielsen, Paul D’Alvise, (unknown), Jette Melchiorsen, Jens Heilmann, Panos G. Kalatzis, Mario López‐Pérez, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Mathias Middelboe, Lone Gram	85
18	Characterization of the first cultured representative of Verrucomicrobia subdivision 5 indicates the proposal of a novel phylum 2016 ·The ISME Journal ·Stefan Spring, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Peter Schümann, Manfred Rohde, Brian J. Tindall, Hans‐Peter Klenk	119
19	Micromonospora luteifusca sp. nov. isolated from cultivated Pisum sativum 2016 ·Systematic and Applied Microbiology ·Lorena Carro, Raúl Riesco, Cathrin Spröer, Martha E. Trujillo	18
20	The complex methylome of the human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori 2013 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·(unknown), Richard Morgan, Boyke Bunk, Cathrin Spröer, Khai Luong, Raphael Parusel, Brian P. Anton, Christoph König, Christine Josenhans, Jörg Overmann, Richard J. Roberts, Jonas Korlach, Sebastian Suerbaum	97

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