ISI-listed Publications and Book Chapters
2014
Singh, S., H. Harms, and Dietmar Schlosser. Potential of ecologically diverse fungi to qualify
wheat straw and digestate for their (re)use in biogas processes. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol.
accepted
Koch, C., H. Harms, and S. Müller. Dynamics in the microbial cytome – single cell analytics in
natural systems. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. accepted
Lv, Z., A. F. Leite, H. Harms, H. H. Richnow, J. Liebetrau, and M. Nikolausz. Influences
of the substrate feeding regime on methanogenic activity in biogas reactors approached by
molecular and stable isotope methods. Anaerobes accepted
Mariana, F., F. Buchholz, J. Lerchner, T. R. Neu, B. Kiesel, H. Harms, and T. Maskow.
Chip-calorimetric monitoring of biofilm eradication with bacteriophages reveals an
unexpected infection related heat profile. J. Therm. Anal. Calorim. acceoted
Bühligen, F., Rüdinger, P., Fetzer, I., Stahl, F., Scheper, T., Harms, H., Müller, S.
Stability of industrial yeast serial repitching practice studied by gene expression and correlation
analysis. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. accepted
Koch, C., S. Müller, H. Harms, and F. Harnisch. 2014. Microbiomes in bioenergy
production: From analysis to management. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 27: 65-72.
2013
Paufler, S., M.-T. Weichler, H. Harms, and T. Maskow. 2013. Simple improvement of the
sensitivity of a heat flux reaction calorimeter to monitor bioprocesses with weak heat
production. Thermochimica Acta. 569: 71-77.
Przybylski, D., T. Rohwerder, H. Harms, R. H. Müller. 2013. Synthesis of building block 2hydroxyisobutyrate from fructose and butyrate by Cupriavidus necator H16. Appl. Microbiol.
Biotechnol. 97: 8875-8885.
Saleem, M., I. Fetzer, H. Harms and A. Chatzinotas. 2013. Diversity of protists and bacteria
determines predation performance and stability. ISME J. 7: 1912-1921.
Giebler, J., L. Y. Wick, A. Chatzinotas, and H. Harms. 2013. Alkane degrading bacteria at
the soil-litter interface: Comparing isolates to T-RFLP based community profiles. FEMS
Microbiol. Ecol. 86: 46-58.
Rohwerder, T., R. H. Müller, M. T. Weichler, J. Schuster, T. Hübschmann, S. Müller,
and H. Harms. 2013. Cultivation of Aquincola tertiaricarbonis L108 on the fuel oxygenate
intermediate tert-butyl alcohol induces aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis at extremely low
feeding rates Microbiology SGM. 159: 2180-2190.
Tischer, K., S. Kleinsteuber, K. M. Schleinitz, I. Fetzer, O. Spott, F. Stange, U. Lohse, J.
Franz, F. Neumann, S. Gerling, C. Schmidt, E. Hasselwander, H. Harms and A.
Wendeberg. 2013. Microbial communities along biogeochemical gradients in a hydrocarboncontaminated aquifer. Environ. Microbiol. 15: 2603-2615.
Jahn, M., J. Seifert, T. Hübschmann, M. von Bergen, H. Harms, and S. Müller. 2013.
Comparison of preservation methods for bacteria stored for cytomic and proteomic analysis.
J. Integr. Omics. 3 : 25-33.
Schamfuß, S., T. R. Neu, H. Harms, R. Tecon, J. R. van der Meer, and L. Y. Wick. 2013.
Transport of PAH in mycelia increases PAH availability to bacteria. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47:
6908-6915.
Koch, C., I. Fetzer, H. Harms, S. Müller. 2013. "CHIC – an automated approach for the
detection of dynamic variations in complex microbial communities". Cytometry A, 83a: 561567.
Leibeling, S., M. Maess, S. Kleinsteuber, M. von Bergen, H. Harms, and R. H. Müller.
2013. Posttranslational oxidative modification of (R)-2,4-dichlorophenoxypropionate/αketoglutarate-dioxygenase (RdpA) leads to improved degradation of 2,4dichlorophenoxyacetate (2,4-D) Eng. Life Sci. 13: 278-291.
Schuster, J., J. Purswani, U. Breuer, C. Pozo, H. Harms, R. H. Müller, T. Rohwerder.
2013. Constitutive expression of cytochrome P450 EthABCD monooxygenase system enables
degradation of synthetic dialkyl ethers in Aquincola tertiaricarbonis L108. Appl. Environ.
Microbiol. 79: 2321-2327.
Mariana, F., F. Buchholz, J. Lerchner, T. R. Neu, H. Harms, and T. Maskow. 2013.
Chip-calorimetric monitoring of biofilm eradication with antibiotics provides mechanistic
information. Int. J. Med. Microbiol. 303: 158-165.
Giebler, J., L. Y. Wick, M. Schloter, H. Harms, A. Chatzinotas. 2013. Evaluating the
Assignment of alkB Terminal Restriction Fragments and Sequence Types to Distinct Bacterial
Taxa. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 79: 3129-3132.
Banitz, T., K. Johst, L. Y. Wick, I. S. Foß, H. Harms, and K. Frank. 2013. Highways versus
pipelines – contributions of two fungal transport mechanisms to efficient bioremediation.
Environ. Microbiol. Rep. 5: 2011-2018.
Koch, C., I. Fetzer, T. Hübschmann, T. Schmidt, H. Harms, S. Müller. 2013. Monitoring
functions in managed microbial systems by cytometric bar coding. Environ. Sci. Technol. 47:
1753-1760.
2012
Saleem, M., I. Fetzer, C. F. Dormann, H. Harms, and A. Chatzinotas. 2012. Predator
richness increases the effect of prey diversity on prey yield. Nat. Commun. 3: 1305 doi:
10.1038/ncomms2287
Tischer, K., M. Zeder, R. Klug, J. Pernthaler, M. Schattenhofer, H. Harms, and A.
Wendeberg. 2012. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (CARD-FISH) of microorganisms in
hydrocarbon contaminated aquifer sediment samples. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 35: 526-532.
Taubert, M., C. Vogt, T. Wubet, S. Kleinsteuber., M. T. Tarkka, H. Harms, F. Buscot, H.H. Richnow, M. von Bergen, and J. Seifert. 2012. Protein-SIP enables time-resolved
analysis of the carbon flux in a sulfate-reducing, benzene-degrading microbial consortium.
ISME J. 6: 2291-2301.
Schäfer, F., J. Schuster, B. Würz, C. Härtig, H. Harms, R. H. Müller, and T. Rohwerder.
2012. Synthesis of short-chain diols and unsaturated alcohols from secondary alcoholic
substrates by the Rieske non-heme mononuclear iron oxygenase MdpJ. Appl. Environ.
Microbiol.78:6280-6284.
Przybylski, D., T. Rohwerder, H. Harms, and R. H. Müller. 2012. Third-generation feed
stocks for clean and sustainable biotechnological production of bulk chemicals: synthesis of 2hydroxyisobutyric acid. Energy Sustainability Society 2:11.
Maskow, T., K. Wolf, W. Kunze, S. Enders, and H. Harms. 2012. Rapid analysis of bacterial
contamination of tap water using calorimetry. Thermochim. Acta 543: 273-280.
Rohwerder, T., H. Harms, and R. H. Müller. 2012. Synthesis of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate
reduces maintenance demand in bacteria growing slowly on methyl tert-butyl ether. J.
Bioremed. Biodegrad. doi: 10.4172/2155-6199.S1-003
Yaneva, N., J. Schuster, F. Schäfer, V. Lede, D. Przybylski, T. Paproth, H. Harms, R. H.
Müller, and T. Rohwerder. 2012. A novel bacterial acyl-CoA mutase specifically catalyzes
coenzyme B12-dependent isomerization of 2-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA and (S)-3hydroxybutyryl-CoA. J. Biol. Chem. 287: 15502-15511.
Solé, M, I. Müller, M. J. Pecyna, I. Fetzer, H. Harms, and D. Schlosser. 2012. Differential
regulation by organic compounds and heavy metals of multiple laccase genes in the aquatic
hyphomycete Clavariopsis aquatica. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78: 4732-4739.
Schulz, S., J. Giebler, A. Chatzinotas, L. Y. Wick, J. C. Munch, H. Harms, and M.
Schloter. 2012. Abundance, activity and diversity of alkane degrading bacteria at different
microhabitats in soil during the degradation of plant litter. ISME J. doi:10.1038/ismej.2012.17
Furuno, S., S. Foß, E. Wild, K. C. Jones, K. T. Semple, H. Harms, and L. Y. Wick. 2012.
Mycelia promote active transport and spatial dispersion of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 46: 5463 – 5470.
Buchholz, F., J. Lerchner, F. Mariana, U. Kuhlicke, T. R. Neu, H. Harms, T. Maskow.
2012. Chip-calorimetry provides real time insights into the inactivation of biofilms by
predatory bacteria. Biofouling 29: 351-362.
Siegfried, K., C. Endes, A. F. Md. K. Bhuiyan, A. Kuppardt, J. Mattusch, J. R. van der
Meer, A. Chatzinotas, and H. Harms. 2012. Field testing of arsenic in groundwater
samples of Bangladesh using a test kit based on lyophilized bioreporter bacteria. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 46: 3281-3287.
Banitz, T., K. Johst, L. Y. Wick, I. Fetzer, H. Harms, and K. Frank. 2012. The relevance of
conditional dispersal for bacterial colony growth and biodegradation. Microb. Ecol. 63: 339347.
Schuster, J., F. Schäfer, N. Hübler, A. Brandt, M. Rosell, C. Härtig, H. Harms, R. H.
Müller, and T. Rohwerder. 2012. Bacterial degradation of tert-amyl alcohol proceeds via the
hemiterpene 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol by employing the tertiary alcohol desaturase function of
the Rieske non-heme mononuclear iron oxygenase MdpJ. J. Bacteriol. 194:972-981
Gharasoo, M., F. Centler, P. Regnier, H. Harms, and M. Thullner. 2012. A reactive
transport modeling approach to simulate biogeochemical processes in pore structures with
pore-scale heterogeneities. Environ. Model. Software 30: 102-114.
Günther, S., C. Koch, T. Hübschmann, I. Röske, R. A. Müller, T. Bley, H. Harms, and S.
Müller. 2012. Correlation of community dynamics and process parameters as a tool for the
prediction of the stability of wastewater treatment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 46: 84-92.
Furuno, S., R. Remer, A. Chatzinotas, H. Harms, and L. Y. Wick. 2012. Use of mycelia as
paths for the isolation of contaminant-degrading bacteria from soil. Microb. Biotechnol. 5:
142-148.
Hanzel, J., M. Thullner, H. Harms, and L. Y. Wick. 2012. Walking the tightrope of
bioavailability: growth dynamics of PAH degraders on vapour-phase PAH. Microb.
Biotechnol. 5: 79-86.
2011
Banitz, T., L. Y. Wick, I. Fetzer, K. Frank, H. Harms, and Karin Johst. 2011. Dispersal
networks for enhancing bacterial degradation in heterogeneous environments. Environ. Poll.
159: 2781-2788.
Smith, K. E. C., M. Thullner, L. Y. Wick, and H. Harms. 2011. Dissolved organic carbon
enhances the mass transfer of hydrophobic organic compounds from NAPLs into the
aqueous phase. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45: 8741-8747.
Schäfer, F., L. Muzica, J. Schuster, N. F. Treuter, M. Rosell, H. Harms, R. H. Müller and
T. Rohwerder. 2011. Alkene formation from tertiary alkyl ether and alcohol degradation by
Aquincola tertiaricarbonis L108 and Methylibium spp. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 77: 5981-5987.
Maskow, T., T. Schubert, H.-J. Schneider, A. Wolf, F. Buchholz, L. Regestein, J. Buechs,
F. Mertens, H. Harms, J. Lerchner. 2011. Potentials and limitations of miniaturized
calorimeters for bioprocess monitoring. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 92: 55-66.
Schäwe, R., I. Fetzer, A. Tönniges, C. Härtig, W. Geyer, H. Harms, and A. Chatzinotas.
2011. Evaluation of FT-IR spectroscopy as a tool to quantify bacteria in binary mixed cultures.
J. Microbiol. Methods. 86: 182-187.
Sander, S., K. A. Hunter, H. Harms, and M. Wells. 2011. A numerical approach to speciation
and estimation of parameters used in modeling trace metal bioavailability. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 45: 6388-6395.
Banitz, T., I. Fetzer, K. Johst, L. Y. Wick, H. Harms, and K. Frank. 2011. Assessing
biodegradation benefits from dispersal networks. Ecol. Modelling. 222: 2552-2560.
Oroszi, S., T. Jakob, C. Wilhelm, H. Harms, T. Maskow. 2011. Comparison of
photosynthetic energy conversion measured by calorimetry, oxygen evolution, and pulse-
amplitude modulated fluorescence in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. J. Therm. Anal.
Calorim. 104: 223-231.
Hanzel, J., M. Thullner, H. Harms, and L. Y. Wick. 2011. Microbial growth with vaporphase substrate. Environ. Poll. 159: 858-864.
Harms, H., D. Schlosser, L. Y. Wick. 2011. Untapped potential: exploiting fungi in
bioremediation of hazardous chemicals. Nature Rev. Microbiol. 9: 177-192.
Ziganshin, A. M., T. Schmidt, F. Scholwin, O. N. Il’inskaya, H. Harms, and S.
Kleinsteuber. 2011. Bacterial and archaeal communities involved in anaerobic digestion of
distillers grains with solubles. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 89: 2039-2052.
2010
Hanzel, J., H. Harms, L. Y. Wick. Bacterial chemotaxis along vapor-phase gradients of
naphthalene. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44: 9304-9310.
Wick L. Y., F. Buchholz, I. Fetzer, S. Kleinsteuber, C. Härtig, L. Shi, A. Miltner, H.
Harms and G. N. Pucci. Responses of soil microbial communities to weak electric fields.
Sci. Tot. Environ. 408: 4886-4893.
Jehmlich, N., S. Kleinsteuber, C. Vogt, D. Benndorf, H. Harms, F. Schmidt, H.-H.
Richnow, M. von Bergen, and J. Seifert. Phylogenetic and proteomic analysis of an
anaerobic toluene-degrading community. J. Appl. Microbiol. 109: 1937-1945.
Fetzer, I., N. Jehmlich, C. Vogt, H.-H. Richnow, J. Seifert, H. Harms, M. von Bergen
and F. Schmidt. 2010. Calculation of partial isotope incorporation into peptides measured by
mass spectroscopy. BMC Research Notes 3:178
Hölscher, T., U. Breuer, L. Adrian, H. Harms, T. Maskow. 2010. Production of the chiral
compound (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate by a genetically engineered methylotrophic bacterium. Appl.
Environ. Microbiol. 76: 5585-5591.
Maskow, T., B. Kiesel, T. Schubert, Z. Yong, H. Harms, and J Yao. 2010. Calorimetric real
time monitoring of lambda prophage induction J. Virol. Meth. 168: 126-132.
Leibeling, S., F. Schmidt, N. Jehmlich, M. von Bergen, R. H. Müller, and H. Harms.
2010. The declining capacity of substrate-deficient Delftia acidovorans MC1 to degrade
phenoxypropionate herbicides correlates with auto-carbonylation of the initial enzyme.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 44: 3793-3999.
Jehmlich, N., I. Fetzer, J. Seifert, J. Mattow, C. Vogt, H. Harms, B. Thiede, H.-H.
Richnow, M. v. Bergen, and F. Schmidt. 2010. Decimal place slope: a fast and precise
method for quantifying 13C incorporation levels for detecting the metabolic activity of
microbial species. Mol. Cell. Proteomics 6: 1221-1227.
Mariana, F., F. Buchholz, H. Harms, Z. Yong, J. Yao, and T. Maskow. 2010. Isothermal
titration calorimetry - a new method for the quantification of microbial degradation of trace
pollutants. J. Microbiol. Meth. 82: 42-48.
Furuno, S., K. Päzolt, C. Rabe, T. R. Neu, H. Harms, and L. Y. Wick. 2010. Fungal mycelia
allow chemotactic dispersal of PAH-degrading bacteria in water-unsaturated systems. Environ.
Microbiol. 12: 1391-1398.
Maskow, T, R. Kemp, F. Buchholz, T. Schubert, B. Kiesel, H. Harms. 2010. What heat is
telling us about microbial conversions in nature and technology: from chip- to
megacalorimetry. Microb. Biotechnol. 3: 269-284.
Müller, S., H. Harms, and T. Bley. 2010. Origin and analysis of microbial population
heterogeneity in bioprocesses. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 21:100-113.
Heße, F., S. Attinger, H. Harms, and M. Thullner. 2010. Evaluation of the Best-equation for
modeling biodegradation limited by pore scale mass transfer processes. Environ. Sci. Technol.
44:2064-2071.
Sträuber, H., T. Hübschmann, N. Jehmlich, F. Schmidt, M. von Bergen, H. Harms, S.
Müller. 2010. NBDT (3-(N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)amino)-3-toluene) – a novel
fluorescent dye for studying mechanisms of toluene uptake into bacteria, Cytometry A, 77A:
113-120.
Kuppardt, A., D. Vetterlein, H. Harms, and A. Chatzinotas. 2010. Visualisation of arsenic in
the rhizosphere of Zea mays using agar-immobilized bioreporter bacteria. Plant Soil 329: 295306.
Jousset, A., E. Lara, M. Nikolausz, H. Harms and A. Chatzinotas. 2010. Application of the
denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) technique as an efficient diagnostic tool for
ciliate communities in soil. Sci. Tot. Environ. 408: 1221-1225.
Buchholz, F., A. Wolf, J. Lerchner, F. Mertens, H. Harms, and T. Maskow. 2010. Chip
calorimetry for fast and reliable evaluation of bactericidal and bacteriostatic treatments of
biofilms. J. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 54: 312-319.
Harms, H., Smith, K.E.C., Wick, L.Y. 2010. Introduction: Problems of
Hydrophobicity/Bioavailability In Timmis, K.N. (Ed.): Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid
Microbiology. Springer, Berlin, 1439-1450
Harms, H., Smith, K.E.C., Wick, L.Y. 2010. Microorganism-Hydrophobic Compound
Interactions In Timmis, K.N. (Ed.): Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology.
Springer, Berlin, 1479-1490
Harms, H., Wick, L.Y. 2010. Determining the Tendency of Microorganisms to Interact with
Hydrocarbon PhasesIn Timmis, K.N. (Ed.): Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid
Microbiology. Springer, Berlin, 3631-3639
Harms, H., Wick, L.Y., Smith, K.E.C. 2010. Matrix-Hydrophobic Compound Interactions In
Timmis, K.N. (Ed.): Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology. Springer, Berlin,
1467-1478
Wick, L.Y., Furuno, S., Harms, H. 2010. Fungi as Transport Vectors for Contaminants and
Contaminant-Degrading Bacteria In Timmis, K.N. (Ed.): Handbook of Hydrocarbon and
Lipid Microbiology. Springer, Berlin, 1555-1561
Altenburger, R., Berns, A.E., Bittens M., Brack W., Burauel, P., Centler F., Daus B.,
Goss, K.U., Harms, H, Kopinke, F. D., Kühnel, D., Liess, M., Mackenzie, K., Miltner,
A., Thullner, M., Wennrich, R. Wick, L. Y. 2010. Chemicals in the Environment (CITE)
Umweltwiss. Schadst. Forsch. 22: 502 – 506.
2009
Müller, S., C. Vogt, M. Laube, H. Harms and S. Kleinsteuber. Community dynamics within
a bacterial consortium during growth on toluene under sulfate-reducing conditions. FEMS
Microb. Ecol. 70: 586-596.
Smith, K. E. C., M. Thullner, L. Y. Wick, and H. Harms. 2009. Sorption to humic acids
enhances PAH biodegradation, Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 7205-7211.
Deepthike, H. U., R. Tecon, G. van Kooten, J. R. van der Meer, H. Harms, M. Wells, J.
Short. 2009. Unlike PAHs form Exxon Valdez Crude Oil, PAHs from Gulf of Alaska Coal
are not bioavailable. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43: 5864-5870.
Schleinitz, K. M., S. Schmeling, N. Jehmlich, M. von Bergen, H. Harms, S. Kleinsteuber,
C. Vogt, and G. Fuchs. 2009. Phenol degradation pathway in the strictly anaerobic iron
reducing bacterium Geobacter metallireducens GS-15. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75: 3912-3919.
Günther, S., M. Trutnau, S. Kleinsteuber, T. Bley, I. Röske, H. Harms, and S. Müller.
2009. Dynamics of polyphosphate accumulating bacteria in waste water treatment plant
communities detected via DAPI and tetracycline labelling. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75:
2111-2121.
Kupphardt, A., A. Chatzinotas, U. Breuer, J. R. van der Meer, and H. Harms. 2009.
Stabilization of arsenite bioreporter bacteria for field application. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol.
82: 785-792.
Heine, F., F. Stahl, H. Sträuber, C. Wiacek, D. Benndorf, C. Repenning, F. Schmidt, T.
Scheper, M. von Bergen, H. Harms, S. Müller. 2009. Prediction of flocculation ability of
brewing yeast inoculates by flow cytometry, proteome analysis and mRNA profiling.
Cytometry A. 75A: 140-147.
Kampara, M., M. Thullner, H. Harms and L. Y. Wick. 2009. Impact of cell density on
microbially induced stable isotope fractionation. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol 81:977-985.
2008
Mothes, G., T. Schubert, H. Harms and T. Maskow. 2008. Biotechnological coproduction of
compatible solutes and polyhydroxyalkanoates using the genus Halomonas. Eng. Life Sci.
6:658-662.
Kohlmeier, S., M. Mancuso, U. Deepthike, R. Tecon, J. R. van der Meer, H. Harms, and
M. Wells. 2008. Comparison of naphthalene bioavailability determined by whole-cell
biosensing and availability determined by extraction with Tenax. Environ. Poll. 156: 803-808.
Shi, L., S. Müller, H. Harms and L. Y. Wick. 2008. Factors influencing the electrokinetic
dispersion of PAH-degrading bacteria in a model aquifer. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 80:
507-515.
Solé, M. A. Chatzinotas, K. R. Sridhar, H. Harms, and G. Krauss. 2008. Improved coverage
of fungal diversity in polluted groundwaters by semi-nested PCR. Sci. Tot. Environ. 406:324330.
Kleinsteuber, S., K.M. Schleinitz, J. Breitfeld, H. Harms, H.H. Richnow, and C. Vogt.
2008. Molecular characterization of bacterial communities mineralizing benzene under sulfatereducing conditions. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 66: 143-157.
Günther, S., T. Hübschmann, M. Rudolf, M. Eschenhagen, I. Röske, H. Harms, S.
Müller. 2008. Fixation procedures for flow cytometric analysis of environmental bacteria J.
Microbiol. Meth. 75: 127-134.
Pawelzcyk, S., W. R. Abraham, H. Harms, and S. Müller. 2008. Community-based
degradation of 4-chlorosalicylate tracked on the single cell level. J. Microbiol. Meth. 75: 117126.
Maskow, T., A, Röllich, I. Fetzer. J. Yao, and H. Harms. 2008. Observation of non-linear
biomass – capacitance correlations: Reasons and implications for bioprocess control.
Biosensors Bioelectronics 24: 123-128.
Thullner, M. M. Kampara, H.-H. Richnow, H. Harms, and L. Y. Wick. 2008. Impact of
bioavailability restrictions on microbially induced apparent stable isotope fractionation: 1.
Theoretical calculation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42: 6544-6551.
Kampara, M., M. Thullner, H.-H. Richnow, H. Harms, and L. Y. Wick. 2008. Impact of
bioavailability restrictions on microbially induced apparent stable isotope fractionation: 2.
Experimental evidence. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42: 6552-6558.
Maskow, T., A. Röllich, I. Fetzer, J.-U. Ackermann, and H. Harms. 2008. On-line
monitoring of lipid storage in yeasts using impedance spectroscopy. J. Biotechnol. 133: 64-70.
Lerchner, J., A. Wolf, F. Buchholz, F. Mertens, H. Harms, T. R. Neu, and T. Maskow.
2008. Miniaturized calorimetry – A new method for real-time biofilm activity analysis. J.
Microbiol. Meth. 74: 74-83.
Shi, L., H. Harms, and L. Y. Wick. 2008. Electroosmotic flow stimulates the release of matrixbound phenanthrene. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42: 2105-2110.
Peitzsch, M., B. Kiesel, H. Harms, and T. Maskow,. 2008. Real time analysis of Escherichia
coli biofilms using calorimetry. Chem. Eng. Process 47: 1000-1006.
Müller, R. H., T. Rohwerder, and H. Harms. 2008. Degradation of fuel oxygenates and their
main intermediates by Aquincola tertiaricarbonis L108. Microbiology-SGM 154: 1414-1421.
Shi, L., S. Müller, H. Harms, and L. Y. Wick. 2008. Effect of electrokinetic transport on the
vulnerability of PAH-degrading bacteria in a model aquifer. Environ. Geochem. Health 30:
177-182.
Wackwitz, A., H. Harms, A. Chatzinotas, U. Breuer, C. Vogne, J. R. van der Meer. 2008.
Internal arsenite bioassay calibration using multiple bioreporter cell lines. Microb. Biotechnol.
1: 149-157.
Shi, L., S. Müller, N. Loffhagen, H. Harms, and L. Y. Wick. 2008. Activity and viability of
PAH-degrading Sphingomonas sp. LB126 in a DC-electrical field typical for electrobioremediation measures. Microb. Biotechnol. 1: 53-61.
Solé, M., I. Fetzer, R. Wennrich, K. R. Sridhar, H. Harms and G. Krauss. 2008. Aquatic
hyphomycete communities as potential bioindicators for assessing anthropogenic stress. Sci.
Tot. Environ. 389: 557-565.
Kleinsteuber, S., F.-D. Müller, K. Wendt-Potthoff, H. Harms, and A. Chatzinotas. 2008.
Diversity and in situ quantification of Acidobacteria subdivision 1 in an acidic mining lake.
FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 63: 107-117.
2007
Busam, S., M. McNabb, A. Wackwitz, W. Senevirathna, S. Beggah, J. R. van der Meer,
M. Wells, U. Breuer, and H. Harms. 2007. Artificial neural network study of whole-cell
bioreporter response determined using fluorescence flow cytometry. Anal. Chem. 79: 91079114.
Lara, E., C. Berney, H. Harms, and A. Chatzinotas. 2007. Cultivation-independent analysis
reveals a shift in ciliate 18S rRNA gene diversity in a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-polluted
soil. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 62: 365-373.
Semple, K. T., K. J. Doick, L. Y. Wick, and H. Harms. 2007. Microbe-contaminant
interactions in soil: definitions, processes and measurements. Environ. Poll. 150: 166-176.
Schäfer F., U. Breuer, D. Benndorf, M. von Bergen, H. Harms, and R. H. Müller. 2007.
Growth of Aquincola tertiaricarbonis L108 on tert-butyl alcohol results in the induction of a
phthalate dioxygenase-related protein and its associated oxidoreductase subunit. Eng. Life Sci.
7: 512 – 519.
Achilles, J., F. Stahl, H. Harms, and S. Müller. 2007. Isolation of intact RNA from
cytometrically sorted S. cerevisiae for the analysis of intra-population diversity of gene
expression. Nature Protocols 2: 2203-2211.
Santos, P. M., V. Roma, H. Harms, M. von Bergen, D. Benndorf, and I. Sá-Correira.
2007. Mechanistic insights into the global response to phenol in the phenol-biodegrading
strain Pseudomonas sp. M1, revealed by quantitative proteomics, OMICS 11: 233-251.
Heine, F., C. Wiacek, D. Benndorf, H. Sträuber, F. Stahl, M. von Bergen, H. Harms, and
S. Müller. 2007. Evidence of flocculation in brewing yeast strains by flow cytometry,
proteome and mRNA profiling. Cytometry A 71A: 513.
Achilles, J., C. Repenning, H. Harms, F. Stahl, and S. Müller. 2007. Physiology of living
individual Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells - Investigation on cellular and molecular level.
Cytometry A 71A:760.
Ramig, S., C. Vogt, S. Kleinsteuber, T. Hübschmann, H. Harms, S. Müller. 2007.
Populations profiles of the BTEX degrading enrichment culture L-D1 under balanced and
non balanced growth conditions. Cytometry 71A:760.
Shi, L., S. Günther, T. Hübschmann, L. Y. Wick, H. Harms, and S. Müller. 2007. Limits of
propidium iodide (PI) as a cell viability indicator for environmental bacteria. Cytometry A 71:
592 – 598.
Hübschmann, T., C. Vogt, S. Till, T. Rohwerder, W. Sand, H. Harms, and S. Müller.
2007. Detection of colloidal sulfur in bacterial cultures by flow cytometry. Eng. Life Sci. 4:
403-407.
Schumer, D., U. Breuer, H. Harms, and T. Maskow. 2007. Thermokinetic analysis reveals a
complex growth and haloadaptation pattern of the non-conventional yeast Debaryomyces
hansenii. Eng. Life Sci. 4:322-330.
Günther, S., W. Geyer, H. Harms, and S. Müller. 2007. Fluorogenic surrogate substrates for
toluene-degrading bacteria - Are they useful for activity analysis? J. Microbiol. Meth. 70. 272283.
Benndorf, D., G. U. Balcke, H. Harms and M. von Bergen. 2007. Functional metaproteome
analysis of protein extracts from contaminated soil and groundwater. ISME J. 1: 224-234.
Schubert, T., T. Maskow, D. Benndorf, H. Harms, and U. Breuer. 2007. Continuous
synthesis and excretion of the compatible solute ectoine by a transgenic non-halophilic
bacterium. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73: 3343-3347.
Buchholz, F., L. Y. Wick, H. Harms, and T. Maskow. 2007. Calorimetric analysis of the
biodegradation of poorly bioavailable polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Thermochim. Acta.
458: 47-53.
Schubert, T., U. Breuer, H. Harms, and T. Maskow. 2007. Calorimetric bioprocess control
by small modifications to a standard bench-scale bioreactor. J. Biotechnol. 130: 24-31.
Müller, R. H., T. Rohwerder, and H. Harms. 2007. Carbon conversion efficiency and limits
of productive degradation of methyl-tert.butylether (MTBE) and related compounds. Appl.
Environ. Microbiol. 73: 1783-1791.
Kohlmeier, S., Mancuso, M., Tecon, R., Harms, H., van der Meer, J. R., Wells, M., 2007.
Bioreporters: lux vs. gfp revisited and single cell response. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 22:
1578-1585.
Wick, L. Y., L. Shi, and H. Harms. 2007. Electro-bioremediation of hydrophobic organic soilcontaminants: A review of fundamental interactions. Electrochim. Ac. 52: 3441-3448.
Loffhagen, N., C. Härtig, W. Geyer, M. Voyevoda, and H. Harms. 2007. Competition
between cis, trans and cyclopropane fatty acid formation and its impact on membrane fluidity.
Eng. Life Sci. 7: 67-74.
Wick, L. Y., R. Remer, B. Würz, J. Reichenbach, S. Braun, F. Schäfer, and H. Harms.
2007. Effect of fungal hyphae on the access of bacteria to phenanthrene in soil. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 41: 500– 505.
Lara E., Berney C., Ekelund F., Harms H., and Chatzinotas A. 2007. Molecular comparison
of cultivable protozoa from a pristine and a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon polluted site. Soil
Biol. Biochem. 39: 139-148.
Harms, H. 2007, Biosensing of heavy metals; In: Nies, D., Steinbüchel, A., and Silver, S. ‘How
Bacteria Handle Heavy Metals’ Springer, p. 143 – 157.
Harvey R. W., H. Harms, and L. L. Landkamer. 2007. Transport of Microorganisms in the
Terrestrial Subsurface: In Situ and Laboratory Methods; In Hurst, C. J. et al., eds.,: Manual of
Environmental Microbiology, ASM Press, Washington D.C. ISBN:978-1-55581-379-6
2006
Westendorf, A., D. Benndorf, T. Pribyl, H. Harms, and R. H. Müller. 2006. Kinetic traits
and enzyme form patterns of (R)-3-(2,4-di
-ketoglutarate
dioxygenase (RdpA) after expression in different bacterial strains. Eng. Life Sci. 6: 552-559.
Boenigk, J., K. Pfandl, T. Garstecki, H. Harms, G. Novarino, and A. Chatzinotas. 2006.
Evidence for geographic isolation and signs of endemisms within a protistan morphospecies.
Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72: 5159-5164.
Maskow, T., and H. Harms. 2006. Real time insights into bioprocesses using calorimetry: State
of the art and potential. Eng. Life Sci. 6: 266-277.
Harms, H. and L. Y. Wick. 2006. Dispersing pollutant-degrading bacteria in soil without
touching it. Eng. Life Sci. 6: 252-260.
Benndorf, D., M. Thiersch, N. Loffhagen, C. Kunath, and H. Harms. 2006. Pseudomonas
putida KT2440 responds specifically to chlorophenoxy herbicides and their initial metabolites.
Proteomics 6:3319-3329.
Kleinsteuber, S., V. Riis, I. Fetzer, H. Harms, and S. Müller. 2006. Population dynamics
within a microbial consortium during growth on diesel fuel in saline environments. Appl.
Environ. Microbiol. 72: 3531-3542.
Breuer, U. and H. Harms. 2006. Debaryomyces hansenii – an extremophilic yeast with
biotechnological potential. Yeast 23: 415-437.
Loffhagen N., C. Härtig, and H. Harms. 2006. Impact of the membrane fatty acid
composition on the uncoupling sensitivity of the energy conservation of Comamonas testosteroni
ATCC 17454. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 70: 618-624.
Maskow, T., J. Lerchner, M. Peitzsch, H. Harms, and G. Wolf. 2006. Chip-calorimetry for
the monitoring of whole cell biotransformation. J. Biotechnol. 122: 431-442.
Harms, H., M. Wells, and J. R. van der Meer. 2006. Whole-cell living biosensors – are they
ready for environmental application? Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 70: 273-280.
Achilles, J., H. Harms, and S. Müller. 2006. Analysis of living S. cerevisiae cell states - a three
colour approach. Cytometry Part A 69A: 173-177.
Maskow, T., S. Müller, A. Lösche, H. Harms and R. Kemp. 2006. Control of continuous
polyhydroxybutyrate synthesis using calorimetry and flow cytometry. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 93:
541-552.
Kaufmann, K., S. J. Chapman, C. D. Campbell, H. Harms, and P. Höhener. 2006.
Miniaturized test system for soil respiration induced by volatile pollutants. Environ. Poll. 140:
269-278.
Parsons, J., M. J. Belzunce Segarra, G. Cornelissen, Ö. Gustafsson, H. Harms, C. R.
Janssen, J. Kukkonen, P. van Noort, J. J. Ortega Calvo, and O. Solaun Etxeberria.
2006. Characterisation of contaminants in sediments – effects of bioavailability on impact. In
M. Barcelo and M. Petrovic (eds.) Sediment Quality and Impact Assessment of Pollutants 1.
Elsevier, P. 35-60.
2005
Kohlmeyer, S., T. H. M. Smits, R. M. Ford, C. Keel, H. Harms, and L. Y. Wick. 2005.
Taking the fungal highway: mobilization of pollutant-degrading bacteria by fungi. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 39: 4640-4646.
Wells, M., M. Goesch, R. Rigler, H. Harms, T. Lasser, and J. R. van der Meer. 2005.
Ultra-sensitive reporter protein detection in genetically-engineered bacteria. Anal. Chem. 77:
2683-2689.
Wells, M. C., M. Goesch, H. Harms, and J. R. van der Meer. 2005. Response characteristics
of arsenic-sensitive bioreporters expressing the gfp reporter gene. Microchim. Ac. 151: 209216.
Harms, H., J. Rime, O. Leupin, S. J. Hug, and J.R. van der Meer. 2005. Effect of
groundwater composition on arsenic detection by bacterial biosensors. Microchim. Ac. 151:
217-222.
Härtig, C., N. Loffhagen, and H. Harms. 2005. The formation of trans- fatty acids is not
involved in the growth-linked membrane adaptation of Pseudomonas putida . Appl. Environ.
Microbiol. 71:1915-1922.
Wells, M. C., L. Y. Wick, and H. Harms. 2005. A model polymer release system study of
PAH bioaccessibility: The relationship between ‘rapid’ release and bioaccessibility. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 39:1055-1063.
Johnsen A. R., L. Y. Wick, and H. Harms. 2005. Principles of microbial PAH-degradation.
Environ. Poll. 133: 71-84.
Balazs, D.J., K. Triandafillu, E. Sardella, G. Iacoviello, P. Favia, R. d'Agostino, H.
Harms, and H. J. Mathieu. 2005. PE-CVD modification of PVC endotracheal tubes to
inhibit bacterial adhesion: PEO-like and nano-composite Ag/PEO-like coatings. in Plasma
Processes and Polymers, R. D’Agostino, P. Favia, M. R. Wertheimer, Editors, Wiley- VHC
Publishers: Weinheim p. 351-369.
2004
Wick, L.Y., P. Mattle, P. Wattiau, and H. Harms. 2004. Electro-bioremediation: The impact
of direct current on transport and activity of pollutant-degrading bacteria. Environ. Sci.
Technol. 38: 4596-4602.
Wells, M. C., L. Y. Wick, and H. Harms. 2004. Perspectives on modeling the release of
hydrophobic organic contaminants drawn from model polymer release systems. J. Mater.
Chem. 14: 2461-2472.
Semple, K. T., K. J. Doick, P. Burauel, A. Craven, K. C. Jones, and H. Harms. 2004.
Defining bioavailability and bioaccessibility for the risk assessment and remediation of soils
and sediment is complicated. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38: 209A-212A.
Kaufmann, K., M. Christophersen, A. Buttler, H. Harms, and P. Höhener. 2004. Microbial
community response to petroleum hydrocarbon contamination in the unsaturated zone at the
experimental field site Værløse, Denmark. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 48: 387-399.
Gremion, F., A. Chatzinotas, K. Kaufmann, W. V. Sigler, and H. Harms. 2004. Impacts of
heavy metal contamination and phytoremediation on the microbial community during a
twelve months microcosm experiment. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 48: 273-283.
Balazs, D. J., Y. Chevolot, K. Triandafillu, P. Wood, C. van Delden, H. Harms, C.
Hollenstein and H. J. Mathieu. 2004. Inhibition of of bacterial adhesion on PVC
endotracheal tubes by RF-oxygen glow discharge, sodium hydroxide and silver nitrate
treatments. Biomaterials 25: 2139-2151.
Harms, H., and L. Y. Wick. 2004. Mobilization of organic compounds and iron by
microorganisms. In H. P. van Leeuwen, and W. Koester (eds.) Physicochemical Kinetics and
Transport at Chemical-Biologigal interphases. IUPAC series in Analytical and Physical
Chemistry of Environmental Systems. Wiley, Chichester. pp. 401-444.
2003
Chapman, S., A. Buttler., A.-J. Francez, F. Laggoun-Défarge, H. Vasander, M. Schloter,
J. Combe, P. Grosvernier, H. Harms, D. Epron, D. Gilbert, and E. Mitchell. 2003. Can
commercial exploitation of peatlands be compatible with the maintenance of biodiversity?
Frontiers Ecol. Environ. 19: 525-532.
Stocker, J., D. Balluch, M. Gsell, H. Harms, J. Feliciano, S. Daunert, K. A. Malik, and J.
R. van der Meer. 2003. Development of a set of simple bacterial biosensors for quantitative
and rapid field measurements of arsenite and arsenate in potable water. Environ. Sci. Technol.
37: 4743-4750.
Wick L. Y., N. Pasche, S. M. Bernasconi, O. Pelz, and H. Harms. 2003. Characterization of
multiple substrate utilization of anthracene-degrading Mycobacterium sp. LB501T under
oligotrophic conditions. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69: 6133-6142.
Gremion, F., A. Chatzinotas, and H. Harms. 2003. Combined 16S rDNA- and 16S rRNA
sequence analysis reveals that Actinobacteria might be a dominating part of the metabolically
active bacteria in heavy metal-contaminated bulk and rhizosphere soil. Environ. Microbiol. 5:
896-607.
Wick, L. Y., O. Pelz, S. M. Bernasconi, N. Andersen, and H. Harms. 2003. Influence of the
growth substrate on ester-linked phospholipid and glycolipid fatty acids of anthracenedegrading Mycobacterium sp. LB501T. Environ. Microbiol. 5: 672-680.
Höhener, P., C. Duwig, G. Pasteris, K. Kaufmann, N. Dakhel, and H. Harms. 2003.
Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbon vapors: laboratory studies on rates and kinetics in
unsaturated alluvial sand. J. Contam. Hydrol. 66: 93-115.
Harms, H., H. P. Volkland, G. Repphun, A. Hiltpolt, O. Wanner, and A. J. B. Zehnder.
2003. Action of complexing agents on solid iron in phosphate-containing aqueous solutions.
Corrosion Science 45: 1717-1732.
Balazs, D. J., K. Triandafillu, Y. Chevolot, B.-O. Aronsson, H. Harms, P. Descouts, and
H. J. Mathieu. 2003. Surface modification of PVC endotracheal tubes by oxygen glow.
Surface and Interface Analysis 35: 301-309.
Smits, T. H. M., L. Y. Wick, H. Harms and C Keel. 2003. Characterization of the surface
hydrophobicity of filamentous fungi. Environ. Microbiol. 5: 85-91.
Medilanski, E., L. Wick, O. Wanner, and H. Harms. 2003. Mutual influences of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa and Desulfovibrio desulfuricans on their adhesion to stainless steel. Biofouling 19: 125132.
Triandafillu, K., D. J. Balazs, Y. Chevolot, C. Granges, B.-O. Aronsson, F. Sidouni, P.
Descouts, H. J. Mathieu, and H. Harms. 2003. Adhesion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains
to untreated and oxygen plasma-treated PVC of endotracheal intubation devices. Biomaterials
24: 1507-1518.
Chatzinotas A.; Harms H. 2003. Nachweismethoden für pathogene Mikroorganismen, In P.
Huggenberger, A. Auckentaler (eds.) Pathogene Mikroorganismen im Grund- und
Trinkwasser, Birkhäuser, Basel (2002 ) pp. 39-53.
2002
Wick, L. Y., P. Wattiau, and H. Harms. 2002. Influence of substrate bioavailability on mycolic
acid composition of Mycobacterium sp. LB501T. Environ. Microbiol. 4: 612-616.
Medilanski E., K. Kaufmann, L. Wick, O. Wanner, and H. Harms. 2002. Influence of the
surface topography of stainless steel on bacterial adhesion. Biofouling 18: 93-103.
Reimmann C., N. Ginet, L. Michel, C. Keel, P. Michaux, V. Krishnapillai, M. Zala, K.
Heurlier, K. Triandafillu, H. Harms, G. Défago, and D. Haas. 2002. Genetically
programmed autoinducer destruction reduces virulence gene expression and swarming
motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Microbiol. 148: 923-932.
Wick L.Y., A. Ruiz de Munain, D. Springael, and H. Harms. 2002. Responses of
Mycobacterium sp. LB501T to the low bioavailability of solid anthracene. Appl. Microbiol.
Biotechnol. 58: 378-385.
Harms, H. 2002. Movement, retention and growth of microorganisms in the terrestrial
subsurface. In Vulliet, L., Laloui, L. and Schrefler, B (Eds.). Environmental Geomechanics,
EPFL Press, Lausanne, pp. 95-108.
Harvey R. W., and H. Harms. 2002. Use of Microorganisms and Microspheres as Tracers in
groundwater. In: G. Britton (ed.) Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, John Wiley &
Sons. New York. pp. 3194-3202.
2001
Volkland H.P., H. Harms, O. Wanner, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 2001. Corrosion protection by
anaerobiosis Wat. Sci. Technol. 44: 103-106.
Power, M. E., J. R. van der Meer, H. Harms, and O. Wanner. 2001. Colonization of aerobic
biofilms by sulfate-reducing bacteria. Biofouling 17: 275-288.
Jaspers, M. C. M., C. Meier, A. J. B. Zehnder, H. Harms, and J. R. van der Meer. 2001.
Measuring mass transfer processes of octane with the help of an alkS-alkB::gfp tagged
Escherichia coli. Environ. Microbiol. 3: 512-524.
Wick, L. Y., T. Colangelo-Failla, and H. Harms. 2001. Kinetics of mass transfer-limited
microbial growth on solid PAHs. Environ. Sci. Technol. 35: 354-361.
Garcia, J. M., L. Y. Wick, and H. Harms. 2001. Influence of the nonionic surfactant Brij 35
on the bioavailability of solid and sorbed dibenzofuran. Environ. Sci. Technol. 35: 2033-2039.
Simoni, S. F., A. Schäfer, H. Harms, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 2001. Factors affecting mass
transfer limitation of biotransformation in saturated porous media. J. Contam. Hydrol. 50: 99120.
Volkland, H. P., H. Harms, O. Wanner, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 2001. Restoration of
phosphated mild steel by bacteria. Corrosion Science. 43: 2135-2146.
Harvey R. W., and H. Harms. 2001. Transport of microorganisms in the terrestrial subsurface:
in situ and laboratory methods. In: Manual of Environmental Microbiology, ASM Press,
Washington D.C., pp. 753-776.
Wick, L. Y., D. Springael, and H. Harms. 2001. Bacterial strategies to promote the
bioavailability of hydrophobic pollutants. In: R. Stegmann, G. Brunner, W. Calmano, G. Matz
(eds.), Treatment of Contaminated Soil. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 203 -217.
Bosma, T. N. P., H. Harms, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 2001. Biodegradation of xenobiotics in
environment and technosphere. In: O. Hutzinger (ed.), The Handbook of Environmental
Chemistry. The natural environment and the biogeochemical cycles. Springer, Heidelberg.
2000
Simoni, S. F., T. N. P. Bosma, H. Harms, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 2000. Bivalent cations
increase both the subpopulation of adhering bacteria and their adhesion efficiency in sand
columns. Environ. Sci. Technol. 34: 1011-1017.
Bastiaens, L., D. Springael, P. Wattiau, H. Harms, R. de Wachter, H. Verachtert, and L.
Diels. 2000. Isolation of new polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degrading bacteria
using PAH-sorbing carriers. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66:1834-1843.
Volkland, H. P., H. Harms, K. Knopf, O. Wanner, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 2000. Corrosion
protection of mild steel. Biofouling 15: 287-297.
M. Lahlou, H. Harms, Dirk Springael, and J.-J. Ortega-Calvo. 2000. Influence of soil
components on the transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria through
saturated porous media. Environ. Sci. Technol. 34: 3649-3656.
Volkland, H. P., H. Harms, B. Müller, G. Repphun, O. Wanner, and A. J. B. Zehnder.
2000. Bacterial phosphating of mild (unalloyed) steel. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 43894395.
1999
Power, M. E., J. Calabria Araujo, J. R. van der Meer, H. Harms, and O. Wanner. 1999.
Monitoring sulfate-reducing bacteria in heterotrophic biofilms. Wat. Sci. Technol. 39: 49-56.
Ortega-Calvo, J. J., C. Fesch, and H. Harms. 1999. Degradation of clay-sorbed 2,4dinitrotoluene by Burkholderia sp. Environ. Sci. Technol. 33:3737-3742.
Harms, H. 1999. Bioavailability of hydrophobic organic compounds - The use of laboratory
model systems to elucidate the mechanisms of bioavailability. In: J. C. Block, P. Baveye, and
V. V. Goncharuk (eds.), Bioavailability of Organic Xenobiotics in the Environment – Practical
Consequences for the Environment, NATO ASI series, pp. 121-134.
Jaspers, M., S. Totevova, H. Harms, and J. R. van der Meer. 1999. The use of whole-cell
living biosensors to determine the bioavailability of pollutants to microorganisms. In: J. C.
Block, P. Baveye, and V. V. Goncharuk (eds.), Bioavailability of Organic Xenobiotics in the
Environment – Practical Consequences for the Environment, NATO ASI series, pp. 153-158.
Jaspers, M. C. M., H. Harms, and J.-R. van der Meer. 1999. Whole-cell living bioreporters
expressing bioluminescence upon the presence of bioavailable concentrations of specific
pollutants: an overview. In: R. Fass, Y. Flashner, and S. Reuveny (eds.), Novel Approaches for
Bioremediation of Organic Pollution, pp. 137 - 150.
1998
Eisenmann, H., H. Harms, R. Meckenstock, E. Meyer, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 1998.
Grazing of a Tetrahymena sp. on adhered bacteria in percolated columns monitored by in situ
hybridization with fluorescent oligonucleotide probes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 64:12641269.
Jucker, B. A., H. Harms, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 1998. Polymer interactions between bacterial
cells and glass investigated using LPS micelles. Colloids Surf. B: Biointerfaces 11:33-45.
Simoni, S. F., H. Harms, T. N. P. Bosma, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 1998. Population
heterogeneity affects transport of bacteria through sand columns at low flow rates. Environ.
Sci. Technol. 32:2100-2105.
Jucker, B. A., A. J. B. Zehnder, and H. Harms. 1998. Quantification of polymer interactions
in bacterial adhesion. Environ. Sci. Technol. 32:2909-2915.
Schäfer, A., P. Ustohal, H. Harms, F. Stauffer, T. Dracos, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 1998.
Transport of bacteria in unsaturated porous media. J. Contam. Hydrol. 33:149-169.
Schäfer, A., H. Harms, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 1998. Bacterial accumulation at the air-water
interface. Environ. Sci. Technol. 32:3704-3712.
1997
Harms, H., and T. N. P. Bosma. 1997. Mass transfer limitation of microbial growth and
pollutant degradation. J. Ind. Microbiol. 18:97-105.
Harms, H. 1998. Bioavailability of dioxin-like compounds for microbial degradation. In: R.-M.
Wittich (ed.), Biodegradation of Dioxins and Furans, Landes Bioscience, Austin, TX, pp.135163.
Sticher, P., M. C. M. Jaspers, K. Stemmler, H. Harms, A. J. B. Zehnder, and J. R. van der
Meer. 1997. Development and characterization of a whole cell bioluminescent sensor for
bioavailable middle-chain alkanes in contaminated groundwater samples. Appl. Environ.
Microbiol. 63:4053-4060.
Jucker, B. A., H. Harms, S. J. Hug, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 1997. Adsorption of bacterial
surface polymers is mediated by the formation of hydrogen bonds. Colloids Surf. B:
Biointerfaces 9:331-343.
Sigg, L., K.-U. Goss, S. Haderlein, H. Harms, S. Hug, and C. Ludwig. 1997. Sorption
phenomena at environmental solid surfaces. Chimia 51:893-899.
1996
Schäfer, A., H. Harms, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 1996. Bacterial degradation of 4-nitroanisol.
Biodegradation. 7: 249-255.
Harms, H. 1996. Bacterial growth on distant naphthalene diffusing through water, air, watersaturated, and unsaturated porous media. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62: 2286-2293.
Jucker, B. A., H. Harms, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 1996. Adhesion of the positively charged
bacterium Stenotrophomonas (Xanthomonas) maltophilia strain 70401 to glass and teflon. J.
Bacteriol. 178:5472-5479.
1995
Harms, H., and A. J. B. Zehnder. 1995. Bioavailability of sorbed 3-chlorodibenzofuran. Appl.
Environ. Microbiol. 61: 27-33.
Harms, H., H. Wilkes, R.-M. Wittich, and P. Fortnagel. 1995. Metabolism of
hydroxydibenzofurans, methoxydibenzofurans, acetoxydibenzofurans, and nitrodibenzofurans
by Sphingomonas sp. HH69. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61:2499-2505.
1994
Harms, H., and A. J. B. Zehnder. 1994. Influence of substrate diffusion on degradation of
dibenzofuran and 3-chlorodibenzofuran by attached and suspended bacteria. Appl. Environ.
Microbiol. 60: 2736-2745.
1992
Wilkes, H. , W. Francke, R.-M. Wittich, H. Harms, S. Schmidt, and P. Fortnagel. 1992.
Mechanistic investigations on microbial degradation of diaryl ethers. Naturwissenschaften 79:
269-271.
van der Meer, J. R., T. N. P. Bosma, W. P. de Bruin, H. Harms, C. Holliger, H. H. M.
Rijnaarts, M. E. Tros, G. Schraa, and A. J. B. Zehnder. 1992. Versatility of soil column
experiments to study biodegradation of halogenated compounds under environmental
conditions. Biodegradation 3: 265-284.
1991
Harms, H., H. Wilkes, V. Sinnwell, R.-M. Wittich, K. Figge, W. Francke, and P.
Fortnagel. 1991. Transformation of 3-chlorodibenzofuran by Pseudomonas sp. HH69. FEMS
Microbiol. Lett. 81: 25-30.
1990
Fortnagel, P., H. Harms, R.-M. Wittich, S. Krohn, H. Meyer, V. Sinnwell, H. Wilkes, and
W. Francke. 1990. Metabolism of dibenzofuran by Pseudomonas sp. strain HH69 and the
mixed culture HH27. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56: 1148-1156
Harms, H., R.-M. Wittich, V. Sinnwell, H. Meyer, P. Fortnagel, and W. Francke. 1990.
Transformation of dibenzo-p-dioxin by Pseudomonas sp. strain HH69. Appl. Environ.
Microbiol. 56: 1157-1159.
1989
Fortnagel, P., H. Harms, R.-M. Wittich, W. Francke, S. Krohn, and H. Meyer. 1989.
Cleavage of dibenzofuran and dibenzo-p-dioxin ring systems by a Pseudomonas bacterium.
Naturwissenschaften 76: 222-223.
Fortnagel, P., R.-M. Wittich, H. Harms, S. Schmidt, S. Franke, V. Sinnwell, H. Wilkes,
and W. Francke. 1989. New bacterial degradation of the biaryl ether structure.
Naturwissenschaften 76: 523-524.
Proceedings and popular publications
Müller, R. H., T. Rohwerder, and H. Harms. 2007. A stoichiometric and kinetic model fort
he growth-associated microbial degradation of MTBE/ETBE. Proceedings of the 3rd
European Conference on MTBE and other fuel oxygenates, MTBE 2007, June 7-8, Antwerp,
Belgium – ISBN 9789058570086, p. 33-37.
Abraham, W.-R., Brüggemann, N., Buschbaum, C., Gutt, J., Harms, H., Hartmann, A.,
Henle, K., Klenke, R., Kuhn, A., Liebig, J., Lüders, T., Munch, J.C., Papen, H., Ring,
I., Schloter, M., Schurr, U., and Wissel, C. 2006. Biodiversität – im Forschungsbereich
Erde und Umwelt der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Gaia.
Maskow T., J. Lerchner, M. Peitzsch, H. Harms. 2006. Biothermodynamic characterization
and dynamic analysis of biofilms using calorimetry. Biofilms 2: 245-273
Harms, H. und J. R. van der Meer. 2005. Bakterielle Bioreporter für die Arsenanalytik im
Trinkwasser. Laborwelt 6 (3): 22-24.
Wick, L. Y., P. Mattle, and H. Harms. 2003. Electro-bioremediation: The impact of direct
current on transport and activity of pollutant-degrading bacteria. Swiss medical weekly: 133: 6.
Wick, L. Y., and H. Harms. 2003. Bacteria as bioavailability enhancing agents. Proceedings of
the 2nd International Workshop on Bioavailability of soil pollutants and risk assessment.
Wick, L. Y., P. Mattle, and H. Harms. Electrokinetic transport of PAH-degrading bacteria in
soils. Contaminated Soil 2003
Harms, H. 2003. Polymer interactions in bacterial adheison to mineral surfaces. ACS Annual
Meeting 2003, New Orleans.
Harms, H. und Wick, L. 2003. Untergrundbewegung im Dienst der Umwelt. Neue Zürcher
Zeitung 29:69.
Harms H. und Wick, L. 2003. 'Harte' Bakterien für harte Aufgaben. Neue Zürcher Zeitung
29:69.
Kaufmann K., N. Dakhel, H. Harms, and P. Höhener. 2002. Assessment of microbial
communities in the unsaturated zone during natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons
D. Halm & P. Grathwohl (Eds.), Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on
Groundwater risk assessment at contaminated sites, Tübinger Geowissenschaftliche Arbeiten
Nr. 61: pp. 249-253.
Wick, L.Y., and H. Harms. 2001. Bacterial mechanisms to optimize the bioavailability of solid
PAHs. Proceedings of the 6th Battelle-Conference 'In Situ and On-Site Bioremediation' San
Diego.
Harms, H., P. Höhener und A. Chatzinotas. 2001. Veränderung mikrobieller Gemeinschaften
in Böden während Zyklen von Kontamination und biotechnologischer Reinigung. Bulletin
BSA/VBB 5.
Harms, H. 2001. Römer oder Bakterien? Biologisch erzeugte Schutzschicht auf Eisen. Neue
Zürcher Zeitung 123 vom 30. Mai 2001.
Wick L.Y.; Harms, H. 2000. Bakterielle Strategien zur Erhöhung der Bioverfügbarkeit
hydrophober organischer Schadstoffe. In: Natural Attenuation; Neue Erkenntnisse, Konflikte,
Anwendungen (2. Symposium Natural Attenuation vom 7. bis 8. Dezember 2000), Dechema
e.V., Frankfurt a. M.; p 262-263 (2000). (ISBN 3-89746-021-1)
Wick, L.Y., and H. Harms. 2000. Bacterial enhancement of pollutant bioavailability.
Proceedings of the conference ConSoil 2000, 7th International FKZ/TNO conference on
contaminated soil, Leipzig, Germany.
Medilanski, E., K. Kaufmann, T. R. Neu, O. Wanner, and H. Harms. 2000. Factors
controlling the structure and microbial composition of biofilms. Proceedings of the 3rd Cost520 workshop, Budapest, Hungary.
Harms H. and L.Y. Wick. 2000. How bacteria and other practitioners overcome the low
bioavailability of organic soil contaminants. Proceedings of the 13th Forum of Applied
Biotechnology, Brugge, Belgium.
Medilanski, E., K. Kaufmann, O. Wanner and H. Harms. 1999. Factors controlling the
structure and microbial composition of biofilms. Proceedings of the 2nd Cost-520 workshop,
Sion.
van der Meer, J.R. und H. Harms. 1999. Leuchtende Bakterien als Biosensoren – Nachweis
der Bioverfügbarkeit von Schadstoffen. Neue Zürcher Zeitung 39 vom 17.2.1999: 64.
Jaspers, M. J. M., H. Harms, C. Werlen, C. Meier und J. R. van der Meer. 1999.
Mikrobielle Monitoringsysteme für die Bestimmung der Bioverfügbarkeit von Schadstoffen.
Terratech 6/1999: 7 - 9.
Simoni, S., B. Jucker, A. Schäfer, H. Harms und A. J. B. Zehnder. 1998. Weshalb sind
Oberflächen für Bakterien anziehend? EAWAG Jahresbericht 1997: 46-47.
Harms, H., M.C.M. Jaspers, P. Sticher und J. R. van der Meer. 1997. Entwicklung von
Biosensoren für die Bestimmung bioverfügbarer Schadstoffkonzentrationen. EAWAG
Jahresbericht 1996:20-25.
Volkland, H.-P., H. Harms und O. Wanner. 1997. Korrosionsschutz von Stahl durch
bakterielle Behandlung. EAWAG Jahresbericht 1996:46-47.
van der Meer, J. R., M. Jaspers, P. Sticher, R. Tchelet und H. Harms. 1997. Bakterien
können die bioverfügbaren Konzentrationen verschiedener Umweltschadstoffe anzeigen.
EAWAG news 43:25-27.
van der Meer, J. R. und H. Harms. 1997. Was kann mikrobiologische Forschung zur
Bodensanierung beitragen? Terratech 3/1997:49-51.
Harms, H. 1996. Bioverfügbarkeit organischer Schadstoffe - der Einfluß von Sorption und
Massentransfer. In: R. Stegmann (Hrsg.): Neue Techniken der Bodenreinigung, Hamburger
Berichte, Economica-Verlag, Bonn.
Harms, H. 1995. Bioverfügbarkeit sorbierten 3-Chlordibenzofurans. EAWAG Jahresbericht
1994:37.
Bosma, T. N. P. und H. Harms. 1995. Bioverfügbarkeit organischer Verunreinigungen.
EAWAG news 40:28-31.
Harms, H., and A. J. B. Zehnder. 1992. Biodegradation of dibenzofurans in soil: degradation
of dibenzofuran and 3-chlorodibenzofuran in a soil-model system. In: soil decontamination
using biological processes. DECHEMA Frankfurt.:466-470.
Wittich, R. M., P. Bünz, S. Schmidt, H. Harms, P. Fortnagel, H. Wilkes, V. Sinnwell und
W. Francke. 1991. Bacterial mineralization of diaryl ethers - critical steps for degradation.
DGMK-Bericht 9106:105-110.
Figge, K., A. Wernitz, P. Fortnagel, R.-M. Wittich, und H. Harms. 1991. Dibenzofuran:
Bakterielle Mineralisierung - Kinetik des Abbaues in heterogenen Systemen. UWSF - Z.
Umweltchem. Ökotox. 3: 201-205.
Fortnagel, P., R.-M. Wittich, H. Harms, K. Figge, S. Krohn, H. Meyer, and W. Francke.
1989. Degradation or modification of dibenzofuran and dibenzo-p-dioxin by Pseudomonas
strains. DECHEMA Biotechnology Conferences 3, VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, Weinheim, pp.
53-56.
Fortnagel, P. und H. Harms. 1989. Biologischer Abbau von Dibenzofuranen und verwandten
Verbindungen. 1989. In: K. J. Thomé-Kozmiensky (Hrsg.): Altlasten 3. EF-Verlag für
Energie- und Umwelttechnik GmbH, pp. 423-429.