Entries of Thomm, Michael on the publication server

Dexl, Stefan Albin, Reichelt, Robert, Kraatz, Katharina, Schulz, Sarah, Grohmann, Dina, Bartlett, Michael and Thomm, Michael (2018) Displacement of the transcription factor B reader domain during transcription initiation. Nucleic Acids Research 46 (19), pp. 10066-10081.

Reichelt, Robert, Ruperti, Katharina M. A., Kreuzer, Martina, Dexl, Stefan, Thomm, Michael and Hausner, Winfried (2018) The Transcriptional Regulator TFB-RF1 Activates Transcription of a Putative ABC Transporter in Pyrococcus furiosus. Frontiers in Microbiology 9 (838), pp. 1-11.

Smollett, Katherine , Blombach, Fabian , Reichelt, Robert , Thomm, Michael and Werner, Finn (2017) A global analysis of transcription reveals two modes of Spt4/5 recruitment to archaeal RNA polymerase. Nature Microbiology 2 (5). Fulltext not available.

Antranikian, Garabed, Suleiman, Marcel, Schäfers, Christian, Adams, Michael W. W., Bartolucci, Simonetta , Blamey, Jenny M., Birkeland, Nils-Kåre , Bonch-Osmolovskaya, Elizaveta, da Costa, Milton S. , Cowan, Don, Danson, Michael, Forterre, Patrick, Kelly, Robert, Ishino, Yoshizumi, Littlechild, Jennifer, Moracci, Marco , Noll, Kenneth, Oshima, Tairo, Robb, Frank , Rossi, Mosè, Santos, Helena , Schönheit, Peter, Sterner, Reinhard, Thauer, Rudolf, Thomm, Michael, Wiegel, Jürgen and Stetter, Karl Otto (2017) Diversity of bacteria and archaea from two shallow marine hydrothermal vents from Vulcano Island. Extremophiles 21 (4), pp. 733-742. Fulltext not available.

Hausner, Winfried , Reichelt, Robert Martin, Gindner, Antonia and Thomm, Michael (2016) Genome-wide binding analysis of the transcriptional regulator TrmBL1 in Pyrococcus furiosus. BMC Genomics 17 (40), pp. 1-18.

Gagen, Emma J., Yoshinaga, Marcos Y., Garcia Prado, Franka, Hinrichs, Kai-Uwe and Thomm, Michael (2016) The Proteome and Lipidome ofThermococcus kodakarensisacross the Stationary Phase. Archaea 2016, pp. 1-15. Fulltext not available.

Yoshinaga, Marcos Y. , Gagen, Emma J. , Wörmer, Lars, Broda, Nadine K., Meador, Travis B., Wendt, Jenny, Thomm, Michael and Hinrichs, Kai-Uwe (2015) Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus modulates its membrane lipids in response to hydrogen and nutrient availability. Frontiers in Microbiology 6. Fulltext not available.

Elling, Felix J. , Becker, Kevin W. , Könneke, Martin , Schröder, Jan M., Kellermann, Matthias Y., Thomm, Michael and Hinrichs, Kai-Uwe (2015) Respiratory quinones in A rchaea : phylogenetic distribution and application as biomarkers in the marine environment. Environmental Microbiology 18 (2), pp. 692-707. Fulltext not available.

Ahmad, Misbha Ud Din , Waege, Ingrid, Hausner, Winfried, Thomm, Michael, Boos, Winfried, Diederichs, Kay and Welte, Wolfram (2015) Structural Insights into Nonspecific Binding of DNA by TrmBL2, an Archaeal Chromatin Protein. Journal of Molecular Biology 427 (20), pp. 3216-3229. Fulltext not available.

Sommer, Bettina, Waege, Ingrid, Pöllmann, David, Seitz, Tobias, Thomm, Michael, Sterner, Reinhard and Hausner, Winfried (2014) Activation of a chimeric Rpb5/RpoH subunit using library selection. Plos One 9.

Meador, Travis B., Gagen, Emma J. , Loscar, Michael E., Goldhammer, Tobias, Yoshinaga, Marcos Y. , Wendt, Jenny, Thomm, Michael and Hinrichs, Kai-Uwe (2014) Thermococcus kodakarensis modulates its polar membrane lipids and elemental composition according to growth stage and phosphate availability. Frontiers in Microbiology 5. Fulltext not available.

Fouqueau, Thomas , Zeller, Mirijam Elisabeth, Cheung, Alan C. , Cramer, Patrick and Thomm, Michael (2013) The RNA polymerase trigger loop functions in all three phases of the transcription cycle. Nucleic Acids Research.

Randau, Lennart, Pluchon, Pierre-François , Fouqueau, Thomas, Crezé, Christophe, Laurent, Sébastien , Briffotaux, Julien, Hogrel, Gaëlle, Palud, Adeline, Henneke, Ghislaine , Godfroy, Anne, Hausner, Winfried, Thomm, Michael, Nicolas, Jacques and Flament, Didier (2013) An Extended Network of Genomic Maintenance in the Archaeon Pyrococcus abyssi Highlights Unexpected Associations between Eucaryotic Homologs. PLoS ONE 8 (11), e79707. Fulltext not available.

Kreuzer, Martina, Schmutzler, Karolin, Waege, Ingrid, Thomm, Michael and Hausner, Winfried (2013) Genetic engineering of Pyrococcus furiosus to use chitin as a carbon source. BMC biotechnology 13, p. 9.

Gagen, Emma J. , Huber, Harald, Meador, Travis, Hinrichs, Kai-Uwe and Thomm, Michael (2013) Novel Cultivation-Based Approach To Understanding the Miscellaneous Crenarchaeotic Group (MCG) Archaea from Sedimentary Ecosystems. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 79 (20), pp. 6400-6406. Fulltext not available.

Ochs, Simon M., Thumann, Sybille, Richau, Renate, Weirauch, Matt T., Lowe, Todd M., Thomm, Michael and Hausner, Winfried (2012) Activation of Archaeal Transcription Mediated by Recruitment of Transcription Factor B. Journal of Biological Chemistry 287 (22), pp. 18863-18871. Fulltext not available.

Armache, Jean-Paul , Anger, Andreas M., Márquez, Viter, Franckenberg, Sibylle, Fröhlich, Thomas, Villa, Elizabeth , Berninghausen, Otto, Thomm, Michael, Arnold, Georg J., Beckmann, Roland and Wilson, Daniel N. (2012) Promiscuous behaviour of archaeal ribosomal proteins: Implications for eukaryotic ribosome evolution. Nucleic Acids Research 41 (2), pp. 1284-1293. Fulltext not available.

Becker, Thomas, Franckenberg, Sibylle, Wickles, Stephan, Shoemaker, Christopher J., Anger, Andreas M., Armache, Jean-Paul , Sieber, Heidemarie, Ungewickell, Charlotte, Berninghausen, Otto, Daberkow, Ingo, Karcher, Annette, Thomm, Michael, Hopfner, Karl-Peter , Green, Rachel and Beckmann, Roland (2012) Structural basis of highly conserved ribosome recycling in eukaryotes and archaea. Nature 482 (7386), pp. 501-506. Fulltext not available.

Klingl, Andreas, Moissl-Eichinger, Christine , Wanner, Gerhard, Zweck, Josef, Huber, Harald, Thomm, Michael and Rachel, Reinhard (2011) Analysis of the surface proteins of "Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans" strain SP5/1 and the new, pyrite-oxidizing "Acidithiobacillus" isolate HV2/2, and their possible involvement in pyrite oxidation. Archives of Microbiology, online. Fulltext restricted.

Ruan, Wenjie, Lehmann, Elisabeth, Thomm, Michael, Kostrewa, Dirk and Cramer, Patrick (2011) Evolution of Two Modes of Intrinsic RNA Polymerase Transcript Cleavage. Journal of Biological Chemistry 286 (21), pp. 18701-18707. Fulltext not available.

Márquez, Viter, Fröhlich, Thomas, Armache, Jean-Paul , Sohmen, Daniel, Dönhöfer, Alexandra, Mikolajka, Aleksandra, Berninghausen, Otto, Thomm, Michael, Beckmann, Roland, Arnold, Georg J. and Wilson, Daniel N. (2011) Proteomic Characterization of Archaeal Ribosomes Reveals the Presence of Novel Archaeal-Specific Ribosomal Proteins. Journal of Molecular Biology 405 (5), pp. 1215-1232. Fulltext not available.

Waege, Ingrid, Schmid, Georg, Thumann, Sybille, Thomm, Michael and Hausner, Winfried (2010) Shuttle Vector-Based Transformation System for Pyrococcus furiosus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 76 (10), pp. 3308-3313. Fulltext not available.

Armache, Jean-Paul , Jarasch, Alexander , Anger, Andreas M., Villa, Elizabeth , Becker, Thomas, Bhushan, Shashi, Jossinet, Fabrice, Habeck, Michael , Dindar, Gülcin, Franckenberg, Sibylle, Marquez, Viter, Mielke, Thorsten, Thomm, Michael, Berninghausen, Otto, Beatrix, Birgitta, Söding, Johannes, Westhof, Eric, Wilson, Daniel N. and Beckmann, Roland (2010) Cryo-EM structure and rRNA model of a translating eukaryotic 80S ribosome at 5.5-Å resolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (46), pp. 19748-19753. Fulltext not available.

Keese, Annette M., Schut, Gerrit J., Ouhammouch, Mohamed, Adams, Michael W. W. and Thomm, Michael (2010) Genome-Wide Identification of Targets for the Archaeal Heat Shock Regulator Phr by Cell-Free Transcription of Genomic DNA. Journal of Bacteriology 192 (5), pp. 1292-1298. Fulltext not available.

Armache, Jean-Paul , Jarasch, Alexander , Anger, Andreas M., Villa, Elizabeth , Becker, Thomas, Bhushan, Shashi, Jossinet, Fabrice, Habeck, Michael, Dindar, Gülcin, Franckenberg, Sibylle, Marquez, Viter, Mielke, Thorsten, Thomm, Michael, Berninghausen, Otto, Beatrix, Birgitta, Söding, Johannes, Westhof, Eric, Wilson, Daniel N. and Beckmann, Roland (2010) Localization of eukaryote-specific ribosomal proteins in a 5.5-Å cryo-EM map of the 80S eukaryotic ribosome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (46), pp. 19754-19759. Fulltext not available.

Yang, Hua, Lipscomb, Gina L., Keese, Annette M., Schut, Gerrit J., Thomm, Michael, Adams, Michael W. W. , Wang, Bi Cheng and Scott, Robert A. (2010) SurR regulates hydrogen production in Pyrococcus furiosus by a sulfur-dependent redox switch. Molecular Microbiology 77 (5), pp. 1111-1122. Fulltext not available.

Kostrewa, Dirk, Zeller, Mirijam E., Armache, Karim-Jean, Seizl, Martin, Leike, Kristin, Thomm, Michael and Cramer, Patrick (2009) RNA polymerase II–TFIIB structure and mechanism of transcription initiation. Nature 462 (7271), pp. 323-330. Fulltext not available.

Grünberg, Sebastian, Reich, Christoph, Zeller, Mirijam E., Bartlett, Michael S. and Thomm, Michael (2009) Rearrangement of the RNA polymerase subunit H and the lower jaw in archaeal elongation complexes. Nucleic Acids Research 38 (6), pp. 1950-1963. Fulltext not available.

Lipscomb, Gina L., Keese, Annette M., Cowart, Darin M., Schut, Gerrit J., Thomm, Michael, Adams, Michael W. W. and Scott, Robert A. (2009) SurR: a transcriptional activator and repressor controlling hydrogen and elemental sulphur metabolism in Pyrococcus furiosus. Molecular Microbiology 71 (2), pp. 332-349. Fulltext not available.

Reich, Christoph, Zeller, Mirijam, Milkereit, Philipp, Hausner, Winfried, Cramer, Patrick, Tschochner, Herbert and Thomm, Michael (2009) The archaeal RNA polymerase subunit P and the eukaryotic polymerase subunit Rpb12 are interchangeable in vivo and in vitro. Molecular Microbiology 71 (4), pp. 989-1002. Fulltext not available.

Micorescu, Michael, Grünberg, Sebastian , Franke, Andreas, Cramer, Patrick, Thomm, Michael and Bartlett, Michael (2008) Archaeal Transcription: Function of an Alternative Transcription Factor B from Pyrococcus furiosus. Journal of Bacteriology 190 (1), pp. 157-167. Fulltext not available.

Spitalny, Patrizia and Thomm, Michael (2008) A polymerase III‐like reinitiation mechanism is operating in regulation of histone expression in archaea. Molecular Microbiology 67 (5), pp. 958-970. Fulltext not available.

Etzel, Katja, Klingl, Andreas, Huber, Harald, Rachel, Reinhard, Schmalz, Gottfried, Thomm, Michael and Depmeier, Wulf (2008) Etching of {111} and {210} synthetic pyrite surfaces by two archaeal strains, Metallosphaera sedula and Sulfolobus metallicus. Hydrometallurgy 94 (1-4), pp. 116-120. Fulltext not available.

Lee, Sung-Jae, Surma, Melanie, Hausner, Winfried, Thomm, Michael and Boos, Winfried (2008) The role of TrmB and TrmB-like transcriptional regulators for sugar transport and metabolism in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus. Archives of Microbiology 190 (3), pp. 247-256. Fulltext not available.

Pisa, Kim Y., Huber, Harald, Thomm, Michael and Müller, Volker (2007) A sodium ion‐dependent A1AO ATP synthase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus. The FEBS Journal 274 (15), pp. 3928-3938. Fulltext not available.

Lee, Sung‐Jae, Surma, Melanie, Seitz, Sabine, Hausner, Winfried, Thomm, Michael and Boos, Winfried (2007) Characterization of the TrmB‐like protein, PF0124, a TGM‐recognizing global transcriptional regulator of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus. Molecular Microbiology 65 (2), pp. 305-318. Fulltext not available.

Liu, Wei, Vierke, Gudrun, Wenke, Ann-Kathrin, Thomm, Michael and Ladenstein, Rudolf (2007) Crystal Structure of the Archaeal Heat Shock Regulator from Pyrococcus furiosus: A Molecular Chimera Representing Eukaryal and Bacterial Features. Journal of Molecular Biology 369 (2), pp. 474-488. Fulltext not available.

Lee, Sung‐Jae, Surma, Melanie, Seitz, Sabine, Hausner, Winfried, Thomm, Michael and Boos, Winfried (2007) Differential signal transduction via TrmB, a sugar sensing transcriptional repressor of Pyrococcus furiosus. Molecular Microbiology 64 (6), pp. 1499-1505. Fulltext not available.

Etzel, Katja, Huber, Harald, Rachel, Reinhard, Schmalz, Gottfried, Thomm, Michael and Depmeier, Wulf (2007) Pyrite surface alteration of synthetic single crystals as effect of microbial activity and crystallographic orientation. Advanced materials research 20/21, pp. 350-353. Fulltext not available.

Naji, Souad, Bertero, Michela G., Spitalny, Patrizia, Cramer, Patrick and Thomm, Michael (2007) Structure–function analysis of the RNA polymerase cleft loops elucidates initial transcription, DNA unwinding and RNA displacement. Nucleic Acids Research 36 (2), pp. 676-687. Fulltext not available.

Naji, Souad, Grünberg, Sebastian and Thomm, Michael (2007) The RPB7 Orthologue E′ Is Required for Transcriptional Activity of a Reconstituted Archaeal Core Enzyme at Low Temperatures and Stimulates Open Complex Formation. Journal of Biological Chemistry 282 (15), pp. 11047-11057. Fulltext not available.

Grünberg, Sebastian , Bartlett, Michael S., Naji, Souad and Thomm, Michael (2007) Transcription Factor E Is a Part of Transcription Elongation Complexes. Journal of Biological Chemistry 282 (49), pp. 35482-35490. Fulltext not available.

Goede, Bernd, Naji, Souad, von Kampen, Oliver, Ilg, Karin and Thomm, Michael (2006) Protein-Protein Interactions in the Archaeal Transcriptional Machinery. Journal of Biological Chemistry 281 (41), pp. 30581-30592. Fulltext not available.

Lee, Sung‐Jae, Moulakakis, Christina, Koning, Sonja M., Hausner, Winfried, Thomm, Michael and Boos, Winfried (2005) TrmB, a sugar sensing regulator of ABC transporter genes in Pyrococcus furiosus exhibits dual promoter specificity and is controlled by different inducers. Molecular Microbiology 57 (6), pp. 1797-1807. Fulltext not available.

Vierke, Gudrun, Engelmann, Afra, Hebbeln, Carina and Thomm, Michael (2003) A Novel Archaeal Transcriptional Regulator of Heat Shock Response. Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (1), pp. 18-26. Fulltext not available.

Spitalny, Patrizia and Thomm, Michael (2003) Analysis of the Open Region and of DNA-Protein Contacts of Archaeal RNA Polymerase Transcription Complexes during Transition from Initiation to Elongation. Journal of Biological Chemistry 278 (33), pp. 30497-30505. Fulltext not available.

Thomm, Michael, Hausner, W. and Hethke, C. (1994) Transcription Factors and Termination of Transcription
in Methanococcus. Systematic and applied microbiology = System. Appl. Microbiol. 16, pp. 148-155.

Hausner, W. and Thomm, Michael (1993) Purification and Characterization of a General Transcription
Factor, aTFB, from the Archaeon Methanococcus
thermolithotrophicus. The journal of biological chemistry = JBC 268, pp. 24047-24052.

Gohl, H. P., Hausner, W. and Thomm, Michael (1992) Cell-free transcription of the nifHl gene of Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus indicates that promoters of archaeal nif genes share basic features with the methanogen consensus promoter. Molecular and general genetics = MGG = Mol. Gen. Genet. 231, pp. 286-295.

Thomm, Michael and Hausner, W. (1992) Genes for stable RNAs and their expression in archaea. In: Sebald, Madeleine, (ed.) Genetics and molecular biology of anaerobic bacteria. Brock/Springer series in contemporary bioscience. Springer, New York, pp. 36-53. ISBN 0-387-97669-8; 3-540-97669-8.

Thomm, Michael, Sandman, K., Frey, G., Koller, G. and Reeve, J. (1992) Transcription In Vivo and In Vitro of the Histone-Encoding
Gene hmfB from the Hyperthermophilic Archaeon
Methanothermus fervidus. Journal of bacteriology = JB = J. Bacteriol. 174, pp. 3508-3513.

Koller, G., Reeve, J., Frey, G. and Thomm, Michael (1992) Transcription in vitro and in vivo of the 7S RNA gene associated
with the ribosomal RNA Operon in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Methanothermus fervidus. FEMS Microbiology Letters 98, pp. 95-102.

Thomm, Michael and Frey, G. (1991) Cell-free transcription of methanogen genes. In: Fleischmann, Esther M., (ed.) Protocols for archaebacterial research. Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, 3.9.1-3.9.3.

Hausner, W., Frey, G. and Thomm, Michael (1991) Control Regions of an Archaeal Gene: A TATA Box and an Initiator Element Promote Cell-free Transcription of the RNAVal Gene of Methanococcus vannielii. Journal of molecular biology = JMB = J. Mol. Biol. 222, pp. 495-508.

Thomm, Michael (1991) Purification of DNA-dependent RNA polymerases from methanogens. In: Fleischmann, Esther M., (ed.) Protocols for archaebacterial research. Center of Marine Biotechnology, Baltimore, 2.5.1-2.5.5.

Thomm, Michael, Frey, G., Hausner, W. and Brüdigam, B. (1990) AN ARCHAEBACTERIAL IN VITRO TRANSCRIPTION SYSTEM. In: Bélaich, Jean-Pierre, (ed.) Microbiology and biochemistry of strict anaerobes involved in interspecies hydrogen transfer. FEMS symposium, 54. Plenum Press, New York, pp. 305-312. ISBN 0-306-43517-9.

Frey, G., Thomm, Michael, Brüdigam, B., Gohl, H. and Hausner, W. (1990) An archaebacterial cell-free transcription System. The
expression of tRNA genes from Methanococcus vannielii
is mediated by a transcription factor. Nucleic Acids Research 18, pp. 1361-1367.

Zaychikov, E. F., Mustaev, A. A., Glaser, S. J., Thomm, Michael, Grachev, M. and Hartmann, G. (1990) Localisation of a Region on Subunit B' Neighboring the Active Center of the RNA Polymerase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum Strain W. Systematic and applied microbiology = System. Appl. Microbiol. 13, pp. 248-254.

Thomm, Michael, Wich, G., Brown, J. W., Frey, G., Sherf, B. and Beckler, G. S. (1989) An archaebacterial promoter sequence assigned by RNA Polymerase
binding experiments. Canadian Journal of Microbiology (CJM) 35, pp. 30-35.

Thomm, Michael, Lindner, A., Hartmann, G. R. and Stetter, Karl Otto (1988) Affinity Labelling of the Active Center of DNA-dependent RNA
Polymerases within the Archaebacterial Kingdom. Systematic and applied microbiology = System. Appl. Microbiol. 10, pp. 101-105.

Brown, J., Thomm, Michael, Beckler, G., Frey, G., Stetter, Karl Otto and Reeve, J. N. (1988) An archaebacterial RNA polymerase binding site and transcription initiation of the hisA gene in Methanococcus vannielii. Nucleic Acids Research 16, pp. 135-150.

Thomm, Michael and Wich, G. (1988) An archaebacterial promoter element for stable RNA genes with homology to the TATA box of higher eukaryotes. Nucleic Acids Research 16, pp. 151-163.

Schallenberg, J., Moes, M., Truss, M., Reiser, W., Thomm, Michael, Stetter, Karl Otto and Klein, A. (1988) Cloning and physical mapping of RNA polymerase genes from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum and comparison of homologies and gene orders with those of RNA polymerase genes from other methanogenic archaebacteria. Journal of bacteriology = JB = J. Bacteriol. 170, pp. 2247-2253.

Hartmann, G. R., Biebricher, C., Glaser, S. J., Grosse, F., Katzameyer, M., Lindner, A. J., Mosig, H., Nasheuer, H.-P., Rothmann-Denes, K., Schäffner, A., Schneider, G. J., Stetter, Karl Otto and Thomm, Michael (1988) Initiation of Transcription - a General Tool for Affinity Labeling of
RNA Polymerase« by Autocatalysis. Biological chemistry Hoppe-Seyler = Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler 369, pp. 775-788.

Thomm, Michael, Frey, G., Bolton, B. J., Laue, F. G., Kessler, C. and Stetter, Karl Otto (1988) Mvnl: a restriction enzyme in the archaebacterium Methanococcus vannielii. FEMS Microbiology Letters 52, pp. 229-234.

Thomm, Michael, Sherf, B. and Reeve, J. N. (1988) RNA Polymerase-Binding and Transcription Initiation Sites
Upstream of the Methyl Reductase Operon of
Methanococcus vannielii. Journal of bacteriology = JB = J. Bacteriol. 170 (4), pp. 1958-1961.

Stetter, Karl Otto, Lauerer, G., Thomm, Michael and Neuner, A. (1987) Isolation of Extremely Thermophilic Sulfate Reducers: Evidence for a Novel Branch of Archaebacteria. Science (New York, N.Y.) 236, pp. 822-824.

Schallenberg, J., Thomm, Michael, Stetter, Karl Otto, Moes, M., Truss, M., Allmansberger, R., Bokranz, M., Muth, E. and Klein, A. (1986) ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONALLY RELATED GENE CROUPS IN METHANOGENIC BACTERIA. In: Dubourguier, H. C., (ed.) Biology of Anaerobic Bacteria: proceed. of the Internat. Seminar on Biology of Anaerobic Bacteria, Lille, France, June 17-18, 1986. Progress in biotechnology, 2. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 182-192. ISBN 0-444-42726-0.

Thomm, Michael, Madon, J. and Stetter, Karl Otto (1986) DNA-Dependent RNA Polymerases of the three Orders
of Methanogens. Biological chemistry Hoppe-Seyler = Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler 367, pp. 473-481.

Gropp, F., Reiter, W. D., Sentenac, A., Zillig, W., Schnabel, R. and Thomm, Michael (1986) Homologies of Components of DNA-dependent RNA Polymerases of
Archaebacteria, Eukaryotes and Eubacteria. Systematic and applied microbiology = System. Appl. Microbiol. 7, pp. 95-101.

Huber, Robert, Langworthy, Thomas A., König, H., Thomm, Michael, Woese, Carl R., Sleytr, W. and Stetter, Karl Otto (1986) Thermotoga maritima sp. nov. represents a new genus of unique extremely thermophilic eubacteria growing up to 90°C. Archives of Microbiology = Arch. Microbiol. 144, pp. 324-333.

Zillig, W., Stetter, Karl Otto, Schnabel, R. and Thomm, Michael (1985) DNA-Dependent RNA Polymerases of the
Archaebacteria. In: Woese, C. R. and Wolfe, R. S., (eds.) The bacteria: a treatise on structure and function. Vol. 8: Archaebacteria. Academic Press, New York, pp. 499-524. ISBN 0-12-307208-5.

Zillig, W., Schnabel, R., Thomm, Michael, Gropp, F. and Reiter, W. D. (1985) THE EVOLUTION OF THE TRANSCRIPTION APPARATUS. In: Schleifer, Karl H. and Stackebrandt, Erko, (eds.) Evolution of prokaryotes. Academic Press, New York, pp. 45-72. ISBN 0-12-307208-5.

Thomm, Michael and Stetter, Karl Otto (1985) Transcription in methanogens. Evidence for specific in vitro transcription of the purified DNA-dependent RNA polymerase of Methanococcus thermolithotropicus. European journal of biochemistry = EJB = Eur. J. Biochem. 149, pp. 345-351.

Schmidt, K., Thomm, Michael, Laminet, A., Laue, F. G., Kessler, C., Stetter, Karl Otto and Schmitt, R. (1984) Three new restriction endonucleases MaeI, MaeII and MaeIII from Methanococcus aeolicus. Nucleic Acids Research = Nucleic Acids Res. 12, pp. 2619-2628.

Thomm, Michael, Altenbuchner, J. and Stetter, Karl Otto (1983) Evidence for a Plasmid in a Methanogenic Bacterium. Journal of bacteriology = JB = J. Bacteriol. 153, pp. 1060-1062.

Schnabel, R., Huet, J., Thomm, Michael, Zillig, W., Sentenac, A. and Stetter, Karl Otto (1983) PHYLOGENY OF THE ARCHAEBACTERIA AND EUKARYOTES: HOMOLOGY OF THE DNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASES. In: Schenk, Hainfried E.A. and Schwemmler, Werner, (eds.) Endocytobiology, Vol. II: intracellular space as oligogenetic ecosystem; proceedings. Second International Colloquium on Endocytobiology, Tübingen, Germany, April 10-15, 1983. W. de Gruyter, Berlin, pp. 895-912. ISBN 3-11-008660-3.

Schnabel, R., Thomm, Michael, Gerardy-Schahn, R., Zillig, W., Stetter, Karl Otto and Huet, J. (1983) Structural homology between different archaebacterial DNA-dependent RNA polymerases analyzed by immunological comparison of their components. The EMBO Journal 2, pp. 751-755.

Thomm, Michael, Stetter, Karl Otto and Zillig, W. (1982) Histone-like proteins in eu- and archaebacteria. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Mikrobiologie und Hygiene = Zbl. Bakt. Hyg., Abteilung 1. Originale. C 3, pp. 128-139.

Huber, Harald, Thomm, Michael, König, H., Thies, G. and Stetter, Karl Otto (1982) Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus, a novel thermophilic lithotrophic methanogen. Archives of Mikrobiology = Arch. Microbiol. 132, pp. 47-50.

Wildgruber, G., Thomm, Michael, König, H., Ober, K., Ricchiuto, T. and Stetter, Karl Otto (1982) Methanoplanus limicola, a Plate-Shaped Methanogen
Representing a Novel Family, the Methanoplanaceae. Archives of Mikrobiology = Arch. Microbiol. 132, pp. 31-36.

Stetter, Karl Otto, Thomm, Michael, Winter, J., Wildgruber, G., Huber, Harald, Zillig, W., Janekovic, D., König, H., Palm, P. and Wunderl, S. (1981) Methanothermus fervidus, sp. nov., a Novel Extremely
Thermophilic Methanogen Isolated from an Icelandic Hot Spring. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Mikrobiologie und Hygiene = Zbl. Bakt. Hyg., Abteilung 1. Originale. C 2, pp. 166-178.