Associate Professor Silvia Bulgheresi

Leader of the Environmental Cell Biology Group

Room: 3.040
1030 Wien, Djerassiplatz 1
T: +43-1-4277-76514
Mail: silvia.bulgheresi@univie.ac.at

Silvia Bulgheresi Lab

Full list of publications

Curriculum vitae

10 selected publications

Bulgheresi S., Schabussova I., Chen T., Mullin N. P., Maizels R. M., Ott J.A. A new C-type lectin similar to the human immunoreceptor DC-SIGN mediates symbiont acquisition by a marine nematode. 2006. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72:2950-2956.

Nabatov A.A., de Jong M.A.W.P., de Witte L., Bulgheresi S., Geijtenbeek T.H.B. C-type lectin Mermaid inhibits dendritic cell mediated HIV-1 transmission to CD4+ T cell. 2008. Virology. 378(2):323-8.

Bright M., Bulgheresi S. Microbial symbiont transmission. 2010. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 8(3):218-30.

Leisch N., Verheul J., Heindl N.R., Gruber-Vodicka H.R., PendeN., den BlaauwenT., Bulgheresi S. Growth in width and FtsZ ring longitudinal positioning in a gammaproteobacterial symbiont. 2012. Current Biology. 22(19):831-32.

Pende N., Leisch N., Gruber-Vodicka H.R., Heindl N.R., Ott, A.J., den Blaauwen, T., Bulgheresi S. Size-independent division in extraordinary long polyploid cells. 2014. Nature Communications. 5:4803.

Bulgheresi S. Bacterial cell biology outside the streetlight. 2016. Environmental Microbiology. 18(8):2305-18.

Leisch N., Pende N., Weber M.P., Gruber-Vodicka R.H., Verheul J., Vischer N.O.E., Abby S., den Blaauwen T., Bulgheresi S.. Asynchronous division by non-ring FtsZ in the gammaproteobacterial symbiont of Robbea hypermnestra. 2016. Nature Microbiology. 2:16182.

Pende N., Wang J., Weber P.M., Verheul J., Kuru E., Rittmann S.K.-M.R., Leisch N., Michael S. VanNieuwenhze M., Brun Y.V., den Blaauwen T., Bulgheresi S. Host-polarized cell growth in animal symbionts. 2018. Current Biology. 28:1-13.

Weber P.M., Moessel F., Paredes G.F., Viehboeck T., Vischer N.O.E., Bulgheresi S. A bidimensional segregation mode maintains symbiont chromosome orientation toward its host. 2019. Current Biology. 29:1-11.

Paredes G.F., Viehboeck T., Raymond L., Palatinszky M., Mausz M., Reipert S., Schintlmeister A., Volland J.M., Hirschfeld C., Wagner M., Berry D., Markert S., Bulgheresi S., König L. Anaerobic sulfur oxidation underlies adaptation of a chemosynthetic symbiont to oxic-anoxic interfaces. 2021. mSystems. 6(3): e01186-20.

Publications

Growth in width and FtsZ ring longitudinal positioning in a gammaproteobacterial symbiont. / Leisch, Nikolaus (Korresp. Autor*in); Verheul, Jolanda; Heindl, Niels Robert et al.
in: Current Biology, Band 22, Nr. 19, 2012, S. 831-832.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift › Short Communication › Peer Reviewed

Nematode-bacterium symbioses-cooperation and conflict revealed in the "omics" age. / Murfin, Kristen E; Dillman, Adler R; Foster, Jeremy M et al.
in: Biological Bulletin, Band 223, Nr. 1, 2012, S. 85-102.

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First detection of thiotrophic symbiont phylotypes in the pelagic marine environment. / Heindl, Niels Robert; Gruber-Vodicka, Harald; Bayer, Christoph et al.
in: FEMS microbiology ecology, Band 77, Nr. 1, 2011, S. 223-227.

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Microbial symbiont transmission: basic principles and dark sides. / Bulgheresi, Silvia.
Beneficial Microorganisms in Multicellular Life Forms. Unknown publisher, 2011. S. 299-312.

Veröffentlichungen: Beitrag in Buch › Beitrag in Buch/Sammelband

Paracatenula, an ancient symbiosis between thiotrophic Alphaproteobacteria and catenulid flatworms. / Gruber-Vodicka, Harald (Korresp. Autor*in); Dirks, Ulrich; Leisch, Nikolaus et al.
in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Band 108, Nr. 29, 2011, S. 12078-12083.

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Sequence variability of the pattern recognition receptor Mermaid mediates specificity of marine nematode symbioses. / Bulgheresi, Silvia; Gruber-Vodicka, Harald; Heindl, Niels Robert et al.
in: The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, Band 5, Nr. 6, 2011, S. 986-998.

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A complex journey: transmission of microbial symbionts. / Bright, Monika (Korresp. Autor*in); Bulgheresi, Silvia.
in: Nature Reviews. Microbiology, Band 8, Nr. 3, 2010, S. 218-230.

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Molecular characterization of the symbionts associated with marine nematodes of the genus Robbea. / Lücker, Sebastian; Ott, Jörg; Bulgheresi, Silvia (Korresp. Autor*in).
in: Environmental Microbiology Reports, Band 1, Nr. 2, 2009, S. 136-144.

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A new C-type lectin similar to the human immunoreceptor DC-SIGN mediates symbiont acquisition by a marine nematode. / Bulgheresi, Silvia (Korresp. Autor*in); Schabussova, Irma; Chen, Tie et al.
in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Band 72, Nr. 4, 2006, S. 2950-2956.

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Role of N-acetylglucosamine within core lipopolysaccharide of several species of gram-negative bacteria in targeting the DC-SIGN (CD209). / Zhang, Pei; Snyder, Scott; Feng, Peter et al.
in: Journal of Immunology, Band 177, 2006, S. 4002-4011.

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Marine Microbial Thiotrophic Ectosymbioses. / Ott, Jörg; Bright, Monika ; Bulgheresi, Silvia.
in: OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE BIOLOGY, Band 42, 2004, S. 95-118.

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Symbioses between marine nematodes and sulfur-oxidizing chemoautotrophic bacteria. / Ott, Jörg; Bright, Monika ; Bulgheresi, Silvia.
in: Symbiosis, Band 36, Nr. 2, 2004, S. 103-126.

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Symbiosis between marine nematodes and sulfur - oxidizing chenoautotrophic bacteria. / Ott, Jörg; Bright, Monika ; Bulgheresi, Silvia.
in: Symbiosis, Band 36, 2004, S. 103-126.

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