Lukas Y. Wick

Innovative approaches for effective selection of lipase-producing microorganisms as whole cell catalysts for biodiesel production.

Influence of the growth substrate on the mycolic acid profiles of mycobacteria.

Characterization of the surface hydrophobicity of filamentous fungi.

Influence of the growth substrate on ester-linked phospho- and glycolipid fatty acids of PAH-degrading Mycobacterium sp. LB501T.

Characterization of multiple-substrate utilization by anthracene-degrading Mycobacterium frederiksbergense LB501T.

Mutual influences of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Desulfovibrio desulfuricans on their adhesion to stainless steel.

Principles of microbial PAH-degradation in soil.

Electrokinetic transport of PAH-degrading bacteria in model aquifers and soil.

Model polymer release system study of PAH bioaccessibility: the relationship between "rapid" release and bioaccessibility.

Taking the fungal highway: mobilization of pollutant-degrading bacteria by fungi.

Two novel MvaT-like global regulators control exoproduct formation and biocontrol activity in root-associated Pseudomonas fluorescens CHA0.

Energetics and surface properties of Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E in a two-phase fermentation system with 1-decanol as second phase.

Effect of fungal hyphae on the access of bacteria to phenanthrene in soil.

Limits of propidium iodide as a cell viability indicator for environmental bacteria.

Bioavailability of pollutants and soil remediation.

Microbial interactions with organic contaminants in soil: definitions, processes and measurement.

Effect of electrokinetic transport on the vulnerability of PAH-degrading bacteria in a model aquifer.

Differences of heterotrophic 13CO2 assimilation by Pseudomonas knackmussii strain B13 and Rhodococcus opacus 1CP and potential impact on biomarker stable isotope probing.

Chemoeffectors decrease the deposition of chemotactic bacteria during transport in porous media.

Electroosmotic flow stimulates the release of alginate-bound phenanthrene.

Surface motility of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading mycobacteria.

Impact of bioavailability restrictions on microbially induced stable isotope fractionation. 1. Theoretical calculation.

Impact of bioavailability restrictions on microbially induced stable isotope fractionation. 2. Experimental evidence.

Impact of cell density on microbially induced stable isotope fractionation.

Cell wall adaptations of planktonic and biofilm Rhodococcus erythropolis cells to growth on C5 to C16 n-alkane hydrocarbons.

Fungal mycelia allow chemotactic dispersal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in water-unsaturated systems.

Sorption to humic acids enhances polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation.

Past, present, and future controls on levels of persistent organic pollutants in the global environment.

Responses of soil microbial communities to weak electric fields.

Bacterial chemotaxis along vapor-phase gradients of naphthalene.

Activity and viability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading Sphingomonas sp. LB126 in a DC-electrical field typical for electrobioremediation measures.

Microbial growth with vapor-phase substrate.

Untapped potential: exploiting fungi in bioremediation of hazardous chemicals.

Dispersal networks for enhancing bacterial degradation in heterogeneous environments.

Alkanols and chlorophenols cause different physiological adaptive responses on the level of cell surface properties and membrane vesicle formation in Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E.

The relevance of conditional dispersal for bacterial colony growth and biodegradation.

Dissolved organic carbon enhances the mass transfer of hydrophobic organic compounds from nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) into the aqueous phase.

Walking the tightrope of bioavailability: growth dynamics of PAH degraders on vapour-phase PAH.

Use of mycelia as paths for the isolation of contaminant-degrading bacteria from soil.

Plant litter and soil type drive abundance, activity and community structure of alkB harbouring microbes in different soil compartments.

Mycelia promote active transport and spatial dispersion of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Chemical effectors cause different motile behavior and deposition of bacteria in porous media.

Membrane vesicle formation as a multiple-stress response mechanism enhances Pseudomonas putida DOT-T1E cell surface hydrophobicity and biofilm formation.

Influence of mass transfer on stable isotope fractionation.

Alkane-degrading bacteria at the soil-litter interface: comparing isolates with T-RFLP-based community profiles.

Impact of mycelia on the accessibility of fluorene to PAH-degrading bacteria.

Evaluating the assignment of alkB terminal restriction fragments and sequence types to distinct bacterial taxa.

Highways versus pipelines: contributions of two fungal transport mechanisms to efficient bioremediation.

Adaptation of the hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2 to alkanes and toxic organic compounds: a physiological and transcriptomic approach.

Gains of bacterial flagellar motility in a fungal world.

Plant-microbe interactions as drivers of ecosystem functions relevant for the biodegradation of organic contaminants.

First day of an oil spill on the open sea: early mass transfers of hydrocarbons to air and water.

Compound specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA) to characterize transformation mechanisms of α-hexachlorocyclohexane.