Gursinsky, T., Gröbe, D., Schierhorn, A., Jäger, J., Andreesen. J.R., Söhling, B. (2008) Factors and selenocysteine insertion sequence requirements for the synthesis of selenoproteins from a gram-positive anaerobe in Escherichia coli. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74, 1385-1393

Andreesen, J.R., and Makdessi, K. (2008) Tungsten, the surprising positively acting heavy metal element for prokaryotes. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 1125, 215-229

Breitenstein, A., Andreesen, J.R., Lechner, U. (2007) Analysis of an anaerobic chemostat population stably dechlorinating 2,4,6-trichlorophenol. Eng. Life Sci. 7, 380-387

Gröbe, T., Reuter, M., Gursinsky, T., Söhling, B., and Andreesen, J.R. (2007): Peroxidase activity of selenoprotein GrdB of glycine reductase and stabilisation of its integrity by components of proprotein GrdE from Eubacterium acidaminophilum. Arch. Microbiol., 187, 29-43

Kämpfer, P., Kohlweyer, U., Thiemer, B, and Andreesen, J.R. (2006): Pseudonocardia tetrahydrofuranoxydans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 56, 1535-1538
 

2005

Sielaff, B., and Andreesen, J.R. (2005): Analysis of the nearly identical morpholine monooxygenase-encoding mor genes from different Mycobacterium strains and characterization of the specific NADH:ferredoxin oxidoreductase of this cytochrome P450 system. Microbiology, 151, 2593-2603

Andreesen, J. R. (2005): Degradation of heterocyclic compounds. in: Handbook on Clostridia, ed.: P. Dürre, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp.221-238

Sielaff, B., and Andreesen, J.R. (2005): Kinetic and binding studies with purified recombinant proteins ferredoxin reductase, ferredoxin and cytochrome P450 comprising the morpholine mono-oxygenase from Mycobacterium sp. strain HE5. FEBS Journal  272, 1148-1159

2004

Andreesen, J. R. (2004): Glycine reductase mechanism. Curr Opin Chem Biol 8, 454-461

Ballerstedt, H., Hantke, J., Bunge, M., Werner, B., Gerritse, J., Andreesen, J. R., and Lechner, U. (2004) Properties of a trichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-dechlorinating mixed culture with a Dehalococcoides as a putative dehalogenating species. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 47, 223-234.

Makdessi, K., Fritsche, K., Pich, A., Andreesen, J. R. (2004): Identification and characterization of the cytoplasmic tungstate/molybdate-binding protein (Mop) from Eubacterium acidaminophilum. Arch Microbiol 81, 45-51

Rauh, D., Graentzdoerffer, A., Granderath, K., Andreesen, J. R., Pich, A. (2004): Tungsten-containing aldehyde oxidoreductase of Eubacterium acidaminophilum. Eur J Biochem 271, 212-219

M. Bunge, L. Adrian, A. Kraus, M. Opel, W. G. Lorenz, J. R. Andreesen, H. Görisch, U. Lechner (2003) Reductive dehalogenation of chlorinated dioxins by an anaerobic bacterium, Nature 421, 357-360

B. Thiemer, J. R. Andreesen, T. Schräder. (2003)  Molecular analysis of a gene cluster involved in tetrahydrofuran degradation in Pseudonocardia sp. strain K1. Arch. Microbiol. 179, 266-277

Kipping, M., Lilie, H., Lindenstrauss, U., Andreesen, J.R., Griesinger, C., Carlomagno, T., Brüser, T. (2003) Structural studies on a twin-arginine signal sequence. FEBS Lett. 550, 18-22

A. Graentzdoerffer, D. Rauh, A. Pich, J. R. Andreesen (2003) Molecular and biochemical characterization of two tungsten- and selenium-containing formate dehydrogenases from Eubacterium acidaminophilum that are associated with components of an iron-only hydrogenase. Arch. Microbiol. 179, 116-130. 

J. R. Andreesen, S. Fetzner (2002) The molybdenum-containing hydroxylases of nicotinate, isonicotinate, and nicotine. In: Metal ions in biological systems, Vol. 39, Molybdenum and tungsten. Their Roles in biological processes. A.Sigel and H. Sigel (Eds). M. Dekker Inc, New York, pp. 405-430

A. Breitenstein, J. Wiegel, C. Haerting, N. Weiss, J. R. Andreesen, U. Lechner (2002)  Reclassification of Clostridium hydroxybenzoicum as Sedimentibacter hydroxybenzoicus gen. nov., comb. nov. and description of Sedimentibacter saalensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 52: 801-807.

T. Schräder, B. Thiemer, J. R. Andreesen (2002) A molybdenum-containing dehydrogenase catalyzing an unusual 2-hydroxylation of nicotinic acid. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 58: 612-617. 

A. Gräntzdörffer, A. Pich, J. R. Andreesen (2001) Molecular analysis of the grd-operon coding for genes of the glycine reductase and thioredoxin system from Clostridium sticklandii. Arch. Microbiol. 175: 8-18. 

A. Breitenstein, A. Saano, M. Salkinoja-Salonen, J. R. Andreesen, U. Lechner (2001) Consortium of anaerobic spore-forming bacteria dechlorinating 2,4,6-trichlorophenol: analysis by PCR amplified 16S rDNA. Arch. Microbiol. 175: 133-142. 

G. Zarnt, T. Schräder, J. R. Andreesen (2001) Catalytic and molecular properties of the quinohemoprotein tetrahydrofurfurylalcohol dehydrogenase from Ralstonia eutropha strain Bo. J. Bacteriol. 183: 1954-1960. 

B. Sielaff, J. R. Andreesen, T. Schräder (2001) A cytochrome P450 and a 3Fe-4S-ferredoxin isolated from Mycobacterium strain HE5 after growth on morpholine. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 56: 458-464. 

B. Söhling, T. Parther, P. Rücknagel, M. Wagner, J. R. Andreesen (2001) A selenocysteine-containing peroxiredoxin from the strictly anaerobic organism Eubacterium acidaminophilum. Biol. Chem. 382: 979-986. 

K. Makdessi, J. R. Andreesen, A. Pich (2001) Tungstate uptake by a highly specific ABC transporter in Eubacterium acidaminophilum. J.Biol. Chem. 276: 24557-24564.

B. Bednarski, J. R. Andreesen, A. Pich (2001) In vitro processing of the proproteins GrdE of protein B of glycine reductase and PrdA of D-proline reductase from Clostridium sticklandii forming a pyruvoyl group from a cysteine residue. Eur. J. Biochem. 268: 3538-3544. 

B. Thiemer, J. R. Andreesen, T. Schräder (2001)  The NADH-dependent reductase of multicomponent tetrahydrofuran monooxygenase contains a covalently bound FAD. Eur. J. Biochem. 268: 3774-3782.

M. Kohlstock, K. P. Rücknagel, M. Reuter, A. Schierhorn, J. R. Andreesen, B. Söhling (2001)  Cys 359 of GrdD is the active-site thiol that catalyzes the final step of acetyl phosphate formation by glycine reductase from Eubacterium acidaminophilum. Eur. J. Biochem. 268: 6417-6425.

T. Schräder, G. Zarnt, J. R. Andreesen(2001) NAD(P)-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase induced during growth of Ralstonia eutropha strain Bo on tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. J. Bacteriol. 183: 7408-7411. 

T. Schräder, G. Schuffenhauer, B, Sielaff, J. R. Andreesen (2000) Characterization of a newly isolated Mycobacterium strain with high morpholine degradation rates and induction of cytochrome P450 by different cyclic amines. Microbiology 46: 1091-1098. 

U. Kohlweyer, B. Thiemer, T. Schräder, J. R. Andreesen (2000) Tetrahydrofuran degradation by a newly isolated culture of Pseudonocardia sp. strain K1.  FEMS Microbiol.Lett.,186: 301-306.

T. Gursinsky, J. Jäger, J. R. Andreesen, B. Söhling (2000) A selDABC cluster for selenocysteine incorporation in Eubacterium aciacidaminophilum - molecular analysis and complementation studies. Arch. Microbiol. 174: 200-212. 

L. Flohé, J. R. Andreesen, R. Brigelius-Flohé, M. Maiorino, F. Ursini (2000) Selenium, the Element of the Moon, in Life on Earth. IUBMB Life 49: 411-420. 

M. Wagner, D. Sonntag, R. Grimm, A. Pich, C. Eckerskorn, B. Söhling, J. R. Andreesen (1999)  The substrate-specific selenoprotein B of glycine reductase from Eubacterium acidaminophilum - biochemical and molecular analysis. Eur. J. Biochem. 260: 38-49.

J. R. Andreesen, M. Wagner, D. Sonntag, M. Kohlstock, C. Harms, T. Gursinsky, J, Jäger, T. Parther, U. Kabisch, A. Gräntzdörffer, A. Pich, B. Söhling (1999) Various functions of selenols and thiols in anaerobic Gram-positive, amino acids-utilizing bacteria. BioFactors 10: 263-270. 

J. Kenklies, R. Ziehn, K. Fritsche, J. R. Andreesen, A. Pich (1999) Proline biosynthesis from L-ornithine in Clostridium sticklandii: Purification of ¹-pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase, sequence and expression of the encoding gene proC. Microbiology 145: 819-826. 

U. C. Kabisch, A. Gräntzdörffer, A. Schierhorn, K.-P. Rückagel, J. R. Andreesen, A. Pich (1999)  Identification of D-proline reductase from Clostridium sticklandii as a selenoenzyme and indications for a catalytically active pyruvoyl group derived from a cysteine residue by cleavage of a proprotein. J. Biol. Chem. 274: 8445-8454.

K. Fritsche, G. Auling, J. R. Andreesen, U. Lechner (1999) Defluvibacter lusatiae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new chlorophenoldegrading member of the -2 subgroup of Proteobacteria. System. Appl. Microbiol. 22: 197-204. 

G. Schuffenhauer, T. Schräder, J. R. Andreesen (1999) Morpholine-induced formation of L-alanine dehydrogenase activity from Mycobacterium strain HE5. Arch. Microbiol. 171: 417-423. 

T. Schräder, A. Rienhöfer, J. R. Andreesen (1999) Selenium-containing xanthine dehydrogenase from Eubacterium barkeri. Eur. Biochem.264: 862-871. 

B. Thiemer, J. R. Andreesen, T. Schräder(1999). A covalently bound flavin discovered in the reductase component of a tetrahydrofuran-induced multicomponent monooxygenase.In: Flavins and Flavoproteins (Ghisla, S., Kroneck, P., Macheroux, P. and Sund, H., Eds.), pp. 879-882, Agency for Scientific Publications, Berlin.

C. Harms, M. Meyer, J. R. Andreesen (1998) Fast purification of thioredoxin reductases and of thioredoxins with an unususal redox-active center from anaerobic, amino acid-utilizing bacteria. Microbiology 144: 793-800. 

C. Harms, A. Schleicher, M. D. Collins, J. R. Andreesen (1998) Tissierella creatinophila sp. nov., a Gram-positive, anaerobic, non-sporeforming, creatinine-fermenting organism. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 48: 983-993. 

H. Zinecker, J. R. Andreesen, A. Pich (1998)  Partial purification of an iron-dependent L-serine dehydratase from Clostridium sticklandii. J. Basic Microbiol. 38: 147-155.

T. Schräder, T. Hillebrand, J. R. Andreesen (1998) 2-Hydroxyisonicotinate dehydrogenase isolated from Mycobacterium sp. INA1. FEMS Microbiol. Letters 164: 311-316. 

C. Harms, U. Ludwig, J.R. Andreesen(1998)Sarcosine reductase of Tissierella creatinophila: purification and characterization of its components. Arch.Microbiol.170:442-450. 

S. Kreimer, B. Söhling, J. R. Andreesen (1997) Two closely linked genes encoding thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase in Clostridium litorale. Arch. Microbiol. 168: 328-337. 

D. Becker, T. Schräder, J. R. Andreesen (1997) Pyrrole-2-carboxylate monooxygenase from Rhodococcus sp. belongs to the new type of two component flavin aromatic monooxygenases. pp. 375-378. In: Flavins and Flavoproteins 1996 (K. Stevenson, V. Massey, C.H. Williams, Eds.), University of Calgary Press, Calgary

G. Zarnt, T. Schräder, J. A. Andreesen (1997).  Degradation of tetrahydrofurfurylalkohol by Ralstonia eutropha is initiated by an inducible pyrroloquinoline quinone-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63: 4891-4898.

D. Becker, T. Schräder, J. R. Andreesen (1997) Two-component flavin-dependent pyrrole-2-carboxylate monooxygenase from Rhodococcus sp. Eur. J. Biochem. 249: 739-747. 

T. Schräder, J. R. Andreesen (1996) Properties and chemical modification of D-amino acid oxidase from Trigonopsis variabilis. Arch. Microbiol. 165: 41-47. 

T. Schräder. J.R. Andreesen (1996)  Studies on the inactivation of the flavoprotein D-amino acid from Trigonopsis variabilis. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 45: 458-464.

M. Wagner, J. R. Andreesen (1995) Purification and characterization of threonine dehydrogenase from Clostridium sticklandii. Arch. Microbiol. 163: 286 -290. 

M. Meyer, K. Granderath, J. R. Andreesen (1995) Purification and characterization of protein P_B of the betaine reductase and relationship to the corresponding proteins of glycine reductase and sarcosine reductase from Eubacterium acidaminophilum. Eur. J. Biochem. 234: 184-191. 

S. Kreimer, J. R. Andreesen (1995) Glycine reductase of Clostridium litorale. Cloning, sequencing, and molecular analysis of the grdAB operon that contains two in-frame TGA codons for selenium incorporation. Eur. J. Biochem. 234: 192-199. 

K. Hormann, J. R. Andreesen (1994)  Purification and characterization of a pyrrole-2-carboxylate oxygenase from Arthrobacter strain Pyl. Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler 375: 210-218

J. R. Andreesen (1994) In: Acetogenesis (H. L. Drake, ed.), Chapman and Hall, New York, pp 568-629. Acetate via glycine: a different form of acetogenesis.

J. R. Andreesen (1994) Glycine metabolism in anaerobes. Ant. v. Leeuwenhoek 66: 223-237. 

A. Kretzer, K. Frunzke, J. R. Andreesen (1993) Catabolism of isonicotinate by Mycobacterium sp. INA1: extended description of the pathway and purification of the molybdoenzyme isonicotinate dehydrogenase. J. Gen. Microbiol. 139: 2763-2772 

M. Lübbers, J. R. Andreesen (1993)Components of glycine reductase from Eubacterium acidaminophilum. Cloning, sequencing and identification of the genes for thioredoxin reductase, thioredoxin, and selenoprotein P_A.  Eur. J. Biochem. 217: 791 -798. 

T. Schräder, J. R. Andreesen (1993) Evidence for the functional importance of Cys 298 in D-amino acid oxidase from Trigonopsis variabilis. Eur. J. Biochem. 218: 735-744. 

M. Nagel, J.R. Andreesen (1992) Utilization of organic acids and amino acids by species of the genus Bacillus: a useful means in taxonomy. J. Basic Microbiol. 32: 91 - 98. 

K. Koenig. J. R. Andreesen (1992) Aerober und anerober Abbau von heterocyclischen, aromatischen Verbindungen durch Bakterien. BioEngineering 8 (2): 78 - 84. 

T. Schräder, J. R. Andreesen (1992) Purification and characterization of protein P_C, a component of glycine reductase from Eubacterium acidaminophilum. Eur. J. Biochem. 206: 79 -85. 

J. R. Andreesen, K. Hormann, K. Koenig, A. Kretzer, S. Kreimer, M. Nagel, C. Schäfer (1992) DGMK Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohle e. V., Hamburg Tagungsbericht 9106: 83 - 87. Reactions initiating the aerobic degradation of simple heterocyclic compounds.

J. R. Andreesen (1992) The genus Eubacterium. In: The Prokaryotes (A. Balows, H. G. Trüper, M. Dworkin, W. Harder, K. H. Schleifer, eds.) 2nd edition, Springer Verlag, New York, pp. 1914-1924.

H. Hippe, J. R. Andreesen, G. Gottschalk (1992) The genus Clostridium - nonmedical. In: The Prokaryotes (A. Balow, H. G. Trüper, M. Dworkin, W. Harder, K. H. Schleifer, eds.) 2nd edition, Springer Verlag, New York, pp. 1800-1866.

K. Hormann, J. R. Andreesen (1991)A flavin-dependent oxygenase reaction initiates the degradation of pyrrole2-carboxylate in Arthrobacter strain Pyl (DSM 6386).  Arch. Microbiol. 157: 43 -48. 

K. Koenig. J. R. Andreesen (1991) Aerobic and anaerobic breakdown of furan-3-carboxylate by Paracoccus denitrificans strain MK 33. Arch. Microbiol. 157: 70 - 75. 

M. Nagel, J. R. Andreesen (1991) Description of Bacillus niacini sp. nov., a nicotinate metabolizing mesophile isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 41: 134-139. 

M. Blaschke, A. Kretzer, C. Schäfer, M. Nagel, J. R. Andreesen (1991) Molybdenum-dependent degradation of quinoline by Pseudomonas putida Chin1K and other aerobic bacteria. Arch. Microbiol. 155: 164-169.

M. Meyer, D. Dietrichs, B. Schmidt, J. R. Andreesen (1991) Thioredoxin elicits a new dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase activity by interaction with the electron-transferring flavoprotein in Clostridium litorale and Eubacterium acidaminophilum. J. Bacteriol. 173: 1509-1523. 

D. Dietrichs, M. Bahnweg, F. Mayer, J. R. Andreesen (1991) Peripheral localization of the dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase in the purinolytic anaerobe Clostridium cylindrosporum. Arch. Microbiol. 155: 412-414. 

A. Kretzer, J. R. Andreesen (1991) A new pathway for isonicotinate degradation by Mycobacterium sp. INA1. J. Gen. Microbiol. 137: 1073-1080. 

J. R. Andreesen, M. Blaschke, K. Hormann, K. Koenig, A. Kretzer, M. Nagel (1991) gwf-Wasser Abwasser - Biotechnologie 132: 184-186. Aerober Abbau heteroaromatischer Verbindungen durch Reinkulturen.

D. Dietrichs, M. Meyer, M. Rieth, J. R. Andreesen (1991) Interaction of selenoprotein P_A and the thioredoxin system, components of the NADPH-dependent reduction of glycine in Eubacterium acidaminophilum and Clostridium litorale. J. Bacteriol. 173: 5983-5991. 

D. Dietrichs, M. Meyer, A. Uhde, W. Freudenberg, J. R. Andreesen (1991). In: Flavins and Flavoproteins 1990 (B. Curti, S. Ronchi, G. Zanetti, eds.), W. de Gruyter, Berlin, pp. 611-614. Electron-transferring flavoproteins from glycine-metabolizing anaerobic bacteria.