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  1. British Society for Medical Mycology best practice recommendations for the diagnosis of serious fungal diseases: 2025 update

    Article • The Lancet Infectious Diseases, November 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  2. Rho2-dependent cell wall remodeling boosts the fungistatic activity of manogepix against Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • October 2025, openRxiv

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  3. Rho2 regulates granulocyte-triggered stress adaptation and cell wall remodeling in Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • Microbiological Research, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  4. How to interpret MICs of amphotericin B, echinocandins and flucytosine against Candida auris (Candidozyma auris) according to the newly established European Committee for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) breakpoints

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, July 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Eric Dannaoui, Dr Johannes Wagener

  5. Rho2 regulates granulocyte-triggered stress adaptation and cell wall remodeling in Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • March 2025, openRxiv

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  6. Magnusiomyces capitatus, an Unusual Cause of Invasive Fungal Infections in Neutropenic Patients: Case Reports and Outbreak Investigation

    Article • Mycopathologia, January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  7. Serum antigen tests for the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis: a retrospective comparison of five Aspergillus antigen assays and one beta-D-glucan assay

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2024, ASM Journals

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  8. Toxic eburicol accumulation drives the antifungal activity of azoles against Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • Nature Communications, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  9. Toxic eburicol accumulation drives the antifungal activity of azoles against Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • March 2024, openRxiv

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  10. Only One of Three Bcs1 Homologs in Aspergillus fumigatus Confers Respiratory Growth

    Article • Journal of Fungi, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  11. Investigation of genomic mutations and their association with phenotypic resistance to new and repurposed drugs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex clinical isolates

    Article • Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, September 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  12. Quantifying Isoprenoids in the Ergosterol Biosynthesis by Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry

    Article • Journal of Fungi, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  13. A retrospective evaluation of the Euroarray STI-11 multiplex system for the detection of eight STI causing agents

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  14. Performance of galactomannan testing from endotracheal aspirate to guide bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis

    Article • Infection, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  15. Modular Inducible Multigene Expression System for Filamentous Fungi

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, December 2022, ASM Journals

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  16. Performance of Multiplex PCR and β-1,3-D-Glucan Testing for the Diagnosis of Candidemia

    Article • Journal of Fungi, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  17. Serologic biomarkers in Candida and Aspergillus infections of the central nervous system: A comparison of galactomannan, mannan and β‐1, 3‐D ‐gucan testing...

    Article • Mycoses, May 2022, Wiley

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  18. Lower beta‐1,3‐D‐glucan testing cut‐offs increase sensitivity for non‐ albicans Candida species bloodstream infections

    Article • Mycoses, March 2022, Wiley

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  19. β-1,3- d -Glucan and Galactomannan as Biomarkers for the Detection of Invasive Geotrichum and Magnusiomyces Infections: a Retrospective Evaluation

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2022, ASM Journals

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  20. Comparison of a Lateral Flow Assay and a Latex Agglutination Test for the Diagnosis of Cryptococcus Neoformans Infection

    Article • Current Microbiology, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  21. Peroxiredoxin Asp f3 Is Essential for Aspergillus fumigatus To Overcome Iron Limitation during Infection

    Article • mBio, August 2021, ASM Journals

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  22. Performance of Three SARS-CoV-2 Immunoassays, Three Rapid Lateral Flow Tests, and a Novel Bead-Based Affinity Surrogate Test for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Human Serum

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2021, ASM Journals

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  23. An invasive infection caused by the thermophilic mold Talaromyces thermophilus

    Article • Infection, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  24. Unconventional T cells – New players in antifungal immunity

    Article • Clinical Immunology, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  25. Performance of three SARS-CoV-2 immunoassays, three rapid lateral flow tests and a novel bead-based affinity surrogate test for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in human serum

    Article • February 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  26. Comparison of β-D-Glucan and Galactomannan in Serum for Detection of Invasive Aspergillosis: Retrospective Analysis with Focus on Early Diagnosis

    Article • Journal of Fungi, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  27. Digestive enzymes of fungal origin as a relevant cause of false positive Aspergillus antigen testing in intensive care unit patients

    Article • Infection, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  28. Differentially Regulated Transcription Factors and ABC Transporters in a Mitochondrial Dynamics Mutant Can Alter Azole Susceptibility of Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, May 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  29. Expansion Microscopy for Cell Biology Analysis in Fungi

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, April 2020, Frontiers

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  30. Msp1 cooperates with the proteasome for extraction of arrested mitochondrial import intermediates

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, April 2020, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  31. α- and β-1,3-Glucan Synthesis and Remodeling

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  32. Food poisoning: an underestimated cause of Boerhaave syndrome

    Article • Infection, October 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  33. Evaluation of a Novel Aspergillus Antigen Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2019, ASM Journals

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  34. Invasive Fungal Infection

    Article • Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, April 2019, Deutscher Arzte-Verlag GmbH

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  35. β-1,3-glucan-lacking Aspergillus fumigatus mediates an efficient antifungal immune response by activating complement and dendritic cells

    Article • Virulence, October 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Johannes Wagener, Lukas Huber, Professor Hubertus Haas, Professor Doris Wilflingseder, Axel Brakhage

  36. Serological biomarkers of candidemia: a retrospective evaluation of three assays

    Article • Infection, September 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  37. Azole-induced cell wall carbohydrate patches kill Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • Nature Communications, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  38. Mitochondrial Fragmentation in Aspergillus fumigatus as Early Marker of Granulocyte Killing Activity

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, May 2018, Frontiers

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  39. Evaluation of a Turbidimetric β-D-Glucan Test for Detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

    Article • Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2018, ASM Journals

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  40. Recent Insights into the Paradoxical Effect of Echinocandins

    Article • Journal of Fungi, December 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  41. Lah is a transmembrane protein and requires Spa10 for stable positioning of Woronin bodies at the septal pore of Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • Scientific Reports, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  42. The ER-mitochondria encounter structure contributes to hyphal growth, mitochondrial morphology and virulence of the pathogenic mold Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • International Journal of Medical Microbiology, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  43. The Paradoxical Effect of Echinocandins in Aspergillus fumigatus Relies on Recovery of the β-1,3-Glucan Synthase Fks1

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  44. Cell wall integrity signalling in human pathogenic fungi

    Article • Cellular Microbiology, July 2016, Wiley

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  45. Analysis of peritoneal galactomannan for the diagnosis of Aspergillus peritonitis

    Article • Infection, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  46. Multidrug-resistant organisms among refugees in Germany: we need evidence-based care, not fear-based screening

    Article • Journal of Hospital Infection, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  47. Regulation of mitochondrial inner membrane fusion: divergent evolution with similar solutions?

    Article • Current Genetics, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  48. Mitochondrial dynamics in the pathogenic moldAspergillus fumigatus: therapeutic and evolutionary implications

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, September 2015, Wiley

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  49. Aspergillus fumigatusdevoid of cell wall β-1,3-glucan is viable, massively sheds galactomannan and is killed by septum formation inhibitors

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  50. MRSA – Hygiene-Management, Diagnostik und Therapie

    Article • DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, March 2014, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  51. Unklarer Iristumor

    Article • Der Ophthalmologe, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  52. Upgrading Fungal Gene Expression on Demand: Improved Systems for Doxycycline-Dependent Silencing in Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, December 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  53. Role of the Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor Rom2 in Cell Wall Integrity Maintenance of Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, December 2012, ASM Journals

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  54. Clostridium-difficile-Colitiden: immer häufiger und schwerer

    Article • MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  55. Deciphering cell wall integrity signalling in Aspergillus fumigatus: identification and functional characterization of cell wall stress sensors and relevant Rho GTPases

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  56. Approaching the Secrets of N-Glycosylation in Aspergillus fumigatus: Characterization of the AfOch1 Protein

    Article • PLOS One, December 2010, PLOS

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  57. AfMkk2 is required for cell wall integrity signaling, adhesion, and full virulence of the human pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • International Journal of Medical Microbiology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  58. NETs formed by human neutrophils inhibit growth of the pathogenic mold Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • Microbes and Infection, November 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  59. Farnesol misplaces tip-localized Rho proteins and inhibits cell wall integrity signalling in Aspergillus fumigatus

    Article • Molecular Microbiology, April 2010, Wiley

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  60. The mitA gene of Aspergillus fumigatus is required for mannosylation of inositol-phosphorylceramide, but is dispensable for pathogenicity

    Article • Fungal Genetics and Biology, February 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  61. Bioclipse 2: A scriptable integration platform for the life sciences

    Article • BMC Bioinformatics, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  62. XMPP for cloud computing in bioinformatics supporting discovery and invocation of asynchronous web services

    Article • BMC Bioinformatics, September 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  63. The Putative α-1,2-Mannosyltransferase AfMnt1 of the Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus Is Required for Cell Wall Stability and Full Virulence

    Article • Eukaryotic Cell, August 2008, ASM Journals

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  64. OPA1 Processing Reconstituted in Yeast Depends on the Subunit Composition of the m-AAA Protease in Mitochondria

    Article • Molecular Biology of the Cell, June 2007, American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  65. Bioclipse: an open source workbench for chemo- and bioinformatics

    Article • BMC Bioinformatics, February 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Johannes Wagener

  66. Proteolytic Processing of OPA1 Links Mitochondrial Dysfunction to Alterations in Mitochondrial Morphology

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, September 2006, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Johannes Wagener