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Prof. Dr. Anton Hartmann

 

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Curriculum vitae

Education / Teaching:
1968Final high school degree (Abitur), math.-nat. Gymnasium in Mühldorf / Inn
1968 - 1970Military and civil services
1970 - 1976Biochemistry studies at the Universities Tübingen and München (LMU), University degree: Dipl. biochem. (1976)
1976 - 1979Doctoral thesis at the Department of Microbiology, University Tübingen (Prof. Dr. Volkmar Braun); Promotion to Dr. rer. nat.
1989University teaching degree (Dr. rer. nat. habil.) in Microbiology, University Bayreuth
1990 - 1999Teaching degree (Privatdozent) for the subject soil microbiology in the faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilian-University (LMU) München
1999Promotion to Professor (apl.) in Microbiology, LMU München (07/99)
since 1999University teaching at LMU München (soil microbiology and microbial ecology)
Scientific career:
1976 - 1979Scholarship of the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" and scientific assistant at the Department of Microbiology, University Tübingen
1980 - 1983University Assistant (C1) at the Department of Genetics, University Bayreuth (Prof. Dr. W. Klingmüller)
1983 - 1985Foreign scholarship of the DFG (german research association) und post doctoral fellow at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A. (Prof. R. H. Burris and Prof. P. W. Ludden)
1985 - 1989Research associate at the DFG special research area “Mechanisms of substrate flow regulation in ecological systems” (SFB137) at University Bayreuth, Department of Microbiology (Prof. Dr. H. Stolp, Prof. Dr. O. Meyer)
since 10/1989Research associate at the GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Soil Ecology, Neuherberg / München
01/1991 - 08/2006Deputy director of the GSF-Institute of Soil Ecology and head of the working group “Molecular Microbial Ecology”; responsibility for different R&D-projects on ecotoxicology and rhizosphere microbiology using molecular genetic approaches
07/1994 - 03/1996Director (commissionary) of the Institute of Soil Ecology
09/2001 - 08/2006Head of the Rhizosphere Biology Department in the Institute of Soil Ecology
since 08/2006Head of the independent department Microbe-Plant Inteactions in the Helmholtz Center Munich


Major Research Objectives

  • Assessment of the diversity of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) using cultivation and molecular genetic techniques
  • Colonization behaviour of PGPR using molecular labelling techniques and confocal laser scanning microscopy (endophytes)
  • Molecular signalling between rhizobacteria and plant roots, including bacterial phytohormones and N-acylhomoserine lactones
  • Diversity and colonization of human-pathogenic bacteria in plant roots (including systemic plant colonization)
  • Structural and functional diversity of bacteria associated with mycorrhizal and saprophytic fungi
  • Functional diversity of nitrogen fixing bacteria in crop plants (e.g. sugar cane) including endophytic and endofungal bacteria
  • Influence of bacterial signalling compounds in the rhizosphere (e.g. N-acylhomoserine lactones) on plants
  • Analysis of quorum sensing and of immuno-modulatory molecules of Gram-positive probiotic bacteria (e.g. Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium)
  • Influence of the gut microflora on the development of Diabetes in a mouse model


International Cooperation Partners

  • Dr. Angelika Lehner, Dr. Carol Iversen, Prof. Dr. Roger Stephan, Institut für Nahrungssicherheit und Hygiene, VetSuisse Fakultät, Universität Zürich, Winterthurerstr. 272, 8057 Zürich, Schweiz: http://www.ils.unizh.ch
  • Veronica Reis, Robert Boddey, Jose Ivo Baldani, EMBRAPA-National Centre for Agrobiology, Seropedica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Frank Dazzo: Department of Microbiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA
  • Jean Garbaye, Pascale Frey-Klett: INRA Centre de Nancy, Champenoux, France
  • Anil Tripathi: School of Biotechnology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
  • Bavanath Jha: Central Marine Salt Research Institute, Bhavnagar, India
  • Ajit Varma: Amity Univeristy, Institute of Microbial Technology, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Hafid Elnabti: University of Bejaia, Department of Microbiology, Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Bejaia, Algeria


Publication list

PhD and Habilitation (University teaching degree)

  • Mechanismus der Ferrichrom- und Albomycinaufnahme in Escherichia coli K-12, Dissertationsschrift, Universität Tübingen, 1980
  • Ökophysiologische Aspekte der Stickstoffixierung von Azospirillum spp. und deren Assoziation mit Pflanzenwurzeln, Habilitationsschrift, Universität Bayreuth, 1988


Publications in peer reviewed journals

  1. Michel R., Liebl A., Hartmann A., and Neupert W. (1976). Action of intracellular proteinases on mitochondrial translation products of Neurospora crassa and Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Hoppe-Seylers Z. Physiol. Chem. 357: 415-426
  2. Braun V., Hancock R.E.W., Hantke K., and Hartmann A. (1976). Functional organization of the outer membrane of Escherichia coli: phage and colicin receptors as components of iron uptake systems. J. Supramol. Struc. 5: 37-58
  3. Hartmann A., Fiedler H.P., and Braun V. (1979). Uptake and conversion of the antibiotic albomycin by Escherichia coli K-12. Eur. J. Biochem. 99: 517-524
  4. Hartmann A., and Braun V. (1980). Iron uptake in Escherichia coli: Uptake and modification of ferrichrome. J. Bacteriol. 143: 246-255
  5. Schneider R., Hartmann A., and Braun V. (1981). Transport of the iron ionophore ferrichrome in Escherichia coli K-12 and Salmonella typhimurium LT2. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 11: 115-119
  6. Hartmann A., and Braun V. (1981). Iron uptake and iron limited growth of Escherichia coli K- 12. Arch. Microbiol. 130: 353-356
  7. Hartmann A., and Kleiner D. (1982). Ammonium (methylammonium) transport by Azospirillum spp. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 15: 65-67
  8. Hartmann A., Singh M., and Klingmüller W. (1983). Isolation and characterization of Azospirillum mutants excreting high amounts of indole acetic acid. Can. J. Microbiol. 29: 916-923
  9. Kleiner D., Alef K., and Hartmann A. (1983). Uptake of methionine sulfoximine by some N2- fixing bacteria and its effect on ammonium transport. FEBS Lett. 164: 121-123
  10. Song S.D., Hartmann A., and Burris R.H. (1985). Purification and properties of the nitrogenase of Azospirillum amazonense. J. Bacteriol. 164: 1271-1277
  11. Hartmann A., Fu H., and Burris R.H. (1986). Regulation of the nitrogenase activity by ammonium chloride in Azospirillum spp. J. Bacteriol. 165: 864-870
  12. Hartmann A., and Burris R.H. (1987). Regulation of nitrogenase activity by oxygen in Azospirillum brasilense and Azospirillum lipoferum. J. Bacteriol. 169:944-948
  13. Hartmann A. (1988). Ecophysiological aspects of growth and nitrogen fixation in Azospirillum spp. Plant and Soil 110: 225-238
  14. Hartmann A., Fu H., and Burris R. H. (1988). Influence of amino acids on nitrogen fixation activity and growth of Azospirillum spp. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 54: 87-93
  15. Hartmann A., and Hurek T. (1988). Effect of carotenoid overproduction on oxygen tolerance of nitrogen fixation in Azospirillum brasilense Sp7. J. Gen. Microbiol. 134: 2449- 2455
  16. Fu H., Hartmann A., Lowery R.G., Fitzmaurice W.P., Roberts G.P., and Burris R.H. (1989). Posttranslational regulatory system for nitrogenase activity in Azospirillum spp. J. Bacteriol. 171: 4679-4685
  17. Burris R. H., Hartmann A., Zhang Y., and Fu H. (1991). Control of nitrogenase in Azospirillum spp. Plant and Soil 137: 127-124
  18. Hartmann A., Prabhu S.R., and Galinski E.A. (1991). Osmotolerance of diazotrophic rhizosphere bacteria. Plant and Soil 137: 105-109
  19. Hartmann A., Gündisch C., and Bode W. (1992). Azospirillum mutants improved in iron aquisition and osmotolerance as tools for the investigation of environmental fitness traits. Symbiosis 13: 271-279
  20. Kirchhof G., and Hartmann A. (1992). Development of Azospirillum specific gene-probes based on 23S-rRNA sequences. Symbiosis 13: 27-35
  21. Schloter M., Bode W., and Hartmann A. (1992). Characterization of monoclonal antibodies against cell surface structures of Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 using ELISA-techniques. Symbiosis 13: 37-45
  22. Schloter M., Bode W., Hartmann A., and Beese F. (1992). Sensitive chemoluminescence- based immunological quantification of bacteria in soil extracts with monoclonal antibodies. Soil Biol. Biochem. 24: 399-403
  23. Gündisch C., Kirchhof G., Baur M., Bode W., and Hartmann A. (1993). Identification of Azospirillum species by RFLP and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Microb. Releases 2: 41-45
  24. Lebuhn M., and  Hartmann A. (1993). Method for the determination of indole-3-acetic acid and related compounds of L-tryptophan catabolism in soils. J. Chromatogr. 629: 255- 266
  25. Schloter M., Borlinghaus R., Bode W., and Hartmann A. (1993). Direct identification and localization of Azospirillum in the rhizosphere of wheat using fluorescence-labeled monoclonal antibodies and confocal scanning laser microscopy. J. Microscopy 171: 173-177
  26. Beese F., Hartmann A., Beck T., Rackwitz R., and Zelles L. (1994). Microbial community structure and activity in agricultural soils under different management. Z. Pflanzenernähr. Bodenkunde 157: 187-195
  27. Hund K., Remde A., Necker U., and Hartmann A. (1994). Regeneration mikrobieller Aktivität in Böden nach natürlichen Streßsituationen - Bewertungskriterium für die Bodenqualität. Bioengineering 6: 38-41
  28. Lebuhn M., Heilmann B., and Hartmann A. (1994). Effects of drying/rewetting stress on microbial auxin production and L-tryptophan catabolism in soils. Biol. Fertil. Soils 18: 302-310
  29. Schloter M., Moens S., Croos C., Reidel G., Esquenet M., DeMot R., Hartmann A., and Michiels K. (1994). Characterization of cell surface components of Azospirillum brasilense Sp7 as antigenic determinants for strain specific monoclonal antibodies. Microbiology 140: 823-828
  30. Stubner S., Schloter M., Moeck G., Coulton J.W., Ahne F., and Hartmann A. (1994). Construction of umu-fhuA operon fusions to detect genotoxic potential by an antibody-cell surface reaction. Environ. Tox. Water Qual. 9: 285-291
  31. Wagner M., Aßmus B., Amann R., Hutzler P., and Hartmann A. (1994). In situ analysis of microbial consortia in activated sludge using fluorescently-labeled oligonucleotide probes and scanning confocal laser microscopy. J. Microscopy 172: 181-187
  32. Wagner M., Amann R., Kämpfer P., Aßmus B., Hartmann A., Hutzler P., Ludwig W., Springer N., and Schleifer K.-H. (1994). In situ identification of Gram-negative filamentous bacteria in activated sludge. System. Appl. Microbiol. 17: 405-417
  33. Albers B.P., Beese F., and Hartmann A. (1995). Flow-microcalorimetric measurements of aerobic and anaerobic soil microbial activities. Biol. Fertil. Soils 19: 203-208
  34. Aßmus B., Hutzler P., Kirchhof G., Amann R., Lawrence J.R., and Hartmann A. (1995). In situ localization of Azospirillum brasilense in the rhizosphere of wheat using fluorescently labeled, rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes and scanning confocal laser microscopy. Appl. Env. Microbiol. 61: 1013-1019
  35. Schloter M., Aßmus B., and Hartmann A. (1995). The use of immunological methods to detect and identify bacteria in the environment. Biotech. Adv. 13: 75-90
  36. Baldani J.I., Pot B., Kirchhof G., Falsen E., Baldani V.L.D., Olivares F.L., Hoste B., Kersters K., Hartmann A., Gillis M., and Döbereiner J. (1996). Emended description of Herbaspirillum; inclusion of Pseudomonas rubrisubalbicans, a mild plant pathogen, as Herbaspirillum rubrisubalbicans comb. nov. and classification of a group of clinical isolates (EF group 1) as Herbaspirillum species 3. Int. J. System. Bacteriol. 46: 802-810
  37. Schloter M., and Hartmann A. (1996). Production and characterization of strain-specific monoclonal antibodies against outer membrane components of Azospirillum brasilense Sp245. Hybridoma 15: 225-232
  38. Wiehe W., Schloter M., Hartmann A., and Höflich G. (1996). Detection of colonization by Pseudomonas sp. PsIA12 of inoculated roots of Lupinus albus and Pisum sativum in greenhouse experiments with immunological techniques. Symbiosis 20: 129-145
  39. Aßmus B., Hausner M., Grenier D., Schloter M., Hartmann A., and Goldberg M. (1997). Direct examination of subgingival plaques from a diseased peridontal site using confocal laser scanning microcopy (CLSM). Microbiologica 20: 155-159
  40. Aßmus B., Schloter M., Kirchhof G., Hutzler P., and Hartmann A. (1997). Improved in situ tracking of rhizosphere bacteria using dual staining with fluorescence-labeled antibodies and rRNA-targeted oligonucleotides. Microbial Ecology 33: 32-40
  41. Kirchhof G., Reis V.M., Baldani J.I., Eckert B., Döbereiner J., and Hartmann A. (1997). Occurrence, physiological and molecular analysis of endophytic diazotrophic bacteria in gramineous energy plants. Plant Soil 194: 45-55
  42. Kirchhof G., Schloter M., Aßmus B., and Hartmann A. (1997). Molecular microbial ecology approaches applied to diazotrophs associated with non-legumes. Soil Biol. Biochem. 29: 853-862
  43. Lebuhn M., Heulin T., and Hartmann A. (1997). Production of auxin and other indolic and phenolic compounds by Paenibacillus polymyxa strains isolated from different proximity to plant roots. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 22: 325-334
  44. Ludwig W., Bauer S.H., Bauer M., Held I., Kirchhof G., Schulze R., Huber I., Spring S., Hartmann A., and Schleifer K.H. (1997). Detection and in situ localization of representatives of a widely distributed new bacterial phylum. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 153: 181-190
  45. Schloter M., Bode W., and Hartmann A. (1997). Characterization and application of a strain- specific monoclonal antibody against the rhizosphere bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Wa5. Hybridoma 16: 183-187
  46. Schloter M., Wiehe W., Aßmus B., Steindl H., Becke H., and Höflich G. (1997). Root colonization of different plants by plant-growth promoting Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii R39 studied with monospecific polyclonal antisera. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 63: 2038-2046
  47. Gilbert B., Aßmus B., Hartmann A., and Frenzl P. (1998). In situ localization of two methanotrophic strains in the rhizosphere of rice plants by combined use of fluorescently labeled antibodies and 16S rRNA signature probes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 25: 117-128
  48. Kirchhof G., Baldani J.I., Reis V.M., and Hartmann A. (1998). Molecular assay to identify Acetobacter diazotrophicus and detect its occurrence in plant tissues. Can. J. Microbiol. 44: 12-19
  49. Schloter M., and Hartmann A. (1998). Endophytic and surface colonization of wheat roots (Triticum aestivum) by different Azospirillum brasilense strains studied with strain-specific monoclonal antibodies. Symbiosis 25: 159-179
  50. Schloter M., Zelles L., Hartmann A., and Munch J.C. (1998). New quality of assessment of microbial diversity in arable soils using molecular and biochemical methods. Z. Pflanzenernähr. Bodenk. 161: 425-431
  51. Bach H.-J., Errampalli D., Leung H.T., Lee H., Hartmann A., Trevors J.T., and Munch J.C. (1999). Specific detection of the gene for the extracellular neutral protease of Bacillus cereus by PCR and blot hybridization. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65: 3226-3229
  52. Bach H.-J., Hartmann A., Trevors J.T., and Munch J.C. (1999). Magnetic capture- hybridization method for purification and probing of mRNA for neutral protease of Bacillus cereus. J. Microbiol. Methods 37: 187-192
  53. Winkelmann G., Busch B., Hartmann A., Kirchhof G., Süßmuth R., and Jung G. (1999). Degradation of desferrioxamines by Azospirillum irakense: Assignment of metabolites by HPLC/electrospray mass spectrometry. BioMetals 12: 255-264
  54. Lebuhn M., Achouak W., Schloter M., Berge O., Meier H., Hartmann A., and Heulin T. (2000). Taxonomic characterization of Ochrobactrum sp. isolates from soil samples and wheat roots, and description of Ochrobactrum tritici sp. nov. and Ochrobactrum grignonense sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 2207-2223
  55. Mogge B., Loferer C., Agerer R., Hutzler P., and Hartmann A. (2000). Bacterial community structure and colonization patterns of Fagus sylvatica L. ectomycorrhizospheres as determined by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CSLM). Mycorrhiza 9: 272-278
  56. Schloter M., Lebuhn M., Heulin T., and Hartmann A. (2000). Ecology and evolution of bacterial microdiversity. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 24: 647-660
  57. Bach H.J., Hartmann A., Schloter M., and Munch J.C. (2001). PCR primers and functional probes for amplification and detection of bacterial genes for extracellular peptidases in single strains and in soil. J. Microbiol. Meth. 44: 173-182
  58. Eckert B., Weber O.B., Kirchhof G., Halbritter A., Stoffels M., and Hartmann A. (2001). Azospirillum doebereinerae sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing bacterium associated with the C4-grass Miscanthus. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 17-26
  59. Kirchhof G., Eckert B., Stoffels M., Baldani J.I., Reis V.M., and Hartmann A. (2001). Herbaspirillum frisingense sp. nov., a new nitrogen fixing bacterial species occurring in C4-energy plants. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 157-168
  60. Steidle A., Sigl K., Schuhegger R., Ihring A., Schmid M., Gantner S., Stoffels M., Riedel K., Givskov M., Hartmann A., Langebartels C., and Eberl L. (2001). Visualization of N-Aclhomoserine lactone-mediated cell-cell communication between bacteria colonizing the tomato rhizosphere. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 67: 5761-5770
  61. Stoffels M., Castellanos T., and Hartmann A. (2001). Design and application of new 16S rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes for the Azospirillum-Skermanella-Rhodocista-cluster. System. Appl. Microbiol. 24: 83-97
  62. Emmerling C., Schloter M., Hartmann A., and Kandeler E. (2002). Functional diversity of soil organisms - a review of recent research activities in Germany. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 165: 408-420
  63. Jontofsohn M., Pfister G., Severin-Edmair G., Schramm K.-W., Hartmann A., and Schloter M. (2002). Bacterial community structure in lake sediments of microcosms contaminated with nonyl phenol. J. Soils & Sediments 2: 211-215
  64. Jontofsohn M., Stoffels M., Hartmann A., Pfister G., Jüttner I., Severin-Edmeir G., Schramm K.-W., and Schloter M. (2002). Influence of nonylphenol on the microbial community of lake sediments in microcosms. The Science of the Total Environment 285: 3-10
  65. Metz S., Hartmann A., and Schloter M. (2002). Development and characterization of murine monoclonal antibodies specific for dissimilatory copper nitrite reductase. Hybridoma and Hybridomics 21: 351-357
  66. Bertaux J., Schmid M., Prevost-Boure N.C., Churin J.L., Hartmann A., Garbaye J., and Frey-Klett P. (2003). In situ identification of intracellular bacteria related to Paenibacillus sp. in the mycelium of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor S238N. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69: 4243-4248
  67. Frommberger M., Schmitt-Kopplin P., Menzinger F., Albrecht V., Schmid M., Eberl. L., Hartmann A., and Kettrup A. (2003). Analysis of N-acyl-L-homoserine lactones produced by Burkholderia cepacia with partial filling micellar electrokinetic chromatography - electrospray ionization-ion trap mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis 24: 3067-3074
  68. Lucas-Garcia J.A., Schloter M., Durkaya T., Hartmann A., and Gutierrez-Manero F.J. (2003). Colonization of pepper roots by a plant growth promoting Pseudomonas fluorescens strain. Biol. Fertil. Soils 37: 381-385
  69. Metz S., Beisker W., Hartmann A., and Schloter M. (2003). Detection methods for the expression of the dissimilatory copper-containing nitrite reductase gene (DnirK) in environmental samples. J. Microbiol. Methods 55: 41-50
  70. Rothballer M., Schmid M., and Hartmann A. (2003). In situ localization and PGPR-effect of Azospirillum brasilense strains colonizing roots of different wheat varieties. Symbiosis 34: 261-279
  71. Frommberger M., Schmitt-Kopplin P., Ping G., Frisch H., Schmid M., Zhang Y., Hartmann A., and Kettrup A. (2004). A simple and robust set-up for on-column sample preconcentration – nano-liquid chromatography – electrospray ionization mass spectrometry for the analysis of N-homoserine lactones. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 378: 1014-1020
  72. Pritsch K., Raidl, S., Marksteiner, E., Blaschke, H., Agerer, R., Schloter, M., Hartmann, A. (2004) A rapid and highly sensitive method for measuring enzyme activities in single mycorrhizal tips using 4-methylumbelliferone-labelled fluorogenic substances in a microplate system (2004) J. Microbiol. Methods 58: 233-241
  73. Reis V.M., Estrada-de los Santos P., Tenorio-Salgado S., Vogel J., Stoffels M., Guyon S., Mavingui P., Baldani V.L.D., Schmid M., Baldani J.I., Balandreau J., Hartmann A., and Caballero-Mellado J. (2004). Burkholderia tropica sp. nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing, plant-associated bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 2155-2162
  74. Azevedo A.S., Teixeira K.R.S., Kirchhof G., Hartmann A., and Baldani J.I. (2005). Influence of soil and host plant crop on the genetic diversity of Azospirillum amazonense isolates. Pedobiologia 49: 565-576
  75. Berg G., Eberl L., and Hartmann A. (2005). The rhizosphere as a reservoir for opportunistic human pathogenic bacteria. Environ. Microbiol. 7: 1673-1685
  76. Bertaux J., Schmid M., Hutzler P., Hartmann A., Garbaye J., and Frey-Klett P. (2005). Occurrence and distribution of endobacteria in the plant-associated mycelium of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor S238N. Environ. Microbiol. 7: 1786-1795
  77. Courty P.-E., Pritsch K., Schloter M., Hartmann A., and Garbaye J. (2005). Activity profiling of ectomycorrhiza communities in two forest soils using multiple enzymatic tests. New Phytol. 167: 309-319
  78. Frommberger M., Hertkorn N., Englmann M., Jakoby S., Hartmann A., Kettrup A., and Schmitt-Kopplin Ph. (2005). Analysis of N-acylhomoserine lactones after alkaline hydrolysis and anion-exchange solid-phase extraction by capillary zone electrophoresis-mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis 26: 1523-1532
  79. Herschkovitz Y., Lerner A., Davidov Y., Rothballer M., Hartmann A., Okon Y., and Jurkevitch E. (2005). Inoculation with the plant growth promoting rhizobacterium Azospirillum brasilense causes little disturbance in the rhizosphere and rhizoplane of maize (Zea mays) Microb. Ecol. 50: 277-288
  80. Laturnus F., Fahimi I., Gryndler M., Hartmann A., Heal M.R., Matucha M., Schöler H.F., Schroll R., and Svensson T. (2005). Natural formation and degradation of chloroacetic acids and volatile organochlorines in forest soils. Environ. Sci. & Pollut. Res. 233-244
  81. Miltner A., Kopinke F.-D., Kindler R., Selesi D., Hartmann A., and Kästner M. (2005). Non-photosynthetic CO2 fixation by soil microorganisms. Plant Soil 269: 193-203
  82. Pritsch K., Luedemann G., Matyssek R., Hartmann A., Schloter M., Scherb H., and Grams T.E.E. (2005). Mycorrhizosphere responsiveness to atmospheric ozone and inoculation with Phytophthora citricola in a phytotrone experiment with spruce / beech mixed cultures. Plant Biol. 7: 718-727
  83. Rothballer M., Schmid M., Fekete A., and Hartmann A. (2005). Comparative in situ analysis of ipdC-gfpmut3 promotor fusions of Azospirillum brasilense strains Sp7 and Sp245. Environ. Microbiol. 7: 1839-1846
  84. Selesi D., Schmid M., and Hartmann A. (2005). Diversity of "green-like" and "red-like" ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase large subunit genes (cbbL) in differently managed agricultural soils. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 71: 175-177
  85. Stein S., Selesi D., Schilling R., Pattis I., Schmid M., and Hartmann A. (2005). Microbial activity and bacterial composition of H2-treated soils with net CO2 fixation. Soil Biol. Biochem. 37: 1938-1945
  86. Bathe S., Achouak W., Hartmann A., Heulin T., Schloter M., and Lebuhn M. (2006). Genetic and phenotypic microdiversity of Ochrobactrum spp. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 56: 272-280
  87. Lebuhn M., Bathe S., Achouak W., Hartmann A., Heulin T., and Schloter M. (2006). Comparative sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer 1 of Ochrobactrum species. System. Appl. Microbiol. 29: 265-275
  88. Schuhegger R., Ihring A., Gantner S., Bahnweg G., Knappe C., Vogg G., Hutzler P., Schmid M., Van Breusegem F., Eberl L., Hartmann A., and Langebartels C. (2006). Induction of systemic resistance in tomato plants by N-acylhomoserine lactone-producing rhizosphere bacteria. Plant Cell Environ. 29: 909-918
  89. Gantner S., Schmid M., Dürr C., Schuhegger R., Steidle A., Hutzler P., Langebartels C., Eberl L., Hartmann A., and Dazzo F.B. (2006). In situ quantitation of the spatial scale of calling distances and population density-independent N-acylhomoserine lactone- mediated communication by rhizobacteria colonized on plant roots. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 56: 188-194
  90. Kutter S., Hartmann A., and Schmid M. (2006). Colonization of barley (Hordeum vulgare) with Salmonella enterica and Listeria spp. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 56: 262-271
  91. Rothballer M., Schmid M., Klein I., Gattinger A., Grundmann S., and Hartmann A. (2006). Herbaspirillum hiltneri sp. nov., isolated from surface-sterilized wheat roots. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 56: 1341-1348
  92. Müller J., Kuttler C., Hense B.A., Rothballer M., and Hartmann A. (2006). Cell-cell communcation by quorum sensing and dimension-reduction. J. Math. Biol. 53: 672-702
  93. Li X., Fekete A., Englmann M., Götz C., Rothballer M., Buddrus K., Cai C., Schröder P., Hartmann A., Chen G., and Schmitt-Kopplin P. (2006). Development of a solid phase extraction – ultra performance liquid chromatography method for the analysis of bacterial N-acylhomoserine lactones from complex samples. J. Chromatogr. A, 1134: 186-193
  94. Fekete A., Frommberger M., Rothballer M., Li X., Englmann M., Fekete J., Hartmann A., Eberl L., and Schmitt-Kopplin P. (2007). Identification of bacterial N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) with a combination of ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry, and in-situ biosensors. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 387(2): 455-467
  95. Wang F., Grundmann S., Schmid M., Dörfler U., Rohrer S., Munch J. C., Hartmann A., Xin J., and Schroll R. (2007). Isolation and characterization of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene mineralizing Bordetella sp. and its bioremediation potential in soil. Chemosphere 67: 896-902
  96. Selesi D., Pattis I., Schmid Michael, Kandeler E., and Hartmann A. (2007). Quantification of bacterial RubisCO genes in soils by cbbL targeted real-time PCR. J. Microbiol. Meth. 69: 497-503
  97. Chowdhury S.P., Schmid M., Hartmann A., and Tripathi A.K. (2007). Identification of diazotrophs in the culturable bacterial community associated with roots of Lasiurus sindicus, a perennial grass of Thar desert, India. Microbial Ecol. 54(1): 82-90
  98. Hense B.A., Kuttler C., Müller J., Rothballer M., Hartmann A., and Kreft J.-U. (2007). Does efficiency sensing unify diffusion and quorum sensing? Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 5: 230-239
  99. Nabti E., Sahnoune M., Adjrad S., van Dommelen A., Ghoul M., Schmid M., and Hartmann A. (2007). A halophilic and osmotolerant Azospirillum brasilense strain from Algerian Soil restores wheat growth under saline conditions. Eng. Life Sci. 7(4): 354-360
  100. Bertaux J., Gloger U., Schmid M., Hartmann A., and Scheu S. (2007). Routine fluorescence in situ hybridization in soil. J. Microbiol. Meth. 69(3): 451-460
  101. Götz C., Fekete A., Gebefügi I., Forczek S. T., Fuksova K., Li X., Englmann M., Gryndler M., Hartmann A., Matucha M., Schmitt-Kopplin P., and Schröder P. (2007). Uptake, degradation and chiral discrimination of N-Acyl-D/L-homoserine lactones by barley (Hordeum vulgare) and yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) plants. Anal. Bioanalyt. Chem. 389(5): 1447-1457
  102. Wagner T., Arango Isaza L.M., Grundmann S., Dörfler U., Schroll R., Schloter M., Hartmann A., Sandermann H., and Ernst D. (2008). The probability of a horizontal gene transfer from Roundup ready® soybean to microorganisms: a risk assessment study on the GSF lysimeter station. Water Air Soil Poll., in press
  103. Hartmann A., Rothballer M., and Schmid M. (2008). Lorenz Hiltner, a pioneer in rhizosphere microbial ecology and soil bacteriology research. Plant Soil 312: 7-14
  104. Rothballer M., Eckert B., Schmid M., Klein I., Fekete A., Schloter M., and Hartmann A. (2008). Endophytic root colonization of gramineous plants by Herbaspirillum frisingense. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 66(1): 85-95
  105. Sharma M., Schmid M., Rothballer M., Hause G., Zuccaro A., Imani J., Kämpfer P., Schäfer P., Hartmann A., and Kogel K.-H. (2008). Detection and identification of bacteria intimately associated with representatives of the order Sebacinales. Cell. Microbiol. 10(11): 2235–2246
  106. Barriuso J., Ramos Solano B., Fray R.G., Cámara M., Hartmann A., Gutiérrez Manero F.J. (2008). Transgenic tomato plants alter quorum sensing in plant growth promoting rhizobacteria. Plant Biotechnol. J. 6: 442-452
  107. Ekschmitt K., Kandeler E., Poll C., Brune A., Buscot F., Friedrich M., Gleixner G., Hartmann A., Kästner M., Marhan S., Miltner A., Scheu S., Wolters V. (2008). Soil carbon preservation through habitat constraints and biological limitations on decomposer activity. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 171: 27-35
  108. Ernst D., Rosenbrock-Krestel H., Kirchhof G., Bieber E., Giunaschwili N., Müller R., Fischbeck G., Wagner T., Sandermann H., Hartmann A. (2008). Molecular investigations of the soil, rhizosphere and transgenic glufosinate resistant rape and maize plants in combination with herbicide (Basta) application under field conditions. Z. Naturforsch. (C) 63: 864-872
  109. von Rad U., Klein I., Dobrev P.I., Kottova J., Zazimalova E., Fekete A., Hartmann A., Schmitt-Kopplin P., Durner J. (2008). Response of Arabidopsis thaliana to N hexanoyl DL homoserine lactone, a bacterial quorum sensing molecule produced in the rhizosphere. Planta 229: 73-85
  110. Oliveira A.L.M, Stoffels M., Schmid M., Reis V.M., Baldani J.I., and Hartmann A. (2009). Colonization of sugarcane plantlets by mixed inoculations with diazotrophic bacteria. Eur. J. Soil Biol. 45: 106-113
  111. Chowdhury S.P., Schmid M., Hartmann A., and Tripathi A. K. (2009). Diversity of 16S-rRNA and nifH genes derived from rhizosphere soil and roots of an endemic drought tolerant grass, Lasiurus sindicus. Eur. J. Soil Biol. 45: 114-122
  112. Jha B., Thakur M. C., Gontia I., Albrecht V., Stoffels M., Schmid M., and Hartmann A. (2009). Isolation, partial identification and application of diazotrophic rhizobacteria from traditional Indian rice cultivars. Eur. J. Soil Biol. 45: 62-72
  113. Hartmann A., Schmid M., van Tuinen D., and Berg G. (2009). Plant-driven selection of microbes. Plant Soil 321: 235-257
  114. Schmid M., Iversen C., Gontia I., Stephan R., Hofmann A., Hartmann A., Jha B., Eberl L., Riedel K., and Lehner A. (2009). Evidence for a plant associated natural habitat of Cronobacter spp. Res. Microbiol. 160 : 608-614
  115. Hartmann A. and Bashan Y. (2009) Ecology and application of Azospirillum and other plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB). Eur. J. Soil Biol. 45: 1-2
  116. Rosenberg K., Bertaux J., Krome K., Hartmann A., Scheu S, and Bonkowski M. (2009). Soil amoebae rapidly change bacterial community composition in the rhizosphere of Arabidopsis thaliana. ISME J. 3: 675-684
  117. Fekete A.*, Kuttler C.*, Rothballer M.*, Hense B.A., Fischer D., Buddrus-Schiemann K., Lucio M., Müller J., Schmitt-Kopplin P., and Hartmann A. (2010). Dynamic regulation of N-acyl-homoserine lactone production and degradation in Pseudomonas putida IsoF. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 72: 22-34   *These authors contributed equally to this work
  118. Nabti E., Sahnoune M., Ghoul M., Fischer D., Hofmann A., Rothballer M., Schmid M., and Hartmann A. (2010). Restoration of growth of durum wheat (Triticum durum var. waha) under saline conditions due to inoculation with the rhizosphere bacterium Azospirillum brasilense NH and extracts of the marine alga Ulva lactuca. J. Plant Growth Regul. 29: 6-22
  119. Buddrus-Schiemann K., Schmid M., Schreiner K., Welzl G., and Hartmann A. (2010). Root colonization by Pseudomonas sp. DSMZ 13134 and impact on the indigenous rhizosphere bacterial community of barley. Microb. Ecol. 60: 381–393
  120. Chen X., Kremmer E., Gouzy M.-F., Clausen E., Starke M., Wöllner K., Pfister G., Hartmann A., and Krämer P.M. (2010). Development and characterization of rat monoclonal antibodies for N-acylated homoserine lactones. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 398: 2655–2667
  121. Chen X., Buddrus-Schiemann K., Rothballer M., Krämer P., and Hartmann A. (2010). Detection of AHL quorum sensing molecules in Burkholderia cepacia culture supernatants with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 398: 2669-2676
  122. Li D.*, Rothballer M.*, Schmid M., Esperschütz J., and Hartmann A. (2011). Acidovorax radicis sp. nov., a rhizosphere bacterium isolated from wheat roots. IJSEM 61: 2589-2594.   *These two authors contributed equally to this work
  123. Gontia I., Kumari K., Schmid M., Hartmann A., and Jha B. (2011). Brachybacterium saurashtrense sp. nov., a halotolerant root-associated bacterium with plant growth promoting potential. IJSEM 61: 2799-2804
  124. de-Bashan L.E, Schmid M., Rothballer M., Hartmann A., and Bashan Y. (2011). Cell-cell interaction in the eukaryote-prokaryote model of the microalgae Chlorella vulgaris and the bacterium Azospirillum brasilense immobilized in polymer beads. J. Phycol. 47: 1350–1359
  125. Fischer D., Pfitzner B., Schmid M., Simões-Araújo J. L., Reis V. M., Pereira W., Ormeño-Orrillo E., Hofmann A., Martinez-Romero E., Baldani J. I., and Hartmann A. (2012). Molecular characterisation of the diazotrophic bacterial community in uninoculated and inoculated field-grown sugarcane (Saccharum sp.). Plant Soil  DOI: 10.1007/s11104-011-0812-0
  126. Isaza L.A., Opelt K., Wagner T., Mattes E., Bieber E., Hatley E.O., Roth G., Sanjuán J., Fischer H.-M., Sandermann H., Hartmann A., and Ernst D. (2011). Lack of glyphosate resistance gene transfer from Roundup Ready® soybean to Bradyrhizobium japonicum under field and laboratory conditions. Z. Naturforsch. 66c: 595-604
  127. Trejo A., de-Bashan L.E., Hartmann A., Hernandez J.-P., Rothballer M., Schmid M., and Bashan Y. (2012). Recycling waste debris of immobilized microalgae and plant growth-promoting bacteria from wastewater treatment as a resource to improve fertility of eroded desert soil. Environ. Experiment. Bot. 75: 65-73
  128. Kaestli M., Schmid M., Mayo M., Rothballer M., Harrington G., Richardson L., Hill A., Hill J., Tuanyok A., Keim P., Hartmann A., and Currie B.J. (2012). Out of the Ground: Aerial and Exotic Habitats of the Melioidosis Bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei in Grasses in Australia. Env. Microbiol. DOI:10.1111/j.1462-2920.2011.02671.x
  129. Li D., Rothballer M., Engel M., Hoser J., Schimdt T., Kuttler C., Schmid M., Schloter M., and Hartmann A. (2012). Phenotypic variation in Acidovorax radicis N35 influences plant growth promotion. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01259.x
  130. Timmers R.A.*, Rothballer M.*, Strik D.P.B.T.B., Engel M., Schulz S., Schloter M., Hartmann A., Hamelers B., and Buisman C. (2012). Microbial community structure elucidates performance of Glyceria maxima plant microbial fuel cell. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., accepted   *These authors contributed equally to this work


Book articles

  1. Hartmann A. (1993). Ökologie von Mikroorganismen. In: Handbuch zur Ökologie (Hrsg.: W. Kuttler). Berlin, Deutschland: Analytica Verlag, pp. 235-240
  2. Schloter M., Bode W., and Hartmann A. (1993). Identifizierung und Quantifizierung von Bodenbakterien mit monoklonalen Antikörpern. In: Biologische Arbeitsmethoden (2. Auflage) (Hrsg.: F. Schinner, R. Öhlinger, E. Kandeler, R. Margesin). Berlin, Deutschland: Springer Verlag, S. 44-50
  3. Hartmann A. (1994). Molecular approaches for the investigation of the genetic composition in aquatic ecosystems. In: Acidification of Freshwater Ecosystems: Implication for the Future (eds.: C.E.W. Steinberg, R.F. Wright). Chichester, UK: John Wiley, pp. 247-257
  4. Hartmann A., and Zimmer W. (1994). Physiology of Azospirillum. In: Azospirillum / Plant Associations (ed.: Y. Okon). Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC-Press, pp. 15-39
  5. Albers B.P., Hartmann A., and Beese F. (1995). Anaerobic heat output. In: Methods in Applied Soil Microbiology and Biotechnology (eds.: K. Alef, P. Nannipieri). London, UK: Academic Press, pp. 304-306
  6. Steinberg C.E.W., Brüggemann R., Hartmann A., Heller W., Kirchner M., Lienert D., Müller K., Pestlin G., Scheunert I., Seiler K.-P., Ernst D., Spieser O.H., and Klein J. (1995). Ökotoxikologische Testverfahren. In: Handbuch des Umweltschutzes - 79. Erg. Lfd. 6/95. Landsberg / Lech, Deutschland: Ecomed-Verlag, S. 1-102
  7. Hartmann A. (1996). Biotechnological aspects of diazotrophic bacteria associated with rice. In: Biological Nitrogen Fixation associated with Rice Production (eds.: M. Rahman et al.). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 211-223
  8. Lebuhn M., and Hartmann A. (1996). Auxins, L-tryptophan and related indolic and phenolic catabolites. In: Methods in Soil Biology (eds.: F. Schinner, R. Öhlinger, E. Kandeler, R. Margesin). Berlin / Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag, pp. 268-280
  9. Schloter M., Bode W., and Hartmann A. (1996). Identification and quantification with monoclonal antibodies. In: Methods in Soil Biology (eds.: F. Schinner, R. Öhlinger, E. Kandeler, R. Margesin). Berlin / Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag, pp. 41-46
  10. Hartmann A., Aßmus B., Kirchhof G., and Schloter M. (1997). Direct approaches for studying soil microbes. In: Modern Soil Microbiology (eds.: J.D. van Elsas, J.T. Trevors, E.M.H. Wellington). New York: Marcel Dekker, 279-309
  11. Hartmann A., Lawrence J.R., Aßmus B., and Schloter M. (1997). Detection of microbes by laser confocal microscopy. In: Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual (eds.: A. Akkermans, J.D. van Elsas, F.J. de Bruijns). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, chapter 4.1.10., pp. 1-34
  12. Hartmann A., Schloter M., Bergmüller C., Mölter K., Zelles L., and Munch J.C. (1999). Diversität der Mikroflora von Böden und Sedimenten als ökotoxikologischer Belastungsparameter. In: Ökotoxikologie - ökosystemare Ansätze und Methoden (Hrsg.: J. Oehlmann, B. Markert). Landsberg / Lech, Deutschland: Ecomed-Verlag, S. 200-207
  13. Eckert B., Kirchhof G., Stoffels M., Baldani J.I., Weber B.O., and Hartmann A. (2000). Neue diazotrophe Bakterien aus den Rohstoffpflanzen Miscanthus sinensis und Pennisetum purpureum. In: Rhizodeposition und Stoffverwertung (Hrsg. W. Merbach, L. Wittenmayer, J. Augustin). Stuttgart / Leipzig, Deuscthland: B.G. Teubner Verlag, S. 103-109
  14. Hartmann A., Chatzinotas A., Aßmus B., and Kirchhof G. (2000). Molecular microbial ecology studies of diazotrophs associated with non-legumes with special reference to endophytic diazotrophs. In: Microbial Interactions in Agriculture and Forestry, Volume II (eds.: N.S. Subba Rao, Y.R. Dommergues). Enfield, New Hampshire, USA: Science Publishers, pp. 1-14
  15. Hartmann A., Stoffels M., Eckert B., Kirchhof G., and Schloter M. (2000). Analysis of the presence and diversity of diazotrophic bacteria. In: Prokaryotic Nitrogen Fixation (ed.: E. W. Triplett). Wymondham, UK: Horizon Scientific Press, pp. 727-736
  16. Hausner M., Lawrence J.R., Wolfaardt G.M., Schloter M., Seiler K.-P., and Hartmann A. (2000). The use of immunological techniques and scanning confocal laser microscopy for the characterization of Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Pseudomonas fluorescens in atrazine-utilizing biofilms. In: Biofilms: Investigative Methods & Applications (eds.: H.-C. Fleming, U. Szewzyk, T. Griebe). Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA: Technomic Publishing Co., pp. 143-153
  17. Müller E., Aßmus B., Hartmann A., and Seiler K.-P. (2000). The in situ detection of a microbial biofilm community on Karst rock coupon in a groundwater habitat. In: Biofilms: Investigative Methods & Applications (eds.: H.-C. Fleming, U. Szewzyk, T. Griebe). Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA: Technomic Publishing Co., pp. 225-230
  18. Hartmann A., and Schloter M. (2001). Wirkungen auf die Bodenmikroflora. In: Handbuch der Umweltveränderungen und Ökotoxikologie, Band II: Terrestrische Ökosysteme. (Hrsg. R. Guderian). Berlin, Deutschland: Springer-Verlag, Kapitel II 2.2, S. 91-106
  19. Hartmann A., and Baldani J. I. (2003). The Genus Azospirillum. In: The Prokaryotes, volume 5: Proteobacteria: Alpha and Beta Subclasses (eds. M. Dworkin, S. Falkow, E. Rosenberg, K.-H. Schleifer, E. Stackebrandt). New York, USA: Springer-Verlag, pp. 114-140
  20. Hartmann A. (2004). Horizontaler Gentransfer: ein natürlicher Prozess. GSF-spezial "Grüne Gentechnik", S. 59-64
  21. Hartmann A., Gantner S., Schuhegger R., Steidle A., Dürr C., Schmid M., Dazzo F.B., Eberl L., and Langebartels C. (2004). N-Acyl homoserine lactones of rhizosphere bacteria trigger systemic resistance in tomato plants. In: Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Volume 4 (eds.: B. Lugtenberg, I. Tikhonovich, N. Provorov). Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA: APS Press, pp. 554-556
  22. Hartmann A., Pukall R., Rothballer M., Gantner S., Metz S., Schloter M., and Mogge B. (2004). Microbial community analysis in the rhizosphere by in situ and ex situ application of molecular probing, biomarker and cultivation techniques. In: Plant Surface Microbiology (eds.: A. Varma, L. Abott, D. Werner, R. Hampp). Berlin, Germany: Springer Verlag, pp. 449-469
  23. Schmid M., Rothballer M., Aßmus B., Hutzler P., Schloter M., and Hartmann A. (2004). Detection of microbes by confocal laser scanning microscopy. In: Molecular Microbial Ecology Manual, 2nd edition (eds.: G. A. Kowalchuk, F. J. De Bruijn, I. M. Head, A. D. L. Akkermans, J. D. van Elsas). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, chapter 4.03, pp. 875-910
  24. Baldani J.I., Krieg N.R., Baldani V.L.D., Hartmann A., and Döbereiner J. (2005). Genus II. Azospirillum. In: Bergey´s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edition, Vol. II (eds.: D. J. Brenner, N. R. Krieg, J. T. Staley). New York, USA: Springer Verlag, pp. 7-26
  25. Moenne-Loccoz Y., Woo S.L., Okon Y., Bally R., Lorito M., Lemanceau P., and Hartmann A. (2005). Free-living plant-beneficial microorganisms and soil quality. In: Microbiological Methods for Assessing Soil Quality (eds.: J. Bloem, D. W. Hopkins, A. Benedetti). Wallingford, UK: CABI Publishing, chapter 9.5, p. 368
  26. Schmid M., Baldani J.I., and Hartmann A. (2005). The genus Herbaspirillum. In: The Prokaryotes, volume 5: Proteobacteria: Alpha and Beta Subclasses (eds. M. Dworkin, S. Falkow, E. Rosenberg, K.-H. Schleifer, E. Stackebrandt). New York, USA: Springer Verlag, pp. 141-150
  27. Schmid M., Selesi D., Rothballer M., Schloter M., Lee N., Kandeler E., and Hartmann A. (2006). Localization and visualization of microbial community structure and activity in soil microhabitats. In: Soil Biology, Volume 6. Intestinal Microorganisms of Soil Invertebrates (eds.: H. König, A. Varma). New York, USA: Springer Verlag, pp. 439-461
  28. Schmid M., and Hartmann A. (2007). Molecular phylogeny and ecology of root associated diazotrophic alpha- and beta-proteobacteria. In: Associative and Endophytic Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria and Cyanobacterial Associations (eds.: C. Elmerich, W. E. Newton). New York, USA: Springer Verlag, chapter 2, pp. 21-40
  29. Hartmann A., Smalla K., and Sørensen J. (2007). Microbial diversity in the rhizosphere: highly resolving molecular methodology to study plant-beneficial rhizosphere bacteria. In: Biodiversity in Agricultural Production Systems (eds.: G. Benckiser, S. Schnell). Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC Press and Taylor&Francis Group, pp. 101-130
  30. Schmid M., Rothballer M., and Hartmann A. (2007). Analysis of microbial communities in soil microhabitats using fluorescence in situ hybridization. In: Modern Soil Microbiology, 2nd edition (eds.: J. D. van Elsas, J. K. Jansson, J. Trevors). Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC-Press, chapter 12, pp.317-335
  31. Rothballer M., and Hartmann A. (2007). In situ detection of bacterial gene expression in the rhizosphere using gfp promoter fusions. In: COST 631 – Handbook of Methods Used in Rhizosphere Research (eds. J. Luster, R. Finlay), Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland, Chapter 4.1.: Microbial growth and visualization of bacteria and fungi, pp. 403-404
  32. Van Elsas J.D., Torsvik V., Hartmann A., Ovreas L., and Jansson J. (2007). The bacteria and archeae in soil. In: Modern Soil Microbiology, 2nd edition (eds. J. D. van Elsas, J. K. Jansson, J. Trevors). Boca Raton, Florida, USA: CRC-Press, chapter 12, pp. 317-335
  33. Dazzo F.B., Schmid M., and Hartmann A. (2007). Immunofluorescence microscopy and fluorescence in situ hybridization combined with CMEIAS and other image analysis tools for soil- and plant-associated microbial autecology. In: Manual of Environmental Microbiology, 3rd edition (eds. C. J. Hurst, R. L. Crawford, J. L. Garland, D. A. Lipson, A.L. Mills, L. D. Stetzenbach) Washington DC, USA: ASM-Press, pp. 712-733
  34. Rothballer M., Schmid M., and Hartmann A. (2009). Diazotrophic bacterial endophytes in Gramineae and other plants. In: Microbiology Monographs: Prokaryotic endosymbionts in plants (ed. K. Pawlowski). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer Verlag, pp. 273-302
  35. Hartmann A., and Schmid M. (2009). Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technique for the investigation of the structure and function of microbial communities. In: A Textbook of Molecular Biotechnology (eds. Chauhan, A.K., Varma, A.) New Delhi, India: I. K. International Publishing House, chapter 55, pp. 1207-1221
  36. Fekete A., Rothballer M., Hartmann A., and Schmitt-Kopplin P. (2010). Identification of bacterial autoinducers. In: Bacterial Signaling (eds.: R. Krämer, K. Jung). Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH Verlag, pp. 95-111


Editorships

  1. Biological nitrogen fixation associated with rice production (eds.: M. Rahman, A. K. Podder, C. van Hove, Z. N. T. Begum, T. Heulin, A. Hartmann). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996, 247pp
  2. Biologische Sicherheit: Biomonitor, Molekulare Mikrobenökologie. Proceedings of the BMBF-Workshop, 10.-11.6.1999, Neuherberg (ed.: A. Hartmann). Projektträger BEO, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 2000, 257pp
  3. Rhizosphere 2004: Perspectives and Challenges – A Tribute to Lorenz Hiltner (eds.: A. Hartmann, M. Schmid, W. Wenzel, P. Hinsinger). GSF-Bericht 05/05, GSF-Forschungszentrum für Umwelt und Gesundheit, Neuherberg, 2005, 333pp
  4. Environmental Microbiology 7(11) – Rhizosphere Issue (eds.: A. Hartmann, B. Lugtenberg, J. L. Ramos). Blackwell Publishing, 2005
  5. FEMS Microbiology Ecology – Rhizosphere Issue (eds.: A. Sessitsch, A. Hartmann, K. Smalla). Blackwell Publishing, 2006
  6. FEMS Microbiology Ecology – Rhizosphere Issue (eds.: P. Lemanceau, A. Hartmann). Blackwell Publishing, 2008 (in preparation)


Patent

Stoffels M., Munch J.C., and Hartmann A. (2000). Oligonukleotidsonden zum art- und gattungsspezifischen Nachweis von, das Pflanzenwachstum fördernden Bakterien. Patentanmeldung 10010614.5-44


Honors and Awards

Erwin-Schrödinger-Preis 2007, Scientific Award of the "Stifterverband" for extraordinary interdiscplinary cooperation