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PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE REPORTS

Publications

  1. Binsker, U., Jäckel, C., Rau, J., Borowiak, M., Salzinger, C., Garcia-Menino, I., Käsbohrer, A. & Hammerl, J.A. (P5) (2024) Klebsiella pneumoniae arms itself: Poultry food chain drives spread and evolution of mcr-1.26-IncX4 plasmids. Microbiology Spectrum (Research MS, IF 3.43), 12(6), e0421023 (Epub. 01. May 2024). https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.04210-23

  2. Silva-Bea, S., García-Meniño, I., Rey, S., Romero, M., Fernández, J., Hammerl, J.A. (P5), Mora, A. & Otero, A. (2024) Draft genome sequence of Klebsiella pneumoniae strain KP33, a convergent hyper-biofilm forming MDR strain belonging to the emerging ST16 lineage that harbors multiple hypervirulence genes. Microbial Resource Announcements (Research MS), 13(4), e01192-23 (Epub. 07. Feb. 2024). https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.01192-23

  3. Kürekci, C., Ünaldı, O., Şahin, S., Garcia-Menino, I. & Hammerl, J.A. (P5) (2023) Genome sequencing of ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from local raw chicken meat samples in Türkiye. Antibiotics (Research MS, IF 4.80), 13(1), 14 (Epub. 21. Dec. 2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13010014

  4. Jakob N, Hammerl JA (P5), Swierczewski BE, Würstle S, Bugert JJ (P4) (2024) Appelmans Protocol for in vitro Klebsiella pneumoniae phage host range expansion leads to induction of a novel temperate linear plasmid prophage vB_KpnS-KpLi5.

  5. Dams D, Pas C, Latka A, Drulis-Kawa Z, Fieseler L, Briers Y. A VersaTile Approach to Reprogram the Specificity of the R2-Type Tailocin Towards Different Serotypes of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antibiotics (Basel). 2025 Jan 18;14(1):104. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics14010104. PMID: 39858389; PMCID: PMC11762384.​

  6. ​Guła G, Majkowska-Skrobek G, Misterkiewicz A, Salwińska W, Piasecki T, Drulis-Kawa Z. Klebsiella Lytic Phages Induce Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Biofilm Formation. Viruses. 2025 Apr 25;17(5):615. https://doi.org/10.3390/v17050615. PMID: 40431627; PMCID: PMC12115363.

  7. Otwinowska, A.†, Olejniczak, S.†, Latka, A., Pozniak, M., Majkowska-Skrobek, G., Maciejewska, B., Koszucki, J., Panicker, V., Jabłońska, V., Hulsens, M., Stender, J., Niazi, M., Green, S., Bugert, J.J., Tournebize, R., Brouns, S.J.J., Squeglia, F., Berisio, R., Hammerl, J.A., Lavigne, R., Briers, Y., Mostowy, R., & Drulis-Kawa, Z.* (2026) DepoCatalog: Mapping the diversity of 129 recombinant Klebsiella phage depolymerases across sequence, structure, and substrate specificity. Nature Communications (Research: IF 15.7). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-73570-7 

  8. Kürekci, C.*, Lu, X., Şahin, S., Soyer, Y., Wang, Z., Hammerl, J.A.* & Li, R.* (2026) mcr-8 mediated colistin resistance in tigecycline-resistant Klebsiella spp. strains from food animals in Türkiye. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (Research: IF: 3.0), 2026.  2026:9122655. https://doi.org/10.1155/tbed/9122655

 

Oral presentations

  1. Drulis-Kawa Z. (P1) The evolutionary trade-offs in phage-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 5th International hands-on Phage Biotechnology course, 19th-23rd, June 2023, Braga, Portugal, https://www.ceb.uminho.pt/bbig/HOP2023/Program.html

  2. Drulis-Kawa Z. (P1)  Biofilm-infecting phages” ESCMID Postgraduate Technical Workshop, Personalised phage therapy: from the lab to the patient, 25th-27th July 2023, Brussels, Belgium, https://www.escmid.org/profession-career/educational-activities/2023-escmid-courses-and-workshops/escmid-onsite-courses-and-workshops

  3. Drulis-Kawa Z. (P1) K-sensitization strategy to improve existing treatment protocols for effective therapy against AMR K. pneumoniae. Medical Biodefense Conference 2023, 22nd – 25th October 2023, Munich, Germany, https://conference.instmikrobiobw.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MBDC2023_Final_Program_web.pdf

  4. Drulis-Kawa Z. (P1). & Dorotkeiwicz-Jach A. The new Community of Practise CoP entitled (ACOH- Arqus Community for One Health)  2024 Arqus Annual Conference, University of Minho, 2nd - 4th July – satellite sessions Laboratory of Applied Health, Microbiology, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga

  5. Drulis-Kawa Z. (P1) Ewolucyjne kompromisy przy nabywaniu oporności na fagi przez Klebsiella pneumoniae i Pseudomonas aeruginosa” II Sympozjum Bakteriofagowe, 7th-9th September 2023, Gdansk, Poland, https://bakteriofagi.com/

  6. Drulis-Kawa Z. (P1) Acquisition of phage resistance by Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa - and interactions with the immune system. XVIII Kongresu Polskiego Towarzystwa Immunologii Doświadczalnej i Klinicznej, 16-18 May 2024, Bialystok, Poland, https://immunologia2024.pl/dokumenty/18KPTIDiK-Program_ad.pdf

  7. Hazan R. (P6) Phage Banking. ESCMID Postgraduate Technical Workshop, Personalised phage therapy: from the lab to the patient, 25th-27th July 2023, Brussels, Belgium,  https://www.escmid.org/profession-career/educational-activities/2023-escmid-courses-and-workshops/escmid-onsite-courses-and-workshops

  8. Hazan R. (P6) Phage diagnostics – an overview. ESCMID Postgraduate Technical Workshop, Personalised phage therapy: from the lab to the patient, 25th-27th July 2023, Brussels, Belgium, https://www.escmid.org/profession-career/educational-activities/2023-escmid-courses-and-workshops/escmid-onsite-courses-and-workshops

  9. Vogele K (P7) – Invitris, Munich Cell-free production of personalized therapeutic phages targeting multidrug-resistant bacteria New Concepts in Prokaryotic Virus-host Interactions – From Single Cells to Microbial Communities” (SPP 2330), 2nd-4th October, 2023, Berlin Germany, https://spp2330.de/

  10. Vogele K (P7), Cell-free production of personalized therapeutic phages targeting multidrug-resistant bacteria. Medical Biodefense Conference 2023, 22nd – 25th October 2023, Munich, Germany, https://conference.instmikrobiobw.de/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MBDC2023_Final_Program_web.pdf

  11. Hammerl, J.A (P5). Phagenforschung am BfR: Im Fokus des Verbraucherschutzes & der Lebensmittelsicherheit: Moderne Aspekte der Suszeptibilitätsmessung (Ramanspektroskopie, Biotraping). Phage-One Meeting - Bedeutung, Perspektive, Empfehlungen aus Sicht von Investoren – Treffen mit Investoren des AMR Action Funds und Boehringer Ingelheim. 24, May 2024, Berlin, Deutschland.

  12. Hammerl, J.A (P5). Vorkommen, Bedeutung und Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Bakteriophagen zur Biokontrolle. Nationale Referenz-, Konsiliar- und Speziallabore – Forschung und Diagnostik in der mikrobiologischen Lebensmittelsicherheit - NRL Autumn School 2024, 08.–09. October 2024, Berlin, Deutschland (online).

  13. Hammerl, J.A (P5). Bacteriophages and their potential for biocontrol in food: Fact or fiction? 2024 EFFoST / IFT-NPD Workshop on Nonthermal Processing of Foods, 07.-09. October 2024, Potsdam, Germany.

  14. Tournebize, R (P3) Des virus tueurs de bactéries pour lutter contre la résistance aux antibiotiques ?, Université Populaire du Sud Ardèche, 08/04/2024, Aubenas, France (dissemination to the general public)

  15. Wurstle S Freiburger Hygiene- and Infectiology Congress October 10, 2024

  16. Wurstle S Dietary and therapeutic Microbiome Modulation – State of the Art and Perspectives, Nov 13, 2024

  17. Wurstle S Clinical application of phage therapy, University Clinic Thüringen, Nov 20, 2024

  18. Majkowska-Skrobek, G., Majewska, J., Otwinowska, A., Olszak, T., Fontaine, V., Eckert, C., Sabo, M., Stender, J., Tournebize, R., Bugert, J.J., Hammerl, J.A. & Drulis-Kawa, Z. (2025) Phage-inspired rapid Klebsiella K-typing. Congress of the European Society of
 Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 11.-15. Apr., Vienna, Austria.

  19. Bugert, J.J., Kiljunen, S. & Drulis-Kawa, Z. (incl. Augustyniak, D., Beloin, C., Braun, P., Briers, Y., Bunata, M., Debarbieux, L., Ghigo, J.-M., Grass, G., Haisch, C., Hammerl, J.A., Jacob, O., Kaczorowska, A.-K., Latka, A., Lavigne, R., Martinet, M., Pirnay, J.-P., Racenis, K., Smrekar, F., Späth, T., Stender, J., Vogele, K., Wagemans, J., Willy, C., Würstle, S., Junot, C.) (2025) European Defense Fund - Resilience SGA 2023 (R) SP4 PHAGE – Recruiting Phage to the Army. Medical Biodefense Conference 2025, 07-10. Apr., Munich, Germany.

  20. García-Meniño, I., Hammerl, J.A. & Mora, A. (2025) Is there a spread of multidrug-resistant high-risk K. pneumoniae clones from food to humans? 19th Conference of Food Microbiology, 01-03. Apr., Berlin, Germany

  21. Green S. Phage Support Ukraine: A Collaborative Project to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. Phage Therapy Continuing Medical Education (CME).  March 2025.

  22. Majkowska-Skrobek G., Olszak T., Majewska J., Otwinowska A., Fontaine V., Eckert C, Stender J., Sabo M., Tournebize R., Bugert JJ., Hammerl J., Drulis-Kawa Z. Utilizing phage receptor binding proteins for Klebsiella K-typing and novel phagograms. Medical Biodefence Conference, 8-10 April 2025, Munich, Germany

  23. Green S., Niazi M., Kazmirchuk A., Rubchuk O., Sanko O., Tretiakov V., Carattoli A., Bogaerts P., Tournebize R., Merabishvili M., Wagemans J., Lavigne R., Pirnay J.-P. PHAGE SPT (SUPPORT) UKR: A Collaborative Project to Provide Phages to Ukraine to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. 1st International Symposium on Advances in Phage Therapeutics. June 2025.

  24. Green S., Niazi M., Kazmirchuk A., Rubchuk O., Sanko O., Tretiakov V., Carattoli A., Bogaerts P., Tournebize R., Merabishvili M., Wagemans J., Lavigne R., Pirnay J.-P. PHAGE SPT (SUPPORT) UKR: A Collaborative Project to Provide Phages to Ukraine to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. Tytuł wydarzenia: International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) Annual Meeting. July 2025.

  25. Green S. Phage Support Ukraine: A Collaborative Project to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. Annual Meeting of the Belgian Society for Viruses of Microbes. Belgium, September 2025.

  26. Drulis-Kawa Z. A catalog of capsule depolymerases encoded by Klebsiella phages. The Phage Protein Meeting, Ghent, Belgium, 10-11 September 2025.

  27. Green S., Niazi M., Kazmirchuk A., Rubchuk O., Sanko O., Tretiakov V., Carattoli A., Bogaerts P., Tournebize R., Lannoy V., D’Aliesio E., Costescu Strachinaru D.I., Ceyssens P.-J., Steurs G., Cochez C., Griselain J., Merabishvili M., Stoefs A., Racenis K., Alt V., Wagemans J., Lavigne R., Pirnay J.-P. Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophages Targeting Extensively Drug-Resistant and Pan-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae for Phage Support Ukraine. NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) – Human Factors and Medicine (HFM) Panel Research Symposium on Combat Casualty Care Far Forward. October 2025.

  28. Green S. Phage Support Ukraine: A Collaborative Project to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. World Phage Week. October 2025

  29. Green S. Isolation and Characterization of Bacteriophages Targeting Extensively Drug-Resistant and Pan-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae for Phage Support Ukraine. Ukraine Wound Care Forum. November 2025.

  30. Green S. Phage Therapy in Human Conflict. Phages in Science and Practice. January 2026.

  31. Green S. Phage Support Ukraine: A Collaborative Project to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. JAFRAL Phage Summit. May 2026.

  32. Green S. Phage Support Ukraine: A Collaborative Project to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. 21st International Summer School “Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Biomedicine. June 2026.

  33. Otwinowska A., Olejniczak S., Latka A., Pozniak M., Majkowska-Skrobek G., Maciejewska B.,  Koszucki J. Panicker V. R., Jabłońska S., Hulsens M., Stender J., Niazi M., Green S., Bugert J. J., Tournebize R. ,  Brouns S. J. J. , Squeglia F., Berisio R. , Hammerl J.A. , Lavigne R. , Briers Y., Mostowy R., Drulis-Kawa Z. DepoCatalog: Mapping the Diversity of 129 Recombinant Klebsiella Phage Depolymerases Across Sequence, Structure, and Substrate Specificity. Viruses of Microbes, 6th – 10 th July 2026, Prague, Czech Republic. 

 

Posters

  1. Binsker, U., Oelgeschläger, K., Käsbohrer, A. & Hammerl, J.A. (P5) (2023) Indications of transmission of mcr-1.26 IncX4 plasmids along the poultry food chain to humans. 9th Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and the Environment, 03.-05. Jul., Tours, France.

  2. Garcia-Menino, I., Savin, M., Jäckel, C. & Hammerl, J.A. (P5) (2023) The enemy of my enemy is my friend! MDR bacteria and their natural enemies in process-/ wastewater from livestock slaughterhouses. One Health Aotearoa Conference 2023, 05.-06. Dec., Wellington, New Zealand.

  3. Jakob, N.A.1, Hammerl, J.A. (P5), Filippov, A.A., Swierczewski, B.E., Ellison, D.W., Wölfel, R. & Bugert, J.J. (P4) (2023) Modified Appelmans protocol for in vitro Klebsiella pneumoniae phage host range expansion leads to induction of a novel temperate linear plasmid prophage vB_tLPPP-KpLi5. Medical Biodefense Conference 2023, 22.-25. Oct., Munich, Germany.

  4. Stender, J.1, Würstle, S., Vogele, K., Friese, D., Hammerl, J.A.  (P5), Wölfel, R. & Bugert, J.J. (P4) (2023) Preparing phage for therapy in infections with multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: The IMB protocol. Medical Biodefense Conference 2023, 22.-25. Oct., Munich, Germany.

  5. Jäckel, C., Schmoger, S., Gadicherla, A., & Hammerl, J.A.  (P5) (2023) Klebsiella-specific phages from fecal samples of animals and their suitability for therapeutic application. Medical Biodefense Conference 2023, 22.-25. Oct., Munich, Germany.

  6. Jäckel, C., Garcia-Menino, I., Schmoger, S., Gardicherla, A. & Hammerl, J.A.  (P5) (2023) Lytic Klebsiella pneumoniae phages from fecal samples and their suitability for treatment purposes. DVG: 63. Arbeitstagung des Arbeitsgebietes Lebensmittelsicherheit und Verbraucherschutz, 26.-29. Sep., Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Deutschland.

  7. Majkowska-Skrobek G, Pozniak M, Sosnowska E, Drulis-Kawa Z. (P1) (2024). Myoviruses generally select resistant klebsiella pneumoniae mutants with retained virulence features. Viruses of Microbes, 15-19, July, 2024, Cairns, Australia

  8. Olszak T, Majkowska-Skrobek G, Majewska J, Lavigne R (P2), Tournebize R (P3), Bugert JJ (P4), Hammerl JA (P5), Hazan R (P6), Vogele K (P7) & Drulis-Kawa Z. (P1) on behalf of JPIAMR KLEOPATRA Consortium. Design and implementation of effective combination of phages and antibiotics for improved therapy protocols against Klebsiella pneumoniae – JPIAMR KLEOPATRA project. Klebsiella Epidemiology and Biology Symposium 2024, 20th-22nd, November, 2024, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

  9. Yerushalmy O, Lipszyc RR, Attiyeh A, Abid A, Vorzhev S, Heilbron SM, Tehemer A, Rokney A, Baum M, Maciejewska M, Drulis-Kawa Z (P1), Coppenhagen-Glazer S, Nir-Paz R, and Hazan R. (P6). Isolation and Characterization of 76 Phages Targeting clinical Klebsiella Strains. Klebsiella Epidemiology and Biology Symposium 2024, 20th-22nd, November, 2024, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

  10. Fontaine V, Gedeon J, Silmane MS, Lannoy V, Osbelt L, Otwinowska A, Majkowska-Skrobek G, Wurtzer S, Moulin L, Aubry A, Bleibtreu A, Calin R, Strowig T, Drulis-Kawa Z (P1), Eckert C, Tournebize R (P3). Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages targeting Klebsiella pneumoniae. Klebsiella Epidemiology and Biology Symposium 2024, 20th-22nd, November, 2024, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

  11. Lood C, Garcia Menino I, Olszak T, Drulis-Kawa Z (P1), Brettraeger M, Bugert JJ (P4), Lavigne R (P2), the Kleopatra consortium and Hammerl JA (P5). Evaluating the therapeutic potential of phages and phage-derived enzymes by understanding the ‘One Health’ population structure of the 'Kleopatra’ Klebsiella collection. Klebsiella Epidemiology and Biology Symposium 2024, 20th-22nd, November, 2024, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France

  12. Stender J, Georgi M, Kachel L, Sabo M, Brückner C, Friese D, Braun S, Wölfel R, Bugert JJ (P4). Therapeutische Bakteriophagen im Galleria mellonella Infektionsmodell. 55th congress of the German Society for Military Medicine and Military Pharmacy (DGWMP), 14th- 16th November, Augsburg, Germany

  13. Kürekci, C., Lu, X., Şahin, S., Soyer, Y., Wang, Z., Hammerl, J.A., Li, J. (2025) Livestock as a potential reservoir of antimicrobial resistance of last resort: Genetic diversity of tigecycline-resistant klebsiellae partially co-conferring colistin resistance. 10th Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and the Environment (ARAE), 30. Jun-02. Jul, Berlin, Germany.

  14. Jäckel, C., Baron, S., Le Devendec, L., Isidro Garcia Menino, I. & Hammerl, J.A. (2025) Surface water as a reservoir for klebsiellae? Diversity and potential impact of isolates from natural and human-associated sources on Haiti. 10th Symposium on Antimicrobial Resistance in Animals and the Environment (ARAE), 30. Jun-02. Jul, Berlin, Germany.

  15. Garcia Menino, I., Jäckel, C., & Hammerl, J.A. (2025) Phages from imported food are suitable for tackling the clinically-important K. pneumoniae high-risk clones ST23 and ST147. Medical Biodefense Conference 2025, 07-10. Apr., Munich, Germany.

  16. Lood, C., Jäckel, C., Garcia Menino, I., Olszak, T., Drulis-Kawa, Z., Brettraeger, M., Bugert, J.J., Lavigne, R., the Kleopatra consortium & Hammerl, J.A. (2025) Evaluating the therapeutic potential of phages and phage-derived enzymes by understanding the ’One Health’ population structure of the ’Kleopatra’ Klebsiella collection. Medical Biodefense Conference 2025, 07-10. Apr., Munich, Germany.

  17. Majkowska-Skrobek G., Pozniak M., Sosnowska E., Olszak T., Drulis-Kawa Z. Phage resistance and adaptive evolution in Klebsiella pneumoniae: unraveling genetic mutations and virulence dynamics. Medical Biodefense Conference 2025, 07-10. Apr., Munich, Germany.

  18. Fontaine V., Gedeon J., Capton E., Lannoy V., Osbelt L., Otwinowska A., Majkowska-Skrobek G., Wurtzer S.,  Moulin L., Aubry A., Bleibtreu A., Calin R., Strowig T., Drulis-Kawa Z., Eckert C., Tournebize R. Bacteriophages targeting Klebsiella pneumoniae. Medical Biodefense Conference 2025, 07-10. Apr., Munich, Germany

  19. García-Meniño, I. & Hammerl, J.A. (2025) Imported herbs represent a source of clinically-relevant lineages of Klebsiella spp. in the food chain. Congress of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 11.-15. Apr., Vienna, Austria.

  20. Fontaine V., Gedeon J., Capton E., Lannoy V., Osbelt L., Otwinowska A., Majkowska-Skrobek G., Wurtzer S., Moulin L., Aubry A., Bleibtreu A., Calin R., Strowig T., Drulis-Kawa Z., Eckert C., Tournebize R. Activity of bacteriophages targeting Klebsiella pneumoniae. Poster #05480. Congress of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 11.-15. Apr., Vienna, Austria.

  21. Majkowska-Skrobek G., Olszak T., Majewska J., Otwinowska A., Fontaine V., Eckert C, Stender J., Sabo M., R. Tournebize R., Bugert JJ., Hammerl J., Drulis-Kawa Z. Phage-inspired rapid Klebsiella K-typing. Poster #04444. Congress of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 11.-15. Apr., Vienna, Austria.

  22. Niazi M., Green S., D’Aliesio E., Merabishvili M., Wagemans J., Lavigne R., Pirnay J.-P. Characterization of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains from Ukrainian patient infections and phages isolated against them. 11th Congress of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies, 14th -17th July 2025 Milano, Italy

  23. Niazi M., Green S., D’Aliesio E., Wagemans J., Merabishvili M., Pirnay J.-P., Lavigne R. Expanding the Phage Arsenal Against MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae: Novel Jumbo and Depolymerase-Encoding Phages. Annual Meeting of the Belgian Society for Viruses of Microbes, September 2025, Belgium

  24. Niazi M., Nijs W., Otwinowska A., Olejniczak S., Pozniak M., Jabłońska S., Hulsens M., Lątka A., Merabishvili M., Drulis-Kawa Z., Briers Y., Pirnay J.-P., Green S., Lavigne R. Expanding the Phage Arsenal Against MDR K. pneumoniae Through the Phage Support Ukraine Project. Viruses of Microbes, 6th – 10 th July 2026, Prague, Czech Republic

  25. Green S., Niazi M., Kazmirchuk A., Rubchuk O., Sanko O., Tretiakov V., Carattoli A., Bogaerts P., Tournebize R., Lannoy V., Eckert C., D’Aliesio E., Ceyssens P.-J., Costescu Strachinaru D.I., Steurs G., Cochez C., Griselain J., Merabishvili M., Stoefs A., Racenis K., Alt V., Nobrega F., Wagemans J., Lê T.L., Vriens E., Lavigne R., Pirnay J.-P. Phage Support Ukraine (Phage SPT UKR): Phage Therapy for MDR Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Conflict-Driven Crisis. Viruses of Microbes, 6th – 10 th July 2026, Prague, Czech Republic

  26. Pozniak M., Jabłońska S., Otwinowska A., Olejniczak S., Mądrzyk G., Drulis-Kawa Z. Depolymerases from two jumbo Klebsiella phages with non-overlapping host ranges. Viruses of Microbes, 6th – 10 th July 2026, Prague, Czech Republic.

  27. Latka A., Dams D.,  Lievens E.,  Van Calck J., Drulis-Kawa Z., Briers Y. Decoding capsule targeting in Klebsiella phage KP32gp38 through modular and amino acid engineering. Viruses of Microbes, 6th – 10 th July 2026, Prague, Czech Republic.

  28. Jabłońska S., Pozniak M., Maciejewska B. , Drulis-Kawa Z. Phenotypic Consequences of Resistance to Jumbo Bacteriophages in Klebsiella pneumoniae under Different Environmental Conditions. Viruses of Microbes, 6th – 10 th July 2026, Prague, Czech Republic. 

  29. Majewska J., Olszak T. Majkowska-Skrobek G., Drulis-Kawa Z. Generation of KLEO13 phage-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae mutants and evaluation of phage–antibiotic synergy. Viruses of Microbes, 6th – 10 th July 2026, Prague, Czech Republic. 

  30. Maciejewska B., Olszak T., Mostowy R., Drulis-Kawa Z. Antibacterial activity in induction-derived lysates of Klebsiella pneumoniae is associated with a plasmid-borne prophage and a proteinaceous factor. Viruses of Microbes, 6th – 10 th July 2026, Prague, Czech Republic. 

  31. Lannoy V., Augustyniak D., Maciejewska B., Capton E., Drulis-Kawa Z., Eckert C., Tournebize R. Activity of a K2-depolymerase in a murine pneumonia model caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae. Viruses of Microbes, 6th – 10 th July 2026, Prague, Czech Republic. 

  32. Olejniczak S.,  Otwinowska A., Pozniak M., Drulis-Kawa Z. DepoCat: interactive database of Klebsiella phage depolymerases. Viruses of Microbes, 6th – 10 th July 2026, Prague, Czech Republic. 

  33. Panicker V. R., Smug B., Klein de Sousa V. , C. Enright M. C. , Taylor N. M. I. , Drulis-Kawa Z., Mostowy R. Multi-scale structural modularity shapes host-range diversification in Klebsiella phage receptor binding proteins (RBPs). Viruses of Microbes, 6th – 10 th July 2026, Prague, Czech Republic. 

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