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Matthias Hess, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Washington State University

School of Molecular Biosciences

2710 Crimson Way

Richland, WA 99353-1671

USA

 

Email: MATTHIASdotHESSatTRICITYdotWSUdotEDU

Phone: +1-509-372-7377

Fax: +1-509-372-7305

 




 


 

Publications,

  1. Hess M, Sczyrba A, Egan R, Kim TW, Chokhawala H, Schroth G, Luo S, Clark DS, Chen F, Zhang T, Mackie RI, Pennacchio LA, Tringe SG, Visel A, Woyke T, Wang Z, Rubin EM. Metagenomic discovery of biomass-degrading genes and genomes from cow rumen. Science. 2011 Jan 28;331(6016):463-7.
  2. Warnecke F, and Hess M., A perspective: Metatranscriptomics as a tool for the discovery of novel biocatalysts. Journal of Biotechnology. 2009 Jun;142(1):91-5. Epub 2009 Apr 9.
  3. Hess M., Thermoacidophilic proteins for biofuel production. Trends Microbiol. 2008 Sep;16(9):414-9.
  4. Hess M, Katzer M, Antranikian G., Extremely thermostable esterases from the thermoacidophilic euryarchaeon Picrophilus torridus. Extremophiles. 2008 May;12(3):351-64.
  5. Hess M, Antranikian G., Archaeal alcohol dehydrogenase active at increased temperatures and in the presence of organic solvents. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2008 Jan;77(5):1003-13.
  6. Dock C, Hess M, Antranikian G., A thermoactive glucoamylase with biotechnological relevance from the thermoacidophilic Euryarchaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 2008 Feb;78(1):105-14. Epub 2007 Dec 15.
  7. Hess M., Novel Biocatalysts from the thermoacidophilic Archaeon Picrophilus torridus. Ph.D. thesis. 2007. Hamburg University of Technology, Department of Microbial Technology, Hamburg, Germany
  8. Daly MJ, Gaidamakova EK, Matrosova VY, Vasilenko A, Zhai M, Venkateswaran A, Hess M, Omelchenko MV, Kostandarithes HM, Makarova KS, Wackett LP, Fredrickson JK, Ghosal D., Accumulation of Mn(II) in Deinococcus radiodurans facilitates gamma-radiation resistance. Science. 2004 Nov 5;306(5698):1025-8. Epub 2004 Sep 30.
  9. Hess M., Analysis of Deinococcus radiodurans mutants. Diplom. 2004. University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany. http://www.ub.uni-konstanz.de/kops/volltexte/2004/1227/

 

 



 

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Last Update: February 6, 2011