Publications
Selected publications of S. Schnell (1993-2015)
Suarez C., Cardinale M., Ratering S., Steffens D., Jung S., Zapata Montoya A., Geissler-Plaum R., and Schnell S. (2015) Plant growth-promoting effects of Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus on summer barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.) under salt stress. Applied Soil Ecology 95: 23-30
Galitskaya P., Gumerova R., Ratering S., Schnell S. , Blagodatskaya E., Selivanovskaya S. (2015) Oily waste containing natural radionuclides: Does it cause stimulation or inhibition of soil bacterial community? Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 178: 825-833
Cardinale M., Ratering S., Suarez C., Zapata Montoya A. M., Geissler-Plaum R.and Schnell, S. (2015) Paradox of plant growth promotion potential of rhizobacteria and their actual promotion effect on growth of barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.) under salt stress. Microbiological Research 181: 22-32
Lochbühler B., Manteau S. , Morge C., Caillet M.-M., Charpentier C., Schnell S. , Grossmann M. and Rauhut D. (2015) Yeast protein extracts: an alternative fining agent for red wines. Eur. Food. Res. Technol. 240: 689-699
Kampmann K., Ratering S., Geißler-Plaum R. , Schmidt M., Zerr W. and Schnell S. (2014) Changes of the microbial population structure in an overloaded fed-batch biogas reactor digesting maize silage. Bioresource Technology. 174: 108-117
Theophel K., Schacht V.J., Schlüter M., Schnell S. , Stingu C.-S., Schaumann R . and Bunge M. (2014). The importance of growth kinetic analysis in determining bacterial susceptibility against antibiotics and silver nanoparticles. Frontiers in Microbiology 5 (544). 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00544
Suarez C., Ratering S., Geißler-Plaum R. and Schnell S. (2014) Hartmannibacter diazotrophicus gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel phosphate-solubilizing and nitrogen-fixing alphaproteobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere of a natural salt meadow plant. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 64: 3160-3167
Kaplan H., Ratering S., Hanauer T., Felix-Henningsen, P. and Schnell S . (2014) Impact of trace metal contamination and in situ remediation on microbial diversity and respiratory activity of heavily polluted Kastanozems. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 50 (5): 735-744
Zhu S., Schnell S. , and Fischer M. (2013) Growth inhibition of Cronobacter spp. strains in reconstituted powdered infant formula acidified with organic acids supported by natural stomach acidity. Food Microbiology 35: 121-128
Lenhart K., Bunge M., Ratering S. , Neu T. R., Schüttmann I., Greule M., Kammann C., Schnell S. , Müller C., Zorn H., and Keppler F. (2012) Evidence for methane production by saprotrophic fungi. Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/ncomms2049
Kampmann K., Ratering S., Kramer I. , Schmidt M., Zerr W., and Schnell S. (2012) Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes communities in laboratory biogas reactors fed with different defined substrates. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 78: 2106-2119
Zhu S., Schnell S. , a nd Fischer M. (2012) Rapid detection of Cronobacter spp. with a method combining impedance technology and rRNA based lateral flow assay. International Journal of Food Microbiology 159: 54-58
Hanauer T., Jung S., Felix-Henningsen P., Schnell S. , and Steffens D. (2012) Suitability of inorganic and organic amendments for in situ immobilization of Cd, Cu, and Zn in a strongly contaminated Kastanozem of the Mashavera valley, SE Georgia – I. Effect of amendments on metal mobility and microbial activity in soil. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science 175: 708-720
Zhu S., Schnell S. , Ratering S. , and Wacker R. (2011) MALDI-TOF MS, 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing and API 32E for Identification of Cronobacter spp. : a comparative study. Journal of Food Protection. Vol. 74 (12): 2182-2187
Knoll C., du Toit M., Schnell S. , Rauhut D., and Irmler S. (2011) Cloning and characterisation of a cystathionine β/γ-lyase from two Oenococcus oeniaeruginosa oenological strains. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 89: 1051-1060
Hanauer T., Navrozashvili L. V., Schnell S. , Kalandadze B. B., Urushadze T. F., and Felix-Henningsen P. (2011) Soil Pollution with Cu, Zn and Cd by Non-Ferrous Metal Mining Affects Soil-Microbial Activity of Kastanozems in the Mashavera Valley. Annals of Agrarian Science 9 (2): 38-44
Abd-Alla M. H., Bashandy S. R., and Schnell S. (2010) Occurence of Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. phaseoli , the causal agent of common bacterial blight disease, on seeds of common Bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L. ) in upper Egypt. Folia Microbiol. 55: 47-52
Selivanovskaya S., Galitskaya P., Schnell S., and Hung Y.H. (2010) A comparison of microbial contact bioassay with conventional elutriate assays for evaluation of wastes hazard. International Journal of Environment and Waste Management Vol. 6: 183 - 196
Sturm J. , Grossmann. M., and Schnell S. (2006) Influence of grape treatment on the wine yeast populations isolated from spontaneous fermentations. J. Appl. Microbiol. (101): 1241-1248
Jäckel U., Schnell S. , and Conrad R. (2004) Microbial ethylene production and inhibition of methanotrophic activity in a deciduous forest soil. Soil Biol. Biochem. 36: 835-840
Treude N. , Rosencrantz D., Liesack W., and Schnell S. (2003) Strain FAc12, a dissimilatory iron-reducing member of the Anaeromyxobacter subgroup of Myxococcales. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 44: 261-269
Ratering S. and Schnell S. (2001) Nitrate-dependent iron(II) oxidation in paddy soil. Environmental Microbiology 3: 100-109
Liesack W., Schnell S. , and Revsbech N. P. (2000) Microbiology of flooded rice paddies. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. 24: 625-645
Jäckel U. and Schnell S. (2000) Suppression of methane emission from rice paddies by ferric iron fertilization. Soil Biol. Biochem. 32: 1811-1814
Henkel T., Jäckel U., Schnell S. , and Conrad R. (2000) Novel methane-oxidizing bacteria involved in the atmospheric methane consumption in acidic forest soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 66: 1801-1808
Schnell S. and King G. M. (1996) Responses of methanotrophic activity in soils and cultures to water stress. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 62:3203-3209
Schnell S. and King G.M. (1994) Mechanistic analysis of ammonium inhibition of atmospheric methane consumption in forest soil. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60: 3514-3521
King G. M. and Schnell S. (1994) Effect of increasing atmospheric methane concentration on ammonium inhibition of soil methane consumption. Nature 370: 282-284
Widdel F., Schnell S. , Heising S., Ehrenreich A., Assmus B., and Schink B. (1993) Ferrous iron oxidation by an anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria. Nature 362: 834-835