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  1. Functional interactions of Gp22 and Gp23 with Gp21 DNA helicase define the replication module of dairy-relevant Ceduovirus phage 94p4

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, March 2026, American Dairy Science Association

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  2. Draft genome sequence of Lactococcus lactis IBB2, a candidate probiotic strain isolated from bovine milk

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, November 2025, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  3. An atypical V-shaped garvicin C bacteriocin targets Man-PTS via domain insertion

    Article • Biophysical Journal, November 2025, Elsevier

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  4. Solution Structure of the Broad-Spectrum Bacteriocin Garvicin Q

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  5. Structural and functional insights into Gp21 as a new SF4 helicase of prolate-headed Lactococcus lactis phage 94p4

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, August 2025, Elsevier

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  6. Genome sequences of polar Carnobacterium maltaromaticum strains 2857 and 2862 with genes for glycerol and 1,2-propanediol pathways

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, June 2025, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  7. Co-Fermentation and Genomic Insights into Lactic Acid Bacteria for Enhanced Propionic Acid Production Using a Non-GMO Approach

    Article • Foods, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  8. Complete genome sequencing and probiotic trait analysis of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus LR110, a human stool isolate from the NORDBIOTIC collection

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, March 2025, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  9. Complete genome sequence of Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BI040, a probiotic strain with multiple health benefits from the NORDBIOTIC collection

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, February 2025, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  10. Complete genome sequence of Limosilactobacillus reuteri LU150, a potential vitamin B 12 producer from the NORDBIOTIC collection

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, December 2024, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  11. Complete genome sequence of a potentially probiotic cheese isolate Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP140 from the Nordbiotic collection

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, November 2024, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  12. The Effect of Lacticaseibacillus paracasei LPC100 and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum LP140 on Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women: A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  13. Subclass IId bacteriocins targeting mannose phosphotransferase system—Structural diversity and implications for receptor interaction and antimicrobial activity

    Article • PNAS Nexus, September 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  14. Polar-Region Soils as Novel Reservoir of Lactic Acid Bacteria from the Genus Carnobacterium

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  15. Antimicrobial Activity against Cronobacter of Plant Extracts and Essential Oils in a Matrix of Bacterial Cellulose

    Article • Polymers, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  16. Complete genome sequence of the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus paracasei LPC100 strain from the NORDBIOTIC collection isolated from a human fecal sample

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, August 2024, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  17. Whole-genome sequencing and characterization of human fecal isolate Lacticaseibacillus casei LC130 from NORDBIOTIC collection

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, August 2024, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  18. Genomic Analysis of Cronobacter condimenti s37: Identification of Resistance and Virulence Genes and Comparison with Other Cronobacter and Closely Related Species

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  19. Subclass IId bacteriocins targeting Man-PTS—structural diversity and implications for receptor interaction and antimicrobial activity

    Article • June 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  20. Unlocking the genome of the non-sourdough Kazachstania humilis MAW1: insights into inhibitory factors and phenotypic properties

    Article • Microbial Cell Factories, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  21. Reducing Immunoreactivity of Gluten Peptides by Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria for Dietary Management of Gluten-Related Diseases

    Article • Nutrients, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  22. The Role of Methanogenic Archaea in Inflammatory Bowel Disease—A Review

    Article • Journal of Personalized Medicine, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  23. Lactococcus lactis mutants resistant to lactococcin A and garvicin Q reveal missense mutations in the sugar transport domain of the mannose phosphotransferase system

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, January 2024, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  24. Methanogenic Archaea in the Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Relation to Disease Type and Activity

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  25. Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of Ligilactobacillus salivarius IBB3154—in search of new promoters for vaccine construction

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, December 2023, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  26. The LiaFSR-LiaX System Mediates Resistance of Enterococcus faecium to Peptide Antibiotics and to Aureocin A53- and Enterocin L50-Like Bacteriocins

    Article • Microbiology Spectrum, June 2023, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  27. Control of Bacterial Phenotype and Chromosomal Gene Expression by Single Plasmids of Lactococcus lactis IL594

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  28. The Presence of Plasmids in Lactococcus lactis IL594 Determines Changes in the Host Phenotype and Expression of Chromosomal Genes

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  29. Lactococcus lactis Resistance to Aureocin A53- and Enterocin L50-Like Bacteriocins and Membrane-Targeting Peptide Antibiotics Relies on the YsaCB-KinG-LlrG Four-Component System

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, November 2021, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  30. Microbiological Quality of Nuts, Dried and Candied Fruits, Including the Prevalence of Cronobacter spp.

    Article • Pathogens, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  31. Metabolic Potential, Ecology and Presence of Associated Bacteria Is Reflected in Genomic Diversity of Mucoromycotina

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2021, Frontiers

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  32. Metabolic fingerprinting of the Antarctic cyanolichen Leptogium puberulum–associated bacterial community (Western Shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica)

    Article • Microbial Ecology, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  33. The Lactococcal dgkB (yecE) and dxsA Genes for Lipid Metabolism Are Involved in the Resistance to Cell Envelope-Acting Antimicrobials

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  34. Metabolic potential, ecology and presence of endohyphal bacteria is reflected in genomic diversity of Mucoromycotina

    Article • November 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  35. BacSJ—Another Bacteriocin with Distinct Spectrum of Activity that Targets Man-PTS

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  36. A smelly business: Microbiology of Adélie penguin guano (Point Thomas rookery, Antarctica)

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, April 2020, Elsevier

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  37. Carbon assimilation profiles of mucoralean fungi show their metabolic versatility

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  38. Comparative genomics and functional analysis of a highly adhesive dairy Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei IBB3423 strain

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  39. Deproteinated Potato Wastewater as a Sustainable Nitrogen Source in Trichosporon domesticum Yeast Lipids Biosynthesis—a Concept of Valorization of Wastewater from Starch Industry

    Article • Potato Research, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  40. The extracellular loop of Man-PTS subunit IID is responsible for the sensitivity of Lactococcus garvieae to garvicins A, B and C

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  41. GlaR (YugA)—a novel RpiR‐family transcription activator of the Leloir pathway of galactose utilization in Lactococcus lactis IL 1403

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, August 2018, Wiley

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  42. Enterococcus faecalisV583 LuxS/AI-2 system is devoid of role in intra-species quorum-sensing but contributes to virulence in aDrosophilahost model

    Article • June 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  43. Potential of Lactobacillus plantarum IBB3036 and Lactobacillus salivarius IBB3154 to persistence in chicken after in ovo delivery

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, March 2018, Wiley

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  44. The Non-Lantibiotic Bacteriocin Garvicin Q Targets Man-PTS in a Broad Spectrum of Sensitive Bacterial Genera

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

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  45. In vitro characteristics of Lactobacillus spp. strains isolated from the chicken digestive tract and their role in the inhibition of Campylobacter colonization

    Article • MicrobiologyOpen, July 2017, Wiley

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  46. The Leaderless Bacteriocin Enterocin K1 Is Highly Potent against Enterococcus faecium: A Study on Structure, Target Spectrum and Receptor

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, May 2017, Frontiers

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  47. Adhesion of the genome-sequenced Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris IBB477 strain is mediated by specific molecular determinants

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  48. The hypothetical YugA protein is involved in the positive regulation of galactose and maltose assimilation in L. lactis IL1403

    Article • New Biotechnology, July 2016, Elsevier

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  49. Preliminary studies on the evolution of carbon assimilation abilities within Mucorales

    Article • Fungal Biology, May 2016, Elsevier

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  50. Evidence of adaptation, niche separation and microevolution within the genus Polaromonas on Arctic and Antarctic glacial surfaces

    Article • Extremophiles, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  51. Genomic and Functional Characterization of the Unusual pLOCK 0919 Plasmid Harboring thespaCBAPili Cluster inLactobacillus caseiLOCK 0919

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, December 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  52. Identification and characterization of tetracycline resistance in Lactococcus lactis isolated from Polish raw milk and fermented artisanal products

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  53. Updates on Metabolism in Lactic Acid Bacteria in Light of “Omic” Technologies

    Article • September 2015, Wiley

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  54. Microbial community changes along the Ecology Glacier ablation zone (King George Island, Antarctica)

    Article • Polar Biology, August 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  55. Microbial community development on the surface of Hans and Werenskiold Glaciers (Svalbard, Arctic): a comparison

    Article • Extremophiles, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  56. Colonization of germ-free mice with a mixture of three lactobacillus strains enhances the integrity of gut mucosa and ameliorates allergic sensitization

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Immunology, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  57. ClaR—a novel key regulator of cellobiose and lactose metabolism in Lactococcus lactis IL1403

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  58. Genome Sequence of the Probiotic Strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus (Formerly Lactobacillus casei) LOCK908

    Article • Genome Announcements, February 2014, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  59. A Zn-Dependent Metallopeptidase Is Responsible for Sensitivity to LsbB, a Class II Leaderless Bacteriocin of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis BGMN1-5

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, October 2013, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk, PhD Milan Kojic

  60. Complete Genome Sequence of the Probiotic Strain Lactobacillus casei (Formerly Lactobacillus paracasei) LOCK919

    Article • Genome Announcements, September 2013, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  61. Genome Sequence of the Probiotic Strain Lactobacillus rhamnosus (Formerly Lactobacillus casei) LOCK900

    Article • Genome Announcements, August 2013, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  62. Lactose and β-Glucosides Metabolism and Its Regulation in Lactococcus lactis: A Review

    Article • January 2013, IntechOpen

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  63. Genetic characterization of the CcpA-dependent, cellobiose-specific PTS system comprising CelB, PtcB and PtcA that transports lactose in Lactococcus lactis IL1403

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, January 2011, Elsevier

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  64. Updates in the Metabolism of Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Article • March 2010, Wiley

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  65. Alternative Lactose Catabolic Pathway in Lactococcus lactis IL1403

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, October 2005, ASM Journals

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk

  66. Regulation of carbon catabolism in Lactococcus lactis

    Article • January 2000, Elsevier

    Tamara Aleksandrzak-Piekarczyk