Hi, my name is David A. Russo.

I am a DFG Principal Investigator at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, where I explore the many functions of the extracellular space in cyanobacteria.

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Key publications

Russo et al., Plant Physiology

(2025)

Library-free data-independent acquisition mass spectrometry enables comprehensive coverage of the cyanobacterial proteome 

Hanamghar et al., Metabolic Engineering

(2026)

Establishing heterologous betaxanthin pigment biosynthesis in cyanobacteria

Teikari et al., npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

(2025)

Competition and interdependence define multifaceted interactions of symbiotic Nostoc sp. and Agrobacterium sp. under inorganic carbon limitation

Russo et al., Communications Biology

(2024)

EXCRETE workflow enables deep proteomics of the microbial extracellular environment

Zedler et al., Environmental Microbiology

(2023)

Cell surface composition, released polysaccharides, and ionic strength mediate fast sedimentation in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942

Russo et al., Journal of Bacteriology 

(2022)

Development of a highly sensitive luciferase-based reporter system to study two-step protein secretion in cyanobacteria

Russo et al., Biotechnology for Biofuels 

(2019)

Expression and secretion of a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase by a fast-growing cyanobacterium

Russo and Zedler

Biological Chemistry 

(2020)

Genomic insights into cyanobacterial protein translocation systems

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