Publikationen von Prof. Dr. Matthias Noll

Complexity of leaf surface texture affects microbial colonization in temperate forest tree species

Schulze, Waltraud X.; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef ; Reiße, Susanne; Rischke, Roman...

PLoS One 2026 (21), 5.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0349938

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ABSTRACT

Throughout their life cycle, tree leaves are subject to colonization and degradation by microorganisms, including fungi, bacteria, and algae. These relationships co-evolved with chemical properties, leaf shape, and surface structures. Here we developed (i) a novel quantitative trait describing leaf surface texture complexity based on variables extracted from scanning electron microscopic images, resulting in a quantitative score of surface texture complexity on a tree species level. This complexity score was then used (ii) to test functional hypotheses, quantifying the contribution of leaf surface texture complexity in context of growth habitat preferences and colonization patterns by fungi and bacteria. We show that (iii) leaf surface texture complexity correlated with anatomical features such as stomatal density and leaf orientation as well as with Ellenberg temperature habitat indicator. Increasing leaf surface texture complexity was negatively correlated with leaf-associated fungal and bacterial specialists. Moreover, leaves with higher leaf surface texture complexity values showed reduced richness of colonization with plant pathogens (broad-leaved species) or lichenization (conifers), suggesting protection effects. Our results highlight leaf surface texture complexity as a previously underappreciated trait that may be a key to understanding microbial diversity between tree species and interaction patterns with leaf-associated microbes. This opens promising avenues for future research on plant-microbe co-evolution, trait-based ecosystem modeling, and the potential use of surface traits in forest management and disease resistance strategies.

Continuous intake of façade eluates affects active and total soil microbiome

Reiß, Fabienne; Kiefer, Nadine; Reiß, Pascal; Kalkhof, Stefan; Noll, Matthias (2025)

2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-025-01955-9.
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-025-01955-9

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Biocide-containing facades alter culture-based bacterial and fungal community composition and resistance patterns to Octylisothiazolinone

Ciok, Michal; Diener, Julia; Otte, Franziska; Nichterlein, Moritz; Kalkhof, Stefan...

MDPI Microorganisms 2025 (13), 2284.
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms13102284

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The enrichment of nitrogen-fixing bacteria on biodegradable plastics during the early stage of degradation under agricultural soil conditions and changing climate.

Tanunchai, Benjawan; Nonthijun, Parada; Schädler , M.; Disayathanoowat, Terd...

Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances 2025 (vgaf156).
DOI: 10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100793

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ABSTRACT

To address the issue of plastic pollution, biodegradable plastics have been developed as an alternative to conventional
non-biodegradable plastics. Nitrogen(N)-fixing bacteria have been shown to play a pivotal role in the
microbial degradation of biodegradable plastics. However, little is known about how N-fixing bacteria respond to
plastic degradation in agricultural practice. Therefore, this study aimed to (i) provide insights into the N-fixing
bacteria associated with biodegradable plastics during the early stage of degradation (after 60 days of exposure),
and (ii) examine the impact of agricultural practices and climate simulations on the enrichment of N-fixing
bacteria across various plastic types: poly(butylene succinate) (PBS), polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT),
and polyethylene (PE) as a reference. Our findings revealed that N-fixing bacterial genera, particularly Sphingomonas,
Hymenobacter, Massilia, and Methylobacterium-Methylorubrum, outcompete other N-fixing bacteria in the
plastisphere at the early degradation stage, while they are almost absent in the initial soils. These bacterial
groups have been previously linked to plastic degradation and the production of plastic-degrading enzymes.
Moreover, our results indicate that agricultural practices and climate conditions did not significantly affect the
enrichment of N-fixing bacteria. Instead, this study explored the enrichment of these bacteria on biodegradable
plastics, particularly PBAT and PBS, under changing climate and land use conditions during the early degradation
phase. Additionally, we identified soil-associated minor N-fixing bacteria that dominate these N-poor
plastics in both conventional and organic farming systems. Identifying plastic-preferring microbial groups is
crucial for understanding the microbial plastic degradation process under the real world’s scenario.

Encapsulated biocides in façade materials impact leaching and UV stability, resulting in lower aquatic toxicity of the eluates

Nichterlein, Moritz; Kiefer, Nadine; Hohner, Jenny; Stapf, D.; Schatz, Madeleine...

Environmental Science and Pollution Research 2025 (32), 16324-16339.
DOI: 10.1093/etojnl/vgaf156

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Experimental and computational identification of essential parameters governing biocide distribution in soil.

Kiefer, Nadine; Klein, Judith; Rohr, M; Noll, Matthias; Burkhart, Michael...

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2025 (32), 2425-2440.
DOI: 10.1093/etojnl/vgaf156

Does future climate and agricultural farming system affect the fungal plastisphere of different biodegradable plastics at the early stage of field degradation?

Tanunchai, Benjawan; Schädler , M.; Noll, Matthias (2025)

Environmental Science Europe 2025 (37), 23.
DOI: 10.1186/s12302-025-01051-7

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Das aktive Mikrobiom als ökotoxikologischer Indikator in Umweltproben

Reiß, Fabienne; Noll, Matthias (2025)

Biospektrum 2025 (31), 1-3.
DOI: DOI: 10.1007/s12268-025-2384-1

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Die Bedeutung der Koniferen für die Erhaltung der Pilz-Artenvielfalt

Schulze, Ernst-Detlef ; Bouriaud, Oliver; Guenther, A; Tanunchai, Benjawan...

Allgemeine Forstzeitung 2025 (1), 44 | 41-44.

Facade eluates affect active and total soil microbiome

Reiß, Fabienne; Kiefer, Nadine; Reiß, Pascal; Kalkhof, Stefan; Noll, Matthias (2025)

Environmental Pollution (Science Direct) Volume 364 (125242), 1.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125242

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Feels like home: A biobased and biodegradable plastic offers a novel habitat for diverse plant pathogenic fungi in temperate forest ecosystems

Nonthijun, Parada; Tanunchai, Benjawan; Schroeter , Simon Andreas; Wahdan, S. F. M....

Microbial Ecology 2024 (87), 155.
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-024-02466-0.

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Extrinsic rather than intrinsic factors determine microbial colonization of deadwood

Moll, Julia; Bässler, C.; Buscot, F.; Hoppe, B.; Jehmlich, N.; Kellner, H....

Soil Biology and Biochemistry 2024 (199), 109608.
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2024.109608

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Enzymatic machinery of wood-inhabiting fungi that degrade temperate tree species

Kipping, Lydia; Jehmlich, N.; Moll, Julia; Noll, Matthias; Gossner, Martin M....

The ISME Journal 2024/18/1, wrae050.
DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrae050

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Tree species-specific wood traits control diazotrophic community composition in deadwood

Hossen, Shakhawat; Groß , C.; Stapf, D.; Borken , W.; Noll, Matthias (2024)

International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 187, 105723 .
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2023.105723

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Biological nitrogen fixation, diversity and community structure of diazotrophs in two mosses in 25 temperate forests

Groß , C.; Hossen, Shakhawat; Dittrich, S.; Knorr, K.-H.; Borken , W....

Environmental Microbiology 26, e16555.
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16555

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Poultry litter biochar soil amendment affects microbial community structures, promotes phosphorus cycling and growth of barley (Hordeum vulgare).

Deinert, L.; Hossen, Shakhawat; Ikoyi, I.; Kwapinksi, W.; Noll, Matthias...

European Journal of Soil Biology 120, 103591.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejsobi.2023.103591

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Active soil microbial composition and proliferation are directly affected by the presence of biocides from building materials

Kalkhof, Stefan; Reiß, Fabienne; Kiefer, Nadine; Purahong, Witoon; Borken , W....

Science of the Total Environment 912, 168689.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168689

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Eluates from facades at the beginning of their service time affect aquatic and sediment organisms

Kalkhof, Stefan; Kiefer, Nadine; Nichterlein, Moritz; Reiß, Fabienne; Runge, M....

Science of the Total Environment. 906, 167531.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167531

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Cuticular microbiome composition of Osmia bicornis is different to Apis mellifera honeybees

Thamm, M.; Reiß, Fabienne; Sohl, Leon; Gabel, M.; Noll, Matthias; Scheiner, Ricarda (2023)

MDPI microorganisms 11, 2780.
DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11112780

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Tree mycorrhizal type regulates leaf and needle microbial communities, affects microbial assembly and co-occurrence network patterns, and influences litter decomposition rates in temperate forest

Tanunchai, Benjawan; Ji, Li; Schroeter , Simon Andreas; Wahdan, S. F. M.; Tongsuk, K....

Frontiers Plant Sciences 14, 1239600.
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1239600

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Prof. Dr. Matthias Noll

Hochschule Coburg

Fakultät Angewandte Naturwissenschaften und Gesundheit (FNG)
Friedrich-Streib-Str. 2
96450 Coburg

T 09561317645
matthias.noll[at]hs-coburg.de