Publications
Isothermal DNA analytics
Gosch, C., Gottsberger, R.A., Stich, K., Fischer, T.C. (2012) Blue EaLAMP - a specific and sensitive method for visual detection of genomic Erwinia amylovoraDNA. European Journal of Plant Pathology. online preview: DOI 10.1007/s10658-012-0059-5
Hadersdorfer, J., Neumüller, M., Dieter Treutter, D., Fischer, T.C. (2011) Fast and reliable detection of Plum pox virus in woody host plants using the Blue LAMP protocol. Annals of Applied Biology 159, 456-466.
Gosch, C., Stich, K., Fischer, T.C. (2011): LAMP-Verfahren zum Nachweis von Erwinia amylovora, Nat. Patent Blue Ea LAMP 510418
Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Rühmann, S., Pfeiffer, J., Brunner, P., Szankowski, I., Fischer, T.C., Forkmann, G., Dieter Treutter, D. (2012, accepted) Induction of stilbene phytoalexins in grapevine (Vitis vinifera) and transgenic STS-apple plants (Malus domestica) by a culture filtrate of Aureobasidium pullulans. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Fischer, T.C., Gosch, C., Mirbeth, B., Gselmann M., Thallmair, V., Stich, K. (in press) Potent and specific bactericidal effect of juglone (5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) on the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
Flachowsky, H., Tränkner, C., Szankowski, I., Weidmann, S., Hanke, V., Treutter, D., Fischer, T.C. (2012, accepted) RNA mediated gene silencing signals are not graft transmissible from the rootstock to the scion in lignified apple plants Malus sp. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Special Issue: Advances in Molecular Plant Biology.
Flachowsky, H., Halbwirth, H., Treutter, D., Richter, K., Hanke, M.-V., Szankowski, I., Gosch, C., Stich, K., Fischer, T.C. (2011) Silencing of flavanone-3-hydroxylase in apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) leads to accumulation of flavanones, but not to reduced fire blight susceptibility. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 51, 18-25.
Stich, K., Fischer, T.C., Gosch, C., and Halbwirth, H. (2011): Verfahren zur Bekämpfung von bakteriellen Infektionen bei einer Pflanze. Austrian patent application, No. A526/2011, filed by Vienna University of Technology.
Fischer, T.C., Gosch, C. and Stich, K. (2010) Plant protective agent fire blightl. Austrian patent application, A 284/2010; International patent application, PCT/AT2011/000092, filed by Vienna University of Technology.
Hoffmann, T., Friedlhuber, R., Steinhauser, C., Tittel, I., Schwab, W., Fischer, T.C. (2011) Histochemical screening, metabolite profiling and expression analysis revealed Rosaceae root as site of flavan-3-ol biosynthesis. Plant Biology 12, 33-40.
Flachowsky, H., Szankowski, I., Fischer, T.C., Richter, K., Peil, A., Höfer, M., Dörschel, C., Schmoock S., Gau, A.E., Halbwirth, H., Hanke M.-V. (2009) Transgenic apple plants overexpressing the Lc gene of maize show an altered growth habit and increased resistance to apple scab and fire blight. Planta, 231 (3), 623-635
Janvary, L, Hoffmann, T., Pfeiffer, J., Hausmann, L., Reinhard Töpfer, R., Thilo C. Fischer, T.C., Schwab, W. (2009) A double mutation in the anthocyanin 5-O-glucosyltransferase gene disrupts enzymatic activity in Vitis vinifera. J. Agricult. Food Chem. 57, 3512-3518.
Szankowski, I., Flachowsky H., Li H, Halbwirth H., Treutter D, Regos I, Magda-Viola Hanke M.-V., Stich K, Fischer, T.C. (2009) Shift in polyphenol profile and sublethal phenotype caused by silencing of anthocyanidin synthase in apple (Malus sp.). Planta 229, 681–692.
Schlangen, K., Halbwirth, H., Peterek, S., Gosch, C., Ringl, A., Fischer, T.C., Treutter, D., Forkmann, G., Kopp, B., Karl Stich, K. (2008) Transient induction of antimicrobial 3-deoxyflavonoids does not affect pharmacological compounds in hawthorn. Natural Product Communications 3(8), 1245-1250.
Flachowsky, H., Szankowski, I., Li, H., Fischer, T.C., Forkmann, G., Treutter, D., Hättasch, C., Hanke, M.-V., Stich, K., Halbwirth H. (2007) Erste Untersuchungen zum systemischen Transport von Silencing Signalen an Apfel. J. Verbr. Lebensm. 2 (1), 98. doi 10.1007/s00003-007-0261-0.
Szankowski, I., Li, H., Flachowsky, H., Fischer, T.C., Hanke, M.-V., Forkmann, G., Treutter, D., Hoffmann, T., Schwab, W. (2007) Modifikation der Flavonoid-Biosynthese in Apfel (Malus domestica Borkh.) durch heterologe Expression des Lc-Gens aus Mais. J. Verbr. Lebensm. 2 (1), 106. doi 10.1007/s00003-007-0269-5.
Li, H., Flachowsky, H., Fischer, T.C., Hanke, V., Forkmann, G., Treutter D., Schwab, W., Hofmann, T., Szankowski, I. (2007) Maize Lc transcription factor enhances biosynthesis of anthocyanins, distinct proanthocyanidins and phenylpropanoids in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.). Planta 226, 1243-1254.
Almeida, J.R.M, D’AmicoE., Preuss, A., Carbone, F., Ric de Vos, C.H., Deiml, B., Mourgues, F., Perrotta, G., Fischer, T.C., Bovy, A.G., Martens, S., Rosati, C. (2007) Characterization of major enzymes and genes involved in flavonoid and proanthocyanidin biosynthesis during fruit development in strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa). Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 465, 61-71. „Top-25-Download article of ABB 2007”
Fischer, T.C., Gosch, C., Pfeiffer, J., Halbwirth, H., Stich, K., Forkmann, G. (2007) Flavonoid genes of pear (Pyrus communis), Trees - Structure and Function 21, 521-529.
Fischer, T.C., Halbwirth, H., Römmelt, S., Sabatini, E., Schlangen, K., Andreotti, C., Spinelli, F., Costa, G., Forkmann, G., Treutter, D., Stich, K. (2006) Induction of flavonoid gene expression in apple (Malus x domestica) after the application of a dioxygenase enzyme inhibitor. Physiologia Plantarum 128, 604-617.
Pfeiffer, J., Kühnel, C., Brandt, J., Duy, D., Punyasiri, P.A.N., Forkmann, G., Fischer, T.C. (2006) Biosynthesis of catechins by leucoanthocyanidin 4-reductases (LAR) and anthocyanidin reductases (ANR) in leaves of grape (Vitis vinifera), apple (Malus x domestica) and other crops. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 44, 323-334.
Halbwirth, H., Fischer, T. C., Schlangen, K., Rademacher, W., Schleifer, K.-J., G. Forkmann, Stich K. (2006) Screening for inhibitors of the 2-oxoglutarate dependent dioxygenases: flavanone 3ß-hydroxylase and flavonol synthase. Plant Science 171, 194-205.
Winefield, C. S., Lewis, D. H., Swinny, E. E., Zhang, H., Arathoon, H. S., Fischer, T. C., Halbwirth, H., Stich, K., Gosch, C., Forkmann, G., Davies, K. M. (2005) Investigation of the biosynthesis of 3-deoxyanthocyanins in Sinningia cardinalis. Physiologia Plantarum 124, 419-430.
Punyasiri, P.A.N., Abeysinghe, I.S.B., Kumar, V., Treutter, D., Duy, D., Gosch, C., Martens, S., Forkmann, G., Fischer, T. C. (2004) Flavonoid biosynthesis in the tea plant Camellia sinensis: Characteristics of enzymes leading to the prominent epicatechin and catechin derivatives. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 431 (1), 22-30 „Top-20-Download article of ABB 2004”
Halbwirth, H., Fischer, T. C., Roemmelt, S., Spinelli, F., Schlangen, K., Peterek, S., Sabatini, E., Messina, C., Speakman, J.-B., Andreotti, C., Rademacher, W., Bazzi, C., Costa, G., Treutter, D., Forkmann G., Stich, K. (2003) Induction of antimicrobial 3-deoxyflavonoids in pome fruit trees controls fire blight. Zeitschr. Naturf. 58c, 765-770.
Römmelt, S., Fischer, T. C., Halbwirth, H., Peterek, S., Schlangen, K., Speakman, J.-B., Treutter, D., Forkmann, G., Stich, K. (2003) Effect of dioxygenase inhibitors on the resistance-related flavonoid metabolism of apple and pears: chemical, biochemical and molecular biological aspects. European Journal of Horticultural Science 68 (3), 129-136.
Gosch, C., Puhl, I., Halbwirth, H., Schlangen, K., Römmelt, S., Andreotti, C., Costa, G., Fischer, T. C., Treutter, D., Stich, K., Forkmann, G. (2003) Effect of Prohexadione-Ca on various fruit crops: flavonoid composition and substrate specificity of their dihydroflavonol 4-reductases. European Journal of Horticultural Science 68 (3), 144-151.
Schlangen, K., Gosch, C., Römmelt, S., Knott, J., Fischer, T. C., Treutter, D., Forkmann, G., Stich, K., Halbwirth, H. (2003) Can Prohexadione-Ca induce antimicrobial flavonoids in rose? European Journal of Horticultural Science 68 (3), 137-143.
Fischer, T. C., Halbwirth, H., Meisel, B., Stich, K., Forkmann, G. (2003) Molecular cloning, substrate specificity of the functionally expressed dihydroflavonol 4-reductases from Malus domestica and Pyrus communis cultivars and the consequences for flavonoid metabolism. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 412, 223-230.
Stich, K., Halbwirth, H., Kampan, W., Treutter, D., Römmelt, S., Peterek, S., Forkmann, G., Fischer, T. C., Martens, S., Meisel, B., Costa, G., Andreotti, C., Bazzi, C., Rademacher, W. (2002) Induction of pathogen resistance in pear by transiently altering the flavonoid metabolism with specific enzyme inhibitors. Acta Horticulturae 596, 513-522.
Halbwirth, H., Kampan, W., Stich, K., Fischer, T. C., Meisel, B., Forkmann, G., Rademacher, W. (2002) Biochemical and molecular biological investigations with respect to induction of fire blight resistance in apple and pear by transiently altering the flavonoid metabolism with specific enzyme inhibitors. Acta Horticulturae 590, 485-492.
Fischer, T. C., Klattig, J., Gierl, A. (2001) A cloning strategy for divergent plant cytochrome P450 genes and its application in Lolium rigidum and Ocimum basilicum. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 103, 1014-1021.
Thesis: Fischer, T. C. (1997) Untersuchungen zur Positionsklonierung des GURKE-Gens und Charakterisierung der Centromerregion von Arabidopsis thaliana. Technische Universität München.
Haupt, W., Fischer, T. C., Winderl, S., Fransz, P., Torres-Ruiz, R. A. (2001) The CENTROMERE1 (CEN 1) region of Arabidopsis thaliana: architecture and functional impact of chromatin. The Plant Journal 27 (4), 285-296. Article selected by the “Faculty of 1000” (http://www.f1000biology.com/article/11532174/evaluation)
Fransz, P., Armstrong, S., Alonso-Blanco, C., Fischer, T., Torres Ruiz, R., Jones, G. (1998) Cytogenetics for the model system Arabidopsis thaliana. The Plant Journal, 13 (6), 867-876.
Torres Ruiz, R. A., Fischer, T., Haberer, G. (1996) Genes involved in the elaboration of apical pattern and form in Arabidopsis thaliana: genetic and molecular analysis. In: Embryogenesis - the generation of a plant. Eds.: Wang, T. L., Cuming, A.. Environmental Plant Biology Series: Ed.: Davies, W. J.. Bios Scientific Publishers.
Haberer, G., Fischer, T. C., Torres Ruiz, R. A. (1996) Mapping of the nucleolus organizer region on chromosome 4 in Arabidopsis thaliana. Molecular Genetics and Genomics 250, 123-128.
Fischer, T. C., Groner, S., Zentgraf, U., Hemleben, V. (1994) Evidence for nucleosomal phasing and a novel protein specifically binding to cucumber satellite DNA. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung 49c, 79-86.
Plant Evolution
E. Kustatscher, J.H.A. Van Konijnenburg - Van Cittert, K. Bauer, R. Butzmann, B. Meller, T.C. Fischer (2012, in press) A new macroflora from the upper Permian of Bletterbach (Dolomites, N-Italy). Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology.
Uhl, D., Butzmann, R., Fischer, T.C., Meller, B., Kustatscher, E. (2012, in press). Wildfires in the Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic of the Southern Alps – The Late Permian of the Bletterbach-Butterloch area (Northern Italy). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia.
Fischer, T.C., Meller, B., Kustatscher, E., Butzmann R. (2010) Permian Ginkgophyte fossils from the Dolomites resemble extant O-ha-tsuki aberrant leaf-like fructifications of Ginkgo biloba L. BMC Evol Biol 10 (337) doi 10.1186/1471-2148-10-337
Butzmann, R., Fischer, T.C., Rieber E. (2009). Makroflora aus dem inneralpinen Fächerdelta der Häring Formation (Rupelium) des Duxer Köpfl bei Kufstein / Unterinntal (Austria). Zitteliana. A48/49, 129-163
Fischer, T.C., Butzmann, R., Meller, B., Rattei, T., Newman, M., Hoelscher, D. (2009) The morphology, systematic position and inferred biology of Spirematospermum -an extinct genus of Zingiberales. Review of Paleobotany and Palynology. 157, 391-426
Fischer, T. C., Butzmann, R. (2006) The Pliocene macro- and microflora of lacustrine sediments from Meleto (Valdarno, N. Italy) and its ecological, palaeobiogeographical and climatic interpretation. Cainozoic Research 5 (1-2), 71-88.
Fischer, T. C., Butzmann, R. (2006) The infructescence of Paulownia inopinata BUTZMANN & FISCHER-Supplement to the species definition-. Documenta Naturae 155 (7), 1-7 .
Heyng, A., Butzmann, R., Fischer, T. C., Gregor, H.-J. (2003) Illigeropsis ettingshausenii nov. gen. et nov. spec. aus den Zementmergeln – ein neues exotisches Element im europäischen Paläogen. Die oligozäne Flora von Bad Häring (Tirol), Teil II. Documenta Naturae 140, 1-27.
Butzmann, R., Fischer, T. C. (2001) Neue Pteridophyten des Neogens aus dem Tagebau Hambach (Niederrheinische Bucht). I – Polypodiaceae. Documenta Naturae 138, 9-23.
Fischer, T. C., Butzmann, R. (2000) Die mediterrane neogene Flora von Meleto (Valdarno, Italien). Paläobotanik, Paläoökologie und Paläoklima, 1-187.In: Gregor, H.-J. (Hrsg.) Flora Tertiaria Mediterranea. Die tertiären Floren des Mittelmeergebietes. Vegetationsgeschichte, Phytostratigraphie, Paläoökologie, Paläoklimatologie, Paläogeographie. 5 (6). Verlag Documenta Naturae, München.
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Fischer, T. C., Butzmann, R. (1998) Citrus meletensis (Rutaceae), a new species from the Pliocene of Valdarno (Italy). Plant Systematics and Evolution, 210, 51-55.
Fischer, T. C., Butzmann, G., Butzmann, R. (1998) Review of fossil Citrus leaves from the Cretaceous and the Tertiary, 1-10.In: Gregor, H.-J. (Hrsg.) Flora Tertiaria Mediterranea. Die tertiären Floren des Mittelmeergebietes. Vegetationsgeschichte, Phytostratigraphie, Paläoökologie, Paläoklimatologie, Paläogeographie. 9 (5). Verlag Documenta Naturae, München.
Gregor, H.-J., Pingen, M., Butzmann, Fischer, T. C., Mayr, Ch., Schmitt, H. (1998) Die neogene Makrofloren-Abfolge im Tagebau Hambach der Rheinbraun AG Köln, Documenta Naturae 104 (2), 1-83.
Butzmann, R., Fischer, T. C. (1997) Description of the fossil fruit Paulownia inopinata nov. spec. from the Middle Miocene of Unterwohlbach (Bavaria) and other possible occurrences of the genus in the Tertiary. Documenta Naturae 115, 1-13.
Fischer, T. C. (1996) Wachstumszonen an Athrotaxis-Zweigen aus den Inden-Schichten (Obermiozän) des Tagebaues Hambach bei Niederzier (Düren). Documenta Naturae 104 (1), 33-34.Mayr, Ch., Fischer, T. C. (1996).Eine Blattflora unter Flöz Frimmersdorf (Ville-Schichten 6b, Untermiozän) aus dem Tagebau Hambach bei Niederzier (Rheinbraun AG, Köln). Documenta Naturae 104 (1), 35-40.
Other
Meller B., Ponomarenko A. G., Vasilenko D. V., Fischer T. C., Aschauer B. (2009) First beetle elytra, abdomen (Coleoptera) and a mine trace from Lunz (Carnian, Late Triassic, Lunz-am-See, Austria) and their taphonomical and evolutionary aspects. Palaeontology. Palaeontology 54 (1), 97-110.