prof. dr. T.E.F. (Tessa) Quax

Prof.dr.

Faculty of Science and Engineering

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+31 50 36 38972

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+31 50 36 34468 (m.dusseljee@rug.nl)

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Publications

Genomic insights into antiviral defense systems in haloarchaea and their impact on virus susceptibility

Aguirre-Sourrouille, Z., Hackl, T., Oksanen, H. M. & Quax, T. E. F., Aug-2026, In: Virology. 621, 11 p., 110929.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Cryo-EM resolves the structure of the archaeal dsDNA virus HFTV1 from head to tail

Zhang, D. X., Isupov, M. N., Davies, R. M., Schwarzer, S., McLaren, M., Stuart, W. S., Gold, V. A. M., Oksanen, H. M., Quax, T. E. F. & Daum, B., Oct-2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 40, 18 p., eadx1178.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Curated high-quality genomes of 39 diverse halophilic archaea

Aguirre-Sourrouille, Z., Brons, J. K., Oksanen, H. M., Quax, T. E. F. & Hackl, T., 9-Sept-2025, (Submitted) BioRxiv, 9 p.

Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Academic

Hunting archaeal viruses

Quax, T. E. F., Nov-2025, In: Nature Reviews Microbiology. 23, p. 684 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic › peer-review

The infection cycle of the haloarchaeal virus HFTV1 is tightly regulated and strongly inhibits motility of its host

Schwarzer, S., Bäcker, L. E., Nijland, J. G., Hayani Aji, I., de Jong, A., Moraru, C., Steglich, C. & Quax, T. E. F., Nov-2025, In: Msystems. 10, 10, 19 p., e0070425.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Archaeal virus entry and egress

Kuiper, B. P., Schöntag, A. M. C., Oksanen, H. M., Daum, B. & Quax, T. E. F., 16-Jan-2024, In: microLife. 5, 13 p., uqad048.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Development of a genetic system for Haloferax gibbonsii LR2-5, model host for haloarchaeal viruses

Tittes, C., Nijland, J., Schoentag, A. M. C., Hackl, T., Di Cianni, N., Marchfelder, A. & Quax, T. E. F., Apr-2024, In: Applied and environmental microbiology. 90, 4, 16 p., e0012924.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Host range and cell recognition of archaeal viruses

Sensevdi, E. R., Sourrouille, Z. A. & Quax, T. E., Feb-2024, In: Current Opinion in Microbiology. 77, 10 p., 102423.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Archaeal host cell recognition and viral binding of HFTV1 to its Haloferax host

Schwarzer, S., Hackl, T., Oksanen, H. M. & Quax, T. E. F., 19-Feb-2023, In: mBio. 14, 1, 14 p., e0183322.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Methods to Analyze Motility in Eury- and Crenarchaea

Patro, M., van Wolferen, M., Ye, X., Albers, S.-V. & Quax, T. E. F., 2022, Archaea: Methods and Protocols. Ferreira-Cerca, S. (ed.). Springer, p. 373-385 13 p. (Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.); vol. 2522).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

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