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Tularemia in Germany-A Re-emerging Zoonosis by Faber, Mirko, Heuner, Klaus, Jacob, Daniela, Grunow, Roland

“…Tularemia, also known as "rabbit fever," is a zoonosis caused by the facultative intracellular, gram-negative bacterium . Infection occurs through contact with…”
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Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica wild-type is able to colonize natural aquatic ex vivo biofilms by Schaudinn, Christoph, Rydzewski, Kerstin, Meister, Beate, Grunow, Roland, Heuner, Klaus

“…Biofilms are a matrix-associated lifestyle of microbial communities, often enabling survivability and persistence of such bacteria. The objective of this study…”
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Strengthening the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism to an alleged use of bioweapons through a quality-assured laboratory response by Appelt, Sandra, Rohleder, Anna-Maria, Invernizzi, Cédric, Mikulak, Robert, Brinkmann, Annika, Nitsche, Andreas, Krüger, Maren, Dorner, Martin B., Dorner, Brigitte G., Scholz, Holger C., Grunow, Roland

“…The cascade of innovations in biotechnology opens new pathways for biological warfare. The international laboratory network being developed under the UN…”
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Identification of Bacillus anthracis by Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry and Artificial Neural Networks by Lasch, Peter, Beyer, Wolfgang, Nattermann, Herbert, Stämmler, Maren, Siegbrecht, Enrico, Grunow, Roland, Naumann, Dieter

“…This report demonstrates the applicability of a combination of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS)…”
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Bacillus cereus Biovar Anthracis Causing Anthrax in Sub-Saharan Africa-Chromosomal Monophyly and Broad Geographic Distribution by Antonation, Kym S, Grützmacher, Kim, Dupke, Susann, Mabon, Philip, Zimmermann, Fee, Lankester, Felix, Peller, Tianna, Feistner, Anna, Todd, Angelique, Herbinger, Ilka, de Nys, Hélène M, Muyembe-Tamfun, Jean-Jacques, Karhemere, Stomy, Wittig, Roman M, Couacy-Hymann, Emmanuel, Grunow, Roland, Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien, Corbett, Cindi R, Klee, Silke R, Leendertz, Fabian H

“…Through full genome analyses of four atypical Bacillus cereus isolates, designated B. cereus biovar anthracis, we describe a distinct clade within the B…”
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The genome of a Bacillus isolate causing anthrax in chimpanzees combines chromosomal properties of B. cereus with B. anthracis virulence plasmids by Klee, Silke R, Brzuszkiewicz, Elzbieta B, Nattermann, Herbert, Brüggemann, Holger, Dupke, Susann, Wollherr, Antje, Franz, Tatjana, Pauli, Georg, Appel, Bernd, Liebl, Wolfgang, Couacy-Hymann, Emmanuel, Boesch, Christophe, Meyer, Frauke-Dorothee, Leendertz, Fabian H, Ellerbrok, Heinz, Gottschalk, Gerhard, Grunow, Roland, Liesegang, Heiko

“…Anthrax is a fatal disease caused by strains of Bacillus anthracis. Members of this monophyletic species are non motile and are all characterized by the…”
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Serological evidence for human exposure to Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis in the villages around Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire by Dupke, Susann, Schubert, Grit, Beudjé, Félicité, Barduhn, Anne, Pauly, Maude, Couacy-Hymann, Emmanuel, Grunow, Roland, Akoua-Koffi, Chantal, Leendertz, Fabian H, Klee, Silke R

“…Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis (Bcbva) is an untypical anthrax-causing pathogen responsible for high wildlife mortality in Taï National Park (TNP), Côte…”
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Capsules, toxins and AtxA as virulence factors of emerging Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis by Brézillon, Christophe, Haustant, Michel, Dupke, Susann, Corre, Jean-Philippe, Lander, Angelika, Franz, Tatjana, Monot, Marc, Couture-Tosi, Evelyne, Jouvion, Gregory, Leendertz, Fabian H, Grunow, Roland, Mock, Michèle E, Klee, Silke R, Goossens, Pierre L

“…Emerging B. cereus strains that cause anthrax-like disease have been isolated in Cameroon (CA strain) and Côte d'Ivoire (CI strain). These strains are unusual,…”
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Genetic Diversity and Spatial Segregation of Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica in Germany by Appelt, Sandra, Köppen, Kristin, Radonić, Aleksandar, Drechsel, Oliver, Jacob, Daniela, Grunow, Roland, Heuner, Klaus

“…is an intracellular pleomorphic bacterium and the causative agent of tularemia, a zoonotic disease with a wide host range. Among the subspecies, especially…”
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MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Compatible Inactivation Method for Highly Pathogenic Microbial Cells and Spores by Lasch, Peter, Nattermann, Herbert, Erhard, Marcel, Stämmler, Maren, Grunow, Roland, Bannert, Norbert, Appel, Bernd, Naumann, Dieter

“…Identification of microorganisms, specifically of vegetative cells and spores, by intact cell mass spectrometry (ICMS) is an emerging new technology. The…”
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Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica and Tularemia in Germany by Appelt, Sandra, Faber, Mirko, Köppen, Kristin, Jacob, Daniela, Grunow, Roland, Heuner, Klaus

“…Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis a small, pleomorphic, facultative intracellular bacterium. In Europe, infections in animals…”
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Rapid and high-throughput detection of highly pathogenic bacteria by Ibis PLEX-ID technology by Jacob, Daniela, Sauer, Uschi, Housley, Roberta, Washington, Cicely, Sannes-Lowery, Kristin, Ecker, David J, Sampath, Rangarajan, Grunow, Roland

“…In this manuscript, we describe the identification of highly pathogenic bacteria using an assay coupling biothreat group-specific PCR with electrospray…”
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Population Genomics of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica and its Implication on the Eco-Epidemiology of Tularemia in Switzerland by Wittwer, Matthias, Altpeter, Ekkehard, Pilo, Paola, Gygli, Sebastian M, Beuret, Christian, Foucault, Frederic, Ackermann-Gäumann, Rahel, Karrer, Urs, Jacob, Daniela, Grunow, Roland, Schürch, Nadia

“…Whole genome sequencing (WGS) methods provide new possibilities in the field of molecular epidemiology. This is particularly true for monomorphic organisms…”
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Construction of a New Phage Integration Vector pFIV-Val for Use in Different Francisella Species by Tlapák, Hana, Köppen, Kristin, Rydzewski, Kerstin, Grunow, Roland, Heuner, Klaus

“…We recently identified and described a putative prophage on the genomic island FhaGI-1 located within the genome of AS02-814 ( subsp. -like 3523). In this…”
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Clinical characteristics in a sentinel case as well as in a cluster of tularemia patients associated with grape harvest by Wetzstein, Nils, Kärcher, Iris, Küpper-Tetzel, Claus P., Kann, Gerrit, Hogardt, Michael, Jozsa, Katalin, Jacob, Daniela, Grunow, Roland, Just-Nübling, Gudrun, Wolf, Timo

“…[Display omitted] •Tularemia can be transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated grape products.•F. tularensis can be introduced into the food chain via…”
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Characterization of Bacillus anthracis-Like Bacteria Isolated from Wild Great Apes from Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon by KLEE, Silke R, ÖZEL, Muhsin, NATTERMANN, Herbert, APPEL, Bernd, BOESCH, Christophe, ELLERBROK, Heinz, JACOB, Daniela, HOLLAND, Gudrun, LEENDERTZ, Fabian H, PAULI, Georg, GRUNOW, Roland

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Low antibody prevalence against Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, indicates high rate of lethal infections in wildlife by Zimmermann, Fee, Köhler, Susanne M, Nowak, Kathrin, Dupke, Susann, Barduhn, Anne, Düx, Ariane, Lang, Alexander, De Nys, Hélène M, Gogarten, Jan F, Grunow, Roland, Couacy-Hymann, Emmanuel, Wittig, Roman M, Klee, Silke R, Leendertz, Fabian H

“…Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis (Bcbva) is a member of the B. cereus group which carries both B. anthracis virulence plasmids, causes anthrax-like disease in…”
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Geographical Variability Affects CCHFV Detection by RT–PCR: A Tool for In-Silico Evaluation of Molecular Assays by Gruber, Cesare E. M., Bartolini, Barbara, Castilletti, Concetta, Mirazimi, Ali, Hewson, Roger, Christova, Iva, Avšič, Tatjana, Grunow, Roland, Papa, Anna, Sánchez-Seco, María P., Koopmans, Marion, Ippolito, Giuseppe, Capobianchi, Maria R., Reusken, Chantal B. E. M., Di Caro, Antonino

“…The Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is considered to be a major emerging infectious threat, according to the WHO R&D blueprint. A wide range of…”
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Differential Substrate Usage and Metabolic Fluxes in Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica and Francisella novicida by Chen, Fan, Rydzewski, Kerstin, Kutzner, Erika, Häuslein, Ina, Schunder, Eva, Wang, Xinzhe, Meighen-Berger, Kevin, Grunow, Roland, Eisenreich, Wolfgang, Heuner, Klaus

“…is an intracellular pathogen for many animals causing the infectious disease, tularemia. Whereas subsp. is highly pathogenic for humans, is almost avirulent…”
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Evaluation of clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic features of 145 tularemia cases: the role of quinolones in oropharyngeal tularemia by MERIC, MELIHA

“…Tularemia outbreaks have occurred in various regions of Turkey in recent years. In this study, clinical (145 patients) and laboratory (97 patients) features of…”
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