Publikationen

Aurich S, Wolf SA, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Thrukonda L, Semmler T, Ewers C (2023)
Genotypic Characterization of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli from Companion Animals: Predominance of ST372 in Dogs and Human-Related ST73 in Cats.
Antibiotics 2023, 13, 38. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics13010038

Ningrum SG, Kreitlow A, Lämmler C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Ewers C, Foster G, Plötz M, Abdulmawjood A (2023)
Identification and Characterization of Arcanobacterium canis from Companion Animals in Germany and The United Kingdom.
PMMB 6:a0000391. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000391

Borowiak M, Kreitlow A, Malorny B, Lämmler C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Plätz M, Abdulmawjood A (2023)
Arcanobacterium canis strain DSM 25104 isolated from an English bulldog suffering from otitis externa: complete genome sequence.
Microbiol Resour Announc, https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00624-23

Klink JC, Rieger A, Ansorge H, Aurich S, Hoffmann C, Ewers C, Raulf M-K, Strube C, Sieber U (2023)
Malicious Mites - Sarcoptes scabei in Raccoon Dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Pathogens 12:1379. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12121379

Kreitlow A, Ningrum SG, Lämmler C, Erhard M, Hoffmann C, Plötz M, Abdulmawjood A (2023)
Identification of the novel potential pathogen Trueperella pecoris with interspecies significance by LAMP diagnostics.
Sci Rep 13:14005. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40787-1 

Berger P, Hermanns S, Kerner K, Schmelz F, Schüler V, Ewers C, Bauerfeind R, Doherr MG (2023)
Cross-sectional study: prevalence of oedema disease Escherichia coli (EDEC) in weaned piglets in Germany at pen and farm levels.
Porcine Health Management 9:49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40813-023-00343-9

Faehndrich M, Woelfing B, Klink JC, Roller M, Baumgärtner W, Wohlsein P, Raue K, Strube C, Ewers C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Versepohl J, Lavazza A, Capucci L, Tomaso H, Siebert U (2023)
Pathomorphological Findings and Infectious Diseases in Selected European Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus Pallas, 1778) Populations from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Pathogens 12:1317. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12111317

Aurich S, Schneider J, Brangsch H, Koets A, Melzer F, Ewers C, Prenger-Berninghoff E (2023)
Brucella suis biovar 1 infection in a dog with orchitis in Germany.
Front Vet Sci 10:1233118. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1233118

Lehnert K, Herzog I, Boyi JO, Gross S, Wohlsein P, Ewers C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Siebert U (2023)
Hearworms in Halichoerus grypus: first records of Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Onchocercidae; Filarioidea) in 2 grey seals from the North Sea.
Parasitology 150(9):781-785. doi: 10.1017/S0031182023000501

Rühl-Teichner J, Jacobmeyer L, Leidner U, Semmler T, Ewers C (2023)
Genomic diversity, antimicrobial susceptiblity, and biofilm formation of clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from horses. 
Microorganisms 11:556. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11030556

Tiwari SK, van der Putten BCL, Fuchs TM, Vinh TN, Bootsma M, Oldenkamp R, La Ragione R, Matamoros S, Hoa NT, Berens C, Leng J, Álvarez J, Ferrandis-Vila M, Ritchie JM, Fruth A, Schwarz S, Domínguez L, Ugarte-Ruiz M, Bethe A, Huber C, Johanns V, Stamm I, Wieler LH, Ewers C, Fivian-Hughes A, Schmidt H, Menge C, Semmler T, Schultsz C (2023)
Genome-wide association reveals host-specific genomic traits in Escherichia coli.
BMC Biology 21(1):76. doi: 10.1186/s12915-023-01562-w.

Faehndrich M, Klink JC, Roller M, Wohlsein P, Raue K, Strube C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Ewers C, Capucci L, Lavazza A, Tomaso H, Schnitzler JG, Siebert U (2023)
Status of infectious diseases in free-ranging European Brown Hares (Lepus europaeus) found dead between 2017 and 2020 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Pathogens 12(2):239. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12020239.

Lehnert K, Herzog I, Boyi JO, Gross S, Wohlsein P, Ewers C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Siebert U (2023)
Heartworms in Halichoerus grypus: first records of Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Onchcercidae; Filarioidea) in 2 grey seals from the North Sea.
Parasitology 29:1-5. doi: 10.1017/S0031182023000501

Borowiak M, Kreitlow A, Malorny B, Alssahen M, Lämmler C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Ewers C, Siebert U, Plötz M, Abdulmawjood A (2023)
Arcanobacterium pinnipedorium strain DSM 28752 isolated from a Harbour Seal: complete genome sequence.  
Microbiol Resour Announc 12(1):e0118022. doi: 10.1128/mra.01180-22

Rotinsulu DA, Ewers C, Kerner K, Amrozi A, Soejoedono RD, Semmler T, Bauerfeind R (2023)
Molecular features and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Streptococcus equi ssp. equi isolates from strangles cases in Indonesia.  
Vet Sci 10(1):49. doi: 10.3390/vetsci10010049

Ewers C, Göpel L, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Semmler T, Kerner K, Bauerfeind R (2022)
Occurence of mcr-1 and mcr-2 colistin resistance genes in porcine Escherichia coli isolates (2010-2020) and genomic characterization of mcr-2-positive E. coli.
Front Microbiol 13:1076315. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1076315

Aurich S, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Ewers C (2022)
Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of bacterial uropathogens isolated from dogs and cats.
Antibiotics 11: 1730. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11121730 

De Jong A, El Garch F, Hocquet D, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Dewulf J, Migura-Garcia L, Perrin-Guyomard A, Veldman KT, Janosi S, Skarzynska M, Simjee S, Moyaert H, Rose M; EASSA Study Group (2022)
European-wide antimicrobial resistance monitoring in commensal Escherichia coli isolated from healthy food animals between 2004 and 2018.
J Antimicrob Chemother 77(12): 3301-3311. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac318

Alssahen M, Kreitlow A, Sammra O, Lämmler C, Borowiak M, Malorny B, Siebert U, Wohlsein P, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Plötz M, Abdulmawjood A (2022)
Aracnobacterium buesumense sp. nov., isolated from an anal swab of a male harbour seal (Phoca vitulina).
Int j Syst Evol Microbiol 72(10). doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005573

Tietgen M, Sedlaczek L, Higgins PG, Kaspar H, Ewers C, Göttig S (2022)
Colistin resistance mechanisms in human and veterinary Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates.
Antibiotics 11: 1672. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11111672

Jacobmeyer L, Semmler T, Stamm I, Ewers C (2022)
Genomic analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Carrying OXA-23 and OXA-58 Genes from Animals Reveals ST1 and ST25 as Major Clonal Lineages.
Antibiotics 11(8), 1045. doi: 10.3390/antibiotics11081045

Eisenberg T, Mühldorfer K, Erhard M, Fawzy A, Kehm S, Ewers C, Semmler T, Blom J, Lipski A, Rau J, Kämpfer P, Glaeser SP (2022)
Erysipelothrix anatis sp. nov., Erysipelothrix aquatica sp. nov. and Erysipelothrix urinaevulpis sp. nov., three novel species of the genus, and emended description of Erysipeltothrix.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 72(7). doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005454

Häußler TC, Thom N, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Köhler K, Barth SA (2022)
Challenging diagnosis and successful treatment of localised Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominisuis glossitis in a dog on long-term immunomodulatory therapy.
New Zealand Veterinary Journal. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1080/00480169.2022.2113166

Ahmed MFE, Alssahen M, Lämmler C, Hoffmann C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Ewers C, Plötz M, Abdulmawjodd A (2022)
Phenotypic and gentoypic approach to characterize a Trueperella pecoris strain isolated from necrotic vestibulitis of a camel (Camelus dromedarius)
Letters in Applied Microbiology 75:363-367. doi: 10.1111/lam.13735

Unger F, Eisenberg T, Prenger-Berninghoff, E, Leidner U, Semmler T, Ewers C (2022)
Imported pet reptiles and their "blind passengers" - in-depth characterization of 80 Acinetobacter species isolates.
Microorganisms 10:893. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10050893

Fenske L, Noll I, Blom J, Ewers C, Semmler T, Fawzy A, Eisenberg T (2022)
A dominant clonal lineage of Streptococcus uberis in cattle in Germany.
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 115(7):857-870. doi: 10.1007/s10482-022-01740-w

Bartlitz C, Kolenda R, Chilimoniuk J, Grzymajlo K, Rödiger S, Bauerfeind R, Ali A, Tchesnokova V, Roggenbuck D, Schierack P (2022)
Adhesion of enteropathogenic, enterotoxigenic, and commensal Escherichia coli to the major zymogen granule membran glycoprotein 2.
Appl Environ Microbiol 88(5):e0227921. doi: 10.1128/aem.02279-21

Alssahen M, Foster G, Hassan AA, Rau J, Lämmler C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Eisenberg T, Robinson M, Abdulmawjood A (2022)
First isolation of Arcanobacterium pinnipediorum from a grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) in the UK.
Folia Microbiol (Praha) 67(2):291-297. doi: 10.1007/s12223-021-00932-7

Siebert U, Stürznickel J, Schaffeld T, Oheim R, Rolvien T, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Wohlsein P, Lakemeyer J, Rohne S, Aroha Schick L, Gross S, Nachtsheim D, Ewers C, Becher P, Amling M, Morell M (2022)
Blast injury on harbour popoises (Phocoena phocoena) from the Baltic Sea after explosions of deposits of World War II ammunition.
Environ Int 159:107014. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.107014

Kutzer P, Szentiks CA, Bock S, Fritsch G, Magyar T, Schulze C, Semmler T, Ewers C (2021)
Re-Emergence and Spread of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia in Germany: The Wolf as a Vector?
Microorganisms 9:1999. doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9091999

Jacobmeyer L, Stamm I, Semmler T, Ewers C (2021)
First report of NDM-1 in an Acinetobacter baumannii strain from a pet animal in Europe.
J Glob Antimicrob Res 26:128-129. doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2021.05.003

Barth SA, Bauerfeind R, Berens C, Menge C (2021)
Shiga-Toxin-Producing E. coli in Animals: Detection, Characterzization, and Virulence Assessment.
Methods Mol Biol 2291:19-86. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1339-9_2

Hagen A, Lehmann H, Aurich S, Bauer N, Melzer M, Moellerberndt J, Patané V, Schnabel CL, Burk J (2021)
Scalable production of euqine platelet lysate fro multipotent mesenchymal stromal cell culture.
Front Bioeng Biotechnol 8:613621. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.613621

Borowiak M, Alssahen M, Malorny B, Lämmler C, Siebert U, Plötz M, Abdulmawjood A (2021)
Complete genome sequence of Arcanobacterium phocisimile strain DSM 26142, isolated from a Harbor Seal.
Microbiol Resour Announc 10(28):e0021521. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00215-21 

Hammerl JA, Vom Ort N, Barac A, Jäckel C, Grund L, Dreyer S, Heydel C, Kuczka A, Peters H, Hertwig S (2021)
Analysis of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis isolates recovered from deceased mammals of a German zoo animal collection.
J Clin Microbiol 59(6):e03125-20. doi: 10.1128/JCM.03125-20

Schlez K, Eisenberg T, Rau J, Dubielzig S, Kornmayer M, Wolf G, Berger A, Dangel A, Hoffmann C, Ewers C, Sing A (2021)
Corynebacterium rouxii, a recently described member of the C. diphtheriae group isolated from three dogs with ulcerative skin lesions.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 114:1361-1371. doi: 10.1007/s10482-021-01605-8

Apostolopoulos N, Glaeser SP, Bagwe R, Janssen S, Mayer U, Ewers C, Kämpfer P, Neiger R, Thom N (2021)
Description and comparison of the skin and ear canal microbiota of non-allergic and allergic German sheperd dogs using next generation sequencing.
Plos One 16(5):e0250695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250695

Mund, GM, Häußler TC, Aurich SH, Ewers C, Thiel C (2021)
Successful treatment of peritoneal Nocardiosis caused by Nocardia paucivorans in a dog
New Zealand Vet J 9:1-6. doi: 10.1080/00480169.2021.1932628

Valcek A, Sismova P, Nesporova K, Overballe-Petersen S, Bitar I, Jamborova I, Kant A, Hrabak J, Wagenaar JA, Madec JY, Damborg P, van Duijkeren E, Ewers C, Hordijk J, Hasman H, Brouwer MSM, Dolejska M (2021)
Horsing Around: Escherichia coli ST1250 of Equine Origin Harboring Epidemic IncHI1/ST9 Plasmid with bla_CTX-M-1 and an Operon for Short-Chain Fructosoligosaccharide Metabolism.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 65(5):e02556-20. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02556-20

Ewers C, de Jong A, Prenger-Berninghoff E, El Garch F, Leidner U, Tiwari SK, Semmler T (2021)
Genomic diversity and virulence potential of ESBL- and AmpC-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli strains from healthy food animals across Europe.
Front Microbiol 12:626774. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.626774

Apostolopoulos N, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Wildermuth B, Moser I, Hillemann D, Nobach D, Herden C, Ewers C, Thom N (2021)
Mycobacterium setense isolated from a cat with atypical mycobacterial panniculitis
Tierärztliche Praxis Ausgabe K Kleintiere Heimtiere 49(5):390-396. doi: 10.1055/a-1528-1763 

Mühldorfer K, Szentiks CA, Wibbelt G, van der Linden M, Ewers C, Semmler T, Akimkin V, Blom J, Rau J, Eisenberg T (2020)
Streptococcus catagoni sp. nov., isolated from the respiratory tract of diseased Chacoan peccaries (Catagonus wagneri). 
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2020 Sep 17. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004471

Schäfer W, Schmidt T, Cordsmeier A, Borges V, Beare PA, Pechstein J, Schulze-Luehrmann J, Holzinger J, Wagner N, Berens C, Heydel C, Gomes JP, Lührmann A (2020)
The anti-apoptotic Coxiella burnetii effector protein AnkG is a strain specific virulence factor.
Sci Rep 10(1): 15396. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72340-9

Hahn L, Helmrich N, Herebian D, Mayatepek E, Drebber U, Domann E, Olejniczak S, Weiger M, Hain T, Rath T, Wirtz S, Mollenkopf HJ, Schmidt N, Ewers C, Baier A, Churin Y, Windhorst A, Weiskirchen R, Steinhoff U, Roeb E, Roderfeld M (2020)
IL-13 as Target to Reduce Cholestasis and Dysbiosis in Abcb4 Knockout Mice.
Cells 9(9):E1949. doi: 10.3390/cells9091949 

Borowiak M, Alssahen M, Hassan AA, Lämmler C, Sammra O, Malorny B, Uelz L, Kreitlow A, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Siebert U, Plötz M, Abdulmawjood A (2020)
Complete Genome Sequence of Arcanobacterium sp. Strain 2701, Isolated from a Harbor Seal.
Microbiol Resour Announc. 9(38):e00652-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00652-20 

Stocksmeier T, Köhler K, Prenger-Berninghoff E (2020)
Listeriosis in a chinchilla herd - a case report.
Tierarztl Prax Ausg K Kleintiere Heimtiere. 48(4):297-303. doi: 10.1055/a-1197-4475

Ahmed MFE, Alssahen M, Lämmler C, Eisenberg T, Plütz M, Abdulmawjood A (2020)
Studies on Trueperella pyogenes isolated from an okapi (Okapia johnstoni) and a royal python (Python regius).
BMC Vet Res 16(1):292. doi: 10.1186/s12917-020-02508-y

Schick L, IJsseldijk LL, Grilo ML, Lakemeyer J, Lehnert K, Wohlsein P, Ewers C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Baumgärtner W, Gröne A, Kik MJL, Siebert U (2020)
Pathological Findings in White-Beaked Dolphins (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) and Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins (Lagenorhynchus acutus) From the South-Eastern North Sea. 
Front Vet Sci 27(7):262. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00262

Siebert U, Pawliczka I, Benke H, von Vietinghoff V, Wolf P, Pilāts V, Kesselring T, Lehnert K, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Galatius A, Anker Kyhn L, Teilmann J, Hansen MS, Sonne C, Wohlsein P (2020)
Health assessment of harbour porpoises (PHOCOENA PHOCOENA) from Baltic area of Denmark, Germany, Poland and Latvia.
Environ Int 143:105904. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105904

Sammra O, Foster G, Hassan AA, Alssahen M, Lämmler C, Glaeser SP, Kämpfer P, Busse HJ,M, Malorny B, Ritchie CM, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Abdulmawjood A (2020)
Arcanobacterium bovis sp. nov., isolated from the milk of a cow with mastitis.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 70(7):4105-4110. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004230

Joerling J, Willems H, Ewers C*, Herbst W* (2020) *geteilte Autorenschaft
Differential expression of hemolysin genes in weakly and strongly hemolytic Brachyspira hyodysenteriae strains.
BMC Vet Res 16(1):169. doi: 10.1186/s12917-020-02385-5

Palmer R, Fleming GTA, Glaeser S, Semmler T, Flamm A, Ewers C, Kämpfer P, Budich O, Berrow S, O`Brien J, Siebert U, Collins E, Ruttledge M, Eisenberg T (2020)
Marine mammals are natural hosts of Oceanivirga salmonicida, a bacterial pathogn of Atlantic salmon. 
Dis Aquatic Organ 139:161-174. doi: 10.3354/dao03478

Fawzy A, Zschöck M, Ewers C, Eisenberg T (2020)
Development of a hierarchical typing approach for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP and characterisation of MAP field cultures from Central Germany.
J Appl Microbiol 129(5):1193-1206. doi: 10.1111/jam.14722

Perniss A, Liu S, Boonen B, Keshavarz M, Ruppert A-L, Timm T, Pfeil U, Soultanova A, Kusumakshi S, Delventhal L, Aydin Ö, Pyrski M, Deckmann K, Hain T, Schmidt N, Ewers C, Günther A, Lochnit G, Chubanov V, Gudermann T, Klein J, Mikoshiba K, Leinders-Zufall T, Offermanns S, Schütz B, Boehm U, Zufall F, Bufe B, Kummer W (2020)
Chemosensory cell-derived acetylcholine drives tracheal mucociliary clearance in response to virulence-associated formyl peptides.
Immunity 52(4):683-699. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.03.005

Ludes-Wehrmeister E, Wohlsein P, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Ewers C, Wölfing B, Lehnert K, Siebert U (2020)
Intestinal displacements in older Harbour and Grey Seals.
Dis. Aquatic Organ. 138:215-225. doi: 10.3354/dao03455

Eisenberg T, Heydel C. Prenger-Berninghoff E, Fawzy A, Kling U, Akimkin V, Semmler T, Mühldorfer K, Kämpfer P, Blom J, Ewers C (2020)
Streptobacillus canis sp. nov. isolated from a dog.
Int. J. Sys. Epidemiolog. 70(4):2648-2656. Microbiol. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.004086

Alssahen M, Hassan AA, Sammra O, Lämmler C, Saarnisto MR, Borowiak M, Malorny B, Rau J, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Plötz M, Abdulmajwood A (2020)
Epidemiological analysis of Arcanobacterium phocae isolated from cases of mink dermatitis of a single farm.
Vet. Microbiol. 243:108618. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2020.108618

Alssahen M, Hassan AA, Wickhorst JP, Sammra O, Lämmler C, Glaeser SP, Kämpfer P, Timke M, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Abdulmawjood A (2020)
Epidemiological analysis of Truerperella abortisuis isolated from cases of pig abortion of a single farm.
Folia Microbiol. 65(3):491-496. doi: 10.1007/s12223-019-00753-9

Alssahen M, Hassan AA, Wickhorst JP, Sammra O, Lämmler C, Glaeser SP, Kämpfer P, Timke M, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Abdulmawjood A (2019)
Epidemiological analysis of Truerperella abortisuis isolated from cases of pig abortion of a single farm.
Folia Microbiol (Praha) 65(3):491-496. doi: 10.1007/s12223-019-00753-9

Velásquez ZD, Conejeros I, Larrazabal C, Kerner K, Hermosilla C, Taubert A (2019)
Toxoplasma gondii-induces host cellular cell cycle dysregulation is linked to chromosome missegregation and cytokinesis failure in primary endothelial host cells.
Sci Rep 9(1):12496.   doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-48961-0

Mühldorfer K, Rau J, Fawzy A, Heydel C, Glaeser SP, van der Linden M, Kutzer P, Knauf-Witzens T, Hanczaruk M, Eckert AS, Eisenberg T (2019)
Streptococcus castoreus, an uncommon group A Streptococcus in beavers.
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 112(11):1663-1673. doi: 10.1007/s10482-019-01293-5

Buhmann G, Paul F, Herbst W, Melzer F, Wolf G, Hartmann K, Fischer A (2019)
Canine Brucellosis: Insights into the Epidemiologic Situation in Europe.
Front Vet Sci 6:151. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00151

Baudler K, Scheufen S, Ziegler L, Möller Palau-Ribes F, Ewers C, Lierz M (2019)
Identification and differentiation of avian Mycoplasma species using MALDI-TOF MS.
J Vet Diagn Invest 31(4):620-624. doi: 10.1177/1040638719856932 

Silva LMR, Lütjohann D, Hamid P, Velasquez ZD, Kerner K, Larrazabal C, Failing K, Hermosilla C, Taubert A (2019)
Besnoitia besnoiti infection alters both endogenous cholesterol de novo synthesis and exogenous LDL uptake in host endothelial cells.
Sci Rep 9(1):6650. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-43153-2

Schaufler K, Smmler T, Wieler LH, Trott DJ, Pitout J, Peirano G, Bonnedahl J, Dolejska M, Literak I, Fuchs S, Ahmed N, Grobbel M, Torres C, McNally A, Pckard D, Ewers C, Croucher NJ, Corander J, Guenther S (2019)
Genomic and functional analysis of emerging virulent and multidrug resistant E. coli lineages ST648.
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 63(6):e00243-19. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00243-19

Klotz P, Higgins PG, Schaubmar AR, Failing K, Leidner U, Seifert H, Scheufen S, Semmler T, Ewers C (2019)
Seasonal occurrence and carbapenem susceptibility of bovine Acinetobacter baumannii.
Front. Microbiol. 10:272. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00272

Ziegler L, Möller Palau-Ribes F, Enderlein D, Herbst W, Schmidt L, Lierz M (2019)
Mycoplasma hafezii sp. nov., isolated from the trachea of a peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus).
Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 69(3):773-777. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.003235

Camprubí-Font C, Ewers C, Lopez-Siles M, Martinez-Medina M (2019)
Genetic and Phenotypic Features to Screen for Putative Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli.
Front. Microbiol. 10:108. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00108

Eckert N, Goericke-Pesch S,  Heydel C,  Bergmann M,  Kauffold J,  Failing K,  Wehrend A (2019)
Interaction of different Chlamydiae species with bovine spermatozoa.
BMC Microbiol. 19(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s12866-019-1392-z

Ranjan, A., Scholz J, Semmler T, Wieler LH, Ewers C, Müller S, Pickard DJ, Schierack P, Tedin K, Ahmed N, Schaufler K, Guenther S (2018)
ESBL-plasmid carriage in E. coli enhances in vitro bacterial competition fitness and serum resistance in some strains of pandemic sequence types without overall fitness cost.
Gut Pathogens 10: 24

Fawzy A, Zschöck M, Ewers C, Eisenberg T (2018)
Genotyping methods and molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP).
Int. J. Vet. Sci. Med. 6(2):258-264

IJsseldijk LL, van Neer A, Deaville R, Begeman L, van de Bildt M, van den Brand JMA, Brownlow A, Czeck R, Dabin W, Ten Doeschate M, Herder V, Herr H, IJzer J, Jauniaux T, Jensen LF, Jepson PD, Jo WK, Lakemeyer J, Lehnert K, Leopold MF, Osterhaus A, Perkins MW, Piatkowski U, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Pund R, Wohlsein P, Gröne A, Siebert U (2018)
Beached bachelors: An extensive study on the largest recorded sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus mortality in the North Sea.
PLoS One 13(8): e0201221

Hermosilla C, Hirzmann J, Silva LMR, Brotons JM, Cerdà M, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Ewers C, Taubert A (2018)
Occurrence of anthropozoonotic parasitic infections and faecal microbes in free-ranging sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) from the Mediterranean Sea.
Parasitol. Res. 117(8): 2531-2541

Pulss S, Stolle I, Stamm I, Leidner U, Heydel C, Semmler T, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Ewers C (2018)
Multispecies and Clonal Dissemination of OXA-48 Carbapenemase in Enterobacteriaceae From Companion Animals in Germany, 2009-2016.
Front. Microbiol. 14 (9): 1265

Schmidt N, Barth SA, Frahm J, Meyer U, Dänicke S, Geue L, Menge C (2018)
Decreased STEC shedding by cattle following passive and active vaccination based on recombinant Escherichia coli Shiga toxoids.
Vet. Res. 49(1):28

Wünnemann H, Eskens U, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Ewers C, Lierz M (2018)
Lactococcus lactis, causative agent of an endocarditis valvularis and parietalis thromboticans in the allis shad, Alosa alosa (L.)
J. Fish Dis. 41(8):1207-1215

Perniss A, Schmidt N, Gurtner C, Dietert K, Schwengers O, Weigel M, Hempe J, Ewers C, Pfeil U, Gärtner U, Gruber AD, Hain T, Kummer W (2018)
Bordetella pseudohinzii targets cilia and impairs tracheal cilia-driven transport in naturally acquired infection in mice.
Sci. Rep. 8(1):5681

Schmidt N, Luhmann T, Hüther L, Meyer U, Barth SA, Geue L, Menge C, Frahm J, Dänicke S (2018)
Effect of vitamin E supplementation in milk replacer and Shiga toxoid vaccination on serum α‐tocopherol, performance, haematology and blood chemistry in male Holstein calves.
J. Anim. Physiol. Anim. Nutr. 102(5):1167–1180

Sobotta K, Hillarius K, Jiménez PH, Kerner K, Heydel C, Menge C (2018)
Interaction of Coxiella burnetii Strains of Different Sources and Genotypes with Bovine and Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages.
Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 7: 543

Alssahen M, Sammra O, Wickhorst JP, Hassan AA, Lämmler C, Saarnisto MR, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Timke M, Becker A, Abdulmawjwood A (2018)
Identification of Arcanobacterium phocae isolated from fur animals by phenotypic properties, by MALDI-TOF MS analysis and by detection of phocaelysin encoding gene phl as probable novel target.
Vet. Microbiol. 216: 45-51

Nagib S, Sammra O, Lämmler L, Abdulmawjood A, Huber-Schlenstedt R, Timke M, Kostrzewa M, Prenger-Berninghoff E (2018)
Identification and characterization of a Trueperella pyogenes deficient in proteolytic activity isolated from bovine mastitis: a case report.
Berl. Munch. Tierarzt. Wchschr. 131(3/4): 116-120.

Joerling J, Barth SA, Schlez K, Willems H, Herbst W, Ewers C (2018)
Phylogenetic diversity, antimicrobial susceptibility and virulence gene profiles of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae isolates from pigs in Germany.
Plos One 13(1): e0190928.

Klotz P, Jacobmeyer L, Stamm I, Leidner U, Pfeifer Y, Semmler T, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Ewers C (2018)
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST294 harbouring the OXA-72 carbapenemase from a captive grey parrot.
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 73(4): 1098-1100

Klotz P, Jacobmeyer L, Leidner U, Stamm I, Semmler T, Ewers C (2018)
Acinetobacter pittii from companion animals co-harbouring bla_OXA-58, the tet39 region and other resistance genes on a single plasmid.
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 62(1): e01993-17

Goericke-Pesch S, Fux V, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Wehrend A (2018)
Bacteriological findings in the canine uterus during Caesarean section performed due to dystocia and their correlation to puppy mortality at the time of parturition.
Reprod. Domest. Anim. 53(4):889-894

Sammra O, Rau J, Wickhorst J, Alssahen M, Hassan AA, Lämmler C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Abdulmawjood A (2018)
Further characteristics of Arcanobacterium pinnipediorum DSM 28752T and Arcanobacterium wilhelmae DSM 102162T, two novel species of genus Arcanobacterium.
Folia Microbiol. (Praha). 63(6):695-700

Wickhorst JP, Hassan AA, Sheet OH, Eisenberg T, Sammra O, Alssahen M, Lämmler C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Zschöck M, Timke M, Abdulmawjood A (2018).
Trueperella pyogenes isolated from a brain abscess of an adult roebuck (Capreolus capreolus).
Folia Microbiol. (Praha) 63(1):17-22.

Tietgen M, Semmler T, Riedel-Christ S, Kempf VAJ, Molinaro A, Ewers C, Göttig S (2018)
Impact of the colistin resistance gen mcr-1 on bacterial fitness.
Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 51(4): 554-561

Morach M, Stephan R, Schmitt S, Ewers C, Zschöck M, Reyes-Velez J, Gilli U, Del Pilar Crespo-Ortiz M, Crumlish M, Gunturu R, Daubenberger CA, Ip M, Regli W, Johler S (2018)
Population structure and virulence gene profiles of Streptococcus agalactiae collected from different hosts worldwide.
Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 37(3): 527-536

Herbst W, Willems H, Heuser J, Ewers C (2018)
Isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility of Brachyspira species from feces of layer chickens in Germany.
Tierarztl. Prax. Ausg. G Grosstiere Nutztiere 46(1):29-34

Wickhorst JP, Hassan AA, Sammra O, Alssahen M, Lämmler C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Naggert M, Timke M, Rau J, Abdulmawjood A (2017)
First report on the isolation of Trueperella abortisuis from companion animals.
Res. Vet. Sci. pii: S0034-5288(17)30776-2

Nagib S, Glaeser, SP, Eisenberg T, Sammra O, Lämmler C, Kämpfer P, Schauerte N, Geiger C, Kaim U, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Becker A, Abdulmawjood A (2017)
Fatal infection in three Grey Slender Lorises (Loris lydekkaerianus nordicus) caused by clonally related Trueperella pyogenes.
BMC Vet. Res. 13(1):273.

Gluecks IV, Bethe A, Younan M, Ewers C (2017).
Molecular study on Pasteurella multocida and Mannheimia granulomatis from Kenyan Camels (Camelus dromedarius).
BMC Vet. Res. 13(1):265.

Herbst W, Langensteinr J (2017).
A survey for antibodies to Brucella canis in dog sera from 2004 to 2013.
Berl. Munch. Tierärztl. Wochschr. 130(7/8): 337-340.

Nowak K, Fahr J, Weber N, Lübke-Becker A, Semmler T, Weiss S, Mombouli JV, Wieler LH, Guenther S, Leendertz FH, Ewers C (2017).
Highly diverse and antimicrobial susceptible Escherichia coli display a naïve bacterial population in fruit bats from the Republic of Congo.
PLoS ONE 12(7):e0178146.

Arnafia W, Ningrum SG, Sammra O, Alssahen M, Wickhorst JP, Lämmler C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Timke M, Abdulmawjood A (2017)
Phenotypical and Genotypical Analysis of the Trueperella bernardiae Strain Isolated from a Dog
Veterinaria 66(2): 66-71.

Braun, HS, Sponder G, Aschenbach J, Kerner K, Bauerfeind R, Deiner C (2017).
The GadX regulon affects virulence gene expression and adhesion of porcine enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in vitro.
Veterinary and Animal Science 3: 10-17.

Eisenberg T, Rau J, Westerhüs U, Knauf-Witzens T, Fawzy A, Schlez K, Zschöck M, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Heydel C, Sting R, Glaeser SP, Pulami D, van der Linden M, Ewers C (2017).
Streptococcus agalactiae in elephants - A comparative study with isolates from human and zoo animal and livestock origin.
Vet. Microbiol. 204: 141-150.

Pulss S, Semmler T, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Bauerfeind R, Ewers C. (2017)
First report of an E. coli strain from swine carrying an OXA-181-carbapenemase and colistin resistance determinant MCR-1.
Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 50(2): 232-236.

Jo WK, Grilo ML, Wohlsein P, Andersen-Ranberg EU, Hansen MS, Kinze CC, Hjulsager CK, Olsen MT, Lehnert K, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Siebert U, Osterhaus A, Baumgärtner W, Jensen LF, van der Vries E. (2017)
Dolphin Morbillivirus in a Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) in Denmark, 2016.
J. Wildl. Dis. 53(4): 921-924.

Wickhorst JP, Sammra O, Hassan AA, Alssahen M, Lämmler C, Riße K, Eisenberg T, Schauerte N, Geiger C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Timke M, Abdulmawjood A. (2017)
Actinomyces hyovaginalis associated with a chronic suppurative arthritis of an adult giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)
Berl. Munch. Tierärztl. Wochenschr. 130 (3/4): 161-164.

Rungelrath V, Wohlsein JC, Siebert U, Stott J, Prenger-Berninghoff E, von Pawel-Rammingen U, Valentin-Weigand P, Baums CG, Seele J. (2017)
Identification of a novel host-specific IgG protease in Streptococcus phocae subsp. phocae.
Vet Microbiol 201: 42-48.

Herbst W, Schneider S, Baljer G, Barth SA. (2017)
An update of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae serotyping.
Res Vet Sci 2017 111: 135-139.

Herbst W, Willems H. (2017)
Detection of virus particles resembling circovirus and porcine circovirus 2a (PCV2a) sequences in feces of dogs.
Res Vet Sci 115: 51-53.

Wickhorst JP, Sammra O, Hassan AA, Alssashen M, Lämmler C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Erhard M, Metzner M, Paschertz K, Timke M, Abdulmawjood A (2017)
Identification of Arcanobacterium hippocoleae by MALDI-TOF MS analysis and by various genotypical properties.
Res Vet Sci 115: 10-12.

Imirzalioglu C, Falgenhauer L, Schmiedel J, Waezsada SE, Gwozdzinski K, Roschanski N, Roesler U, Kreienbrock L, Schiffmann AP, Irrgang A, Käsbohrer A, Bauerfeind R, Domann E, Chakraborty T. (2017)
Evaluation of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification-Based Assay for the Rapid Detection of Plasmid-Encoded Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-1 in Enterobacteriaceae Isolates.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother, 61:4 2 e02326-16.

Eisenberg T, Poignant S, Jouan Y, Fawzy A, Nicklas W, Ewers C, Mereghetti L, Guillon A. (2017)
Acute Tetraplegia Caused by Rat Bite Fever in Snake Keeper and Transmission of Streptobacillus moniliformis.
Emerg Infect Dis 23(4): 719-721.

Klotz P, Göttig S, Leidner U, Semmler T, Scheufen S, Ewers C. (2017)
Carbapenem-resistance and pathogenicity of bovine Acinetobacter indicus-like isolates.
PLoS One 2(2): e0171986.

Siebert U, Rademaker M, Ulrich SA, Wohlsein P, Ronnenberg K, Prenger-Berninghoff E. (2017)
Bacterial Microbiota in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the north sea of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, around the time of Morbillivirus and Influenza epidemics.
J Wildl Dis 53(2): 201-214.

Wickhorst JP, Sammra O, Hassan AA, Alssashen M, Lämmler C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Erhard M, Metzner M, Paschertz K, Timke M, Abdulmawjood A. (2017)
Identification of Arcanobacterium hippocoleae by MALDI-TOF MS analysis and by various genotypical properties.
Res Vet Sci 115: 10-12.

Sammra O, Rau J, Wickhorst JP, Alssahen M, Hassan AA, Lämmler C, Kämpfer P, Glaeser SP, Busse HJ, Kleinhagauer T, Knauf-Witzens T, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Abdulmawjood A, Klein G. (2017)
Arcanobacterium wilhelmae sp. nov., isolated from the genital tract of a rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis).
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 67(7): 2093-2097.

Unger F, Eisenberg T, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Leidner U, Ludwig ML, Rothe M, Semmler T, Ewers C. (2017)
Imported reptiles as a risk factor for the global distribution of Escherichia coli harbouring the colistin resistance gene mcr-1.
Int J Antimicrob Agents 49(1): 122-123.

Ewers C, Klotz P, Leidner U, Stamm I, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Göttig S, Semmler T, Scheufen S. (2017) 
OXA-23- and ISAba1-OXA-66 class D β-lactamases in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from companion animals.
Int J Antimicrob Agents 49(1): 37-44.

Kaiser SJ, Mutters NT, DeRosa A, Ewers C, Frank U, Günther F. (2017)
Determinants for persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in hospitals: interplay between resistance, virulence and biofilm formation.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 36(2): 243-253.

C. Ewers, I. Stolle (2016).
OXA-48-Carbapenemase in Klebsiella-Spezies und Escherichia coli bei Tieren

Teilbeitrag: Bundesamt für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit, Paul-Ehrlich-Gesellschaft für Chemotherapie e.V. GERMAP 2015
– Bericht über den Antibiotikaverbrauch und die Verbreitung von Antibiotikaresistenzen in der Human- und Veterinärmedizin in Deutschland.
Antiinfectives Intelligence, Rheinbach, 2016. ISBN 978-3-9818383-0-5

Langer A, Czerwonka N, Ternes K, Herbst W, Koehler K (2016).
Oral squamous cell carcinoma in an aged captive white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 47(4): 1090-1092

Eisenberg T, Fawzy A, Nicklas W, Semmler T, Ewers C (2016).
Phylogenetic and comparative genomics of the family Leptotrichiaceae and introduction of a novel fingerprinting MLVA for Streptobacillus moniliformis.
BMC Genomics 17(1): 864

Ewers C, Göttig S, Bülte M, Fiedler S, Tietgen M, Leidner U, Heydel C, Bauerfeind R, Semmler T (2016).
Genome Sequence of Avian Escherichia coli Strain IHIT25637, an Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli Strain of ST131 Encoding Colistin Resistance Determinant MCR-1.
Genome Announc. 4(5): e00863-16

Luppi, A, Gibellini M, Ginc T, Vangroenweghed F, Vandenbrouckee V, Bauerfeind R, Bonilauria P, Labarquec G, Hidalgo A (2016).

Prevalence of virulence factors in enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from pigs with post-weaning diarrhoea in Europe.

Porcine Health Management, 2: 20.

Rydzewski L, Scheffold S, Hecht W, Burkhardt E, Kerner K, Klymiuk MC, Deinzer R, Reinacher M, Henrich M (2016).
Identification of a novel feline large granular lymphoma cell line (S87) as non-MHC-restricted cytotoxic T-cell line and assessment of its genetic instability.
Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 177: 24-34.

Ewers C, Klotz P, Scheufen S, Leidner U, Göttig S, Semmler T (2016).
Genome sequence of OXA-23 producing Acinetobacter baumannii IHIT7853, a carbapenem-resistant strain from a cat belonging to international clone IC1.
Gut Pathog. 8: 37

van den Brand J, Wohlsein P, Herfst S, Bodewes R, Pfankuche V, van de Bildt M, Seehusen F, Puff C, Richard M, Siebert U, Lehnert K, Bestebroer T, Lexmond P, Fouchier R, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Herbst W, Koopmans M, Osterhaus A, Kuiken T, Baumgärtner W (2016).
Influenza A (H10N7) Virus Causes Respiratory Tract Disease in Harbor Seals and Ferrets.
PLoS One 11(7): e0159625

Möller Palau-Ribes F, Enderlein D, Hagen N, Herbst W, Hafez HM, Lierz M (2016).
Description and prevalence of Mycoplasma ciconiae sp. nov. isolated from white stork nestlings (Ciconia ciconia).
Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 66(9): 3477-3484

Schulz J, Ruddat I, Hartung J, Hamscher G, Kemper N, Ewers C (2016).
Antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli survived in dust samples for more than 20 years.
Front. Microbiol. 7: 866

Abdulmawjood A, Wickhorst J, Hashim O, Sammra O, Hassan AA, Alssahen M, Lämmler C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Klein G (2016).
Application of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for molecular identification of Trueperella pyogenes isolated from various origins.
Mol. Cell Probes 30(4): 205-210

Falgenhauer L, Imirzalioglu C, Ghosh H, Gwozdzinski K, Schmiedel J, Gentil K, Bauerfeind R, Kämpfer P, Seifert H, Michael GB, Schwarz S, Pfeifer Y, Werner G, Pietsch M, Roesler U, Guerra B, Fischer J, Sharp H, Käsbohrer A, Goesmann A, Hille K, Kreienbrock L, Chakraborty T (2016).
Circulation of clonal populations of fluoroquinolone-resistant CTX-M-15-producing Escherichia coli ST410 in humans and animals in Germany.
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 47: 457-465.

Fischer S, Diers S, Bauerfeind S, Czerny CP, Neumann S (2016).
Dynamics of salivary immunoglobulin A and serum interleukin 6 levels in newborn calves. 

Livestock Science, 189: 1-7.

Fischer S, Bauerfeind R, Czerny CP, Neumann S (2016).
Serum interleukin-6 as a prognostic marker in neonatal calf diarrhea.
Journal of Dairy Science 99(8): 6563-6571

Bisle S, Klingenbeck L, Borges V, Sobotta K, Schulze-Luehrmann J, Menge C, Heydel C, Gomes JP, Lührmann A (2016).
The inhibition of the apoptosis pathway by the Coxiella burnetii effector protein CaeA requires the EK Repetition motif, but is independent of survivin.
Virulence 7(4): 400-412

Eisenberg, T., Ewers, C., Rau, J., Akimkin, V., Nicklas, W (2016).
Approved and novel strategies in diagnostics of rat bite fever and other Streptobacillus infections in humans and animals.
Virulence 7(6): 630-648

Eisenberg T, Kämpfer P, Ewers C, Semmler T, Glaeser SP, Collins E, Ruttledge M, Palmer R (2016).
Oceanivirga salmonicida gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel member of the Leptotrichiaceae isolated from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 66(6): 2429-2437

Falgenhauer L, Waezsada SE, Yao Y, Imirzalioglu C, Käsbohrer A, Roesler U, Michael GB, Schwarz S, Werner G, Kreienbrock L, Chakraborty T, RESET consortium (2016).
Colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing and carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria in Germany.

Lancet Infect Dis., 16: 282-283

Schaufler K, Semmler T, Pickard DJ, de Toro M, de la Cruz F, Wieler LH, Ewers C, Guenther S (2016).
Carriage of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Plasmids Does Not Reduce Fitness but Enhances Virulence in Some Strains of Pandemic E. coli Lineages.
Front Microbiol. 7: 336

Sobotta K, Hillarius K, Mager M, Kerner K, Heydel C, Menge C (2016).
Coxiella burnetii infects primary bovine macrophages and limits their host cell response.
Infect. Immun. 84(6): 1722-1734

Schaufler K, Semmler T, Wieler LH, Wöhrmann M, Baddam R, Ahmed N, Müller K, Kola A, Fruth A, Ewers C, Guenther S (2016).
Clonal spread and interspecies transmission of clinically relevant ESBL-producing Escherichia coli of ST410-another successful pandemic clone?
FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 92(1): 155

Eisenberg T, Imaoka K, Kimura M, Glaeser SP, Ewers C, Semmler T, Rau J, Nicklas W, Tanikawa T, Kämpfer P (2016).
Streptobacillus ratti sp. nov. isolated from a black rat (Rattus rattus).
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 66(4): 1620-6.

Eisenberg T, Glaeser SP, Ewers C, Semmler T, Drescher B, Kämpfer P (2016).
Caviibacter abscessus gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel member from the Leptotrichiaceae isolated from guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus).
Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 66(4): 1652-1659

Fawzy A, Zschöck M, Ewers C, Eisenberg T (2016).
New polymorphisms within the Variable Number Tandem Repeat (VNTR) 7 Locus of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis.
Mol. Cell Probes 30(3): 132-137

Wickhorst JP, Hassan AA, Sammra O, Huber-Schlenstedt R, Lämmler C, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Timke M, Abdulmawjood A (2016).
Phenotypic and genotypic approach to characterize Arcanobacterium pluranimalium isolated from bovine milk samples.
Folia Microbiol. (Praha) 61(5): 405-412

Maier K, Fischer D, Hartmann A, Kershaw O, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Pendl H, Schmidt MJ, Lierz M (2015).
Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis Associated With Staphylococcus hyicus in a Juvenile Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus).
J. Avian Med. Surg. 29(3): 216-223

Sammra O, Balbutskaya A, Ülbegi-Mohyla H, Nagib S, Lämmler C, Kämpfer P, Glaeser SP, Golke J, Busse HJ, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Siebert U, Abdulmawjood A, Klein G (2015).
Arcanobacterium pinnipediorum sp. nov., isolated from a harbour seal.
Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 65(12): 4539-4543

Eisenberg T, Glaeser SP, Ewers C, Semmler T, Nicklas W, Rau J, Mauder N, Hofmann N, Imaoka K, Kimura M, Kämpfer P (2015).
Streptobacillus notomytis sp. nov., isolated from an spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis Thomas, 1922), and emended description of Streptobacillus Levaditi et al. 1925, Eisenberg et al. 2015 emend.
Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 65(12): 4823-4829

Otto PH, Reetz J, Eichhorn W, Herbst W, Elschner MC (2015).
Isolation and propagation of the animal rotaviruses in MA-104 cells - 30 years of practical experience.
J. Virol. Methods. 223: 88-95

Hamid PH, Hirzmann J, Kerner K, Gimpl G, Lochnit G, Hermosilla CR, Taubert A (2015).
Eimeria bovis infection modulates endothelial host cell cholesterol metabolism for successful replication.
Vet Res. 46: 100.

Eisenberg T, Nicklas W, Mauder N, Rau J, Contzen M, Semmler T, Hofmann N, Aledelbi K, Ewers C (2015).
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Members of the Genus Streptobacillus.
PLoS One 10(8): e0134312

Scheufen S, Strommer S, Weisenborn J, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Thom N, Bauer N, Köhler K, Ewers C (2015).
Clinical manifestation of an amelanotic Sporothrix schenckii complex isolate in a cat in Germany.
JMM Case Rep. doi: 10.1099/jmmcr.0.000039

Janßen T, Voss M, Kühl M, Semmler T, Philipp HC, Ewers C (2015).
A combinational approach of multilocus sequence typing and other molecular typing methods in unravelling the epidemiology of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae strains from poultry and mammals.
Vet. Res. 46(1): 84

Wiebe H, Gürlebeck D, Groß J, Dreck K, Pannen D, Ewers C, Wieler LH, Schnetz K (2015).
YjjQ represses transcription of flhDC and additional loci in Escherichia coli.
J. Bacteriol. 197(16): 2713-2720

Abdulmawjood A, Wickhorst J, Sammra O, Lämmler C, Foster G, Wragg PN, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Klein G (2015).
Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid and sensitive identification of Arcanobacterium pluranimalium.
Cell Probes. 29(6): 468-472

Black M, Moolhuijzen P, Barrero R, La T, Phillips N, Hampson D, Herbst W, Barth S, Bellgard M (2015).
Analysis of Multiple Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Genomes Confirms That the Species Is Relatively Conserved but Has Potentially Important Strain Variation.
PLoS One 10(6): e0131050

Ewers C (2015).
Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBL) and AmpC β-lactamases in livestock animals.
Zoonoses - Infections Affecting humans and animals – A focus on public health aspects. [Buchbeitrag]
Sing A. (Editor) – Springer-Verlag. ISBN: 978-94-017-9456-5  

Kerner K, Bridger PS, Köpf G, Fröhlich J, Barth S, Willems H, Bauerfeind R, Baljer G, Menge C (2015).
Evaluation of biological safety in vitro and immunogenicity in vivo of recombinant Escherichia coli Shiga toxoids as candidate vaccines in cattle.
Veterinary Research, 46: 38.

Eisenberg T, Mauder N, Contzen M, Rau J, Ewers C, Schlez K, Althoff G, Schauerte N, Geiger C, Margos G, Konrad R, Sing A (2015)^.
Outbreak with clonally related isolates of Corynebacterium ulcerans in a group of water rats
BMC Microbiol. 15: 42

Schaufler K, Bethe A, Lübke-Becker A, Ewers C, Kohn B, Wieler LH, Guenther S (2015).
Putative connection between zoonotic multiresistant extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli in dog feces from a veterinary campus and clinical isolates from dogs.
Infect. Ecol. & Epidemiol. 5: 25334

Ewers C, Dematheis F, Singamaneni HD, Nandanwar N,  Fruth A, Diehl I, Semmler T,  Wieler LH (2014).
Correlation between the genomic o454-nlpD region polymorphisms, virulence gene equipment and phylogenetic group of extraintestinal Escherichia coli (ExPEC) enables pathotyping irrespective of host, disease and source of isolation
Gut Pathog. 6: 37

Riesenberg A, Feßler AT, Erol E, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Stamm I, Böse R, Heusinger A, Klarmann D, Werckenthin C, Schwarz S (2014).
MICs of 32 antimicrobial agents for Rhodococcus equi isolates of animal origin.
J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 69(4): 1045-1049

Heuser W, Pendl H, Knowles NJ, Keil G, Herbst W, Lierz M, Kaleta EF (2014).
Soft plastron, soft carapace with skeletal abnormality in juvenile tortoises. Histopathology and isolation of a novel picornavirus from Testudo graeca and Geochelone elegans.
Tierarztl. Prax. Ausg. K Kleintiere Heimtiere 42(5): 310-320

Nagib S, Rau J, Sammra O, Lämmler C, Schlez K, Zschöck M, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Klein G, Abdulmawjood A (2014).
Identification of Trueperella pyogenes Isolated from Bovine Mastitis by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy.
PLOS One 9(8): e104654

Lehnert K, Seibel H, Hasselmeier I, Wohlsein P, Iversen M, Nielsen NH, Heide-Jorgensen MP, Prenger-Berninghoff E, Siebert U (2014).
Increase in parasite burden and associated pathology in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in West Greenland
Polar Biol. 37:321

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