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Kirubakar G, Schäfer H, Rickerts V, Schwarz C, Lewin A (2020): Mutation on lysX from Mycobacterium avium hominissuis impacts the host-pathogen interaction and virulence phenotype.
Virulence 11 (1): 132–144. Epub Jan 29. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2020.1713690. mehr
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Goethe E, Laarmann K, Lührs J, Jarek M, Meens J, Lewin A, Goethe R (2020): Critical role of Zur and SmtB in zinc homeostasis of Mycobacterium smegmatis.
mSystems 5 (2): e00880-19. Epub Apr 21. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.00880-19. mehr
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Lewin A, Schäfer H (2019): Infections with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Increased Awareness and Recent Developments.
In: S. E. Hasnain et al. (Hrsg), Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Molecular Infection Biology, Pathogenesis, Diagnostics and New Interventions. Singapore: Springer Nature, pp. 55–86. Epub Dec 1. doi.: 10.1007/978-981-32-9413-4_5. mehr
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Ruangkiattikul N, Rys D, Abdissa K, Rohde M, Semmler T, Tegtmeyer PK, Kalinke U, Schwarz C, Lewin A, Goethe R (2019): Type I interferon induced by TLR2-TLR4-MyD88-TRIF-IRF3 controls Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus persistence in murine macrophages via nitric oxide.
Int. J. Med. Microbiol. 309 (5): 307-318. Epub Jun 1. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2019.05.007. mehr
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Gupta P, Peter S, Jung M, Lewin A et al. (2019): Analysis of long non-coding RNA and mRNA expression in bovine macrophages brings up novel aspects of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis infections.
Sci. Rep. 9 (1): 1571. Epub Feb 7. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-38141-x. mehr
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Murugaiyan J, Lewin A, Kamal E et al. (2018): MALDI spectra database for rapid discrimination and subtyping of Mycobacterium kansasii.
Front. Microbiol. 9 (Apr): 587. Epub Apr 3. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00587. mehr
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Kirubakar G, Murugaiyan J, Schaudinn C, Dematheis F, Holland G, Eravci M, Weise C, Roesler U, Lewin A (2018): Proteome analysis of an M. avium mutant exposes a novel role of the bifunctional protein LysX in regulation of metabolic activity.
J. Infect. Dis. 218 (2): 291–299. Epub Feb 19. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiy100. mehr
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Shoulah SA, Oschmann AM, Selim A, Semmler T, Schwarz C, Kamal E, Hamouda F, Galila E, Bitter W, Lewin A (2018): Environmental Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis have a higher probability to act as a recipient in conjugation than clinical strains.
Plasmid 95: 28-35. Epub Jan 14. doi: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2018.01.003. mehr
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Sanchini A, Dematheis F, Semmler T, Lewin A (2017): Metabolic phenotype of clinical and environmental Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis isolates.
Peer J. 5: e2833. Epub Jan 3. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2833. mehr
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Sanchini A, Semmler T, Mao L, Kumar N, Dematheis F, Tandon K, Peddireddy V, Ahmed N, Lewin A (2016): A hypervariable genomic island identified in clinical and environmental Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis isolates from Germany.
Int. J. Med. Microbiol. 306 (7): 495-503. Epub Jul 18. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2016.07.001. mehr
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Lahiri A, Sanchini A, Semmler T, Schäfer H, Lewin A (2014): Identification and comparative analysis of a genomic island in Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis.
FEBS Letters 588 (21): 3906–3911. Epub Sep 12. doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.08.037. mehr
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Lahiri A, Kneisel J, Kloster I, Kamal E, Lewin A (2014): Abundance of Mycobacterium avium ssp. hominissuis in soil and dust in Germany – implications for the infection route.
Lett. Appl. Microbiol. 59 (1): 65-70. Epub Mar 10. doi: 10.1111/lam.12243. mehr
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Kolb J, Hillemann D, Möbius P, Reetz J, Lahiri A, Lewin A et al. (2014): Genetic characterization of German Mycobacterium avium strains isolated from different hosts and specimens by multilocus sequence typing.
Int. J. Med. Microbiol. 304 (8): 941–948. Epub Jun 28. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2014.06.001. mehr
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Coscolla M, Lewin A, Metzger S, Mätz-Rensing K, Calvignac-Spencer S, Nitsche A, Dabrowski PW, Radonić A, Niemann S, Parkhill J, Couacy-Hymann E, Feldman J, Comas I, Boesch C, Gagneux S, Leendertz FH (2013): Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolate from a Wild Chimpanzee.
Emerg. Infect. Dis. 19 (6): 969–976. doi: 10.3201/eid1906.121012. mehr
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Kumar A, Lewin A, Rani PS, Qureshi IA, Devi S, Majid M, Kamal E, Marek S et al. (2013): Dormancy Associated Translation Inhibitor (DATIN/Rv0079) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis interacts with TLR2 and induces proinflammatory cytokine expression.
Cytokine 64 (1): 258–264. Epub Jun 29. doi: 10.1016/j.cyto.2013.06.310. mehr
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Khattak FA, Kumar A, Kamal E, Kunisch R, Lewin A (2012): Illegitimate recombination: An efficient method for random mutagenesis in Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis.
BMC Microbiology 12: 204. Epub Sept 11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-204. mehr
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Kunisch R, Kamal E, Lewin A (2012): The role of the mycobacterial DNA-binding protein 1 (MDP1) from Mycobacterium bovis BCG in host cell interaction.
BMC Microbiology 12: 165. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-12-165. mehr
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Kumar A, Majid M, Kunisch R, Rani PS, Qureshi IA, Lewin A et al. (2012): Mycobacterium tuberculosis DosR Regulon Gene Rv0079 Encodes a Putative, 'Dormancy Associated Translation Inhibitor (DATIN)'.
PLoS One 7 (6): e38709. Epub Jun 13. mehr
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Niki M, Niki M, Tateishi Y, Ozeki Y, Kirikae T, Lewin A et al. (2012): A novel mechanism of growth phase-dependent tolerance to isoniazid in mycobacteria.
J. Biol. Chem. 287 (33): 27743-27752. Epub May 30. DOI 10.1074/jbc.M111.333385. mehr
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Sharbati J, Lewin A, Kutz-Lohroff B, Kamal E, Einspanier R, Sharbati S (2011): Integrated MicroRNA-mRNA-Analysis of Human Monocyte Derived Macrophages upon Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis Infection.
PLoS ONE 6 (5): e20258. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020258. mehr
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Tree JA, Patel J, Thom RE, Elmore MJ, Schäfer H, Williams A, Marsh PD (2010): Temporal changes in the gene signatures of BCG-vaccinated guinea pigs in response to different mycobacterial antigens.
Vaccine 28 (50): 7979-7986. DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.09.061. mehr
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Sharbati S, Schramm K, Rempel S, Wang H, Andrich R, Tykiel V, Kunisch R, Lewin A (2009): Characterisation of porin genes from Mycobacterium fortuitum and their impact on growth.
BMC Microbiology 9: 31. Epub 9 Feb 2009. mehr
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Lewin A, Baus D, Kamal E, Bon F, Kunisch R, Maurischat S, Adonopoulou M, Eich K (2008): The mycobacterial DNA-binding protein 1 (MDP1) from Mycobacterium bovis BCG influences various growth characteristics.
BMC Microbiol. 8 (1): 91. Epub 2008 Jun 10. mehr
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Schäfer H, Klippert K, Meuer P, Borsdorf B, Kiderlen AF, Burger R (2007): Biologic activity of guinea pig IFN-γ in vitro.
J. Interferon Cytokine Res. 27 (4): 305-316. mehr
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Schäfer H, Kliem G, Kropp B, Burger R (2007): Monoclonal antibodies to guinea pig interferon-gamma: Tools for cytokine detection and neutralization.
J. Immunol. Methods 328 (1-2): 106-117. Epub Sep 12. mehr
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Sharbati-Tehrani S, Stephan J, Holland G, Appel B, Niederweis M, Lewin A (2005): Porins limit the intracellular persistence of Mycobacterium smegmatis.
Microbiology 151: 2403-2410. mehr
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Lewin A, Sharbati-Tehrani S (2005): [Slow growth rate of mycobacteria Possible reasons and significance for their pathogenicity]
Bundesgesundheitsbl: Nov 8; [Epub ahead of print]. mehr
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Sharbati-Tehrani S, Meister B, Appel B, Lewin A (2004): The porin MspA from Mycobacterium smegmatis improves growth of Mycobacterium bovis BCG.
J. Int. Med. Microbiol. 294: 235-245. mehr
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Lewin A, Freytag B, Meister B, Sharbati-Tehrani S, Schäfer H, Appel B (2003): Use of a quantitative TaqMan-PCR for the fast quantification of mycobacteria in broth culture, eukaryotic cell culture and tissue.
J. Vet. Med. B 50: 505-509. mehr
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Klünner T, Bartels T, Vordermeier M, Burger R, Schäfer H (2001): Immune reactions of CD4- and CD8-positive T cell subpopulations in spleen and lymph nodes of guinea pigs after vaccination with Bacillus Calmette Guérin.
Vaccine 19 (15-16): 1968-1977. mehr