Programmbereich Infektionen

2012

Salih DA, Ali AM, Liu Z, Bakheit MA, Taha KM, El Imam AH, Kullmann B, El Hussein AM, Ahmed JS, Seitzer U. Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for detection of Theileria lestoquardi. PARISITOLOGY RESEARCH 2012 Feb;110(2):533–538.

2011

Salim B, de Meeûs T, Bakheit MA, Kamau J, Nakamura I, Sugimoto C. Population genetics of Trypanosoma evansi from camel in the Sudan. PLoS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES 2011 Jun;5(6):e1196. Open Access

Salim B, Bakheit MA, Salih SE, Kamau J, Nakamura I, Nakao R, Sugimoto C. An outbreak of bovine trypanosomiasis in the Blue Nile State, Sudan. PARASITES & VECTORS 2011 May;4(Article No 74).

2010

Müller A, Goldmann T, Seitzer U. Measuring Immune Responses In Situ: Immunofluorescent and Immunoenzymatic Techniques. In: Immunology of Infection (METHODS IN MICROBIOLOGY ; 37). Academic Press; 2010 p. 421-437.

Abdo J, Kristersson T, Seitzer U, Renneker S, Merza M, Ahmed J. Development and laboratory evaluation of a lateral flow device (LFD) for the serodiagnosis of Theileria annulata infection. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2010 Oct;107(5):1241-8.

Abdo J, Liu Z, Yin H, Kullmann B, Ahmed JS, Seitzer U. Identification of clone-9 antigenic protein of Theileria uilenbergi and evaluation of its application for serodiagnosis. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2010 Aug; 107(3):517-24 (published online Apr 27 2010).

Seitzer U, Gerber S, Beyer D, Dobschanski J, Kullmann B, Haller D, Ahmed J. Schizonts of Theileria annulata interact with the microtubuli network of their host cell via the membrane protein TaSP. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2010 Apr;106(5):1085-1102.

Salih D, EL Hussein A, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Comparison Between Reverse Line Blot and Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay in Diagnosis of Major Tick-Borne Diseases of Cattle in Southern Sudan. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES 2010 Apr;57(1-2):61-62.

Muller H, Aysul N, Liu Z, Salih D, Karagenc T, Beyer D, Kullmann B, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Development of a Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for Rapid Diagnosis of Babesia canis infections. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES 2010 Apr;57(1-2):63-65.

Liu Z, Wang Z, Yin H, Luo J, Zhang B, Kullmann B, Abdo J, Salih D, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Identification of Theileria uilenbergi immunodominant protein for development of an indirect ELISA for diagnosis of ovine theileriosis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY 2010 Apr;40(5):591-598.

Ahmed J, Sparagano O, Seitzer U. One health, one medicine: Tackling the challenge of emerging diseases. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES 2010 Apr;57(1-2):1-2.

Haller D, Mackiewicz M, Gerber S, Beyer D, Kullmann B, Schneider I, Ahmed JS, Seitzer U. Cytoplasmic sequestration of p53 promotes survival in leukocytes transformed by Theileria. ONCOGENE 2010 Mar;29(21):3079-3086.

Al-Saeed A, Omer L, Abdo J, Habibi G, Salih D, Seitzer U, Ahmed J. Epidemiological studies on tropical theileriosis (Theileria annulata infection of cattle) in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2010 Jan;106(2):403-407.

2009

Renneker S, Abdo J, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Field validation of a competitive ELISA for detection of Theileria annulata infection. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2009 Dec;106(1):47-53.

Ahmed J, Bouloy M, Ergonul O, Fooks A, Paweska J, Chevalier V, Drosten C, Moormann R, Tordo N, Vatansever Z, Calistri P, Estrada-Pena A, Mirazimi A, Unger H, Yin H, Seitzer U. International network for capacity building for the control of emerging viral vector-borne zoonotic diseases: Arbo-Zoonet. EUROSURVEILLANCE 2009 Mar;14(12):11-14.

2008

Seitzer U, Ahmed J. Attenuated vaccines for animal diseases. VACCINE 2008 Dec;26:G1-G3.

Seitzer U, Ahmed J. Tropical theileriosis: Cytotoxic T lymphocyte response to vaccination. VACCINE 2008 Dec;26:G24-G28.

Ali A, Beyer D, Bakheit M, Kullmann B, Salih D, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Influence of subculturing on gene expression in a Theileria lestoquardi-infected cell line. VACCINE 2008 Dec;26:G17-G23.

Seitzer U, Liu Z, Yin H, Beyer D, Kullmann B, Miranda J, Ahmed J. Immune Response of Theileria sp.-infected Sheep to Recombinant Theileria Proteins. ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND EMERGING DISEASES: PREDICTION AND PREVENTION 2008 Dec;1149:186-190.

Liu Z, Dang Z, Luo J, Yin H, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Small-scale Expressed Sequence Tag Analysis of Theileria uilenbergi: Identification of a Gene Family Encoding Potential Antigenic Proteins. ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND EMERGING DISEASES: PREDICTION AND PREVENTION 2008 Dec;1149:214-217.

Bakheit M, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Existence of Splicing Variants in Homologues of Theileria lestoquardi Clone-5 Gene's Transcripts in Theileria annulata and Theileria parva. ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND EMERGING DISEASES: PREDICTION AND PREVENTION 2008 Dec;1149:212-213.

Ali A, Salih D, Bakheit M, El Hussein A, Hassan S, Mukhtar M, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Comparison of the Molecular Structure of the TaSP Gene of Theileria annulata from Sudanese Isolates. ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY AND EMERGING DISEASES: PREDICTION AND PREVENTION 2008 Dec;1149:218-220.

Liu Z, Hou J, Bakheit M, Salih D, Luo J, Yin H, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Development of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid diagnosis of ovine theileriosis in China. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2008 Nov;103(6):1407-1412.

Seitzer U, Beyer D, Kullmann B, Bakheit M, Ahmed J. Evaluation of Theileria annulata recombinant immunodominant proteins for the development of ELISA. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES 2008 Aug;55(5-6):244-248.

Salih D, Liu Z, Bakheit M, Ali A, El Hussein A, Unger H, Viljoen G, Seitzer U, Ahmed J. Development and evaluation of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method for diagnosis of tropical theileriosis. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES 2008 Aug;55(5-6):238-243.

Rodriguez-Sanchez B, Sanchez-Vizcaino J, Uttenthal A, Rasmussen T, Hakhverdyan M, King D, Ferris N, Ebert K, Reid S, Kiss I, Brocchi E, Cordioli P, Hjerner B, McMenamy M, McKillen J, Ahmed J, Belak S. Improved diagnosis for nine viral diseases considered as notifiable by the World Organization for Animal Health. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES 2008 Aug;55(5-6):215-225.

Renneker S, Kullmann B, Gerber S, Dobschanski J, Bakheit M, Geysen D, Shiels B, Tait A, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Development of a competitive ELISA for detection of Theileria annulata infection. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES 2008 Aug;55(5-6):249-256.

Ahmed J, Oliva A, Seitzer U. Animal health: Harmonisation and distribution of pathogen detection and differentiation tools. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES 2008 Aug;55(5-6):187-189.

Ahmed J, Glass E, Salih D, Seitzer U. Innate immunity to tropical theileriosis. INNATE IMMUNITY 2008 Feb;14(1):5-12.

2007

Schneider I, Haller D, Kullmann B, Beyer D, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Identification, molecular characterization and subcellular localization of a Theileria annulata parasite protein secreted into the host cell cytoplasm. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2007 Nov;101(6):1471-1482.

Moulakakis C, Adam S, Seitzer U, Schromm A, Leitges M, Stamme C. Surfactant protein A activation of atypical protein kinase C zeta in I kappa B-alpha-dependent anti-inflammatory immune regulation. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2007 Oct;179(7):4480-4491.

Salih D, El Hussein A, Kyule M, Zessin K, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Determination of potential risk factors associated with Theileria annulata and Theileria parva infections of cattle in the Sudan. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2007 Oct;101(5):1285-1288.

Yin H, Schnittger L, Luo J, Seitzer U, Ahmed J. Ovine theileriosis in China: a new look at an old story. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2007 Sep;101:S191-S195.

Seitzer U, Bakheit M, Salih D, Ali A, Haller D, Yin H, Schnittger L, Ahmed J. From molecule to diagnostic tool: Theileria annulata surface protein TaSP. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2007 Sep;101:S217-S223.

Salih D, El Hussein A, Seitzer U, Ahmed J. Epidemiological studies on tick-borne diseases of cattle in Central Equatoria State, Southern Sudan. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2007 Sep;101(4):1035-1044.

Omer L, Kadir M, Seitzer U, Ahmed J. A survey of ticks (Acari : Ixodidae) on cattle, sheep and goats in the Dohuk Governorate, Iraq. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2007 Sep;101:S179-S181.

Guo S, Mu Y, Liu Z, Ma D, Yang S, Ge G, Fang B, Ga D, Ma M, Luo J, Yin H, Seitzer U, Ahmed J. Serological investigation of ovine theileriosis by ELISA in Gannan Tibet region of Gansu Province in China. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2007 Sep;101:S197-S200.

Ghosh S, Bansal G, Gupta S, Ray D, Khan M, Irshad H, Shahiduzzaman M, Seitzer U, Ahmed J. Status of tick distribution in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2007 Sep;101:S207-S216.

Ahmed J, Yin H, Alp H, Ghosh S, Khan M, Karagenc T, Shayan P, Seitzer U. The Asian and European collaborative network: the Asian component of the integrated consortium on ticks and tick-borne diseases - Introduction. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2007 Sep;101:S157-S158.

Liu A, Yin H, Guan G, Schnittger L, Liu Z, Ma M, Dang Z, Liu J, Ren Q, Bai Q, Ahmed J, Luo J. At least two genetically distinct large Babesia species infective to sheep and goats in China. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY 2007 Jul;147(3-4):246-251.

Bakheit MA, Seitzer U, Mbati PA, Ahmed JS. Serological diagnostic tools for the major tick-borne protozoan diseases of livestock. Parassitologia 2007 May;49 Suppl 1:53-62.

2006

Dosky AM, Ahmed BD, Seitzer U, Ahmed J. Foot and mouth disease, rinderpest, peste des petits ruminants and avian influenza in the erbil, dohuk, and sulaimania governorates of iraq. Journal of Veterinary Medicine. B, Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health 2006 Dec;53 Suppl 1:23-25.

Bakheit M, Scholzen T, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Molecular characterization of a Theileria lestoquardi gene encoding for immunogenic protein splice variants. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2006 Dec;100(1):161-170.

Ahmed JS, Alp H, Aksin M, Seitzer U. Animal transboundary diseases: European union and asian network of veterinary research cooperation for quality livestock production. Journal of Veterinary Medicine. B, Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health 2006 Dec;53 Suppl 1:2-6.

Miranda J, Bakheit M, Liu Z, Yin H, Mu Y, Guo S, Beyer D, Oliva A, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Development of a recombinant indirect ELISA for the diagnosis of Theileria sp (China) infection in small ruminants. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2006 May;98(6):561-567.

Bakheit M, Seitzer U, Ahmed J. A new recombinant protein-based ELISA for the diagnosis of malignant theileriosis of sheep and goats. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2006 Jan;98(2):145-149.

Seitzer U, Schnittger L, Boguslawski K, Ahmed J. Investigation of MAP in Theileria-infected kinase activation cell lines. IMPACT OF EMERGING ZOONOTIC DISEASES ON ANIMAL HEALTH 2006;1081:473-475.

Miranda J, Nascimento E, Cruz H, Hong Y, Coelho A, Ahmed J, Oliva A. Identification and characterization of merozoite antigens of a Theileria species highly pathogenic for small ruminants in China. IMPACT OF EMERGING ZOONOTIC DISEASES ON ANIMAL HEALTH 2006;1081:443-452.

Miranda J, Bakbeit M, Schneider I, Haller D, Ahmed J, Yin H, Oliva A, Seitzer U. Identification of homologous genes of T. annulata proteins in the genome of Theileria sp (China). IMPACT OF EMERGING ZOONOTIC DISEASES ON ANIMAL HEALTH 2006;1081:468-470.

Bakheit M, Scholzen T, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Identification of potential antigenic proteins of Theileria lestoquardi. IMPACT OF EMERGING ZOONOTIC DISEASES ON ANIMAL HEALTH 2006;1081:463-464.

Bakheit M, Endl E, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Purification of macroschizonts of a Sudanese isolate of Theileria lestoquardi (T-lestoquardi [Atbara]). IMPACT OF EMERGING ZOONOTIC DISEASES ON ANIMAL HEALTH 2006;1081:453-462.

Ali A, Bakheit M, Mukhtar M, Hassan S, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Epidemiology of Theileria annulata infection of dairy cattle in the sudan using molecular techniques. IMPACT OF EMERGING ZOONOTIC DISEASES ON ANIMAL HEALTH 2006;1081:471-472.

Ahmed J, Luo J, Scnittger L, Seitzer U, Jongejan F, Yin H. Phylogenetic position of small-ruminant infecting piroplasms. IMPACT OF EMERGING ZOONOTIC DISEASES ON ANIMAL HEALTH 2006;1081:498-504.

 

2003 – 2005 (Selection)

Salih D, Ahmed J, Bakheit M, Ali E, El Hussein A, Hassan S, Shariff O, Fadl M, Jongejan F. Validation of the indirect TaSP enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of Theileria annulata infection in cattle. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2005 Oct;97(4):302-308.

Darcan Y, Petersen A, Becker W, Galle J, Ernst M, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Immunoprophylaxis with DNA vaccination inhibits Th2-mediated responses and airway inflammation in mice sensitised with the major timothy grass pollen allergen Ph1 p 5b. VACCINE 2005 Jul;23(33):4203-4211.

Rupp J, Hellwig-Burgel T, Wobbe V, Seitzer U, Brandt E, Maass M. Chlamydia pneumoniae infection promotes a proliferative phenotype in the vasculature through Egr-1 activation in vitro and in vivo. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF 2005 Mar;102(9):3447-3452.

Seitzer U, Bussler H, Kullmann B, Petersen A, Becker W, Ahmed J. Mouse strain specificity of the IgE response to the major allergens of Phleum pratense. INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 2005;136(4):347-355.

Schneider I, Haller D, Seitzer U, Beyer D, Ahmed J. Molecular genetic characterization and subcellular localization of a putative Theileria annulata membrane protein. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2004 Dec;94(6):405-415.

Bakheit M, Schnittger L, Salih D, Boguslawski K, Beyer D, Fadl M, Ahmed J. Application of the recombinant Theileria annulata surface protein in an indirect ELISA for the diagnosis of tropical theileriosis. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2004 Mar;92(4):299-302.

Schnittger L, Yin H, Qi B, Gubbels M, Beyer D, Niemann S, Jongejan F, Ahmed J. Simultaneous detection and differentiation of Theileria and Babesia parasites infecting small ruminants by reverse line blotting. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2004 Feb;92(3):189-196.

Yin H, Luo J, Schnittger L, Lu B, Beyer D, Ma M, Guan G, Bai Q, Lu C, Ahmed J. Phylogenetic analysis of Theileria species transmitted by Haemaphysalis qinghaiensis. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2004 Jan;92(1):36-42.

Miranda J, Stumme B, Beyer D, Cruz H, Oliva A, Bakheit M, Wicklein D, Yin H, Lou J, Ahmed J, Seitzer U. Identification of antigenic proteins of a Theileria species pathogenic for small ruminants in China recognized by antisera of infected animals. IMPACT OF ECOLOGICAL CHANGES ON TROPICAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE 2004;1026:161-164.

Seitzer U, Bussler H, Kullmann B, Petersen A, Becker W, Ahmed J. Quantitative assessment of immediate cutaneous hypersensitivity in a mouse model exhibiting an IgE response to Timothy grass allergens. Medical Science Monitor: International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research 2003 Dec;9(12):BR407-412.

Schnittger L, Yin H, Gubbels M, Beyer D, Niemann S, Jongejan F, Ahmed J. Phylogeny of sheep and goat Theileria and Babesia parasites. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2003 Nov;91(5):398-406.

Yin H, Liu G, Luo J, Guan G, Ma M, Ahmed J, Bai Q. Observation on the schizont stage of an unidentified Theileria sp in experimentally infected sheep. PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH 2003 Sep;91(1):34-39.

Biermann R, Schnittger L, Beyer D, Ahmed J. Initiation of translation and cellular localization of Theileria annulata casein kinase II alpha: Implication for its role in host cell transformation. JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY 2003 Sep;196(3):444-453.

Schaaf B, Boehmke F, Esnaashari H, Seitzer U, Kothe H, Maass M, Zabel P, Dalhoff K. Pneumococcal septic shock is associated with the interleukin-10-1082 gene promoter polymorphism. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 2003 Aug;168(4):476-480.

Lamprecht P, Bruhl H, Erdmann A, Holl-Ulrich K, Csernok E, Seitzer U, Mack M, Feller A, Reinhold-Keller E, Gross W, Muller A. Differences in CCR5 expression on peripheral blood CD4(+)CD28(-) T-cells and in granulomatous lesions between localized and generalized Wegener's granulomatosis. CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY 2003 Jul;108(1):1-7.

Seitzer U, Bussler H, Kullmann B, Petersen A, Becker W, Ahmed J. Characterization of immunoglobulin E responses in Balb/c mice against the major allergens of timothy grass (Phleumpratense) pollen. CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY 2003 May;33(5):669-675.

Simon H, Plotz S, Simon D, Seitzer U, Braathen L, Menz G, Straumann A, Dummer R, Levi-Schaffer F. Interleukin-2 primes eosinophil degranulation in hypereosinophilia and Wells' syndrome. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2003 Apr;33(4):834-839.

Seitzer U, Gerdes J. Cytoplasmic bacterial lipopolysaccharide does not induce NF kappa B activation or NF kappa B mediated activation signals in human macrophages and an LPS reporter cell line. JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY 2003 Jan;194(1):20-29.

Seitzer U, Gerdes J. Generation and characterization of multicellular heterospheroids formed by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. CELLS TISSUES ORGANS 2003;174(3):110-116.

Bookchapters

Bishop RP, Odongo DO, Mann DJ, Pearson TW, Sugimoto C, Haines LR, Glass E, Jensen K, Seitzer U, Ahmed JS, Graham SP, Villiers EP. Theileria.  In: Nene, Vishvanath; Kole, Chittaranjan (Ed.): Genome Mapping and Genomics in Animal-Associated Microbes.  Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer; 2009 p. 191-231.DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74042-1_6