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Andreas Podbielski

Andreas Podbielski

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
10707
World Ranking
12138
National Ranking
868

Overview

Andreas Podbielski is affiliated with the University of Rostock in Germany and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work focuses on several subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Clinical Biochemistry, and Ecology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Podbielski include:

  • Hagen Frickmann
  • Philipp Warnke
  • Andreas Hahn
  • Ulrike Loderstädt
  • Romy Skusa

Podbielski has published multiple scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, with a particular concentration in Diagnostics, Acta Tropica, Antibiotics, Microorganisms, and the European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology.

Selected recent papers include:

  • "On detection thresholds-a review on diagnostic approaches in the infectious disease laboratory and the interpretation of their results," 2020, Acta Tropica
  • "Comparison of commercial and in-house real-time PCR platforms for 15 parasites and microsporidia in human stool samples without a gold standard," 2020, Acta Tropica
  • "Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from War-Injured Patients from the Eastern Ukraine," 2020, Antibiotics
  • "Molecular Epidemiology of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from Northern Africa and the Middle East," 2021, Antibiotics
  • "Comparison of five commercial real-time PCRs for in-vitro diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., Cyclospora cayetanensis, and Dientamoeba fragilis in human stool samples," 2021, Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Best Publications

  • Virulence factor regulation and regulatory networks in Streptococcus pyogenes and their impact on pathogen–host interactions

    Bernd Kreikemeyer;Kevin S. McIver;Andreas Podbielski

  • Novel series of plasmid vectors for gene inactivation and expression analysis in group A streptococci (GAS).

    Andreas Podbielski;Barbara Spellerberg;Markus Woischnik;Barbara Pohl

  • Lmb, a Protein with Similarities to the LraI Adhesin Family, Mediates Attachment of Streptococcus agalactiae to Human Laminin

    Barbara Spellerberg;Eva Rozdzinski;Simone Martin;Josephine Weber-Heynemann

  • Group A streptococcal growth phase-associated virulence factor regulation by a novel operon (Fas) with homologies to two-component-type regulators requires a small RNA molecule.

    Bernd Kreikemeyer;Michael D. P. Boyle;Bettina A. (Leonard) Buttaro;Markus Heinemann

  • Topical antifungal treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial

    Michael Weschta;Dagmar Rimek;Marc Formanek;Doreen Polzehl

  • Characterization of nra, a global negative regulator gene in group A streptococci

    Andreas Podbielski;Markus Woischnik;Bettina A. B. Leonard;Karl-Hermann Schmidt

  • Enterococcus faecalis pheromone binding protein, PrgZ, recruits a chromosomal oligopeptide permease system to import sex pheromone cCF10 for induction of conjugation

    B. A B Leonard;A. Podbielski;P. J. Hedberg;Gary M Dunny

  • The group A streptococcal virR49 gene controls expression of four structural vir regulon genes.

    A Podbielski;A Flosdorff;J Weber-Heynemann

  • Characterization of Biofilm Formation by Clinically Relevant Serotypes of Group A Streptococci

    Cordula Lembke;Andreas Podbielski;Carlos Hidalgo-Grass;Ludwig Jonas

  • Genetic inactivation of an extracellular cysteine protease (SpeB) expressed by Streptococcus pyogenes decreases resistance to phagocytosis and dissemination to organs

    Slawomir Lukomski;Eugene H. Burns;Philip R. Wyde;Andreas Podbielski

  • Application of the polymerase chain reaction to study the M protein(-like) gene family in beta-hemolytic streptococci

    Andreas Podbielski;Beate Melzer;Rudolf Lütticken

  • Rapid typing of group A streptococci by the use of DNA amplification and non‐radioactive allele‐specific oligonucleotide probes

    A. Kaufhold;A. Podbielski;G. Baumgarten;M. Blokpoel

  • M-related protein (Mrp) contributes to group A streptococcal resistance to phagocytosis by human granulocytes.

    Andreas Podbielski;Norbert Schnitzler;Petra Beyhs;Michael D. P. Boyle

  • Intracellular Persisting Staphylococcus aureus Is the Major Pathogen in Recurrent Tonsillitis

    Andreas E. Zautner;Merit Krause;Gerhard Stropahl;Silva Holtfreter

  • Molecular characterization of group A streptococcal (GAS) oligopeptide permease (Opp) and its effect on cysteine protease production

    Andreas Podbielski;Barbara Pohl;Markus Woischnik;Christiane Körner

  • Deposition of thin titanium–copper films with antimicrobial effect by advanced magnetron sputtering methods

    V. Stranak;H. Wulff;H. Rebl;C. Zietz

  • Horizontal gene transfer and host specificity of beta-haemolytic streptococci: the role of a putative composite transposon containing scpB and lmb.

    C. Franken;G. Haase;C. Brandt;J. Weber-Heynemann

  • Streptococcus pyogenes collagen type I-binding Cpa surface protein. Expression profile, binding characteristics, biological functions, and potential clinical impact.

    Bernd Kreikemeyer;Masanobu Nakata;Sonja Oehmcke;Caroline Gschwendtner

  • Effect of the enamel matrix derivative Emdogain® on the growth of periodontal pathogens in vitro

    Axel Spahr;Staale Petter Lyngstadaas;Clemens Boeckh;Christer Andersson

  • The intracellular status of Streptococcus pyogenes: role of extracellular matrix-binding proteins and their regulation.

    Bernd Kreikemeyer;Michael Klenk;Andreas Podbielski

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernd Kreikemeyer
Bernd Kreikemeyer University of Rostock
Gerhard Haase
Gerhard Haase RWTH Aachen University
P. Patrick Cleary
P. Patrick Cleary University of Minnesota
Shigetada Kawabata
Shigetada Kawabata Osaka University
Guido Grandi
Guido Grandi University of Trento
Christof von Eiff
Christof von Eiff Pfizer (United States)
Karsten Becker
Karsten Becker Greifswald University Hospital
Egbert Tannich
Egbert Tannich Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine
Paul G. Higgins
Paul G. Higgins University of Cologne
Patricia Ferrieri
Patricia Ferrieri University of Minnesota

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