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Angelika Fruth is affiliated with the Robert Koch Institute in Germany, where their research primarily focuses on microbiology and infectious diseases. Their work spans several key topics within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on viral gastroenteritis, Escherichia coli studies, and epidemiology related to Salmonella and Campylobacter.

Their recent publications include research on bacterial genomics, host-pathogen interactions, and microbial control strategies. Notable papers authored by or involving Angelika Fruth are:

  • Genome-based Salmonella serotyping as the new gold standard, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • In Vitro Evaluation of a Phage Cocktail Controlling Infections with Escherichia coli, 2020, Viruses
  • Genome-wide insights into population structure and host specificity of Campylobacter jejuni, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Genome-wide association reveals host-specific genomic traits in Escherichia coli, 2023, BMC Biology
  • The Superior Adherence Phenotype of E. coli O104:H4 is Directly Mediated by the Aggregative Adherence Fimbriae Type I, 2020, Virulence

Their research fields are largely concentrated in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with substantial contributions in medicine. Specific subfields of study include endocrinology, infectious diseases, food science, ecology, and molecular biology.

Angelika Fruth's main research topics cover:

  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies
  • Listeria monocytogenes in food safety
  • Microbial infections and disease research

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, with a concentration in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • International Journal of Medical Microbiology
  • Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
  • Viruses

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Angelika Fruth include Antje Flieger, Christina Lang, Sandra Simon, Torsten Semmler, and Charlotte Huber. These collaborations indicate a sustained engagement with research teams focusing on microbial and infectious disease studies.

Best Publications

  • Epidemic Profile of Shiga-Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 Outbreak in Germany

    Christina Frank;Dirk Werber;Jakob P Cramer;Mona Askar

  • Characterisation of the Escherichia coli strain associated with an outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, 2011: a microbiological study

    Martina Bielaszewska;Alexander Mellmann;Wenlan Zhang;Robin Köck

  • Emergence of human pandemic O25:H4-ST131 CTX-M-15 extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli among companion animals

    Christa Ewers;Mirjam Grobbel;Ivonne Stamm;Peter A. Kopp

  • Analysis of collection of hemolytic uremic syndrome-associated enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

    Alexander Mellmann;Martina Bielaszewska;Robin Köck;Alexander W Friedrich

  • Identification of unconventional intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolates expressing intermediate virulence factor profiles by using a novel single-step multiplex PCR

    Daniel Müller;Lilo Greune;Gerhard Heusipp;Helge Karch

  • Pork contaminated with Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:-, an emerging health risk for humans.

    Elisabeth Hauser;Erhard Tietze;Reiner Helmuth;Ernst Junker

  • Host cell interactions of outer membrane vesicle-associated virulence factors of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157: Intracellular delivery, trafficking and mechanisms of cell injury.

    Martina Bielaszewska;Christian Rüter;Andreas Bauwens;Lilo Greune

  • Large and ongoing outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, Germany, May 2011

    C Frank;M S Faber;M Askar;M Askar;H Bernard

  • Verotoxinogenic Citrobacter freundii associated with severe gastroenteritis and cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in a nursery school: green butter as the infection source.

    H. Tschäpe;R. Prager;W. Streckel;A. Fruth

  • Shiga Toxin 1c-Producing Escherichia coli Strains: Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization and Association with Human Disease

    Alexander W Friedrich;Julia Borell;Martina Bielaszewska;Angelika Fruth

  • Characterization of Escherichia coli Isolates from Hospital Inpatients or Outpatients with Urinary Tract Infection

    Francisco Toval;Christian-Daniel Köhler;Ulrich Vogel;Florian Wagenlehner

  • CTX-M-15-D-ST648 Escherichia coli from companion animals and horses: another pandemic clone combining multiresistance and extraintestinal virulence?

    Christa Ewers;Astrid Bethe;Ivonne Stamm;Mirjam Grobbel

  • Virulence from vesicles : Novel mechanisms of host cell injury by Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak strain

    Lisa Kunsmann;Christian Rüter;Andreas Bauwens;Lilo Greune

  • Clonal spread and interspecies transmission of clinically relevant ESBL-producing Escherichia coli of ST410—another successful pandemic clone?

    Katharina Schaufler;Torsten Semmler;Lothar H. Wieler;Michael Wöhrmann

  • A multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26:H11 infections in Germany, detected by molecular subtyping surveillance.

    Dirk Werber;Angelika Fruth;Almut Liesegang;Martina Littmann

  • Shiga Toxin-Negative Attaching and Effacing Escherichia coli: Distinct Clinical Associations with Bacterial Phylogeny and Virulence Traits and Inferred In-Host Pathogen Evolution

    Martina Bielaszewska;Barbara Middendorf;Robin Köck;Alexander W Friedrich

  • Characterization of cytolethal distending toxin genes and expression in shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains of non-O157 serogroups.

    Martina Bielaszewska;Marina Fell;Lilo Greune;Rita Prager

  • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O26:H11/H−: A New Virulent Clone Emerges in Europe

    Martina Bielaszewska;Alexander Mellmann;Stefan Bletz;Wenlan Zhang

  • Strong association between shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 and virulence genes stx2 and eae as possible explanation for predominance of serogroup O157 in patients with haemolytic uraemic syndrome.

    Dirk Werber;Angelika Fruth;U Buchholz;Rita Prager

  • Phenotypic and Genotypic Analyses of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O145 Strains from Patients in Germany

    Anne-Katharina Sonntag;Rita Prager;Martina Bielaszewska;Wenlan Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Rita Prager
Rita Prager Robert Koch Institute
Helge Karch
Helge Karch University of Münster
Alexander Mellmann
Alexander Mellmann University of Münster
Helmut Tschäpe
Helmut Tschäpe Robert Koch Institute
Martina Bielaszewska
Martina Bielaszewska University of Münster
Wolfgang Rabsch
Wolfgang Rabsch Robert Koch Institute
Lothar H. Wieler
Lothar H. Wieler Hasso Plattner Institute
Ulrich Dobrindt
Ulrich Dobrindt University of Münster
Alexander W. Friedrich
Alexander W. Friedrich University Medical Center Groningen
M. Alexander Schmidt
M. Alexander Schmidt University of Münster

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