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Flemming Scheutz

Flemming Scheutz

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Microbiology

D-Index
56
Citations
15755
World Ranking
3662
National Ranking
58

Overview

Flemming Scheutz is affiliated with the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark. Their research primarily intersects the fields of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and medicine, with notable emphasis on endocrinology and infectious diseases as subfields.

The scientist's main research topics include Escherichia coli research studies, viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter research, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, probiotics and fermented foods, as well as bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Flemming Scheutz has contributed to numerous publications across various venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Microorganisms
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Frontiers in Public Health

Their recent papers demonstrate focused work on Escherichia coli and related bacterial pathogenicity and genomics, including:

  • In Silico Genotyping of Escherichia coli Isolates for Extraintestinal Virulence Genes by Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing Data, 2020, Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Pathogenicity assessment of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and the public health risk posed by contamination of food with STEC, 2020, EFSA Journal
  • Redefining enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC): Genomic characterization of epidemiological EAEC strains, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Escherichia coli ST131 clones harbouring AggR and AAF/V fimbriae causing bacteremia in Mozambican children: Emergence of new variant of fimH27 subclone, 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Emergence of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli within the ST131 Lineage as a Cause of Extraintestinal Infections, 2020, mBio

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Nadia Boisen
  • Bente Olesen
  • Henrik Hasman
  • Alexander Gill
  • Forest Dussault

Best Publications

  • Food-borne diseases - the challenges of 20 years ago still persist while new ones continue to emerge.

    Diane G. Newell;Marion Koopmans;Linda Verhoef;Erwin Duizer

  • Real-Time Whole-Genome Sequencing for Routine Typing, Surveillance, and Outbreak Detection of Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli

    Katrine Grimstrup Joensen;Flemming Scheutz;Ole Lund;Henrik Hasman

  • Origins of the E. coli Strain Causing an Outbreak of Hemolytic–Uremic Syndrome in Germany

    David A. Rasko;Dale R. Webster;Jason W. Sahl;Ali Bashir

  • Rapid and Easy In Silico Serotyping of Escherichia coli Isolates by Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing Data

    Katrine Grimstrup Joensen;Katrine Grimstrup Joensen;Anna M. M. Tetzschner;Atsushi Iguchi;Frank Møller Aarestrup

  • Multicenter Evaluation of a Sequence-Based Protocol for Subtyping Shiga Toxins and Standardizing Stx Nomenclature

    Flemming Scheutz;Louise D. Teel;Lothar Beutin;Denis Piérard

  • Prevalence and some properties of verotoxin (Shiga-like toxin)-producing Escherichia coli in seven different species of healthy domestic animals.

    L Beutin;D Geier;H Steinrück;S Zimmermann

  • Prevalence and characterization of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from cattle, food and children during a one-year prospective study in France.

    Nathalie Pradel;Valérie Livrelli;Christophe De Champs;Jean-Bernard Palcoux

  • In Silico Genotyping of Escherichia coli Isolates for Extraintestinal Virulence Genes by Use of Whole-Genome Sequencing Data.

    Anna Maria Malberg Tetzschner;James R. Johnson;James R. Johnson;Brian D. Johnston;Ole Lund

  • Subtyping Method for Escherichia coli Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin) 2 Variants and Correlations to Clinical Manifestations

    Søren Persson;Katharina E. P. Olsen;Steen Ethelberg;Flemming Scheutz

  • Virulence factors for hemolytic uremic syndrome, Denmark.

    Steen Ethelberg;Katharina E. P. Olsen;Flemming Scheutz;Charlotte Jensen

  • Characteristics of the enteroaggregative Shiga toxin/verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4 strain causing the outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome in Germany, May to June 2011.

    F Scheutz;F Scheutz;E Møller Nielsen;J Frimodt-Møller;N Boisen;N Boisen

  • Etiology of Diarrhea in Young Children in Denmark: a Case-Control Study

    Bente Olesen;Jacob Neimann;Blenda Böttiger;Steen Ethelberg

  • Pathogenicity assessment of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and the public health risk posed by contamination of food with STEC

    Efsa Biohaz Panel;Kostas Koutsoumanis;Ana Allende;Avelino Alvarez-Ordóñez

  • Outbreaks of gastroenteritis linked to lettuce, Denmark, January 2010.

    S. Ethelberg;M. Lisby;B. Bottiger;Anna Charlotte Schultz

  • New Adhesin of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Related to the Afa/Dr/AAF Family

    Nadia Boisen;Carsten Struve;Flemming Scheutz;Karen A. Krogfelt

  • Genomic characterization of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli from children in Mali.

    Nadia Boisen;Flemming Scheutz;David A. Rasko;Julia C. Redman

  • The Role of Lipopolysaccharide and Shiga-like Toxin in a Mouse Model of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection

    D Karpman;H Connell;Majlis Svensson;F Scheutz

  • PCR detection of seven virulence and toxin genes of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolates from Danish pigs and cattle and cytolethal distending toxin production of the isolates.

    D.D. Bang;E. Møller Nielsen;F. Scheutz;K. Pedersen

  • Clinical Isolates of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli: Serotypes, Virulence Characteristics, and Molecular Profiles of Strains of the Same Serotype

    Marjut Eklund;Flemming Scheutz;Anja Siitonen

  • Escherichia coli O-Genotyping PCR: a Comprehensive and Practical Platform for Molecular O Serogrouping

    Atsushi Iguchi;Sunao Iyoda;Kazuko Seto;Tomoko Morita-Ishihara

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Johnson
James R. Johnson University of Minnesota
Kåre Mølbak
Kåre Mølbak Statens Serum Institut
Karen A. Krogfelt
Karen A. Krogfelt Statens Serum Institut
James P. Nataro
James P. Nataro University of Virginia
Eva Møller Nielsen
Eva Møller Nielsen Statens Serum Institut
Michael A. Kuskowski
Michael A. Kuskowski University of Minnesota
David A. Rasko
David A. Rasko University of Maryland, Baltimore
Lothar Beutin
Lothar Beutin Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Brian D. Johnston
Brian D. Johnston University of Minnesota
Henrik Hasman
Henrik Hasman Statens Serum Institut

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