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Guido Werner is affiliated with the Robert Koch Institute in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, contributing extensively to the study of infectious diseases, molecular medicine, and clinical biochemistry. They have engaged in work related to subfields such as molecular biology and endocrinology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Escherichia coli research studies
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance

Guido Werner has contributed to a number of scholarly articles, with recent publications including:

  • "ResFinder 4.0 for predictions of phenotypes from genotypes," 2020, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
  • "Emergence of methicillin resistance predates the clinical use of antibiotics," 2022, Nature
  • "Integrated chromosomal and plasmid sequence analyses reveal diverse modes of carbapenemase gene spread among Klebsiella pneumoniae," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Thirty years of VRE in Germany - "expect the unexpected": The view from the National Reference Centre for Staphylococci and Enterococci," 2020, Drug Resistance Updates
  • "Increase in NDM-1 and NDM-1/OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Germany associated with the war in Ukraine, 2022," 2022, Eurosurveillance

The venues where this scientist frequently publishes include Eurosurveillance, Microorganisms, Antibiotics, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Guido Werner's work, with several frequent co-authors contributing to their output. Notable collaborators include Yvonne Pfeifer, Franziska Layer, Bernd Neumann, Jennifer K. Bender, and Martin A. Fischer.

Best Publications

  • ResFinder 4.0 for predictions of phenotypes from genotypes.

    Valeria Bortolaia;Rolf S Kaas;Etienne Ruppe;Marilyn C Roberts

  • Multiplex PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Nine Clinically Relevant Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Staphylococcus aureus

    Birgit Strommenger;Christiane Kettlitz;Guido Werner;Wolfgang Witte

  • Emergence and spread of vancomycin resistance among enterococci in Europe

    Guido Werner;T. M. Coque;A. M. Hammerum;R. Hope

  • Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Lactobacillus, Pediococcus and Lactococcus human isolates and cultures intended for probiotic or nutritional use

    Ingo Klare;Carola Konstabel;Guido Werner;Geert Huys

  • Mobile genetic elements and their contribution to the emergence of antimicrobial resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium.

    K. Hegstad;K. Hegstad;T. Mikalsen;T.M. Coque;G. Werner

  • Emergence of methicillin resistance predates the clinical use of antibiotics

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  • Occurrence and spread of antibiotic resistances in Enterococcus faecium.

    Ingo Klare;Carola Konstabel;Dietlinde Badstübner;Guido Werner

  • Colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing and carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria in Germany

    Linda Falgenhauer;Said-Elias Waezsada;Yancheng Yao;Can Imirzalioglu

  • Update on prevalence and mechanisms of resistance to linezolid, tigecycline and daptomycin in enterococci in Europe Towards a common nomenclature

    Jennifer K. Bender;Vincent Cattoir;Kristin Hegstad;Ewa Sadowy

  • Antibiotic resistant enterococci-tales of a drug resistance gene trafficker.

    Guido Werner;Teresa M. Coque;Charles M.A.P. Franz;Elisabeth Grohmann

  • Spread of ampicillin/vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium of the epidemic-virulent clonal complex-17 carrying the genes esp and hyl in German hospitals

    I. Klare;C. Konstabel;S. Mueller-Bertling;G. Werner

  • Emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Panton–Valentine leukocidin genes in central Europe

    W. Witte;C. Braulke;C. Cuny;B. Strommenger

  • Subgrouping of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli from animal and human sources: an approach to quantify the distribution of ESBL types between different reservoirs.

    Lars Valentin;Hannah Sharp;Katja Hille;Uwe Seibt

  • Impact of antibiotics on conjugational resistance gene transfer in Staphylococcus aureus in sewage

    Knut Ohlsen;Thomas Ternes;Guido Werner;Ursula Wallner

  • Multilevel population genetic analysis of vanA and vanB Enterococcus faecium causing nosocomial outbreaks in 27 countries (1986–2012)

    Ana R Freitas;Ana P. Tedim;Maria Francia;Lars Bogø Jensen

  • Emergence and spread of antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive bacterial pathogens.

    Wolfgang Witte;Christiane Cuny;Ingo Klare;Ulrich Nübel

  • Whole genome analyses of CMY-2-producing Escherichia coli isolates from humans, animals and food in Germany.

    Michael Pietsch;Alexandra Irrgang;Nicole Roschanski;Geovanna Brenner Michael;Geovanna Brenner Michael

  • Insufficient discriminatory power of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for typing of Enterococcus faecium and Staphylococcus aureus isolates.

    Peter Lasch;Carola Fleige;Maren Stämmler;Franziska Layer

  • Occurrence of antibiotic-resistant enterobacteria in agricultural foodstuffs

    Sybille Boehme;Guido Werner;Ingo Klare;Rolf Reissbrodt

  • IS element IS16 as a molecular screening tool to identify hospital-associated strains of Enterococcus faecium

    Guido Werner;Carola Fleige;Uta Geringer;Willem van Schaik

  • Insight into antimicrobial susceptibility and population structure of contemporary human Enterococcus faecalis isolates from Europe

    Alicja Kuch;Rob J L Willems;Guido Werner;Teresa M Coque

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Witte
Wolfgang Witte Robert Koch Institute
Birgit Strommenger
Birgit Strommenger Robert Koch Institute
Teresa M. Coque
Teresa M. Coque Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria
Sören Gatermann
Sören Gatermann Ruhr University Bochum
Rob J. L. Willems
Rob J. L. Willems Utrecht University
Arnfinn Sundsfjord
Arnfinn Sundsfjord University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Lars Bogø Jensen
Lars Bogø Jensen Technical University of Denmark
Anette M. Hammerum
Anette M. Hammerum Statens Serum Institut
Trinad Chakraborty
Trinad Chakraborty University of Giessen
Jukka Corander
Jukka Corander University of Oslo

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