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Overview

Herbert Tomaso is affiliated with the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and agricultural and biological sciences. A notable focus lies in the study of microbial pathogens, antibiotic resistance, and molecular detection techniques.

The main fields of study for Tomaso include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their subfields of study cover diverse topics such as:

  • Food Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Genetics

Tomaso's research contributions address various scientific topics, including:

  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Microbial infections and disease research
  • Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing

The scientist has contributed to several publication venues with multiple works, most frequently publishing in:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Pathogens
  • Frontiers in Veterinary Science
  • BMC Genomics

Collaborations have been a significant part of Tomaso's scientific work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Helmut Hotzel
  • Jörg Linde
  • Heinrich Neubauer
  • Hosny El-Adawy
  • Mostafa Y. Abdel-Glil

Among the notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Tomaso are:

  • Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Subspecies enterica Serovar Infantis of Multilocus Sequence Type 2283 in German Broiler Farms, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Comparison of Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technology for genome analysis of Francisella tularensis, Bacillus anthracis, and Brucella suis, 2023, BMC Genomics
  • Phenotypic and Molecular Detection of Biofilm Formation in Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Different Sources in Algeria, 2020, Pathogens
  • Characterization of Enterococci- and ESBL-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Milk of Bovides with Mastitis in Egypt, 2021, Pathogens
  • Whole genome sequencing of Salmonella enterica serovars isolated from humans, animals, and the environment in Lagos, Nigeria, 2023, BMC Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Brucella microti sp. nov., isolated from the common vole Microtus arvalis.

    Holger C. Scholz;Zdenek Hubalek;Ivo Sedláček;Gilles Vergnaud

  • Brucella inopinata sp. nov., isolated from a breast implant infection.

    Holger C. Scholz;Karsten Nöckler;Cornelia Göllner;Peter Bahn

  • Evaluation of Brucella MLVA typing for human brucellosis

    Sascha Al Dahouk;Philippe Le Flèche;Karsten Nöckler;Isabelle Jacques;Isabelle Jacques

  • Brucellosis - regionally emerging zoonotic disease?

    Mayada Gwida;Sascha Al Dahouk;Falk Melzer;Uwe Rösler

  • Laboratory-based diagnosis of brucellosis--a review of the literature. Part II: serological tests for brucellosis.

    Al Dahouk S;Tomaso H;Nöckler K;Neubauer H

  • Laboratory-based diagnosis of brucellosis--a review of the literature. Part I: Techniques for direct detection and identification of Brucella spp.

    Al Dahouk S;Tomaso H;Nöckler K;Neubauer H

  • Recombinase polymerase amplification assay for rapid detection of Francisella tularensis.

    Milena Euler;Yongjie Wang;Peter Otto;Herbert Tomaso

  • Isolation of Brucella microti from soil.

    Holger C. Scholz;Zdenek Hubalek;Jirina Nesvadbova;Herbert Tomaso

  • Isolation of Brucella microti from mandibular lymph nodes of red foxes, Vulpes vulpes, in lower Austria.

    Holger Christian Scholz;Erwin Hofer;Gilles Vergnaud;Philippe Le Fleche

  • Seroprevalence of brucellosis, tularemia, and yersiniosis in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from north-eastern Germany.

    S. Al Dahouk;K. Nockler;H. Tomaso;W. D. Splettstoesser

  • Isolation of Potentially Novel Brucella spp. from Frogs

    Tobias Eisenberg;Hans-Peter Hamann;Ute Kaim;Karen Schlez

  • Molecular biological identification of Babesia, Theileria, and Anaplasma species in cattle in Egypt using PCR assays, gene sequence analysis and a novel DNA microarray

    Maged El-Ashker;Maged El-Ashker;Helmut Hotzel;Mayada Mosad Ahmed Shaaban Gwida;M. El-Beskawy

  • Occurrence of Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli in raw chicken and beef meat in northern Egypt and dissemination of their antibiotic resistance markers

    Amira A. Moawad;Helmut Hotzel;Omnia Awad;Herbert Tomaso

  • Serodiagnosis of Burkholderia mallei infections in horses: state-of-the-art and perspectives.

    H. Neubauer;L. D. Sprague;R. Zacharia;H. Tomaso

  • Coexistence of Pathogens in Host-Seeking and Feeding Ticks within a Single Natural Habitat in Central Germany

    Jan Franke;Julia Fritzsch;Herbert Tomaso;Eberhard Straube

  • Rapid detection of Yersinia pestis with multiplex real-time PCR assays using fluorescent hybridisation probes

    Herbert Tomaso;Emil C Reisinger;Sascha Al Dahouk;Dimitrios Frangoulidis

  • Comparison of diagnostic tests for the detection of Brucella spp. in camel sera

    Mayada M Gwida;Mayada M Gwida;Adel H El-Gohary;Falk Melzer;Herbert Tomaso

  • Diagnostic Procedures in Tularaemia with Special Focus on Molecular and Immunological Techniques

    W. D. Splettstoesser;H. Tomaso;S. Al Dahouk;H. Neubauer

  • Identification of Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry: Results of an Interlaboratory Ring Trial

    Peter Lasch;Tara Wahab;Sandra Weil;Bernadett Pályi

  • Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of bacteria belonging to the Ochrobactrum–Brucella group by recA and 16S rRNA gene-based comparative sequence analysis

    Holger C. Scholz;Sascha Al Dahouk;Herbert Tomaso;Heinrich Neubauer

  • IDENTIFICATION OF BRUCELLA SPECIES AND BIOTYPES USING POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION-RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM (PCR-RFLP)

    Sascha Al Dahouk;Herbert Tomaso;Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff;Wolf D. Splettstoesser

  • Immunoproteomic characterization of Brucella abortus 1119-3 preparations used for the serodiagnosis of Brucella infections

    Sascha Al Dahouk;Karsten Nöckler;Holger C. Scholz;Herbert Tomaso

Frequent Co-Authors

Heinrich Neubauer
Heinrich Neubauer Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Helmut Hotzel
Helmut Hotzel Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Sascha Al Dahouk
Sascha Al Dahouk Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Holger C. Scholz
Holger C. Scholz Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology
Karsten Nöckler
Karsten Nöckler Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Falk Melzer
Falk Melzer Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Martin Pfeffer
Martin Pfeffer Leipzig University
Ciara K. O'Sullivan
Ciara K. O'Sullivan Rovira i Virgili University
Gilles Vergnaud
Gilles Vergnaud University of Paris-Saclay
Hafez M. Hafez
Hafez M. Hafez Freie Universität Berlin

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