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Overview

Holger C. Scholz is affiliated with the Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with focus on various subfields including Molecular Biology, Small Animals, Epidemiology, Genetics, and Food Science.

The main topics covered in Scholz's work include:

  • Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
  • Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
  • Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
  • Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
  • Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Vibrio bacteria research studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Scholz are:

  • Susann Dupke
  • Sandra Appelt
  • Daniela Jacob
  • Adrian M. Whatmore
  • Anna-Maria Rohleder

Scholz has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Microorganisms
  • PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • Pathogens
  • Scientific Data

Representative recent publications by Scholz include:

  • "Human plague: An old scourge that needs new answers," 2020, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Application of Whole Genome Sequencing and Pan-Family Multi-Locus Sequence Analysis to Characterize Relationships Within the Family Brucellaceae," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Specific Detection of Yersinia pestis Based on Receptor Binding Proteins of Phages," 2020, Pathogens
  • "Expanding the Burkholderia pseudomallei Complex with the Addition of Two Novel Species: Burkholderia mayonis sp. nov. and Burkholderia savannae sp. nov.," 2021, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
  • "Machine Learning Algorithms for Classification of MALDI-TOF MS Spectra from Phylogenetically Closely Related Species Brucella melitensis, Brucella abortus and Brucella suis," 2022, Microorganisms

Best Publications

  • Yersinia pestis and the Plague of Justinian 541-543 AD: a genomic analysis

    David M. Wagner;Jennifer Klunk;Michaela Harbeck;Alison Devault

  • Brucellosis at the animal/ecosystem/human interface at the beginning of the 21st century

    J. Godfroid;H. C. Scholz;T. Barbier;C. Nicolas

  • 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

  • Yersinia pestis DNA from Skeletal Remains from the 6th Century AD Reveals Insights into Justinianic Plague

    Michaela Harbeck;Lisa Seifert;Stephanie Hänsch;Stephanie Hänsch;David M. Wagner

  • Brucella papionis sp. nov., isolated from baboons (Papio spp.).

    Adrian M. Whatmore;Nicholas Davison;Axel Cloeckaert;Axel Cloeckaert;Sascha Al Dahouk

  • Brucella vulpis sp. nov., isolated from mandibular lymph nodes of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

    Holger C. Scholz;Sandra Revilla-Fernández;Sascha Al Dahouk;Jens A. Hammerl

  • Parallel independent evolution of pathogenicity within the genus Yersinia

    Sandra Reuter;Sandra Reuter;Thomas R. Connor;Thomas R. Connor;Lars Barquist;Danielle Walker

  • Isolation of Brucella microti from soil.

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

  • A High-Coverage Yersinia pestis Genome from a Sixth-Century Justinianic Plague Victim

    Michal Feldman;Michal Feldman;Michaela Harbeck;Marcel Keller;Maria A. Spyrou;Maria A. Spyrou

  • 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 characterisation of Brucella species

    H. C. Scholz;Gilles Vergnaud

  • Borrelia bavariensis sp. nov. is widely distributed in Europe and Asia.

    Gabriele Margos;Bettina Wilske;Andreas Sing;Cecilia Hizo-Teufel

  • Description of Francisella hispaniensis sp. nov., isolated from human blood, reclassification of Francisella novicida (Larson et al. 1955) Olsufiev et al. 1959 as Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Francisella.

    Birgit Huber;Raquel Escudero;Hans-Jürgen Busse;Erik Seibold

  • Advancement of a multiplex PCR for the differentiation of all currently described Brucella species

    Anne Mayer-Scholl;Angelika Draeger;Cornelia Göllner;Holger C. Scholz

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

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

  • Yersinia similis sp. nov.

    Lisa D. Sprague;H.C. Scholz;S. Amann;H.J. Busse

Frequent Co-Authors

Herbert Tomaso
Herbert Tomaso Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Sascha Al Dahouk
Sascha Al Dahouk Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Heinrich Neubauer
Heinrich Neubauer Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut
Karsten Nöckler
Karsten Nöckler Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Peter Kämpfer
Peter Kämpfer University of Giessen
Gilles Vergnaud
Gilles Vergnaud University of Paris-Saclay
Hans-Jürgen Busse
Hans-Jürgen Busse University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Martin Pfeffer
Martin Pfeffer Leipzig University
Adrian M. Whatmore
Adrian M. Whatmore Animal and Plant Health Agency
Paul Keim
Paul Keim Northern Arizona University

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