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Jonas Blomberg

Jonas Blomberg

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Microbiology

D-Index
55
Citations
10869
World Ranking
3820
National Ranking
74

Overview

Jonas Blomberg was affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden. Their research primarily contributed to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Within these areas, their work focused on various subfields including Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research topics notably covered:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Blomberg published in several academic venues, most frequently in:

  • Journal of General Virology
  • Mobile DNA

Among their published papers were:

  • "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Retroviridae 2021" (2021), Journal of General Virology
  • "Identification and characterization of ERV-W-like sequences in Platyrrhini species provides new insights into the evolutionary history of ERV-W in primates" (2020), Mobile DNA

Their collaborative work included frequent co-authorship with:

  • Jens Mayer
  • John M. Coffin
  • Hung Fan
  • Robert J. Gifford
  • Théodora Hatziioannou

Best Publications

  • Analyses of pig genomes provide insight into porcine demography and evolution

    Martien A. M. Groenen;Alan L. Archibald;Hirohide Uenishi;Christopher K. Tuggle

  • Activation of type I interferon system in systemic lupus erythematosus correlates with disease activity but not with antiretroviral antibodies

    Anders Bengtsson;Gunnar Sturfelt;Lennart Truedsson;J Blomberg

  • Classification and characterization of human endogenous retroviruses; mosaic forms are common

    Laura Vargiu;Laura Vargiu;Patricia Rodriguez-Tomé;Göran O. Sperber;Marta Cadeddu

  • Characterization of novel reverse transcriptase encoding human endogenous retroviral sequences similar to type A and type B retroviruses: differential transcription in normal human tissues.

    P Medstrand;J Blomberg

  • Use of Endogenous Retroviral Sequences (ERVs) and structural markers for retroviral phylogenetic inference and taxonomy

    Patric Jern;Göran O Sperber;Jonas Blomberg

  • Automated recognition of retroviral sequences in genomic data - RetroTector©

    Göran O. Sperber;Tove Airola;Patric Jern;Jonas Blomberg

  • Nomenclature for endogenous retrovirus (ERV) loci.

    Robert J. Gifford;Jonas Blomberg;John M. Coffin;Hung Fan

  • NEW ENTEROVIRUS TYPE ASSOCIATED WITH EPIDEMIC OF ASEPTIC MENINGITIS AND/OR HAND, FOOT, AND MOUTH DISEASE

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  • Presence of antibodies to a putatively immunosuppressive part of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) envelope glycoprotein gp41 is strongly associated with health among HIV-positive subjects.

    Per Johan Klasse;Rudiger Pipkorn;Jonas Blomberg

  • Expression of human endogenous retroviral sequences in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy individuals.

    Patrik Medstrand;Mats Lindeskog;Jonas Blomberg

  • Evolution of human endogenous retroviral sequences: a conceptual account.

    Vidar Blikstad;Farid Benachenhou;Göran O. Sperber;Jonas Blomberg

  • Classification and nomenclature of endogenous retroviral sequences (ERVs) : problems and recommendations

    Jonas Blomberg;Farid Benachenhou;Vidar Blikstad;Göran Sperber

  • Universal detection of hepatitis E virus by two real-time PCR assays: TaqMan and Primer-Probe Energy Transfer.

    Péter Gyarmati;Nahla Mohammed;Helene Norder;Jonas Blomberg

  • SYBR Green real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay for the generic detection of coronaviruses.

    Sophie Escutenaire;Nahla Mohamed;M. Isaksson;P. Thorén

  • A revised nomenclature for transcribed human endogenous retroviral loci.

    Jens Mayer;Jonas Blomberg;Ruth L Seal

  • Infection Elicited Autoimmunity and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome : An Explanatory Model

    Jonas Blomberg;Carl-Gerhard Gottfries;Amal Elfaitouri;Muhammad Rizwan

  • Multiplex quantitative PCR for detection of lower respiratory tract infection and meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis.

    Guma M K Abdeldaim;Kristoffer Strålin;Jens Korsgaard;Jonas Blomberg

  • Etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in patients requiring hospitalization.

    E. Berntsson;J. Blomberg;T. Lagergård;B. Trollfors

  • Ortervirales: New Virus Order Unifying Five Families of Reverse-Transcribing Viruses.

    Mart Krupovic;Jonas Blomberg;John M. Coffin;Indranil Dasgupta

  • BLOOD DONOR SERA WITH FALSE-POSITIVE WESTERN BLOT REACTIONS TO HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

    Gunnel Biberfeld;Ulla Bredberg-Rådén;Blenda Böttiger;Per-Olof Putkonen

  • Contribution of type W human endogenous retroviruses to the human genome : characterization of HERV-W proviral insertions and processed pseudogenes

    Nicole Grandi;Marta Cadeddu;Jonas Blomberg;Enzo Tramontano

Frequent Co-Authors

Per Johan Klasse
Per Johan Klasse Cornell University
Sándor Belák
Sándor Belák Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
John R. Stephenson
John R. Stephenson National Institutes of Health
Samuel Kaski
Samuel Kaski Aalto University
Per Olcén
Per Olcén Örebro University
John M. Coffin
John M. Coffin Tufts University
Ake Lundkvist
Ake Lundkvist Uppsala University
Lennarth Nyström
Lennarth Nyström Umeå University
Dirk Lindemann
Dirk Lindemann TU Dresden

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