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Kristin Kremer is affiliated with the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation in the Netherlands, where their work focuses primarily on infectious diseases and epidemiology. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields within medicine, including parasitology, molecular biology, and ecology.

The scientist's publication record demonstrates a strong emphasis on tuberculosis, vector-borne infectious diseases, and viral infections. Their contributions cover topics such as Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, and studies related to animal diseases transmitted by vectors.

Kristin Kremer's frequently published papers include:

  • Label-free vibrational imaging of different Aβ plaque types in Alzheimer's disease reveals sequential events in plaque development (2020, Acta Neuropathologica Communications)
  • Evaluation of Disease Causality of Rare Ixodes ricinus-Borne Infections in Europe (2020, Pathogens)
  • Accurate serology for SARS-CoV-2 and common human coronaviruses using a multiplex approach (2020, Emerging Microbes & Infections)
  • The Simple One-Step (SOS) Stool Processing Method for Use with the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay for a Child-Friendly Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Closer to the Point of Care (2021, Journal of Clinical Microbiology)
  • Determinants of persistent symptoms after treatment for Lyme borreliosis: a prospective observational cohort study (2023, EBioMedicine)

Frequently collaborating co-authors include:

  • Steven Thijsen
  • Joppe W. Hovius
  • Hein Sprong
  • Michiel Heron
  • Richard Anthony

The scientist regularly publishes in several key venues, notably:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Microbiology Spectrum
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Kremer's main fields of study include medicine, infectious diseases, and parasitology. Subfields they contribute to include epidemiology, ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics. The main topics of their research are:

  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Tuberculosis research and epidemiology
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
  • Viral infections and vectors
  • Vector-borne animal diseases
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies

Best Publications

  • A new evolutionary scenario for the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

    R. Brosch;S. V. Gordon;M. Marmiesse;P. Brodin

  • Proposal for Standardization of Optimized Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Philip Supply;Philip Supply;Caroline Allix;Sarah Lesjean;Sarah Lesjean;Mara Cardoso-Oelemann;Mara Cardoso-Oelemann

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex genetic diversity: mining the fourth international spoligotyping database (SpolDB4) for classification, population genetics and epidemiology

    Karine Brudey;Jeffrey R Driscoll;Leen Rigouts;Wolfgang M Prodinger

  • Variable host-pathogen compatibility in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Sebastien Gagneux;Kathryn DeRiemer;Tran Van;Midori Kato-Maeda

  • Automated High-Throughput Genotyping for Study of Global Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Based on Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units

    Philip Supply;Sarah Lesjean;Evgueni Savine;Kristin Kremer

  • Worldwide occurrence of Beijing/W strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a systematic review.

    Judith R. Glynn;Jennifer Whiteley;Pablo J. Bifani;Kristin Kremer

  • Comparison of Methods Based on Different Molecular Epidemiological Markers for Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains: Interlaboratory Study of Discriminatory Power and Reproducibility

    K. Kremer;D. van Soolingen;R. Frothingham;W. H. Haas

  • Human T cell epitopes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are evolutionarily hyperconserved

    Iñaki Comas;Jaidip Chakravartti;Peter M Small;James Galagan

  • High functional diversity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis driven by genetic drift and human demography.

    Ruth Hershberg;Mikhail Lipatov;Peter M Small;Peter M Small;Hadar Sheffer

  • Origin, Spread and Demography of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex

    Thierry Wirth;Falk Hildebrand;Caroline Allix-Béguec;Florian Wölbeling

  • The influence of host and bacterial genotype on the development of disseminated disease with Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Maxine Caws;Maxine Caws;Guy Thwaites;Sarah Dunstan;Sarah Dunstan;Thomas R. Hawn

  • A marked difference in pathogenesis and immune response induced by different Mycobacterium tuberculosis genotypes.

    B López;D Aguilar;H Orozco;M Burger

  • Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in the Netherlands: a nationwide study from 1993 through 1997.

    Dick van Soolingen;Martien W. Borgdorff;Petra E. W. de Haas;Maruschka M. G. G. Sebek

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing genotype emerging in Vietnam.

    D. D. Anh;M. W. Borgdorff;L. N. Van;N. T. N. Lan

  • Genetic Variation and Evolutionary Origin of the Direct Repeat Locus of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Bacteria

    J. D. A. van Embden;T. van Gorkom;K. Kremer;R. Jansen

  • Mutations in putative mutator genes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains of the W-Beijing family.

    Mina Ebrahimi Rad;Pablo Bifani;Carlos Martin;Kristin Kremer

  • Snapshot of Moving and Expanding Clones of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Their Global Distribution Assessed by Spoligotyping in an International Study

    Ingrid Filliol;Jeffrey R. Driscoll;Dick van Soolingen;Barry N. Kreiswirth

  • Definition of the Beijing/W lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on the basis of genetic markers.

    Kristin Kremer;Judith R. Glynn;Troels Lillebaek;Stefan Niemann

  • Global distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis spoligotypes.

    Ingrid Filliol;Jeffrey R Driscoll;Dick Van Soolingen;Barry N Kreiswirth

  • Myths and misconceptions: the origin and evolution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Noel H. Smith;R. Glyn Hewinson;Kristin Kremer;Roland Brosch

Frequent Co-Authors

Dick van Soolingen
Dick van Soolingen National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Christophe Sola
Christophe Sola University of Paris-Saclay
Stefan Niemann
Stefan Niemann Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences
Roland J. Siezen
Roland J. Siezen Radboud University
Barry N. Kreiswirth
Barry N. Kreiswirth Center for Discovery and Innovation
Angel Cataldi
Angel Cataldi International Trademark Association
Carlos Martín
Carlos Martín Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Sebastien Gagneux
Sebastien Gagneux University of Basel
Nalin Rastogi
Nalin Rastogi Institut Pasteur
Philip Supply
Philip Supply Institut Pasteur

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