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Martin Wagner is affiliated with the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna in Austria. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on subfields including Pollution, Food Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, and Biotechnology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods

Martin Wagner has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Environment International

Among their recent scientific papers are:

  • "Comparative assessment of microplastics in water and sediment of a large European river" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Are bioplastics and plant-based materials safer than conventional plastics? In vitro toxicity and chemical composition" (2020), published in Environment International
  • "What are the drivers of microplastic toxicity? Comparing the toxicity of plastic chemicals and particles to Daphnia magna" (2020), published in Environmental Pollution
  • "Impacts of food contact chemicals on human health: a consensus statement" (2020), published in Environmental Health
  • "Plastic Products Leach Chemicals That Induce In Vitro Toxicity under Realistic Use Conditions" (2021), published in Environmental Science & Technology

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Beatrix Stessl, Bethanie Carney Almroth, Lisa Zimmermann, Jane Muncke, and Evelyne Selberherr.

Martin Wagner has also contributed to book publications, notably with the title Mikroplastik im Wasserkreislauf published by Technische Universität Berlin in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Listeriosis: a resurgent foodborne infection.

    F. Allerberger;M. Wagner

  • Development of an rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probe specific for the genus Acinetobacter and its application for in situ monitoring in activated sludge.

    M Wagner;R Erhart;W Manz;R Amann

  • Practical Considerations in Design of Internal Amplification Controls for Diagnostic PCR Assays

    J. Hoorfar;B. Malorny;A. Abdulmawjood;N. Cook

  • Standardization of diagnostic PCR for the detection of foodborne pathogens.

    Burkhard Malorny;Panayotis T. Tassios;Peter Rådström;Nigel Cook

  • Listeria monocytogenes contamination of ready-to-eat foods and the risk for human health in the EU.

    Antonia Ricci;Ana Allende;Declan Bolton;Marianne Chemaly

  • Diagnostic PCR: making internal amplification control mandatory.

    J. Hoorfar;N. Cook;B. Malorny;M. Wagner

  • Detection and differentiation of Listeria spp. by a single reaction based on multiplex PCR

    Andreas Bubert;Andreas Bubert;Inge Hein;Marcus Rauch;Angelika Lehner

  • Cereulide synthetase gene cluster from emetic Bacillus cereus : Structure and location on a mega virulence plasmid related to Bacillus anthracis toxin plasmid pXO1

    Monika Ehling-Schulz;Martina Fricker;Harald Grallert;Petra Rieck

  • Making Internal Amplification Control Mandatory for Diagnostic PCR

    Jeffrey Hoorfar;Nigel Cook;Burkhard Malorny;Martin Wagner

  • Detection of Listeria monocytogenes in food using a combined enrichment/real-time PCR method targeting the prfA gene

    Peter Rossmanith;Martina Krassnig;Martin Wagner;Ingeborg Hein

  • Comparison of Different Approaches To Quantify Staphylococcus aureus Cells by Real-Time Quantitative PCR and Application of This Technique for Examination of Cheese

    Ingeborg Hein;Angelika Lehner;Petra Rieck;Kurt Klein

  • Reservoirs of Listeria species in three environmental ecosystems

    Kristina Linke;Irene Rückerl;Katharina Brugger;Renata Karpiskova

  • Real-time PCR for the detection of Salmonella spp. in food: An alternative approach to a conventional PCR system suggested by the FOOD-PCR project.

    Ingeborg Hein;Gabriele Flekna;Martina Krassnig;Martin Wagner

  • Tn6188 - a novel transposon in Listeria monocytogenes responsible for tolerance to benzalkonium chloride.

    Anneliese Müller;Kathrin Rychli;Meryem Muhterem-Uyar;Andreas Zaiser

  • Age-Related Differences in the Luminal and Mucosa-Associated Gut Microbiome of Broiler Chickens and Shifts Associated with Campylobacter jejuni Infection.

    Wageha A Awad;Evelyne Mann;Monika Dzieciol;Claudia Hess

  • Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from bovine milk in Hungary.

    F. Peles;M. Wagner;L. Varga;I. Hein

  • Enumeration of salmonella bacteria in food and feed samples by real-time PCR for quantitative microbial risk assessment.

    Burkhard Malorny;Charlotta Löfström;Martin Wagner;Nadine Krämer

  • Detection and quantification of the iap gene of Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria innocua by a new real-time quantitative PCR assay.

    Ingeborg Hein;Dieter Klein;Angelika Lehner;Andreas Bubert

  • Insufficient differentiation of live and dead Campylobacter jejuni and Listeria monocytogenes cells by ethidium monoazide (EMA) compromises EMA/real-time PCR.

    Gabriele Flekna;Polonca Stefanic;Martin Wagner;Frans J M Smulders

  • Environmental sampling for Listeria monocytogenes control in food processing facilities reveals three contamination scenarios

    Meryem Muhterem-Uyar;Meryem Muhterem-Uyar;Marion Dalmasso;Andrei Sorin Bolocan;Marta Hernandez

  • A validated PCR-based method to detect Listeria monocytogenes using raw milk as a food model--towards an international standard.

    M. D'Agostino;M. Wagner;J.A. Vazquez-Boland;T. Kuchta

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli
Barbara U. Metzler-Zebeli University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Qendrim Zebeli
Qendrim Zebeli University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Angelika Lehner
Angelika Lehner University of Zurich
Joseph Strauss
Joseph Strauss BOKU University
Franz Allerberger
Franz Allerberger University of Innsbruck
José A. Vázquez-Boland
José A. Vázquez-Boland University of Edinburgh
Burkhard Malorny
Burkhard Malorny Federal Institute for Risk Assessment
Monika Ehling-Schulz
Monika Ehling-Schulz University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Alexander W. Friedrich
Alexander W. Friedrich University Medical Center Groningen
Walter Baumgartner
Walter Baumgartner University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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