Our Publications

2024

Wastewater-based surveillance for Hepatitis A virus, Enterovirus, Poliovirus, and SARS-CoV-2 in São Tomé and Príncipe: A pilot study
- Toancha K, Borges A, Lázaro L, Teixeira N, Lima AK, Gonçalves A, Winter D, Santos A, do Nascimento M, de Sousa AB, May J, Sequeira YS, Neto RMA, Fernandez-Cassi X, Schuldt K.
- Sci Total Environ. 2024 Dec 10;955:176923. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176923. Epub 2024 Oct 18. PMID: 39427898
- 2024-12-10
Phylogenomics of Dengue Virus Isolates Causing Dengue Outbreak, São Tomé and Príncipe, 2022
- Lázaro L, Winter D, Toancha K, Borges A, Gonçalves A, Santos A, do Nascimento M, Teixeira N, Sacramento Sequeira, Lima AK, da Costa Pina B, Batista de Sousa A, May J, Afonso Neto RM, Schuldt K
- Emerg Infect Dis. 2024;30(2):384-386.
- 2024-01-02

Prediction of Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles of Vibrio cholerae Isolates From Whole Genome Illumina and Nanopore Sequencing Data: CholerAegon
- Fuesslin V, Krautwurst S, Srivastava A, Winter D, Liedigk B, Thye T, Herrera-León S, Wohl S, May J, Fobil JN, Eibach D, Marz M, Schuldt K.
- Front Microbiol. 2022 Jun 22;13:909692. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.909692. PMID: 35814690; PMCID: PMC9257098.
- 2022-06-22
Human genetic variant E756del in the ion channel PIEZO1 not associated with protection from severe malaria in a large Ghanaian study
- Thye T, Evans JA, Ruge G, Loag W, Ansong D, Agbenyega T, Horstmann RD, May J, Schuldt K.
- J Hum Genet. 2021 Jul 7. doi: 10.1038/s10038-021-00958-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34230590.
- 2021-07-07

Transmission of Cryptosporidium Species Among Human and Animal Local Contact Networks in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multicountry Study
- Krumkamp R, Aldrich C, Maiga-Ascofare O, Mbwana J, Rakotozandrindrainy N, Borrmann S, Caccio SM, Rakotozandrindrainy R, Adegnika AA, Lusingu JPA, Amuasi J, May J, Eibach D; CRYPTO Study Group.
- Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 26;72(8):1358-1366. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa223. PMID: 32150243; PMCID: PMC8075035.
- 2021-04-26
Comparative genomics revealed adaptive admixture in Cryptosporidium hominis in Africa
- Tichkule S, Jex AR, van Oosterhout C, Sannella AR, Krumkamp R, Aldrich C, Maiga-Ascofare O, Dekker D, Lamshöft M, Mbwana J, Rakotozandrindrainy N, Borrmann S, Thye T, Schuldt K, Winter D, Kremsner PG, Oppong K, Manouana P, Mbong M, Gesase S, Minja DTR, Mueller I, Bahlo M, Nader J, May J, Rakotozandrindrain R, Adegnika AA, Lusingu JPA, Amuasi J, Eibach D, Caccio SM.
- Microb Genom. 2021 Jan;7(1):mgen000493. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000493. Epub 2020 Dec 23. PMID: 33355530; PMCID: PMC8115899.
- 2021-01-01

Characterisation of Plasmodium falciparum populations selected on the human endothelial receptors P-selectin, E-selectin, CD9 and CD151
- Metwally NG, Tilly AK, Lubiana P, Roth LK, Dörpinghaus M, Lorenzen S, Schuldt K, Witt S, Bachmann A, Tidow H, Gutsmann T, Burmester T, Roeder T, Tannich E, Bruchhaus I
- Sci Rep. 2017 Jun 22;7(1):4069. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-04241-3
- 2017-06-22
Lack of Association of CD55 Receptor Genetic Variants and Severe Malaria in Ghanaian Children
- Schuldt K, Ehmen C, Sievertsen J, Evans J, May J, Ansong D, Muntau B, Ruge G, Timmann C, Agbenyega T, Horstmann RD, Thye T.
- G3 (Bethesda). 2017 Mar 10;7(3):859-864. doi: 10.1534/g3.116.036475. PMID: 28104671 Free PMC article.
- 2017-03-10

Overexpression of Differentially Expressed Genes Identified in Non-pathogenic and Pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica Clones Allow Identification of New Pathogenicity Factors Involved in Amoebic Liver Abscess Formation
- Meyer M, Fehling H, Matthiesen J, Lorenzen S, Schuldt K, Bernin H, Zaruba M, Lender C, Ernst T, Ittrich H, Roeder T, Tannich E, Lotter H, Bruchhaus I
- PLOS Pathogens. 2016 Aug 30;12(8):e1005853. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005853
- 2016-08-30

Endothelial Protein C Receptor Gene Variants Not Associated with Severe Malaria in Ghanaian Children
- Schuldt K, Ehmen C, Evans J, May J, Ansong D, Sievertsen J, Muntau B, Ruge G, Agbenyega T, Horstmann RD.
- PLoS One. 2014 Dec 26;9(12):e115770. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115770. eCollection 2014. PMID: 25541704 Free PMC article.
- 2014-12-26
Distribution and genetic structure of Aedes japonicus japonicus populations (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany
- Huber K, Schuldt K, Rudolf M, Marklewitz M, Fonseca DM, Kaufmann C, Tsuda Y, Junglen S, Krüger A, Becker N, Tannich E, Becker SC.
- Parasitol Res. 2014 Sep;113(9):3201-10. doi: 10.1007/s00436-014-4000-z. Epub 2014 Jul 24. PMID: 25056941.
- 2014-09-01
Evidence of promiscuous endothelial binding by Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes
- Esser C, Bachmann A, Kuhn D, Schuldt K, Förster B, Thiel M, May J, Koch-Nolte F, Yáñez-Mó M, Sánchez-Madrid F, Schinkel AH, Jalkanen S, Craig AG, Bruchhaus I, Horstmann RD
- Cell Microbiol. 2014 May;16(5):701-8. doi: 10.1111/cmi.12270
- 2014-05-01

Imputation-Based Meta-Analysis of Severe Malaria in Three African Populations
- Band G, Le QS, Jostins L, Pirinen M, Kivinen K, Jallow M, Sisay-Joof F, Bojang K, Pinder M, Sirugo G, Conway DJ, Nyirongo V, Kachala D, Molyneux M, Taylor T, Ndila C, Peshu N, Marsh K, Williams TN, Alcock D, Andrews R, Edkins S, Gray E, Hubbart C, Jeffreys A, Rowlands K, Schuldt K, Clark TG, Small KS, Teo YY, Kwiatkowski DP, Rockett KA, Barrett JC, Spencer CC; Malaria Genomic Epidemiology Network.
- PLoS Genet. 2013 May;9(5):e1003509. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003509. Epub 2013 May 23. PMID: 23717212 Free PMC article.
- 2013-05-23

Genome-wide association study indicates two novel resistance loci for severe malaria
- Timmann C, Thye T, Vens M, Evans J, May J, Ehmen C, Sievertsen J, Muntau B, Ruge G, Loag W, Ansong D, Antwi S, Asafo-Adjei E, Nguah SB, Kwakye KO, Akoto AO, Sylverken J, Brendel M, Schuldt K, Loley C, Franke A, Meyer CG, Agbenyega T, Ziegler A, Horstmann RD.
- Nature. 2012 Sep 20;489(7416):443-6. doi: 10.1038/nature11334. Epub 2012 Aug 15. PMID: 22895189.
- 2012-12-20

A −436C>A Polymorphism in the Human FAS Gene Promoter Associated with Severe Childhood Malaria
- Schuldt K, Kretz CC, Timmann C, Sievertsen J, Ehmen C, Esser C, Loag W, Ansong D, Dering C, Evans J, Ziegler A, May J, Krammer PH, Agbenyega T, Horstmann RD.
- PLoS Genet. 2011 May;7(5):e1002066. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002066. Epub 2011 May 19. PMID: 21625619 Free PMC article.
- 2011-05-01

FCGR2A functional genetic variant associated with susceptibility to severe malarial anaemia in Ghanaian children
- Schuldt K, Esser C, Evans J, May J, Timmann C, Ehmen C, Loag W, Ansong D, Ziegler A, Agbenyega T, Meyer CG, Horstmann RD.
- J Med Genet. 2010 Jul;47(7):471-5. doi: 10.1136/jmg.2009.073643. Epub 2009 Dec 3. PMID: 19965803.
- 2010-07-01