Veröffentlichungen

2010

Al Safadi R, Amor S, Hery-Arnaud G, Spellerberg B, Lanotte P, Mereghetti L,
Gannier F, Quentin R, Rosenau A. Enhanced expression of lmb gene encoding laminin-binding protein in Streptococcus agalactiae strains harboring IS1548 in scpB-lmb intergenic region. PLoS One. 5:e10794, 2010

2009

Ragunathan P, Spellerberg B, Ponnuraj K. Structure of laminin-binding adhesin (Lmb) from Streptococcus agalactiae. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 65: 1262-9, 2009


Brandt C., and Spellerberg B.

Human infections due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subspecies equisimilis.

Clinical infectious diseases 49: 766-72, 2009

Gleich-Theurer, U., Aymanns S., Haas G., Mauerer S., Vogt u. Spellerberg B.

Human serum induces streptococcal C5a-peptidase expression.

Infection and  Immunity, 77: 3817-25, 2009

Ragunathan P., Spellerberg B. und Ponnuraj K.

Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of laminin-binding protein (Lmb) from Streptococcus agalactiae

Acta Crystallographica Section F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 65: 492-494, 2009

Poppert S, Nickel D, Berger A, Yildiz T, Kaestner N, Mauerer S, und  Spellerberg B.

Rapid identification of beta-hemolytic streptococci by fluorescence in situ hybridization  (FISH)

International Journal of Medical Microbiology 2009  im Druck

Gille C, Leiber A, Mundle I, Spring B, Abele H, Spellerberg B, Hartmann H, Poets CF und TW. Orlikowsky

Phagocytosis and postphagocytic reaction of cord blood and adult blood monocyte after infection with green fluorescent protein-labeled Escherichia coli and group B Streptococci.

Cytometry B Clinical Cytometry 2009 im Druck

Eickel V, Kahl B, Reinisch B, Dübbers A, Küster P, Brandt C, und B. Spellerberg

Emergence of respiratory Streptococcus agalactiae isolates in cystic fibrosis patients

PLoS ONE. 2009;4(2):e4650. Epub 2009 Feb 27

2008

Sigge A, Schmid M, Mauerer S, und B. Spellerberg

Heterogeneity of hemolysin expression during neonatal Streptococcus agalactiae sepsis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology 46: 807-809, 2008

2007

Spellerberg B., und C. Brandt

Streptococci

Murray PR., EJ Baron, JH Jorgensen, MA Pfaller, und RH Yolken (Eds.)
Manual of Clinical Microbiology 9th edition ASM press, Washington DC, USA 2007

Besier S, Bingold TM, Walcher F, Engels K, Spellerberg B, Brade V, Brandt C.

Weichteilemphysem ungewöhnlichen Ausmaßes

Der Chirurg 78: 1148-115, 2007

Tenenbaum T, Spellerberg B, Adam R, Vogel M, Kim KS, und H. Schroten

Streptococcus agalactiae invasion of human brain microvascular endothelial cells promoted by the laminin-binding protein Lmb Microbes and Infection 9: 714-20, 2007

2006

Gottschalk B., G. Bröker, M. Kuhn, S. Aymanns, U. Gleich-Theurer, und B. Spellerberg

Transport of Multidrug Resistance substrates by the Streptococcus agalactiae hemolysin transporter

Journal of Bacteriology 188: 5984-92, 2006

Brimil N., E. Barthell, U. Heindrichs, M. Kuhn, R. Lütticken und B. Spellerberg

Epidemiology of Streptococcus agalactiae colonization in Germany

International Journal of Medical Microbiology 296: 39-44, 2006

2004

Ouskova G., B. Spellerberg und P. Prehm

Hyaluronan release from Streptococcus pyogenes: Export by an ABC transporter.

Glycobiology. 14: 931-938, 2004

Franken C., C. Brandt, G. Bröker, und B. Spellerberg

ISSag1 in streptococcal strains of human and animal origin.

International Journal of Medical Microbiology 294: 247-254, 2004

Bröker G, und B. Spellerberg

Surface proteins of Streptococcus agalactiae and horizontal gene transfer.

International Journal of Medical Microbiology 294: 169-175, 2004

2003

Spellerberg B.

CylI and group B streptococcal hemolysis.

Trends in Microbiology 11: 497-498, 2003

Brandt C. M., G. Haase, B. Spellerberg, R. Holland und R. Lütticken

drs (Distantly related sic) gene polymorphisms among emm12-type Streptococcus    pyogenes isolates.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology 41:1794-7, 2003

2002

Klinge U., K. Junge, B. Spellerberg, C. Piroth, B. Klosterhalfen und V. Schumpelick

Do multifilament alloplastic meshes increase the infection rate? Analysis of the polymeric surface, the bacterial adherence and the in-vivo consequences in a rat model.

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 63: 765-71, 2002

Schubert A, K. Zakikhany, M. Schreiner, R. Frank, B. Spellerberg, B. J. Eikmanns und D. J. Reinscheid

A fibrinogen receptor from group B Streptococcus interacts with fibrinogen by repetitive units with novel ligand binding sites.

Molecular Microbiology 46: 557-69, 2002

Elsner A., B. Kreikemeyer, A. Braun-Kiewnick, B. Spellerberg, B. A. Buttaro und A. Podbielski

Involvement of Lsp, a member of the LraI-lipoprotein family in Streptococcus pyogenes, in eukaryotic cell adhesion and internalization.

Infection and Immunity 70: 4859-69, 2002

Spellerberg B., E. Rozdzinski, S. Martin, J. Weber-Heynemann und R. Lütticken

rgf encodes  a novel two-component signal transduction system of Streptococcus agalactiae.

Infection and Immunity 70: 2434-2440, 2002

2001

Franken C., C. Brandt, G. Haase, J. Weber-Heynemann, S. Martin, C. Lämmler, A. Podbielski, R. Lütticken und B. Spellerberg

Horizontal gene transfer and host specificity of beta-hemolytic streptococci: the role of a putative composite transposon containing scpB and lmb.

Molecular Microbiology, 41: 925-935, 2001

Brandt C.M., B. Spellerberg, M. Honscha, N.D. Truong, B. Hoevener und R. Lütticken

Typing of Streptococcus pyogenes strains isolated from throat infections in the region of Aachen, Germany.

Infection 29:163-165, 2001

Brandt C.M., F. Allerberger, B. Spellerberg, R. Holland, R. Lütticken und G. Haase

Characterization of consecutive Streptococcus pyogenes isolates from patients with pharyngitis and bacteriological treatment failure: special reference to prtF1 and sic/drs.

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 183: 670-674, 2001

2000

Spellerberg B.

Pathogenesis of neonatal Streptococcus agalactiae infections.

Microbes and Infection, 2: 1733-1742, 2000

Spellerberg B., S. Martin, C. Brandt und R. Lütticken

The cyl genes of Streptococcus agalactiae are involved in the production of pigment.

FEMS Microbiology Letters, 188: 125-128, 2000

Spellerberg B., S. Martin, C. Franken, R. Berner und R. Lütticken

Identification of a novel insertion sequence element in Streptococcus agalactiae.

Gene, 241: 51-56, 2000

1999

Spellerberg B., B. Pohl, G. Haase, S. Martin, J. Weber-Heynemann und R. Lütticken

Identification of genetic determinants for the hemolytic activity of Streptococcus agalactiae by ISS1 transposition.

Journal of Bacteriology, 181: 3213-3219, 1999

Spellerberg B., E. Rozdzinski, S. Martin, J. Weber-Heynemann, N. Schnitzler, R.           Lütticken und A. Podbielski

Lmb, a protein with similarities to the LraI family mediates attachment of S. agalactiae to human laminin.

Infection and Immunity, 67: 871-878, 1999

1998

Masure H.R., B.J. Pearce, H. Shio und B. Spellerberg

Membrane targeting of RecA during genetic transformation.

Molecular Microbiology, 27: 845-52, 1998

Spellerberg B., K. Steidel, R. Lütticken und G. Haase

Isolation of Staphylococcus caprae from blood cultures of a neonate with congenital heart disease.

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 17: 61-62, 1998

1997

Schnitzler, N., K. Schweizer, A. Podbielski, G. Haase, B. Spellerberg, R. Holland und R. Lütticken

Activation of granulocytes by phorbol-12-myrestate-14-acetate (PMA) enhances phagocytosis of Streptococcus pyogenes.

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 418: 897-902, 1997

1996

Podbielski, A., B. Spellerberg, M. Woischnik, B. Pohl, und R. Lütticken 

Novel series of plasmid vectors for gene inactivation and expression analysis in

group A streptococci.

Gene, 177: 137-147, 1996

Spellerberg B., D.R. Cundell, J. Sandros, B.J. Pearce, C. Rosenow und H.R. Masure

Pyruvate oxidase, as a determinant of virulence in Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Molecular Microbiology, 19: 803-813, 1996

Spellerberg B., C. Rosenow, W. Sha und E. I. Tuomanen

Pneumococcal cell wall activates NF-kB in human monocytes: aspects distinct from endotoxin.

Microbial Pathogenesis, 20: 309-317, 1996

1995

Spellerberg B., S. Prasad, C. Cabellos, M. Burroughs, P. Cahill und E. Tuomanen

Penetration of the blood-brain barrier: enhancement of drug delivery and imaging by bacterial glycopeptides.

Journal of Experimental Medicine, 182: 1037-1044, 1995

Rozdzinski E., B. Spellerberg, M. van der Flier, C. Bhattacharyya, A.I.M. Hoepelman,   M.A. Moran, A. Jarpe, S.D. Putney, R.M. Starzyk und E.I. Tuomanen

Peptide from a prokaryotic adhesin blocks leukocyte migration in vitro and in vivo.

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 172: 785-93, 1995

Rozdzinski E., J. Sandros, M. van der Flier, A. Young, B. Spellerberg, C. Bhattacharyya, J. Straub, G. Musso, S. Putney, R. Starzyk und E. Tuomanen

Inhibition of leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions and inflammation by peptides from a bacterial adhesin which mimic coagulation factor X.

Journal of Clinical Investigation, 95: 1078-1085, 1995

Masure, H.R., E.A. Campbell, D.R. Cundell, B.J. Pearce, J. Sandros und B. Spellerberg

A new genetic strategy for the analysis of virulence and transformation in Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Developments in Biological Standardization, 85: 251-260, 1995

1994

Spellerberg B. und E.I. Tuomanen

The pathophysiology of pneumococcal meningitis.

Annals of Medicine, 26: 411-8, 1994

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