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Faiza Asghar

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

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Immunology· 2 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Anja LührmanniD· 3 shared Christian BerensiD· 2 shared Elke Bachmann· 2 shared Roland LangiD· 2 shared Aline BözeciD· 1 shared Chaobo LaiiD· 1 shared Didier SoulatiD· 1 shared Edith Alexandar Escarrega· 1 shared

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Coxiella burnetii establishes a small cell variant (SCV)-like persistent form to survive adverse intracellular conditions

Faiza Asghar, Inaya Hayek, Elke Bachmann, Christian Berens, Elisabeth Liebler- Tenorio, Anja Lührmann

This study shows that Coxiella burnetii forms a SCV-like persistent form under hypoxia, enhancing its survival and infectivity.

Virulence · Sep 10, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

The lipid A acylation pattern of Coxiella burnetii prevents detection and clearance by the non-canonical inflammasome in primary murine macrophages

Manuela Szperlinski, Faiza Asghar, František Csicsay, Elias Schermuly, Roland Lang, Ľudovít Škultéty, Christian Berens, Katja Mertens‐Scholz, Anja Lührmann

This paper shows that Coxiella burnetii uses its lipid A acylation pattern to avoid activating the non-canonical inflammasome in macrophages, thereby evading immune detection and clearance.

PLoS Pathogens · Jul 24, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Coxiella burnetii infects osteoclasts and alters their differentiation and function in a type IV secretion system-dependent manner

Chaobo Lai, Md Nur A Alam Siddique, Faiza Asghar, Xudong Su, Jan Schulze‐Luehrmann, Yewei Jia, Edith Alexandar Escarrega, Elke Bachmann, Aline Bözec, Roland Lang, Anja Lührmann, Didier Soulat

Frontiers in Immunology · Jan 23, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology