Christian Berens

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

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.

This study examines how ceftiofur antibiotic treatment and E. coli inoculation affect the calf fecal microbiome using shotgun metagenomics and single-cell sequencing.

This study identifies host-specific genetic determinants in E. coli using genome-wide association, revealing lineage-specific adaptations to human, cattle, chicken, and pig hosts.