Dr. Christian Klotz
Participating researcher in project B3: Role of immunity-related GTPases (IRGs) of wild rodents for maintaining virulent T. gondii genotypes in nature
PhD student: Martin Kraft (B3-1)
Robert Koch Institute
Mycotic and Parasitic Agents and Mycobacteria
Research interest:
- Immunology
- Molecular Parasitology
Yordanova I.A.; Cortés A.; Klotz C., Kühl A.A.; Heimesaat M.M.; Cantacessi C.; Hartmann S.; Rausch S. (2019)
RORγt+ Treg to Th17 ratios correlate with susceptibility to Giardia infection.
Sci Rep 9(1), 20328
doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-56416-9
Delgado Betancourt, E.; Hamid, B.; Fabian, B. T.; Klotz, C.; Hartmann, S.; Seeber, F. (2019)
From Entry to Early Dissemination-Toxoplasma gondii's Initial Encounter With Its Host.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol.; 9:46.
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2019.00046
Torelli F, Zander S, Ellerbrok H, Kochs G, Ulrich RG, Klotz C, Seeber F (2018)
Recombinant IFN-γ from the bank vole Myodes glareolus: a novel tool for research on rodent reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens, Sci Rep. 8: 2797.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-21143-0, PMCID: PMC5809609
Helmy YA, Spierling NG, Schmidt S, Rosenfeld UM, Reil D, Imholt C, Jacob J, Ulrich RG, Aebischer T, Klotz C. (2018)
Occurrence and distribution of Giardia species in wild rodents in Germany. Parasit Vectors.
11(1):213. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-2802-z.
Ehret T, Torelli F, Klotz C, Pedersen AB, Seeber F (2017):
Translational Rodent Models for Research on Parasitic Protozoa-A Review of Confounders and Possibilities.; Front Cell Infect Microbiol.; 7:238.
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00238., MID: 28638807, PMCID: PMC5461347
Kraft MR, Klotz C, Bücker R, Schulzke JD, Aebischer T (2017):
Giardia's Epithelial Cell Interaction In Vitro: Mimicking Asymptomatic Infection?
Front Cell Infect Microbiol.; 7:421.
doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2017.00421., PMID: 29018775, PMCID: PMC5622925