LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF COST ACTION Special Issues and Proceedings

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF COST ACTION 855 1. Special Issues and Proceedings 1.1. Veterinary Research Communications, volume 29 (2005), supplement 1: Special Issue on Animal Chlamydioses Publishing company: Springer Editors: Konrad Sachse, David Longbottom, Bryan Markey Contents: No Authors Title Pages 1 Bernhard Kaltenboeck*, Hans- Robert Hehnen, Alexander Vaglenov 2 Estella Prukner-Radovcic*, Danijela Horvatek, Z. Gottstein, Irena Ciglar Grozdanic, H. Mazija 3 Alenka Dovc*, Peter Dovc, Darja Kese, Ksenija Vlahovic, Marina Pavlak and Olga Zorman Rojs 4 Levente Szeredi*, Helmut Hotzel and Konrad Sachse 5 MR Caro*, AJ Buendía, N. Ortega, MC Gallego, CM Martinez, F Cuello, MR Ruiz- Ybañez, KJ Erb, and J Salinas 6 Antonella Marangoni, Vittorio Sambri*, Manuela Donati, Korinne Di Leo, Roberto Cevenini 7 Helmut Hotzel, Silvia Blahak, Roland Diller and Konrad Sachse* 8 Sammin, D.J., Markey, B.K.*, Bassett, H.F. and McElroy, M.C. 9 F. Marsilio*, B. Di Martino, C.E. Di Francesco, and I. Meridiani 10 Greco, G.*, Totaro, M., Madio, A., Tarsitano, E., Fasanella, A., Lucifora, G., Buonavoglia, D. 11 G. Masala*, R. Porcu, G. Sanna, A. Tanda, and S. Tola 12 Petra Reinhold*, Julia Jaeger, Falk Melzer, and Konrad Sachse Bovine Chlamydophila spp. infection: Do we underestimate the impact on fertility? Epidemiological investigation of Chlamydophila psittaci in pigeons and other free-living birds in Croatia 1-15 17-21 Long-term study of chlamydophilosis in Slovenia 23-36 High prevalence of chlamydial (Chlamydophila psittaci) infection in fetal membranes of aborted equine fetuses Influence of the Th2 immune response established by Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection on the protection offered by different vaccines against Chlamydophila abortus infection Development of a hamster model of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection Evidence of infection in tortoises by chlamydia-like organisms that are gentically distinct from known Chlamydiaceae species Rechallenge of previously-infected pregnant ewes with Chlamydophila abortus Diagnosis of ovine chlamydophilosis abortions by PCR- RFLP performed on vaginal swabs Detection of Chlamydophila abortus in sheep and goat flocks in Southern Italy by PCR using four different primer sets Role of Chlamydophila abortus in ovine and caprine abortion in Sardinia, Italy Evaluation of lung function in pigs either experimentally or naturally infected with Chlamydiaceae 37-49 51-59 61-70 71-80 81-98 99-106 107-115 117-123 125-150 1

Sachse 13 N. Borel*, K. Sachse, A. Rassbach, L. Bruckner, E. Vretou, E. Psarrou, A. Pospischil 14 S. Magnino*, S. Giovannini, C. Paoli, P. Ardenghi, V.Sambri Chlamydiaceae Ovine enzootic abortion (OEA): Antibody response in vaccinated sheep compared to naturally infected sheep (Short communication) Evaluation of an automated complement fixation test (Seramat) for the detection of chlamydial antibodies in sheep and goat sera (Short communication) 151-156 157-161 1.2. Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Diagnosis and Pathogenesis of Animal Chlamydioses Publisher: Bononia University Press, Bologna, September 22, 2005 Editors: Roberto Cevenini, Vittorio Sambri 9 articles, 35 abstracts 1.3. Proceedings of the 4th Workshop on Diagnosis, Pathogenesis and Control of Animal Chlamydioses Publisher: Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, September 3-5, 2006 Editors: David Longbottom, Mara Rocchi 9 articles, 70 abstracts 1.4. Proceedings of the 5 th Workshop Publisher: National Veterinary Research Institute Pulawy, Poland, September 10-11, 2007 Editors: Krzysztof Niemczuk, Konrad Sachse, Lisa D. Sprague 5 articles, 57 abstracts 2. Publications of COST 855 members (146) Beeckman D.S.A., Geens T., Timmermans J-P., Van Oostveldt P., Vanrompay D., 2008. Identification and characterization of a type III secretion system in Chlamydophila psittaci. Vet. Res., 39, 27 Borel, N, Doherr MG, Vretou E, Psarrou E, Thoma R, Pospischil A. 2004. Seroprevalences for ovine enzootic abortion in Switzerland. Prev Vet Med. 65:205-216. Borel, N, Sachse K, Rassbach A, Bruckner L, Vretou E, Psarrou E, Pospischil A. 2005. Ovine enzootic abortion (OEA): antibody response in vaccinated sheep compared to naturally infected sheep. Vet Res Commun. Suppl 1:151-156. Borel, N, Sanghamitra M,Kaiser C, Sullivan E, Miller R, Timms P, Summersgill J, Ramirez J, Pospischil A, 2006a.Tissue MicroArray (TMA) analysis of normal and persistent Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection. BMC Inf Diseases 6:152 Borel, N, Thoma R, Späni P, Weilenmann R, Teankum K, Brugnera E, Zimmermann D, Vaughan L, Pospischil A, 2006b. Chlamydia-related abortions in cattle from Graubunden, Switzerland. Vet Pathol 43:702-708 Borel, N., Ruhl, S., Casson, N., Kaiser, C., Pospischil, A., Greub, G., 2007. Parachlamydia spp. and related Chlamydia-like organisms and bovine abortion. Emerg. Infect. Dis., 13, no. 12 December 2007 Borel, N., Kempf, E., Hotzel, H., Schubert, E., Torgerson, P., Slickers, P., Ehricht, R., Tasara, T., Pospischil, A., and Sachse, K. (2008) Direct identification of chlamydiae from clinical samples using a DNA microarray assay - a validation study. Mol. Cell. Probes 22, 55-64. Bouakane A, Rekiki A, Rodolakis A. 2005. Live 1B vaccine protects pregnant mice against placental and splenic infection by three Chlamydophila abortus strains presenting antigenic variations in POMP. Vet Record. 157: 771-774. Buendía, A.J., C.M. Martínez, N. Ortega, L. Del Río, M.R. Caro, M.C. Gallego, J. Sánchez, J.A. Navarro, F. Cuello, J. Salinas. Natural Killer (NK) cells play a critical role in the early innate immune response to Chlamydophila abortus infection in a mouse model. Journal of Comparative Pathology. 130: 48-57. 2004. Buendía, A.J., L. Nicolás, N. Ortega, M.C. Gallego, C.M. Martínez, J. Sánchez, M.R. Caro, J.A. Navarro, Salinas J., 2007.Characterization of a murine model of intranasal infection suitable 2

for testing vaccines against Chlamydophila abortus. Vet. Immunol. and Immunopathol. 15: 76-86, 2007. Cafiero M.A., S. Magnino, A. Parisi, I. Padalino, M.C.F. Nardella, N. Cavaliere, D. Scaltrito, and D. Chiocco. 2006. Detection of Chlamydophila abortus in ovine and caprine late-term aborted foetuses from Apulia and Basilicata (Italy), p. 96-97. In D. Longbottom, and M. Rocchi (eds.), Diagnosis, pathogenesis and control of animal chlamydioses. Proceedings of the 4 th Workshop of the COST Action 855. Meigle Colour Printers Ltd University Press, Galashiels, Scotland, UK. Camenisch U, Lu ZH, Vaughan L, Corboz L, Zimmermann DR, Wittenbrink MM, Pospischil A, Sydler T. 2004. Diagnostic investigation into the role of Chlamydiae in cases of increased rates of return to oestrus in pigs. Vet Rec. 155:593-6. Caro, MR., A.J. Buendía, N. Ortega, M.C. Gallego, C.M. Martínez, F. Cuello, M.R. Ruiz-Ybañez, K.J. Erb, J. Salinas. Influence of the Th2 immune response established by Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infection on the protection offered by different vaccines against Chlamydophila abortus infection. Veterinary Research Communication (Special issue on Animal Chlamydioses). 29: 51-59. 2005. Casson, N., Posfay-Barbe, K.M., Gervaix, A., Greub, G., 2008. A new diagnostic real-time PCR for the specific detection of Parachlamydia acanthamoebae DNA in clinical samples. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 Jan 30; [Epub ahead of print]. Cochrane M, Pospischil A, Walker P, Gibbs H, Timms P. 2005. Discordant detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in patients with carotid artery disease using polymerase chain reaction, immunofluorescence microscopy and serological methods. Pathology 37:69-75. Cox, E., F. Verdonck, D. Vanrompay, B. Goddeeris (2006). Adjuvants modulating mucosal immune responses or directing systemic responses towards the mucosa. Vet. Res. 37: 511 539. Di Francesco A., R. Baldelli, R. Cevenini, S. Magnino, S. Pignanelli, D. Salvatore, R. Galuppi, and M. Donati. 2006. Seroprevalence to chlamydiae in swine in Italy. Vet. Rec. 159: 849-850 Donati M., M. Renzi, S. Magnino, A. Di Francesco, G. Rinieri, S. Pignanelli, and R. Cevenini. 2006. In vitro detection of neutralizing antibodies to Chlamydophila psittaci in pigeon sera with a microneutralization test, p. 113-114. In D. Longbottom, and M. Rocchi (ed.), Diagnosis, pathogenesis and control of animal chlamydioses. Proceedings of the 4 th Workshop of the COST Action 855. Meigle Colour Printers Ltd University Press, Galashiels, Scotland, UK. Ehricht, R., Slickers, P., Goellner, S., Hotzel, H., Sachse, K. (2006) Optimized DNA microarray assay allows detection and genotyping of single PCR-amplifiable target copies. Mol. Cell. Probes 20:60-63. Entrican, G., Wattegedera, S., Livingstone, M., Rocchi, M., Buxton, D., Maley, S., Hope, J.C., Howard, C.J., McKeever, D and Longbottom, D. (2005). Cellular immune responses during pregnancy and their relationship to the pathogenesis of ovine enzootic abortion. Proceedings of the 3 rd annual workshop of COST Action 855 on Animal Chlamydioses and the Zoonotic Implications, pp. 36-37. Failing, K., Theis, P., Kaleta, E. F. (2006): Determination of the inhibitory concentration 50 % (IC50) of four selected drugs (chlortetracycline, doxycycline, enrofloxacin and difloxacin) that reduce in vitro the multiplication of Chlamydophila psittaci. German Veterinary Journal 113: 412-417 Ferreri, A.J., Dognini, G.P., Ponzoni, M., Pecciarini, L., Cangi, M.G., Santambrogio, G., Resti, A.G., De Conciliis, C., Magnino, S., Pasini, E., Vicari, N., Dolcetti, R., Doglioni, C., 2007a. Chlamydia psittaci-eradicating antibiotic therapy in patients with advanced-stage ocular adnexal MALT lymphoma. Ann. Oncol. 19 (1), 194-195. Ferreri, A.J., Dolcetti, R., Magnino, S., Doglioni, C., Cangi, M.G., Pecciarini, L., Ghia, P., Dagklis, A., Pasini, E., Vicari, N., Dognini, G.P., Resti, A.G., Ponzoni, M., 2007b. A woman and her canary: a tale of chlamydiae and lymphomas. J. Nat. Cancer Inst. 99 (18), 1418-1419. Ferreri, A.J., Dolcetti, R., Dognini, G.P., Malabarba, L., Vicari, N., Pasini, E., Ponzoni, M., Cangi, M.G., Pecciarini, L., Resti, A.G., Doglioni, C., Rossini, S., Magnino, S., 2008. Chlamydophila psittaci is viable and infectious in the conjunctiva and peripheral blood of patients with ocular adnexal lymphoma: results of a single-center prospective trial. Int. J. Cancer, in press. Finco, O., A. Bonci, M. Agnusdei, M. Scarselli, R. Petracca, N. Norais, G. Ferrari, I. Garaguso, M. Donati, V. Sambri, R. Cevenini, G. Ratti, and G. Grandi. 2005. Identification of new potential vaccine candidates against Chlamydia pneumoniae by multiple screenings. Vaccine 23:1178-1188 3

Frew, D., Livingstone, M., Rocchi, M., Wattegedera, S., McKeever, D., Entrican, G. and Longbottom, D. (2005). Immune responses in sheep following a DNA prime-boost vaccination strategy. Proceedings of the 3 rd annual workshop of COST Action 855 on Animal Chlamydioses and the Zoonotic Implications, pp. 33-34. Gaede, W. (2005) Effectiveness of PCR, Antigen-ELISA and cell cultivation for the diagnosis of chlamydia infections in different animal species. Proceedings of the 3 rd annual workshop of COST Action 855 on Animal Chlamydioses and the Zoonotic Implications, pp. 95-105, Siena, Italy Gaede, W., Reckling, K.-F., Dresenkamp, B., Kenklies, S., Schubert, E., Noack, U., Irmscher, H.-M., Ludwig, C., Hotzel, H., Sachse, K. (2008) Chlamydophila psittaci infections in humans during an outbreak of psittacosis from poultry in Germany. Zoonoses & Public Health 55, 184-188. Gaffuri A., M. Giacometti, V.M. Tranquillo, S. Magnino, P. Cordioli, and P. Lanfranchi. 2006. Serosurvey of roe deer, chamois and domestic sheep in the central Italian Alps. J. Wildl. Dis. 42 (3): 685-690 García de la Fuente, J.N., C.B. Gutiérrez-Martín, N. Ortega, E.F. Rodríguez-Ferri, M.L. Del Río, O.R. González, J. Salinas. Efficacy of different commercial and new inactivated vaccines against ovine enzootic abortion. Veterinary Microbiology. 100: 65-76. 2004. Geens T. & Vanrompay D. (2004). Evidence for a type III secretion system in Chlamydophila psittaci. Proceedings of the fifth meeting of the European society for Chlamydia research, Budapest, Hungary, September 1-4, p. 157. Geens T., Van Loock M., Kaleta E., Magnino S., Andersen A.A. and Vanrompay D. (2004). Serological and molecular characterization of Chlamydophila psittaci strains using serovarspecific monoclonal antibodies, OmpA RFLP analysis and OmpA sequencing. Proceedings of the fifth meeting of the European society for Chlamydia research, Budapest, Hungary, September 1-4, p. 302. Geens, T., A. Desplanques, M.Van Loock, B. M. Bönner, E.F. Kaleta, S. Magnino, A.A. Andersen, K. D. E. Everett, and D.Vanrompay. Chlamydophila psittaci ompa Sequencing Reveals the New Genotype E/B and the Need for a Rapid Discriminatory Genotyping Method. (2005). J. Clin. Microbiol., 43:2456-2461. Geens, T., A.Dewitte, N.Boon and D.Vanrompay. (2005). Development of a Chlamydophila psittaci species-specific and genotype-specific real-time PCR. Vet. Res. 36:787 797. Gerber, A., R. Thoma, E. Vretou, E. Psarrou, M.G. Doherr, A. Pospischil. N. Borel. Serological diagnosis of ovine enzootic abortion (OEA): vaccinated versus naturally infected sheep. Proc 4 th Annual Workshop of COST 855, Edinburgh, 3-5 September 2006, p. 20-21 Gerber, A., Thoma, R., Vretou, E., Psarrou, E., Kaiser, C., Doherr, M.G., Zimmermann, D.R., Polkinghorne, A., Pospischil, A., Borel, N., 2007. Ovine Enzootic Abortion (OEA): a comparison of antibody responses in vaccinated and naturally-infected swiss sheep over a two year period. BMC Vet. Res. 3, 24-32 Goellner, S., Schubert, E., Liebler-Tenorio, E., Hotzel, H., Saluz, H.P., Sachse, K. (2006a) Transcriptional response patterns of Chlamydophila psittaci in different in vitro models of persistent infection. Infect. Immun. 47:4801-4808 Goellner, S., Schubert, E., Saluz, H.P., Sachse, K. (2006b) Persistent Chlamydophila psittaci infection induces upregulation of apoptosis inhibitors in the host cell. Proceedings of the 4th Annual Workshop of COST Action 855 "Animal Chlamydioses and Zoonotic Implications", Edinburgh/UK, September 3-5, p. 40 Harkinezhad, T., K.Verminnen, D. Vanrompay. (2005). Molecular epidemiological study on the prevalence of psittacosis in a healthy Flemish population and zoonotic risk analysis in psittacine breeders. Proceedings of the 3 rd workshop of COST action 855. Diagnosis and pathogenesis of animal chlamydiosis. Siena, 22-23 September 2005, pp 14-15. Harkinezhad T., Verminnen K., Van Droogenbroeck C., Vanrompay D., 2007. Chlamydophila psittaci genotype E/B transmission from African grey parrots to humans. J. Med. Microbiol. 56, 1097-1100 Hechard C, Grepinet O, Rodolakis A 2004. Molecular cloning of the Chlamydophila abortus groel gene and evaluation of its protective efficacy in a murine model by genetic vaccination J. Med. Microbiol. 53:861-868. 4

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