Torsten Hain

Publication List Details

Period

1998 - 2009

Number

39

Co-Authors

Conjugative IncFI plasmids carrying CTX-M-15 among Escherichia coliESBL producing isolates at a University hospital in Germany (2009)

Mshana, Stephen E, Imirzalioglu, Can, Hossain, Hamid, Hain, Torsten, Domann, Eugen, Chakraborty, Trinad

Abstract Background Multi-drug-resistant, extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae, constitute an emerging public-health concern. Little data on the molecular epidemiology...

Temporal transcriptomic analysis of the Listeria monocytogenesEGD-e σBregulon (2008)

Hain, Torsten, Hossain, Hamid, Chatterjee, Som S, Machata, Silke, Volk, Ute, Wagner, Sandra, ...

Abstract Background The opportunistic food-borne gram-positive pathogen Listeria monocytogenes can exist as a free-living microorganism in the environment and grow in the cytoplasm of vertebrate and...

Temporal transcriptomic analysis of the Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e sigmaB regulon (2008)

Hain, Torsten, Hossain, Hamid, Chatterjee, Som S, Machata, Silke, Volk, Ute, Wagner, Sandra, ...

Background The opportunistic food-borne gram-positive pathogen Listeria monocytogenes can exist as a free-living microorganism in the environment and grow in the cytoplasm of vertebrate and...

Whole-Genome Sequence of Listeria welshimeri Reveals Common Steps in Genome Reduction with Listeria innocua as Compared to (2006)

Listeria Monocytogenes, Torsten Hain, Christiane Steinweg, Carsten Tobias Kuenne, André Billion, Rohit Ghai, ...

We present the complete genome sequence of Listeria welshimeri, a nonpathogenic member of the genus Listeria. Listeria welshimeri harbors a circular chromosome of 2,814,130 bp with 2,780 open reading...

GenomeViz: visualizing microbial genomes (2004)

Ghai, Rohit, Hain, Torsten, Chakraborty, Trinad

Abstract Background An increasing number of microbial genomes are being sequenced and deposited in public databases. In addition, several closely related strains are also being sequenced in order to...

Genome-scale design of PCR primers and long oligomers for DNA microarrays (2003)

Haas,Stefan A., Hild,Marc, Wright,Anthony P. H., Hain,Torsten, Talibi,Driss, Vingron,Martin

During the last years, the demand for custom-made cDNA chips/arrays as well as whole genome chips is increasing rapidly. The efficient selection of gene-specific primers/oligomers is of the utmost...

Genome-scale design of PCR primers and long oligomers for DNA microarrays (2003)

Haas, Stefan A., Hild, Marc, Wright, Anthony P. H., Hain, Torsten, Talibi, Driss, Vingron, Martin

During the last years, the demand for custom-made cDNA chips/arrays as well as whole genome chips is increasing rapidly. The efficient selection of gene-specific primers/oligomers is of the utmost...

Genome-scale design of PCR primers and long oligomers for DNA microarrays (2003)

Haas, Stefan A., Hild, Marc, Wright, Anthony P. H., Hain, Torsten, Talibi, Driss, Vingron, Martin

During the last years, the demand for custom‐made cDNA chips/arrays as well as whole genome chips is increasing rapidly. The efficient selection of gene‐specific primers/oligomers is of the...

Purification of the inlB Gene Product of Listeria monocytogenes and Demonstration of Its Biological Activity

Müller, Simone, Hain, Torsten, Pashalidis, Philippos, Lingnau, Andreas, Domann, Eugen, Chakraborty, Trinad, ...

Entry of Listeria monocytogenes into nonphagocytic cells requires the inlAB gene products. InlA and InlB are bacterial cell wall-associated polypeptides that can be released by sodium dodecyl sulfate...

Phosphatidylcholine-Specific Phospholipase C from Listeria monocytogenes Is an Important Virulence Factor in Murine Cerebral Listeriosis

Schlüter, Dirk, Domann, Eugen, Buck, Christine, Hain, Torsten, Hof, Herbert, Chakraborty, Trinad, ...

Meningoencephalitis is a serious and often fatal complication of Listeria monocytogenes infection. The aim of the present study was to analyze the role of internalin A (InlA) and B, which are...

Genome-scale design of PCR primers and long oligomers for DNA microarrays

Haas, Stefan A., Hild, Marc, Wright, Anthony P. H., Hain, Torsten, Talibi, Driss, Vingron, Martin

During the last years, the demand for custom-made cDNA chips/arrays as well as whole genome chips is increasing rapidly. The efficient selection of gene-specific primers/oligomers is of the utmost...

Identification and Characterization of a Peptidoglycan Hydrolase, MurA, of Listeria monocytogenes, a Muramidase Needed for Cell Separation

Carroll, Shannon A., Hain, Torsten, Technow, Ulrike, Darji, Ayub, Pashalidis, Philippos, Joseph, Sam W., ...

A novel cell wall hydrolase encoded by the murA gene of Listeria monocytogenes is reported here. Mature MurA is a 66-kDa cell surface protein that is recognized by the well-characterized L....

Culture-Independent Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria and Polymicrobial Infections in the Genitourinary Tract of Renal Transplant Recipients

Domann, Eugen, Hong, George, Imirzalioglu, Can, Turschner, Simon, Kühle, Johannes, Watzel, Corinna, ...

Renal transplant recipients are predisposed to urinary tract infections caused by both common uropathogens and opportunistic bacteria resulting frequently in significant polymicrobial infections. In...

Identification of Sigma Factor σB-Controlled Genes and Their Impact on Acid Stress, High Hydrostatic Pressure, and Freeze Survival in Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e

Wemekamp-Kamphuis, Henrike H., Wouters, Jeroen A., Hain, Torsten, Chakraborty, Trinad, Abee, Tjakko

The gene encoding the alternative sigma factor σB in Listeria monocytogenes is induced upon exposure of cells to several stresses. In this study, we investigated the impact of a sigB null mutation...

Human Infective Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus suis Serotype 2

Heidt, Martin C., Mohamed, Walid, Hain, Torsten, Vogt, Paul Robert, Chakraborty, Trinad, Domann, Eugen

Human infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus suis occurs infrequently. The case of a 43-year-old male who sustained life-threatening infective endocarditis is reported. Since growth of S. suis...

Identification and Characterization of Di- and Tripeptide Transporter DtpT of Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e

Wouters, Jeroen A., Hain, Torsten, Darji, Ajub, Hüfner, Eric, Wemekamp-Kamphuis, Henrike, Chakraborty, Trinad, ...

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive intracellular pathogen responsible for opportunistic infections in humans and animals. Here we identified and characterized the dtpT gene (lmo0555) of L....

Simultaneous Deficiency of both MurA and p60 Proteins Generates a Rough Phenotype in Listeria monocytogenes

Machata, Silke, Hain, Torsten, Rohde, Manfred, Chakraborty, Trinad

We examined eight spontaneously occurring rough mutants of Listeria monocytogenes for their ability to express two previously reported autolysins, p60 and MurA. All mutants lack MurA expression and...

Complete Genome Sequence and Analysis of the Multiresistant Nosocomial Pathogen Corynebacterium jeikeium K411, a Lipid-Requiring Bacterium of the Human Skin Flora

Tauch, Andreas, Kaiser, Olaf, Hain, Torsten, Goesmann, Alexander, Weisshaar, Bernd, Albersmeier, Andreas, ...

Corynebacterium jeikeium is a “lipophilic” and multidrug-resistant bacterial species of the human skin flora that has been recognized with increasing frequency as a serious nosocomial pathogen....

Intracellular Gene Expression Profile of Listeria monocytogenes †

Chatterjee, Som Subhra, Hossain, Hamid, Otten, Sonja, Kuenne, Carsten, Kuchmina, Katja, Machata, Silke, ...

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive, food-borne microorganism responsible for invasive infections with a high overall mortality. L. monocytogenes is among the very few microorganisms that can...

Purification of the inlB Gene Product of Listeria monocytogenes and Demonstration of Its Biological Activity

Müller, Simone, Hain, Torsten, Pashalidis, Philippos, Lingnau, Andreas, Domann, Eugen, Chakraborty, Trinad, ...

Entry of Listeria monocytogenes into nonphagocytic cells requires the inlAB gene products. InlA and InlB are bacterial cell wall-associated polypeptides that can be released by sodium dodecyl sulfate...

Phosphatidylcholine-Specific Phospholipase C from Listeria monocytogenes Is an Important Virulence Factor in Murine Cerebral Listeriosis

Schlüter, Dirk, Domann, Eugen, Buck, Christine, Hain, Torsten, Hof, Herbert, Chakraborty, Trinad, ...

Meningoencephalitis is a serious and often fatal complication of Listeria monocytogenes infection. The aim of the present study was to analyze the role of internalin A (InlA) and B, which are...

Genome-scale design of PCR primers and long oligomers for DNA microarrays

Haas, Stefan A., Hild, Marc, Wright, Anthony P. H., Hain, Torsten, Talibi, Driss, Vingron, Martin

During the last years, the demand for custom-made cDNA chips/arrays as well as whole genome chips is increasing rapidly. The efficient selection of gene-specific primers/oligomers is of the utmost...

Identification and Characterization of a Peptidoglycan Hydrolase, MurA, of Listeria monocytogenes, a Muramidase Needed for Cell Separation

Carroll, Shannon A., Hain, Torsten, Technow, Ulrike, Darji, Ayub, Pashalidis, Philippos, Joseph, Sam W., ...

A novel cell wall hydrolase encoded by the murA gene of Listeria monocytogenes is reported here. Mature MurA is a 66-kDa cell surface protein that is recognized by the well-characterized L....

Culture-Independent Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria and Polymicrobial Infections in the Genitourinary Tract of Renal Transplant Recipients

Domann, Eugen, Hong, George, Imirzalioglu, Can, Turschner, Simon, Kühle, Johannes, Watzel, Corinna, ...

Renal transplant recipients are predisposed to urinary tract infections caused by both common uropathogens and opportunistic bacteria resulting frequently in significant polymicrobial infections. In...

Identification of Sigma Factor σB-Controlled Genes and Their Impact on Acid Stress, High Hydrostatic Pressure, and Freeze Survival in Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e

Wemekamp-Kamphuis, Henrike H., Wouters, Jeroen A., Hain, Torsten, Chakraborty, Trinad, Abee, Tjakko

The gene encoding the alternative sigma factor σB in Listeria monocytogenes is induced upon exposure of cells to several stresses. In this study, we investigated the impact of a sigB null mutation...

Complete Genome Sequence and Analysis of the Multiresistant Nosocomial Pathogen Corynebacterium jeikeium K411, a Lipid-Requiring Bacterium of the Human Skin Flora

Tauch, Andreas, Kaiser, Olaf, Hain, Torsten, Goesmann, Alexander, Weisshaar, Bernd, Albersmeier, Andreas, ...

Corynebacterium jeikeium is a “lipophilic” and multidrug-resistant bacterial species of the human skin flora that has been recognized with increasing frequency as a serious nosocomial pathogen....

Human Infective Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus suis Serotype 2

Heidt, Martin C., Mohamed, Walid, Hain, Torsten, Vogt, Paul Robert, Chakraborty, Trinad, Domann, Eugen

Human infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus suis occurs infrequently. The case of a 43-year-old male who sustained life-threatening infective endocarditis is reported. Since growth of S. suis...

Identification and Characterization of Di- and Tripeptide Transporter DtpT of Listeria monocytogenes EGD-e

Wouters, Jeroen A., Hain, Torsten, Darji, Ajub, Hüfner, Eric, Wemekamp-Kamphuis, Henrike, Chakraborty, Trinad, ...

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive intracellular pathogen responsible for opportunistic infections in humans and animals. Here we identified and characterized the dtpT gene (lmo0555) of L....

Simultaneous Deficiency of both MurA and p60 Proteins Generates a Rough Phenotype in Listeria monocytogenes

Machata, Silke, Hain, Torsten, Rohde, Manfred, Chakraborty, Trinad

We examined eight spontaneously occurring rough mutants of Listeria monocytogenes for their ability to express two previously reported autolysins, p60 and MurA. All mutants lack MurA expression and...

Intracellular Gene Expression Profile of Listeria monocytogenes †

Chatterjee, Som Subhra, Hossain, Hamid, Otten, Sonja, Kuenne, Carsten, Kuchmina, Katja, Machata, Silke, ...

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive, food-borne microorganism responsible for invasive infections with a high overall mortality. L. monocytogenes is among the very few microorganisms that can...

Whole-Genome Sequence of Listeria welshimeri Reveals Common Steps in Genome Reduction with Listeria innocua as Compared to Listeria monocytogenes▿ †

Hain, Torsten, Steinweg, Christiane, Kuenne, Carsten Tobias, Billion, André, Ghai, Rohit, Chatterjee, Som Subhra, ...

We present the complete genome sequence of Listeria welshimeri, a nonpathogenic member of the genus Listeria. Listeria welshimeri harbors a circular chromosome of 2,814,130 bp with 2,780 open reading...

Novel Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Vector pUvBBAC for Use in Studies of the Functional Genomics of Listeria spp.▿ ‡

Hain, Torsten, Otten, Sonja, Von Both, Ulrich, Chatterjee, Som S., Technow, Ulrike, Billion, André, ...

Bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) vectors are important tools for microbial genome research. We constructed a novel BAC vector, pUvBBAC, for replication in both gram-negative and gram-positive...

Rapid Identification and Typing of Listeria Species by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry▿ †

Barbuddhe, Sukhadeo B., Maier, Thomas, Schwarz, Gerold, Kostrzewa, Markus, Hof, Herbert, Domann, Eugen, ...

Listeria monocytogenes is a food-borne pathogen that is the causative agent of human listeriosis, an opportunistic infection that primarily infects pregnant women and immunologically compromised...