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Damm-Welk C, Luedersen J, Stadt U, Richter J, Oschlies I, Klapper W, Rosenwald A, Kalinova M, Simonitsch-Klupp I, Siebert R, Zimmermann M, Alawi M, Nakel J, Scheinemann K, Knörr F, Attarbaschi A, Kabickova E, Woessmann W. VARIANT ALK-FUSION POSITIVE ANAPLASTIC LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA (ALCL): A POPULATION-BASED COHORT OF THE NHL-BFM STUDY GROUP. Leuk Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(22)00235-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Legler K, Eylmann K, Roßberg M, Qi M, Ding Y, Hamester F, Kürti S, Alawi M, Schmalfeldt B, Oliveira-Ferrer L. Transkriptom-Analysen der Hamburg Ovarialkarzinom-Kohorte. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1718160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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- K Legler
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie
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- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie
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- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie
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- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Bioinformatik Core Facility
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- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie
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- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie
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- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie
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- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Bioinformatik Core Facility
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- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie
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- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Gynäkologie
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Urbschat C, Schepanski S, Solano M, Stelzer I, Fischer N, Alawi M, Thiele K, Hecher K, Arck P. Fetal immune development is directly modulated by maternal immune cells during pregnancy in mice. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1717982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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- C Urbschat
- Klinik für Geburtshilfe und Pränatalmedizin, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Klinik für Geburtshilfe und Pränatalmedizin, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Klinik für Geburtshilfe und Pränatalmedizin, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
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- Center for Diagnostics, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Bioinformatics Core, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Klinik für Geburtshilfe und Pränatalmedizin, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Klinik für Geburtshilfe und Pränatalmedizin, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Klinik für Geburtshilfe und Pränatalmedizin, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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Gravina A, Deuse T, Hu X, Agbor-Enoh S, Koch M, Alawi M, Marishta A, Peters B, Wang D, Valantine H, Weissman I, Schrepfer S. De Novo Mutations in Mitochondrial DNA of iPSCs Produce Immunogenic Neoepitopes in Humans. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.1156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Arar S, Alawi M. A new solvent extraction method with gas chromatography–Mass spectrometry for bisphenol a determination in canned foods. ACTA CHROMATOGR 2019. [DOI: 10.1556/1326.2017.00388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- S. Arar
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Jordan, Amman-11942, Jordan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Jordan, Amman-11942, Jordan
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Prieske K, Alawi M, Joosse S, Eylmann K, Burandt E, Schmalfeldt B, Oliveira-Ferrer L, Woelber L. Genomic characterization of vulvar squamous cell carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy285.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Prieske K, Alawi M, Joosse SA, Eylmann K, Burandt E, Schmalfeldt B, Oliveira-Ferrer L, Woelber L. Whole exome sequencing of vulvar squamous cell carcinoma and corresponding normal tissue. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1671317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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- K Prieske
- UKE, Gynäkologie, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- UKE, Bioinformatics Core, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- UKE, Institut für Tumorbiologie, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- UKE, Gynäkologie, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- UKE, Institut für Pathologie, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- UKE, Gynäkologie, Hamburg, Deutschland
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Harms FL, Nampoothiri S, Kortüm F, Thomas J, Panicker VV, Alawi M, Altmüller J, Yesodharan D, Kutsche K. Coinheritance of biallelic SLURP1 and SLC39A4 mutations cause a severe genodermatosis with skin peeling and hair loss all over the body. Br J Dermatol 2018; 179:1192-1194. [PMID: 29947416 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- F L Harms
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Genetics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, India
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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- Dermatology Department, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, India
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- Dermatology Department, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, India
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Bioinformatics Core, Hamburg, Germany
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- Cologne Center for Genomics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Institute of Human Genetics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Genetics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Cochin, Kerala, India
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246, Hamburg, Germany
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Hu X, Küppers S, Deuse T, Alawi M, Wang D, Reichenspurner H, Schrepfer S. H-Y-Incompatible Stem Cell Transplantation Causes Rejection of Nucleus Matched Cell. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1627948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- X. Hu
- TSI Lab UCSF, San Francisco, United States
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- CT Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, United States
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- Universitätsklinik Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- UCSF, San Francisco, United States
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Quinlan MR, Costelloe J, Kelly S, Alawi M, Ahmed Z, Fennessy S, McDermott T, Egan B. Uretero-iliac artery fistula eight years after open abdominal aneurysm repair: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Journal of Clinical Urology 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/2051415816677502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- MR Quinlan
- The Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating The National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH), Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- The Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating The National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH), Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- The Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating The National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH), Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- The Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating The National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH), Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- The Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating The National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH), Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- The Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating The National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH), Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- The Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating The National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH), Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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- The Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating The National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH), Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
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Hu X, Kueppers S, Deuse T, Alawi M, Wang D, Reichenspurner H, Schrepfer S. H-Y-Incompatible Stem Cell Transplantation Causes Rejection of Nucleus Matched Cells. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.1051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Deuse T, Wang D, Hu X, Bhowmick N, Bolanos J, Tediashvili G, Alawi M, Hua X, Harris R, Spin J, Ali Z, Reichenspurner H, Robbins R, Tsao P, Schrepfer S. Rescue of Suppressed Mitochondrial Superoxide Alleviates Vascular Restenosis. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1598845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- T. Deuse
- Universitäres Herzzentrum Hamburg, Herzchirurgie, Hamburg, Germany
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- Universitäres Herzzentrum Hamburg, TSI Lab, Hamburg, Germany
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- Universitäres Herzzentrum Hamburg, TSI Lab, Hamburg, Germany
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- Universitäres Herzzentrum Hamburg, TSI Lab, Hamburg, Germany
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- University of Salamanca, Institute of Functional Biology and Genomics, Salamanca, Spain
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- Universitäres Herzzentrum Hamburg, TSI Lab, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg, Bioinformatic, Hamburg, Germany
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- Universitäres Herzzentrum Hamburg, TSI Lab, Hamburg, Germany
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Roudebush VA Medical Center and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indianapolis, United States
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- Stanford University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford, United States
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, United States
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- Stanford University, Cardiac Surgery, Stanford, United States
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- Stanford University, Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford, United States
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- Universitäres Herzzentrum Hamburg, TSI Lab, Hamburg, Germany
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Hansmann D, Postel A, Bächlein C, Fischer N, Alawi M, Grundhoff A, Derking S, Tenhündfeld J, Pfankuche V, Herder V, Wendt M, Becher P, Baumgärtner W. Detection of a New Pestivirus in the Central Nervous System of Piglets with Congenital Tremors. J Comp Pathol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2016.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Seoane M, Strauss J, Puller AC, Vazquez PI, Noshiravani M, Feldhaus S, Alawi M, Kaul MG, Brandner JM, Du J, Thomale J, Wild PJ, Zimmermann M, Sternsdorf T, Nollau P, Schumacher U, Fisher DE, Horstmannm MA. Hijacking the general transcription machinery by sequence specific transcription factors going awry. Klin Padiatr 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1582518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Seoane M, Strauss J, Puller AC, Noshiravani M, Feldhaus S, Alawi M, Kaul MG, Brandner JM, Du J, Thomale J, Wild PJ, Zimmermann M, Sternsdorf T, Nollau P, Schumacher U, Fisher DE, Horstmann MA. MITF controls the interface of nucleotide excision repair and transcription through direct regulation of GTF2H1. Klin Padiatr 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1550259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Lerm S, Kleyböcker A, Miethling-Graff R, Alawi M, Kasina M, Liebrich M, Würdemann H. Archaeal community composition affects the function of anaerobic co-digesters in response to organic overload. Waste Manag 2012; 32:389-399. [PMID: 22192420 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 11/17/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Microbial community diversity in two thermophilic laboratory-scale and three full-scale anaerobic co-digesters was analysed by genetic profiling based on PCR-amplified partial 16S rRNA genes. In parallel operated laboratory reactors a stepwise increase of the organic loading rate (OLR) resulted in a decrease of methane production and an accumulation of volatile fatty acids (VFAs). However, almost threefold different OLRs were necessary to inhibit the gas production in the reactors. During stable reactor performance, no significant differences in the bacterial community structures were detected, except for in the archaeal communities. Sequencing of archaeal PCR products revealed a dominance of the acetoclastic methanogen Methanosarcina thermophila, while hydrogenotrophic methanogens were of minor importance and differed additionally in their abundance between reactors. As a consequence of the perturbation, changes in bacterial and archaeal populations were observed. After organic overload, hydrogenotrophic methanogens (Methanospirillum hungatei and Methanoculleus receptaculi) became more dominant, especially in the reactor attributed by a higher OLR capacity. In addition, aggregates composed of mineral and organic layers formed during organic overload and indicated tight spatial relationships between minerals and microbial processes that may support de-acidification processes in over-acidified sludge. Comparative analyses of mesophilic stationary phase full-scale reactors additionally indicated a correlation between the diversity of methanogens and the VFA concentration combined with the methane yield. This study demonstrates that the coexistence of two types of methanogens, i.e. hydrogenotrophic and acetoclastic methanogens is necessary to respond successfully to perturbation and leads to stable process performance.
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- S Lerm
- International Centre for Geothermal Research (ICGR), GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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Alawi M, Lee C, El-Helou P. P299 An unintended outcome: a case of BCG pulmonary infection. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(09)70518-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Alawi M, Off S, Kaya M, Spieck E. Temperature influences the population structure of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge. Environ Microbiol Rep 2009; 1:184-190. [PMID: 23765792 DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00029.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Activated sludge from the municipal waste water treatment plant in Hamburg was seeded with mineral nitrite medium and incubated at 10°C, 17°C and 28°C. Dominant lithoautotrophic nitrite-oxidizing bacteria have been identified by electron microscopy, denaturing and temperature gradient gel electrophoresis and PCR with genus-specific primer pairs. The results have revealed the existence of three different genera of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria, namely Nitrospira, Nitrobacter and a novel cold-adapted nitrite oxidizer. As shown by electron microscopy members of the novel genus coexisted in activated sludge together with Nitrospira. A temperature-dependent shift in the population structure was demonstrated by cultivation-based approaches. The novel nitrite oxidizer was enriched at temperatures of 10°C and 17°C. Representatives of Nitrospira were able to grow in a broad temperature range between 10°C and 28°C and members of Nitrobacter were enriched during incubations at 17°C and 28°C. By subsequent 16S rDNA sequencing, the cold-adapted nitrite oxidizer was shown to be closely related to the betaproteobacterium 'Candidatus Nitrotoga arctica'. These findings demonstrated that the population structure of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge is more complex than previously thought and responds strongly to long-term temperature changes.
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- M Alawi
- Universität Hamburg, Biozentrum Klein Flottbek, Abteilung Mikrobiologie und Biotechnologie, Ohnhorststr. 18, D-22609 Hamburg, Germany
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Lebedeva EV, Alawi M, Maixner F, Jozsa PG, Daims H, Spieck E. Physiological and phylogenetic characterization of a novel lithoautotrophic nitrite-oxidizing bacterium, 'Candidatus Nitrospira bockiana'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:242-50. [PMID: 18175716 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.65379-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A new isolate of a lithoautotrophic nitrite-oxidizing bacterium was obtained from internal corrosion deposits from a steel pipeline of the Moscow heating system. The organism oxidized nitrite as the sole energy source and fixed carbon dioxide as the only carbon source. The cells were extremely pleomorphic: loosely wound spirals, slightly curved and even straight rods were detected, as well as coccoid cells. The highest rate of nitrite consumption (1.5 mM nitrite as substrate) was measured at 42 degrees C, with a temperature range of 28-44 degrees C. In enrichment cultures with Nocardioides sp. as an accompanying organism, optimal oxidation of 5.8 mM nitrite occurred at 45 degrees C, with a range of 28-48 degrees C. Neither pyruvate nor yeast extract stimulated nitrification. Organotrophic growth was not observed. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the novel isolate represents a new sublineage of the genus Nitrospira. On the basis of physiological, chemotaxonomic and molecular characteristics, the name 'Candidatus Nitrospira bockiana' is proposed.
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- E V Lebedeva
- Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospect 60-let Oktyabrya 7/2, Moscow 117312, Russia
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Wichmann H, Kolb M, Jopke P, Schmidt C, Alawi M, Bahadir M. Assessment of the environmental impact of landfill sites with open combustion located in arid regions by combined chemical and ecotoxicological studies. Chemosphere 2006; 65:1778-83. [PMID: 16764903 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.04.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2005] [Revised: 04/03/2006] [Accepted: 04/11/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Two different waste disposal sites in Jordan were investigated in order to determine the environmental situation in context with waste disposal techniques. One landfill, located at Marka/Amman, had been closed about 25 years ago and covered with soil. Here, the waste had been actively open combusted and openings in the cover, still emitting smoke, indicated that waste was still smoldering inside the landfill's body. The second disposal site close to Ekeeder/Irbid is still operated. On this ground, the solid waste is not intentionally burned, although spontaneous fires frequently come up. Samples of waste, soil, and entrained dust were collected and analyzed. From the solid samples, respectively, their eluates, sum parameters, ecotoxicological effects as well as contents of elements/heavy metals and organic pollutants (PAH, PCDD/F) were determined. In general, the Ekeeder-samples were low-contaminated. The investigation of the Marka-samples showed higher contamination of the site's center, clearly being influenced by combustion processes. A significant contamination of the landfill's vicinity by its emissions could not be derived from the analytical data. Ecotoxicological investigations, applying a bio-test battery, revealed correlations with the sum parameters but not with the trace pollutants. Thus, the Marka-samples with the highest measured values of sum parameters caused adverse effects on three different test species, whereas other samples from Marka and Ekeeder had small or no effects. The results of these investigations depict the influence of different disposal techniques on the contamination situation of a landfill and they shall contribute to assess the conditions of other disposal sites in (semi)arid regions.
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- H Wichmann
- Braunschweig University of Technology, Institute of Ecological Chemistry and Waste Analysis, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Abu-Zanat MM, Al-Hassanat FM, Alawi M, Ruyle GB. Oxalate and Tannins Assessment in Atriplex halimus L. and A. nummularia L. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.2307/4004041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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