Our publications
2023
Vector Competence of Northern European Culex pipiens Biotype pipiens and Culex torrentium to West Nile Virus and Sindbis Virus
- Stephanie Jansen, Anna Heitmann, Ruut Uusitalo, Essi M. Korhone, Renke Lühken, Konstantin Kliemke, Unchana Lange, Michelle Helms, Lauri Kirjalainen, Roope Nykänen, Hilppa Gregow, Pentti Pirinen, Giada Rossini, Olli Vapalahti, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Eili Huhtamo
- Viruses 2023, 15(3), 592
2022
Vector Competence of Mosquitoes from Germany for Sindbis Virus
- Stephanie Jansen, Renke Lühken, Michelle Helms, Björn Pluskota, Wolf Peter Pfitzner, Sandra Oerther, Norbert Becker, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Anna Heitmann
- Viruses. 14(12):2644
2021
Vector Competence of the Invasive Mosquito Species Aedes koreicus for Arboviruses and Interference with a Novel Insect Specific Virus
- S. Jansen, D. Cadar, R. Lühken, W.P. Pfitzner, H. Jöst, S. Oerther, M. Helms, B. Zibrat, K. Kliemke, N. Becker, O. Vapalahti, G. Rossini and A. Heitmann
- Viruses, 2021 December 14
Mammals Preferred: Reassortment of Batai and Bunyamwera orthobunyavirus Occurs in Mammalian but Not Insect Cells
- A. Heitmann, F. Gusmag, M.G. Rathjens, M. Maurer, K. Frankze, S. Schicht, S. Jansen, J. Schmidt-Chanasit, K. Jung, S.C. Becker
- Viruses. 2021 Aug 27;13(9):1702.
Rift Valley fever virus detection in susceptible hosts with special emphasis in insects
- K. M. Gregor, L. M. Michaely, B. Gutjahr, M. Rissmann, M. Keller, S. Dornbusch, F. Naccache, K. Schön, S. Jansen, A. Heitmann, R. König, B. Brennan, R. M. Elliott, S. Becker, M. Eiden, I. Spitzbarth, W. Baumgärtner, C. Puff, R. Ulrich, and M. H. Groschup
- Sci Rep. 2021; 11: 9822. Published online 2021 May 10. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89226-z
2020
Geometric morphometric wing analysis represents a robust tool to identify female mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Germany
- F. G. Sauer, L. Jaworski, L. Erdbeer, A. Heitmann, J. Schmidt‑Chanasit, E. Kiel & R. Lühken
- Sci Rep . 2020 Oct 19;10(1):17613. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-72873-z.
Microsatellite typing of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations from Germany suggests regular introductions
- Renke Lühken, Anna Heitmann, Stephanie Jansen, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Jessica Börstler, Doreen Werner, Helge Kampen, Carola Kuhn, Björn Pluskota, Ina Ferstl, Artur Jöst, Norbert Becker, Egbert Tannich
- Infect Genet Evol. 2020 Jul;81:104237. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104237.
Phlebotomine sand flies in Southwest Germany: an update with records in new locations
- Sandra Oerther, Hanna Jöst, Anna Heitmann, Renke Lühken, Andreas Krüger, Irmgard Steinhausen, Christine Brinker, Susanne Lorentz, Michael Marx, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Torsten Naucke, Norbert Becker
- Parasit Vectors. 2020 Apr 21;13(1):173. doi: 10.1186/s13071-020-04058-6
2019
Culex torrentium: A Potent Vector for the Transmission of West Nile Virus in Central Europe
- Stephanie Jansen, Anna Heitmann, Renke Lühken, Mayke Leggewie, Michelle Helms, Marlis Badusche, Giada Rossini, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich
- Viruses . 2019 May 29;11(6):492. doi: 10.3390/v11060492.
2018
Detection, infection dynamics and small RNA response against Culex Y virus in mosquito-derived cells
- Kati Franzke, Mayke Leggewie, Vattipally B Sreenu, Stephanie Jansen, Anna Heitmann, Stephen R Welch, Benjamin Brennan, Richard M Elliott, Egbert Tannich, Stefanie C Becker, Esther Schnettler
- J Gen Virol . 2018 Dec;99(12):1739-1745. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001173.
Experimental transmission of Zika virus by Aedes japonicus japonicus from southwestern Germany
- Stephanie Jansen, Anna Heitmann, Renke Lühken, Hanna Jöst, Michelle Helms, Olli Vapalahti, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich
- Emerg Microbes Infect . 2018 Nov 28;7(1):192. doi: 10.1038/s41426-018-0195-x.
Forced Salivation As a Method to Analyze Vector Competence of Mosquitoes
- Anna Heitmann, Stephanie Jansen, Renke Lühken, Mayke Leggewie, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich
- J Vis Exp . 2018 Aug 7;(138):57980. doi: 10.3791/57980.
Experimental risk assessment for chikungunya virus transmission based on vector competence, distribution and temperature suitability in Europe, 2018
- Anna Heitmann, Stephanie Jansen, Renke Lühken, Michelle Helms, Björn Pluskota, Norbert Becker, Carola Kuhn, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich
- Euro Surveill . 2018 Jul;23(29):1800033. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.29.1800033.
Culex torrentium mosquitoes from Germany are negative for Wolbachia
- M Leggewie, R Krumkamp, M Badusche, A Heitmann, S Jansen, J Schmidt-Chanasit, E Tannich, S C Becker
- Med Vet Entomol . 2018 Mar;32(1):115-120. doi: 10.1111/mve.12270.
2017
RNA Interference Restricts Rift Valley Fever Virus in Multiple Insect Systems
- Isabelle Dietrich, Stephanie Jansen, Gamou Fall, Stephan Lorenzen, Martin Rudolf, Katrin Huber, Anna Heitmann, Sabine Schicht, El Hadji Ndiaye, Mick Watson, Ilaria Castelli, Benjamin Brennan, Richard M Elliott, Mawlouth Diallo, Amadou A Sall, Anna-Bella Failloux, Esther Schnettler, Alain Kohl, Stefanie C Becker
- mSphere . 2017 May 3;2(3):e00090-17. doi: 10.1128/mSphere.00090-17.
Experimental transmission of Zika virus by mosquitoes from central Europe
- Anna Heitmann, Stephanie Jansen, Renke Lühken, Mayke Leggewie, Marlis Badusche, Björn Pluskota, Norbert Becker, Olli Vapalahti, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Egbert Tannich
- Euro Surveill . 2017 Jan 12;22(2):30437. doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2017.22.2.30437.
2015
Long-term live imaging reveals cytosolic immune responses of host hepatocytes against Plasmodium infection and parasite escape mechanisms
- Monica Prado, Nina Eickel, Mariana De Niz, Anna Heitmann, Carolina Agop-Nersesian, Rahel Wacker, Jacqueline Schmuckli-Maurer, Reto Caldelari, Chris J Janse, Shahid M Khan, Jürgen May, Christian G Meyer, Volker T Heussler
- Autophagy . 2015;11(9):1561-79. doi: 10.1080/15548627.2015.1067361.
2014
A cysteine protease inhibitor of plasmodium berghei is essential for exo-erythrocytic development
- Christine Lehmann, Anna Heitmann, Satish Mishra, Paul-Christian Burda, Mirko Singer, Monica Prado, Livia Niklaus, Céline Lacroix, Robert Ménard, Friedrich Frischknecht, Rebecca Stanway, Photini Sinnis, Volker Heussler
- PLoS Pathog . 2014 Aug 28;10(8):e1004336. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004336.
