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V. Pflüger — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 25
Works: 54
Citations: 2,212

Most-cited papers

Dickeya solani sp. nov., a pectinolytic plant-pathogenic bacterium isolated from potato (Solanum tuberosum).
J. V. van der Wolf, E. Nijhuis, M. Kowalewska, G. Saddler +17 more
2014International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology228 citations Open access
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An outbreak of serotype 1 Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis in northern Ghana with features that are characteristic of Neisseria meningitidis meningitis epidemics.
J. Leimkugel, A. Adams Forgor, S. Gagneux, V. Pflüger +7 more
2005Journal of Infectious Diseases222 citations Open access
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Prevalence and characteristics of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci from livestock, chicken carcasses, bulk tank milk, minced meat, and contact persons
H. Huber, D. Ziegler, V. Pflüger, G. Vogel +2 more
2011BMC Veterinary Research148 citations Open access
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Presence of nonhemolytic pneumolysin in serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae associated with disease outbreaks.
J. Jefferies, C. Johnston, L. Kirkham, G. Cowan +9 more
2007Journal of Infectious Diseases109 citations Open access
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Rapid species specific identification and subtyping of Yersinia enterocolitica by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.
R. Stephan, N. Cernela, D. Ziegler, V. Pflüger +4 more
2011Journal of Microbiological Methods105 citations
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Identification of Cryptic Anopheles Mosquito Species by Molecular Protein Profiling
P. Müller, V. Pflüger, M. Wittwer, D. Ziegler +3 more
2013PLoS ONE104 citations Open access
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Clonal Waves of Neisseria Colonisation and Disease in the African Meningitis Belt: Eight- Year Longitudinal Study in Northern Ghana
J. Leimkugel, A. Hodgson, A. Forgor, V. Pflüger +5 more
2007PLoS Medicine98 citations Open access
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Evaluation of matrix‐assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry for characterization of Culicoides nubeculosus biting midges
Christian Kaufmann, D. Ziegler, Francis Schaffner, S. Carpenter +2 more
2011Medical and Veterinary Entomology93 citations Open access
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Identification of field-caught Culicoides biting midges using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry
C. Kaufmann, F. Schaffner, D. Ziegler, V. Pflüger +1 more
2011Parasitology79 citations Open access
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Rapid protein profiling facilitates surveillance of invasive mosquito species
F. Schaffner, C. Kaufmann, V. Pflüger, A. Mathis
2014Parasites & Vectors76 citations Open access
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Identification of phlebotomine sand flies using one MALDI-TOF MS reference database and two mass spectrometer systems
A. Mathis, J. Depaquit, Vit Dvorak, Holly C. Tuten +11 more
2015Parasites & Vectors70 citations Open access
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Factors Associated With MALDI-TOF Mass Spectral Quality of Species Identification in Clinical Routine Diagnostics
A. Cuénod, F. Foucault, V. Pflüger, A. Egli
2021Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology65 citations Open access
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Identification of Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry: Results of an Interlaboratory Ring Trial
P. Lasch, T. Wahab, Sandra Weil, Bernadett Pályi +11 more
2015Journal of Clinical Microbiology64 citations Open access
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Detection of the invasive mosquito species Aedes albopictus in southern England.
J. Medlock, A. Vaux, B. Cull, F. Schaffner +3 more
2017Lancet. Infectious Diseases (Print)62 citations
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Rapid Genus- and Species-Specific Identification of Cronobacter spp. by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
R. Stephan, D. Ziegler, V. Pflüger, G. Vogel +1 more
2010Journal of Clinical Microbiology56 citations Open access
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Comparison of biomarker based Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and conventional methods in the identification of clinically relevant bacteria and yeast
A. Kassim, V. Pflüger, Z. Premji, C. Daubenberger +1 more
2017BMC Microbiology52 citations Open access
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Ribosomal protein biomarkers provide root nodule bacterial identification by MALDI-TOF MS
D. Ziegler, J. Pothier, J. Ardley, R. Fossou +7 more
2015Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology49 citations Open access
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In Situ Identification of Plant-Invasive Bacteria with MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry
D. Ziegler, A. Mariotti, V. Pflüger, M. Saad +3 more
2012PLoS ONE47 citations Open access
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Evaluation of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry for the identification of ceratopogonid and culicid larvae
I. C. Steinmann, V. Pflüger, Francis Schaffner, Alexander Mathis +1 more
2012Parasitology38 citations Open access
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Whole-genome sequence-informed MALDI-TOF MS diagnostics reveal importance of Klebsiella oxytoca group in invasive infections: a retrospective clinical study
A. Cuénod, Daniel Wüthrich, H. Seth-Smith, Chantal Ott +25 more
2021Genome Medicine35 citations Open access
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Frankia canadensis sp. nov., isolated from root nodules of Alnus incana subspecies rugosa.
P. Normand, I. Nouioui, P. Pujić, P. Fournier +9 more
2018International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology32 citations Open access
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Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry for comprehensive indexing of East African ixodid tick species
J. Rothen, N. Githaka, E. Kanduma, C. Olds +4 more
2016Parasites & Vectors32 citations Open access
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Xanthomonas arboricola pv. fragariae: what's in a name?
Joachim Vandroemme, B. Cottyn, J. Pothier, V. Pflüger +2 more
201331 citations Open access
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ST2859 serogroup A meningococcal meningitis outbreak in Nouna Health District, Burkina Faso: a prospective study
A. Sié, V. Pflüger, B. Coulibaly, J. Dangy +4 more
2008Tropical medicine & international health29 citations Open access
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Rapid and reliable species identification of scallops by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
R. Stephan, S. Johler, N. Oesterle, Gabriele Näumann +2 more
201427 citations
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The challenge of invasive mosquito vectors in the U.K. during 2016–2018: a summary of the surveillance and control of Aedes albopictus
A. Vaux, T. Dallimore, B. Cull, Francis Schaffner +9 more
2019Medical and Veterinary Entomology25 citations Open access
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Bacterial genome-wide association study substantiates papGII of Escherichia coli as a major risk factor for urosepsis
A. Cuénod, J. Agnetti, H. Seth-Smith, T. Roloff +12 more
2023Genome Medicine24 citations Open access
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Quality of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectra in Routine Diagnostics: Results from an International External Quality Assessment including 36 Laboratories from 12 countries using 47 challenging bacterial strains.
A. Cuénod, M. Aerni, C. Bagutti, B. Bayraktar +43 more
2022Clinical Microbiology and Infection24 citations Open access
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Subspecies Typing of Streptococcus agalactiae Based on Ribosomal Subunit Protein Mass Variation by MALDI-TOF MS
J. Rothen, J. Pothier, F. Foucault, J. Blom +7 more
2019Frontiers in Microbiology23 citations Open access
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Quantitative whole-cell MALDI-TOF MS fingerprints distinguishes human monocyte sub-populations activated by distinct microbial ligands
D. Portevin, V. Pflüger, P. Otieno, R. Brunisholz +2 more
2015BMC Biotechnology22 citations Open access
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Correction: Clonal Waves of Neisseria Colonisation and Disease in the African Meningitis Belt: Eight-Year Longitudinal Study in Northern Ghana
J. Leimkugel, A. Hodgson, A. Forgor, V. Pflüger +5 more
2007PLoS Medicine17 citations Open access
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Diagnostic challenges within the Bacillus cereus-group: finding the beast without teeth
Veronika Muigg, A. Cuénod, Srinithi Purushothaman, M. Siegemund +12 more
2022new microbes and new infections16 citations Open access
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Species diversity, host preference and arbovirus detection of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in south-eastern Serbia
A. Vasić, Nemanja Zdravković, D. Aniță, J. Bojkovski +36 more
2019Parasites & Vectors15 citations Open access
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Genetic diversification of Neisseria meningitidis during waves of colonization and disease in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa.
J. Leimkugel, A. Forgor, J. Dangy, V. Pflüger +3 more
2007Vaccine14 citations
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Rapid protein profiling for arthropod vector identification
Alexander Mathis, P. Müller, V. Pflüger, F. Schaffner
2014Parasites & Vectors10 citations Open access
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Lack of antigenic diversification of major outer membrane proteins during clonal waves of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A colonization and disease.
C. Huber, V. Pflüger, A. Hamid, A. Forgor +4 more
2013Pathogens and Disease10 citations Open access
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Development and validation of a protocol for cell line identification by MALDI-TOF MS
G. Vogel, A. Strauss, B. Jenni, D. Ziegler +7 more
2011BMC Proceedings8 citations Open access
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A simple, rapid typing method for Streptococcus agalactiae based on ribosomal subunit proteins by MALDI-TOF MS
J. Rothen, D. N. Sapugahawatte, Carmen Li, N. Lo +7 more
2020Scientific Reports7 citations Open access
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Functional characterization and phenotypic monitoring of human hematopoietic stem cell expansion and differentiation of monocytes and macrophages by whole-cell mass spectrometry.
G. Vogel, A. Cuénod, R. Mouchet, A. Strauss +3 more
2018Stem Cell Research7 citations Open access
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Differentiation of Acinetobacter Genomic Species 13BJ/14TU from Acinetobacter haemolyticus by Use of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)
Benjamin E. W. Toh, H. Zowawi, L. Křížová, D. Paterson +6 more
2015Journal of Clinical Microbiology7 citations Open access
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Agrobacterium spp. nosocomial outbreak assessment using rapid MALDI-TOF MS based typing, confirmed by whole genome sequencing
Carlo Casanova, E. Lo Priore, A. Egli, H. Seth-Smith +6 more
2019Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control6 citations Open access
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Identi fi cation of fi eld-caught Culicoides biting midges using matrix-assisted laser desorption / ionization time of fl ight mass spectrometry
C. Kaufmann, F. Schaffner, D. Ziegler, V. Pflüger +1 more
20126 citations
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Molecular epidemiology of pneumococci obtained from Gambian children aged 2–29 months with invasive pneumococcal disease during a trial of a 9-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
M. Antonio, H. Dada-Adegbola, E. Biney, T. Awine +11 more
2008BMC Infectious Diseases5 citations Open access
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Bacterial identification using an Absciex 5800 TOF/TOF MALDI research instrument and an external database.
C. Huber, V. Pflüger, S. Reed, K. Cottrell +5 more
2019Journal of Microbiological Methods4 citations Open access
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Draft Genome Sequences of Seven Streptococcus agalactiae Strains Isolated from Camelus dromedarius at the Horn of Africa
J. Rothen, Tobias Schindler, J. Pothier, M. Younan +4 more
2017Genome Announcements4 citations Open access
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Draft Genome Sequences of SevenStrains Isolated fromat the Horn of Africa.
J. Rothen, Tobias Schindler, J. Pothier, M. Younan +4 more
20173 citations Open access
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Identification of Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms using MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry – Results of an Inter-Laboratory Ring Trial
P. Lasch, T. Wahab, Sandra Weil, Bernadett Pályi +12 more
20152 citations
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Rapid protein profiling facilitates surveillance of invasive mosquito species
F. Schaffner, C. Kaufmann, V. Pflüger, Alexander Mathis
2014Parasites & Vectors2 citations Open access
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Coagulase-negative staphylcococci lead to false-positive results on chromID S. aureus and chromID MRSA agar
Axel Merz, V. Pflüger, S. Johler
2014Journal of Food Safety and Food Quality-Archiv für Lebensmittelhygiene2 citations
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MALDI-TOF MASS SPECTROMETRY AS A TOOL FOR RAPID IDENTIFICATION AND CLUSTERING ANALYSIS OF FIRE BLIGHT BIOCONTROL PANTOEA STRAINS AND THE GENUS PANTOEA
F. Rezzonico, B. Duffy, V. Pflüger, G. Vogel +1 more
20111 citations
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