Prof. Dr. Andreas Pospischil

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Current research projects

Project leader	Project title
Borel	Chlamydiaceae and Chlamydia-like organisms in rodents and small mammals
	Prevalence and characterization of tetracycline-resistant Chlamydia suis strains in Swiss pigs
Borel Pospischil	Chlamydiaceae and Chlamydia-like organisms in the koala
	Effect of water-filtered infrared A light (wIRA) on persistent and non-persistent chlamydial infections
Pospischil Borel	OIE Twinning project: Enzootic abortion of ewes
Sydler	Is PCV2 virulence the main factor that triggers PMWS epizooty?

Completed research projects

Project leader	Project title
Borel	Detection and prevalence of chlamydiae in semen and male genital tracts of boars, bulls, rams and bucks
	Ovine Enzootic Abortion (OEA): a comparison of antibody responses in vaccinated and naturally-infected swiss sheep over a two year period
	Chlamydia-like organisms in ruminant abortion and their potential emerging zoonotic risk
	Persistent Chlamydia pneumoniae in human coronary atherosclerotic tissues: partial explanation for failure of antibiotic treatment trials?
	Prevalence of Chlamydophila psittaci in wild birds - potential risk for domestic poultry, pet birds and public health in Switzerland?
	Mixed infections with different Chlamydia strains and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus - a persistence model in vitro and in vivo?
	Chlamydiae in wild ruminants – reservoir for domestic ruminants and humans?
	Persistent Chlamydia pneumoniae in human coronary atheroma
	Development of a serological test for diagnosing parachlamydial infections in cattle
	Chlamydiaceae, Parachlamydia and Waddlia in wild ruminants
	Chlamydia and Chlamydia-like organisms in porcine abortion
Borel Pospischil	Development of a chlamydiae-specific in situ hybridization (ISH) protocol for use in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded cell pellets and tissues
Pospischil	Chlamydia related disease in different animal species
	Detection of novel chlamydiae in feline ocular disease
	Functional and structural host pathogen interaction
Pospischil Borel	Persistent infection with Chlamydophila pneumoniae in human coronary arteries
Sydler	Clinical and molecular epidemiology of Circovirus-associated diseases in pigs in Switzerland and investigations in their pathogenesis
	What is the significance of Circovirus infection in Swiss pig population
Vaughan	Protein tyrosine phosphatases in tumour development