Dr. Andreas Leclerque

Hadj Taieb K., Gharsallah H., Ksentini I., Leclerque A., Schuster C., Chefi M., Naayma S., Ali Triki M., Ksantini M. (2020): Screening of Biological Activities of Fungi Associated with Pistachio Bark Beetle, Chaetoptelius vestitus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), Infesting Pistachio Cultivations in Tunisia. Journal of Applied Microbiology 128 (5) S. 1472 - 1485. DOI: 10.1111/jam.14572

Manfrino R.G., Schuster C., Saar K., López Lastra C.C., Leclerque A. (2019): Genetic characterization, pathogenicity and benomyl susceptibility of Lecanicillium fungal isolates from Argentina. Journal of Applied Entomology 143 (3) S. 204 - 213. DOI: 10.1111/jen.12580

Doolotkeldieva T., Bobushova S., Schuster C., Konurbaeva M., Leclerque A. (2019): Isolation and genetic characterization of Erwinia amylovora bacteria from Kyrgyzstan. European Journal of Plant Pathology 155 (2) S. 677 - 686. DOI: 10.1007/s10658-019-01790-3

Gutierrez A.C., Leclerque A., Manfrino R.G., Luz C., Ferrari W.A.O., Barneche J., Garcia J.J., Lopez Lastra C.C. (2019): Natural occurrence in Argentina of a new fungal pathogen of cockroaches, Metarhizium argentinense sp. nov.. Fungal Biology 123 (5) S. 364 - 372. DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2019.02.005

Hadj Taieb K., Gharsallah H., Ksentini I., Schuster C., Fernandez-Bravo M., Garrido-Jurado I., Quesada-Moraga E., Leclerque A., Triki M.A., Ksantini M. (2019): Phytopathogenic and antagonistic potentialities of fungi associated with pistachio bark beetle, Chaetoptelius vestitus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), infesting pistachio (Pistacia vera) in Tunisia. Journal of Applied Microbiology 126 (6) S. 1821 - 1834. DOI: 10.1111/jam.14272

Ksentini I., Gharsallah H., Sahnoun M., Schuster C., Hamli Amri S., Gargouri R., Triki M.A., Ksantini M., Leclerque A. (2019): Providencia entomophila sp. nov., a new bacterial species associated with major olive pests in Tunisia. PLoS ONE 14 (10) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223943

Gharsallah H., Ksentini I., Abdelhedi N., Naayma S., Hadj Taieb K., Sahnoun M., Triki M.A., Ksantini M., Leclerque A. (2019): Screening of bacterial isolates related to olive orchard pests in Tunisia using 16S ribosomal RNA and evaluation of their biotechnological potential. Journal of Applied Microbiology 126 (2) S. 489 - 502. DOI: 10.1111/jam.14159

Doolotkeldieva T., Leclerque A., Bobusheva S., Schuster C. (2018): Biodiversity of Bacillus thuringiensis Strains and Their Cry Genes in Ecosystems of Kyrgyzstan. Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology 9 (3) S. 107 - 126. DOI: 10.4236/abb.2018.93009

Aguilera Sammaritano J.A., Leclerque A., Deymié M.C., Torrente K.A., Vazquez F., Cuthbertson A.G.S., López Lastra C.C., Lechner B.E. (2017): Entomopathogenic fungi: Are polisporic isolates more pathogenic than monosporic strains?. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina 76 (3-4) S. 39 - 43. DOI: 10.25085/rsea.763406

Bobushova S., Schuster C., Leclerque A., Doolotkeldieva T. (2017): Genetic Characterization of cry Gene Diversity in Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates from Kyrgyzstan. IOBC IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 129 S. 14 - 18.
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Márquez M.E., Schuster C., Leclerque A., Gato Y., Baró Y. (2017): Genetic Diversity of Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates from Cuba. IOBC IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 129 S. 27 - 31.
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Gato Y., Schuster C., Leclerque A., Márquez M.E., Baró Y. (2017): Group-I intron based strain-specific diagnosis of entomopathogenic Metarhizium fungi from Cuba. IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 129 S. 47 - 51.
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Moldovan A., Toderas I., Leclerque A., Munteanu Molotievskiy N. (2017): Isolation and identification of fungal community of alfalfa pest weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Republic of Moldova. IOBC IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 129 S. 70 - 73.
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Aguilera Sammaritano J.A., López Lastra C.C., Leclerque A., Vazquez F., Toro M.E., D’Alessandro C.P., Cuthbertson A.G.S., Lechner B.E. (2016): Control of Bemisia tabaci by entomopathogenic fungi isolated from arid soils in Argentina. Biocontrol Science and Technology 26 (12) S. 1668 - 1682. DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2016.1231776

Márquez Gutiérrez M.E., Gato Cárdenas Y., Leclerque A. (2016): El género Metarhizium Sorokin y su aplicación en el control de insectos plagas. Revista Cubana de Ciencias Biológicas 5 (2) S. 1 - 13.

Schuster C., Saar K., Manfrino R., Aguilera Sammaritano J., Tornesello Galván J., García J.J., López Lastra C.C., Leclerque A. (2016): Group-I intron based strain-specific diagnosis of entomopathogenic Lecanicillium fungi for aphid biocontrol. IOBC IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 113 S. 53 - 56.
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Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G. (2016): Host group adaptation of `Candidatus Rickettsiella isopodorum´, a lineage of intracellular gamma-proteobacterial pathogens carried by woodlice. IOBC IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 113 S. 13 - 16.
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Aguilera Sammaritano J.A,, López Lastra C.C., Leclerque A., Vazquez F., Toro M.E., Manfrino R., Lechner B.E. (2015): Aislamiento y termotolerancia de hongos entomopatógenos de suelos áridos de Argentina. Posadas Universidad Nacional de Misiones S. 224
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Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G. (2015): Candidatus Rickettsiella isopodorum', a new lineage of intracellular bacterial entomopathogens associated with isopods. Posadas Universidad Nacional de Misiones S. 225
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Aguilera Sammaritano J.A., Manfrino R., Tornesello Galván J., Schuster C., Saar K., García J.J., López Lastra C.C., Leclerque A. (2015): Genetic characterization, strain-specific diagnosis, and fungicide sensitivity of Lecanicillium fungi, potential bio-aphicides from Argentina. Posadas Universidad Nacional de Misiones S. 139
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Munteanu N.V., Mitkovets P.V., Mitina G.V., Movila A., Tokarev Y.S., Leclerque A. (2015): Prevalence of Beauveria pseudobassiana among tick-associated fungal isolates from the Republic of Moldova. Posadas Universidad Nacional de Misiones S. 124
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Ullrich C., Talbi S., Leclerque A., Rabenstein F., Matecki C., Schäfer J., Kleespies R.G. (2014): Biological control in oilseed rape: An attempt to establish the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana as an endophyte in oilseed rape plants.

Kleespies R.G., Leclerque A. (2014): Candidatus Rickettsiella isopodorum', a new lineage of intracellular bacteria infecting woodlice.

Manfrino R., Schuster C., Tornesello Galván J., Saar K., García J.J., López Lastra C.C., Leclerque A. (2014): Genetic characterization, fungicide sensitivity, and aphicidal potential of Lecanicillium fungi from Argentina.

Schuster C., Saar K., Kleespies R.G., Leclerque A. (2014): InterVening Sequence (IVS) elements as genetic markers for the differential diagnosis of arthropod-associated Rickettsiella bacteria.

Samoilova A.V., Leclerque A. (2014): PCR-based identification of Erwinia amylovora bacteriophages isolated in the Republic of Moldova. Journal of Virology and Microbiology 2014 DOI: 10.5171/2014.293991

Munteanu N.V., Mitkovets P.V., Mitina G.V., Movila A., Tokarev Y.S., Leclerque A. (2014): Prevalence of Beauveria pseudobassiana among entomopathogenic fungi isolated from the hard tick, Ixodes ricinus. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 5 (6) S. 641 - 648. DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2014.04.015

Saar K., Leclerque A., Stephan D. (2014): The entomopathogenic fungus Isaria for pest insect control in vegetables.

Leclerque A. (2014): Type IV Secretion System (T4SS) substrates as potential virulence factors of arthropod-pathogenic Rickettsiella bacteria.

Kleespies R.G., Federici B.A., Leclerque A. (2014): Ultrastructural characterization and multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of 'Candidatus Rickettsiella isopodorum', a new lineage of intracellular bacteria infecting woodlice (Crustacea: Isopoda). Systematic and Applied Microbiology 37 (5) S. 351 - 359. DOI: 10.1016/j.syapm.2014.04.001

Rothenheber M., Stephan D., Leclerque A., Arndt R., Graf R., Kleespies R.G. (2014): Untersuchungen zur biologischen Bekämpfung von Blattläusen mit den Pilzen Cladosporium sp. und Lecanicillium muscarium. Quedlinburg Julius-Kühn-Instit., Bundesforschungsinst. für Kulturpflanzen Julius-Kühn-Archiv 447 S. 475
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Kleespies R.G., Ritter C., Zimmermann G., Burghause F., Feiertag S., Leclerque A. (2013): A survey of microbial antagonists of Agriotes wireworms from Germany and Italy. Journal of Pest Science 86 (1) S. 99 - 106. DOI: 10.1007/s10340-012-0447-9

Saar K., Zink P., Leclerque A., Gossmann M., Koch E. (2013): Characterisation of Acremonium-like fungi from wheat and tall fescue. 978-3-941261-11-2

Kleespies R.G., Leclerque A. (2013): Electron microscope and genetic analysis of an intracellular bacterium associated with the common rough woodlouse, Porcellio scaber (Isopoda, Porcellionidae). Montfavet INRA / Centre de Recherches IOBC WPRS Bulletin 90 S. 343 - 347.
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Schuster C., Kleespies R.G., Ritter C., Feiertag S., Leclerque A. (2013): Multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of 'Rickettsiella agriotidis', an intracellular bacterial pathogen of Agriotes wireworms. Current Microbiology 66 (1) S. 1 - 9. DOI: 10.1007/s00284-012-0219-z

Mitkovets P.V., Munteanu N.V., Mitina G.V., Tokarev Y.S., Movila A.A., Toderas I., Kleespies R.G., Leclerque A. (2013): Prevalence of the species Beauveria pseudobassiana among tick-associated fungal isolates from the Republic of Moldova. Montfavet INRA / Centre de Recherches IOBC WPRS Bulletin 90 S. 113 - 117.
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Leclerque A., Mitkovets P.V., Fatu A.-C., Schuster C., Kleespies R. G. (2013): Ribosomal RNA phylogeny of bacterial and fungal pathogens of Agriotes wireworms. Journal of Pest Science 86 (1) S. 107 - 113. DOI: 10.1007/s10340-012-0450-1

Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G. (2012): A Rickettsiella Bacterium from the Hard Tick, Ixodes woodi: Molecular Taxonomy Combining Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) with Significance Testing. S. e38062 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038062

Wunderle J., Leclerque A., Schaffrath U., Slusarenko A., Koch E. (2012): Assessment of the loose smut fungi (Ustilago nuda and U. tritici) in tissues of barley and wheat by fluorescence microscopy and real-time PCR. Journal of plant pathology 133 (4) S. 865 - 875. DOI: 10.1007/s10658-012-0010-9

Marshall S.D.G., Townsend R.J., Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G., Dunbar J.E., Nelson T.L., Jackson T.A. (2012): Build up of pathogens within outbreak populations of native insect populations in modified land in New Zealand. S. 125

Schmidt C.S., Gösting J., Leclerque A., Orlik M., Jamshidi B., Koch E. (2012): Charakterisierung von Phytium-Isolaten und Entwicklung von Biotests für Umfallkrankheit und Wurzelfäule. Quedlinburg Julius Kühn-Inst., Bundesforschungsinst. für Kulturpflanzen Julius-Kühn-Archiv 438 S. 422 DOI: 10.5073/JKA.2012.438.000
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Moharam M.H.A., Leclerque A., Koch E. (2012): Cultural characteristics of Sporisorium sorghi and detection of the pathogen in plant tissue by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction. Phytoparasitica 40 (5) S. 475 - 483. DOI: 10.1007/s12600-012-0248-y

Laut S., Stephan D., Leclerque A. (2012): Differential gene expression in submerged spore forming cultures of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae.

Fatu A.-C., Fatu V., Andrei A.-M., Ciornei C., Lupastean D., Leclerque A. (2012): g1i-diagnosis: development of a strain-specific diagnostic tool for the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria brongniartii.

Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G., Schuster C., Richards N.K., Marshall S.D.G., Jackson T.A. (2012): Multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of 'Rickettsiella costelytrae' and 'Rickettsiella pyronotae', intracellular bacterial entomopathogens from New Zealand. Journal of Applied Microbiology 113 (5) S. 1228 - 1237. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2012.05419.x

Leclerque A., Hartelt K., Schuster C., Jung K., Kleespies R.G. (2012): Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) for the infra-generic taxonomic classification of entomopathogenic Rickettsiella bacteria. S. 154

Kleespies R.G., Ritter C., Zimmermann G., Burghause F., Feiertag S., Leclerque A. (2012): Natürliches Vorkommen mikrobieller Antagonisten von Drahtwürmern (Agriotes spp., Coleoptera: Elateridae) in Deutschland und Italien. Quedlinburg Julius Kühn-Inst., Bundesforschungsinst. für Kulturpflanzen Julius-Kühn-Archiv 438 S. 254 DOI: 10.5073/JKA.2012.438.000
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Ergashev K., Guzalova A.G., Ismailov Z.F., Schairer H.U., Leclerque A. (2011): Bacterial-type endochitinases as phylogenetic markers for fungal entomopathogens and mycoparasites. 978-92-9067-241-8

Kleespies R.G., Marshall S.D.G., Schuster C., Townsend R.J., Jackson T.A., Leclerque A. (2011): Electron-microscopic and genetic characterization of a Rickettsiella sp. infecting the manuka beetle, Pyronota setosa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). S. 54

Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G., Ritter C., Schuster C., Feiertag S. (2011): Genetic and electron-microscopic characterization of 'Rickettsiella agriotidis', a new Rickettsiella pathotype associated with a wireworm, Agriotes sp. (Coleoptera: Elateridae). Current Microbiology 63 (2) S. 158 - 163. DOI: 10.1007/s00284-011-9958-5

Kleespies R.G., Marshall S.D.G., Schuster C., Townsend R., Jackson T.A., Leclerque A. (2011): Genetic and electron-microscopic characterization of Rickettsiella bacteria from the manuka beetle, Pyronota setosa (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 107 (3) S. 206 - 211. DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.05.017

Leclerque A., Hartelt K., Schuster C., Jung K., Kleespies R.G. (2011): Multilocus Sequence Typing (MLST) for the infra-generic taxonomic classification of entomopathogenic Rickettsiella bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Letters 324 (2) S. 125 - 134. DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02396.x

Schuster C., Ritter C., Kleespies R.G., Feiertag S., Leclerque A. (2011): Natural infection of wireworm, Agriotes sp. (Coleoptera; Elateridae), with Rickettsiella bacteria. Montfavet INRA / Centre de Recherches IOBC-WPRS Bulletin 66 S. 513 - 516.
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Fatu A.-C., Fatu V., Andrei A.-M., Ciornei C., Lupastean D., Leclerque A. (2011): Strain-specific PCR-based diagnosis for Beauveria brongniartii biocontrol strains. 978-92-9067-241-8

Townsend R., Marshall S., Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G., Nelson T., Jackson T.A. (2010): Appearance of pathogens with outbreak populations of native insect populations in New Zealand.

Koch E., Wunderle J., Leclerque A., Ullrich C., Moharam M. (2010): Diagnosis of infection with bunt and smut fungi in cereals.

Leclerque A. (2010): Entomopathogenic Rickettsiella Bacteria: Phylogenomics of a Possible Source for Bioinsecticide Development. Romanian Journal for Plant Protection 3 S. 88 - 93.

Kleespies R.G., Leclerque A. (2010): Erstmaliger Fund einer natürlichen Infektion von Agriotes sp. mit Rickettsiella-Bakterien. S. 437
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Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G. (2010): Rickettsiella: Phylogenetik und Infektionsbiologie eines entomopathogenen Bakteriums. S. 337
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Wunderle J., Leclerque A., Koch E. (2010): Verfahren zum Nachweis des Flugbranderregers (Ustilago nuda, U. tritici) in Jungpflanzen. S. 395
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Wang S., Leclerque A., Pava-Ripoll M., Fang W., St. Leger R.J. (2009): Comparative genomics using microarrays reveals divergence and loss of virulence-associated genes in host-specific strains of the insect pathogen Metarhizium anisopliae. Eukaryotic Cell 8 (6) S. 888 - 898. DOI: 10.1128/EC.00058-09

Leclerque A. (2009): Entomopathogenic Rickettsiella bacteria: from phylogenomics to biology of infection. 978-92-9067-219-7

Ergashev K., Guzalova A.G., Leclerque A. (2009): Phylogenetic characterization of entomopathogenic fungi from Uzbekistan.

Leclerque A. (2009): Phylogenomics of the arthropod pathogenic bacterium Rickettsiella grylli. S. 116

Sjölinder H., Schairer H.U., Leclerque A. (2009): SorR, a highly sensitive dominant selection marker for fungal transformation.

Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G. (2008): 16S ribosomal RNA, GroEL, and MucZ based assessment of the taxonomic position of Rickettsiella melolonthae and its implications for the organization of the genus Rickettsiella.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 58 (4) S. 749 - 755. DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.65359-0

Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G. (2008): Genetic and electron-microscopic characterization of Rickettsiella tipulae, an intracellular bacterial pathogen of the crane fly, Tipula paludosa. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 98 (3) S. 329 - 334. DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.02.005

Kleespies R.G., Leclerque A. (2008): Genetische und elektronenmikroskopische Charakterisierung von Rickettsiella tipulae, eines intrazellulären bakteriellen Pathogens der Wiesenschnake, Tipula paludosa.

Leclerque A. (2008): Reorganization and Monophyly of the Genus Rickettsiella: All in Good Time. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (16) S. 5263 - 5264. DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00446-08

Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G. (2008): The taxonomic position of the entomopathogenic bacterium Rickettsiella grylli: 16S rRNA genes and beyond. 978-92-9067-205-0

Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G. (2008): Type IV secretion system components as phylogenetic markers of entomopathogenic bacteria of the genus Rickettsiella. FEMS Microbiology. FEMS Microbiology Letters 279 (2) S. 167 - 173. DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2007.01025.x

Leclerque A. (2008): Whole genome-based assessment of the taxonomic position of the arthropod pathogenic bacterium Rickettsiella grylli. FEMS Microbiology Letters 283 (1) S. 117 - 127. DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2008.01158.x

Leclerque A., Kleespies R.G. (2008): Whole genome-based phylogeny of the arthropod pathogenic bacterium Rickettsiella grylli.

Wan H., Schairer H.U., Leclerque A. (2007): A New Dominant Selection Marker for Fungal Transformation.

Ergashev K., Guzalova A.G., Schairer H.U., Leclerque A. (2006): Bacterial-type endochitinases of fungal entomopathogens and mycoparasites.

Leclerque A., St. Leger R.J. (2006): Metarhizium meets microarrays.

Leclerque A., Wan H., Abschütz A., Mitina G.V., Zimmermann G., Schairer H.U. (2004): Agrobacterium-mediated insertional mutagenesis (AIM) of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana. Current Genetics 45 (2) S. 111 - 119. DOI: 10.1007/s00294-003-0468-2

Wan H., Sjölinder M., Schairer H.U., Leclerque A. (2004): Development of a new dominant selection marker for transformation of Pichia pastoris to soraphen A resistance. Journal of Microbiological Methods 57 (1) S. 33 - 39. DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2003.11.013

Wan H., Duperchy E., Mitina G.V., Zimmermann G., Leclerque A. (2002): Agrobacterium-mediated insertional mutagenesis of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana.

Stamm I., Leclerque A., Plaga W. (1999): Purification of cold-shock-like proteins from Stigmatella aurantiaca - molecular cloning and characterization of the cspA gene. Archives of Microbiology 172 (3) S. 175 - 181.