Analysis of the Chlamydophila pneumoniae and host transcriptome in the acute and iron depletion mediated persistent infection [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von André Germar Paul Mäurer

Analysis of the Chlamydophila pneumoniae and host transcriptome in the acute and iron depletion-mediated persistent infection Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades des Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.)der Bayerischen Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg vorgelegt von André Germar Paul Mäurer aus Hürth-Hermühlheim Würzburg 2006 Eingereicht am Mitglieder der Promotionskommission: Vorsitzender: Prof. Dr. M. Müller 1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. J. Hacker 2. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. T.F. Meyer Tag des Promotionskolloquiums: Doktorurkunde ausgehändigt am: The only constant in the world is change. To my parents, and my friends.Acknowledgements I would like to express all my gratitude to Prof. Dr. Thomas F. Meyer for giving me the chance to do my PhD work in his lab. Also I would like to thank Dr. Hans J. Mollenkopf for guidance and supervision in my experiments. This thesis would not be possible without their personal and professional support. Many thanks also to all the people in the lab, especially Marion Rother, Nicole Paland, Dagmar Heuer, Elke Ziska, Agnes Szczepek and Adrian Mehlitz for helpful technical advice and discussions. I will never forget the pleasant time with them during these years. Moreover, Stefan Bentink from the MPI für Molekulare Genetik for helpful discussion about data analysis and to Ina Wagner and Jörg Angermann for technical assistance for the array experiments.