EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA

Researcher

Biologist, MSc in Microbiology and Infection Diseases (Veterinary School, AUTh), PhD in Molecular Microbiology (School of Biology, AUTh).

Research activities:genotype analysis, identification of bacterial strains using different molecular techniques, study of bacterial antibiotic resistance, genetic structure and biodiversity of Greek sheep breeds, milk of different origin -qualification analysis

tel. +302310365392

mail: ekateriniadou@vri.gr

Curriculum Vitae

RESEARCHERS

PUBLICATIONS

YEAR	VRI AUTHORS	PUBLICATION
2015	ZDRAGAS ANTONIOS, SAMOURIS GEORGE, VAFEAS GEORGE, BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Prevalence, genetic diversity, and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bulk tank milk from Greek traditional ovine farms Antonios Zdragas; Theofilos Papadopoulos; Ioannis Mitsopoulos; Georgios Samouris; Georgios Vafeas; Evridiki Boukouvala; Loukia Ekateriniadou ; Kyriaki Mazaraki ; Athanasios Alexopoulos; Vasiliki Lagka, Small Ruminant Research, 2015
2015	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA, BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, ZDRAGAS ANTONIOS, GIANTZI VIRGINIA	Plasmid analysis and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis isolates from Greek poultry Loukia V. Ekateriniadou, Evridiki Boukouvala, Rigini M. Papi, Antonios Zdragas, Virginia Gianzti and Dimitrios A. Kyriakidis. 2015, JHVMS
2015	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA, LIGDA CHRISTINA	Genetic diversity and structure of the Lesvos sheep breed Mastranestasis, I., Ekateriniadou L., Ligda, Ch., Theodorou, K., 2015. Small Ruminant Research, 130 : 54-59
2014	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA, BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, ZDRAGAS ANTONIOS, GIANTZI VIRGINIA	Plasmid analysis and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis isolates from Greek poultry Loukia V. Ekateriniadou, Evridiki Boukouvala, Rigini M. Papi, Antonios Zdragas, Virginia Gianzti and Dimitrios A. Kyriakidis. 2014, JHVMS
2014	BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Greek field study of the 222K, 146S/D and 110P alleles towards scrapie resistance Dr. Boukouvala Evridiki, Efstathios katharopoulos, Assist. Prof. Nektarios Giadinis, Dr. Loukia Ekateriniadou, 2nd Intermediate Meeting, Roma, 1-2 April 2014.
2014	BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Resistant allele reservoir in Greece Efstathios Katharopoulos, Dr. Boukouvala Evridiki, Assoc. Prof. Georgios Arsenos, Dr. Loukia Ekateriniadou, 2nd Intermediate Meeting, Roma, 1-2 April 2014, πρόγραμμα “Towards breeding of goats for genetically determined TSEs resistance- GOAT-TSE-FREE”.
2014	BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, ZDRAGAS ANTONIOS, GIANTZI VIRGINIA, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Study of the Lactic Acid Bacteria during ripening in the traditionalcheese of Lesvos island “Ladotyri” Evridiki Boukouvala, Antonios Zdragas, Virginia Giantzi, Ioannis Mastranestasis, Sofia Belibasaki, Loukia V. Ekateriniadou, International Scientific Symposium Bioengineering of Animal Resources, Timisoara, 2014
2014	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Distribution of the ompA-types among ruminant and swine pneumonic strains of Pasteurella multocida exhibiting different cap-locus and toxA patterns Christina Vougidou, Vassilios Sandalakis, Anna Psaroulaki, Victoria Siarkou, Evanthia Petridou, Loukia V. Ekateriniadou, accepted, Microbiological Research
2014	BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	PRNP polymorphisms in Greek goats affected with natural scrapie Evridiki Boukouvala, Efstathios Katharopoulos, Paula Stewart, Vayia Palaska, Nektarios Giadinis, Georgios Arsenos, Loukia V. Ekateriniadou, Wilfred Goldmann, Jan P.M. Langeveld. PRION 2014.
2014	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Investigation of genetic susceptibility of goat to scrapie using PMCA Barbara Chiappini, Claudia D’Agostino, Juan Carlos Espinosa, Jaun Maria Torres, Loukia V Ekateriniadou, Umberto Agrimi, Romolo Nonno and Gabriele Vaccari. PRION 2014
2014	BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Identification and differentiation of Brucella melitensis and Brucella abortus strains isolated in Greece, directly from solid tissues by MULTIPLEX and REAL-TIME PCR methods Evridiki Boukouvala, Katiuscia Zilli, Evanthia Petridou, Erasmia Smyroglou, Loukia V. Ekateriniadou, Manuela Tittarelli, Brucellosis 2014 International Research Conference, Berlin
2014	BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Differentiation of Brucella melitensis REV1 and field strains based on periplasmic protein analysis Vassilios Sandalakis, Evridiki Boukouvala,, Efstathios Katharopoulos, Loukia V. Ekateriniadou, Anna Psaroulaki, Manuela Tittarelli, Brucellosis 2014 International Research Conference, Berlin
2014	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Multiple-Locus-Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis (MLVA) of Brucella melitensis strains isolated in Italy, Greece and Israel G. Garofolo, F. Sacchini, M. Ancora, D. Travaglini, L.V. Ekateriniadou, M. Banani, M. Tittarelli, Brucellosis 2014 International Research Conference, Berlin
2014	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA, BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, ZDRAGAS ANTONIOS, GIANTZI VIRGINIA	Antibiotic resistance and distribution of SodCI, sopE, sefA genes among Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis isolates from poultry Loukia V. Ekateriniadou, Evridiki Boukouvala, Rigini M. Papi, Antonios Zdragas, Virginia Gianzti and Dimitrios A. Kyriakidis (2014). Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, in press.
2013	BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Activities of the Hellenic Agriculture Organization, Veterinary Research Institute: National data basis for scrapie resistance and candidate resistant alleles, reservoir of resistance allele carriers E. Boukouvala, L.V. Ekaterniadou, Roslin Institute, Ediburgh, 11th-12th June 2013
2013	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Sequence Diversity of the Leukotoxin (lktA) Gene in Caprine and Ovine Strains of Mannheimia haemolytica isolated from pneumonic lungs C. Vougidou, V. Sandalakis, A. Psaroulaki, E. Petridou, L. V. .Ekateriniadou, Vet Rec. 2013 Apr 20;172(16):424.
2013	BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, ZDRAGAS ANTONIOS, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Brucella melitensis: diagnostics with molecular biology techniques and 2D protein analysis Dr Boukouvala Evridiki, Dr Antonios Zdragas, Dr Evanthia Petridou, Erasmia Smiroglou, Efstathios Katharopoulos, Dr Loukia Ekateriniadou, 2nd Intermediate Meeting, Teramo, 9-11 December 2013.
2013	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA, LIGDA CHRISTINA	Analysis of the genetic diversity in the sheep breed of Lesvos using a series of microsatellites – first rerults Ι. Mastranestasis, L. Ekateriiadou, C. Ligda, K. Theodorou. 4th Panellenic Conference of Breeding Technology, February 2013, Thessaloniki, Greece.
2012	ZDRAGAS ANTONIOS, VAFEAS GEORGE, GIANTZI VIRGINIA, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Incidence, seasonal occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella in poultry retailed products in Greece Antonios Zdragas, Kyriaki Mazaraki, Georgios Vafeas, Virginia Giantzi, Theofilos Papadopoulos, Loukia V. Ekateriniadou. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2012 Oct; 55(4):308-13.
2012	BOUKOUVALA EVRIDIKI, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Towards breeding of goats for genetically determined TSEs resistance- GOAT-TSE-FREE, Plan of the National Group E. Boukouvala, L.V. Ekateriniadou. 28 September 2012, Larnaca, Cyprus
2012	ZDRAGAS ANTONIOS, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Tetracycline resistance genes in Pasteurella multocida isolates from bovine, ovine, caprine and swine pneumonic lungs originated from different Greek prefectures Maria Babetsa, Vassilios Sandalakis, Christina Vougidou, Antonios Zdragas, Afroditi Sivropoulou, Anna Psaroulaki, Loukia V. Ekateriniadou. African Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 6(17) pp. 3917-3923, 2012.
2012	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Molecular typing of Brucella melitensis endemic strains and differentiation from the vaccine strain Rev-1 Noutsios GT, Papi RM, Ekateriniadou LV, Minas A, Kyriakidis DA, Vet Res Commun, 2012 Mar;36(1):7-20.
2012	ZDRAGAS ANTONIOS, VAFEAS GEORGE, GIANTZI VIRGINIA, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Prevalence, seasonal occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella in poultry retail products in Greece A.Zdragas, K.Mazaraki, G.Vafeas, V.Giantzi, T.Papadopoulos and L.Ekateriniadou. J.Applied Microbiology 55, 308-313 2012
2012	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Detection of virulence-associated genes and genetic diversity of the ompA gene among Pasteurella multocida isolates from pneumonic lungs of ruminants and pigs Christina Vougidou, Vassilios Sandalakis, Anna Psaroulaki, Evanthia Petridou, Loukia Ekateriniadou, 12th Penellenic Veterinary Congress, 508/4/2012, Athens.
2012	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Sequence diversity of the leukotoxin (lktA) gene in caprine and ovine strains of Mannheimia haemolytica isolated from pneumonic lungs Christina Vougidou, Vassilios Sandalakis, Anna Psaroulaki, Evanthia Petridou, Loukia Ekateriniadou, 12th Penellenic Veterinary Congress, 508/4/2012, Athens.
2012	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Serotypic diversity and sequence variation of the ompA gene among Mannheimia haemolytica isolates from domestic ruminants Christina Vougidou, Vassilios Sandalakis, Anna Psaroulaki, Evanthia Petridou, William Donachie, Loukia V. Ekateriniadou. 2012, JHVMS, Vol.63,(1), pp.13-24.
2011	LIGDA CHRISTINA, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Genetic structure and diversity in the sheep breeds of Lesvos, Chios and Karagouniki with the use of RAPD methodology. Mastranestasis I., Ligda C., Theodorou K., L.V. Ekateriniadou. Annual Scientific Conference, Hellenic Breeding Asspociation (Ε.Ζ.Ε.), 2011, Evia, Greece.
2011	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	PRNP genetic variability and molecular typing of natural goat scrapie isolates in a high number of infected flocks Fragkiadaki EG, Vaccari G, Ekateriniadou LV, Agrimi U, Giadinis NG, Chiappini B, Esposito E, Conte M, Nonno R, Vet Res, 2011, 42:104
2011	LIGDA CHRISTINA, EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Genetic structure and diversity among three Greek sheep breeds using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-PCR Mastranestasis I, Lidga Ch, Theodorou K, Ekateriniadou LV, 2011, JHVMS, vol. 62 (4), p. 301-313.
2010	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA, ZDRAGAS ANTONIOS	Study of the antibiotic resistance in Pasteurella multocida strains Mpampetsa M., Ekateriniadou L., Vougidou Ch., Zdragas A., Sivropoulou A., Hellenic Society of Biological Sciensce, 32nd Annual Conference, 20-22 May 2010, Karpenisi, Greece
2010	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis as a prion protein gene screening method in goats for mutation detection at codons 142, 146, 151, 154, 211, 222 and 240 Fragiadaki Eir., Ekateriniadou L., Kominakis A., Roditakis E., 61st Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production (EAAP 2010), 23- 27 August 2010, Heraklion, Crete Island, Greece
2010	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	PrP genetics, molecular characterization and biological typing of natural goat scrapie isolates from Greece E. Fragkiadaki, R. Nonno, L. Ekateriniadou, G. Vaccari, E. Koutsoukou-Chartona, N. Giadinis, A. Kominakis, M.A. Di Bari, E. Esposito2, S. Marcon, C. D’Agostino, M. Conte, B. Chiappini, E. Rogdakis, U. Agrimi, 8-11 September 2010, Salzburg, Austria
2010	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA, VAFEAS GEORGE, GIANTZI VIRGINIA, ZDRAGAS ANTONIOS	Κλινική συσχέτιση και μελέτη αντιμικροβιακής αντοχής στελεχών Salmonella enterica ορότυπος Enteritidis που απομονώθηκαν από βοοειδή, κοτόπουλα και κρέας πουλερικών στην Ελλάδα Παπαδόπουλος Θεόφιλος, Πετρίδου Ευανθία, Αικατερινιάδου Λουκία, Βαφέας Γεώργιος, Γιαντζή Βιργινία και Ζδράγκας Αντώνης. Poster . 30 Συνέδριο της Επιστημονικής Εταιρίας ‘ΜΙΚΡΟΒΙΟΚΟΣΜΟΣ’, Θεσσαλονίκη 16-18 /12/2010
2009	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Greek National Surveillance programme from 2002 up to 2008. A review Koutsoukou – Hartona H., Palaska V., Tsimpanoudi S., Papakostaki D., Tsimogianni P., Rempoutzakou H., Hondrokouki H., Ekateriniadou L., Ntountounakis S., 2009, International Congress PRION 2009, Chalikidiki, Greece.
2009	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Implemenattion of TeSeE PrP171 screen test in Greek flocks Loukia Ekateriniadou, Nektarios Giadinis, Theophilos Papadopoulos, Asimakis Koutsoumbas, 2009, International Congress PRION 2009, Chalikidiki, Greece
2008	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA, ZDRAGAS ANTONIOS	Tetracycline resistance determinants in Pasteurella multocida strains isolated from productive animals in Greece Loukia Ekateriniadou, Evanthia Petridou, Antonis Zdragas, Christina Vougidou, Eleftheria Bourtzi-Hatzopoulo, 18-19/3/2008, Thessaloniki Greece, Networking for Southeast Europe: Pilot Joint Call for Research Proposals, SEEERAnet Meeting, Thessaloniki, Greece.
2008	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Capsular Serotyping of Pasteurella multocida strains isolated from the lungs of sheep and goats using Multiplex PCR-Assay Chr. Vougidou, L.V. Ekateriniadou, Ev.Petridou, V. Siarkou, E. Bourtzi-Hatzopoulou, 18-19/3/2008, Thessaloniki Greece, Networking for Southeast Europe: Pilot Joint Call for Research Proposals, SEEERAnet Meeting, Thessaloniki, Greece.
2008	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Biotyping of Brucella melitensis strains with the use of the MLVN methodology Noutsios T.G., Papi M.R., Ekateriniadou V.L., Minas A., Kyriakidis A.D., 1st Panellenic Veterinary Conference of Productive Animals, Food Safety-Hygiene and Consumer Protection, Athens 14-16/3/2008.
2008	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	Breeding and management of scrapie resistant flocks Ekateriniadou V.l, Lymperopoulos A., Belibasaki S., 1st Panellenic Veterinary Conference of Productive Animals, Food Safety-Hygiene and Consumer Protection, Athens 14-16/3/2008.
2008	EKATERINIADOU LOUKIA	PrP gene polymorphisms in healthy and scrapie – affected sheep Ekateriniadou V.L, Koutsoukou-Chartona E., Fragiadaki G.E., 1st Panellenic Veterinary Conference of Productive Animals, Food Safety-Hygiene and Consumer Protection, Athens 14-16/3/2008.

PUBLICATIONS

Prevalence, genetic diversity, and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bulk tank milk from Greek traditional ovine farms

Plasmid analysis and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis isolates from Greek poultry

Genetic diversity and structure of the Lesvos sheep breed

Plasmid analysis and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis isolates from Greek poultry

Greek field study of the 222K, 146S/D and 110P alleles towards scrapie resistance

Resistant allele reservoir in Greece

Study of the Lactic Acid Bacteria during ripening in the traditionalcheese of Lesvos island “Ladotyri”

Distribution of the ompA-types among ruminant and swine pneumonic strains of Pasteurella multocida exhibiting different cap-locus and toxA patterns

PRNP polymorphisms in Greek goats affected with natural scrapie

Investigation of genetic susceptibility of goat to scrapie using PMCA

Identification and differentiation of Brucella melitensis and Brucella abortus strains isolated in Greece, directly from solid tissues by MULTIPLEX and REAL-TIME PCR methods

Differentiation of Brucella melitensis REV1 and field strains based on periplasmic protein analysis

Multiple-Locus-Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis (MLVA) of Brucella melitensis strains isolated in Italy, Greece and Israel

Antibiotic resistance and distribution of SodCI, sopE, sefA genes among Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis isolates from poultry

Activities of the Hellenic Agriculture Organization, Veterinary Research Institute: National data basis for scrapie resistance and candidate resistant alleles, reservoir of resistance allele carriers

Sequence Diversity of the Leukotoxin (lktA) Gene in Caprine and Ovine Strains of Mannheimia haemolytica isolated from pneumonic lungs

Brucella melitensis: diagnostics with molecular biology techniques and 2D protein analysis

Analysis of the genetic diversity in the sheep breed of Lesvos using a series of microsatellites – first rerults

Incidence, seasonal occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella in poultry retailed products in Greece

Towards breeding of goats for genetically determined TSEs resistance- GOAT-TSE-FREE, Plan of the National Group

Tetracycline resistance genes in Pasteurella multocida isolates from bovine, ovine, caprine and swine pneumonic lungs originated from different Greek prefectures

Molecular typing of Brucella melitensis endemic strains and differentiation from the vaccine strain Rev-1

Prevalence, seasonal occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella in poultry retail products in Greece

Detection of virulence-associated genes and genetic diversity of the ompA gene among Pasteurella multocida isolates from pneumonic lungs of ruminants and pigs

Sequence diversity of the leukotoxin (lktA) gene in caprine and ovine strains of Mannheimia haemolytica isolated from pneumonic lungs

Serotypic diversity and sequence variation of the ompA gene among Mannheimia haemolytica isolates from domestic ruminants

Genetic structure and diversity in the sheep breeds of Lesvos, Chios and Karagouniki with the use of RAPD methodology.

PRNP genetic variability and molecular typing of natural goat scrapie isolates in a high number of infected flocks

Genetic structure and diversity among three Greek sheep breeds using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA-PCR

Study of the antibiotic resistance in Pasteurella multocida strains

Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis as a prion protein gene screening method in goats for mutation detection at codons 142, 146, 151, 154, 211, 222 and 240

PrP genetics, molecular characterization and biological typing of natural goat scrapie isolates from Greece

Greek National Surveillance programme from 2002 up to 2008. A review

Implemenattion of TeSeE PrP171 screen test in Greek flocks

Tetracycline resistance determinants in Pasteurella multocida strains isolated from productive animals in Greece

Capsular Serotyping of Pasteurella multocida strains isolated from the lungs of sheep and goats using Multiplex PCR-Assay

Biotyping of Brucella melitensis strains with the use of the MLVN methodology

Breeding and management of scrapie resistant flocks

PrP gene polymorphisms in healthy and scrapie – affected sheep

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