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

RESEARCHERS

PUBLICATIONS

YEARsort ascending VRI AUTHORS PUBLICATION
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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Differentiation of Brucella melitensis field strains from the vaccine strain REV-1

Noutsios G.T, Papi, R.M., Ekateriniadou, L.V., Minas, A. and Kyriakidis, D.A. (2008), 33st FEBS Congress, Athens, 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.

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