Patrick Scheid
Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, Germany
Biography
Patrick L. Scheid (Ph.D.) is a lecturer of Zoology/Parasitology at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany. He is head of the Laboratories of Parasitology and Cell-Culture (Virology) at the Central Institute of the German Military Medical Service at Koblenz.Currently his researches focus on the so called free living amoebae (FLA) either as human pathogens or reservoirs and vehicles of pathogenic microorganisms. He holds the greatest collection of free-living amoebae in Germany and collaborates with researchers worldwide. He published more than 100 articles in scientific journals and scientific books on infectious diseases so far.
Abstract
Abstract : Free-living amoebae as vectors of bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa