Sven Reiche

Dr. Sven Reiche is a researcher and Deputy Head of the Department of Experimental Animal Husbandry and Biosafety (ATB) at an unnamed institution. He also serves as Head of the Laboratory and Head of the Biobank. His work focuses on host-pathogen interactions in farm animals, particularly in mucosal barriers of the respiratory and digestive tracts, using advanced methods like electron microscopy to study pathogens such as Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis, Brachyspira hyodysenteriae, and Chlamydia psittaci.

• Key research areas include Paratuberculosis, Swine Dysentery, Chlamydia infections, and Norovirus infection in calves.
• Methods involve ultrastructural analysis, immunohistochemistry, and experimental infection models.
• Collaborations include Prof. Dr. P. Reinhold, Dr. W. Herbst, and institutions like Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen and Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena.