Moter Diagnostics
Diagnostics and research for the patients
Connecting Microbiology, Pathology und Molecular Biology
Moter Diagnostics is a private laboratory for molecular infection diagnostics, which was founded in 2018 by Annette Moter.
Annette Moter is board certified in Clinical Microbiology (Germany). She is a professor of microbiology at the Institute of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Principal Investigator of the Biofilmcenter at Charité and Head of the National Consultant Laboratory for Tropheryma whipplei at Charité, which is appointed by the Robert Koch-Institute (RKI).
Prof. Dr. Annette Moter
Prof. Dr. Annette Moter
Tel.: +49 30 8040 595-0
Fax: +49 30 8040 595-2
a.moter@moter-diagnostics.com
Curriculum Vitae
Since 2020 Professor of microbiology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Since 2018 Head of Biofilmcenter at the Institute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
2018 Founder of Moter Diagnostics
Since 2017 Co-Founder of MoKi Analytics GmbH
2012-2018 Head of the Biofilmcenter at Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin
2011 Habilitation in experimental microbiology
2011 Board Certification in Microbiology
1996 Doctoral degree (Dr. med.), University of Cologne
1995-2011 Residency in medical microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
1994-1995 Residency in medical microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology at University Hospital Bonn
1992-1994 Residency in internal medicine, University Hospital Cologne
1985-1992 Medical School, University of Cologne
Annette Moter, Berlin, November 2023
Selected Publications
Tropheryma whipplei
Potential Role for Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis of Whipple’s Disease.
Moter A, Janneck M, Wolters M, Iking-Konert C, Wiessner A, Loddenkemper C, Hartleben B, Lütgehetmann M, Schmidt J, Langbehn U, Janssen S, Geelhaar-Karsch A, Schneider T, Moos V, Rohde H, Kikhney J, Wiech T.
Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 19;68(7):1089-1097. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy664.Detection of Tropheryma whipplei in stool samples by one commercial and two in-house real-time PCR assays.
Frickmann H, Hanke M, Hahn A, Schwarz NG, Landt O, Moter A, Kikhney J, Hinz R, Rojak S, Dekker D, Tannich E, Podbielski A.
Trop Med Int Health. 2019 Jan;24(1):101-108. doi: 10.1111/tmi.13172. Epub 2018 Nov 8.Whipple’s Disease: Diagnostic Value of rpoB Gene PCR from Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells.
Weigt K, Wiessner A, Moter A, Fenollar F, Raoult D, Allers K, Schneider T, Moos V.
Mol Diagn Ther. 2018 Aug;22(4):459-469. doi: 10.1007/s40291-018-0339-7.Validation of an rpoB gene PCR assay for detection of Tropheryma whipplei: 10 years’ experience in a National Reference Laboratory.
Moter A, Schmiedel D, Petrich A, Wiessner A, Kikhney J, Schneider T, Moos V, Göbel UB, Reischl U.
J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Nov;51(11):3858-61. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01703-13. Epub 2013 Aug 21.
Infektiöse Endokarditis
Aerococcus urinae – A potent biofilm builder in endocarditis.
Yaban B, Kikhney J, Musci M, Petrich A, Schmidt J, Hajduczenia M, Schoenrath F, Falk V, Moter A.
PLoS One. 2020 Apr 23;15(4):e0231827. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231827. eCollection 2020.Fluorescence in situ hybridization for identification and visualization of microorganisms in infected heart valve tissue as addition to standard diagnostic tests improves diagnosis of endocarditis.
Eichinger S, Kikhney J, Moter A, Wießner A, Eichinger WB.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2019 Nov 1;29(5):678-684. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivz159.Detection of Coxiella burnetii in heart valve sections by fluorescence in situ hybridization.
Aistleitner K, Jeske R, Wölfel R, Wießner A, Kikhney J, Moter A, Stoecker K.
J Med Microbiol. 2018 Apr;67(4):537-542. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.000704. Epub 2018 Feb 20.Fluorescence in situ hybridization to improve the diagnosis of endocarditis: a pilot study.
Mallmann C, Siemoneit S, Schmiedel D, Petrich A, Gescher DM, Halle E, Musci M, Hetzer R, Göbel UB, Moter A.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2010 Jun;16(6):767-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02936.x. Epub 2009 Aug 20.