Particulate matter air pollution components and incidence of cancers of the stomach and the upper aerodigestive tract in the European Study of Cohorts... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Previous analysis from the large European multicentre ESCAPE study showed an association of ambient particulate matter
Loss of genomic diversity in a <em>Neisseria meningitidis</em> clone through a colonization bottleneck (Publications)
Neisseria meningitidis is the leading cause of epidemic meningitis in the 'meningitis belt' of Africa, where clonal waves of colonization and disease are observed. Point mutations and horizontal gene
Expanding the rubterolone family: intrinsic reactivity and directed diversification of PKS-derived pyrans (Publications)
We characterized two key biosynthetic intermediates of the intriguing rubterolone family (tropolone alkaloids) that contain a highly reactive pyran moiety (in equilibrium with the hydrolyzed 1,5-dione
Spontaneous point mutations in the capsule synthesis locus leading to structural and functional changes of the capsule in serogroup A meningococcal... (Publications)
Whole genome sequencing analysis of 100 Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A isolates has revealed that the csaABCD-ctrABCD-ctrEF capsule polysaccharide synthesis locus represents a spontaneous point mu
Sachet water quality and product registration: a cross-sectional study in Accra, Ghana (Publications)
The study's objectives were to assess the extent to which packaged water producers follow product registration procedures and to assess the relationship between product registration and drinking water
Fostering population-based cohort data discovery: the Maelstrom Research cataloguing toolkit (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The lack of accessible and structured documentation creates major barriers for investigators interested in understanding, properly interpreting and analyzing cohort data and biological sam
A prospective cohort study of adolescents' memory performance and individual brain dose of microwave radiation from wireless communication (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The potential impact of microwave radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) emitted by wireless communication devices on neurocognitive functions of adolescents is controversial. In a
Schistosomiasis (Publications)
Schistosomiasis (bilharzia) is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic flatworms (blood flukes) of the genus Schistosoma, with considerable morbidity in parts of the Middle East, South Americ
Rhabdopeptide/Xenortide-like peptides from <em>Xenorhabdus innexi </em>with terminal amines showing potent antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
Seven new rhabdopeptide/xenortide-like peptides (RXPs) (1-7) with putrescine or ammonia as the C-terminal amines were isolated from Xenorhabdus innexi DSM 16336. Their chemical structures were elucida