Colorectal cancer-associated <em>Streptococcus infantarius </em>subsp.<em> infantarius</em> differ from a major dairy lineage providing evidence for... (Publications)
Streptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius (Sii), a member of the Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus complex (SBSEC), predominates as dairy-adapted and non-adapted variants in fermented dairy
Identification of <em>Campylobacter fetus</em> by fluorescence<em> in situ</em> hybridization (FISH) (Publications)
Two new DNA FISH-probes for Campylobacter fetus were designed, in silico checked for cross-reactions and successfully evaluated in a multi-centric approach with 41 Campylobacter fetus isolates includi
Pharmacokinetics of a pediatric tribendimidine dose-finding study to treat hookworm infection in African children (Publications)
Tribendimidine is a broad-spectrum anthelmintic available in China, which is currently being pursued for US Food and Drug Administration approval for soil-transmitted helminth infections. Pharmacokine
Combined approach of backbone amide linking and on-resin n-methylation for the synthesis of bioactive and metabolically stable peptides (Publications)
Rhabdopeptides are a large class of nonribosomal peptides from the bacteria Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus with low micromolar activity against different protozoa, which are the causative agents of seve
Potent inhibitors of plasmodial serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) featuring a spirocyclic scaffold (Publications)
With the discovery that serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) is a druggable target for antimalarials, the aim of this study was to design novel inhibitors of this key enzyme in the folate biosynthes
Anemia in tuberculosis cases and household controls from Tanzania: contribution of disease, coinfections, and the role of hepcidin (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) induces a systemic inflammatory state affecting iron homeostasis. Patients with TB often have additional comorbidities such as anemia which can result in poorer treat out
Rickettsial illnesses as important causes of febrile illness in Chittagong, Bangladesh (Publications)
We conducted a yearlong prospective study of febrile patients admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Chittagong, Bangladesh, to assess the proportion of patients with rickettsial illnesses and id