How elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in the Kingdom of Cambodia was achieved (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Endemicity of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Cambodia was proven in 1956 when microfilariae were detected in mosquitos in the Kratie province. In 2001, an extensive study confirmed the prese
Insufficient fruit and vegetable intake in a low- and middle-income setting: a population-based survey in semi-urban Tanzania (Publications)
A daily intake of 5 portions of fruit and vegetables (FV) is recommended for protection against non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Inadequate FV intake is a global problem but resource-poor countries l
Georatusin, a specific antiparasitic polyketide-peptide hybrid from the gungus <em>Geomyces auratus</em> (Publications)
Georatusin (1), featuring a highly reduced, methylated polyketide moiety fused to a tryptophan by an amide and ester bond forming a 13-membered ring, was produced by the soil fungus Geomyces auratus.
High-throughput metabolomic analysis predicts mode of action of uncharacterized antimicrobial compounds (Publications)
Rapidly spreading antibiotic resistance and the low discovery rate of new antimicrobial compounds demand more effective strategies for early drug discovery. One bottleneck in the drug discovery pipeli
Molecular characterization, toxin detection and resistance testing of human clinical <em>Clostridium difficile </em>isolates from Lebanon (Publications)
Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile is the main cause for nosocomial diarrhoea in industrialised nations. Epidemiologic data on the pathogen's occurrence in other world regions are still scarce. In