Genomic interrogation of ancestral <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> from south India (Publications)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a very important global pathogen. One quarter of the world's TB cases occur in India. The tuberculosis strains isolated from south Indian patients exhibit certain phenoty
Age as a risk factor for severe manifestations and fatal outcome of <em>falciparum</em> <em>malaria</em> in European patients: observations from... (Publications)
Previous studies have indicated that age is a risk factor for severe falciparum malaria in nonimmune patients. The objectives of this study were to reevaluate previous findings with a larger sample an
Effect of lead pollution on testate amoebae communities living in <em>Sphagnum fallax</em>: an experimental study (Publications)
We studied the effects of lead pollution on testate amoebae communities living on Sphagnum fallax by growing this moss under controlled conditions. A progressive series of lead (Pb) concentration was
Relationship between testate amoeba (protist) communities and atmospheric heavy metals accumulated in <em>Barbula indica</em> (bryophyta) in Vietnam (Publications)
We studied the relationships between testate amoeba communities and heavy metal (Pb, Cd, Zn, Ni, Cu, Mn, and Fe) concentrations in the moss Barbula indica sampled at 29 sites in and around the city of
Impact of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on antibody responses to erythrocytic-stage Plasmodium falciparum antigens... (Publications)
We evaluated the impact of intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), which was given at ages 3, 4, and 9 months through the Expanded Program on Immunizat