Rhabdopeptides as insect-specific virulence factors from entomopathogenic bacteria (Publications)
Six novel linear peptides, named "rhabdopeptides", have been identified in the entomopathogenic bacterium Xenorhabdus nematophila after the discovery of the corresponding rdp gene cluster by using a p
Metabolic profiling framework for discovery of candidate diagnostic markers of malaria (Publications)
Despite immense efforts to combat malaria in tropical and sub-tropical regions, the potency of this vector-borne disease and its status as a major driver of morbidity and mortality remain undisputed.
Cause-specific childhood mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Childhood mortality, particularly in the first 5 years of life, is a major global concern and the target of Millennium Development Goal 4. Although the majority of childhood deaths occur i
Association of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution with blood pressure and hypertension in an adult population-based cohort in Spain... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution may increase blood pressure (BP) and induce hypertension; however evidence is limited and this association may be confounded by traffic
Intestinal parasitic infections in schoolchildren in different settings of Côte d'Ivoire: effect of diagnostic approach and implications for... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Social-ecological systems govern parasitic infections in humans. Within the frame of assessing the accuracy of a rapid diagnostic test for Schistosoma mansoni in Cote d'Ivoire, t
