The ultrastructure of cultured <em>Plasmodium gallinaceum </em>ookinetes: a comparison of intact stages with forms damaged by extracts from blood fed,... (Publications)
The ultrastructure of intact, mature and immature ookinetes of Plasmodium gallinaceum is compared with corresponding stages which have been damaged by Aedes aegypti extracts prepared during blood dige
Genome and phylogenetic analyses of <em>Trypanosoma evansi</em> reveal extensive similarity to <em>T. brucei </em>and multiple independent origins for... (Publications)
Two key biological features distinguish Trypanosoma evansi from the T. brucei group: independence from the tsetse fly as obligatory vector, and independence from the need for functional mitochondrial
Studies on antigenic variation of cyclically transmitted <em>Trypanosoma congolense</em> (Publications)
Antigenic variants of T. congolense transmitted by G. m. morsitans through normal and X-irradiated mice were investigated by means of the neutralization test and IFAT. Clones of a cyclically passaged
Association between footwear use and neglected tropical diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The control of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has primarily focused on preventive chemotherapy and case management. Less attention has been placed on the role of ensuring access to ade
Lipase and unspecific esterase activity in the fat body of <em>Aedes aegypti</em> L. (Publications)
In the fat body of Aedes aegypti a very high unspecific esterase activity and a low lipolytic activity was found. The electrophoretic isozyme patterns of the unspecific esterases show only few changes
High colonization rates of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing <em>Escherichia coli</em> in Swiss travellers to South Asia- a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: International travel contributes to the worldwide spread of multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Rates of travel-related faecal colonization with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (E
Nuclear coat and viruslike particles in the midgut epithelium of <em>Glossina morsitans</em> sspp. (Publications)
The ultrastructural aspects of the nuclear coat formation in midgut epithelial cells of pupae and adult flies of G. morsitans sspp. are described. Out of four different species of Glossina examined, t
Effect of ethidium bromide on growth and morphology of <em>Leishmania tarentolae</em> promastigotes <em>in vitro</em> (Publications)
Incubation of Leishmania tarentolae promastigotes in 0.01 microgram/ml ethidium bromide in Neo Ye medium for 96 h resulted in 60% inhibition of cell growth and 91% dyskinetoplasty. After 48 h incubati
