Screening of various foodstuffs for occurrence of<em> Coxiella burnetii</em> in Switzerland (Publications)
The epidemiology of Q-fever in Switzerland is largely unknown. For this reason, a screening programme for the presence of Coxiella burnetii in bulk milk samples from cows, sheep and goats and in shell
Vitamin D supplementation in Swiss infants (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Various recent publications reported clinical manifestations of vitamin D deficiency in infants. Furthermore new research revealed additional properties of vitamin D for bone health and in
Humoral immune responses during a malaria vaccine trial in Tanzanian infants (Publications)
The development of a malaria vaccine is a priority for improved and sustained malaria control. Optimal use of a vaccine in Africa will only be achieved if it can be delivered through the Expanded Prog
Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) incertum from <em>Pipistrellus pipistrellus</em>: development and transmission by cimicid bugs (Publications)
Trypanosoma (Megatrypanum) incertum Pittaluga 1905 was found in 33 out of 206 Pipistrellus pipistrellus caught at various sites in Britain. The trypanosome is described from blood smears. Development
A ring-closing metathesis (RCM)-based approach to mycolactones A/B (Publications)
The total synthesis of the mycobacterial toxins mycolactones A/B (1 a/b) has been accomplished based on a strategy built around the construction of the mycolactone core through ring-closing metathesis
<em>Staphylococcus</em> prevails in the skin microbiota of long-term immunodeficient mice (Publications)
Host-commensal relationships in the skin are a complex system governed by variables related to the host, the bacteria and the environment. A disruption of this system may lead to new steady states, wh
