Data are missing on the diversity of Plasmodium spp. infecting apes that live in their natural habitat, with limited possibility of human-mosquito-ape exchange. We surveyed Plasmodium spp. diversity in wild chimpanzees ...

Methicillinresistente Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sind in der Humanmedizin für nosokomiale Infektionen verantwortlich. In Schweinemastanlagen sind MRSA als nasale Besiedler bei Schweinen verbreitet. Fälle von ...

Der Kooperationsverbund gesundheitsziele.de hat Ziele und Maßnahmen definiert, um den Tabakkonsum in der Bevölkerung zu reduzieren. Fünf Basismaßnahmen wurden definiert: (1) Tabaksteuererhöhungen, (2) vollständiges Verbot ...

The non-structural protein 1 (A/NS1) of influenza A viruses (IAV) harbours several src-homology domain (SH) binding motifs that are required for interaction with cellular proteins. The SH3 binding motif at aa212-217 [PPLPPK] ...

This report focuses on the molecular characterization of 22 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing E. coli isolates collected in a German university hospital, during a period of nine months in 2006. Relationship ...

The overall prognosis of patients with advanced melanoma is poor due to the lack of effective treatment. A key factor for successful therapy is an early detection of disease. Therefore, reliably detection methods and ...

Background: We recently showed that in preschoolers risk factors for overweight show stronger associations with BMI in children with high BMI values. However, it is unclear whether these findings might also pertain to ...

Direct manipulation of bacterial chromosomes by recombination-based techniques has become increasingly important for both cognitive and applied research. Here we demonstrate, for the first time, the combination of the Red ...

Research in human pluripotent stem cells, including human embryonic stem cells (hESC) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC), is one of the most dynamic research fields. Despite the high public attention, especially ...