The genome of Muju virus (MUJV), identified originally in the royal vole (Myodes regulus) in Korea, was fully sequenced to ascertain its genetic and phylogenetic relationship with Puumala virus (PUUV), harbored by the bank vole (My. glareolus), and a PUUV-like virus, named Hokkaido virus (HOKV), in …

Gentamicin has been used as a major ingredient of Ashdown’s agar, a selective medium for Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis. Recently we found that clinical B. pseudomallei strains from Salavak, Malaysian Borneo, were sensitive to gentamicin, and could not be selected by A…

The history of hantaviruses has been marked by rediscovery and new beginnings. In an invited review, the host range, genetic diversity and geographic distribution of hantaviruses harbored by non-rodent small mammals are summarized to gain insights into their evolutionary origins and phylogeography. …

The genome of Muju virus (MUJV), identified originally in the royal vole (Myodes regulus) in Korea, was fully sequenced to ascertain its genetic and phylogenetic relationship with Puumala virus (PUUV), harbored by the bank vole (My. glareolus), and a PUUV-like virus, named Hokkaido virus (HOKV), in …

In pregnant women, Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes expressing the VAR2CSA antigen bind to chondroitin sulfate A in the placenta causing placental malaria. The binding site of VAR2CSA is present in the ID1-ID2a region. This study sought to determine if pregnant Cameroonian women naturally…

Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative environmental bacterium that causes melioidosis, a potentially life-threatening infectious disease affecting mammals, including humans. Melioidosis symptoms are both protean and diverse, ranging from mild, localized skin infections to more severe and ofte…