Publications
| evolution of an intronic microsatellite polymorphism in toll-like receptor 2 among primates. | nonhuman primates express varying responses to mycobacterium tuberculosis: new world monkeys appear to be resistant to tuberculosis (tb) while old world monkeys seem to be particularly susceptible. the aim of this study was to elucidate the presence of the regulatory guanine-thymine (gt) repeat polymorphisms in intron 2 of toll-like receptor 2 (tlr2) associated with the development of tb in humans and to determine any variations in these microsatellite polymorphisms in primates. we sequenced the ... | 2006 | 16912902 |
| infection of great apes and a zoo keeper with the same mycobacterium tuberculosis spoligotype. | an animal keeper was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis (tb) after bi-annual screening for latent tb infection in zoo employees. in the same period, several bonobos of the zoo were suffering from tb as well. the mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from both the animal keeper and the bonobos appeared identical. we provide evidence that the animals infected their keeper. | 2014 | 24378476 |