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G66(P) To Determine the Accuracy of Phase Contrast Microscopy in Predicting Urine Culture Results by Singh, VRS, Ramesar, J, Maharaj, S, Ramsewak, S, Dean, J, Cave, C, Mayers, S

“…Aims To determine the accuracy of phase contrast microscopy in predicting urine culture results. Design and methods A prospective study comparing the results…”
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Simple and sensitive antimalarial drug screening in vitro and in vivo using transgenic luciferase expressing Plasmodium berghei parasites by Franke-Fayard, B., Djokovic, D., Dooren, M.W., Ramesar, J., Waters, A.P., Falade, M.O., Kranendonk, M., Martinelli, A., Cravo, P., Janse, C.J.

“…We report two improved assays for in vitro and in vivo screening of chemicals with potential anti-malarial activity against the blood stages of the rodent…”
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High efficiency transfection of Plasmodium berghei facilitates novel selection procedures by Janse, Chris J., Franke-Fayard, Blandine, Mair, Gunnar R., Ramesar, Jai, Thiel, Corinna, Engelmann, Sabine, Matuschewski, Kai, Gemert, Geert Jan van, Sauerwein, Robert W., Waters, Andrew P.

“…The use of transfection in the study of the biology of malaria parasites has been limited due to poor transfection efficiencies (frequency of 10 −6 to 10 −9)…”
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A Plasmodium berghei reference line that constitutively expresses GFP at a high level throughout the complete life cycle by Franke-Fayard, Blandine, Trueman, Holly, Ramesar, Jai, Mendoza, Jacqui, van der Keur, Maarten, van der Linden, Reinier, Sinden, Robert E., Waters, Andrew P., Janse, Chris J.

“…Green fluorescent protein (GFP) is a well-established reporter protein for the examination of biological processes. This report describes a recombinant…”
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Murine Malaria Parasite Sequestration: CD36 Is the Major Receptor, but Cerebral Pathology Is Unlinked to Sequestration by Franke-Fayard, Blandine, Janse, Chris J., Cunha-Rodrigues, Margarida, Ramesar, Jai, Büscher, Philippe, Que, Ivo, Löwik, Clemens, Voshol, Peter J., Marion A. M. den Boer, van Duinen, Sjoerd G., Febbraio, Maria, Mota, Maria M., Waters, Andrew P., Griffin, Diane E.

“…Sequestration of malaria-parasite-infected erythrocytes in the microvasculature of organs is thought to be a significant cause of pathology. Cerebral malaria…”
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Sequence variation in the L1 gene of human papillomavirus type 16 from Africa by RAMESAR, J. E, RYBICKI, E. P, WILLIAMSON, A.-L

“…A 297 bp fragment of the HPV 16 L1 gene was sequenced from 35 isolates originating from normal cervical scrapes, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia biopsies…”
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Human papillomavirus in normal cervical smears from Cape Town by RAMESAR, J. E, DEHAECK, C. M. C, SOETERS, R, WILLIAMSON, A.-L

“…To determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) types in South African women with normal cervical cytology and to determine whether our results are…”
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Chromosome translocation in Plasmodium berghei by Janse, C.J., Ramesar, J., Mons, B.

“…We decribe a chromosome translocation in a karyotype mutant of the rodent malarial parasite Plasmodium berghei. In this mutant (named EP) a small chromosome…”
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Salivary gland-specific P. berghei reporter lines enable rapid evaluation of tissue-specific sporozoite loads in mosquitoes by Ramakrishnan, Chandra, Rademacher, Annika, Soichot, Julien, Costa, Giulia, Waters, Andrew P, Janse, Chris J, Ramesar, Jai, Franke-Fayard, Blandine M, Levashina, Elena A

“…Malaria is a life-threatening human infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes. Levels of the salivary gland sporozoites (sgs), the only mosquito stage…”
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Two different types of human papillomavirus in a patient with carcinomas of the vulva and cervix by E RAMESAR C M C DEHAECK and ANNA LISE WILLIAMSON, J

“…Specific types of human papillomavirus (HPV) are associated with cancer of the cervix and cancer of the vulva (Crum and Nuovo, 1991). However, while the…”
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Plasmodium berghei: gametocyte production, DNA content, and chromosome-size polymorphisms during asexual multiplication in vivo by Janse, C J, Boorsma, E G, Ramesar, J, van Vianen, P, van der Meer, R, Zenobi, P, Casaglia, O, Mons, B, van der Berg, F M

“…In this study the DNA content and the karyotype of clones of Plasmodium berghei, which differed in the capability to produce gametocytes, were determined. The…”
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Host cell specificity and schizogony of Plasmodium berghei under different in vitro conditions by Janse, C J, Boorsma, E G, Ramesar, J, Grobbee, M J, Mons, B

“…Invasion and intra-erythrocytic growth of two strains of Plasmodium berghei (ANKA and K173) were studied under different in vitro conditions. Some important…”
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DNA synthesis in gametocytes of Plasmodium falciparum by Janse, C J, Ponnudurai, T, Lensen, A H, Meuwissen, J H, Ramesar, J, Van der Ploeg, M, Overdulve, J P

“…The DNA content of Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes during intra-erythrocytic development and during gametogenesis was established by cytophotometric methods…”
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Malaria parasites lacking eef1a have a normal S/M phase yet grow more slowly due to a longer G(1) phase by Jane, Chris J, Haghparast, Alireza, Speranca, Marcia A, Remasar, Jai

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Functional Equivalence of Structurally Distinct Ribosomes in the Malaria Parasite, Plasmodium berghei by van Spaendonk, Rosalina M.L., Ramesar, Jai, van Wigcheren, Auke, Eling, Wijnand, Beetsma, Annette L., van Gemert, Geert-Jan, Hooghof, Jo, Janse, Chris J., Waters, Andrew P.

“…Unlike most eukaryotes, many apicomplexan parasites contain only a few unlinked copies of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Based on stage-specific expression of…”
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Plasmodium berghei: in vivo generation and selection of karyotype mutants and non-gametocyte producer mutants by Janse, C J, Ramesar, J, van den Berg, F M, Mons, B

“…We previously reported that karyotype and gametocyte-producer mutants spontaneously arose during in vivo asexual multiplication of Plasmodium berghei. Here we…”
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Plasmodium berghei α-tubulin II: A role in both male gamete formation and asexual blood stages by Kooij, Taco W.A., Franke-Fayard, Blandine, Renz, Jasper, Kroeze, Hans, van Dooren, Maaike W., Ramesar, Jai, Augustijn, Kevin D., Janse, Chris J., Waters, Andrew P.

“…Plasmodium falciparum contains two genes encoding different isotypes of α-tubulin, α-tubulin I and α-tubulin II. α-Tubulin II is highly expressed in male…”
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Stable transfection of the blood stages of malarial parasites by Waters, A. P., Van Dijk, M. R., Ramesar, J., Janse, C. J.

“…Genetic manipulation of malarial parasites is not only essential if the complex biology of this group of pathogens is to be understood but also has…”
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Malaria parasites lacking eef1a have a normal S/M phase yet grow more slowly due to a longer G sub(1) phase by Janse, C J, Haghparast, A, Speranca, MA, Ramesar, J, Kroeze, H, Del Portillo, HA, Waters, A P

“…Eukaryotic elongation factor 1A (eEF1A) plays a central role in protein synthesis, cell growth and morphology. Malaria parasites possess two identical genes…”
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Interspecies conservation of gene order and intron-exon structure in a genomic locus of high gene density and complexity in Plasmodium by van Lin, L H, Pace, T, Janse, C J, Birago, C, Ramesar, J, Picci, L, Ponzi, M, Waters, A P

“…A 13.6 kb contig of chromosome 5 of Plasmodium berghei, a rodent malaria parasite, has been sequenced and analysed for its coding potential. Assembly and…”
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