A new study with support from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) warns of the dawn of an extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) epidemic in Europe, threatening to leave
Researchers at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Heidelberg University Hospital have decoded a previously unknown mechanism by which HIV-1 selects its integration targets in the human
The human gut is home to a dense network of microorganisms, collectively known as the gut microbiome, which actively contributes to health. These microorganisms aid digestion, train the immune system
Bats in the tropics of the Americas are a reservoir for morbilliviruses—a genus of RNA viruses that includes the human measles virus. However, their role in spreading morbilliviruses to other
The German Research Foundation (DFG) and the French Agence National de la Recherche (ANR) are now funding the project "Characterization of novel natural product binding sites in the DNA gyrase of
Like the dengue and Zika viruses, Oropouche virus causes a febrile illness. There are recent indications that infections during pregnancy can cause damage to unborn babies. Researchers at Charité –
A coalition of leading tuberculosis (TB) experts and medical societies—including scientists from the German Center of Infection Research (DZIF)—is calling for an urgent expansion of the European
