Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology

Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Kill Bacteria

Neutrophils engulf and kill bacteria when their antimicrobial granules fuse with the phagosome. Here, we describe that, upon activation, neutrophils release granule proteins and...

Inference of Population Structure Using Multilocus Genotype Data: Linked Loci and Correlated Allele Frequencies

Abstract We describe extensions to the method of Pritchard et al. for inferring population structure from multilocus genotype data. Most importantly, we develop methods that all...

Qualimap 2: advanced multi-sample quality control for high-throughput sequencing data

Abstract Motivation: Detection of random errors and systematic biases is a crucial step of a robust pipeline for processing high-throughput sequencing (HTS) data. Bioinformatics...

Traces of Human Migrations in <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Populations

Helicobacter pylori , a chronic gastric pathogen of human beings, can be divided into seven populations and subpopulations with distinct geographical distributions. These modern...

Neutrophil elastase targets virulence factors of enterobacteria