Charles Greenblatt

Summary

Affiliation: The Hebrew University
Country: Israel

Publications

  1. ncbi Polymorphism among alleles of the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase gene from Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica
    Charles L Greenblatt
    Department of Parasitology, Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Ein-Karem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
    Mol Biochem Parasitol 125:185-8. 2002
  2. ncbi Micrococcus luteus -- survival in amber
    C L Greenblatt
    Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Disease, The Hebrew University Hadassah School of Medicine, P O Box 12272, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel
    Microb Ecol 48:120-7. 2004
  3. ncbi The impact of "ancient pathogen" studies on the practice of public health
    Charles Greenblatt
    The Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, P O B 12272, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
    Public Health Rev 31:81-91. 2003
  4. ncbi Distinguishing Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major in the Middle East using the polymerase chain reaction with kinetoplast DNA-specific primers
    Gerlind Anders
    Department of Parasitology, Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, P.O. Box 12272, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 96:S87-92. 2002
  5. ncbi Tuberculosis: from prehistory to Robert Koch, as revealed by ancient DNA
    Helen D Donoghue
    Centre for Infectious Diseases and International Health, University College London, London, UK
    Lancet Infect Dis 4:584-92. 2004
  6. ncbi Genetic and biological diversity among populations of Leishmania major from Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa
    Mustafa Elfari
    Department of Parasitology, Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, , Dorotheenstr. 96, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
    Microbes Infect 7:93-103. 2005
  7. ncbi Co-infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae in human archaeological samples: a possible explanation for the historical decline of leprosy
    Helen D Donoghue
    Centre for Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Infection, University College London, 46 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JF, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 272:389-94. 2005
  8. ncbi Mode of action of fenarimol against Leishmania spp
    Einat Zeiman
    Department of Parasitology, The Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel 91120
    J Parasitol 94:280-6. 2008

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Publications8

  1. ncbi Polymorphism among alleles of the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase gene from Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica
    Charles L Greenblatt
    Department of Parasitology, Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine, Ein-Karem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
    Mol Biochem Parasitol 125:185-8. 2002
  2. ncbi Micrococcus luteus -- survival in amber
    C L Greenblatt
    Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Disease, The Hebrew University Hadassah School of Medicine, P O Box 12272, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel
    Microb Ecol 48:120-7. 2004
    ..The bacteria's ability to utilize succinic acid and process terpine-related compounds, both major components of natural amber, support its survival in this oligotrophic environment...
  3. ncbi The impact of "ancient pathogen" studies on the practice of public health
    Charles Greenblatt
    The Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, P O B 12272, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
    Public Health Rev 31:81-91. 2003
    ..These and other aspects of the evolution of pathogens are discussed which may lead to innovative approaches to the control of infectious diseases...
  4. ncbi Distinguishing Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major in the Middle East using the polymerase chain reaction with kinetoplast DNA-specific primers
    Gerlind Anders
    Department of Parasitology, Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, P.O. Box 12272, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 96:S87-92. 2002
    ..Due to species-specific differences in the size of minicircles, these primers can be used in the polymerase chain reaction to answer diagnostic and epidemiological questions...
  5. ncbi Tuberculosis: from prehistory to Robert Koch, as revealed by ancient DNA
    Helen D Donoghue
    Centre for Infectious Diseases and International Health, University College London, London, UK
    Lancet Infect Dis 4:584-92. 2004
    ..This has provided direct support for the current theory of Mycobacterium tuberculosis evolution, and suggests areas of investigation for the interaction of M tuberculosis with its host...
  6. ncbi Genetic and biological diversity among populations of Leishmania major from Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa
    Mustafa Elfari
    Department of Parasitology, Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, , Dorotheenstr. 96, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
    Microbes Infect 7:93-103. 2005
    ..major were genetically closer to the Middle Eastern strains, and a representative one did infect fat sand rats, but they had distinct permissively primed inter-genic polymorphic PCR patterns and internal transcribed spacer 2 types...
  7. ncbi Co-infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae in human archaeological samples: a possible explanation for the historical decline of leprosy
    Helen D Donoghue
    Centre for Infectious Diseases and International Health, Department of Infection, University College London, 46 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JF, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 272:389-94. 2005
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  8. ncbi Mode of action of fenarimol against Leishmania spp
    Einat Zeiman
    Department of Parasitology, The Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel 91120
    J Parasitol 94:280-6. 2008
    ..These results provide support to the hypothesis that fenarimol inhibits leishmanial sterol biosynthesis. Overall, the findings suggest an additional source of substances for development of anti-leishmanial drugs...