Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
School of Biological Sciences
Department of Biochemistry
Verschoor, JA
MSc(Agric) DSc(Agric)(Pret) - Professor and Head
NRF Rating: C2
Contact Details
Research Interests
Research Output
Contact Details:
Telephone number: 012 420 2477
Fax number: 012 362 5302
E-mail address: jan.verschoor@up.ac.za
Research Interests:
The biochemistry, immunology and molecular biology of parasites and bacteria of medical-veterinary significance in Southern Africa
Research Output:
Research articles in refereed specialist journals:
Korf J, Stoltz AC, Verschoor JA, de Baetselier P, Grooten J: 2005. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis cell wall component mycolic acid elicits pathogen-associated host innate immune responses. European Journal of Immunology, 35, pp 890-900.
Patents:
Verschoor JA, Siko DGR, van Wyngaardt S: 2005. A serodiagnostic method to detect antibodies to mycolic acid in tuberculosis patients as surrogate markers for infection. (PCT/IB2005/051548).
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