Gómez-Velásquez, Juan C Loaiza-Díaz, Natalia Norela Hernández, Gilma Lima, Nelson Mesa-Arango, Ana C
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Microorganisms
Identification of filamentous fungi by conventional phenotypic methods are time-consuming, and a correct identification at the species level is prone to errors. Therefore, a more accurate and faster time-to-results, and cost-effective technique, is required, such as the Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (M...
Chen, Jiebiao Wang, Yue Zhu, Tailin Yang, Sijia Cao, Jinping Li, Xian Wang, Li-Shu Sun, Chongde
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Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
Polymethoxyflavones (PMFs) are special flavonoids in citrus fruits that have been suggested to be beneficial to human health. However, whether PMFs in citrus fruit alter human gut microbiota is not well understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of PMF-rich fraction from Ougan (Citrus reticulata cv. Suavissima) on gut m...
Vetri, Luigi
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Brain sciences
Autism spectrum disorder is characterized by neurological, psychiatric and medical comorbidities-some conditions co-occur so frequently that comorbidity in autism is the rule rather than the exception. The most common autism co-occurring conditions are intellectual disability, language disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, epilepsy, ...
Shih, Ching-Tang Yeh, Yao-Tsung Lin, Ching-Chiang Yang, Lin-Yu Chiang, Chih-Po
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Microorganisms
Patients with refractory diabetes are defined as type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients; they cannot achieve optimal glycemic control and exhibit persistent elevations of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥8% while on appropriate therapy. Hyperglycemia can lead to severe microvascular/macrovascular complications. However, in contrast to T2D, few studies have focused ...
Soh, Kar Yan Loh, Jacelyn Mei San Hall, Christopher Proft, Thomas
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Microorganisms
Streptococcus iniae is a major fish pathogen that contributes to large annual losses in the aquaculture industry, exceeding US$100 million. It is also reported to cause opportunistic infections in humans. We have recently identified two novel S. iniae virulence factors, an extracellular nuclease (SpnAi) and a secreted nucleotidase (S5nAi), and veri...
Giulietti, Lucilla Karlsbakk, Egil Cipriani, Paolo Shayo, Salome Daniel Storesund, Julia E Levsen, Arne
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Microorganisms
Myxosporean parasites of the genus Kudoa are fish parasites of great economic importance, as some species can affect the fish fillet quality by producing macroscopic cysts or generating post mortem myoliquefaction, commonly referred to as 'soft flesh'. Kudoa mirabilis is a 'soft flesh'-inducing species originally described based on morphology in th...
Berríos-Cárcamo, Pablo Quezada, Mauricio Quintanilla, María Elena Morales, Paola Ezquer, Marcelo Herrera-Marschitz, Mario Israel, Yedy Ezquer, Fernando
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Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)
Drug abuse is a major global health and economic problem. However, there are no pharmacological treatments to effectively reduce the compulsive use of most drugs of abuse. Despite exerting different mechanisms of action, all drugs of abuse promote the activation of the brain reward system, with lasting neurobiological consequences that potentiate s...
Hashimoto, Muneaki Yokota, Kazumichi Kajimoto, Kazuaki Matsumoto, Musashi Tatsumi, Atsuro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hyodo, Tomonori Matsushita, Kiichiro Minakawa, Noboru Mita, Toshihiro
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Microorganisms
The microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained thin and/or thick blood films (Giemsa microscopy) is the standard method of malaria diagnosis. However, the results of the diagnosis significantly depend on the skills of clinical technicians. Furthermore, sample preparation and analysis are laborious and time-consuming. Therefore, in this study, we inv...
Costa, Damien Razakandrainibe, Romy Valot, Stéphane Vannier, Margot Sautour, Marc Basmaciyan, Louise Gargala, Gilles Viller, Venceslas Lemeteil, Denis Ballet, Jean-Jacques
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Microorganisms
Cryptosporidiosis is currently recognized worldwide as a leading cause of moderate to severe diarrhea. In Europe, large water- and foodborne outbreaks have been reported, highlighting the widespread distribution of the parasite and its important health impact. Surveillance networks have been progressively set up and the aim of this study was to pre...
Rogerson, Ally G Lloyd, Vett K
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Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
Lyme disease is a vector-borne illness caused by Borrelia spp. bacterium spread by ticks to humans and other mammals. Despite being prevalent in many regions of the world, there remains considerable uncertainty surrounding many aspects of the disease, and consensus on the most appropriate and effective means of treating the illness remains to be ac...
