Verbrugghe, Phebe Van Aken, Olivier Hållenius, Frida Nilsson, Anne
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BMC Microbiology
BackgroundSince its discovery in 2007, the importance of the human gut bacterium Prevotella copri (P. copri) has been widely recognized with its links to diet and health status and potential as next generation probiotic. Therefore, precise, convenient and cost-effective diagnostic tools for the detection and quantification of P. copri from clinical...
Ellis, Phoebe Somogyvári, Ferenc Virok, Dezső P. Noseda, Michela McLean, Gary R.
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Current Genetic Medicine Reports
Purpose of Review SARS-CoV-2, the recently emerged coronavirus (CoV) that is responsible for the current global pandemic Covid-19, first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. Here, we summarise details of the SARS-CoV-2 genome to assist understanding of the emergence, evolution and diagnosis of this deadly new virus. Recent Findings Based on high ...
Pereira, Rafaella Fabiana Carneiro Theizen, Thais Holtz Machado, Daisy Guarnieri, João Paulo de Oliveira Gomide, Gabriel Piccirillo Hollanda, Luciana Maria de Lancellotti, Marcelo
Abstract Brazilian Purpuric Fever (BPF) is a hemorrhagic pediatric illness caused by Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius (Hae), a bacterium that was formerly associated with self-limited purulent conjunctivitis. BPF is assumed to be eradicated. However, the virulence mechanisms inherent to Hae strains associated with BPF is still a mystery an...
Jamnik, Maja
Škulj, Mihaela
Sterzenbach, Torsten Pioch, Anne Dannemann, Martin Hannig, Christian Weber, Marie-Theres
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Frontiers in Genetics
Bacterial infections of root canals and the surrounding dental hard tissue are still a challenge due to biofilm formation as well as the complex root canal anatomy. However, current methods for analyzing biofilm formation, bacterial colonization of root canals and dental hard tissue [e.g., scanning electron microscopy, confocal laser scanning micro...
Agnew, M. Victoria Friedman, Carolyn S. Langdon, Christopher Divilov, Konstantin Schoolfield, Blaine Morga, Benjamin Degremont, Lionel Dhar, Arun K. Kirkland, Peter Dumbauld, Brett
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Pathogens
Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas , are one of the most productive aquaculture species in the world. However, they are threatened by the spread of Ostreid herpesvirus-1 (OsHV-1) and its microvariants (collectively “µvars”), which cause mass mortalities in all life stages of Pacific oysters globally. Breeding programs have been successful in reduci...
Nasreen, Tania Hussain, Nora A. S. Islam, Mohammad Tarequl Orata, Fabini D. Kirchberger, Paul C. Case, Rebecca J. Alam, Munirul Yanow, Stephanie K. Boucher, Yann F.
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Pathogens
Vibrio metoecus is a recently described aquatic bacterium and opportunistic pathogen, closely related to and often coexisting with Vibrio cholerae. To study the relative abundance and population dynamics of both species in aquatic environments of cholera-endemic and cholera-free regions, we developed a multiplex qPCR assay allowing simultaneous qua...
Ceccarelli, Marcello Buffi, Gloria Diotallevi, Aurora Andreoni, Francesca Bencardino, Daniela Vitale, Fabrizio Castelli, Germano Bruno, Federica Magnani, Mauro Galluzzi, Luca
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Microorganisms
The parasite protozoan Leishmania , the causative agent of leishmaniasis, includes two subgenera of medical interest: Leishmania ( Leishmania ) and Leishmania ( Viannia ). Parasite species detection and characterization is crucial to choose treatment protocols and to monitor the disease evolution. Molecular approaches can speed up and simplify the ...
Black, Timothy E Fofah, Ova Dinges, Christopher W Ortiz-Alvarado, Carlos A Avalos, Arian Ortiz-Alvarado, Yarira Abramson, Charles I
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Neurobiology of learning and memory
Stress is defined as any deviation from an organism's baseline physiological levels. Therefore, introduction of new stimuli and information, such as in learning, can be defined as a stressor. A large body of research exists examining the role that stress plays in learning, but virtually none addresses whether or not learning itself is a measurable ...