Characterization of the ompL1 gene of pathogenic Leptospira species in China
Background The usefulness of available vaccine and serological tests for leptospirosis is limited by the low cross-reactivity of antigens...
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Background The usefulness of available vaccine and serological tests for leptospirosis is limited by the low cross-reactivity of antigens...
by Cássio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-da-Silva , Harmony Matshik Dakafay , Kenji O'Brien , Dallin Montierth , Nan Xiao , David M Ojcius...
The microbiomes of physically active people can be quite different from those of people who rarely #exercise #microbiome #microbiota Your...
Najwane Said-Sadier, Batoul Sayegh, Raymond Farah, Linda Abou Abbas, Rania Dweik, Norina Tang and David M. Ojcius Introduction:...
Jarrod N. Cortez (1), Ignacio O. Romero (1), Md Sayed Tanveer (3), Chuang Niu (3), Cássio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-da-Silva (2), Leticia...
Researchers trawling genetic databases discovered a distant relative of #influenza viruses in sturgeon. The wider #flu virus family that...
by Matthew A. Pettengill,Verissa W. Lam,Ikechukwu Ollawa,Camila Marques-da-Silva,David M. Ojcius. #Ivermectin is currently approved for...
by Cassio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-da-Silva, Leticia Ferreira Cabido, Wei-Chun Chin, Ge Wang, David M. Ojcius and Changqing Li. Engineered...
Ojcius, David. "An end to the H5N1 saga?" Nature Reviews Microbiology, vol. 10, no. 6, June 2012, p. 380. In recent weeks the debate over...
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Most new pathogens, up to 75%, come from animals. They're often viruses that have been circulating in animals for decades, even...
In 1896, a German bookseller and self-educated man named Adolf Just founded the Jungborn sanatorium to promote a natural healing approach...
Oral mucosal pathologies comprise an array of diseases with worldwide prevalence and medical relevance. Affecting a confined space with...
The nucleotide-binding and oligomerization domain, leucine-rich repeats, and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome plays...
#sepsis is 1 of the leading causes of maternal mortality. A single oral dose of the antibiotic #azithromycin can reduce the risk of...
The new antibiotic (albicidin) is produced by the plant pathogen Xanthomonas albilineans & attacks bacteria in a different way to...
Abstract gspd-1-RNAi knockdown Caenorhabditis elegans was used as an immune-compromised model to investigate the role of G6PD in...
The largest & most diverse review to date has found evidence that who you live with & who you were raised by could have a greater impact...
A new study of more than 29,000 older adults has identified six habits — from eating a variety of foods to regularly reading or playing...
• The earth’s natural electromagnetic fields influence the circadian rhythm in humans. • Sunspots and seasonal weakening of the...