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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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Transcriptional ups and downs: patterns of gene expression in the life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasma gondii reproduces sexually in felines and asexually in virtually all warm-blooded animals, including humans. This obligate...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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NAC protects against Mycobacterium avium through induction of human β-defensin-2 in lungs
Mycobacterium avium complex is a causative organism for refractory diseases. In this study, we examined the effects of N-acetyl-cysteine...
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Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Genome of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia gives insight into its protease and metabolism
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain P13 was isolated from the Kanchengayao glacier's accumulation zone. A comprehensive study was done on...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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PMAP-36 reduces innate immune response induced by Bordetella bronchiseptica outer membrane vesicles
Host defense peptides (HDPs), such as cathelicidins, are small, cationic, amphipathic peptides and represent an important part of the...
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Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Draft whole genome sequence for four highly copper resistant soil isolates Pseudomonas strains
Environmental copper pollution causes major destruction to ecological systems, which require the development of environmentally friendly...
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Nov 14, 20201 min read
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IL-26 mediated human cell activation and antimicrobial activity against Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease caused by infection with Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb). Inflammatory sequelae of Bb infection appear...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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In Situ Intraepithelial Localization of Opportunistic Pathogens in Human Gingiva
Porphyromonas gingivalis and Filifactor alocis are fastidious oral pathogens and etiological agents associated with chronic...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20202 min read
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Metavirome diversity analysis through microbiome study of the Himalayan hot spring sediments
Viruses are the most prodigious repertory of the genetic material on the earth. They are elusive, breakneck, evolutionary life particles...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Heat shock enhances outer-membrane vesicle release in Bordetella spp.
Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis, an obligate human pathogen....
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20202 min read
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Imaging living obligate anaerobic bacteria with bilin-binding fluorescent proteins
Fluorescent tools such as green fluorescent protein (GFP) have been used extensively as reporters in biochemistry and microbiology, but...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Streptococcus pneumoniae utilizes a novel dynamin independent pathway for entry in brain
Adoption of an endocytosis route promoting safe intracellular trafficking is a pre-requisite for development of invasive diseases by...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Bioremediation of malachite green dye by two bacterial strains isolated from textile effluents
Globally, water pollution from the textile industries is an alarming issue. Malachite Green dye of the triphenylmethane group is an...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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How Do I Clean My Mask — Washing Machine? Oven? Broccoli Steamer?
Does putting a reusable mask in the oven for 30 minutes at 165 degrees Fahrenheit kill the virus that causes COVID-19 and other...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Understanding the 'membrane' in membraneless organelles
Scientists show how membraneless organelles operate within bacterial cells. A review article characterizes 10 examples of membraneless...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Measles has come back with a vengeance in the last several years
From 2000 to 2016, measles cases worldwide plunged from 853,479 to 132,490. Cases began to rise again after that. In 2019, 869,770 people...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Parasitic worms offer 'the missing link' on the dual nature of a key immune regulator
Scientists explain how IL-33 can both help defend the body against parasite infection & suppress chronic inflammation in diseases where...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Ukraine posts record jump in daily new coronavirus cases
Ukraine registered a record 12,524 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hrs, up from 11,787 on Nov. 13. The daily infection tally began...
David Ojcius
Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Proteins produced by Streptococcus in the lower respiratory tract can modify response to flu
Proteins produced by Streptococcus species in the lower respiratory tract can modify antiviral responses against influenza virus in...
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Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Minireview of progress in the structural study of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus proteins
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666517420300079
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Nov 14, 20201 min read
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Coronavirus Study Shows Evidence of Animal-to-Human Viral Transmission on Mink Farms in Holland
Scientists in the Netherlands investigating outbreaks of SARS-CoV-2 in humans living or working on mink farms found that the people were...
David Ojcius
Nov 13, 20201 min read
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