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Dictyostelium discoideum as a Platform to Assess the Cytotoxicity of Marine Algal Extracts: The Case of Glossophora kunthii [PDF]
Marine DrugsThe social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum is a versatile biological model widely used in drug discovery and studying cellular stress responses. However, its application for cytotoxicity evaluation of natural products, particularly algal-derived ...
Sheyla J. Figueroa-Valencia +8 more
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Clinical Manifestations and Etiology of Liver Abscess in Children in Tertiary Care Hospital [PDF]
Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care, 2023 Background: The liver is a major metabolic organ with a dual blood supply, hence vulnerable to infection. The liver abscess (LA) is a space-occupying lesion in the liver parenchyma filled with pus caused by bacteria, parasites, or fungus. Objective: To
Priyanka Devi +5 more
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A distributed file service based on optimistic concurrency control [PDF]
, 1985 The design of a layered file service for the Amoeba Distributed System is discussed, on top of which various applications can easily be intplemented. The bottom layer is formed by the Amoeba Block Services, responsible for implementing stable storage and
Mullender, Sape J., Tanenbaum, Andrew S.
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Free-living amoebae are described as potential reservoirs for pathogenic bacteria in the environment. It has been hypothesized that this might be the case for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for paratuberculosis. In
Amélie Jessu +6 more
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Acanthamoeba polyphaga-enhanced growth of Mycobacterium smegmatis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium smegmatis is a rapidly-growing mycobacterium causing rare opportunistic infections in human patients. It is present in soil and water environments where free-living amoeba also reside, but data regarding M.
Otmane Lamrabet +2 more
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A New Biocontrol Tool to Fight Potato Late Blight Based on Willaertia magna C2c Maky Lysate
Plants, 2022 Potato late blight (PLB) is one of the most destructive disease affecting potatoes. Late blight control relies almost exclusively on the use of chemical pesticides, including copper products, which are efficient but controversial due to their ...
Sandrine Troussieux +2 more
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Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2021 Background Entamoeba gingivalis has been associated with periodontal diseases. Baseline data from the background population, which could help delimit the role of the parasite in health and disease, remain limited.
Christen Rune Stensvold +5 more
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First Record of Potentially Pathogenic Amoeba Vermamoeba vermiformis (Lobosea: Gymnamoebia) Isolated from a Freshwater of Dokdo Island in the East Sea, Korea [PDF]
Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 2016 Vermamoeba vermiformis is a very important free-living amoeba for human health in association with Legionnaires’ disease and keratitis. This interesting amoeba was firstly isolated from a freshwater of Dokdo (island), which was historically used for ...
Jong Soo Park
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mBio, 2020 Legionella pneumophila governs its interactions with host cells by secreting >300 different “effector” proteins. Some of these effectors contain eukaryotic domains such as the RCC1 (regulator of chromosome condensation 1) repeats promoting the activation
A. Leoni Swart +11 more
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Clinical Characteristic of Bloody Diarrhea in Under- Five Pediatric Inpatients
Archives of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, 2022 Background: Diarrhea is the most common cause of death in under-five children. Bloody diarrhea comprises around 10% of all cases of diarrhea and may lead to severe complications until death.
Steven Christian Susianto +7 more
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