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The Epidome - a species-specific approach to assess the population structure and heterogeneity of Staphylococcus epidermidis colonization and infection

BMC Microbiology, 2020
Background Although generally known as a human commensal, Staphylococcus epidermidis is also an opportunistic pathogen that can cause nosocomial infections related to foreign body materials and immunocompromized patients.
Amalie Katrine Rendboe, Thor Bech Johannesen, Anna Cäcilia Ingham, Emeli Månsson, Søren Iversen, Sharmin Baig, Sofie Edslev, Jørgen Skov Jensen, Bo Söderquist, Paal Skytt Andersen, Marc Stegger   +10 more
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Photobiology of Bacteria [PDF]

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 1994
The field of photobiology is concerned with the interactions between light and living matter. For Bacteria this interaction serves three recognisable physiological functions: provision of energy, protection against excess radiation and signalling (for motility and gene expression).
Hellingwerf, K.J., Crielaard, W., Hoff, W.D., Matthijs, H.C.P., Mur, L.R., van Rotterdam, B.J.   +5 more
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WGS based study of the population structure of Salmonella enterica serovar Infantis

BMC Genomics, 2019
Background Salmonella Infantis (S. Infantis) is one of the most frequent Salmonella serovars isolated from human cases of salmonellosis and the most detected serovar from animal and food sources in Europe.
Pernille Gymoese, Kristoffer Kiil, Mia Torpdahl, Mark T. Østerlund, Gitte Sørensen, John E. Olsen, Eva M. Nielsen, Eva Litrup   +7 more
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Development of an LPS-based ELISA for diagnosis of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 infections in Danish patients: a follow-up study

BMC Microbiology, 2017
Background The bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica causes gastroenteritis in humans. The study aimed to develop a diagnostic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 LPS antibodies in sera from Danish patients ...
Tine Dalby, Eva Rasmussen, Peter Schiellerup, Karen Angeliki Krogfelt   +3 more
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Rock Phosphate Solubilizing Potential of Soil Microorganisms: Advances in Sustainable Crop Production

Bacteria, 2023
Phosphorus (P) is one of the most important elements required for crop production. The ideal soil pH for its absorption by plants is about 6.5, but in alkaline and acidic soils, most of the consumed P forms an insoluble complex with calcium, iron, and ...
Bahman Khoshru, Alireza Fallah Nosratabad, Debasis Mitra, Manju Chaithra, Younes Rezaee Danesh, Gökhan Boyno, Sourav Chattaraj, Ankita Priyadarshini, Snežana Anđelković, Marika Pellegrini, Beatriz Elena Guerra-Sierra, Somya Sinha   +11 more
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Fluorescence characterization of clinically-important bacteria [PDF]

, 2013
Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI/HAI) represent a substantial threat to patient health during hospitalization and incur billions of dollars additional cost for subsequent treatment.
Jan-Peter Muller, Brody, James P, Roberts Tom A., Lewis R Dartnell, Dartnell, Lewis R., Muller, J-P., Muller, J.P., Tom A Roberts, Muller, JP, Moore, G, Roberts, T.A., Dartnell Lewis R., Ginny Moore, Moore, Ginny, Dartnell, LR, Ward, J.M., Muller Jan-Peter, Moore Ginny, Ward, John M., Moore, G., Ward John M., Roberts, Tom A., Ward, JM, Roberts, TA, Dartnell, L.R., John M Ward   +25 more
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Bacteremia Following Alkalihalobacillus clausii (Formerly Bacillus clausii) Administration in Immunosuppressed Adults: A Case Series

Bacteria, 2023
(1) Background: Given the widespread use of Alkalihalobacillus clausii (A. clausii) as a probiotic in recent decades and the detection of bacteremia cases in a group of patients, we sought to analyze cases of A.
José Pablo Díaz-Madriz, Esteban Zavaleta-Monestel, Carolina Rojas-Chinchilla, Sebastián Arguedas-Chacón, Bruno Serrano-Arias, Mery Alejandra Ferreto-Meza, Betzy María Romero-Chavarría, Priscila Zumbado-Amerling, Ana Fernanda Vásquez-Mendoza, Karla Sofia Gutiérrez-González, César Rodríguez   +10 more
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Bacteria spring a surprise [PDF]

, 2014
Cell division involves the precise duplication of all the genetic material in the cell—both the chromosomes and the plasmid DNA—and the equal division of this material between the two daughter cells.
Srinivasan, Rajagopalan, Ramanujam Srinivasan, Balasubramanian, Mohan K., Mohan K Balasubramanian   +3 more
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KMnO4 Footprinting

Bio-Protocol, 2012
The KMnO4 footprinting method offers a rapid and easy way to detect and localize single-stranded regions within a duplex DNA molecule, such as it occurs for instance within an actively transcribing RNA polymerase-DNA complex or during R-loop formation in
Ümit Pul, Reinhild Wurm, Rolf Wagner
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Effect of Lactic Acid Fermentation on Phytochemical Content, Antioxidant Capacity, Sensory Acceptability and Microbial Safety of African Black Nightshade and African Spider Plant Vegetables

Bacteria, 2023
Traditional preparation of African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) such as African black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) and African spiderplant (Cleome gynandra) involves either boiling and discarding the first water or lengthy boiling.
Marie Lys Irakoze, Eliud Nalianya Wafula, Eddy Elkana Owaga   +2 more
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