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Microbial communities and functional diversity in seafood

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Functional diversity encompasses ecosystem processes that enhance adaptability to environmental change. This study explores the diversity of microorganisms associated with seafood. In this paper, we present our knowledge of microbial diversity in relation to seafood.
Christian Larbi Ayisi, Samuel Ayeh Osei, Grace Afumwaa Boamah, Gertrude Dzifa Mensah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revisited: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infections in hard ticks (Ixodes ricinus) in the city of Hanover (Germany)

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
The present study investigated the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) genospecies in Ixodes ricinus ticks collected in Hanover, Northern Germany, in 2010.
Julia Tappe, D. Jordan, E. Janecek, V. Fingerle, C. Strube   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Borrelia and Genital Lichen Sclerosus: A Critical Review of the Evidence

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Lichen sclerosus (LSc) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis that primarily affects the genitalia. Growing evidence supports chronic occlusive urine exposure as the principal pathogenic driver, though other mechanisms, including mechanical irritation, hormonal influences, autoimmunity, and infection, have been proposed.
Liang Zhi Wong, Richard Watchorn, Sandra Jerkovic Gulin, Christopher B. Bunker, Georgios Kravvas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lyme neuroborreliosis as initial expression of Lyme disease in an elderly patient

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Background: Lyme disease (LD) is a multisystemic infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted by Ixodes ticks, affecting the skin, nervous system, heart and joints. Neuroborreliosis (LNB), a nervous system manifestation of LD, occurs in 10–15%
Emidio Mata, Bárbara Lage Garcia, André Pereira, Joana Rego, Flávia Santos, Carlos Fernandes, Jorge Cotter   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cutaneous Rosai‐Dorfman Disease With MAP2K1 Mutation Treated With Encorafenib and Binimetinib

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rosai‐Dorfman disease (RDD) is a rare histiocytic disorder with unifocal to multisystemic involvement. Activating mutations in the MAPK/ERK pathway can occur in up to 50% of RDD cases. We report a case of cutaneous RDD (C‐RDD) with facial and truncal lesions harboring an activating MAP2K1 (MEK1) mutation that showed a complete response to a ...
Melike Ak, Reinhard Dummer, Egle Ramelyte   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seroprevalence in Bats and Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in Bat Ectoparasites

Microorganisms, 2020
The role of bats in the enzootic cycle of Lyme disease and relapsing fever-causing bacteria is a matter of speculation. In Canada, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (ss) is the genospecies that is responsible for most cases of Lyme disease in humans. In
Arinjay Banerjee, Kaushal Baid, Taylor Byron, Alyssa Yip, Caleb Ryan, Prasobh Raveendran Thampy, Hugh Broders, Paul Faure, Karen Mossman   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correlation between COVID-19 severity and previous exposure of patients to Borrelia spp.

Scientific Reports, 2022
Predictors for the risk of severe COVID-19 are crucial for patient care and control of the disease. Other infectious diseases as potential comorbidities in SARS-CoV-2 infection are still poorly understood.
Alina Szewczyk-Dąbrowska, Wiktoria Budziar, Marek Harhala, Krzysztof Baniecki, Aleksandra Pikies, Natalia Jędruchniewicz, Zuzanna Kaźmierczak, Katarzyna Gembara, Tomasz Klimek, Wojciech Witkiewicz, Artur Nahorecki, Kamil Barczyk, Marlena Kłak, Urszula Grata-Borkowska, Krystyna Dąbrowska   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case of ocular lesions in a patient with both tick borne borreliosis and toxoplasmosis

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Background: The prevalence of tick borne borreliosis has increased significantly in recent years. There have been reports on conjunctivitis, anterior uveitis, optic neuritis and other inflammatory eye diseases caused by Borrelia species.
V. M. Sakovych, S. B. Ustymenko , L. G. Berezniuk, N. A. Garkava   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The prevalence of Borrelia miyamotoi infection, and co-infections with other Borrelia spp. in Ixodes scapularis ticks collected in Canada

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis are vectors of the tick-borne pathogens Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti. Recently, the I.
A. Dibernardo, Tyler Cote, N. Ogden, L. R. Lindsay   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Taste Dysfunction and Bell's Palsy: A Scoping Review

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Taste dysfunction is a well‐recognized but inconsistently reported symptom in Bell's palsy. This scoping review found that taste dysfunction is prevalent in these patients, often precedes facial weakness, and commonly improves within 6 months. Standardized, longitudinal studies employing validated psychophysical measures are needed to clarify the ...
Sherina R. Thomas, Samuel L. Oyer, Steven D. Munger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source