Campylobacter jejuni is one of the major aetiologies of diarrhoea. Understanding the processes and virulence factors contributing to C. jejuni fitness is a cornerstone for developing mitigation strategies. Two-component signal transduction systems, known
Noel Gahamanyi +7 more
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An RxLR effector from phytophthora infestans prevents re-localisation of two plant NAC transcription factors from the endoplasmic reticulum to the nucleus [PDF]
The plant immune system is activated following the perception of exposed, essential and invariant microbial molecules that are recognised as non-self. A major component of plant immunity is the transcriptional induction of genes involved in a wide array ...
A Block +70 more
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Rationale: Nasopharyngeal administration of live virulence-attenuated Streptococcus pneumoniae strains is a potential novel preventative strategy. One target for creating reduced virulence S.
Elisa Ramos-Sevillano +11 more
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Universal screening for meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus : interim results from the NHS Scotland pathfinder project [PDF]
Following recommendations from a Health Technology Assessment (HTA), a prospective cohort study of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening of all admissions (N = 29 690) to six acute hospitals in three regions in Scotland indicated ...
Allardice, G. +8 more
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Differential temporal beta‐diversity patterns of native and non‐native arthropod species in a fragmented native forest landscape [PDF]
An important factor that hinders the management of non‐native species is a general lack of information regarding the biogeography of non‐natives, and, in particular, their rates of turnover.
Borges, Paulo A. V. +4 more
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« On colonise par la femme et non par le fusil » : Raymonde Bonnetain au Soudan (1892)
This article focuses on Raymonde Bonnetain, publishing a travel journal entitled Une Française au Soudan, sur la route de Tombouctou, du Sénégal au Niger in 1894 after travelling to Sudan with her husband.
Margot Irvine
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Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a commensal in the body, causes a wide range of infectious diseases. This bacterium is dangerous for pregnant women and their babies, in whom it is responsible for early neonatal bacterial sepsis (EOS).
Cécile Ingrid Djuikoue +5 more
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Christian Colonialism, Slavery and the African Diaspora [PDF]
It is critical to argue that harmful missionary practices had a deleterious effect on the spread of Christianity in Africa. Specifically, I analysed the activities of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (SPG) of the Church of ...
Confidence Worlanyo Bansah
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Skin grafts : local quest for viable alternatives to autologous grafts using silk and acellular dermal matrices [PDF]
The gold standard with regards to skin transplantation is the use of the patient’s own skin obtained from a healthy donor site. Such grafts can be either full thickness skin or more commonly nowadays, split thickness skin.
Gialanzè, Yanika +2 more
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Group B Streptococcus and pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective study of 20,040 cases
Background To investigate the association between maternal Group B Streptococcus (GBS) colonisation in late pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, with a focus on GBS colonisation risk factors and the role of colonisation density in influencing maternal and ...
Jianxi Nie +4 more
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