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Reservoir of Bacterial Exotoxin Genes in the Environment

open access: yesInternational Journal of Microbiology, 2010
Many bacteria produce secreted virulence factors called exotoxins. Exotoxins are often encoded by mobile genetic elements, including bacteriophage (phage). Phage can transfer genetic information to the bacteria they infect.
Veronica Casas   +4 more
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Therapeutic Uses and Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin in Orofacial Medicine: A Dental Perspective

open access: yesToxins
Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is the exotoxin of Clostridium botulinum, a Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium [...]
Kazuya Yoshida, Merete Bakke
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Glycerol monolaurate and dodecylglycerol effects on Staphylococcus aureus and toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 in vitro and in vivo.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2009
BackgroundGlycerol monolaurate (GML), a 12 carbon fatty acid monoester, inhibits Staphylococcus aureus growth and exotoxin production, but is degraded by S. aureus lipase.
Ying-Chi Lin   +6 more
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Cooperative research and development opportunities with the National Cancer Institute [PDF]

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The Office of Technology Development (OTD) of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is responsible for negotiating Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), whereby the knowledge resulting from NCI investigators' government-sponsored ...
Sybert, Kathleen
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Group A β-Hemolytic Streptococcus Meningitis: Clinical and Microbiological Features of Nine Cases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus (GAS) meningitis is a rare disease in adults. We conducted a retrospective study to describe clinical and microbiological features of nine cases of GAS meningitis in Switzerland.
Auckenthaler, Raymond   +6 more
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Cytotoxic Effect of Immunotoxin Containing The Truncated Form of Pseudomonas Exotoxin Cell Lines [PDF]

open access: yesCell Journal, 2014
Objective: Immunotoxins (ITs) have been developed for the treatment of cancer, and comprise of antibodies linked to toxins. Also vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays a key role in tumor angiogenesis, and the blockade of VEGF receptor-2 (VEGFR2)
Elahe Safari   +5 more
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The Immunomodulatory Effect of Recombinant Exotoxin A of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa on Dendritic Cells Extracted from Mice Spleen

open access: yesJournal of Fasa University of Medical Sciences, 2015
Background & Objective: Dendritic cell (DC) is as a key cell in activation of immune response against microbes and disease. Therefore, the effect of recombinant exotoxin A of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on the maturity and the activation of DCs was evaluated ...
Mohammad Hossein Karimi   +3 more
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Ontological representation of CDC Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Case Reports [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Active Bacterial Core Surveillance (CDC ABCs) Program is a collaborative effort betweeen the CDC, state health departments, laboratories, and universities to track invasive bacterial pathogens of particular
Cowell, Lindsay G.   +2 more
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Production Of Recombinant Urease For Screening Of Helicobacter Pylori Infection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Helicobacter pylori establishes infection inside human stomach lining and causing duodenal diseases, such as peptic ulcer and potentially into gastric cancer. The invasive diagnostic methods require unpleasant endoscopic procedure for H. pylori detection.
Mohamad, Che Wan Sharifah Robiah
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Endoscopic orbital decompression [PDF]

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Orbital decompression surgery has been indicated in patients with compressive optic neuropathy, severe corneal exposure, cosmetic deformity due to proptosis. Traditional orbital decompression approaches were fraught with complications. With the advent of
Balasubramanian, Thiagarajan
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