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Clostridium perfringens forms heat‐resistant spores that complicate food safety. Physical methods (thermal processing, HPP, vacuum cooling, ozone treatments) and chemical interventions (natural antimicrobials, phosphates, nitrate/nitrite, organic acids) reduce vegetative cells and spores, though spore resistance remains a major challenge in food and ...
Deepak Subedi +7 more
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The pathogenesis of Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) causing scarlet fever has been associated with the presence of prophages, such as ΦHKU.vir, and their products.
Stephan Brouwer +18 more
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Uptake and intracellular trafficking of superantigens in dendritic cells. [PDF]
Bacterial superantigens (SAgs) are exotoxins produced mainly by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes that can cause toxic shock syndrome (TSS). According to current paradigm, SAgs interact directly and simultaneously with T cell receptor (TCR)
María B Ganem +8 more
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Lipid levels are inversely associated with infectious and all-cause mortality: international MONDO study results. [PDF]
Cardiovascular (CV) events are increased 36-fold in patients with end-stage renal disease. However, randomized controlled trials to lower LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) and serum total cholesterol (TC) have not shown significant mortality improvements.
Canaud, Bernard +11 more
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Phenolic Compounds: From Traditional Uses to Innovative Applications and Everything in Between
This review deals with many aspects related to the study of phenolic compounds, starting with advances in extraction, detection, and quantification methods, going through bioavailability, bioactivity, and beneficial health properties, and discussing antioxidant and antimicrobial uses and mechanisms.
Marcela de Sá Barreto da Cunha +5 more
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Contribution of Tumor Necrosis Factor to Host Defense against Staphylococci in a Guinea Pig Model of Foreign Body Infections [PDF]
The contribution of the cytokine tumor necrosis factor (cachectin; TNF) to host defenses against staphylococcal foreign body infections was studied in vivo. In tissue cages subcutaneously implanted into guinea pigs, progressive infection was initiated by
Fiedle, Franz +6 more
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Demodex folliculorum nos cílios de pacientes diabéticos [PDF]
PURPOSE: To compare the prevalence of Demodex folliculorum on the eyelashes of patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and healthy voluntaries. METHODS: Type 2 diabetic patients with proliferative retinopathy and age- and gender-matched healthy ...
Cariello, Angelino Julio +4 more
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Herb‐Based Extracellular Vesicles for Infectious Disease
Chinese herbal medicine‐derived extracellular vesicles‐like particles (CHM‐EVLPs) are presented as innovative nanomedicines for infectious diseases. This review highlights their diverse therapeutic effects, including pathogen clearance, immune modulation, microbiota regulation and tissue barrier repairment, unlocking a powerful natural material against
Erjia Weng +13 more
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Numerous organisms, including animals, plants, fungi, protists, and bacteria, rely on toxins to meet their needs. Biological toxins have been classified into three groups: poisons transferred passively without a delivery mechanism; toxungens delivered to
William K. Hayes +6 more
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In vivo and In vitro Interactions between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus spp. [PDF]
The significance of polymicrobial infections is increasingly being recognized especially in a biofilm context wherein multiple bacterial species—including both potential pathogens and members of the commensal flora—communicate, cooperate, and compete ...
An Hotterbeekx +3 more
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