Use of Coniothyrium minitans transformed with the hygromycin B resistance gene to study survival and infection of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum sclerotia in soil [PDF]
, 2003 A Coniothyrium minitans strain (T3) co-transformed with the genes for β-glucuronidase (uidA) and hygromycin phosphotransferase (hph), the latter providing resistance to the antibiotic hygromycin B, was used to investigate the survival and infection of ...
Whipps, J. M. +5 more
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mBio, 2020 The capacity of Candida albicans to reversibly change its morphology between yeast and filamentous stages is crucial for its virulence. Formation of hyphae correlates with the upregulation of genes ALS3 and ECE1, which are involved in pathogenicity ...
Sophia Ruben +18 more
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Insight into the genomes of dominant yeast symbionts of European spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Spruce bark beetle Ips typographus can trigger outbreaks on spruce that results in significant losses in the forest industry. It has been suggested that symbiotic microorganisms inhabiting the gut of bark beetles facilitate the colonization of plant ...
Tian Cheng +7 more
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CD137 Signaling Is Critical in Fungal Clearance during Systemic Candida albicans Infection
, 2021 Invasive fungal infections by Candida albicans frequently cause mortality in immunocompromised patients. Neutrophils are particularly important for fungal clearance during systemic C.
Byungsuk Kwon +2 more
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The microbiome in human skin aging
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Age‐related skin changes encompass the well‐known visible phenotypic alterations, together with microbiome dysbiosis and a series of molecular aging hallmarks. These hallmarks characterize not only a fully stablished aged phenotype but also the skin aging process itself.
Manuel Huerta Arana +3 more
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Candida auris persists in the vaginal microaerobic niche in the absence of interleukin-17A
mSphereCandida auris is an emerging fungus notable for its high drug resistance and persistent colonization of human hosts and environmental surfaces. However, its role in vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), a common form of superficial candidiasis, remains poorly ...
Masahiro Abe +10 more
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An evaluation of the infection control potential of a UV clinical podiatry unit [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Infection control is a key issue in podiatry as it is in all forms of clinical practice. Airborne contamination may be particularly important in podiatry due to the generation of particulates during treatment.
Paul N Humphreys +8 more
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Paraphoma garibaldii sp. nov. causing leaf spot disease of Campanula rapunculoides in Italy
, 2022 Leaf and stem spots are among the most important diseases compromising ornamental plants worldwide. In this study, Paraphoma garibaldii sp. nov. is described from leaf lesions on Campanula rapunculoides in Piedmont, Northern Italy.
Crous, P. W. +6 more
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Mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities of the ribotoxic stress response in cancer
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Cancer cells' high translational demand creates opportunities to therapeutically target ribosome function. Ribosome stalling and collisions activate ZAKα and the ribotoxic stress response (RSR), which can trigger rapid, p53‐independent apoptosis in cancer.
Anastassiya Kim +7 more
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Fungal infections of the cornea [PDF]
Eye, 2003 To describe key aspects of fungal infections of the cornea, which constitute an important eye problem in outdoor workers in tropical and subtropical regions.Review of published studies and personal observations.Fungal infections of the cornea are frequently caused by species of Fusarium, Aspergillus, Curvularia, and Candida.
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