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Grappling with Proteus: Population level approaches to understanding microbial diversity

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2012
The emerging fields of microbial population genetics and genomics provide an avenue to study the ecological rules that govern how communities form, function, and evolve.
Mallory J. Choudoir   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidermal Patch Technologies for Integrated Healthcare and Infection Management

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Epidermal patches have evolved from simple wound coverings into multifunctional, skin‐conformable platforms integrating drug delivery, biosensing, and therapeutic functionalities. This review highlights their material innovations, fabrication strategies, and intelligent designs, including hydrogels, microneedles, and flexible electronics, while ...
Yuqi Wang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of extremes of pH on the growth and transcriptomic profiles of three haloarchaea [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/48e]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2014
The halophilic archaea (haloarchaea) live in saline environments, which are found across the globe.  In addition to salinity, these niches can be quite dynamic and experience extreme conditions such as low oxygen content, radiation (gamma and UV), pH and
Aida Moran-Reyna, James A. Coker
doaj   +1 more source

Self‐Assembled Skin Equivalents with Monoclonal CRISPR/Cas9‐Modified N/TERT‐1 Keratinocytes: A Cutting‐Edge model for Human Skin and its Diseases

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Self‐assembled, scaffold‐free full‐thickness skin equivalents with monoclonal, genetically modified N/TERT‐1 keratinocytes represent a novel in vitro model of human skin and skin diseases. The model is highly robust, reproducible, physiologically relevant, and suitable for high‐throughput applications.
Marta Slaufova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative genomics yields insights into niche adaptation of plant vascular wilt pathogens [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The vascular wilt fungi Verticillium dahliae and V. albo-atrum infect over 200 plant species, causing billions of dollars in annual crop losses. The characteristic wilt symptoms are a result of colonization and proliferation of the pathogens in the ...
Katherine F Dobinson   +127 more
core   +1 more source

Impact of timely vaccination and genomic surveillance on controlling consecutive waves of SARS-CoV-2 variants

open access: yesScientific Reports
During the global COVID-19 pandemic, different SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) emerged, causing massive transmission waves that affected infection outcomes, economies and public health.
Cecilia Salazar   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

An evolutionarily significant unicellular strategy in response to starvation in Dictyostelium social amoebae [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/4kb]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2014
The social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum is widely studied for its multicellular development program as a response to starvation. Aggregates of up to 106 cells form fruiting bodies containing (i) dormant spores (~80%) that can persist for months in the
Darja Dubravcic   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microgel‐Based 3D Bioprinting: A Convergent Strategy Integrating Material Design, Jamming Dynamics, and Biological Function

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Microgel‐based 3D printed constructs represent a compelling and versatile innovation for engineering architecturally complex, dynamically remodelable, and biocompatible structures with high structural fidelity and bioactivity. By integrating material design, biofabrication, and biological function, these systems enable the development of adaptive ...
Elena Ghighină   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distribution and diversity of bacterial secretion systems across metagenomic datasets [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Bacteria can manipulate their surrounding environment through the secretion of proteins into other living organisms and into the extracellular milieu. In Gram stain negative bacteria this process is mediated by different types of secretion systems from ...
Egan, Frank   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Pangenomics in Microbial and Crop Research: Progress, Applications, and Perspectives

open access: yes, 2022
Advances in sequencing technologies and bioinformatics tools have fueled a renewed interest in whole genome sequencing efforts in many organisms. The growing availability of multiple genome sequences has advanced our understanding of the within-species ...
Mukesh Choudhary   +7 more
core   +1 more source

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