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Can regulatory T cells improve outcomes of sensitised patients after HLA-Ab incompatible renal transplantation: study protocol for the Phase IIa GAMECHANgER-1 trial

BMC Nephrology, 2023
Background Kidney transplantation is the gold-standard treatment for patients with kidney failure. However, one-third of patients awaiting a kidney transplant are highly sensitized to human leukocyte antigens (HLA), resulting in an increased waiting time
C Dudreuilh, P Jarvis, N Beadle, I Pilecka, O Shaw, L Gardner, C Scottà, N Mamode , DS Game, A Sanchez-Fueyo, G Lombardi, A Learoyd, A Douiri, A Dorling   +13 more
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Temperature and the development rates of thrips: Evidence for a constraint on local adaptation?

European Journal of Entomology, 2002
Typically, the relationship between insect development and temperature is described by two characteristics: the minimum temperature needed for development to occur (Tmin) and the number of day degrees required (DDR) for the completion of development.
David A. STACEY, Mark D.E. FELLOWES
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Explaining microbial population genomics through phage predation [PDF]

, 2009
The remarkable diversity of genes within the pool of prokaryotic genomes belonging to the same species or pan-genome is difficult to reconcile with the widely accepted paradigm which asserts that periodic selection within bacterial populations would ...
Alex Mira, Ana-Belé, Beltrá, Forest Rohwer, Francisco Rodriguez-Valera, Lejla Pasic, T. Frede Thingstad   +6 more
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A more significant role for insertion sequences in large-scale rearrangements in bacterial genomes

mBio
Insertion sequences (ISs) are mobile pieces of DNA that are widespread in bacterial genomes. IS movements typically involve (i) excision of the IS element, (ii) cutting of target site DNA, and (iii) IS element insertion. This process generates a new copy
Wing Y. Ngan, Lavisha Parab, Frederic Bertels, Jenna Gallie   +3 more
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Bottom-Up Approaches to Synthetic Cooperation in Microbial Communities

Life, 2019
Microbial cooperation pervades ecological scales, from single-species populations to host-associated microbiomes. Understanding the mechanisms promoting the stability of cooperation against potential threats by cheaters is a major question that only ...
Daniel Rodríguez Amor, Martina Dal Bello   +1 more
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Microbial genomic taxonomy [PDF]

, 2013
A need for a genomic species definition is emerging from several independent studies worldwide. In this commentary paper, we discuss recent studies on the genomic taxonomy of diverse microbial groups and a unified species definition based on genomics ...
Chimetto, Luciane, Edwards, Robert A, Stackebrandt, Erko, Swings, Jean, Thompson, Cristiane C, Thompson, Fabiano L   +5 more
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Biodiversity and ecosystem function in soil [PDF]

, 2005
1. Soils are one of the last great frontiers for biodiversity research and are home to an extraordinary range of microbial and animal groups. Biological activities in soils drive many of the key ecosystem processes that govern the global system ...
Finlay B.J., Finlay B.J., Groombridge B., Kowalchuk G.A., Liu W.T., Manefield M., Meselson M., Morton J.B., Torsvik V., Wall D.   +9 more
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Prospects for the study of evolution in the deep biosphere

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2012
Since the days of Darwin, scientists have used the framework of the theory of evolution to explore the interconnectedness of life on Earth and adaptation of organisms to the ever-changing environment.
Jennifer F Biddle, Jason B Sylvan, William J. Brazelton, Benjamin J. Tully, Katrina eEdwards, Craig L. Moyer, John F Heidelberg, William C. Nelson   +7 more
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Evolution of microbes and viruses: A paradigm shift in evolutionary biology?

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2012
When Charles Darwin formulated the central principles of evolutionary biology in the Origin of Species in 1859 and the architects of the Modern Synthesis integrated these principles with population genetics almost a century later, the principal if not ...
Eugene V. Koonin, Yuri I Wolf
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Synthetic Biology Tools for Engineering Microbial Cells to Fight Superbugs

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
With the increase in clinical cases of bacterial infections with multiple antibiotic resistance, the world has entered a health crisis. Overuse, inappropriate prescribing, and lack of innovation of antibiotics have contributed to the surge of ...
Angel León-Buitimea, Angel León-Buitimea, Francisco de Jesús Balderas-Cisneros, Francisco de Jesús Balderas-Cisneros, César Rodolfo Garza-Cárdenas, César Rodolfo Garza-Cárdenas, Javier Alberto Garza-Cervantes, Javier Alberto Garza-Cervantes, José Rubén Morones-Ramírez, José Rubén Morones-Ramírez   +9 more
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