Elimination of negative feedback in TLR signalling allows rapid and hypersensitive detection of microbial contaminants [PDF]
The exquisite specificity of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) to sense microbial molecular signatures is used as a powerful tool to pinpoint microbial contaminants.
Seumen, Clovis H T +6 more
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Diagnosis by Microbial Culture, Breath Tests and Urinary Excretion Tests, and Treatments of Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth [PDF]
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is characterized as the increase in the number and/or alteration in the type of bacteria in the upper gastrointestinal tract and accompanies various bowel symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, gases ...
Teruo Murakami, Yorinobu Maeda
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Microbial aetiology and sensitivity of asymptomatic bacteriuria among ante-natal mothers in Mulago hospital, Uganda [PDF]
Background: Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy is associated with potential urinary and obstetric complications. However the prevalence aetiology and antimicrobial sensitivity patterns of asymptomatic bacteriurea among women attending ante-natal care ...
Byamugisha, J. +3 more
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Microbial Prevalence and Antimicrobial Sensitivity in Equine Endometritis in Field Conditions [PDF]
Endometritis diagnosis can be achieved by means of an endometrial biopsy and/or swab, the latter being used for cytology and microbiologic evaluation.
Rivera del Álamo, Maria Montserrat +15 more
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Quantifying the sensitivity of soil microbial communities to silver sulfide nanoparticles using metagenome sequencing [PDF]
Data source: Supporting information, http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0161979#sec031Soils are a sink for sulfidised-silver nanoparticles (Ag₂S-NPs), yet there are limited ecotoxicity data for their effects on microbial ...
Batstone, D. +31 more
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Antimicrobial Resistance and Molecular Typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Surgical Wounds in Lagos, Nigeria [PDF]
The aim of the study was to determine the resistance patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates recovered from patients with surgical wounds in hospitals and also to investigate their epidemiological relatedness using molecular typing techniques. Twenty
Stella Smith +5 more
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Discovery of biomarkers for glycaemic deterioration before and after the onset of type 2 diabetes:rationale and design of the epidemiological studies within the IMI DIRECT Consortium [PDF]
Aims/hypothesisThe DIRECT (Diabetes Research on Patient Stratification) Study is part of a European Union Framework 7 Innovative Medicines Initiative project, a joint undertaking between four industry and 21 academic partners throughout Europe.
Rauh, S. +176 more
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Identifying gram-positive cocci in dermatoscopes and smartphone adapters using MALDI-TOF MS: a cross-sectional study, [PDF]
Background: The increasingly frequent use of dermoscopy makes us think about the possibility of transfer of microorganisms, through the dermatoscope, between doctor and patients.
Maurício de Quadros +5 more
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Paenibacillus brasilensis sp nov., a novel nitrogen-fixing species isolated from the maize rhizosphere in Brazil [PDF]
Sixteen nitrogen-fixing strains isolated from the rhizosphere of maize planted in Cerrado soil, Brazil, which showed morphological and biochemical characteristics similar to the gas-forming Paenibacillus spp., were phenotypically and genetically ...
Seldin, L. +3 more
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Background: The vagina contains dozens of microbiological species in variable quantities and is, therefore, considered a complex environment. Among the microorganisms, bacteria have important repercussions on women’s health.
Nagalakshmi Narayana-Swamy +2 more
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