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Functional and Safety Characterization of Weissella paramesenteroides Strains Isolated from Dairy Products through Whole-Genome Sequencing and Comparative Genomics

Dairy, 2022
Strains belonging to the Weissella genus are frequently recovered from spontaneously fermented foods. Their functional, microbial-modulating, and probiotic traits enhance not only the sensorial properties but also the nutritional value, beneficial ...
Ilias Apostolakos, Spiros Paramithiotis, Marios Mataragas   +2 more
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Moraxella catarrhalis evades neutrophil oxidative stress responses providing a safer niche for nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae

iScience, 2022
Summary: Moraxella catarrhalis and nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) are pathogenic bacteria frequently associated with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), whose hallmark is inflammatory oxidative stress.
Sonia Nicchi, Fabiola Giusti, Stefano Carello, Sabrina Utrio Lanfaloni, Simona Tavarini, Elisabetta Frigimelica, Ilaria Ferlenghi, Silvia Rossi Paccani, Marcello Merola, Isabel Delany, Vincenzo Scarlato, Domenico Maione, Cecilia Brettoni   +12 more
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Reactive oxygen species accelerate de novo acquisition of antibiotic resistance in E. coli

iScience, 2023
Summary: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced as a secondary effect of bactericidal antibiotics are hypothesized to play a role in killing bacteria. If correct, ROS may play a role in development of de novo resistance.
Wenxi Qi, Martijs J. Jonker, Wim de Leeuw, Stanley Brul, Benno H. ter Kuile   +4 more
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Nonstructural protein 1 widespread RNA decay phenotype varies among coronaviruses

iScience, 2023
Summary: Extensive remodeling of host gene expression by nonstructural protein 1 (nsp1) of coronaviruses is a well-documented and conserved aspect of coronavirus-host takeover.
Yahaira Bermudez, Jacob Miles, Mandy Muller   +2 more
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Propelling a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience Using an Open-Access Online Undergraduate Research Journal

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
The University of British Columbia has developed a course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) that engages students in authentic molecular microbiology research. This capstone course is uniquely built around an open-access online undergraduate
Evelyn Sun, Marcia L. Graves, David C. Oliver   +2 more
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Structural insights into the inhibition of bacterial RecA by naphthalene polysulfonated compounds

iScience, 2021
Summary: As a promising target for alternative antimicrobials, bacterial recombinase A (RecA) protein has attracted much attention for its roles in antibiotic-driven SOS response and mutagenesis. Naphthalene polysulfonated compounds (NPS) such as suramin
Ziyuan Zhou, Qing Pan, Xinchen Lv, Jing Yuan, Yang Zhang, Ming-Xia Zhang, Ming Ke, Xiao-Mei Mo, Yong-Li Xie, Yingxia Liu, Ting Chen, Mingchan Liang, Feng Yin, Lei Liu, Yiqing Zhou, Kun Qiao, Rui Liu, Zigang Li, Nai-Kei Wong   +18 more
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Integrated stress response of Escherichia coli to methylglyoxal : transcriptional readthrough from the nemRA operon enhances protection through increased expression of glyoxalase I [PDF]

, 2013
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Booth, Ian R, de Almeida, Camila, de Moura, Alessandro P S, Miller, Samantha, Ozyamak, Ertan   +4 more
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Establishing molecular microbiology facilities in developing countries

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2015
Summary: Microbiology laboratories play an important role in epidemiology and infection control programs. Within microbiology laboratories, molecular microbiology techniques have revolutionized the identification and surveillance of infectious diseases ...
Salman S. Ahmed, Emine Alp, Aysegul Ulu-Kilic, Mehmet Doganay   +3 more
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NGS implementation for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 variants in Chicagoland: An institutional perspective, successes and challenges

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Identification of SARS-CoV-2 lineages has shown to provide invaluable information regarding treatment efficacy, viral transmissibility, disease severity, and immune evasion.
Aileen C. Tartanian, Nicole Mulroney, Kelly Poselenzny, Michael Akroush, Trevor Unger, Donald L. Helseth, Linda M. Sabatini, Linda M. Sabatini, Michael Bouma, Paige M.K. Larkin, Paige M.K. Larkin   +10 more
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Mixed lineage kinase-like protein protects against Clostridium perfringens infection by enhancing NLRP3 inflammasome-extracellular traps axis

iScience, 2022
Summary: Despite intense research in understanding Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) pathogenesis, the mechanisms by which it is cleared from the host are largely unclarified. In C.
Yang Liu, Li-Hua Xing, Fen-Xin Li, Na Wang, Yu-Ze Ma, Jian-Wei Li, Yu-Jing Wu, Jing Liang, Yu-Xin Lei, Xue-Yin Wang, Fan-Hua Meng, Yong-Jun Yang, Guang-Peng Li, Xiao Wang, Shui-Xing Yu   +14 more
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