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Anticandidal Activity and Low Cytotoxicity of Modified Analogues of the Tobacco Defensin NaD1 [PDF]

Antibiotics
Background/Objectives: The growing resistance development among fungi, including those of Candida species, poses significant challenges to public health, emphasizing the need for the implementation of innovative therapeutic approaches.
Ivan Bogdanov, Anastasia Ignatova, Tatiana Ovchinnikova   +2 more
exaly   +6 more sources

Immunomodulatory Effects of the Tobacco Defensin NaD1 [PDF]

Antibiotics
Background/Objectives: Defensins are important components of the innate plant immune system, exhibiting antimicrobial activity against phytopathogens, as well as against fungi pathogenic to humans. Along with antifungal activity, plant defensins are also
Ivan Bogdanov, Anastasia Ignatova, Tatiana Ovchinnikova   +2 more
exaly   +6 more sources

Expression of a novel NaD1 recombinant antimicrobial peptide enhances antifungal and insecticidal activities [PDF]

Scientific Reports
This study aimed to increase the antifungal and insecticidal activities of NaD1, as an antimicrobial peptides (AMP), by improving its interaction with the fungal cell wall and chitin monomeric units in insect midguts.
Reza Shirzadian-Khorramabad, Zibaee Arash, Shirzadian-Khorramabad Reza   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Resistance to the Plant Defensin NaD1 Features Modifications to the Cell Wall and Osmo-Regulation Pathways of Yeast [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Over the last few decades, the emergence of resistance to commonly used antifungal molecules has become a major barrier to effective treatment of recurrent life-threatening fungal diseases.
Marilyn Anderson, Mark Bleackley, Rohan Lowe   +2 more
exaly   +11 more sources

Molecular characteristics and genetic diversity of Fasciola hepatica from sheep in Xinjiang, China

Journal of Veterinary Research, 2022
Fasciola hepatica is a trematode infecting ruminants worldwide and occasionally affecting other animal species, including humans. It causes significant economic losses.
Xifeng Wang, Kai Zhang, Guowu Zhang, Zhiyuan Li, Yunxia Shang, Chengcheng Ning, Chunhui Ji, Jun Qiao, Qingling Meng, Xuepeng Cai   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic studies of Echinococcus granulosus and Taenia multiceps coenurus cysts in slaughtered sheep in Saudi Arabia

Open Life Sciences, 2021
Taeniids, consisting of two genera Echinococcus and Taenia, are obligatory tapeworms of mammals, and their pathogenicity was due to infection with larval stages.
Al Malki Jamila S., Hussien Nahed Ahmed
doaj   +1 more source

Sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial cox1 and nad1 genes in Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina isolates from Iran

Bulgarian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2021
Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina are the most important ascaridoid nematodes of the family Toxocaridae. The present study was aimed to characterisation and analysis of genetic variation within and among T. canis and T. leonina isolates obtained from
M. Valizadeh, F. Tahvildar Biderouni, S. R. Shahrokhi, M. Ghanimatdan , A. R. Nagahi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato GENOTYPES IN DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK AND HUMANS IN GOLESTAN PROVINCE, IRAN

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2016
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a globally parasitic zoonosis caused by larval stages of Echinococcus granulosus. This study investigated E. granulosus genotypes isolated from livestock and humans in the Golestan province, northern Iran, southeast of the ...
Mitra SHARBATKHORI, Asal TANZIFI, Sima ROSTAMI, Masoomeh ROSTAMI, Majid FASIHI HARANDI   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular epidemiological analyses reveal extensive connectivity between Echinostoma revolutum (sensu stricto) populations across Eurasia and species richness of zoonotic echinostomatids in England.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Echinostoma revolutum (sensu stricto) is a widely distributed member of the Echinostomatidae, a cosmopolitan family of digenetic trematodes with complex life cycles involving a wide range of definitive hosts, particularly aquatic birds.
Egie E Enabulele, Scott P Lawton, Anthony J Walker, Ruth S Kirk   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of mitochondrial genomes of maize CMS-S subtypes provides new insights into male sterility stability

BMC Plant Biology, 2022
Background Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is a trait of economic importance in the production of hybrid seeds. In CMS-S maize, exerted anthers appear frequently in florets of field-grown female populations where only complete male-sterile plants were ...
Senlin Xiao, Jingfeng Xing, Tiange Nie, Aiguo Su, Ruyang Zhang, Yanxin Zhao, Wei Song, Jiuran Zhao   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source