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Virus satellites drive viral evolution and ecology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Virus satellites are widespread subcellular entities, present both in eukaryotic and in prokaryotic cells. Their modus vivendi involves parasitism of the life cycle of their inducing helper viruses, which assures their transmission to a new host. However,
Buckling, Angus   +8 more
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Whole-genome sequencing for national surveillance of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O157 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background. National surveillance of gastrointestinal pathogens, such as Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli O157 (STEC O157), is key to rapidly identifying linked cases in the distributed food network to facilitate public health interventions.
Adak, Goutam   +14 more
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Typing discrepancy between phenotypic and molecular characterization revealing an emerging biovar 9 variant of smooth phage-resistant B. abortus strain 8416 in China

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2015
A newly isolated smooth colony morphology phage-resistant (SPR) strain 8416 isolated from a 45-year-old cattle farm cleaner with clinical features of brucellosis in China was reported.
YaoXia eKang   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Herd-level risk factors associated with the presence of Phage type 21/28 E. coli O157 on Scottish cattle farms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
<p>Background: E. coli O157 is a bacterial pathogen that is shed by cattle and can cause severe disease in humans. Phage type (PT) 21/28 is a subtype of E.
Allison, L.   +9 more
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Advances in Traceability Typing and Identification of Foodborne Pathogens

open access: yesShipin gongye ke-ji, 2022
Foodborne pathogens are the main factors affecting food quality and safety. Timely and accurate strain typing data enable rapid detection of outbreak clusters, informing ongoing infection control and public health responses, which are important for ...
Yao LIU   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phenotypic Pattern of Vibrio cholerae Isolates from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Vadodara, Gujarat, India [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Introduction: Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae (V.cholerae). Based on antigenic differences of O antigen, O1 serogroup can be divided into three serotypes.
Sonia Sandeep Barve   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The domestication of the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus acidophilus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Lactobacillus acidophilus is a Gram-positive lactic acid bacterium that has had widespread historical use in the dairy industry and more recently as a probiotic. Although L.
Aerts, Maarten   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

Diversity and function of phage encoded depolymerases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Bacteriophages of the Podoviridae family often exhibit so-called depolymerases as structural components of the virion. These enzymes appear as tail spike proteins (TSPs).
Fieseler, Lars   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Genome characterization and population genetic structure of the zoonotic pathogen, streptococcus canis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Background - Streptococcus canis is an important opportunistic pathogen of dogs and cats that can also infect a wide range of additional mammals including cows where it can cause mastitis. It is also an emerging human pathogen.
Lang, P.   +8 more
core   +5 more sources

Application of phage typing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to analyse Salmonella enterica isolates from a suspected outbreak in Lagos, Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010
Introduction: Inadequate potable water supply and poor sanitation predispose to food- and water-borne diseases associated with Salmonella enterica serovars in developing countries.
Kabiru Olusegun Akinyemi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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