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Forging a New Frontier: Antimicrobial Peptides and Nanotechnology Converging to Conquer Gastrointestinal Pathogens

Small, EarlyView.
This review explores the potential of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and nanotechnology for the treatment of gastrointestinal infections. It analyzes bacterial resistance mechanisms, the antimicrobial actions of AMPs, and advances in nanocarriers, such as lipid‐based, polymeric, metallic, and mesoporous silica systems, that enhance peptide protection ...
Christian Shleider Carnero Canales, Cesar Augusto Roque‐Borda, Jessica Ingrid Marquez Cazorla, Renzo Marianito Marquez Cazorla, Uner Josseph Pinto Apaza, Vanderson de Jesus Silva, Laura Maria Duran Gleriani Primo, Maura Jennifer Martínez‐Morales, Rafael Miguel Sábio, Hélder A. Santos, Fernando Rogério Pavan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The genome sequence of the chlorophyte Marvania coccoides CCAP 251/1B (Naumann) Henley, Hironaka, Guillou, M. Buchheim, J. Buchheim, M. Fawley & K. Fawley 2004 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research
We present a genome assembly from a culture of Marvania coccoides (CCAP 251/1B) (Chlorophyta; Trebouxiophyceae; Chlorellales; Chlorellaceae). The genome sequence is 22.3 megabases in span.
Cecilia Rad-Menéndez, Naomi Thomas, Rachel Saxon, Rachel Allen, Christine N. Campbell, David H Green, Joanne Field, Frederik De Boever, Michael Ross, Karen MacKechnie   +9 more
doaj  

Biological Fluid Mechanics Under the Microscope: A Tribute to John Blake [PDF]

arXiv, 2018
John Blake (1947--2016) was a leader in fluid mechanics, his two principal areas of expertise being biological fluid mechanics on microscopic scales and bubble dynamics. He produced leading research and mentored others in both Australia, his home country, and the UK, his adopted home.
arxiv  

Genetic identification of gastrointestinal parasites in the world's most endangered ungulate, the hirola (Beatragus hunteri)

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The hirola (Beatragus hunteri) is the world's most critically endangered antelope. Its parasitic fauna has never been genetically characterised, raising questions about its possible role in the species' population decline. This study aimed to assess the presence of gastrointestinal parasites in hirolas and their transmission ...
Susana Remesar, David García‐Dios, Giovanni Forcina, Abdullahi H. Ali, Mathew Ndunda, Michael J. Jowers   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Probiotics for the Control of Parasites: An Overview

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2011
Probiotics are defined as live organisms, which confer benefits to the host. Their efficiency was demonstrated for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, respiratory infections, and allergic symptoms, but their use is mostly limited to bacterial ...
Marie-Agnès Travers, Isabelle Florent, Linda Kohl, Philippe Grellier   +3 more
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Meshfree and efficient modelling of swimming cells [PDF]

arXiv, 2018
Locomotion in Stokes flow is an intensively-studied problem because it describes important biological phenomena such as the motility of many species' sperm, bacteria, algae and protozoa. Numerical computations can be challenging, particularly in three dimensions, due to the presence of moving boundaries and complex geometries; methods which combine ...
arxiv  

Old methane fuels modern river food web

Functional Ecology, EarlyView.
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Dominant ecological paradigms provide theoretical frameworks for two basal sources of carbon to riverine food webs: carbon fixed by algae and submerged macrophytes (autochthonous) and carbon fixed by terrestrial vascular plants that enters aquatic ecosystems as litter ...
Paul J. McInerney, Ben Wolfenden, Daryl L. Nielsen, Gavin N. Rees   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral delivery of Eimeria acervulina transfected sequentially with two copies of the VP2 gene induces immunity against infectious bursal disease virus in chickens

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Chicken coccidiosis caused by Eimeria spp. can occur on almost all poultry farms, causing huge economic losses to the industry. Genetically manipulated Eimeria parasites as a vaccine vector to deliver viral antigens have been reported. In our preliminary
Qingbin Guo, Qingbin Guo, Ying Yu, Jingxia Suo, Xinming Tang, Sixin Zhang, Colin Crouch, Beth Bruton, Ian Tarpey, Xianyong Liu, Guanghui Zhao, Xun Suo   +11 more
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Evaluation of two candidate molecules—TCTP and cecropin—on the establishment of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense into the gut of Glossina palpalis gambiensis

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This study investigates the potential of enhancing the resistance of Glossina palpalis gambiensis to Trypanosoma brucei gambiense to mitigate the transmission of Human African Trypanosomiasis. We successfully cloned genes encoding proteins of interest in Sodalis strains, resulting in recombinant Sodalis (recSodalis) that were micro‐injected into the L3
François Sougal Ngambia Freitas, Linda De Vooght, Flobert Njiokou, Jan Van Den Abeele, Géraldine Bossard, Bernadette Tchicaya, Rosa Milagros Corrales, Sophie Ravel, Anne Geiger, David Berthier‐Teyssedre   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Construction of a bicistronic vector for the co-expression of two genes in Caenorhabditis elegans using a newly identified IRES

BioTechniques, 2012
The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is an important model animal for biological research. Currently, transgenic C. elegans strains are mainly generated by injecting DNA encoding a gene of interest, in combination with a reporter gene, into the gonad ...
Dirui Li, Ming Wang
doaj   +1 more source