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Integrative assessment of species-level genetic markers for the diagnosis of pathogenic Leptospira [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundLeptospiral isolation and whole-genome sequencing are often unfeasible for genotyping; therefore, single-locus culture-independent sequencing is widely used.
Luiza Aymée, Luiza Aymée, Vinicius de Carvalho Moura, Myllena dos Santos Pereira, Myllena dos Santos Pereira, Walter Lilenbaum, Maria Isabel Nogueira Di Azevedo   +6 more
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First Report of Desmodium styracifolium as a Novel Host for ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum’—Related Strains in China [PDF]

Microorganisms
Desmodium styracifolium (Osb.) Merr., a member of the Leguminosae family, is an important medicinal plant widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. In September 2024, D.
Yafei Tang, Zhenggang Li, Mengdan Du, Guobing Lan, Lin Yu, Shanwen Ding, Zifu He, Xiaoman She   +7 more
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Molecular detection of a Leptospira lineage with high similarity to Leptospira kirschneri in human, environmental, and rodent samples from Gilan Province, Iran: an integrated field and laboratory investigation [PDF]

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Background: Leptospirosis remains an undercharacterized public health threat in Iran's Caspian coastal regions, despite high exposure risks within agricultural communities. Therefore, the circulation of Leptospira (L.) spp.
Mohammad Moradi Bazghaleh, Taghi Zahraei Salehi, Gholamreza Abdollahpour, Tofigh Yaghubi Kalurazi, Seyed Amirali Anvar   +4 more
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Multigene analysis reveals ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asiaticum’ (16SrII-C) association with niger and sesame phyllody in Madhya Pradesh, Central India and identification of a putative vector [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
A field investigation was conducted during the winter seasons of 2021–22 and 2022–23 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur, Central India, to identify and characterize the phytoplasma strains associated with niger (var.
M. Gurivi Reddy, K. N. Gupta, Shivani Gupta, A. K. Vishwakarma, Rashmi Yadav, Ravinder Kumar, Rasna Maurya, Govind P. Rao   +7 more
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Canine Leptospirosis in Flood-Affected Areas of Southern Brazil: Molecular Assessment and Public Health Implications [PDF]

Infectious Disease Reports
Background: Southern Brazil faced massive rains and floods in May 2024, which led to social, infrastructural, and One Health issues affecting over 478 municipalities and 2.3 million people.
Gabriela Merker Breyer, Nathasha Noronha Arechavaleta, Bruna Corrêa da Silva, Maria Eduarda Rocha Jacques da Silva, Mariana Costa Torres, Laura Cadó Nemitz, Rafaela da Rosa Marques, Fernando Borges Meurer, Gabriela Amanda Linden, Tainara Soares Weyh, Franciele Maboni Siqueira   +10 more
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Leptospirosis outbreak in Ecuador in 2023: A pilot study for surveillance from a One Health perspective [PDF]

One Health
Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonotic disease that is endemic in tropical regions, including Ecuador. It is caused by spirochetes of the genus Leptospira, which can infect humans through animal reservoirs such as rats and dogs, or through contact with ...
Solón Alberto Orlando, Naomi Mora-Jaramillo, Darwin Paredes-Núñez, Angel Sebastian Rodriguez-Pazmiño, Elsy Carvajal, Ariana León Sosa, Ariana Rivera, Jocelyn Calderon, David Guizado Herrera, Fabrizio Arcos, Leila Estefanía Vera Loor, Emma Viviana Pérez Oyarvide, Dennis Ignacio Quimí López, Betti Guailla Ríos, Bertha Benavides Yánez, Pablo Torres-Lasso, Patricia Zambrano Gavilanes, Mirna C. Oviedo, Manuel González, Fabiola Jiménez-Valenzuela, Melva Esperanza Morales García, Esther Guadalupe Intriago Alcivar, Jessedel Lilibeth Saltos Montes, Alfredo Medina, María Karolina López Rauschemberg, Juan Carlos Zevallos, Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain   +26 more
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In Silico Three-Dimensional (3D) Modeling of the SecY Protein of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma Solani’ Strains Associated with Grapevine “Bois Noir” and Its Possible Relationship with Strain Virulence

International Journal of Plant Biology, 2022
Grapevine “bois noir”, related to the presence of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ (‘Ca. P. solani’), represents a serious threat in several vine-growing areas worldwide.
Roberto Pierro, Mariarosaria De Pascali, Alessandra Panattoni, Alessandro Passera, Alberto Materazzi, Luigi De Bellis, Andrea Luvisi, Piero Attilio Bianco, Fabio Quaglino   +8 more
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Specific biomarker mining and rapid detection of Burkholderia cepacia complex by recombinase polymerase amplification

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
ObjectiveTo mine specific proteins and their protein-coding genes as suitable molecular biomarkers for the Burkholderia cepacia Complex (BCC) bacteria detection based on mega analysis of microbial proteomic and genomic data comparisons and to develop a ...
Yiling Fan, Yiling Fan, Shujuan Wang, Minghui Song, Liangliang Zhou, Chengzhi Liu, Chengzhi Liu, Yan Yang, Shuijing Yu, Meicheng Yang, Meicheng Yang   +10 more
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A unified evolutionary origin for the ubiquitous protein transporters SecY and YidC

BMC Biology, 2021
Background Protein transporters translocate hydrophilic segments of polypeptide across hydrophobic cell membranes. Two protein transporters are ubiquitous and date back to the last universal common ancestor: SecY and YidC.
Aaron J. O. Lewis, Ramanujan S. Hegde
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Voltage Sensing in Bacterial Protein Translocation

Biomolecules, 2020
The bacterial channel SecYEG efficiently translocates both hydrophobic and hydrophilic proteins across the plasma membrane. Translocating polypeptide chains may dislodge the plug, a half helix that blocks the permeation of small molecules, from its ...
Denis G. Knyazev, Roland Kuttner, Ana-Nicoleta Bondar, Mirjam Zimmerman, Christine Siligan, Peter Pohl   +5 more
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