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Mycological analysis of air in selected rooms of the University of Szczecin – a pilot project

Acta Agrobotanica, 2014
Aerobiological measurements were made by the volumetric method (VPPS Lanzoni and Burkard instruments). Concentrations of microscopic fungi were measured from April 16th to July 2nd, 2013, in two rooms of the Chair of Botany and Natural Environment ...
Aleksandra Kruczek
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Auranofin and Baicalin Inhibit Clostridioides difficile Growth and Sporulation: An In vitro Study

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022
Clostridioides difficile is a principal cause of hospital-acquired gastrointestinal infections, with sporulation and toxin production being key determinants in the disease pathogenesis.
Lamiaa A. Madkour
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Atlas de pólen e esporos do Vale do Rio Caí, RS, Brasil Pollen and spores atlas of the Caí River Valley, RS, Brazil

Revista Árvore, 2009
O atlas descritivo de polens e esporos de plantas do Vale do Rio Caí tem o objetivo de facilitar a comparação com os palinomorfos dispersos nos sedimentos fósseis e fornecer dados para ações de manejo ambiental.
Soraia Girardi Bauermann, Andreia Cardoso Pacheco Evaldt, Sabrina Castelo Branco   +2 more
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Ebselen Not Only Inhibits Clostridioides difficile Toxins but Displays Redox-Associated Cellular Killing

Microbiology Spectrum, 2021
Ebselen, a reactive organoselenium compound, was shown to inhibit toxins TcdA and TcdB by covalently binding to their cysteine protease domains. It was suggested that ebselen lacked antimicrobial activity against Clostridioides difficile.
Ravi K. R. Marreddy, Abiola O. Olaitan, Jordan N. May, Min Dong, Julian G. Hurdle   +4 more
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Rapid, Point-of-Care Microwave Lysis and Electrochemical Detection of Clostridioides difficile Directly from Stool Samples

Bioengineering
The rapid detection of the spore form of Clostridioides difficile has remained a challenge for clinicians. To address this, we have developed a novel, precise, microwave-enhanced approach for near-spontaneous release of DNA from C. difficile spores via a
Lovleen Tina Joshi, Emmanuel Brousseau, Trefor Morris, Jonathan Lees, Adrian Porch, Les Baillie   +5 more
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Inactivation Effect of Germination Combined with Cold Plasma Treatment on Bacillus licheniformis Spores

Foods, 2023
Food spoilage, primarily caused by spore-forming bacteria, has become a critical concern since it results in substantial economic losses within the food industry.
Jichao Huang, Kairan Sheng, Yali Zhang, Mengmeng Song, Ahtisham Ali, Tianran Huang, Ming Huang   +6 more
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The Clostridioides difficile Cysteine-Rich Exosporium Morphogenetic Protein, CdeC, Exhibits Self-Assembly Properties That Lead to Organized Inclusion Bodies in Escherichia coli

mSphere, 2020
Clostridioides difficile is an obligately anaerobic, spore-forming, Gram-positive pathogenic bacterium that is considered the leading cause of nosocomial diarrhea worldwide.
A. Romero-Rodríguez, S. Troncoso-Cotal, E. Guerrero-Araya, D. Paredes-Sabja   +3 more
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Extent of the northern Baltic Sea during the Early Palaeozoic Era - new evidence from Ostrobothnia, western Finland [PDF]

Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 1998
This study reports new evidence of the extent of the northern Baltic Sea during the Cambrian and Ordovician periods. A drillcore (DC304) from the Lappajärvi impact crater, western Finland, and erratics from the surrounding area were studied for ...
A. Uutela
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Intestinal calcium and bile salts facilitate germination of Clostridium difficile spores

PLoS Pathogens, 2017
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is an anaerobic gram-positive pathogen that is the leading cause of nosocomial bacterial infection globally. C. difficile infection (CDI) typically occurs after ingestion of infectious spores by a patient that has ...
T. Kochan, Madeline J. Somers, A. Kaiser, Michelle S Shoshiev, A. Hagan, Jessica L. Hastie, Nicole P. Giordano, A. D. Smith, Alyxandria M. Schubert, P. Carlson, P. Hanna   +10 more
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Studies in the genus Riccia (Marchantiales) from southern Africa. 7. R. congoana and its synonyms

Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 1986
R. congoana Steph. is described and illustrated.  R. rhodesiae S. Arnell.  R. nigrosquarnata E. W. Jones and  R. aegyptiaca S. Arnell are treated as synonyms under R. congoana.  R.
S. M. Perold
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