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The function of uridine diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase in the lyophilization-stress response of Lactobacillus acidophilus

Annals of Microbiology, 2022
Purpose Uridine diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase (UGPase) plays an important role in glucose metabolism, catalyzing the reversible formation and decomposition of UDP-glucose (UDPG).
Chaoran Xia, Xiaoqun Zeng, Liuyang Peng, Daodong Pan, Zhen Wu, Yuxing Guo, Zhendong Cai   +6 more
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Gut bacterial consortium enriched in a biofloc system protects shrimp against Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection

Microbiome, 2023
Background Shrimp cultured in a biofloc system (BFS) have a lower disease incidence than those farmed in a water exchange system (WES). Although a number of studies have reported that the gut bacterial community induced by BFS is highly associated with ...
Haipeng Guo, Xuezhi Fu, Jikun He, Ruoyu Wang, Mengchen Yan, Jing Wang, Pengsheng Dong, Lei Huang, Demin Zhang   +8 more
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Morphometry of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 particles in ultrathin plastic sections of infected Vero cell cultures

Scientific Reports, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 is the causative of the COVID-19 disease, which has spread pandemically around the globe within a few months. It is therefore necessary to collect fundamental information about the disease, its epidemiology and treatment, as well as about the ...
Michael Laue, Anne Kauter, Tobias Hoffmann, Lars Möller, Janine Michel, Andreas Nitsche   +5 more
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Tolerance and Persistence of Ebola Virus in Primary Cells from Mops condylurus, a Potential Ebola Virus Reservoir

Viruses, 2021
Although there have been documented Ebola virus disease outbreaks for more than 40 years, the natural reservoir host has not been identified. Recent studies provide evidence that the Angolan free-tailed bat (Mops condylurus), an insectivorous microbat ...
Marcel Bokelmann, Uwe Vogel, Franka Debeljak, Ariane Düx, Silke Riesle-Sbarbaro, Angelika Lander, Annette Wahlbrink, Nicole Kromarek, Stuart Neil, Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann, Joseph Prescott, Andreas Kurth   +11 more
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Strengthening the United Nations Secretary-General’s Mechanism to an alleged use of bioweapons through a quality-assured laboratory response

Nature Communications, 2021
The cascade of innovations in biotechnology opens new pathways for biological warfare. The international laboratory network being developed under the UN Secretary-General’s Mechanism could provide vital evidence in case of an alleged biological attack.
Sandra Appelt, Anna-Maria Rohleder, Cédric Invernizzi, Robert Mikulak, Annika Brinkmann, Andreas Nitsche, Maren Krüger, Martin B. Dorner, Brigitte G. Dorner, Holger C. Scholz, Roland Grunow   +10 more
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Primary glia cells from bank vole propagate multiple rodent-adapted scrapie prions

Scientific Reports, 2022
Since the beginning prion research has been largely dependent on animal models for deciphering the disease, drug development or prion detection and quantification. Thereby, ethical as well as cost and labour-saving aspects call for alternatives in vitro.
Karla A. Schwenke, Joo-Hee Wälzlein, Agnieszka Bauer, Achim Thomzig, Michael Beekes   +4 more
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Acceptability and Use of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence–Enabled Chatbots for Sexual and Reproductive Health Among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women of Color in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research
BackgroundCisgender lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ+) women of color experience barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in the United States.
Megan Threats, Morgan Gray
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Replication of cowpox virus in macrophages is dependent on the host range factor p28/N1R

Virology Journal, 2021
Zoonotic orthopoxvirus infections continue to represent a threat to human health. The disease caused by distinct orthopoxviruses differs in terms of symptoms and severity, which may be explained by the unique repertoire of virus factors that modulate the
Daniel Bourquain, Livia Schrick, Bernd Karsten Tischer, Klaus Osterrieder, Lars Schaade, Andreas Nitsche   +5 more
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Three Novel Bacteriophages, J5a, F16Ba, and z1a, Specific for Bacillus anthracis, Define a New Clade of Historical Wbeta Phage Relatives

Viruses, 2022
Bacillus anthracis is a potent biowarfare agent, able to be highly lethal. The bacteria dwell in the soil of certain regions, as natural flora.
Aleksandra Nakonieczna, Paweł Rutyna, Magdalena Fedorowicz, Magdalena Kwiatek, Lidia Mizak, Małgorzata Łobocka   +5 more
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Longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 seroepidemiological investigation among healthcare workers at a tertiary care hospital in Germany

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background SARS-CoV-2 cases in Germany increased in early March 2020. By April 2020, cases among health care workers (HCW) were detected across departments at a tertiary care hospital in Berlin, prompting a longitudinal investigation to assess HCW SARS ...
Sara Tomczyk, Alexander Hönning, Julia Hermes, Marica Grossegesse, Natalie Hofmann, Janine Michel, Markus Neumann, Andreas Nitsche, Berthold Hoppe, Tim Eckmanns, Hajo Schmidt-Traub, Kristina Zappel   +11 more
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