Identification of Sphingomyelinase on the Surface of Chlamydia pneumoniae: Possible Role in the Entry into Its Host Cells by Tuula A. Peñate Medina, Juha T. Korhonen, Riitta Lahesmaa, Mirja Puolakkainen, Oula Peñate Medina, Paavo K. J. Kinnunen

“…SMase activity was measured in vitro from isolated C. pneumoniae elementary bodies (EB) and in the lysate from E. coli cells transfected with a plasmid expressing CPn0300 protein having sequence similarity to SMase. …”
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Pyelonephritis and Bacteremia Caused by Klebsiella variicola following Renal Transplantation by Cody Lo, Shazia Masud, Gregory D. Deans

“…She was initially treated empirically with meropenem given a history of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase- (ESBL-) producing E. coli bacteriuria. After a day of therapy with meropenem, her therapy was streamlined based on culture results to ceftriaxone. …”
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Evaluation of Proteins Released to Medium in Yeast-Bacteria Co-culture System by Çağatay Tarhan, Ayşegül Yanık

“…While 6 of differentaited proteins were released by S.pombe, 257 proteins matched with E.coli proteom. These proteins are; Various carbohydrate-binding proteins, membrane proteins involved in the identification of various signaling molecules and antibiotics, and other proteins involved in various cellular processes.…”
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Anticancer, Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and DNA-Binding Study of Metal-Phenalenyl Complexes by Subhadeep Sen, Nilkanta Chowdhury, Tae-Wan Kim, Mohuya Paul, Dilip Debnath, Seob Jeon, Angshuman Bagchi, Jungkyun Im, Goutam Biswas

“…Antibacterial activity of the metal-PLY complexes against both gram-negative (E. coli) and gram-positive (S. aureus) bacteria was studied using a disk diffusion test and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) methods. …”
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Síntese, caracterização e avaliação do poder antimicrobiano do nanocompósito Ag/TiO2 by Maria Elisa Berriel de Sousa, Paula de Freitas Rosa Remiro, Andre Bernardo, Mônica Lopes Aguiar

“…Nesse contexto, este trabalho teve como proposta sintetizar e caracterizar nanocompósitos de Ag/TiO2 por técnicas físico-químicas e avaliá-los em relação ao poder antimicrobiano frente aos microrganismos E.coli. S. aureus e C.albicans. Formaram-se nanopartículas de prata dispersas sobre uma matriz de dióxido de titânio, os quais apresentaram poder antimicrobiano entre 62 e 71% demonstrando ser um material com um grande potencial para ser utilizado em produtos purificadores de água e/ou ar. …”
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Synthesis, characterization, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-cancer activity of new hybrid structures based on benzimidazole and thiadiazole by Hayrani Eren Bostancı, Ulviye Acar Çevik, Ayşen Işık, Zahra Maryam, Ufuk İnce, Yusuf Özkay, Zafer Asım Kaplancıklı

“…In vitro antimicrobial activities of the compounds were determined against Gram-positive (S. aureus ATCC 29213, E. faecalis ATCC 29212), Gram-negative (E. coli ATCC 25922, P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853) bacteria and fungi (C. albicans ATCC 10231) by using broth microdilution method. …”
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Cloning and functional verification of Geraniol-10-Hydroxylase gene in Lonicera japonica by Shuping Zhang, Zhenhua Liu, Jia Li, Qian Liu, Yongqing Zhang, Gaobin Pu

“…Through heterologous expression in E. coli, the LjG10H protein was purified and its catalytic activity was studied. …”
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Integrated and streamlined microfluidic device for molecular diagnosis of pathogen through direct PCR amplification by Dohwan Lee, Tae Seok Seo

“…Using our device, we quantitatively analyzed two types of bacteria—Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)—in milk (food poisoning simulation) with a sensitivity of up to 10 bacterial cells. …”
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Enhanced Detection of Viable <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 in Romaine Lettuce Wash Water Using On-Filter Propidium Monoazide-Quantitative PCR by Zhao Chen

“…This study evaluated an optimized on-filter propidium monoazide (PMA)-quantitative PCR (qPCR) method for detecting viable <i>E. coli</i> O157:H7 in romaine lettuce wash water, involving PMA pretreatment on a filter to block DNA amplification from dead cells. …”
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PhoU homologs from Staphylococcus aureus dimerization and protein interactions by Clayton T. Matthews, Sakib Mahmud, Stewart G. Gardner

“…This work identifies some similarities and key differences in Staphylococcus aureus PhoU homologs compared to E. coli PhoU, specifically, PhoU and PitR from S. aureus form homodimers but do not appear to interact with PhoR or phosphate transporter proteins.…”
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Peptidoglycan recognition protein PGRP-5 is involved in immune defence and neuro-behavioral disorders in zebrafish embryos. by Xi Li, Guanghua Xiong, Manni Luo, Siwan Mao, Ruiying Zhang, Ziwei Meng, Juan Li, Xinjun Liao

“…Thirdly, the mRNA levels of DrPGRP-5 were greatly elevated after 6 h of E. coli infection but reached its highest value at 24 h after M. luteus stimulation. …”
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Synthesis and Anti-microbial Activities Investigation of New Mixed Ligand Complexes by Elaf A. Mousa, Basim I. Al-Abdaly

“…The scientific results demonstrated that the synthesized complexes have high antibacterial action against [Escherchiacoli (G-) (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus (G+)], and antifungal action against [Candida (C. albicaus)]. …”
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Intensification of Energy Production in the Anaerobic Digestion Process of Sewage Sludge Using Enzymatic Disintegration by Bartłomiej Macherzyński, Elżbieta Popowska-Nowak, Maria Włodarczyk-Makuła, Beata Bień, Małgorzata Wszelaka-Rylik

“…At the same time, an almost complete reduction (99–100%) in the colony number of <i>E. coli</i> and <i>Salmonella</i> spp. could be achieved. …”
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Aloe Vera Extract-Mediated CuO NPs as Catalysts for the Synthesis of 4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxybenzaldehyde-Connected Piperidine Derivatives and Their Antibacterial Activity by Ponnusamy Packialakshmi, Perumal Gobinath, Anis Ahamed, Hissah Abdulrahman Alodaini, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Mohamed Taha Yassin, Akbar Idhayadhulla, Radhakrishnan Surendrakumar

“…Compound 2d is exceptionally active against (5.0 μg/mL, E. coli), and 2c is very effective against (4.0 μg/mL, L. plantarum) when compared to reference drug and other Schiff base of vanillin-associated piperidine derivatives. …”
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Focal Hyperhidrosis Associated with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections by Dina Ismail, Vidya Madhwapathi, Evmorfia Ladoyanni

“…Each time his symptoms worsened he was found to have culture positive urine samples for Escherichia coli (E. coli). He underwent urological investigation and was found to have urethral strictures and cystitis. …”
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Ureteral Dilatation with No Apparent Cause on Intravenous Urography: Normal or Abnormal? A Pilot Study by Vinita Rathi, Sachin Agrawal, Shuchi Bhatt, Naveen Sharma

“…We conclude that ureteral dilatation with no apparent cause on IVU may indicate urinary tract tuberculosis, urinary tract infection (E. coli), or a missed calculus. Thus, cases with a dilated ureter on IVU, having no obvious cause, should undergo a detailed clinicoradiological evaluation and CTU should be used judiciously.…”
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Infections in systemic lupus erythematosus: A study of incidence and risk factors in 100 patients from western India by Ankan Jha, Tridip Das, Sunilkumar Rajmani Singh, Jyotsna Oak

“…Urinary tract infections were most common (31.48%), followed by skin and mucous membrane (27.78%). Escherichia coli (E. coli) was the most common organism isolated in 9 (16.8%) cases. …”
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Activity of Phosvitin in Hydroxyapatite Acid-Damage Immersion and Antimicrobial Assays by Richard D. Shipman, Sean D. Doering, Jack R. Hemsath, Eun Joo Lee, Jennifer E. Grant

“…To more clearly define its antibiotic action, the effects of phosvitin on Micrococcus luteus, P. mirabilis, B. cereus, E. coli, and S. epidermidis were evaluated. In both Kirby–Bauer tests and liquid culture growth inhibition assays, phosvitin inhibited M. luteus, a microorganism that thrives in the human mouth, but not the other bacteria tested. …”
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Biomedical application of gelatin-PVA-silk fibre composite reinforced with copper and manganese substituted hydroxyapatite by Sabareeswari Kalidas, Shanmugam Sumathi

“…Antimicrobial evaluations against S. aureus, E. coli, and C. albicans shown (71 ± 1.56), (73 ± 1.36), (70 ± 1.60) mm and the hemolytic (%) around 0.88 for higher wt % of ceramic incorporated composite. …”
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Effect of magnetization on antibacterial, lipid-lowering and antioxidant activities of isoquinoline alkaloids by Xueting Feng, Weijie Li, Xiaoling Wang, Jie Tang, Shun Yao

“…Additionally, among the five magnetic derivatives studied, berberine magnetic derivative ([Ber·H]+[FeCl4]−) had the best antibacterial effect on S. aureus and E. coli with MIC of 200 and 800 µM, respectively; palmatine magnetic derivative ([Pal·H]+[FeCl4]−) showed the strongest lipid-lowering activity with IC50 of 429 mM, and the inhibitory effect and type on lipase was reversible and mixed inhibition of competition and non-competition type; tetrahydroberberine magnetic derivative ([THBer·H]+[FeCl4]−) had the strongest antioxidant activity. …”
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