Streptococcus pseudoporcinus: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by Shanza Khan, Ting Ting Wong, Nishant Prasad, Benjamin Lee, Carl Urban, Sorana Segal-Maurer, Glenn Turett

“…Streptococcus pseudoporcinus is a beta-hemolytic Gram-positive, catalase-negative, nonmotile coccus arranged in short chains, usually found in the female genitourinary tract and differentiated from Streptococcus porcinus in 2006. …”
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Inhibitory Effects of Antimicrobial Peptides on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation by Yue Sun, Dejing Shang

“…On the one hand, AMPs can readily penetrate the cell wall barrier by neutralizing LPS to remove Gram-negative bacteria that can lead to infection. …”
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Priestia megaterium cells are primed for surviving lethal doses of antibiotics and chemical stress by Manisha Guha, Abhyudai Singh, Nicholas C. Butzin

“…Here, we show the existence of “primed cells” in the Gram-positive bacterium Priestia megaterium, formerly known as Bacillus megaterium. …”
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Pertussis Vaccination for Adults: An Updated Guide for Clinicians by Kay Choong See

“…Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by the Gram-negative bacterium <i>Bordetella pertussis</i>. …”
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Extended-Interval Gentamicin Dosing for Pulmonic Tularemia by Tyson Dietrich, Katelynn Garcia, Joe Strain, John Ashurst

“…Francisella tularensis is a Gram-negative coccobacillus that is rarely encountered in clinical practice. …”
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Sarcina ventriculi in an Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of a Perigastric Lymph Node with Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Carry-Through Contaminant Bact... by Bharat Nandakumar, Diva R. Salomao, Nicholas A. Boire, Audrey N. Schuetz, Charles D. Sturgis

“…Sarcina ventriculi is a rare gram-positive coccus increasingly reported in patients with a history of delayed gastric emptying or gastric outlet obstruction and is sometimes seen in association with emphysematous gastritis and perforation. …”
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Clostridial myonecrosis. A Case Report by Ledys Pérez Morales, Hidaleysi Quintana Hernández, Jorge E. Barletta del Castillo

“…<em>Clostridium perfringens</em> is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacillus with spore-forming ability. …”
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Analysis of Three Penicillin Antibiotics (Ampicillin, Amoxicillin and Cloxacillin) of Several Iranian Pharmaceutical Companies by HPLC by A. Ashnagar, N. Gharib Naseri

“…Penicillin has been the most widely used antibiotic for many gram-positive bacterial infections. In this research the purity of the standard active ingredients of the various dosage forms of three penicillins (Amoxicillin, Cloxacillin and Ampicillin) imported and the purity percentage of the active ingredients in each of the various dosage forms of these drugs manufactured by several pharmaceutical companies of Iran (Kosar, Farabi and Jaber Ibn Hayan) were investigated and determined by HPLC technique. …”
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A Man in His Forties with Recurrent Cat-Scratch Disease by Sara López-Rueda, Benjamin Valente-Acosta, Adrian Murillo-Zolezzi, Francisco Moreno-Sánchez, Irma Hoyo-Ulloa, Jesús Javier Baquera-Heredia

“…Cat-scratch disease (CSD) is a self-limited zoonotic infection transmitted by felines caused by the Gram-negative bacillus Bartonella henselae. It usually presents with lymphadenopathy and constitutional symptoms that resolve within eight weeks, with, or without antibiotic treatment. …”
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Valine potentiates cefoperazone-sulbactam to kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Shao-hua Li, Yuan Tao, Zhi-cheng Yang, Huan-zhe Fu, Hui-yin Lin, Xuan-xian Peng, Hui Li

“…ABSTRACT Metabolic state-reprogramming approach was extended from Gram-negative bacteria to Gram-positive bacterium methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) for identifying desired reprogramming metabolites to synergize existing antibiotic killing to MRSA. …”
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Pengaruh Diet Tinggi Minyak Sawit Terhadap Sel Hepatosit Tikus by Susila Sastri, Husnil Kadri

“…Fifteen male wistar rats with 200-250 gram weight which divided into three group of five rats each, i.e. negative control (standard diet 6-7gr/day), positive control (standard diet ad libitum), and high palm oil group (standard diet with 50% palm oil ad libitum). …”
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Exploring the clinical value of procalcitonin, c-reactive protein, white blood cell count, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the early diagnosis of bloodstream infections in ch... by Yadong Li, Mingjie Li, Chenye Lin, Wentao Tang, Qiuyu Tang, Feng Cheng

“…The blood culture-positive group was further partitioned into 3 sub-groups based on the type of pathogen: Gram-positive (G +) bacteria, Gram-negative (G-) bacteria, and fungi. …”
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Gambaran Glukosa Darah Setelah Latihan Fisik pada Tikus Wistar Diabetes Melitus yang Diinduksi Aloksan by Ahmad Syukri Harahap, Rahmatina B. Herman, Eti Yerizel

“…Penelitian eksperimental ini menggunakan 18 ekor tikus Wistar dengan berat badan 150-200 gram yang dibagi menjadi tiga kelompok, yaitu 6 ekor kelompok kontrol negatif (K-), 6 ekor kelompok kontrol positif (K+) dengan induksi aloksan tanpa pemberian latihan fisik dan 6 ekor kelompok perlakuan (P) dengan induksi aloksan dan diberi latihan fisik selama 4 minggu. …”
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OXA β-lactamases from Acinetobacter spp. are membrane bound and secreted into outer membrane vesicles by Lucia Capodimonte, Fernando Teixeira Pinto Meireles, Guillermo Bahr, Robert A. Bonomo, Matteo Dal Peraro, Carolina López, Alejandro J. Vila

“…ABSTRACT β-lactamases from Gram-negative bacteria are generally regarded as soluble, periplasmic enzymes. …”
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Multiple action sites of ultrasound on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus by Xinyu Liao, Jiao Li, Yuanjie Suo, Shiguo Chen, Xingqian Ye, Donghong Liu, Tian Ding

“…In this study, the action modes of ultrasound on both Gram-negative and Gram-positive microorganisms were estimated. …”
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Niobium Uptake and Release by Bacterial Ferric Ion Binding Protein by Yanbo Shi, Ian Harvey, Dominic Campopiano, Peter J. Sadler

“…Ferric ion binding proteins (Fbps) transport FeIII across the periplasm and are vital for the virulence of many Gram negative bacteria. Iron(III) is tightly bound in a hinged binding cleft with octahedral coordination geometry involving binding to protein side chains (including tyrosinate residues) together with a synergistic anion such as phosphate. …”
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Grepafloxacin Clinical Program for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Arne C Rodloff

“…Unlike older quinolones, grepafloxacin has excellent activity against Gram-positive organisms, which include Streptococcus pneumoniae and “atypical” pathogens Legionella species. …”
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Direct ring fluorination of 3-substituted 5-(1,3-dioxane) acetal isoxazoles: application to the formal synthesis of a bioactive fluorinated isoxazole by Bacheley, Lucas, Guillamot, Gérard, Phansavath, Phannarath, Ratovelomanana-Vidal, Virginie

“…This method was transposed to gram-scale and has been applied to the formal synthesis of a bioactive compound that increases CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator) activity.…”
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Mold Hysteria: Origin of the Hoax by Christopher Chang, M. Eric Gershwin

“…This agent was subsequently found to be a gram-positive bacterium known as Legionella pneumoniae. …”
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Optimization of Microwave-Assisted Extraction Method for Increased Extraction Yield and Total Phenol Content from Moringa Leaves (Moringa oleifera Lam.) var. PKM 1 by Sandeep Gunalan, Arumugam Thangaiah, Janavi Gnanaguru Janaki, Anitha Thiyagarajan, Senthil Kuppusamy, Lakshmanan Arunachalam

“…The optimized extraction method recorded 14.64 to 17.65% of extraction yield and 63.36 to 76.40 mg GA/gram of total phenol content. As a result of the optimization of microwave-assisted extraction, the recovery of biomolecules from the dried moringa leaves is achieved by increasing the extraction temperature and time with the microwave power of the instrument.…”
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