Severe Human Intestinal Spirochetosis: An Unusual Cause of Diffuse Colonic Ulcerations in a Patient Living with HIV by T. A. Ajose, J. Aniekwena, V. S. Effoe, M. Simien

“…There was no evidence of co-infection with other pathogens. His symptoms completely resolved after a 14-day course of metronidazole. …”
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Inflammasomes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Driven Immunity by Sebastian Wawrocki, Magdalena Druszczynska

“…Inflammasome activation, which triggers the multifaceted activity of these two proinflammatory cytokines, is a prerequisite for developing an efficient inflammatory response against pathogenic Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). This review focuses on the role of NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasomes in M.tb-driven immunity.…”
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Development of Class IIa Bacteriocins as Therapeutic Agents by Christopher T. Lohans, John C. Vederas

“…Bacteriocins of this class possess antimicrobial activity against several important human pathogens. Therefore, the therapeutic development of these bacteriocins will be reviewed. …”
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Gut-Lung Axis in COVID-19 by Imane Allali, Youssef Bakri, Saaïd Amzazi, Hassan Ghazal

“…There have been recent reports of the importance of the host microbiome in infection and pathogenicity. The understanding of the gut and lung microbiomes would open the gate to new therapeutic approaches.…”
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Anopheles gambiae phagocytic hemocytes promote Plasmodium falciparum infection by regulating midgut epithelial integrity by Victor Cardoso-Jaime, George Dimopoulos

“…Hemocytes play a multitude of roles in mosquitoes, including defense against invading pathogens. Here, we show that hemocytes of the major malaria vector Anopheles gambiae promote Plasmodium falciparum infection by maintaining midgut epithelial integrity by controlling cell proliferation upon blood feeding. …”
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Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch (Acari: Ixodidae: Amblyomminae) by Jeffrey C. Hertz, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Gulf Coast ticks are of increasing concern because of their ability to transmit several pathogens of veterinary and medical importance. This 7-page fact sheet was written by Jeffrey C. …”
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Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch (Acari: Ixodidae: Amblyomminae) by Jeffrey C. Hertz, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Gulf Coast ticks are of increasing concern because of their ability to transmit several pathogens of veterinary and medical importance. This 7-page fact sheet was written by Jeffrey C. …”
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2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Decay Control of Florida Fresh Citrus by Mark A. Ritenour, Jiuxu Zhang, Liliana M. Cano, Megan M. Dewdney

“…It is most often caused by fungal or oomycete pathogens that grow and develop in the hot and wet conditions typical of Florida. …”
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Fatal Plasmodium falciparum, Clostridium perfringens, and Candida spp. Coinfections in a Traveler to Haiti by Gillian L. Genrich, Julu Bhatnagar, Christopher D. Paddock, Sherif R. Zaki

“…Coinfections with bacterial, viral, and fungal pathogens may not be suspected unless a patient fails to respond to malaria treatment. …”
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An induced pluripotent stem cell line, NIMHi014-A, generated from PBMCs of an epileptic patient harbouring a variant of the SCN1A gene by Madhura Milind Nimonkar, Gautham Arunachal, Ananthapadmanabha Kotambail, Ramya Sukrutha, Kenchaiah Raghavendra, Ghati K Chetan, Bhupesh Mehta, Yogananda S. Markandeya

“…The proband harbours a de novo, pathogenic variant of the SCN1A gene, which encodes the NaV1.1 subtype of the voltage gated sodium channel. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Decay Control of Florida Fresh Citrus by Mark A. Ritenour, Jiuxu Zhang, Liliana M. Cano, Megan M. Dewdney

“…It is most often caused by fungal or oomycete pathogens that grow and develop in the hot and wet conditions typical of Florida. …”
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2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Decay Control of Florida Fresh Citrus by Mark A. Ritenour, Jiuxu Zhang, Liliana M. Cano, Megan M. Dewdney

“…It is most often caused by fungal or oomycete pathogens that grow and develop in the hot and wet conditions typical of Florida. …”
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Blastocystis and Schistosomiasis Coinfection in a Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease by Colin R. Young, Fred E. Yeo

“…Because of immune dysfunction in CKD, these patients have reduced probability to clear infections and are susceptible to pathogenic effects of common organisms. We present a case of a patient with CKD coinfected with Schistosoma mansoni and Blastocystis spp. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Decay Control of Florida Fresh Citrus by Mark A. Ritenour, Jiuxu Zhang, Liliana M. Cano, Megan M. Dewdney

“…It is most often caused by fungal or oomycete pathogens that grow and develop in the hot and wet conditions typical of Florida. …”
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Pestalotiopsis (Pestalotia) Diseases of Palm by Monica L. Elliott

“…In other words, unlike the other leaf spot and petiole blight pathogens, which attack either the leaf blade or the leaf petiole, Pestalotiopsis attacks all parts of the leaf from base to tip. …”
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Pestalotiopsis (Pestalotia) Diseases of Palm by Monica L. Elliott

“…In other words, unlike the other leaf spot and petiole blight pathogens, which attack either the leaf blade or the leaf petiole, Pestalotiopsis attacks all parts of the leaf from base to tip. …”
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Nematode Management for Bedding Plants by William T. Crow

“…Due to warm temperatures, sandy soil, and humidity, Florida has more than its fair share of pests and pathogens that attack bedding plants. Plant-parasitic nematodes can be among the most damaging and hard-to-control of these organisms. …”
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Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria on the Mobile Phones and Computer Keyboards of Healthcare University Students in Ghana by Michael Olu-Taiwo, Christian Afotey Laryea, David Kweku Mykels, Akua Obeng Forson

“…Findings from this study revealed mobile phones and computer keyboards of healthcare students in the university were contaminated with pathogenic bacteria. Hence, frequent hand hygiene and disinfection of mobile phones and computer keyboard surfaces is encouraged to minimize the spread of resistant bacteria pathogens.…”
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Effects of Calcium-Oxide-Modified Biochar on the Anaerobic Digestion of Vacuum Blackwater by Ping Fa Chiang, Teng Ling Zhang, Abdulmoseen Segun Giwa, Ndungutse Jean Maurice, Mugabekazi Joie Claire, Nasir Ali, Ehtisham Shafique, Mohammadtaghi Vakili

“…Additionally, the digestate can be processed through plasma pyrolysis to ensure the complete destruction of pathogens while promoting resource utilization. Plasma pyrolysis operates at extremely high temperatures, effectively sterilizing the digestate and eliminating both pathogens and harmful contaminants. …”
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Development of a duplex real-time recombinase aided amplification assay for the simultaneous and rapid detection of PCV3 and PCV4 by Renjie Sun, Hanze Liu, Siqi Sun, Yating Wang, Ying Shan, Xiaoliang Li, Weihuan Fang, Yongle Yang, Ronghui Xie, Lingyan Zhao

“…Abstract Background Porcine circoviruses 3 (PCV3) and 4 (PCV4) are emerging pathogens with global implications for swine industry, disturbing the diagnosis of PCVs associated diseases due to a range of similar clinical symptoms and increasingly coinfections. …”
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