Rhipicephalus simus ticks: new hosts for phleboviruses by Samuel Munalula Munjita, Benjamin Mubemba, John Tembo, Mathew Bates, Sody Munsaka, Ala Tabor

“…This study emphasizes the urgency of further research on the ecology, transmission dynamics, and pathogenic potential of LSK-ZM-102022 and related TBPVs, crucial for local and global preparedness against emerging tick-borne diseases.…”
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Invariant Natural Killer T Cells as Key Players in Host Resistance against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by Joes Nogueira-Neto, Flavio V. Loures, Alessandra S. Schanoski, David A. G. Andrade, Michelangelo B. Gonzatti, Tania A. Costa, Bruno C. Vivanco, Patrícia Xander, Daniela S. Rosa, Vera L. G. Calich, Alexandre C. Keller

“…Invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cells are key players in the immunity to several pathogens; however, their involvement in the resistance to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection remains unknown. …”
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γ-Aminobutyric acid alleviates litchi thaumatin-like protein-induced inflammation and reduces gut microbial translocation by Yao Wang, Dongwei Wang, Kai Wang, Min Zhao, Cizhou Li, Yu Wang, Xuwei Liu, Lei Zhao, Zhuoyan Hu

“…Furthermore, GABA treatment enriched probiotic bacteria and decreased pathogenic bacteria in mice gut, which reveals GABA could effectively reduce the translocation of gut microbiota.…”
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Testing the Purity of <i>Limnospira fusiformis</i> Cultures After Axenicity Treatments by Michael Schagerl, Alexander Kaptejna, Fabian Polz, Sameh S. Ali, Shuhao Huo, Joana Seneca, Petra Pjevac, Vera Hechtl

“…Axenicity is strived because it ensures that pathogens or harmful microorganisms are absent and that the harvested biomass is consistent in terms of quality and composition. …”
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Asymptomatic infection and antibody prevalence to co-occurring avian influenza viruses vary substantially between sympatric seabird species following H5N1 outbreaks by Fiona Greco, Hannah M. Ravenswater, Francisco Ruiz-Raya, Chiara D’Avino, Mark A. Newell, Josie Hewitt, Erin Taylor, Ella Benninghaus, Francis Daunt, Gidona Goodman, David Steel, Jenny Park, Emma Philip, Saumya S. Thomas, Marek J. Slomka, Marco Falchieri, Scott M. Reid, Joe James, Ashley C. Banyard, Sarah J. Burthe, Emma J. A. Cunningham

“…Recent emergence of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus (HPAIV) (H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b) led to substantial global mortality across a range of host species. …”
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Multiple viral infections and antimicrobial use in hospitalized children with respiratory illness during pandemic and early post-pandemic era, Taiwan by Chyi-Liang Chen, Yi-Ching Chen, Hsuan-Ling Hsiao, Yi-Jung Chang, Hsin-Chieh Li, Merve Arslan Aydin, Cheng-Hsun Chiu

“…Pediatric physicians continued to use antibiotics for febrile symptoms in hospitalized children with respiratory illness, even when viral pathogens were identified.…”
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Molecular Characterization of Putative Virulence Determinants in Burkholderia pseudomallei by Suat Moi Puah, S. D. Puthucheary, Jin Town Wang, Yi Jiun Pan, Kek Heng Chua

“…This bacterium possesses many virulence factors which are thought to contribute to its survival and pathogenicity. Using a virulent clinical isolate of B. pseudomallei and an attenuated strain of the same B. pseudomallei isolate, 6 genes BPSL2033, BP1026B_I2784, BP1026B_I2780, BURPS1106A_A0094, BURPS1106A_1131, and BURPS1710A_1419 were identified earlier by PCR-based subtractive hybridization. …”
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Decomposition of the pangenome matrix reveals a structure in gene distribution in the Escherichia coli species by Siddharth M. Chauhan, Omid Ardalani, Jason C. Hyun, Jonathan M. Monk, Patrick V. Phaneuf, Bernhard O. Palsson

“…This approach reveals the genetic basis for differential traits across phylogroups, offering insights into pathogenicity, antibiotic resistance, and evolutionary adaptations. …”
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Evaluation of Cinnamon Essential Oil and Its Emulsion on Biofilm-Associated Components of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Clinical Strains by Tea Ganić, Ilinka Pećinar, Biljana Nikolić, Dušan Kekić, Nina Tomić, Stefana Cvetković, Stefana Vuletić, Dragana Mitić-Ćulafić

“…Background/Objectives: <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, one of the most dangerous pathogens, is able to form biofilm structures and aggravate its treatment. …”
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Characterization and Enzymatic Assay of Cellulase-Producing Probiotic Bacteria Isolated from Traditional Fermented Bamboo of Bangladesh by Mauching Marma, Koushik Chakroborty, Jong Min Lee, Zinia Rahman, S. M. Rafiquzzaman

“…All of the bacteria were non-pathogenic, showing γ-haemolysis. FB-2 strain showed an enzyme production capacity of 1.56 units/ml. …”
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Calcium-binding site in AA10 LPMO from Vibrio cholerae suggests modulating effects during environmental survival and infection by Mateu Montserrat-Canals, Kaare Bjerregaard-Andersen, Henrik Vinther Sørensen, Eirik Kommedal, Gabriele Cordara, Gustav Vaaje-Kolstad, Ute Krengel

“…In addition, GbpA is an important colonization factor associated with bacterial pathogenicity, allowing the binding to mucins in the host intestine. …”
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First Clinical Evidence About the Use of a New Silver-Coated Titanium Alloy Instrumentation to Counteract Surgical Site Infection at the Spine Level by Lucrezia Leggi, Silvia Terzi, Maria Sartori, Francesca Salamanna, Luca Boriani, Emanuela Asunis, Cristiana Griffoni, Gianluca Giavaresi, Alessandro Gasbarrini

“…<b>Materials and Methods:</b> The demographic data, type of surgery, comorbidities, pathogens, and treatment details of consecutive patients with an SSI who received the SFS between 2018 and 2021 were extracted from their medical records and analyzed. …”
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Etiologic Causes and Epidemiological Characteristics of Patients with Intraocular Foreign Bodies: Retrospective Analysis of 1340 Cases over Ten Years by Lin Li, Hai Lu, Kai Ma, Yun-Yun Li, Hai-Yan Wang, Ning-Pu Liu

“…Population characteristics, pathogenic factors, and the outcomes during the past ten years were discussed. …”
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Effectiveness of a Commercial Lactic Acid Bacteria Intervention Applied to Inhibit Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli on Refrigerated Vacuum-Aged Beef by Katie R. Kirsch, Tamra N. Tolen, Jessica C. Hudson, Alejandro Castillo, Davey Griffin, T. Matthew Taylor

“…Because of their antagonistic activity towards pathogenic and spoilage bacteria, some members of the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been evaluated for use as food biopreservatives. …”
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Infections with Giardia duodenalis and Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar as Hidden and Prevalent Conditions in Periurban Communities in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Deiviane A. Calegar, Kerla J. L. Monteiro, Andressa B. Gonçalves, Márcio N. Boia, Lauren H. Jaeger, Beatriz C. Nunes, Filipe A. Carvalho-Costa

“…This difference was also significant for infection with any pathogenic parasite (43/187 (23%) vs. 40/272 (14/7%); PR = 1.56; 95% CI = 1.06–2.30; p=0.026). …”
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An environmental isolate of Pseudomonas, 20EI1, reduces Aspergillus flavus growth in an iron-dependent manner and alters secondary metabolism by Elizabeth M. Wyman, W. Scott Grayburn, Matthew K. Gilbert, Matthew D. Lebar, Jessica M. Lohmar, Jeffrey W. Cary, Thomas J. C. Sauters, Antonis Rokas, Ana M. Calvo

“…IntroductionAspergillus flavus is an opportunistic pathogenic fungus that infects oilseed crops worldwide. …”
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Refined methodology for quantifying Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence using Galleria mellonella by Christopher M. R. Axline, Travis J. Kochan, Sophie Nozick, Timothy Ward, Tania Afzal, Issay Niki, Sumitra D. Mitra, Ethan VanGosen, Julia Nelson, Aliki Valdes, David Hynes, William Cheng, Joanne Lee, Prarthana Prashanth, Timothy L. Turner, Nathan B. Pincus, Marc H. Scheetz, Kelly E. R. Bachta, Alan R. Hauser

“…This methodology, which has several advantages over 50% lethal dose approaches, is a useful resource for the study of P. aeruginosa pathogenicity.…”
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Mutational Analysis of a Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Pedigree with Bile Duct Polyp Phenotype by Li-jun Xie, Dan-dan Ruan, Jian-hui Zhang, Yi Li, Li Chen, Mao-lin Yan, Ming-dian Yu, Jie-wei Luo, Hui-zhen Zhang

“…This mutation may be the pathogenic in this FAP family and responsible for this rare common bile duct polyp.…”
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Identification of a cryptic unbalanced translocation Der(22)t(12;22)(q24.33;q13.33) in a large Chinese family with Phelan-McDermid syndrome by nanopore sequencing by Xingwu Wu, Qiang Xu, Ge Chen, Jialyv Huang, Yanying Zhong, Lifeng Tian, Qiongfang Wu, Jia Chen

“…According to the guidelines of the American Society for Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), the 22q13.33 microdeletion was classified as pathogenic, whereas the 12q24.33 microduplication was classified as a variant of uncertain significance (VUS). …”
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Bruton’s tyrosine kinase inhibition re-sensitizes multidrug-resistant DLBCL tumors driven by BCL10 gain-of-function mutants to venetoclax by Caroline A. Coughlin, Dhanvantri Chahar, Marianna Lekakis, Abdessamad A. Youssfi, Lingxiao Li, Evan Roberts, Natalia Campos Gallego, Claude-Henry Volmar, Ola Landgren, Shaun Brothers, Anthony J. Griswold, Catalina Amador, Daniel Bilbao, Francesco Maura, Jonathan H. Schatz

“…Abstract Disparate pathogenic mechanisms complicate precision-medicine efforts to treat diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common lymphoma diagnosis. …”
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