Specific features of African swine fever control activities in China by M. D. Lozovoy, S. V. Shcherbinin, A. K. Karaulov

“…The country with the largest swine population in the world achieved rather moderate spread rates if compared to Europe.In addition, the virus strains, which circulated in the Chinese territory, were genetically diverse and different in virulence, leading to a wide range of clinical signs manifested by diseased animals. …”
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Bioinformatics exploration of identified garlic-derived antimicrobial peptides: a food-based approach to quorum sensing inhibition in foodborne pathogens by Mahmoud Dahab, Mohammed Aladhadh

“…Quorum Sensing (QS), a bacterial communication system, is critical for controlling virulence factors and biofilm development, contributing to many foodborne bacteria' pathogenicity. …”
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Comparative analysis of selected methods of carbapenemase determination among clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae. by Agata Pruss, Alicja Skierska, Paweł Kwiatkowski, Helena Masiuk, Joanna Jursa-Kulesza, Stefania Giedrys-Kalemba, Iwona Bilska, Monika Sienkiewicz, Maria V Melnyk, Barbara Dołęgowska

“…Klebsiella pneumoniae is a typical opportunistic pathogen that exhibits multiple virulence factors and antibiotic resistance conditioning mechanisms. …”
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Evolution of parasite transmission dispersion by Hannelore MacDonald, Sebastian Bonhoeffer, Roland Regoes

“…Furthermore, parasite adaptation can maintain increased transmission dispersion at endemic equilibria if virulence differs between hosts in a heterogeneous population. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Asian Countries by Su Jin Hong, Sang Woo Kim

“…The interactions between genetic factors and the virulence of H. pylori infection may be the reason for the low prevalence of GERD in Asian countries. …”
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Conservative Women and Feminism in the United States: Between Hatred and Appropriation by Françoise Coste

“…Le mouvement féministe a toujours suscité de fortes polémiques aux Etats-Unis et ses adversaires les plus virulents ont souvent été des femmes. L’antiféminisme féminin a été particulièrement vivace lors de la deuxième vague du féminisme, à partir des années 1970. …”
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Isoferulic acid facilitates effective clearance of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae through targeting capsule. by Tingting Wang, Huaizhi Yang, Qiushuang Sheng, Ying Ding, Jian Zhang, Feng Chen, Jianfeng Wang, Lei Song, Xuming Deng

“…Capsule, an essential virulence determinant, is a major cause of the enhanced pathogenicity of hvKP and thus represents an attractive drug target to prevent the devastating clinical outcomes caused by hvKP infection. …”
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Mycoketide: A CD1c-Presented Antigen with Important Implications in Mycobacterial Infection by Isamu Matsunaga, Masahiko Sugita

“…Mycobacterium tuberculosis and related mycobacteria species are unique in that the acid-fast bacilli possess a highly lipid-rich cell wall that not simply confers resistance to treatment with acid alcohol, but also controls their survival and virulence. It has recently been established that a fraction of the cell wall lipid components of mycobacteria can function as antigens targeted by the acquired immunity of the host. …”
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Inflammasomes, Autophagy, and Cell Death: The Trinity of Innate Host Defense against Intracellular Bacteria by Teresa Krakauer

“…Various pathogens produce virulence factors to control inflammasomes, subvert autophagy, and modulate host cell death in order to evade host defense. …”
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E. coli Sepsis: Red Flag for Colon Carcinoma—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Hiren G. Patel, Seme Tabassum, Sohail Shaikh

“…E. coli strains B2 and D produce cyclomodulin toxins as part of their virulence, which interferes with the cell cycle regulation, promoting chromosomal instability, and increasing susceptibility to cancer. …”
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Biofilm removal mediated by Salmonella phages from chicken-related sources by Zhenzhen Ning, Lingling Zhang, Linlin Cai, Xinglian Xu, Ying Chen, Huhu Wang

“…Complete genome sequence analysis revealed that the genomes of phage CW1 is composed of 41763 bp with 58 open reading frames (ORFs) and a holin-endolysin system and it does not encode any virulence or lysogeny. A phage cocktail consisted of CW1 (with the broadest spectrum of 70.49 %) and CW11, M4 and M10 (with a high lytic activity of more than 67.11 %) was established. …”
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Pyoverdine, the Major Siderophore in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Evades NGAL Recognition by Mary E. Peek, Abhinav Bhatnagar, Nael A. McCarty, Susu M. Zughaier

“…P. aeruginosa produces a major siderophore known as pyoverdine, found to be important for bacterial virulence and biofilm development. We report that pyoverdine did not bind to NGAL, as measured by tryptophan fluorescence quenching, while enterobactin bound to NGAL effectively causing a strong response. …”
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Leptospira and Inflammation by C. F. Gonçalves-de-Albuquerque, P. Burth, A. R. Silva, M. Younes-Ibrahim, H. C. Castro-Faria-Neto, M. V. Castro-Faria

“…The recent sequencing of the Leptospira genome has increased our knowledge about this pathogen. Although the virulence factors, molecular targets, mechanisms of inflammation, and signaling pathways triggered by leptospiral antigens have been studied, some questions are still unanswered. …”
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First detection of recombinant variant of African swine fever virus in the Russian Federation (brief communication) by A. S. Igolkin, R. S. Chernyshev, N. G. Zinyakov, E. O. Morozova, A. R. Shotin, K. N. Gruzdev, I. A. Chvala, A. Mazloum

“…Zhao et al. reported on high virulence of the virus related variants as revealed by the challenge tests in domestic pigs. …”
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Novel mitochondrial-targeted alkyl chains act as fungal specific inhibitors of C. neoformans by Elizabeth S. M. Edrich, Luke Young, John Spencer, Andrew McGown, Anthony L. Moore, Campbell W. Gourlay

“…For example, C. neoformans possesses an Alternative Oxidase enzyme (Aox) that has been implicated in stress resistance and virulence that may represent a viable antifungal target. …”
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Helicobacter pylori CagA and IL-1β Promote the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in a Nontransformed Epithelial Cell Model by Haruki Arévalo-Romero, Isaura Meza, Gabriela Vallejo-Flores, Ezequiel M. Fuentes-Pananá

“…Gastric cancer is the third cause of cancer death worldwide and infection by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is considered the most important risk factor, mainly by the activity of its virulence factor CagA. H. pylori/CagA-induced chronic inflammation triggers a series of gastric lesions of increased severity, starting with gastritis and ending with cancer. …”
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The Response Regulator OmpR Negatively Controls the Expression of Genes Implicated in Tilimycin and Tilivalline Cytotoxin Production in <i>Klebsiella oxytoca</i> by Ramón G. Varela-Nájera, Miguel A. De la Cruz, Jorge Soria-Bustos, Carmen González-Horta, Ma Carmen E. Delgado-Gardea, Jorge A. Yáñez-Santos, María L. Cedillo, Hidetada Hirakawa, James G. Fox, Blanca Sánchez-Ramírez, Miguel A. Ares

“…Our research highlights the pivotal role of OmpR, a key regulator within the EnvZ/OmpR two-component system, in controlling the virulence factors associated with <i>K. oxytoca</i>. …”
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Association of Lumican Gene with Susceptibility to Pathological Myopia in the Northern Han Ethnic Chinese by Fengju Zhang, Tingzhun Zhu, Zhongjun Zhou, Yudong Wu, Yang Li

“…Further studies are needed to confirm finally whether the two genes are the virulence genes of PM.…”
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Poly ADP-Ribosylation in a Plant Pathogenic Oomycete <i>Phytophthora infestans</i>: A Key Controller of Growth and Host Plant Colonisation by Viktoriya O. Samarskaya, Sofya Koblova, Tatiana Suprunova, Eugene A. Rogozhin, Nadezhda Spechenkova, Sofiya Yakunina, Andrew J. Love, Natalia O. Kalinina, Michael Taliansky

“…Using dsRNA-mediated RNA silencing of the PiPARP2 gene and chemical (pharmacological) inhibition of PARP activity by 3-aminobenzamide (3AB) PARP inhibitor, we demonstrate the critical functional role of ADP-ribosylation in <i>Phytophthora</i> mycelium growth. Virulence test on detached leaves also suggests an important role of ADP-ribosylation in <i>Phytophthora</i> host plant colonisation and pathogenesis. …”
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A Human/Murine Chimeric Fab Antibody Neutralizes Anthrax Lethal Toxin In Vitro by Guipeng Ding, Ximin Chen, Jin Zhu, Nicholas S. Duesbery, Xunjia Cheng, Brian Cao

“…Lethal factor (LF) is a component of lethal toxin (LeTx), which is the major virulence of anthrax toxin. A murine IgG monoclonal antibody (mAb) against LF with blocking activity (coded LF8) was produced in a previous study. …”
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