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- Period of hospitalization and mortality in transferred versus non-transferred COVID-19 patients: results from Germany March 28, 2024
- Diving into the proteomic atlas of SARS-CoV-2 infected cells March 28, 2024
- Genomic insights into anthropozoonotic tuberculosis in captive sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) and an Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in Cambodia March 28, 2024
- Autophagy-enhancing ATG16L1 polymorphism is associated with improved clinical outcome and T-cell immunity in chronic HIV-1 infection March 28, 2024
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- Going to extremes: progress in exploring new environments for novel antibiotics March 25, 2024
- Mutations in the efflux pump regulator MexZ shift tissue colonization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa to a state of antibiotic tolerance March 22, 2024
- Drug-resistant tuberculosis: a persistent global health concern March 22, 2024
- Emergence and clonal expansion of a qacA-harbouring sequence type 45 lineage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus March 21, 2024
- Evaluation of synergistic/antagonistic antibacterial activities of fatty oils from apricot, date, grape, and black seeds March 19, 2024
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Amylases and their importance during glycan degradation
Contributed by Narine Arabyan Amylases catalyze the cleavage of α-D-1,4 and α-D-1,6-glycosidic bonds in starch and related carbohydrates. Amylases are widely distributed in nature and are important in carbohydrate metabolism. Amylases in Salmonella are poorly characterized glycosyl hydrolases. The importance … Continue reading
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A New Take on the Dinosaur Phylogenetic Tree
Contributed by Alli Weis This week’s blog post is inspired by a new hypothesis that has emerged this month, published in the journal Nature. Essentially, for years the widely accepted theory of Dinosaur relationships has been based on dividing Dinosaurs … Continue reading
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Communicating Goals and Expectations
Contributed by B. Carol Huang Goal setting is very important for anyone who wishes to have an achievement. The goal is like a blueprint for a building project, a road map for a journey, in which it will answer the … Continue reading
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3-D tissue culture models to mimic human gut infections
Contributed by Nguyet Kong 3-D tissue culture models to mimic human gut infections In an article from npj Microgravity, scientists have reported their latest advancement in 3-D intestinal model development where they want to develop more realistic model to prevent Salmonella … Continue reading
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Science vs politics?
Contributed by Ning Chin The advancement in science is often pursued because technological improvement is supposed to improve our life. Researches in biological sciences are especially important to improve our health and general wellbeing. But science does not get implemented … Continue reading
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Sequencing and publication of 306 Listeria monocytogenes genomes
Contributed by Poyin Chen Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen prevalent in environmental and food matrices including soil, fruit, and deli meats. This organism encompasses 13 serotypes, among which serotypes 1/2a, 1/2b, and 4b are most commonly associated with disease … Continue reading
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Importance of sialidases during infection
Contributed by Narine Arabyan Sialidases, also known as neuraminidases, are widely distributed in nature and are found in organisms from Eukarya, Eubacteria, and viruses. Sialidases are glycosyl-hydrolases that cleave the α-ketosidic bond of a terminal sialic acid residue from … Continue reading
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Ebola Update
Contributed by Allison Weis Two years ago, beginning in March 2014, the world saw the largest outbreak of Ebola in history. The outbreak was massive, all countries affected combined 28,646 people were infected and of those 11,323 people were killed … Continue reading
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Congrats Alli Weis on her Large-Scale release of Camphlobacter Draft Genomes paper published in Genome Announcements
Large-Scale Release of Campylobacter Draft Genomes: Resources for Food Safety and Public Health from the 100K Pathogen Genome Project *Allison M. Weis,a,e Bihua C. Huang,a,e Dylan B. Storey,a,e* Nguyet Kong,a,e Poyin Chen,a,e Narine Arabyan,a,e Brent Gilpin,b Carl Mason,c Andrea K. … Continue reading
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New Breath Analysis method to detect metabolites
Enhanced non-invasive respiratory sampling from bottlenose dolphins for breath metabolomics measurements Konstantin O Zamuruyev1, Alexander A Aksenov1, Mark Baird2, Alberto Pasamontes1, Celeste Parry2, Soraya Foutouhi3, Stephanie Venn-Watson2, Bart C Weimer3, Jean-Pierre Delplanque1 and Cristina E Davis1,4,5 Published 30 September 2016 • © 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd Journal of Breath Research, Volume 10, Number 4 … Continue reading
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