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Molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from food surveil...
Abstract Background Staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP) is one of the most common food-borne diseases in the world. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), multilocus sequence... -
Comparisons of microbiological characteristics and antibiotic resistance of K...
Abstract Background The comparisons of molecular characterization and antibiotic resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) isolates from humans and other animal hosts are not... -
Role of the flavonoid-rich fraction in the antioxidant and cytotoxic activiti...
Bauhinia forficata Link. is utilised as an antidiabetic in Brazilian folk-medicine; furthermore, its antioxidant properties suggest a potential usefulness in the prevention of... -
Divergent transcriptomic responses underlying the ranaviruses-amphibian inter...
Abstract Background Ranaviruses (family Iridoviridae, nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses) have been reported as promiscuous pathogens of cold-blooded vertebrates. Rana grylio... -
Flying ticks: anciently evolved associations that constitute a risk of infect...
Abstract Ticks are important vectors of emerging zoonotic diseases affecting human and animal health worldwide. Ticks are often found on wild birds, which have been long... -
Fecal metatranscriptomics of macaques with idiopathic chronic diarrhea reveal...
Abstract Background Idiopathic chronic diarrhea (ICD) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among juvenile rhesus macaques. Characterized by chronic inflammation of the... -
Comparative metatranscriptome analysis revealed broad response of microbial c...
Abstract Background Studying expression of genes by direct sequencing and analysis of metatranscriptomes at a particular time and space can disclose structural and functional... -
Melioidosis fatalities in captive slender-tailed meerkats (Suricata suricatta...
Abstract Background Melioidosis is a tropical infectious disease which is being increasingly recognised throughout the globe. Infection occurs in humans and animals, typically... -
Antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli from retail poultry meat with different...
Abstract Background We sought to determine if the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli differed across retail poultry products and among major production... -
Identification of miRNAs with potential roles in regulation of anther develop...
Abstract Background The 7B-1 tomato line (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Rutgers) is a photoperiod-sensitive male-sterile mutant, with potential application in hybrid seed production.... -
Anti-hepatitis, antioxidant activities and bioactive compounds of Dracocephal...
Abstract Background Dracocephalum heterophyllum was a traditional Tibetan medicine possesses various pharmacological effects involved in anti-inflammatory, antibacterial... -
Association of EGLN1 genetic polymorphisms with SpO2 responses to acute hypob...
Abstract Background Recent studies have explored various genetic and physiological factors related to high-altitude adaptation in highlander populations. However, the effects of... -
Characterisation of a niche-specific excretory–secretory peroxiredoxin from t...
Abstract Background The primary cause of parasitic gastroenteritis in small ruminants in temperate regions is the brown stomach worm, Teladorsagia circumcincta. Host immunity to... -
Oligo-carrageenan kappa increases glucose, trehalose and TOR-P and subsequent...
Abstract Background It has been previously shown that oligo-carrageenan (OC) kappa increases growth, photosynthesis and activities of enzymes involved in basal and secondary... -
Correction to: Goats in the city: prevalence of Giardia duodenalis and Crypto...
In the original publication of this article [1] the supplementary file was missing two primers for the PCR reaction and the PCR conditions of Giardia and Cryptosporidium. In... -
Regulation of rumen development in neonatal ruminants through microbial metag...
Abstract Background In ruminants, early rumen development is vital for efficient fermentation that converts plant materials to human edible food such as milk and meat. Here, we... -
Antioxidant activities and oxidative stress inhibitory effects of ethanol ext...
Abstract Background Cornus officinalis, is a deciduous tree native to the eastern Asia, distributes mainly in (e.g. Korea, as well as China, and Japan). It is used as folk... -
Genomic characterization of MDR/XDR-TB in Kazakhstan by a combination of high...
Abstract Background Kazakhstan remains a high-burden TB prevalence country with a concomitent high-burden of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. For this reason, we performed an... -
Epidemic Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain among Belgian cystic fibrosis pati...
Abstract Background Achromobacter xylosoxidans is increasingly being recognized as an emerging pathogen in cystic fibrosis. Recent severe infections with A. xylosoxidans in some... -
Frequency of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis RDRio genotype and its associatio...
Abstract Background In recent decades, Mycobacterium tuberculosis with the RDRio genotype, frequently isolated from tuberculosis patients in Rio de Janeiro, has become part of...
