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Acanthamoeba containing endosymbiotic chlamydia isolated from hospital enviro...
Abstract Background Environmental chlamydiae belonging to the Parachlamydiaceae are obligate intracellular bacteria that infect Acanthamoeba, a free-living amoeba, and are a... -
HIV epidemiology among female sex workers and their clients in the Middle Eas...
Abstract Background HIV epidemiology among female sex workers (FSWs) and their clients in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is poorly understood. We addressed this... -
New dominant spa type t2741 in livestock-associated MRSA (CC398-MRSA-V) in Fi...
Abstract Background The emergence of livestock-associated MRSA has become a growing public health concern worldwide. Studies elucidating the population structure, as well as... -
Differential roles for pathogenicity islands SPI-13 and SPI-8 in the interact...
Abstract Background Salmonella pathogenicity island (SPI)-13 is conserved in many serovars of S. enterica, including S. Enteritidis, S. Typhimurium and S. Gallinarum. However,... -
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... -
The Dictyostelium discoideum homologue of Twinkle, Twm1, is a mitochondrial D...
Abstract Background DNA replication requires contributions from various proteins, such as DNA helicases; in mitochondria Twinkle is important for maintaining and replicating... -
Horizontal gene transfer is not a hallmark of the human genome
Abstract Crisp et al. recently reported that 145 human genes have been horizontally transferred from distant species. Here, I re-analyze those genes listed by Crisp et al. as... -
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... -
Substantial batch effects in TCGA exome sequences undermine pan-cancer analys...
Abstract Background In recent years, research on cancer predisposition germline variants has emerged as a prominent field. The identity of somatic mutations is based on a... -
Head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma risk in smokers: no association detecte...
Abstract Background Head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) differs between smokers and nonsmokers in etiology and clinical presentation. Because of demonstrated... -
Differential sexual network connectivity offers a parsimonious explanation fo...
Abstract Background The prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and vaginal microbiota types varies dramatically between different populations around the world. Understanding... -
Factors associated with human West Nile virus infection in Ontario: a general...
Abstract Background West Nile Virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen that has become established in North America. Risk for human infection varies geographically in accordance... -
Secnidazole for treatment of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review
Abstract Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of the common vaginal infections among childbearing women. The usual treatment for BV is metronidazole; hence 30% of women... -
The caloric and sugar content of beverages purchased at different store-types...
Abstract Background Following the 2014 sugary drinks tax implementation in Mexico, promising reduction in the volume of purchases of taxed beverages were observed overall and at... -
Is there adaptation in the human genome for taste perception and phase I biot...
Abstract Background During the modern human expansion, new environmental pressures may have driven adaptation, especially in genes related to the perception of ingested... -
Genomic epidemiology of Lineage 4 Mycobacterium tuberculosis subpopulations i...
Abstract Background Whole genome sequencing (WGS) has rapidly become an important research tool in tuberculosis epidemiology and is likely to replace many existing methods in... -
Changes in norovirus genotype diversity in gastroenteritis outbreaks in Alber...
Abstract Background The emergence of norovirus genotype GII.4 variants has been associated with gastroenteritis pandemics worldwide, prompting molecular surveillance for early... -
New Zealand’s emergency department target – did it reduce ED length of stay, ...
Abstract Background In 2009, the New Zealand government introduced a hospital emergency department (ED) target – 95% of patients seen, treated or discharged within 6 h - in... -
Wnt signal transduction pathways: modules, development and evolution
Abstract Background Wnt signal transduction pathway (Wnt STP) is a crucial intracellular pathway mainly due to its participation in important biological processes, functions,...
