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Genetic boundaries delineate the potential human pathogen Salmonella bongori ...
Abstract Background Salmonella bongori infect mainly cold-blooded hosts, but infections by S. bongori in warm-blooded hosts have been reported. We hypothesized that S. bongori... -
The association of infant feeding patterns with food allergy symptoms and foo...
Abstract Background The role of infant feeding for food allergy in children is unclear and studies have not addressed simultaneous exposures to different foods. The goal of this... -
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... -
Gut bacterial diversity and physiological traits of Anastrepha fraterculus Br...
Abstract Background The interaction between gut bacterial symbionts and Tephritidae became the focus of several studies that showed that bacteria contributed to the nutritional... -
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... -
A food-grade expression system for d-psicose 3-epimerase production in Bacill...
Abstract Background Food-grade expression systems require that the resultant strains should only contain materials from food-safe microorganisms, and no antibiotic resistance... -
Sheep breed and shearing influences attraction and blood-feeding behaviour of...
Abstract Background Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are responsible for the biological transmission of arboviruses of international importance between... -
Prophages and adaptation of Staphylococcus aureus ST398 to the human clinic
Abstract Background It has been suggested that prophages in the ST398 S. aureus clone are responsible for expanding ST398's spectrum of action and increasing its ability to... -
Thai Hom Mali Rice: Origin and Breeding for Subsistence Rainfed Lowland Rice ...
Abstract The world-renowned Thai Hom Mali Rice has been the most important aromatic rice originating in Thailand. The aromatic variety was collected from Chachoengsao, a central... -
Arenavirus infection correlates with lower survival of its natural rodent hos...
Abstract Background Parasite evolution is hypothesized to select for levels of parasite virulence that maximise transmission success. When host population densities fluctuate,... -
Invasion triple trouble: environmental fluctuations, fluctuation-adapted inva...
Abstract Background It has been suggested that climate change will lead to increased environmental fluctuations, which will undoubtedly have evolutionary consequences for all... -
Epistasis analysis uncovers hidden antibiotic resistance-associated fitness c...
Abstract Background Fitness costs imposed on bacteria by antibiotic resistance mechanisms are believed to hamper their dissemination. The scale of these costs is highly... -
Phenotypic and genotypic monitoring of Schistosoma mansoni in Tanzanian schoo...
Abstract Background Schistosoma mansoni is a parasite of profound medical importance. Current control focusses on mass praziquantel (PZQ) treatment of populations in endemic... -
What about the males? the <i>C. elegans</i> sexually dimorphic nervous system...
Sexual dimorphism is a device that supports genetic diversity while providing selective pressure against speciation. This phenomenon is at the core of sexually reproducing... -
EvolvingSTEM: a microbial evolution-in-action curriculum that enhances learni...
Abstract Evolution is a central, unifying theory for all of life science, yet the subject is poorly represented in most secondary-school biology courses, especially in the... -
Temporal trends in emergency department volumes and crowding metrics in a wes...
Abstract Background Emergency Department (ED) crowding is a pervasive problem, yet there have been few comparisons of the extent of, and contributors to, crowding among... -
Why and when citizens call for emergency help: an observational study of 211,...
Abstract Background A medical emergency call is citizens’ access to pre-hospital emergency care and ambulance services. Emergency medical dispatchers are gatekeepers to... -
Using dual-sex calls improves the playback census method for a nocturnal burr...
Capsule: Playback with dual-sex calls increases the response rate of Manx Shearwaters Puffinus puffinus by 40–60% and reduces its daily variability, which would improve the... -
Unidirectional animal-to-human transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylo...
Abstract Background Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) belonging to clonal complex 398 is recognized as an occupational hazard for workers... -
A novel system for tracking social preference dynamics in mice reveals sex- a...
Abstract Background Deciphering the biological mechanisms underlying social behavior in animal models requires standard behavioral paradigms that can be unbiasedly employed in...
