Genetic regulation of the intercellular adhesion locus in staphylococci.

abstract：:Interferon (IFN)-sensitive and replication-incompetent influenza viruses are likely to be the alternatives to inactivated and attenuated virus vaccines. Some IFN-sensitive influenza vaccine candidates with modified non-structural protein 1 (NS1) are highly attenuated in IFN-competent hosts but induce robust antiviral ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Chen C,Fan W,Li J,Zheng W,Zhang S,Yang L,Liu D,Liu W,Sun L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria comprise the earliest form of independent life on this planet. Bacterial development has included co-operative symbiosis with plants (e.g., Leguminosae family and nitrogen fixing bacteria in soil) and animals (e.g., the gut microbiome). A fusion event of two prokaryotes evolutionarily gave rise to the eukaryo...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Vitetta L,Hall S,Linnane AW

更新日期：2014-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) is a significant human pathogen. Upon infection, HSV-1 expresses its immediate early (IE) genes, and the IE transcription factor ICP4 (infectious cell protein-4) plays a pivotal role in initiating the downstream gene-expression cascade. Using live-cell time-lapse fluorescence microscopy,...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Chaturvedi S,Engel R,Weinberger L

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In this original study, we retrospectively reviewed the cases of nocardiosis diagnosed through culture and next-generation sequencing (NGS) methods between 2014 and 2018 in Huashan Hospital and found out that the latter way can not only improve the detection rate of Nocardia spp. but also greatly reduce the turnaround...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Weng SS,Zhang HY,Ai JW,Gao Y,Liu YY,Xu B,Zhang WH

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Studying how arthropod-borne viruses interact with their arthropod vectors is critical to understanding how these viruses replicate and are transmitted. Until recently, these types of studies were limited in scale because of the lack of classical tools available to study virus-host interaction for non-model viruses an...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Petit MJ,Shah PS

更新日期：2019-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:LeuO is a conserved and pleiotropic transcription regulator, antagonist of the nucleoid-associated silencer protein H-NS, and important for pathogenicity and multidrug resistance in Enterobacteriaceae. Regulation of transcription of the leuO gene is complex. It is silenced by H-NS and its paralog StpA, and it is autor...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Breddermann H,Schnetz K

更新日期：2016-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus dentisani 7746, isolated from dental plaque of caries-free individuals, has been shown to have several beneficial effects in vitro which could contribute to promote oral health, including an antimicrobial activity against oral pathogens by the production of bacteriocins and a pH buffering capacity throug...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Ferrer MD,López-López A,Nicolescu T,Perez-Vilaplana S,Boix-Amorós A,Dzidic M,Garcia S,Artacho A,Llena C,Mira A

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophils are the first cells recruited to the dermal site of Leishmania infection following injection by needle or sand fly bite. The role of neutrophils in either promoting or suppressing host immunity remains controversial. We discuss the events driving neutrophil recruitment, their interaction with the parasite ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Ribeiro-Gomes FL,Sacks D

更新日期：2012-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The SaeRS two-component system plays important roles in regulation of key virulence factors and pathogenicity. In this study, however, we found that the deletion mutation of saeRS enhanced bacterial survival in human blood, whereas complementation of the mutant with SaeRS returned survival to wild-type levels. Moreove...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Guo H,Hall JW,Yang J,Ji Y

更新日期：2017-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The oral microbiome can play a role in the instigation and progression of oral diseases that can manifest into other systemic conditions. These associations encourage the exploration of oral dysbiosis leading to the pathogenesis of cancers. In this study, oral rinse was used to characterize the oral microbiome fluctua...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Lim Y,Fukuma N,Totsika M,Kenny L,Morrison M,Punyadeera C

更新日期：2018-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii is an important human and animal pathogen that causes life-threatening toxoplasmosis. The host immune system produces interferon-γ (IFN-γ) to inhibit T. gondii proliferation. IFN-γ-inducible indole-2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1), which mediates tryptophan degradation, has a major role in anti-T. gondii imm...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Bando H,Lee Y,Sakaguchi N,Pradipta A,Sakamoto R,Tanaka S,Ma JS,Sasai M,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to the genetic similarities and conserved pathways between a fruit fly and mammals, the use of the Drosophila model as a platform to unveil novel mechanisms of infection and disease progression has been justified and widely instigated. Gaining proper insight into host-pathogen interactions and identifying chief ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Younes S,Al-Sulaiti A,Nasser EAA,Najjar H,Kamareddine L

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterobacteriaceae cause different types of community- and hospital-acquired infections. Moreover, the spread of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae is a public health problem and the World Health Organization pointed them among the pathogens in which the search of new antibiotics is critical. The objective of this...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Cebrero-Cangueiro T,Álvarez-Marín R,Labrador-Herrera G,Smani Y,Cordero-Matía E,Pachón J,Pachón-Ibáñez ME

更新日期：2018-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Anopheles female mosquitoes can transmit Plasmodium, the malaria parasite. During their aquatic life, wild Anopheles mosquito larvae are exposed to a huge diversity of microbes present in their breeding sites. Later, adult females often take successive blood meals that might also carry different micro-organisms, inclu...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Dieme C,Rotureau B,Mitri C

更新日期：2017-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten bacteriophages were isolated from faeces and their lytic effects assayed on 103 pathogenic and non-pathogenic Enterobacteriaceae. Two phages (DT1 and DT6) were selected based on their host ranges, and their lytic effects on pathogenic E. coli strains inoculated on pieces of beef were determined. We evaluated the r...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Tomat D,Migliore L,Aquili V,Quiberoni A,Balagué C

更新日期：2013-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Rift Valley fever (RVF) is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, and has spread into Madagascar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) of the family Bunyaviridae, genus Phlebovirus causes hemorrhagic fever, neurological disorders or blindness in humans, and high rate abortion and fetal malformation i...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Indran SV,Ikegami T

更新日期：2012-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress granules (SGs) are sites of mRNA storage that are formed in response to various conditions of stress, including viral infections. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is an Arterivirus that has been devastating the swine industry worldwide since the late 1980s. In this study, we found tha...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Zhou Y,Fang L,Wang D,Cai K,Chen H,Xiao S

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a notorious pathogen often contracted by intake of contaminated water or food. Infection with this agent is associated with a broad spectrum of illness ranging from mild diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis to the potentially fatal hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Treating E. coli O157:H7 infec...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Rahal EA,Kazzi N,Nassar FJ,Matar GM

更新日期：2012-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningitis, the inflammation of the protective membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord (known as meninges), is a condition associated with high mortality rates and permanent neurological sequelae in a significant proportion of survivors. The opportunistic pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPN/pneumococcus) is ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Anil A,Banerjee A

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza is a major public health problem that causes acute respiratory infection in humans. Identification of host factors influencing in disease outcome is critical for recognition of individuals with increased risk. Investigations on the role of rs34481144A and rs12252C IFITM3 polymorphisms in influenza A(H1N1)pdm...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Martins JSC,Oliveira MLA,Garcia CC,Siqueira MM,Matos AR

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages being the connecting link between innate and adaptive immune system plays a crucial role in microbial antigen presentation and orchestrates the subsequent clearance of microorganisms. Microbial invasion of macrophages trigger a plethora of signaling cascades, which interact among them to generate a dynamic...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Saha S,Das P,BoseDasgupta S

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Antifungal agents for the treatment of Candida albicans infections are limited. We recently discovered a novel antifungal small molecule, SM21, with promising in vivo activity. Herein, we employed the newly developed C. albicans haploid toolbox to uncover the mechanism of action of SM21. Comprehensive RNA-Seq analyses...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Truong T,Suriyanarayanan T,Zeng G,Le TD,Liu L,Li J,Tong C,Wang Y,Seneviratne CJ

更新日期：2018-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Deposition of Burkholderia pseudomallei within either the lungs or nasal passages of the Balb/c murine model resulted in different infection kinetics. The infection resulting from the inhalation of B. pseudomallei within a 12 μm particle aerosol was prolonged compared to a 1 μm particle aerosol with a mean time-to-dea...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Thomas RJ,Davies C,Nunez A,Hibbs S,Eastaugh L,Harding S,Jordan J,Barnes K,Oyston P,Eley S

更新日期：2012-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Half of invasive fungal infections lead to death. Amongst pathogenic fungi, the most widespread species belong to the Candida genus and vary in their susceptibility to antifungal drugs. The emergence of antifungal resistance has become a major clinical problem. Therefore, the definition of susceptibility patterns is c...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Delavy M,Dos Santos AR,Heiman CM,Coste AT

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraspecific differences in biological traits between Neospora caninum isolates have been widely described and associated with variations in virulence. However, the molecular basis underlying these differences has been poorly studied. We demonstrated previously that Nc-Spain7 and Nc-Spain1H, high- and low-virulence i...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： García-Sánchez M,Jiménez-Pelayo L,Horcajo P,Regidor-Cerrillo J,Collantes-Fernández E,Ortega-Mora LM

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The endosymbiotic origin of eukaryotes brought together two disparate genomes in the cell. Additionally, eukaryotic natural history has included other endosymbiotic events, phagotrophic consumption of organisms, and intimate interactions with viruses and endoparasites. These phenomena facilitated large-scale lateral g...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Aravind L,Anantharaman V,Zhang D,de Souza RF,Iyer LM

更新日期：2012-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsporidia are a group of intracellular pathogens causing self-limited and severe diseases in immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals, respectively. A cellular type 1 adaptive response, mediated by IL-12, IFNγ, CD4+, and CD8+ T cells has been shown to be essential for host resistance, and dendritic cells ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Bernal CE,Zorro MM,Sierra J,Gilchrist K,Botero JH,Baena A,Ramirez-Pineda JR

更新日期：2016-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) is a common tumor with high mortality rates. Interestingly, CRC was found to be colonized by the oral anaerobic bacteria Fusobacterium nucleatum, which accelerates tumor progression and enables immune evasion. The CRC-specific colonization by fusobacteria is mediated through the recogni...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Abed J,Maalouf N,Parhi L,Chaushu S,Mandelboim O,Bachrach G

更新日期：2017-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucella spp. cause undulant fever in humans and brucellosis in variety of other animals. Both innate and adaptive immunity have been shown to be important in controlling Brucella infection. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) represent a group of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that play critical roles in the host innate...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Pei J,Ding X,Fan Y,Rice-Ficht A,Ficht TA

更新日期：2012-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a life-threatening health condition caused by infectious pathogens of the respiratory tract, and accounts for 28-50% of annual deaths in the US alone. Current treatment regimen advocates the use of corticosteroids as adjunct treatment with antibiotics, for their broad inhibitory effect on the activity and pr...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Ngo Ndjom CG,Kantor LV,Jones HP

更新日期：2017-06-22 00:00:00