How Do the Virulence Factors of Shigella Work Together to Cause Disease?

abstract：:Increased numbers of peripheral blood mononucleocytes (PBMC) and increased IFN-γ secretion following in vitro challenge of blood samples with soluble Leishmania antigen (SLA), have been proposed as biomarkers of specific cell-mediated immunity, indicating that treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been successf...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Botana L,Matía B,San Martin JV,Romero-Maté A,Castro A,Molina L,Fernandez L,Ibarra-Meneses A,Aguado M,Sánchez C,Horrillo L,Chicharro C,Nieto J,Ortega S,Ruiz-Giardin JM,Carrillo E,Moreno J

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural history of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections can vary widely; infections can spontaneously resolve but can also last from months to years, potentially progressing to cause significant pathology. The host and bacterial factors underlying this wide variation are not completely understood, but emphasiz...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Aiyar A,Quayle AJ,Buckner LR,Sherchand SP,Chang TL,Zea AH,Martin DH,Belland RJ

更新日期：2014-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the importance of a rapid determination of patients infected by multidrug resistant bacteria, we evaluated two rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of third-generation cephalosporins (3GC)-resistant Enterobacterales directly from positive blood cultures within 1 h: BL-REDTM (electrochemical method) and β-LA...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Durand C,Boudet A,Lavigne JP,Pantel A

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic species of Leptospira cause leptospirosis, a bacterial zoonotic disease with a global distribution affecting over one million people annually. Reservoir hosts of leptospirosis, including rodents, dogs, and cattle, exhibit little to no signs of disease but shed large numbers of organisms in their urine. Tran...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Nally JE,Grassmann AA,Planchon S,Sergeant K,Renaut J,Seshu J,McBride AJ,Caimano MJ

更新日期：2017-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) has been increasingly associated with perturbations to the microbial communities that reside in and on the body (the microbiome), in both human and animal studies. To date, such studies have mainly focused on the microbial communities that inhabit the gut and oral cavity. Mounting evidence su...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Hammad DBM,Hider SL,Liyanapathirana VC,Tonge DP

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of bacterial pneumonia worldwide. Given the critical role of dendritic cells (DCs) in regulating and modulating the immune response to pathogens, we investigated here the role of DCs in S. pneumoniae lung infections. Using a well-established transgenic mouse line which allow...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Rosendahl A,Bergmann S,Hammerschmidt S,Goldmann O,Medina E

更新日期：2013-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a deep tissue infection with a high mortality occurring mostly in immunocompromised patients. To investigate the pathology of patients with IA it may be important to determine the genotype of the invasive isolate of Aspergillus, however available tissues for study are often formalin fixe...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： de Groot T,Hagen F,Vreuls W,Verweij PE,Chowdhary A,Meis JF

更新日期：2018-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian species contain an internal circadian (i.e., 24-h) clock that is synchronized to the day and night cycles. Large epidemiological studies, which are supported by carefully controlled studies in numerous species, support the idea that chronic disruption of our circadian cycles results in a number of health iss...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Shivshankar P,Fekry B,Eckel-Mahan K,Wetsel RA

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans is a common human fungal pathogen capable of causing serious systemic infections that can progress to become lethal. Current therapeutic approaches have limited effectiveness, especially once a systemic infection is established, in part due to the lack of an effective immune response. Boosting the imm...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Carpino N,Naseem S,Frank DM,Konopka JB

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocardia is one of the causing agents of bovine mastitis and increasing prevalence of nocardial mastitis in shape of serious outbreaks has been reported from many countries. However, the mechanisms by which this pathogen damages the bovine mammary epithelial cells (bMECs) is not yet studied. Therefore, this study was ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Chen W,Liu Y,Zhang L,Gu X,Liu G,Shahid M,Gao J,Ali T,Han B

更新日期：2017-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of infective endocarditis (IE) and sepsis. Both methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-sensitive (MSSA) strains cause these illnesses. Common S. aureus strains include pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) types USA200, 300, and 400 types where we hypothesize that secrete...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Spaulding AR,Satterwhite EA,Lin YC,Chuang-Smith ON,Frank KL,Merriman JA,Schaefers MM,Yarwood JM,Peterson ML,Schlievert PM

更新日期：2012-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism by which microRNAs (miRNAs) modulate innate immunity and autophagy has not been fully elucidated in Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) infections. In this study, we identified that miR-199a inhibited key innate immune responses and autophagy in murine macrophages infected with M. bovis. Using ex vivo and in ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Wang J,Hussain T,Yue R,Liao Y,Li Q,Yao J,Song Y,Sun X,Wang N,Xu L,Sreevatsan S,Zhao D,Zhou X

更新日期：2018-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), which leads to an estimated 1. 5 million deaths worldwide each year. Although the immune correlates of protection against Mtb infection and TB disease have not been well-defined, natural killer (NK) cells are increasingly recognized as a key...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Harris LD,Khayumbi J,Ongalo J,Sasser LE,Tonui J,Campbell A,Odhiambo FH,Ouma SG,Alter G,Gandhi NR,Day CL

更新日期：2020-03-24 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：:ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumanni, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species) pathogens have characteristic multiple-drug resistance and cause an increasing number of nosocomial infections worldwide. Peptide-based therapeutics to treat ESKAPE infe...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Du H,Puri S,McCall A,Norris HL,Russo T,Edgerton M

更新日期：2017-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung microbiome ecosystem homeostasis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remains uncharacterized. The aims of this study were to identify unique microbial signatures of the lung microbiome and analyze microbial gene function in IPF patients. DNA isolated from BALF samples was obtained for high-throughput gene sequ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Tong X,Su F,Xu X,Xu H,Yang T,Xu Q,Dai H,Huang K,Zou L,Zhang W,Pei S,Xiao F,Li Y,Wang C

更新日期：2019-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: The emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, especially Klebsiella pneumoniae, has become a major concern in clinic settings. Combination therapy is gaining momentum to counter the secondary resistance and potential suboptimal efficacy of monotherapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Yu W,Zhou K,Guo L,Ji J,Niu T,Xiao T,Shen P,Xiao Y

更新日期：2017-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last few decades, concepts of protein intrinsic disorder have been implicated in different biological processes. Recent studies have suggested that intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) provide structural plasticity and functional diversity to viral proteins that are involved in rapid replication and immun...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Giri R,Kumar D,Sharma N,Uversky VN

更新日期：2016-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Probiotics have been used to treat a variety of diseases for decades; however, what is the rationale for their application? Such a treatment was first proposed in the early nineteenth century based on observations of decreased bifidobacterial populations in children suffering from diarrhea, suggesting that oral intake...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Wieërs G,Belkhir L,Enaud R,Leclercq S,Philippart de Foy JM,Dequenne I,de Timary P,Cani PD

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni (CJ) is the most prevalent zoonotic pathogen of chicken meat and related products, which may lead to gastroenteritis and autoimmune diseases in humans. Although controlling this bacterium is important, CJ strains resistance against traditional antibiotic therapy has been increased. Vegetable oils ...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Ribeiro LNM,de Paula E,Rossi DA,Martins FA,de Melo RT,Monteiro GP,Breitkreitz MC,Goulart LR,Fonseca BB

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Eradication of Helicobacter pylori has been found to be effective for gastric cancer prevention, but uncertainties remain about the possible adverse consequences such as the potential microbial dysbiosis. In our study, we investigated the association between gut microbiota and H. pylori-related gastric lesions in 47 s...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Gao JJ,Zhang Y,Gerhard M,Mejias-Luque R,Zhang L,Vieth M,Ma JL,Bajbouj M,Suchanek S,Liu WD,Ulm K,Quante M,Li ZX,Zhou T,Schmid R,Classen M,Li WQ,You WC,Pan KF

更新日期：2018-06-19 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：:Human coronaviruses, which can cause a range of infectious diseases, have been studied for nearly 60 years. The field has gained renewed interest from researchers around the world due to the COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019. Despite a large amount of research, little is known about the knowledge structure and developing...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Deng Z,Chen J,Wang T

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to efficiently scavenge nutrients in the host is essential for the viability of any pathogen. All catabolic pathways must begin with the transport of substrate from the environment through the cytoplasmic membrane, a role executed by membrane transporters. Although several classes of cytoplasmic membrane t...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Rosa LT,Bianconi ME,Thomas GH,Kelly DJ

更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Amoeba-associated microorganisms (AAMs) are frequently isolated from water networks. In this paper, we report the isolation and characterization of Protochlamydia massiliensis, an obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterium belonging to the Parachlamydiaceae family in the Chlamydiales order, from a cooling water to...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Benamar S,Bou Khalil JY,Blanc-Tailleur C,Bilen M,Barrassi L,La Scola B

更新日期：2017-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia cenocepacia is an opportunistic respiratory pathogen of individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). Some strains of B. cenocepacia are highly transmissible and resistant to almost all antibiotics. Approximately one-third of B. cenocepacia infected CF patients go on to develop fatal "cepacia syndrome." During t...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Ganesan S,Sajjan US

更新日期：2012-01-11 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：:Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) are a major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. It is hypothesized that CDI develops due to the antibiotic-induced disruption of the intestinal microbial community structure, which allows C. difficile to flourish. Here, we pre-treated weaned pigs with the antibiotics Clindam...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Jurburg SD,Cornelissen JJBWJ,de Boer P,Smits MA,Rebel JMJ

更新日期：2019-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans can cause life-threatening infections in immune compromised individuals. This pathogen is typically acquired via inhalation, and enters the respiratory tract. Innate immune cells such as macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) are the first host cells that encounter C. neoform...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Nelson BN,Hawkins AN,Wozniak KL

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii has been found to infect almost all warm-blooded animals, including humans. In this study, a total of 3,275 human serum samples were collected from hospitals in five provinces of China. About 5.13% (168/3,275) (95% CI, 4.42-5.94) of the serum samples tested positive for T. gondii IgG antibody by a mo...

journal_title：Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

authors： Xin S,Su R,Jiang N,Zhang L,Yang Y

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00