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Microorganisms, Volume 11, Issue 2

February 2023 - 310 articles

Cover Story: Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) is a commensal and opportunistic zoonotic pathogen, which causes pneumonia and hemorrhagic septicemia in goats and sheep. In clinical cases, necropsies have shown that P. multocida also infects the heart. Therefore, to investigate the immune response of P. multocida-infected hearts, animal infection models were established by two P. multocida strains isolated from goats and sheep. Histopathological studies suggested that mice challenged with serotype D strains presented significant pathological heart damage. Moreover, TLR signaling was significantly activated by serotype A strains but not by serotype D strains. This study is the first to reveal a vital pathway by which the heart recognizes and defends against P. multocida. View this paper
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Articles (310)

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
11,288 Views
17 Pages

Infection with the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) causes chickenpox and shingles, which lead to significant morbidity and mortality globally. The detection of serum VZV-specific antibodies is important for the clinical diagnosis and sero-epidemiologica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,452 Views
18 Pages

The Temblor Mountain Special Recreation Area (SRMA) on the western flank of the San Joaquin Valley, CA, is located in the endemic area of Coccidioides, a fungal pathogen responsible for the increasing incidence of coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever). R...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,187 Views
14 Pages

Owing to the increased use of antibiotics, drug-resistant strains, including those that are resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin, have emerged, which has become a major problem. In Japan, sewage treatments consist of sterilization with chlorine; ho...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,013 Views
7 Pages

Diversity of Bacterial Clones and Plasmids of NDM-1 Producing Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates in Central Greece

  • Katerina Tsilipounidaki,
  • Zoi Florou,
  • Anargyros Skoulakis,
  • George C. Fthenakis,
  • Vivi Miriagou and
  • Efthymia Petinaki

The objective of the present study was to genetically characterize ten NDM-1 producing Escherichia coli isolates, recovered from patients in a hospital in Central Greece during the period 2017 to 2021.The isolates were studied by whole genome sequenc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,037 Views
15 Pages

Molecular insights into the mechanisms of resistance to disinfectants are severely limited, together with the roles of various mobile genetic elements. Genomic islands are a well-characterised molecular resistance element in antibiotic resistance, bu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,371 Views
18 Pages

SARS-CoV-2 Affects Both Humans and Animals: What Is the Potential Transmission Risk? A Literature Review

  • Antonio Santaniello,
  • Giuseppe Perruolo,
  • Serena Cristiano,
  • Ayewa Lawoe Agognon,
  • Serena Cabaro,
  • Alessia Amato,
  • Ludovico Dipineto,
  • Luca Borrelli,
  • Pietro Formisano and
  • Alessandro Fioretti
  • + 1 author

In March 2020, the World Health Organization Department declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic, as a consequence of its rapid spread on all continents. The COVID-19 pandemic has been not only a health emergency but also a seri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
3,517 Views
20 Pages

Silage of native grasses can alleviate seasonal forage supply imbalance in pastures and provide additional sources to meet forage demand. The study aimed to investigate the effects of Lactobacillus plantarum (LP), Lactobacillus buchneri (LB), and Lac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,904 Views
19 Pages

Spray Drying Is a Viable Technology for the Preservation of Recombinant Proteins in Microalgae

  • Anaëlle Vilatte,
  • Xenia Spencer-Milnes,
  • Harry Oliver Jackson,
  • Saul Purton and
  • Brenda Parker

Microalgae are promising host organisms for the production of encapsulated recombinant proteins such as vaccines. However, bottlenecks in bioprocess development, such as the drying stage, need to be addressed to ensure feasibility at scale. In this s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,471 Views
13 Pages

Short Course of Antibiotic Therapy for Gram-Negative Bacilli Bacteremia in Patients with Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Less Is Possible

  • Fabián Herrera,
  • Diego Torres,
  • Alberto Carena,
  • Federico Nicola,
  • Andrés Rearte,
  • Elena Temporiti,
  • Laura Jorge,
  • Ricardo Valentini,
  • Florencia Bues and
  • Silvia Relloso
  • + 1 author

Data about short courses of antibiotic therapy for Gram-negative bacilli (GNB) bacteremia in immunosuppressed patients are limited. This is a prospective observational study performed on adult patients with cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transpla...

  • Review
  • Open Access
128 Citations
14,053 Views
26 Pages

The Recent Advances in the Utility of Microbial Lipases: A Review

  • Sajid Ali,
  • Sumera Afzal Khan,
  • Muhammad Hamayun and
  • In-Jung Lee

Lipases are versatile biocatalysts and are used in different bioconversion reactions. Microbial lipases are currently attracting a great amount of attention due to the rapid advancement of enzyme technology and its practical application in a variety...

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Microorganisms - ISSN 2076-2607