Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...and 2006. The selected isolates differed in their pathogenicity and affinity for avian-like and human-like recepto...ed to minimal virus shedding. The effect of viral pathogenicity and receptor binding specificity on transmissibility showed that both Vietnam avian-like viruses cau...Understanding why C. difficile causes disease -- it's hungry
...w that most disease-causing bacteria express their pathogenicity when they are hungry," says Abraham Sonenshein, professor at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University and at Tufts University School of Medicine, at the 107th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM...DNA sequence of Rhesus macaque has evolutionary, medical implications
...udies such as those that look at the virulence and pathogenicity of pandemic strains of the influenza virus," said Dr. George Weinstock, co-director of the BCM Center. "For example, a complete description of all the different macaque immune function components will enable an even more thoughtful use of rhesus ...Rickettsia felis, a cat-fleaborne pathogen, sheds light on Rickettsial evolution
...f these plasmids to host recognition, invasion and pathogenicity will open up exciting new research opportunities for the virulent rickettsiae. One of the goals of the PATRIC project is to enable the future development of much needed diagnostics and vaccines for a wide range of diseases. The research described in ...Resistance and genetic sensitivity to sleeping sickness
... to infection, the degree of parasite virulence or pathogenicity and the environment. An IRD team focused particularly on the role of host genetic diversity in response to T. b. gambiense infection (whether or not the disease develops). As human experimentation is excluded, genetic, epidemiological and statistic...Sequences reveal benign origin of deadly plant pathogens
...d: "The extraordinarily large and plastic array of pathogenicity genes that has been unveiled by the genome sequences provides us with a major insight into the basis for the success of this group of pathogens." A comparison of the genomes of the two Phytophthora species shows a rapid expansion and diversification ...Lectures, keynoters, symposia highlight International Dental Research meeting
... Featuring recent research into the complexity and pathogenicity of oral biofilms and translation of this research into practical preventive practice. Sponsored by Pfizer. To receive an invitation, contact jill.tayler@pfizer.com Hands-on Workshops Wednesday, June 28 (1-2 pm) "Getting your Research Published...HIV-1's high virulence might be an accident of evolution
...disposed the simian precursor of HIV-1 for greater pathogenicity in humans." "Heightened immune activation is the only clear cut difference between pathogenic and non-pathogenic infections with the immunodeficiency viruses," Kirchhoff added. "The observed difference in Nef function may provide--for the first time...JCI table of contents, June 1, 2006
...osylceramide synthase is an essential regulator of pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans AUTHOR CONTACT: Maurizio Del Poeta Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Phone: (843) 792-8381; Fax: (843) 792-8565; E-mail: delpoeta@musc.edu . View the PDF of this article at: https://w...Scientists determine structure of enzyme that disrupts bacterial virulence
...l step toward developing drugs that may reduce the pathogenicity of bacteria involved in biowarfare threats such as... on their quorum-sensing systems to increase their pathogenicity and resistance to antibiotics....42 biomedical scientists worldwide named HHMI international research scholars
...se processes will provide new insights into fungal pathogenicity and should identify targets for the development of novel antifungal drugs. Boone plans to disseminate his findings to the research community through an open database. Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Pediatrics ...Purdue researchers find key to rice blast fungus
...rdinating the fungus' attack. The enzyme, called a pathogenicity mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase, flips the switch that starts the cellular communication necessary to launch the fungal invasion that kills rice plants or causes loss of grain. "We found that this MAP kinase controls the penetration process, w...Scientists identify genes responsible for 'black rot' disease in vegetables
...ers identified three genes that were implicated in pathogenicity but that were not present in the previously descri...ht the role of genome dynamics in the evolution of pathogenicity in Xcc in response to different host species....Scientists decipher genome of fungus that can cause life-threatening infections
...hers also examined the genetic determinants of its pathogenicity by comparing the genomes of two closely related strains of significantly different virulence. "Not only have we established a genomic platform for the further study of this increasingly important pathogen, but the data from the two strains may p......removal of anti-Dsg4 antibodies did not affect the pathogenicity of the remaining Dsg1 autoantobodies. Is SSSS, Dsg1 is targeted for cleavage by exfoliative toxins (ETs) of Staphylococcus aureus, however Amagai et al. found that ETs did not cleave Dsg4, suggesting that Dsg4 could not compensate for the loss of Dsg...