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2009-04-22ZeitschriftenartikelDistribution and expression of porcine endogenous retroviruses in multi-transgenic pigs generated for xenotransplantation Background: Multi-transgenic pigs produced for use in xenotransplantation have to be screened for the presence and expression of porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERV) to select animals with low PERV load. The production ...
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2018-02-06ZeitschriftenartikelDistribution of Porcine Cytomegalovirus in Infected Donor Pigs and in Baboon Recipients of Pig Heart Transplantation The porcine cytomegalovirus (PCMV) is a herpesvirus that may pose a risk for xenotransplantation using pig cells, tissues, or organs. Here, three orthotopic pig heart transplantations into baboons were studied. To detect ...
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2017-11-24ZeitschriftenartikelDisulfide loop cleavage of Legionella pneumophila PlaA boosts lysophospholipase A activity L. pneumophila, an important facultative intracellular bacterium, infects the human lung and environmental protozoa. At least fifteen phospholipases A (PLA) are encoded in its genome. Three of which, namely PlaA, PlaC, and ...
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2012-05-01ZeitschriftenartikelDiversity of parvovirus 4-like viruses in humans, chimpanzees, and monkeys in hunter-prey relationships. During 2010–2011, we investigated interspecies transmission of partetraviruses between predators (humans and chimpanzees) and their prey (colobus monkeys) in Côte d’Ivoire. Despite widespread infection in all species ...
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2011-08-27ZeitschriftenartikelDiversity of Salmonella enterica serovar Derby isolated from pig, pork and humans in Germany Salmonella enterica serovar Derby (S. Derby) is one of the most prevalent serovars in pigs in Europe and in the U.S. and ranks among the 10 most frequently isolated serovars in humans. Therefore, a set of 82 epidemiologically ...
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2013-07-12ZeitschriftenartikelDNA Uptake by the Nosocomial Pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii Occurs during Movement along Wet Surfaces The emergence of Acinetobacter baumannii as an increasingly multidrug-resistant nosocomial pathogen largely relies on acquisition of resistance genes via horizontal gene transfer. Here, we demonstrate that many clinical ...
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2018-07-10ZeitschriftenartikelDo adolescents understand the items of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47) – German version? Findings from cognitive interviews of the project “Measurement of Health Literacy Among Adolescents” (MOHLAA) in Germany Background: In Germany, there are no measurement tools to assess the general health literacy of adolescents. The aim of the study “Measurement of Health Literacy Among Adolescents” (MOHLAA) is to develop such a tool for ...
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2016-09-01ZeitschriftenartikelDoes antibiotic resistance impair plasma susceptibility of multi-drug resistant clinical isolates of enterococci in vitro? Background: Cold atmospheric plasma could constitute an alternative against multi-drug resistant pathogens. Susceptibility of enterococci to cold atmospheric plasma was investigated in vitro. Methods: 39 clinical ...
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2015-03-26ZeitschriftenartikelDoes Breastfeeding Help to Reduce the Risk of Childhood Overweight and Obesity? A Propensity Score Analysis of Data from the KiGGS Study Background: Current studies suggest that the beneficial effect of breastfeeding on overweight and obesity may have been largely overestimated. We examined the relationship between >4 months of full breastfeeding and ...
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2015-11-01ZeitschriftenartikelDoes rapid HIV disease progression prior to combination antiretroviral therapy hinder optimal CD4+ T-cell recovery once HIV-1 suppression is achieved? Objective: This article compares trends in CD4+ T-cell recovery and proportions achieving optimal restoration (≥500 cells/μl) after viral suppression following combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) initiation between ...
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2013-06-29ZeitschriftenartikelDormancy Associated Translation Inhibitor (DATIN/Rv0079) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis interacts with TLR2 and induces proinflammatory cytokine expression Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of tuberculosis in humans, is present approximately in one third of the world’s population, mostly in a dormant state. The proteins encoded by the dormancy survival regulon (DosR ...
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2015-06-19ZeitschriftenartikelDormant Bacillus spores protect their DNA in crystalline nucleoids against environmental stress Bacterial spores of the genera Bacillus and Clostridium are extremely resistant against desiccation, heat and radiation and involved in the spread and pathogenicity of health relevant species such as Bacillus anthracis ...
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2018-10-11ZeitschriftenartikelDraft Genome Sequence of Bacillus anthracis Strain Sterne 09RA8929 A Bacillus anthracis vaccine strain (Sterne), used as an attenuated laboratory comparative strain, was sequenced and analyzed. A comparison to assemblies of B. anthracis strain Sterne (NZ_CP009541 and NZ_CP009540) was ...
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2017-11-22ZeitschriftenartikelDraft Genome Sequence of Burkholderia puraquae Type Strain CAMPA 1040, Isolated from Hospital Settings in Córdoba, Argentina We report here the draft genome sequence of Burkholderia puraquae type strain CAMPA 1040, a member of the Burkholderia cepacia complex. This strain, isolated from a hemodialysis water reservoir, harbors several stress ...
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2017-08-10ZeitschriftenartikelDraft Genome Sequence of Magnetospirillum sp. Strain 15-1, a Denitrifying Toluene Degrader Isolated from a Planted Fixed-Bed Reactor Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Magnetospirillum sp. 15-1. This strain was isolated from a planted fixed-bed reactor based on its ability to degrade toluene under anaerobic conditions. The genome assembly ...
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2015-07-23ZeitschriftenartikelDraft Genome Sequences of Klebsiella oxytoca Isolates Originating from a Highly Contaminated Liquid Hand Soap Product In 2013, contaminated liquid soap was detected by routine microbiological monitoring of consumer products through state health authorities. Because of its high load of Klebsiella oxytoca, the liquid soap was notified via ...
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2018-05-10ZeitschriftenartikelDraft Genome Sequences of Plant-Associated Bacillus Strains Isolated from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Here, we report the draft genome sequences of 45 plant-associated Bacillus strains isolated from the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. According to their genome sequences, 28 isolates were assigned to 10 Bacillus species. Seventeen ...
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2018-04-12ZeitschriftenartikelDrei Deutsche nach Aufenthalt in Brasilien an Gelbfieber erkrankt Das Auswärtige Amt weist im Epidemiologischen Bulletin 15/2018 darauf hin, dass bei einem Aufenthalt in Brasilien einschließlich seiner Inseln darauf geachtet wird, dass alle Reisenden gegen Gelbfieber geimpft sind. Anlass ...
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2018-06-14ZeitschriftenartikelDrei Fälle von Gonorrhö mit ausgeprägter Antibiotika-Resistenz und Therapieversagen in Australien und Großbritannien Im Februar 2018 wurde eine Infektion mit extensiv-resistenten Gonokokken (XDR-NG) in Großbritannien diagnostiziert, zwei weitere Fälle traten in Australien auf, wie WHO und ECDC berichten. Die Standardtherapeutika Ceftriaxon ...
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2016-12-02ZeitschriftenartikelDrivers of airborne human-to-human pathogen transmission Airborne pathogens - either transmitted via aerosol or droplets - include a wide variety of highly infectious and dangerous microbes such as variola virus, measles virus, influenza A viruses, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, ...