Abstract: Chlamydiae are a group of obligate intracellular microorganisms with a homogeneous group-specific antigenic structure, and a unique mode of development. The infections caused by them are ...

or genes that promote the pathogen's survival once it gains entry. Having considered some of the virulence factors encoded by E. coli, take another look at Figure 1. The second-largest circle ...

With the onset of climate change, new microbial threats are emerging that can compromise food safety and quality, lead to environmental degradation, and have an overall adverse effect on human health.

The researchers are now looking for a molecule that inactivates the protein expressed by the gene as a basis for a drug that ...

Various bacterial virulence factors are associated with the development of such gastric diseases, and the characterization of these markers could aid medical prognosis, which could be extremely ...

Disease X represents a novel infection or mutation of an existing pathogen that enhances its virulence. Despite not currently ...

A recent study has uncovered how the pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum disrupts plant defenses through its type III effector ...

Discoveries in the Arctic point to potential antivirulence antibiotics that could help overcome bacterial resistance.

Nandita Vijayasimha, Bengaluru Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 08:00 Hrs [IST] ...

Just how deadly is the H5N1 avian flu? The virus, which is currently sweeping through U.S. dairy herds, rarely jumps to human ...

More information: Virulence of the banana wilt-causing fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum tropical race 4 is mediated by ...