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Magnetotactic bacteria for cancer therapy
(American Institute of Physics, 2020-08-21)
Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are aquatic microorganisms that are able to biomineralize membrane-enclosed magnetic nanoparticles called magnetosomes. Inside the MTB, magnetosomes are arranged in a chain that allows MTB to ...
Candida albicans biofilms on different materials for manufacturing implant abutments and prostheses
(Medicina Oral S. L., 2020-01-01)
[EN] Background: Morphological, physical and chemical properties of both implants and prostheses can determine the
biofilm formation on their surface and increase the risk of biological complications. The aim of this study ...
Undertreatment of human immunodeficiency virus in psychiatric inpatients: a cross-sectional study of seroprevalence and associated factors
(Dove Medical Press, 2015)
Background: The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of HIV and its associated demographic and clinical factors among psychiatric inpatients of a general hospital.
Methods: This was a single-center, ...
Virulotyping of Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhi Isolates from Pakistan: Absence of Complete SPI-10 in Vi Negative Isolates
(Public Library Science, 2018-11-30)
The pathogenesis of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi), the cause of typhoid fever in humans, is mainly attributed to the acquisition of horizontally acquired DNA elements. Salmonella pathogenicity islands (SPIs) ...
Mobile Genetic Elements Harboring Antibiotic Resistance Determinants in Acinetobacter Baumannii Isolates from Bolivia
(Frontiers Media, 2020-05-13)
Using a combination of short- and long-read DNA sequencing, we have investigated the location of antibiotic resistance genes and characterized mobile genetic elements (MGEs) in three clinical multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter ...
First detection of the bla OXA - 23 gene in a multidrug - resistant A. baumannii clinical isolate from Cochabamba, Bolivia
(Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2016-11)
Multi-drug resistance profiles and the genetic features of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from Bolivia
(Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2013-04)
Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii is opportunistic in debilitated hospitalised patients. Because information from some South American countries was previously lacking, this study examined the emergence of multi-resistant ...
Carbapenem-resistant and carbapenem-susceptible isogenic isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae ST101 causing infection in a tertiary hospital
(BioMed Central, 2015-09-03)
Background: In this study we describe the clinical and molecular characteristics of an outbreak due to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-KP) producing CTX-M-15 and OXA-48 carbapenemase. Isogenic strains, ...
Online exercise for the design and simulation of PCR and PCR-RFLP experiments
(BioMed Central, 2013-12-05)
[EN] Background: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism of PCR products (PCR-RFLP) are extensively used molecular biology techniques. An exercise for the design and simulation of PCR ...
The role of osmolarity adjusting agents in the regulation of encapsulated cell behavior to provide a safer and more predictable delivery of therapeutics
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-10-27)
Transplantation of cells within alginate microspheres has been extensively studied for sustained drug delivery. However, the lack of control over cell behavior represents a major concern regarding the efficacy and the ...