Browsing by Subject "microbiology"
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The bacterial metabolite 2-aminoacetophenone promotes association of pathogenic bacteria with flies
(2014)Bacteria contaminate insects and secrete metabolites that may affect insect behaviour and potentially fitness through unknown mechanisms. Here we show that the 'grape-like' odorant 2-aminoacetophenone (2AA), secreted by ...
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Challenge of Drosophila melanogaster with Cryptococcus neoformans and role of the innate immune response
(2004)We found that the ingestion of Cryptococcus neoformans by Drosophila melanogaster resulted in the death of the fly but that the ingestion of Saccharomyces cerevisiae or the nonpathogenic Cryptococcus kuetzingii or Cryptococcus ...
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Molecular beacon-based real-time PCR detection of primary isolates of salmonella typhimurium and salmonella enteritidis in environmental and clinical samples
(2009)Background. A fast and simple two-step multiplex real-time PCR assay has been developed to replace the traditional, laborious Salmonella serotyping procedure. Molecular beacons were incorporated into the assay as probes ...
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The pathogenic properties of a novel and conserved gene product, KerV, in proteobacteria
(2009)Identification of novel virulence factors is essential for understanding bacterial pathogenesis and designing antibacterial strategies. In this study, we uncover such a factor, termed KerV, in Proteobacteria. Experiments ...
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Ras-oncogenic Drosophila hindgut but not midgut cells use an inflammation-like program to disseminate to distant sites.
(2013)The gastrointestinal tract is habitable by a variety of microorganisms and it is often a tissue inflicted by inflammation. Much discussion is raised in recent years about the role of microbiota in intestinal inflammation, ...
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Tissue communication in regenerative inflammatory signaling: Lessons from the fly gut
(2014)The intestine, as a barrier epithelium, serves in the first line of defense against invading pathogens and damaging agents that enter the body via food ingestion. Maintenance of intestinal homeostasis is therefore key to ...