Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Microbiology and Infectious Disease

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    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor influences periarticular joint inflammation in B. burgdorferi-infected mice

    Qian Yu, Xiaotian Tang ... Erol Fikrig
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    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Efficacy and mechanism of action of cipargamin as an antibabesial drug candidate

    Hang Li, Shengwei Ji ... Xuenan Xuan
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    1. Genetics and Genomics
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    Control of pili synthesis and putrescine homeostasis in Escherichia coli

    Iti Mehta, Jacob Hogins ... Larry Reitzer
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    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Viruses: How herpes is assembled

    Dawid S Zyla
    A combination of imaging techniques reveals how herpes simplex virus type 1 assembles within infected cells, highlighting the roles of essential viral proteins in viral assembly and exit.
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    1. Immunology and Inflammation
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    Distinct adaptation and epidemiological success of different genotypes within Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin

    Cheryll M Sia, Rebecca L Ambrose ... Danielle J Ingle
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    Exploring the repository of de novo-designed bifunctional antimicrobial peptides through deep learning

    Ruihan Dong, Rongrong Liu ... Cheng Zhu
    Peptides designed by artificial intelligence restrict both drug-resistant bacteria and rapidly evolving viruses.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    HIV-1 Vif disrupts phosphatase feedback regulation at the kinetochore, leading to a pronounced pseudo-metaphase arrest

    Dhaval Ghone, Edward L Evans ... Aussie Suzuki
    HIV-1 Vif induces a unique and prolonged pseudo-metaphase arrest by disrupting phosphatase feedback regulation at the kinetochore.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Impaired fatty acid import or catabolism in macrophages restricts intracellular growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Nelson V Simwela, Eleni Jaecklein ... David G Russell
    Prevention of either lipid uptake or lipid catabolism in infected macrophages restricts the ability of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to grow inside these cells.

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