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Microbial profiling of five traditional Chinese medicines: culture-based identification vs. 16S rRNA sequencing
Microbial profiling of five traditional Chinese medicines: culture-based identification vs. 16S rRNA sequencing
Introduction. Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) may carry microbial hazards, yet conventional inspection methods often ...
Association between spirochaetal infection and neurodegenerative diseases: a systematic review and quantitative synthesis of observational studies
Association between spirochaetal infection and neurodegenerative diseases: a systematic review and quantitative synthesis of observational studies
Introduction. Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, are a growing global health concern. Whil...
Differences in gut microbiota and faecal metabolomics characteristics in preterm infants with feeding intolerance
Differences in gut microbiota and faecal metabolomics characteristics in preterm infants with feeding intolerance
Introduction. Feeding intolerance (FI) is one of the most common clinical issues in preterm infants, and there are current...
Functional and molecular characterization of Aspergillus fumigatus phosphoglucomutase (Pgm): a potential target for antifungal therapy
Functional and molecular characterization of Aspergillus fumigatus phosphoglucomutase (Pgm): a potential target for antifungal therapy
Introduction. Aspergillus fumigatus phosphoglucomutase (AfPGM) is a central enzyme in fungal carbohydrate metabolism that ...
Waddlia chondrophila: from a bovine abortigenic agent to a potential cause of human adverse pregnancy outcomes
Waddlia chondrophila: from a bovine abortigenic agent to a potential cause of human adverse pregnancy outcomes
Waddlia chondrophila is a strict intracellular bacterium belonging to the Chlamydiales order, which also encompasses impor...
Biofilm-forming capability of Salmonella isolates sourced from poultry production and farm environments in Great Britain
Biofilm-forming capability of Salmonella isolates sourced from poultry production and farm environments in Great Britain
Introduction. Poultry and poultry products are commonly implicated in human salmonellosis, making effective Salmonella con...
Prevalence of selected Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli vaccine antigen genes among two geographically distinct ruminant populations
Prevalence of selected Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli vaccine antigen genes among two geographically distinct ruminant populations
Introduction. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are a group of bacteria that cause severe bloody diarrhoea and...
Respiratory syncytial virus – from discovery to vaccines
Respiratory syncytial virus – from discovery to vaccines
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of hospitalization among infants and young children in the USA and wo...
Understanding Candidozyma (Candida) auris: genomic evolution, antifungal resistance and the growing challenges in global infection control
Understanding Candidozyma (Candida) auris: genomic evolution, antifungal resistance and the growing challenges in global infection control
Candida auris (recently renamed Candidozyma auris) is an emerging multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen, first identified in...
Use of TaqMan array card to investigate bacterial isolates in diabetic foot ulcers
Use of TaqMan array card to investigate bacterial isolates in diabetic foot ulcers
Diabetic foot disease is a major public health problem, with an annual National Health Service (NHS) expenditure exceeding...
A comparison of routine blood culture methods and multiplex quantitative PCR for detecting pathogens in simulated polymicrobial blood cultures
A comparison of routine blood culture methods and multiplex quantitative PCR for detecting pathogens in simulated polymicrobial blood cultures
Introduction. Polymicrobial bacteraemia, the simultaneous presence of multiple bacterial species in the bloodstream, compl...
Dynamic procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship among cancer patients in the UK
Dynamic procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship among cancer patients in the UK
Introduction. Procalcitonin has been recognized as a tool for effective antibiotic stewardship to reduce unnecessary antib...
From colonization to invasion: genomic and phenotypic comparison of faecal and bloodstream isolates from the same patients
From colonization to invasion: genomic and phenotypic comparison of faecal and bloodstream isolates from the same patients
Introduction. Gram-negative bloodstream infections (GNBSIs) carry a significant global health burden. Escherichia coli and...
A murine sinonasal infection model recapitulates key features of clinical chronic rhinosinusitis
A murine sinonasal infection model recapitulates key features of clinical chronic rhinosinusitis
Introduction. Chronic rhinosinusitis is a difficult-to-treat, recurrent inflammatory condition of the nose and paranasal s...
Pre-analytical barriers to blood culture completion in a large laboratory network
Pre-analytical barriers to blood culture completion in a large laboratory network
Introduction. Sepsis is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Its effective treatment is time-critical and ...
Strain-specific persistence of Burkholderia cenocepacia in the C3HeB/FeJ mouse model of pulmonary infection
Strain-specific persistence of Burkholderia cenocepacia in the C3HeB/FeJ mouse model of pulmonary infection
Introduction . Burkholderia cenocepacia, a member of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc), causes severe, treatment-resi...
Factors that contribute to the success of primary isolation of Mycoplasma genitalium from clinical samples
Factors that contribute to the success of primary isolation of Mycoplasma genitalium from clinical samples
Introduction. Mycoplasma genitalium, a small and slow-growing bacterium, has gained notoriety due to rapidly increasing ra...
Meta-analysis of gut microbiome reveals patterns of dysbiosis in colorectal cancer patients
Meta-analysis of gut microbiome reveals patterns of dysbiosis in colorectal cancer patients
Introduction. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a malignant tumour in which dysbiosis of the gut microbiome is a contributing fac...
The bibliometric analysis of documents concerning the relationship between the microbiota and urological malignancies
The bibliometric analysis of documents concerning the relationship between the microbiota and urological malignancies
Introduction. The microbiota, which has a major impact on both health and illness, has recently become one of the most pop...
Distribution and prevalence of Sarcina troglodytae in chimpanzees and the environment throughout Africa
Distribution and prevalence of Sarcina troglodytae in chimpanzees and the environment throughout Africa
Introduction. Since 2005, the leading cause of death for western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) at Tacugama Chimpanze...
Corrigendum: Species-level quantification of Faecalibacterium spp. in faeces of healthy Japanese adults
Corrigendum: Species-level quantification of Faecalibacterium spp. in faeces of healthy Japanese adults
Microbiology Society journals contain high-quality research papers and topical review articles. We are a not-for-profit pu...
Non-antifungal medications administered during fungal infections drive drug tolerance and resistance in Candida albicans
Non-antifungal medications administered during fungal infections drive drug tolerance and resistance in Candida albicans
Introduction. Fungal infections are increasingly concerning, particularly in immunocompromised patients. These patients of...
Corrigendum: Management of severe and fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection in adults
Corrigendum: Management of severe and fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection in adults
Microbiology Society journals contain high-quality research papers and topical review articles. We are a not-for-profit pu...
The antimicrobial activity of propolis extract on Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli strains isolated from Qazvin hospital personnel
The antimicrobial activity of propolis extract on Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli strains isolated from Qazvin hospital personnel
Introduction. Nosocomial infections, particularly those caused by Gram-negative bacilli, indeed pose significant challenge...