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Biomedicine
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Medical Microbiology
Qi** Li
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Analysis of Chinese Borrelia Burgdorferi from Various Sources
Lyme borreliosis, a multisystem disorder caused by the spirochete B. burgdorfer, is a worldwide tick-borne disease. Many clinical cases of B. burgdorferi infections have been described in humans and animals. B...
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Anti-Adhesion and Diagnostic Strategies for Oro-Intestinal Bacterial Pathogens
Bacteria, viruses and eukaryotic cells bind to carbohydrate and protein receptors via cell adhesion molecules (Sharon and Lis, 1993). Adhesion is an essential step in microbial colonization and the development...
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LL-37: An Immunomodulatory Antimicrobial Host Defence Peptide
Cationic host defence peptides (CHDP) are conserved peptide components of the innate immune system. These peptides, also known as antimicrobial peptides, were originally discovered and described on the basis o...
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Human Microbiota and Its Function
The human body is home to complex communities of microorganisms. Their total number is estimated to be 1014; 10 times the number of human cells per individual [1]. These microbial communities are found on our ski...
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Future Development of Infectious Microecology
More and more studies indicate interactions between infectious diseases and microbiota. Advances in molecular techniques have led to a greater appreciation of the diversity of human microbiota, the extent of i...
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Infectious Microecology
Microecology, with information increasing rapidly, has been a new develo** subject. In recent years, the discipline of microecology has become a significant subject studied by international scientists. Some ...
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Facets of Small RNA-Mediated Regulation in Legionella pneumophila
Legionella pneumophila is a water-borne pathogen that causes a severe lung infection in humans. It is able to replicate inside amoeba in the water environment, and inside lung macrophages in...
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Infectious Microecology in Liver Disease
More than 100 years ago, Pavlov discovered that the liver can remove enteric toxins. Now we think that, under normal circumstances, the liver can also remove bacteria, fungi, and their metabolites such as toxi...
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Infectious Microecology in Urinary Tract and Reproductive System
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection involving the kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra. These are the structures that urine passes through before being eliminated from the body. Symptoms include fre...
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Immunopathogenesis of Chlamydial Infections
Chlamydial infections lead to a number of clinically relevant diseases and induce significant morbidity in human populations. It is generally understood that certain components of the host immune response to i...
