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Surgical treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta: a summary of the incidence of femoral implant-related complications in children with Sillence type I, III and IV
This study explored the incidence of IRCs used in the procedures of the femur in children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) and investigated the independent risk factors of IRCs.
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Bacillus phage phi18-2 is a novel temperate virus with an unintegrated genome present in the cytoplasm of lysogenic cells as a linear phage-plasmid
Bacillus subtilis is a Gram-positive bacterium that is widely used in fermentation and in the pharmaceutical industry. Phage contamination occasionally occurs in various fermentation processes and causes signific...
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Open AccessThe patient-related factors in revision procedures on tibia of patients with osteogenesis imperfecta treated with the Peter-Williams nail
To investigate the patient-related factors that affect the revision rate for the tibia in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta treated with the Peter-Williams nail, and to explore the relationship between the...
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Open AccessWhich is the best femoral implant in children with osteogenesis imperfecta? a retrospective cohort study of 783 procedures
Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a hereditary genetic disorder characterized by bone fragility and extremity deformities. The surgical management for long-bone fractures and deformities in OI remains a challeng...
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Open AccessVariants of a putative baseplate wedge protein extend the host range of Pseudomonas phage K8
Narrow host range is a major limitation for phage applications, but phages can evolve expanded host range through adaptations in the receptor-binding proteins.
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Bacillus subtilis phage phi18: genomic analysis and receptor identification
Bacillus subtilis strains play a pivotal role in the fermentation industry. B. subtilis phages can cause severe damage by infecting bacterial cells used in industrial fermentation processes. In this work, we isol...
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Escherichia coli phage phi2013: genomic analysis and receptor identification
Escherichia coli is an important foodborne pathogen that can cause severe human disease. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of the lytic virus phi2013, which is specific for Escherichia coli labor...
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The Effect of Streptococcus salivarius K12 on Halitosis: a Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
This study was to evaluate the effect of Streptococcus salivarius K12 on tongue coating–associated halitosis. Twenty-eight subjects having tongue coating–associated halitosis were randomly divided into either a t...
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Characterization of a novel lytic myophage, phiA8-29, infecting Aeromonas strains
Members of the bacterial genus Aeromonas are important aquatic pathogens that cause severe fish diseases. Here, we characterize a novel lytic phage, Aeromonas virus phiA8-29, isolated from the alimentary tract of...
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Characterization of a novel lytic podovirus O4 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Phage O4 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was previously visualized as a short-tailed virus using a transmission electron microscope. In this work, the O4 genome was characterized to be a linear dsDNA molecule comprisin...
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Open AccessRegulatory protein SrpA controls phage infection and core cellular processes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Our understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind bacteria-phage interactions remains limited. Here we report that a small protein, SrpA, controls core cellular processes in response to phage infection and ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Isolation and Characterization of a Virulent Phage H6 Infecting Lactobacillus brevis from the Fermented Chinese Cabbage
A virulent phage H6 infecting Lactobacillus brevis was isolated from the fermented Chinese cabbage samples, and its biological characteristics were determined. The electron microscope result showed that the phage...
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Investigation of Aquatic Pathogens and Diversity Analysis of Aeromonas Isolates
Epidemic survey and genetic characterization of aquatic pathogens from the aquatic product and sea water samples collected in Tian** and **amen, Fujian, China. Selective media were used for aquatic pathogens ...
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Identification of Genes Encoding Receptors for Six Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phages
Phage adsorption to specific receptors on cell surface of host bacteria is the first step in the infection process, and phage receptor mutation is the most common way for bacteria to resist phage infection. In...
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Open AccessCharacterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Phage C11 and Identification of Host Genes Required for Virion Maturation
The underlying mechanisms of phage-host interactions largely remained to be elucidated. In this work, Pseudomonas aeruginosa phage C11 was first characterized as a Myoviridae virus having a linear dsDNA molecule ...
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Characterization of Rhamnolipid Production in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain
Rhamnolipid is a class of glycolipid biosurfactant and has the potential to replace chemical surfactants due to its low toxicity and biodegradability. In this study, 38 Pseudomonas strains were screened for rhamn...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Raw Milk
Staphylococcus aureus has raised great health concerns worldwide. In this work, with the traditional culture-based methods, totally 70 bacterial isolates on Barid–Parker medium from raw milk samp...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Isolation and Characterization of a Highly Siderophore Producing Bacillus subtilis Strain
Bacteria, fungi, and graminaceous plants synthesize siderophore for scavenging iron from environment to inhibit the growth of pathogens by depriving of iron. At this study, 19 siderophore producing bacterial s...
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Optimization of a Whey Containing Medium for β-Galactosidase Production by Lactobacillus reuteri
Lactobacillus reuteri MF2-2 was screened out for producing a high level of β-galactosidase from chicken fecal samples and identified with 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. To reduce production cos...
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Characterization of acetoin production in a budC gene disrupted mutant of Serratia marcescens G12
The 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BD) dehydrogenase gene budC of Serratia marcescens G12 was disrupted to construct the acetoin (AC) producing strain G12M. In shake-flask cultures, AC production was enhanced by increased c...
