(A) Four disease-related microorganism (DRM) groups based on their presence in healthy samples from the HMP and our data in this study. (B) Percentage (positive samples/total samples) of Group 2 and Group 3 microorganisms in healthy Chinese people. (C) Average abundance level of Group 2 a...
Due to the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in fish farming, many disease-causing microbes in fish have acquired resistance to commonly used antibiotics. This has prompted the need for new therapeutic approaches to overcome this challenge. The use of nanoparticles as alternative antimicrobials to ...
For BALF samples, the interpretation is more complex because the presence of a microorganism does not necessarily reflect an infection. In five out of 10 VAP cases with sterile BALF or BALF with cultured bacteria present under the clinical significance threshold, several bacterial species were ...
challenge. Today, scientists are able to change the structure of viruses and bacteria at the level of their DNA. They remove the most harmful fragments of DNA and then use what is left in vaccines. New vaccines containing harmless bits of DNA from disease-causing germs have also been ...
A microorganism that causes disease. EPITHELIUM The tissue that covers the surface of the body and lines hollow structures, including the male and female genital tracts and the rectum. Its structure varies depending on location and role.
A vaccine typically contains an agent of the disease-causing microorganism in its weakened or killed forms (Wikipedia, 2020c). After getting vaccination, the antigenic agent stimulates the body's immune system to recognize the agent of the respective disease as a threat and subsequently destroys ...
SSIs have been defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as infection related to an operative procedure, that occurs at, or near, the surgical incision. SSIs usually develop within 30 days of the procedure (Horan et al, 2008);...
Pathogenicityis the ability of a microorganism to cause infectionand disease in a host. Based on this concept, bacteria can be classified into three major groups: true pathogens, opportunistic pathogens and nonpathogens.Pathogensare capable of causing infections and diseases in healthy persons with no...
Yet, owing to its nature of ingesting viable microorganism, probiotic use has drawn a lot of suspicion and concerns regarding its safety profile in clinical use (Fig. 1). Probiotic use in disease conditions? Probiotics are generally considered safe and well-tolerated for healthy subjects, yet ...
Endophytes are organisms exist in living healthy plant tissues without causing disease symptoms in their host plants [1]. Through colonization sites, nutritional competition with pathogens, antibiotic synthesis, and induction of resistance mechanisms, endophytic fungi protect plants from disease [2]. Endop...