A total of 123 isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from bovine clinical and
subclinical mastitis in Argentina from March 1998 to March 2000 was investigated for in vitro …

The enormous genetic flexibility of bacteria jeopardizes the usefulness of currently available
antibiotics, and requires new approaches to antibiotic discovery and development …

Siderophores, iron-scavenging small molecules, are fundamental to bacterial nutrient metal
acquisition and enable pathogens to overcome challenges imposed by nutritional immunity …

Since proof of the germ theory of disease in the late 19th century, a major focus of the fields
of microbiology and infectious diseases has been to seek differences between pathogenic …

Sporotrichosis is a polymorphic chronic infection of humans and animals classically
acquired after traumatic inoculation with soil and plant material contaminated with Sporothrix …

The view that immunoglobulins function largely by potentiating neutralization, cytotoxicity or
phagocytosis is being replaced by a new synthesis whereby antibodies participate in all …

Metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) produced by green synthesis using plant extracts have
attracted huge interest in the scientific community due to their excellent antibacterial …

Urease, a major virulence factor for Cryptococcus neoformans, promotes lethal meningitis/
encephalitis in mice. The effect of urease within the lung, the primary site of most invasive …

Fungi are relatively rare causes of life-threatening systemic disease in immunologically
intact mammals despite being frequent pathogens in insects, amphibians, and plants. Given …

Galectins are characterized by their binding affinity for β-galactosides, a unique binding site
sequence motif, and wide taxonomic distribution and structural conservation in vertebrates …