Microarray based transcription profiling is now a consolidated methodology and has
widespread use in areas such as pharmacogenomics, diagnostics and drug target …

Adaptation to the host environment and exploitation of host cell functions are critical to the
success of intracellular pathogens. Here, insight to these virulence mechanisms was …

Implantation is crucial for placental development that will subsequently impact fetal growth
and pregnancy success with consequences on postnatal health. We postulated that the …

M ycobacterium abscessus is an emerging pathogen that is increasingly recognized as a
relevant cause of human lung infection in cystic fibrosis patients. This highly antibiotic …

High-throughput post-genomic studies are now routinely and promisingly investigated in
biological and biomedical research. The main statistical approach to select genes …

Legionella pneumophila and L. longbeachae are two species of a large genus of bacteria
that are ubiquitous in nature. L. pneumophila is mainly found in natural and artificial water …

At implantation the endometrium undergoes modifications necessary for its physical
interactions with the trophoblast as well as the development of the conceptus. We aim to …

Background As uricoletic animals, chickens produce cleidoic eggs, which are self-contained
bacteria-resistant biological packages for extra-uterine development of the chick embryo …

Legionella pneumophila is an opportunistic human pathogen that replicates within
environmental amoebae including Acanthamoeba castellanii and Dictyostelium discoideum …

To transit from intra‐to extracellular environments, Legionella pneumophila differentiates
from a replicative/non‐virulent to a transmissive/virulent form using the two‐component …