Infectious Diseases
Herpesvirus Telomerase RNA (vTR) with a Mutated Template Sequence Abrogates Herpesvirus-Induced Lymphomagenesis
Authors: Benedikt B. Kaufer, Sina Arndt, Sascha Trapp, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Keith W. Jarosinski DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002333 Abstract Summary Researchers mutated the...
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The Microaerophilic Microbiota of De-Novo Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The BISCUIT Study
Authors: Richard Hansen, Susan H. Berry, Indrani Mukhopadhya, John M. Thomson, Karin A. Saunders, Charlotte E. Nicholl, W. Michael Bisset,...
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The Role of Genomics in the Identification, Prediction, and Prevention of Biological Threats
Authors: W. Florian Fricke, David A. Rasko, Jacques Ravel DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000217 Abstract Summary Genomics is poised to revolutionize public health...
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Severe Hindrance of Viral Infection Propagation in Spatially Extended Hosts
Authors: José A. Capitán, José A. Cuesta, Susanna C. Manrubia, Jacobo Aguirre DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023358 Abstract Summary Researchers model viral spread...
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Phenotypic Characterization of Peripheral T Cells and Their Dynamics in Scrub Typhus Patients
Authors: Bon-A Cho, Youngho Ko, Yeon-Sook Kim, Sanguk Kim, Myung-Sik Choi, Ik-Sang Kim, Hang-Rae Kim, Nam-Hyuk Cho DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001789 Abstract...
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Efficacy of Oseltamivir-Zanamivir Combination Compared to Each Monotherapy for Seasonal Influenza: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial
Authors: Xavier Duval, Sylvie van der Werf, Thierry Blanchon, Anne Mosnier, Maude Bouscambert-Duchamp, Annick Tibi, Vincent Enouf, Cécile Charlois-Ou, Corine...
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Regeneration of Alveolar Type I and II Cells from Scgb1a1-Expressing Cells following Severe Pulmonary Damage Induced by Bleomycin and Influenza
Authors: Dahai Zheng, Gino V. Limmon, Lu Yin, Nicola H. N. Leung, Hanry Yu, Vincent T. K. Chow, Jianzhu Chen...
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Immature Dengue Virus: A Veiled Pathogen?
Authors: Izabela A. Rodenhuis-Zybert, Hilde M. van der Schaar, Júlia M. da Silva Voorham, Heidi van der Ende-Metselaar, Huan-Yao Lei,...
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The Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti Contains a Functional High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1) Protein with a Unique Regulatory C-Terminus
Authors: Fabio Schneider Ribeiro, Isabel Caetano de Abreu da Silva, Vitor Coutinho Carneiro, Fabrício dos Santos Belgrano, Ronaldo Mohana-Borges, Ivone...
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Feasibility and Effectiveness of Provider Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling of TB Suspects in Vizianagaram District, South India
Authors: Shanta Achanta, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Jyoti Jaju, Srinivas Rao Motta Shamrao, Ramakrishna Uppaluri, Rama Rao...
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