Bacterial capsular polysaccharides with antibiofilm activity share common biophysical and electrokinetic properties

Abstract Bacterial biofilms are surface-attached communities that are difficult to eradicate due to a high tolerance to antimicrobial agents.The use of non-biocidal surface-active compounds to prevent the initial adhesion and aggregation of bacterial pathogens is a promising alternative to antibiotic treatments and several antibiofilm compounds hav

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Implication of TLR- but not of NOD2-signaling pathways in dendritic cell activation by group B Streptococcus serotypes III and V.

Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is an important agent of life-threatening invasive infection.It has been previously shown that encapsulated type III GBS is easily internalized by dendritic cells (DCs), and that this internalization had an impact on cytokine Ball - Glove Baseball Catcher - Senior production.The receptors underlying these processes are p

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Effects of kinds of additives on fermentation quality, nutrient content, aerobic stability, and microbial community of the mixed silage of king grass and rice straw

To investigate the effects of kinds of additives on silage quality, the mixture of king grass and rice straw was ensiled with addition of sucrose, citric Queen Bookcase Bed acid and malic acid at the levels of 0, 1 and 2%, being blank control (CK), citric acid groups (CA1, CA2), malic acid groups (MA1, MA2), citric acid + malic acid groups (CM1, CM

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