Health sciences; Medicine; Medical specialty; Medical microbiology

Scientific Reports - Molecular and cellular characterization of Plasmodium berghei PPM9 phosphatase, an enzyme dispensable during both asexual and sexual life cycle stages

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Scientific Reports - BCG immunisation through intranasal instillation protects mice against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection by enhancing alveolar macrophage activity

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In this work, authors show that alpibectir boosts ethionamide efficacy against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by enhancing its bioactivation and also shows intrinsic activity. The ethionamide-alpibectir c...

L’extraordinaire odyssée du toxoplasme, le parasite qui manipule ses hôtes pour les transformer en pâtée pour chat.

Influenza viruses cause a highly contagious, acute pulmonary disease that results in significant mortality each year. These infections trigger the production of interferons, known to induce the expression of the rate-limiting enzyme in the ...

Author summary Plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and transmitted between mammals by fleas. To spread, the bacteria must survive in the flea gut after a blood meal. This environment is ...

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Copper is an essential metal notably found in respiration complexes for its redox properties. It is also toxic hence its cellular trafficking is tightly controlled. Bacteria have developed a number of...

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen and the leading cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. Nevertheless, HEV remains largely u…

Immune response; immunology; respiratory medicine; therapeutics

Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from infectious diseases. While effective therapies are available, their prolonged duration and severe…

Saviez-vous qu’il existe un lien entre notre flore intestinale et notre système immunitaire pulmonaire ?François Trottein est un grand curieux. Passionné par les questions qui touchent au vivant, il e...

Transmise par les tiques, la maladie de Lyme est causée par des bactéries capables de se camoufler, de s’adapter et de résister à nos défenses immunitaires grâce à d’ingénieux stratagèmes.

In response to the escalating threat of infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance, novel therapeutic strategies are under active development. A…

Transmise par les tiques, la maladie de Lyme est causée par des bactéries capables de se camoufler, de s’adapter et de résister à nos défenses immunitaires grâce à d’ingénieux stratagèmes.

Abstract. 100 years after Planctomycetes were discovered and fifty years since the first isolate was successfully cultured, this bacterial phylum remains e