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![Image: Scanning electron microscope micrograph showing a mass of Yersinia pestis bacteria in the foregut of an infected flea (Photo courtesy of the [US] National Institutes of Health).](https://globetechcdn.com/mobile_labmedica/images/stories/articles/article_images/2015-07-12/GMS-224.jpg "Image: Scanning electron microscope micrograph showing a mass of Yersinia pestis bacteria in the foregut of an infected flea (Photo courtesy of the [US] National Institutes of Health).")
Recent Mutations Responsible for Plague Bacteria's Virulence
A team of molecular microbiologists has found that acquisition of single protein early in its existence enabled the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis to invade lung tissue, but that it required later mutations of this gene to enable the organism to rapidly spread to the lymph nodes and cause the bubonic form of the disease. More...12 Jul 2015
Tissue Microbiological Diagnostics Improved by High-Throughput Homogenizer
Tissue specimens are valuable materials for microbiological diagnostics and require swift and accurate processing but established processing methods are complex, labor intensive, hardly if at all standardizable, and prone to incorporate contaminants. More...08 Jul 2015
TF-Test Modified as New Diagnostic Tool for Human Enteroparasitosis
Intestinal parasitosis is highly prevalent worldwide, being among the main causes of illness and death in humans and currently, laboratory diagnosis of the intestinal parasites is accomplished through manual technical procedures, mostly developed decades ago, which justifies the development of more sensitive and practical techniques. More...01 Jul 2015
Efficient Molecular Method Detects Pathogenic Leptospires
The diagnosis of leptospirosis, which primarily relies on antiquated serotyping methods, is particularly challenging due to presentation of non-specific symptoms shared by other febrile illnesses, often leading to misdiagnosis. More...29 Jun 2015
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