Sentences with phrase «human pathogen helps»
The geographical distribution of strains of a specific human pathogen helps to define patterns of colonization out of Taiwan.
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Magee - Womens Research Institute (MWRI) have devised a cell - based model of the human placenta that could help explain how pathogens that cause birth defects, such as Zika virus, cross from mother to unborn child.
The human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces molecules called phenazines that help it to cope with the oxygen - limited conditions within biofilms.
The researchers from the University's Institute of Infection and Global Health ranked the top 100 pathogens affecting humans and the top 100 affecting domestic animals using a system which, they believe, will help governments across the continent plan for risks associated with the spread of infectious diseases, including as a result of climate change, and for biosecurity.
Scientists» initial idea was to introduce genes conferring resistance to human pathogens into mosquitoes, and then enlist Wolbachia to help these traits race through the population.
To test the homing beacon — or «Alphamer» — against live strep bacteria, Mullis enlisted the help of Victor Nizet, MD, professor of pediatrics and pharmacy at UC San Diego, whose laboratory studies how pathogens interact with the human immune system.
His laboratory and their collaborators have also identified human amyloid fibrils in semen that enhance the ability of HIV to infect new cells — a discovery that one day could help stem the global spread of this deadly pathogen.
Recently, Dr. Greene's lab identified human protein fragments in semen that enhance the ability of HIV to infect new cells — a discovery that one day could help stem the global spread of this deadly pathogen.
«Clarifying how disease outbreaks subside will help us predict, and respond to, other emerging pathogens in plants, wildlife — and in humans,» Voyles said.
These healthy bacteria help break down food, prevent the growth of pathogens, and produce vitamins for their human host, including vitamin K and vitamin B.
Another human clinical trial showed that taking 500 mg of EpiCor ® for 60 days increased levels of IgA — a key antibody found in your mouth, eyes, nose, gut lining and other mucus membranes throughout your body that helps trap pathogens before they can cause harm.
For example, these substances have been shown to help kill the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (a very dangerous pathogen) and the yeast Candida albicans, a common source of yeast infections in humans (7, 8).