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Biodiversity Conservation
Rebecca K. McKee, Kurt A. Buhlmann, Clinton T. Moore, Matthew C. Allender, Nicole Stacy, Tracey D. Tuberville
Summary: This study aims to assess the health of waif gopher tortoises experimentally released in South Carolina, USA. Through visual examination, pathogen screening, and hematological evaluation, it was found that most individuals showed no overt clinical evidence of disease and several known tortoise pathogens were detected. This study provides the first comprehensive assessment of pathogen prevalence and hemogram data for waif gopher tortoises following translocation.
CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Tasha M. Desiderio, Nicole Stacy, Robert J. Ossiboff, Marley Iredale, Linda L. Archer, Amy B. Alexander, Darryl J. Heard, Sarah E. Crevasse, William F. Craft, Daniel V. E. Fredholm, Kyle A. Donnelly, Justin F. Rosenberg, April L. Childress, Kathy Russell, James F. X. Wellehan
Summary: A novel species of Helicobacter was identified in wild gopher tortoises, leading to upper respiratory disease. The study highlights the importance of quarantine protocols during rehabilitation for tortoises and suggests that factors beyond Mycoplasmopsis agassizii may be involved in respiratory diseases in tortoises.
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Agusto Luzuriaga-Neira, Franziska C. Sandmeier, Chava L. Weitzman, C. Richard Tracy, Shalyn N. Bauschlicher, Richard L. Tillett, David Alvarez-Ponce
Summary: The study explored the genomic diversity of 86 cultured samples of Mycoplasma agassizii collected from mostly healthy Mojave and Sonoran desert tortoises, and found that 94% of the samples showed higher similarity to PS6(T) strain than to strain 723.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kayoko Tadera, Hiroki Kitagawa, Hiroyuki Kitano, Toshinori Hara, Seiya Kashiyama, Toshihito Nomura, Keitaro Omori, Norifumi Shigemoto, Michiya Yokozaki, Hiroki Ohge
Summary: This study analyzed urine and respiratory tract samples of patients aged 20-80 years and found that M. hominis, U. parvum, and U. urealyticum were present in both urine and respiratory tract. In urine samples, the infection rate was significantly higher in females than males, while there was no significant difference in respiratory tract samples. In addition, co-detection of M. hominis and U. urealyticum was found in some male samples.
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Microbiology
Thea Johnson, Kerri Jones, B. Tegner Jacobson, Julia Schearer, Noah Adams, Isaak Thornton, Cassie Mosdal, Steven Jones, Mark Jutila, Agnieszka Rynda-Apple, Thomas Besser, Diane Bimczok
Summary: The study found that Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae can cause asymptomatic colonization of the upper respiratory tract in domestic sheep in the absence of secondary bacterial infections, and it shows resistance to the host immune response and a certain antibiotic treatment.
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Immunology
Yacui Wang, Xiaoran Yu, Fang Liu, Xue Tian, Shuting Quan, Anxia Jiao, Xuemei Yang, Xi Zeng, Weiwei Jiao, Hui Qi, Fang Xu, Qinjing Li, Shuping Liu, Baoping Xu, Lin Sun, Adong Shen
Summary: We analyzed the microbial community in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples from children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) and found significant differences in diversity compared to a control group. The abundance of Tenericutes and Mycoplasma was significantly increased in the MPP group. Using Mycoplasma abundance as a diagnostic method, we achieved high sensitivity and specificity. Our study also revealed a correlation between Mycoplasma abundance and disease severity in children with MPP.
EMERGING MICROBES & INFECTIONS
(2023)
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Infectious Diseases
Safi U. Rehman, Jessica Day, Baharak Afshar, Richard S. Rowlands, Harriet Billam, Amelia Joseph, Malcolm Guiver, Sarah E. Maddocks, Victoria J. Chalker, Michael L. Beeton
Summary: Mycoplasma amphoriforme and Ureaplasma parvum were detected in clinical samples from England, with no evidence of acquired macrolide resistance. These atypical respiratory pathogens may have a potential role in human disease.
CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2021)
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Microbiology
Jasna Rodman Berlot, Spela Dolenc, Uros Krivec, Darja Kese
Summary: A combination of clinical, laboratory, and chest radiographic features can help identify children at higher risk of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI). Age, duration of symptoms, and chest radiographic findings have the highest predictive value for Mp LRTI. This information can assist in decision-making for further testing or macrolide antibiotic treatment.
Article
Immunology
Cheng-Chun Tai, Cheng-Hsien Tsai, Yu-Han Huang, Chia-Lin Lee, Hsin-Pai Chen, Yu-Jiun Chan
Summary: Respiratory viruses, particularly NIRVs, were frequently detected in adults hospitalized with RTIs, showing distinctive seasonal variations. A substantial number of RVs were identified in lower RT specimens or from patients admitted to ICU, highlighting their important role in causing severe respiratory infections.
JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2021)
Article
Virology
Kenichiro Takahashi, Tsuguto Fujimoto, Nozomu Hanaoka, Mariko Tamura, Yoko Suzuki, Shigetaka Sugihara
Summary: This study aims to investigate the usefulness of clinical manifestations in deciding the use of adenovirus IC kits for children with upper respiratory infections (URI). The study found that when patients lack the clinical manifestations of fever, rhinorrhea, and tonsillar exudate, the results of adenovirus IC kits are often negative.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Olimpia Kursa, Grzegorz Tomczyk, Anna Sawicka-Durkalec, Aleksandra Giza, Magdalena Slomiany-Szwarc
Summary: This study characterized the bacterial communities of upper respiratory tracks in commercial turkeys using NGS sequencing, revealing differences in bacterial diversity at the family and genus level, and the presence of several respiratory pathogens. The results provide information about bacterial composition and diversity of the turkey upper respiratory tract, which can be useful in controlling, diagnosing and treating commercial turkey flocks.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Immunology
Julia Tabatabai, Clara M. Ihling, Britta Manuel, Rebecca M. Rehbein, Sarah Schnee, Johannes Hoos, Johannes Pfeil, Juergen Grulich-Henn, Paul Schnitzler
Summary: This study investigated viral acute respiratory tract infections in hospitalized infants and children with respiratory symptoms in Germany. The majority of the patients were positive for more than one viral pathogen, with respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus, and influenza virus being the most common. Infection rates were highest in infants aged <6 months, who were also more likely to have coinfections and severe respiratory symptoms. Understanding the etiology of viral respiratory tract infections in hospitalized children is crucial for future prevention, control, and treatment strategies.
OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
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Microbiology
Jasna Rodman Berlot, Uros Krivec, Tatjana Mrvic, Rok Kogoj, Darja Kese
Summary: This study found that in children, infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae P1-2 genotype may lead to more severe lower respiratory tract infections. Children infected with P1-2 had higher baseline C-reactive protein levels and were more likely to be hospitalized compared to P1-1 infected children. The P1 genotype could potentially be used as a predictor for the severity of Mycoplasma pneumoniae lower respiratory tract infections.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Carlotta Biagi, Alessandra Cavallo, Alessandro Rocca, Luca Pierantoni, Davide Antonazzo, Arianna Dondi, Liliana Gabrielli, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Marcello Lanari
Summary: Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of respiratory infections in school-aged children, and can also lead to extrapulmonary manifestations. This study conducted a retrospective analysis of MP-positive pediatric patients admitted to a hospital in Northern Italy, revealing a high incidence of MP infection among hospitalized children and varied clinical presentations across different age groups, including extrapulmonary symptoms.
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Veterinary Sciences
Karina Sonalio, Henrique M. S. Almeida, Marina L. Mechler-Dreibi, Gabriel Y. Storino, Freddy Haesebrouck, Dominiek Maes, Luis Guilherme de Oliveira
Summary: The study found that Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection affects the diversity of respiratory microbiota and facilitates colonization of other pathogens. Differences in pulmonary and nasal microbiota were observed in pigs with different infection statuses.
VETERINARY RESEARCH
(2022)
