Background:Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is a persistent infectious disease threatening human health.The existing diagnostic methods still have significant shortcomings, including a low positivity rate in pathogen-based diagnoses and the inability of immunological Cleansing pad diagnostics to detect active TB.Hence,
Abstract Background Blochmannia are obligately intracellular bacterial mutualists of ants of the tribe Camponotini.Blochmannia perform key nutritional functions for the host, including synthesis of several essential amino acids.We used Illumina technology to sequence the genome of Blochmannia associated with Camponotus vafer.Results Although Blochm
Plasmonic nanostructures, particularly of noble-metal Au and Ag, have attracted long-lasting research interests because of their intriguing Sunflower Seeds physical and chemical properties.Under light excitation, their conduction electrons can form collective oscillation with the electromagnetic fields at particular wavelength, leading to localized
Modern penile implants, introduced to the market almost four decades ago, have provided a predictable and reliable treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) despite the development of less-invasive therapies.Infection associated with the placement of these devices does occur, and with prophylactic measures and protocols the incidence has decreased for