Bacterial Load

Innate immune signaling and antimicrobial peptide activity maintain separation of the microbiota and intestinal epithelium. The… Expand

Human BDCA3+ dendritic cells (DCs) were suggested to be homologous to mouse CD8α+ DCs. We demonstrate that human BDCA3+ DCs are… Expand

BACKGROUND There is a clinical need for more objective methods of identifying patients at risk for septic shock and poorer… Expand

The role of microbial load during aging of the adult fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster is incompletely understood. Here we show… Expand

BACKGROUND Information on bacterial colonization immediately after dental implant insertion is limited. AIMS (1) To assess the… Expand

Silver nanoparticles can be coated on common polyurethane (PU) foams by overnight exposure of the foams to nanoparticle solutions… Expand

One of the most intriguing aspects of tuberculosis is that the outcome of an infection with M. tuberculosis (TB) is highly… Expand

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by an accelerated decline in lung function and progressive airway… Expand

The design and evaluation of a set of universal primers and probe for the amplification of 16S rDNA from the Domain Bacteria to… Expand

PURPOSE Viable bacteria are often isolated from airway secretions in clinically stable patients with chronic bronchitis. We… Expand