File under “Life is a struggle between us and all the pathogens that we catch, most of which are the upstream source and cause of most diseases…”
Viridans Streptococcal Biofilm Evades Immune Detection and Contributes to Inflammation and Rupture of Atherosclerotic Plaques
#Streptococci #MI
#MedCase - While viridans #streptococci are commonly implicated in infective #endocarditis, S. parasanguinis is rarely the causative agent in cases where a mycotic #aneurysm is a secondary complication.
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#NeuroSky
Systematic #algorithm using #16S ribosomal #RNA for accurate diagnosis of #pneumonia #pathogens ...
| #bacteria | #streptococci | #diagnostic | #infections | Via @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to Stephan Brouwer for winning 3rd best poster at last week's #Lancefield International Symposium on #Streptococci and #Streptococcal Diseases in Brisbane.
Insights into the enigma of oral streptococci in carcinogenesis
Review of the potential association between oral streptococci, inflammation, and tumorigenesis.
#microbiology #cancer #carcinogenesis #Streptococci
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journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Going to try my hand at live tweeting a conference - the Lancefield meeting in Brisbane next week (lisssd2025.org). Any tips @onisillos.bsky.social ? #idsky #lisssd #streptococci
Sweden reports most invasive group A #streptococci cases since it became notifiable 20 years ago
outbreaknewstoday.substack.com/p/sweden-rep...
Besonders spannend: "Taxonomic & functional differences between oral #microbiomes of Homo & chimpanzees but high degree of similarity between #Neanderthals & modern #humans, including an apparent #Homo-specific acquisition of #StarchDigestion capability in oral #streptococci ..."
