Influenza pandemics occur unpredictably when zoonotic influenza viruses with novel antigenicity
acquire the ability to transmit amongst humans 1 . Host range breaches are limited by …

In alkaline conditions, Listeria monocytogenes cells develop higher proportions of branched-chain
fatty acids (FAs), including more anteiso forms. In acid conditions, the opposite occurs…

… S. aureus. Growth of the BKD-inactivated mutant was progressively more impaired than that
of wild-type S. … Interestingly, growth of wild-type S. aureus was also stimulated by including 2-…

… Efstathios S. Giotis, Alison M. Gallagher and Kristina Pentieva were responsible for data
interpretation and manuscript revision. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript. …

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies revealed that exposure to 4lethal alkaline stress
induced statistically significant (P<0.05) changes in mean cell length, radius and volume …

Background Microbiological standards within pork slaughter processing plants in the
European Union are currently governed by Commission Regulation (EC) 2073/2005, which …

Haemagglutinin and neuraminidase surface glycoproteins of the bat influenza H17N10 virus
neither bind to nor cleave sialic acid receptors, indicating that this virus employs cell entry …

Involvement of macrophages in the SARS-CoV-2-associated cytokine storm, the excessive
secretion of inflammatory/anti-viral factors leading to the acute respiratory distress syndrome (…

Background Information regarding the Alkali-Tolerance Response (AlTR) in Listeria
monocytogenes is very limited. Treatment of alkali-adapted cells with the protein synthesis inhibitor …

Fowlpox virus is the type species of an extensive and poorly-defined group of viruses isolated
from more than 200 species of birds, together comprising the avipoxvirus genus of the …