Neutrophils are key to host defence, and impaired neutrophil function predisposes to infection
with an array of pathogens, with Staphylococcus aureus a common and sometimes life-…

… PG consists of glycan chains made of alternating N-Acetylmuramic acid (MurNAc) and N-Acetylglucosamine
(GlcNAc) residues which are connected by short peptides that are peptides …

Enterococcus faecalis is an opportunistic pathogen with an intrinsically high resistance to
lysozyme, a key effector of the innate immune system. This high level of resistance requires a …

Among opportunistically pathogenic filamentous fungi of the Aspergillus genus, Aspergillus
fumigatus stands out as a drastically more prevalent cause of infection than others. Utilizing …

Rationale & Hypothesis: Neutrophils are crucial to host defense, and their impaired function
leads to more susceptibility to infection with a range of pathogens, with Staphylococcus …

… epigeic spider faunas on six raised peat bogs in northeastern and eastern Poland (Fig. 1). …
The epigeic spider fauna was studied in six different raised peat bogs in north-eastern and …

… in the overall richness of spider fauna from 45 species between latitudes 59 and 62N to
39 species between latitudes 62 and 66N and to 31 species between latitudes 66 and 70N. …

… 18) Zabuże, riparian forest; 5233'33"N, 2300'86"E; Salicetum albae-fragilis; N slope of the
low flooded terrace in the patch of the riparian willow; alluvial processes accumulate coarse-…

Competition theory predicts that species of similar ecological niches are less likely to coexist
than species with different niches, a process called species assortment. In contrast, the …

Studies of epigeic spiders collected by pitfall traps in selected alder swamp forests in eastern
Poland are presented. A list of 14 spider species shared by all analysed plots is given. The …