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Secreted fungal virulence effector triggers allergic inflammation via TLR4 – Nature

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Armstrong-James, D., Meintjes, G. & Brown, G. D. A neglected epidemic: fungal infections in HIV/AIDS. Trends Microbiol. 22, 120–127 (2014).CAS ...

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COVID variant siblings show different levels of virulence

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As the world enters a third year of pandemic-related uncertainties, one thing does seem certain: The SARS-CoV-2 virus mutates and...

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Phages kill dystentery-causing bacteria and reduce virulence in surviving bacteria

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Phages are viruses that infect bacteria and can also be used to treat human infections. However, as with antibiotics, bacteria...

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Self-guarding of MORC3 enables virulence factor-triggered immunity – Nature

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1.Lopes Fischer, N., Naseer, N., Shin, S. & Brodsky, I. E. Effector-triggered immunity and pathogen sensing in metazoans. Nat. Microbiol....

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COVID-19 virus rapidly evolves to higher infectivity during in vitro growth, which may be a step toward lower virulence: The higher infectivity correlates with mutations that increase viral binding to a cell surface glucosaminoglycan, heparan sulfate

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Viruses accumulate mutations as they replicate in infected cells. Repeated replication can lead to viral strains that show attenuated virulence....

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New cause for intensification of oyster disease: Rise in disease virulence due to evolving parasite, not just drought

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A new paper in Scientific Reports led by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science challenges increased...