Previously, spirochetes have been detected in the dermatological specimens from four MD patients, thus providing evidence of an infectious process. Conclusions Our study using multiple detection ...

The major genera of medically relevant spirochetes include Treponema (syphilis and other diseases), Leptospira (leptospirosis), and Borrelia (Lyme disease and relapsing fever). Despite vast ...

Periodontal disease is classically characterized by progressive destruction of the soft and hard tissues of the periodontal complex, mediated by an interplay between dysbiotic microbial communities ...

You rip it off and carry on. Unbeknownst to you, bacterial spirochetes enter your bloodstream and begin to infect you. Within the week, a red rash forms around the area and the disease is running its ...

It is active against gram-positive bacteria and spirochetes. It can be used alone or in combination with neomycin, polymyxin, and corticosteroids. During patch testing, bacitracin is tested at 20% ...

This study presents a valuable finding on the role of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitors (SLPI) in developing Lyme disease in mice infected with Borrelia burgdorferi. The evidence supporting the ...

aDepartment of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada bDepartment of Pathology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada cDepartment of Medicine ...

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While prokaryotic cells do not have membrane-bound structures, they do have distinct cellular regions (Figure 1). In prokaryotic cells, DNA bundles together in a region called the nucleoid. Primitive ...