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| Title |
Potential role of bacteria packaging by protozoa in the persistence and transmission of pathogenic bacteria
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00240 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Alix M. Denoncourt, Valérie E. Paquet, Steve J. Charette |
| Abstract |
Many pathogenic bacteria live in close association with protozoa. These unicellular eukaryotic microorganisms are ubiquitous in various environments. A number of protozoa such as amoebae and ciliates ingest pathogenic bacteria, package them usually in membrane structures, and then release them into the environment. Packaged bacteria are more resistant to various stresses and are more apt to survive than free bacteria. New evidence indicates that protozoa and not bacteria control the packaging process. It is possible that packaging is more common than suspected and may play a major role in the persistence and transmission of pathogenic bacteria. To confirm the role of packaging in the propagation of infections, it is vital that the molecular mechanisms governing the packaging of bacteria by protozoa be identified as well as elements related to the ecology of this process in order to determine whether packaging acts as a Trojan Horse. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 85 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 80 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 18 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 20% |
| Researcher | 11 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 15% |
| Unknown | 15 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 25 | 29% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 15 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 15% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 5% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 8 | 9% |
| Unknown | 18 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 May 2014.
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