Rapid and accurate profiling of infection-causing pathogens remains a significant challenge
in modern health care. Despite advances in molecular diagnostic techniques, blood culture …

Ballast water is a main vector of introduction of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens,
which includes Non-Indigenous Species. Numerous and diversified organisms are …

The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) DNA marker is routinely used for fungal identification
but gives a clear result for only three out of four powdery mildew samples. A search for new …

The most common strategy to assess microbiota is sequencing specific hypervariable
regions of 16S rRNA gene using 2nd generation platforms (such as MiSeq or Ion Torrent …

Infections caused by opportunistic human fungal pathogens are a source of increasing
medical concern, due to their growing incidence, the emergence of novel pathogenic …

The powdery mildews (Ascomycota, Erysiphales) are a group of obligate biotrophic fungi
found on nearly 10,000 angiosperm plant hosts globally including many that are important …

Sepsis is a serious medical condition characterized by a whole-body inflammatory response
caused by bloodstream infection. The final stage of sepsis can lead to septic shock, multiple …

The greatest risk of childhood deaths occurs in the first few weeks of life. Two of the major
concerns, birth asphyxia, and sepsis are responsible for the loss of over 2.5 million infants in …

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that results from a severe immune response to a
bloodstream infection. Identifying sepsis-causing organisms rapidly and accurately within a …