In a recent study published in the United States (U.S.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, a team of scientists conducted a cross-sectional ...

Enteric infections arise when pathogenic microorganisms breach the intestinal mucosal barrier and subvert host defences, leading to inflammation, diarrhoea and systemic complications. Key determinants ...

Enteric pathogens face formidable acid challenges throughout the gastrointestinal tract and in acidified foods. To survive, bacteria have evolved multilayered defence systems collectively known as the ...

Intestinal epithelial cells lining the surface of our gastro-intestinal tract form a tight monolayer which serves as the primary barrier separating us from the luminal content of the gut. The lumen of ...

In a recent study published in the journal Food Microbiology, researchers summarized the evidence on interactions of enteric bacterial pathogens with ready-to-eat (RTE) fruits and vegetables. Fruit ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. To estimate the number of illnesses, Scallan Walter and ...

In the post-vaccine era, rotavirus has become just another cause of acute gastroenteritis in most cases. But is there anything new in diagnosis and treatment? To Test or Not to Test? Commercially ...

Younger pigs, both pre-weaning and post-weaning, appeared to have a heavier load of virus in their intestines.