Publications by authors named "A Alma"

Acetic acid bacteria - belonging to the family - are found in the gut of many sugar-feeding insects. In this study, six strains have been isolated from the hemipteran leafhopper . While they exhibit high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities to uncultured members of the family, they could not be unequivocally assigned to any particular type species.

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Acellular dermal matrices currently represent a useful reconstructive method in onco-dermatologic surgery. Nevertheless, they have some limitations, especially in terms of costs and outpatient post-operative wound care. While some studies on their cost-to-benefit ratio in breast surgery have already been issued, evidence is currently lacking in onco-dermatological surgery.

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