Publications by authors named "E V Zhirakovskaia"

Noroviruses (family Caliciviridae) are common causes of acute gastroenteritis worldwide. Multiple polymerase/capsid combinations have been identified among members of norovirus genogroup GII, at least 10 of which contain GII.P16 polymerase.

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Diversity-generating retroelements (DGRs) are prokaryotic systems providing rapid modification and adaptation of target proteins. In phages, the main targets of DGRs are receptor-binding proteins that are usually parts of tail structures and the variability of such host-recognizing structures enables phage adaptation to changes on the bacterial host surface. Sometimes, more than one target gene containing a hypermutated variable repeat (VR) can be found in phage DGRs.

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is one of the environmental species. A number of factors of virulence have been described for this species and it has been reported as a causative agent of urinary tract infection. The first bacteriophage AerP_220 along with its host strain CEMTC 4062 were isolated from river water.

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A total of 394 strains of staphylococci found in humans and pets in Novosibirsk, Siberian Russia, were characterized in terms of antibiotic resistance and corresponding genes. Two coagulase-positive and 17 coagulase-negative species were identified. The majority of isolates, with the exception of and hospital isolates, were sensitive to most of the tested antibiotics, and isolates from pets displayed the lowest level of resistance.

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Noroviruses (the Caliciviridae family) are a common cause of acute gastroenteritis in all age groups. These small non-envelope viruses with a single-stranded (+)RNA genome are characterized by high genetic variability. Continuous changes in the genetic diversity of co-circulating noroviruses and the emergence of new recombinant variants are observed worldwide.

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