Publications by authors named "Ernest Akorli"
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- Diarrhea is a significant health issue for UK military personnel in South Sudan, with a study aimed at identifying its causes and checking for antibiotic resistance.
- Over 5 months, 127 samples were analyzed, finding that most cases were caused by specific strains of E. coli, with a strong correlation between certain types* ! The diagnosis methods used, like multiplex PCR, proved effective in this challenging environment, showing that diarrhea is mainly bacterial, although norovirus also presented uniquely.
The flavin-dependent thymidylate synthase X (ThyX), rare in eukaryotes and completely absent in humans, is crucial in the metabolism of thymidine (a DNA precursor) in many microorganisms including several human pathogens. Conserved in mycobacteria, including Mycobacterium leprae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, it represents a prospective anti-mycobacterial therapeutic target. In a M.
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