Publications by authors named "Fatemeh Sefid"

is one of the most successful pathogens causing nosocomial infections and has significantly multidrug-resistant. So far, there are no certain treatments to protect against infection with , therefore an effective vaccine needed. The purpose of this study was to predict antigenic epitopes of protein for designing the vaccine using immunoinformatics analysis.

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Autoimmune diseases (ADs) could occur due to infectious diseases and vaccination programs. Since millions of people are expected to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 and vaccinated against it, autoimmune consequences seem inevitable. Therefore, we have investigated the whole proteome of the SARS-CoV-2 for its ability to trigger ADs.

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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus that it disease spreads in over the world. Coronaviruses are single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses with a genome of approximately 30 KD, the largest genome among RNA viruses. Most people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment.

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Background: is a bothersome fatal pathogen, particularly in healthcare system. Persistence and successful invasion of in vertebrate host cells largely depends on iron acquisition methods. Siderophore molecules and Iron-Regulated Outer Membrane Proteins (IROMPs) are the two essential members of iron acquisition system.

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is a facultative pathogen bacterium which is well founded with a number of adhesion molecules to facilitate its colonization in human nasopharynx track. is a major cause of mortality from severe meningococcal disease and septicemia. adhesion, NadA, is a trimeric autotransporter adhesion molecule which is involved in cell adhesion, invasion, and antibody induction.

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Vitamin K2 (VK2), acts as an electron carrier in mitochondria and thereby effects reactive oxygen species (ROS) and ATP production. This study evaluates role of VK2 on in vitro developmental competency and cryo-survival of pre-implantation ovine embryos. Initially the optimal and beneficial concentration of VK2 on compaction and blastocyst formation rates was defined (0.

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Acinetobacter baumannii has become a tremendous challenge to modern healthcare as an antimicrobial resistant. Replication and persistence of A. baumannii within eukaryotes is based on iron acquisition functions including siderophore biosynthesis.

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Background/aim: The uptake of the ferric-acinetobactin complex into the periplasmic space relies on the baumannii acinetobactin utilization (BauA) protein. BauA is composed of cork and the β-barrel domains. We constructed a recombinant protein from conserved antigenic domains of cork and the β-barrel of BauA to evaluate their immunogenic role in an animal model.

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Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is recognized to be among the most difficult antimicrobial-resistant gram negative bacilli to control and treat. One of the major challenges that the pathogenic bacteria face in their host is the scarcity of freely available iron. To survive under such conditions, bacteria express new proteins on their outer membrane and also secrete iron chelators called siderophores.

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Acinetobacter baumannii is a deadly nosocomial pathogen. Iron is an essential element for the pathogen. Under iron-restricted conditions, the bacterium expresses iron-regulated outer membrane proteins (IROMPs).

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