Evaluation of an UltraFast LabChip V280 assay for detection of toxigenic Clostridium difficile.

In this study, we compared the performance of an UltraFast LabChip (UL) V280 system for Clostridium difficile detection in stool with that of Xpert C. difficile/Epi and VIDAS CDAB. Among 176 stool specimens, UL V280 detected toxigenic C.

Catalase-negative Staphylococcus lugdunensis strain with a novel point mutation in the catalase gene isolated from a patient with chronic suppurative otitis media.

This report describes the results of the sequence analysis of a methicillin-susceptible strain of catalase-negative Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Molecular characterization of the deduced sequence revealed a novel point mutation in the catalase gene. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a catalase-negative S.

miR-134 inhibits epithelial to mesenchymal transition by targeting FOXM1 in non-small cell lung cancer cells.

Recent studies have implied that miRNAs act as crucial modulators for epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). We found that miR-134 expression correlated with invasive potential and EMT phenotype of NSCLC cells. Functional assays demonstrated that miR-134 inhibited EMT in NSCLC cells.