Publications by authors named "K Gallo"
Investigation of Carriers of and Other Hydrogen Sulphide-Positive Bacteria in the Digestive Content of Fish from the Atlantic Area of Macaronesia: A Comparative Study of Identification by API Gallery and MALDI-TOF MS.
Animals (Basel)
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the presence of certain bacterial pathogens in fish from the Atlantic area of Macaronesia, focusing on their identification methods and health implications.
- - Two identification techniques, the traditional API method and the more advanced MALDI-TOF MS method, were compared, revealing a high level of agreement between them, especially in identifying certain bacterial genera.
- - Despite processing 59 samples, no targeted pathogens were found, which highlights the efficiency and accuracy of MALDI-TOF MS over the API technique, while also implying potential health risks from the identified bacteria.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic notably disrupted care for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) care, necessitating a rapid shift to telemedicine. Despite the growing use of telemedicine, the impact of this transition on patients' experiences, particularly in Canada and considering sociocultural factors, remains underexplored. This study aims to investigate patients with CKD perspectives on telemedicine versus in-person care and to offer recommendations for enhancing telemedicine services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetabolomic microbiome research has become an important topic for understanding agricultural, ecological as well as health correlations. Only the determination of both the non-volatile and the volatile organic compound (mVOC) production by microorganisms allows a holistic view for understanding the complete potential of metabolomes and metabolic capabilities of bacteria. In the recent past, more and more bacterial headspaces and culture media were analyzed, leading to an accumulation of about 3500 mVOCs in the updated mVOC 4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProtein aggregation plays key roles in age-related degenerative diseases, but how different proteins coalesce to form inclusions that vary in composition, morphology, molecular dynamics and confer physiological consequences is poorly understood. Here we employ a general reporter based on mutant Hsp104 to identify proteins forming aggregates in human cells under common proteotoxic stress. We identify over 300 proteins that form different inclusions containing subsets of aggregating proteins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn update on surgical management for stress urinary incontinence.
Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a problem many women have, and surgery is a common way to help treat it.
- There are different types of surgeries, like synthetic midurethral slings (MUS) and newer single-incision slings (SIS), which are easier to place.
- New research shows that all these treatments can be effective, but SIS and urethral bulking with a special gel called Bulkamid can also have good long-term results, even if their cure rates aren’t as high.