Investigating the multifaceted characteristics of BaFeWO double perovskite: Insights from density functional theory.

This study undertook a comprehensive examination of the double perovskite complex BaFeWO, investigating its structural, electrical, magnetic, thermal and elastic characteristics. The study used density functional theory (DFT), specifically the full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method. It also used different approximations, including the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and the modified Trans-Blaha (TB-mBJ) approach, to improve the accuracy of the band gap estimation more accurate.

Mouse models for bacterial enteropathogen infections: insights into the role of colonization resistance.

Globally, enteropathogenic bacteria are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. , Shiga-toxin-producing , and are among the top five most commonly reported zoonotic pathogens in the European Union. However, not all individuals naturally exposed to enteropathogens go on to develop disease.

Uncoupling of invasive bacterial mucosal immunogenicity from pathogenicity.

There is the notion that infection with a virulent intestinal pathogen induces generally stronger mucosal adaptive immunity than the exposure to an avirulent strain. Whether the associated mucosal inflammation is important or redundant for effective induction of immunity is, however, still unclear. Here we use a model of auxotrophic Salmonella infection in germ-free mice to show that live bacterial virulence factor-driven immunogenicity can be uncoupled from inflammatory pathogenicity.