The emergence of antibiotic resistance has significantly elevated the threat posed by Acinetobacter baumannii as an opportunistic pathogen. A.baumannii, a notorious bacterium, poses a serious threat to health care, leading to severe nosocomial infections, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNocardia farcinica is the leading pathogen responsible for nocardiosis, a life-threatening infection primarily affecting immunocompromised patients. In this study, the genomic sequence of a clinically isolated N. farcinica sample was sequenced.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLymphatic filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by the worms Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. Three anti-filarial drugs namely Diethylcarbamazine, Ivermectin and Albendazole and their combinations are used as the control strategies for filariasis. The disease has received much attention in drug discovery due to the unavailability of vaccines and the toxic pharmaceutical properties of the existing drugs.
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