Allocating inspection resources over a diverse set of imports to prevent entry of plant pests and pathogens presents a substantial policy design challenge.
Developing a live anti-cancer agent derived in most cases from human pathogens presents a unique set of challenges to clinical development versus those anticipated with standard chemotherapeutics and small molecules.
Investigation into the structure and function of PPR-TGM proteins in these pathogens presents a novel opportunity for the exploitation of PPR proteins as drug targets to prevent disease.
Hospital-acquired infections caused by opportunistic pathogens present a serious threat to public health.
Some of these clonal pathogens present a rather puzzling discrepancy, showing much phenotypic diversity between strains, despite near identity in gene sequences.
This study was a qualitative survey to show proof of principle that parasitic helminths may act as vectors for viable bacteria and, in the case of pathogens, present a reservoir or vector for the transmission of pathogens between hosts.
However, the number of soilborne pathogens (including nematodes) is increasing worldwide because cultivation practices have been altered to use less water, and these pathogens present a potential threat to rice production [ 2].
Nonetheless, emergence of CA-MRSA strains as HA pathogens presents a challenge for MRSA control strategies through the increasingly probable reintroduction of CA-MRSA from the community reservoir [ 29, 30].
Plant pathogens present a major challenge to food security and local economies as an estimated 10 16% of global food production is annually lost to disease (Strange and Scott 2005; Chakraborty and Newton 2011).
Among these factors, β-lactamases of multiple classes (A, B, C, and D) are the primary determinants responsible for β-lactam resistance in Acinetobacter spp. As a consequence, these pathogens present a serious challenge to successful antimicrobial chemotherapy, especially in patients who are elderly, immunocompromised, or most recently, suffer serious military war wounds.
