Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a major causative agent of community-acquired pneumonia
which can lead to both acute upper and lower respiratory tract inflammation, and …

Microbial exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are receiving growing interest today, owing to their
diversity in chemical structure and source, multiple functions, and immense potential …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been utilized since the 1990s for therapeutic heterologous
gene expression. The ability of LAB to elicit an immune response against expressed foreign …

Background The use of probiotic lactic acid bacteria as a mucosal vaccine vector is
considered a promising alternative compared to the use of other microorganisms because of …

Discovery of conserved antigens for universal influenza vaccines warrants solutions to a
number of concerns pertinent to the currently licensed influenza vaccines, such as annual …

In light of the limited protection conferred by current influenza vaccines, immunisation using
universal influenza vaccines has been proposed for protection against all or most influenza …

Background Soil salinity is a severe environmental stress, limiting plant growth and
sustainable agriculture. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and Epichloë …

Achnatherum inebrians is a perennial grass widely distributed in northwest China. Nearly all
wild A. inebrians plants are infected by Epichloë endophytes. In this study, bacteria from the …

The current influenza vaccines only confer protection against the circulating influenza
subtypes, therefore universal vaccines are needed to prevent upcoming influenza outbreaks …

The slpB gene of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM, which differs from the slpA gene and is
silent under normal conditions, was successfully amplified and ligated to the corresponding …