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The Coronavirus Nucleocapsid is a Multifunctional Protein
(MDPI, 2014)
The coronavirus nucleocapsid (N) is a structural protein that forms complexes with genomic RNA, interacts with the viral membrane protein during virion assembly and plays a critical role in enhancing the efficiency of virus ...
Molecular detection of tick-borne pathogen diversities in ticks from livestock and reptiles along the shores and adjacent islands of lake Victoria and lake Baringo, Kenya
(Frontiers Media, 2017)
Tick-borne pathogens (TBPs) are responsible for some of the
most serious emerging infectious diseases facing sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) and the rest of the world today (1, 2). In Kenya,
TBPs (including viral diseases—arboviruses) ...
Acute toxicity studies of the South African medicinal plant Galenia africana
(Elsevier, 2018)
Background: Medicinal plants are used by a large proportion of the global population as complementary and
alternative medicines. However, little is known about their toxicity. G. africana has been used to treat wounds,
coughs ...
Potential broad spectrum inhibitors of the coronavirus 3CLpro: A virtual screening and structure-based drug design study
(MDPI, 2015)
Human coronaviruses represent a significant disease burden; however, there is currently no antiviral strategy to combat infection. The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 and Middle East respiratory ...
Characterisation of human coronavirus-NL63 nucleocapsid protein
(Academic Journals, 2012)
Coronavirus N is a multifunctional protein that plays an essential role in enhancing the efficiency of virus transcription and assembly. This manuscript reports the analysis of HCoV-NL63 N protein by comparing the amino ...
Antimicrobial-resistant Klebsiella species isolated from free-range chicken samples in an informal settlement
(Termedia Publishing House, 2012)
Sub-therapeutic doses of antimicrobial agents are administered
routinely to poultry to aid growth and to prevent disease, with prolonged exposure
often resulting in bacterial resistance. Crossover of antibiotic resistant ...
Comparative analysis of human coronavirus-NL63 ORF3 protein homologues
(Academic Journals, 2009)
It has been reported in some studies that the newly discovered human coronavirus NL-63 (HCoVNL63)
is one of the most common coronaviruses associated with acute respiratory infections. HCoVNL63
was first isolated in 2004 ...
MERS-CoV: Understanding the latest human coronavirus threat
(MDPI, 2018)
Human coronaviruses cause both upper and lower respiratory tract infections in humans.
In 2012, a sixth human coronavirus (hCoV) was isolated from a patient presenting with severe
respiratory illness. The 60-year-old man ...
Human coronaviruses: counteracting the damage by storm
(MDPI Viruses, 2021)
Over the past 18 years, three highly pathogenic human (h) coronaviruses (CoVs) have caused severe outbreaks, the most recent causative agent, SARS-CoV-2, being the first to cause a pandemic. Although much progress has been ...
Additive antibacterial activity of naringenin and antibiotic combinations against multidrug resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(Academic Journals, 2015)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has been causing numerous problems in the health care
sector. This is mainly due to its ability to develop resistance to a number of antibiotics used to treat
staphylococcal ...