STENM_174: A NOVEL PODOPHAGE THAT INFECTS A WIDE RANGE OF STENOTROPHOMONAS SPP. AND SUGGESTS A NEW SUBFAMILY IN THE FAMILY AUTOGRAPHIVIRIDAE

StenM_174: A Novel Podophage That Infects a Wide Range of Stenotrophomonas spp. and Suggests a New Subfamily in the Family Autographiviridae

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was discovered as a soil bacterium associated with the rhizosphere.Later, S.maltophilia was found to be a multidrug-resistant hospital-associated pathogen.Lytic bacteriophages are prospective antimicrobials; therefore, there is a need for the isolation and characterization of new Stenotrophomonas phages.The phage StenM_

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Birefringence-derived artifact in optical coherence tomography imaging of the lamina cribrosa in eyes with glaucoma

Abstract We investigated birefringence-derived artifacts that potentially mimic focal defects of the lamina cribrosa (focal LC defects) in optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging of eyes with glaucoma.This study included 74 eyes of 48 patients Stroller Toys with glaucoma.Five horizontal line B-scan images of the optic disc were obtained using co

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