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Similarly, NIOSH investigated five workers complaining of headaches, stomach cramps, and diarrhoea at a sludge processing operation [ 6 ] . Investigators isolated a variety of enteric, opportunistic pathogens from bulk sludge samples and airborne particulates, including species of the genera Mycobacterium , Pseudomonas , and Staphylococcus . Based on the nature and timing of their symptoms, investigators concluded that ingestion or inhalation of pathogens in sewage sludge probably caused the illnesses.
Several groups [ 17 18 ] have used existing expressed sequence tag (EST) collections to carry out microarray experiments in initial efforts to identify genes whose expression levels change in response to pathogens and various abiotic stresses.
The remaining 50% of cases are classified as a fever of unknown origin (FUO) and may be caused by other pathogens, namely viruses, that are more difficult to detect by conventional diagnostic methods [ 7 8 9 ] .
The growth and sporulation of many pathogens is favored by high humidity, and temperature requirements are similar to other mesophiles, with ranges between 5 and 50°C and optima between 20 and 30°C [ 1 12 13 ] . Thus, characterizing the weather conditions favorable for fungi in general may be useful in predicting the extent of selection imposed by pathogenic fungi on plants in different habitats.
PLoS Pathogens , for example, will publish basic scientific research that “significantly advances the understanding of pathogens and how they interact with their host organisms.”
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