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| Title |
Encephalitozoon intestinalis infection increases host cell mutation frequency
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Infectious Agents and Cancer, November 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1750-9378-8-43 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Cory Ann Leonard, Maria Schell, Robert Vincent Schoborg, James Russell Hayman |
| Abstract |
Microsporidia are obligate intracellular opportunistic fungi that cause significant pathology in immunocompromised hosts. However, 11 percent of immunocompetent individuals in the general population are microsporidia-seropositive, indicating that severe immune suppression may not be a prerequisite for infection. Encephalitozoon intestinalis is transmitted in contaminated water and initially infects gastro-intestinal enterocytes, leading to diarrheal disease. This organism can also disseminate to many other organs. A recent report suggests that microsporidia can establish persistent infections, which anti-fungal treatment does not eradicate. Like other intracellular pathogens, microsporidia infection stresses the host cell and infected individuals have elevated hydrogen peroxide and free radical levels. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 50% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Scientists | 2 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 34 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 32 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 18% |
| Researcher | 4 | 12% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 9% |
| Other | 9 | 26% |
| Unknown | 6 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 12 | 35% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 15% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 9% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 3 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Unknown | 6 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 December 2019.
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#8,068,851
of 24,378,986 outputs
Outputs from Infectious Agents and Cancer
#130
of 566 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#73,543
of 220,099 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Infectious Agents and Cancer
#5
of 11 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 566 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.3. This one has done well, scoring higher than 76% of its peers.
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