EVALUATION OF BILE SALTS ON THE SURVIVAL AND MODULATION OF VIRULENCE OF ALIARCOBACTER BUTZLERI

Aliarcobacter butzleri is a Gram-negative bacterium associated with infections of the gastrointestinal tract and widely distributed in various environments.For successful infection, A.butzleri should be able to tolerate various stresses during gastrointestinal passage, such as bile.Bile represents an antimicrobial host barrier that acts against ext

A 49 year-old man with medical history of diabetes type 2, who presented to the ophthalmology clinic for decreased vision.His most recent hemoglobin A1c was 11.4%.His intraocular pressures were e-port power connecting wire 19 mmHg OD and 35 mmHg OS.Posterior segment exam showed severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy in both eyes.Neovascularizati