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ArticlePeerJ2020

Optimizing a reliable ex vivo human blood model to analyze expression of

Susana Brás, Ângela França, Nuno Cerca

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Article in PeerJ, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Susana BrásCentre of Biological Engineering (CEB), Laboratory of Research in Biofilms Rosário Oliveira (LIBRO), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Ângela FrançaCentre of Biological Engineering (CEB), Laboratory of Research in Biofilms Rosário Oliveira (LIBRO), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Nuno CercaCentre of Biological Engineering (CEB), Laboratory of Research in Biofilms Rosário Oliveira (LIBRO), University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human blood is often used as an ex vivo model to mimic the environment encountered by pathogens inside the host. A significant variety of experimental conditions has been reported. However, optimization strategies are often not described. This study aimed to evaluate key parameters that are expected to influence

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Bacterial survivalGene expressionHuman blood ex vivo modelStaphylococcus epidermidisVolume of human blood

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PMID32587796
PMCPMC7301895

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