All Niigata University articles
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Nitrogen-based fertilizers differentially affect protist community composition in paddy field soils
New research investigating the differential effects of nitrogen fertilizer types on paddy field protist communities showed that predatory protists were the major functional and most sensitive group to nitrogen fertilizers.
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Novel enzyme family could provide insights into bacterial pathogenicity
Researchers discover a new family of Gram-negative bacterial enzymes related to infection capability.
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Vesicles produced by intestinal bacteria cause a malignant cycle in patients with cirrhosis
Researchers have revealed that small vesicles, around 100 nm in size, released by intestinal bacteria induce immune activation and progression of liver cirrhosis, as well as reduction of serum albumin level, subsequently leading to oedema and ascites.