RHINOSCLEROMA PATHOGENESIS: THE TYPE K3 CAPSULE OF KLEBSIELLA RHINOSCLEROMATIS IS A VIRULENCE FACTOR NOT INVOLVED IN MIKULICZ CELLS FORMATION.

Rhinoscleroma pathogenesis: The type K3 capsule of Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis is a virulence factor not involved in Mikulicz cells formation.

Rhinoscleroma is a human specific chronic granulomatous infection of the nose and upper airways caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp.rhinoscleromatis.Although considered a rare disease, it is endemic in low-income countries where hygienic conditions are poor.A hallmark of this pathology is the appearance of atypical foa

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A first record of the Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis Bleeker, 1860 (Chondrichthyes: Squaliformes: Centrophoridae) from the Andaman & Nicobar waters, Indian EEZ

The Smallfin Gulper Shark Centrophorus moluccensis is reported for the first time from the Andaman & Nicobar waters of the Indian EEZ.A male specimen RECT DRM Table Set (5/CN) of 785mm total length and weighing 2.34kg was landed by a motorized longliner at Burmanallah, South Andaman District.The specimen was caught off Specialty Water Chidiyatapu,

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