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Capturing the diversity of the human gut microbiota through culture-enriched ...
Abstract Background The human gut microbiota has been implicated in most aspects of health and disease; however, most of the bacteria in this community are considered... -
Sex-specific changes in gene expression in response to estrogen pollution aro...
Abstract The synthetic 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) is a common estrogenic pollutant that has been suspected to affect the demography of river-dwelling salmonids. One possibility... -
Metatranscriptomic and comparative genomic insights into resuscitation mechan...
Abstract Background The pure culture of prokaryotes remains essential to elucidating the role of these organisms. Scientists have reasoned that hard to cultivate microorganisms... -
Characterization of a Trichinella spiralis aminopeptidase and its participati...
Abstract A Trichinella spiralis aminopeptidase (TsAP) has been identified in intestinal infectious larvae (IIL) and adult worms (AW), but its biological function in the T.... -
Development of a 3D printed device to support long term intestinal culture as...
Abstract Background Most interactions between pathogenic microorganisms and their target host occur on mucosal surfaces of internal organs such as the intestine. In vitro organ... -
Transcriptional regulation of MdPIN3 and MdPIN10 by MdFLP during apple self-r...
Abstract Background The close planting of dwarfing self-rooted rootstocks is currently a widely used method for apple production; however, self-rooted rootstocks are weak with... -
Cold seawater induces early sexual developmental stages in the BPG axis of Eu...
Abstract Background The impossibility of closing the life cycle of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) in captivity troubles the future of this critically endangered species.... -
Isolating promoters from Corynebacterium ammoniagenes ATCC 6871 and applicati...
Abstract Background Corynebacterium ammoniagenes is an important industrial organism that is widely used to produce nucleotides and the potential for industrial production of... -
The differences between gonadal and extra-gonadal malignant teratomas in both...
Abstract Background A tumor comprising of different types of tissues (such as hair, muscle, bone, etc.) is known as a teratoma. It is a type of germ cell (cells that make sperm... -
Two nucleotide second messengers regulate the production of the Vibrio choler...
Abstract Background The nucleotide second messengers cAMP and c-di-GMP allow many bacteria, including the human intestinal pathogen Vibrio cholerae, to respond to environmental... -
Etmopteridae bioluminescence: dorsal pattern specificity and aposematic use
Abstract Background In the darkness of the ocean, an impressive number of taxa have evolved the capability to emit light. Many mesopelagic organisms emit a dim ventral glow that... -
Differential gene transcription across the life cycle in Daphnia magna using ...
Abstract Background Unravelling the link between genes and environment across the life cycle is a challenging goal that requires model organisms with well-characterized... -
Comparative RNA-seq based transcriptomic analysis of bud dormancy in grape
Abstract Background Bud dormancy is an important biological phenomenon of perennial plants that enables them to survive under harsh environmental circumstances. Grape (Vitis...
