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Transcriptionally promiscuous "blurry" promoters in Tc1/mariner transposons a...
Abstract Background We have recently described a peculiar feature of the promoters in two Drosophila Tc1-like elements, Bari1 and Bari3. The AT-richness and the presence of weak... -
Acanthamoeba containing endosymbiotic chlamydia isolated from hospital enviro...
Abstract Background Environmental chlamydiae belonging to the Parachlamydiaceae are obligate intracellular bacteria that infect Acanthamoeba, a free-living amoeba, and are a... -
Sympatric speciation in structureless environments
Abstract Background Darwin and the architects of the Modern Synthesis found sympatric speciation difficult to explain and suggested it is unlikely to occur. Increasingly,... -
The complete genomic sequence of Sugarcane mosaic virus from Canna spp. in China
Abstract Background Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) is the prevalent virus inducing maize dwarf mosaic and sugarcane mosaic diseases in China. According to the phylogenetic... -
HIV epidemiology among female sex workers and their clients in the Middle Eas...
Abstract Background HIV epidemiology among female sex workers (FSWs) and their clients in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is poorly understood. We addressed this... -
Sharing longitudinal, non-biological birth cohort data: a cross-sectional ana...
Abstract Background Mandates abound to share publicly-funded research data for reuse, while data platforms continue to emerge to facilitate such reuse. Birth cohorts (BC)... -
New dominant spa type t2741 in livestock-associated MRSA (CC398-MRSA-V) in Fi...
Abstract Background The emergence of livestock-associated MRSA has become a growing public health concern worldwide. Studies elucidating the population structure, as well as... -
Genetic structure, divergence and admixture of Han Chinese, Japanese and Kore...
Abstract Background Han Chinese, Japanese and Korean, the three major ethnic groups of East Asia, share many similarities in appearance, language and culture etc., but their... -
Finite element analysis of cementless femoral stems based on mid- and long-te...
Abstract Background Femoral bone remodeling in response to stress shielding induces periprosthetic bone loss. Computerized finite element analysis (FEA) is employed to... -
Memory retrieval in addiction: a role for miR-105-mediated regulation of D1 r...
Abstract Background Drug addiction is a chronic brain disorder characterized by the compulsive use of drugs. The study of chronic morphine-induced adaptation in the brain and... -
Purification and genetic characterization of gassericin E, a novel co-culture...
Abstract Background Lactobacillus gasseri is one of the dominant Lactobacillus species in the vaginal ecosystem. Some strains of this species have a high potential for being... -
Correspondence of D. melanogaster and C. elegans developmental stages reveale...
Abstract Background We report a statistical study to find correspondence of D. melanogaster and C. elegans developmental stages based on alternative splicing (AS)... -
Gut bacterial diversity and physiological traits of Anastrepha fraterculus Br...
Abstract Background The interaction between gut bacterial symbionts and Tephritidae became the focus of several studies that showed that bacteria contributed to the nutritional... -
Enantiomer discrimination in β-phenylalanine degradation by a newly isolated ...
Abstract Despite their key role in numerous natural compounds, β-amino acids have rarely been studied as substrates for microbial degradation. Fermentation of the newly isolated... -
Understorey phylogenetic diversity in thermophilous deciduous forests: overst...
Abstract Background Understorey vegetation is a key biodiversity component of forest ecosystems. Previous studies examined its relations with the overstorey mainly in terms of... -
Coherent two-beam interference fringe projection for highspeed three-dimensio...
Two-beam interference is a fundamental and well-understood approach to create Fizeau’s interference fringes. With a Mach–Zehnder interferometer, we utilize these two-beam... -
Potential envenomation by the aglyphous pseudoxyrhophiine snake Leioheterodon...
Abstract We report on a case of potential envenomation caused by multiple bites by the aglyphous opisthodont snake Leioheterodon madagascariensis in the left thumb of a healthy... -
Generalisation of threat expectancy increases with time
Excessive fear generalisation is a feature characteristic of clinical anxiety and has been linked to its aetiology. Previous animal studies have shown that the mere passage of... -
Metaproteomics reveals persistent and phylum-redundant metabolic functional s...
Abstract Background The gut microbiome plays a fundamental role in the human host’s overall health by contributing key biological functions such as expanded metabolism and... -
Recycling of palaeo-Pacific subducted oceanic crust related to a Fe–Cu–Au min...
In this study, Early Cretaceous skarn deposits and genesis of their host diorite/monzodiorite porphyry in the Xuzhou-Huaibei (Xu-Huai) region, northern Anhui-Jiangsu have been...
