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Molecular characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from food surveil...
Abstract Background Staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP) is one of the most common food-borne diseases in the world. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), multilocus sequence... -
Novel mutation in the CHST6 gene causes macular corneal dystrophy in a black ...
Abstract Background Macular corneal dystrophy (MCD) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that is characterized by progressive corneal opacity that starts in early childhood... -
Patternable particle microarray utilizing controllable particle delivery
Abstract In this study, we demonstrate an on-demand delivering and sequential arraying of single microparticles utilizing multiple pneumatic pressure-driven elastomer valves and... -
Induction of PR-10 genes and metabolites in strawberry plants in response to ...
Abstract Background The soil-borne vascular pathogen Verticillium dahliae causes severe wilt symptoms in a wide range of plants including strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa). To... -
Retrospective analysis in oculocutaneous albinism patients for the 2.7 kb del...
Abstract Background Oculocutaneous albinism (OCA) is an autosomal recessive disorder. A significant portion of OCA patients has been found with a single pathogenic variant... -
Identification of interchangeable cross-species function of elongation factor...
Abstract Background Tick-borne Babesia bigemina is responsible for acute and potentially lethal hemolytic disease in cattle. The development of genetic manipulation tools... -
Pilot study comparing the Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research All...
Abstract Objectives To assess the feasibility of studying the comparative effectiveness of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) consensus treatment... -
Early morning urine collection to improve urinary lateral flow LAM assay sens...
Abstract Background Urine LAM testing has been approved by the WHO for use in hospitalised patients with advanced immunosuppression. However, sensitivity remains suboptimal. We... -
Rice WRKY11 Plays a Role in Pathogen Defense and Drought Tolerance
Abstract Background Plants are frequently subjected to abiotic and biotic stresses, and WRKY proteins play a pivotal role in the response to such stress. OsWRKY11 is induced by... -
Removal of the product from the culture medium strongly enhances free fatty a...
Abstract Background Cyanobacterial mutants engineered for production of free fatty acids (FFAs) secrete the products to the medium and hence are thought to be useful for biofuel... -
Oral vaccination with Trichinella spiralis DNase II DNA vaccine delivered by ...
Abstract Trichinellosis is one of the most serious foodborne parasitic zoonosis with worldwide distribution, and it is necessary to develop a vaccine to interrupt transmission... -
Synthesis of graphene oxide-quaternary ammonium nanocomposite with synergisti...
Abstract Background Bacterial infection is one of the most common complications in burn, trauma, and chronic refractory wounds and is an impediment to healing. The frequent... -
The whole - genome expression analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells ...
Abstract Background Up to 30 % of adults with severe asthma are hypersensitive to aspirin and no unambiguous theory exists which provides a satisfactory explanation for the... -
Differential expression of E-type prostanoid receptors 2 and 4 in microglia s...
Abstract Background Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is induced under inflammatory conditions, and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is one of the products of COX activity. PGE2 has pleiotropic... -
First confirmation by PCR of Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus in Ireland and preva...
Abstract Background Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA), caused by Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV), is characterised by the development of invariably fatal lung tumours... -
Thioredoxin peroxidase secreted by Echinococcus granulosus (sensu stricto) pr...
Abstract Background Larvae of Echinococcus granulosus (sensu lato) dwell in host organs for a long time but elicit only a mild inflammatory response, which indicates that the... -
Genome-wide transcriptional adaptation to salt stress in Populus
Abstract Background Adaptation to abiotic stresses is crucial for the survival of perennial plants in a natural environment. However, very little is known about the underlying... -
Isolation and identification of a TetR family protein that regulates the biod...
Abstract Biodesulfurization helps in removal of sulfur from organosulfur present in petroleum fractions. All microorganisms isolated to date harbor a desulfurization operon... -
SOX2 interferes with the function of CDX2 in bile acid-induced gastric intest...
Abstract Background Intestinal metaplasia (IM) is a premalignant lesion associated with gastric cancer. Both animal and clinical studies have revealed that bile acid reflux and... -
Pervasive read-through transcription of T-DNAs is frequent in tobacco BY-2 ce...
Abstract Background Plant transformation via Agrobacterium tumefaciens is characterized by integration of commonly low number of T-DNAs at random positions in the genome. When...
