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Whole genome sequence analysis of the mosquitocidal Bacillus thuringiensis LLP29
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is efficient, strongly specific, and avirulent to humans, making it one of the most popular biopesticides in the world. Bt LLP29 is a mosquitocidal strain that was first isolated from
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Ecologically controlling insect and mite pests of tea plants with microbial pesticides: a review
Insect and mite pests are damaging stressors that are threatening the cultivation of tea plants, which result in enormous crop loss. Over the years, the effectiveness of synthetic pesticides has allowed for it...
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Archives of microbiology: screening of pectinase-producing bacteria from citrus peel and characterization of a recombinant pectate lyase with applied potential
Pectinase is widely used in numerous industrial fields, including the food, wine, and paper industries. In this work, seven bacteria were isolated from orange peel and their pectinase production activity was a...
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Stability of potential prophages in commercial strain Lactobacillus plantarum NCU116 under various stressors
Genetic stability of bacterium as a starter culture is vital for product quality in fermentation industry. The commercial strain Lactobacillus plantarum NCU116 widely used in fruit and vegetable fermentation was ...
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Identification and partial purification of thuricin 4AJ1 produced by Bacillus thuringiensis
Thuricin 4AJ1, produced by Bacillus thuringiensis strain 4AJ1, showed inhibition activity against Bacillus cereus 0938 and ATCC 10987. It began to appear in the stationary phase and reached its maximum activity l...
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Open AccessNon-contact co-culture with human vascular endothelial cells promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of cervical cancer SiHa cells by activating the NOTCH1/LOX/SNAIL pathway
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of human umbilical vein endothelial cells on epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of the cervical cancer cell line SiHa by studying the Notch1/lysyl oxidase ...
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Influences of light on growth, reproduction and hypocrellin production by Shiraia sp. SUPER-H168
Light is a very important signal for fungi since it influences many different physiological responses. The effects of dark or light at different wavelengths on growth, reproduction and hypocrellins of Shiraia sp....
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Open AccessHypoxia promotes the migration and invasion of human hepatocarcinoma cells through the HIF-1α–IL-8–Akt axis
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer and the third most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The 5-year survival rate remains low despite considerable research into treatme...
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Gracilibacillus eburneus sp.nov., a moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from **njiang province, China
A novel Gram-staining positive, moderately halophilic, endospore-forming, motile, rod-shaped and strictly aerobic strain, designated YIM 93565T, was isolated from a salt lake in **njiang province of China and sub...
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Olivibacter flavus sp. nov., a novel endophytic bacterium isolated from the root of Camellia sinensis
A novel Gram-negative rod, endophytic bacterium, designated strain TMCC 8258T, was isolated from the root of Camellia sinensis collected from Puer, south-west China. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis sh...
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Glycomyces xinjiangensis sp. nov., a novel actinomycete isolated from a hypersaline habitat
A novel actinomycete strain, designated XHU 5301T, was isolated from a hypersaline habitat, China. The strain was aerobic, Gram-stain positive and the optimum NaCl concentration for growth was 7–9% (w/v). Phyloge...
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Gracilibacillus aidingensis sp. nov., a novel moderately halophilic bacterium isolated from Aiding salt lake
A novel Gram-positive, aerobe, moderately halophilic bacterium was isolated from saline soil of Aiding lake in **njiang, north-west of China, designated strain YIM 98001T. Cells were rod-shaped, motile and grew a...
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Metagenomic analysis reveals the influences of milk containing antibiotics on the rumen microbes of calves
Milk containing antibiotics is used as cost-effective feed for calves, which may lead to antibiotic residues-associated food safety problems. This study aims to investigate the influence of antibiotics on rume...
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Metabolic Transition of Milk Lactose Synthesis and Up-regulation by AKT1 in Sows from Late Pregnancy to Lactation
Lactose plays a crucial role in controlling milk volume by inducing water toward into the mammary secretory vesicles from the mammary epithelial cell cytoplasm, thereby maintaining osmolality. In current study...
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Cardiac Arrhythmias: Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Treatments
The cardiac arrhythmia is characterized by irregular rhythm of heartbeat which could be either too slow (<60 beats/min) or too fast (>100 beats/min) and can happen at any age. The use of pacemaker and defibril...
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Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia by Ultrasound-Guided Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection
The objective of the study was to determine the efficacy of ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) injection in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). In the 32 patients clinically diag...
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Effect of the Shenfu Injection Combined with Early Goal-Directed Therapy on Organ Functions and Outcomes of Septic Shock Patients
Shenfu injection (SFI) derived from traditional Chinese medicine has been widely used in cardiovascular diseases. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of SFI and conventional early goal-dire...
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Endostatin Combined with Platinum-Based Chemo-radiotherapy for Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
This retrospective study was conducted to determine whether endostatin improves the efficacy and safety of platinum-based chemotherapy administered via both intravenous and arterial infusions for stage III/IV ...
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RLIP76 Blockade by siRNA Inhibits Proliferation, Enhances Apoptosis, and Suppresses Invasion in HT29 Colon Cancer Cells
RLIP76, a multidomain protein which is a downstream effector of the small GTP ases RalA and RalB, is known to play a role in biological activities in a variety of malignant cancer cells. However, little study ...
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Effect of Different Iodine Concentrations on Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Cell Behavior and its Inner Mechanism
High iodine intake might be an important factor in the promotion of thyroid cancer and the incidence of thyroid carcinoma has increased obviously these years especially in area of high iodine intake, though th...
