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Ying-**a Liao
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Biodegradation of crystal violet by Pseudomonas putida
Crystal violet (CV), which has been extensively used as a biological stain and a commercial textile dye, is a recalcitrant molecule. A strain of Pseudomonas putida was isolated that effectively degraded CV: up to...
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Characterization, Identification, and Cloning of the S-Layer Protein from Cytophaga sp.
We characterized, identified, and cloned a major protein which comprised 16% of the total proteins from Cytophaga sp. cell lysate. After French pressing, the fraction of cell envelope was treated with 0.2% Triton...
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Open AccessGenomic diversity of citrate fermentation in Klebsiella pneumoniae
It has long been recognized that Klebsiella pneumoniae can grow anaerobically on citrate. Genes responsible for citrate fermentation of K. pneumoniae were known to be located in a 13-kb gene cluster on the chromo...
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Open AccessGenoty** analysis of Helicobacter pylori using multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeats analysis in five regions of China and Japan
H. pylori (Helicobacter pylori) is the major causative agent of chronic active gastritis. The population of H. pylori shows a high genomic variability among isolates. And the polymorphism of repeat-units of genom...
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Induction of Mitogynogenetic Diploids and Identification of WW Super-female Using Sex-Specific SSR Markers in Half-Smooth Tongue Sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis)
The half-smooth tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis) is an important cultured marine fish as well as a promising model fish for the study of sex determination mechanisms. In the present study, a protocol for arti...
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Autophagy: A double-edged sword in Alzheimer’s disease
Autophagy is a major protein degradation pathway that is essential for stress-induced and constitutive protein turnover. Accumulated evidence has demonstrated that amyloid-β (Aβ) protein can be generated in au...
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Open AccessSorting nexin 24 genetic variation associates with coronary artery aneurysm severity in Kawasaki disease patients
The sorting nexin (SNX) family is involved in endocytosis and protein trafficking and plays multiple roles in various diseases. The role of SNX proteins in Kawasaki disease (KD) is not known. We attempted to t...
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Open AccessRing finger protein 39 genetic variants associate with HIV-1 plasma viral loads and its replication in cell culture
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) exploits host proteins to complete its life cycle. Genome-wide siRNA approaches suggested that host proteins affect HIV-1 replication. However, the results barely overl...
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GlnR-mediated regulation of nitrogen metabolism in the actinomycete Saccharopolyspora erythraea
Nitrogen source sensing, uptake, and assimilation are central for growth and development of microorganisms which requires the participation of a global control of nitrogen metabolism-associated genes at the tr...
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Open AccessGenetic variants of glutamate receptor gene family in Taiwanese Kawasaki disease children with coronary artery aneurysms
Patients with Kawasaki disease (KD), a pediatric systemic vasculitis, may develop coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) as a complication. To investigate the role of glutamate receptors in KD and its CAA development,...
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Distribution of Yeast Isolates from Invasive Infections and Their In Vitro Susceptibility to Antifungal Agents: Evidence from 299 Cases in a 3-Year (2010 to 2012) Surveillance Study
Invasive yeast infections cause significant morbidity and mortality. Surveillance for the infection is necessary to detect trends in species distribution and antifungal resistance. We performed this retrospect...
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Characterization of genes encoding proteins containing HD-related output domain in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
The Gram-negative plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) is the causative agent of black rot in crucifers. The production of Xcc virulence factors is regulated by Clp and RpfF. HD-related outp...
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Functional characterization and transcriptional analysis of icd2 gene encoding an isocitrate dehydrogenase of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate to alpha-ketoglutarate. In the genome of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris, the phytopathogen that causes black rot in cruc...
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Effects of l-arabinose efflux on λ Red recombination-mediated gene knockout in multiple-antimicrobial-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Choleraesuis
In this study, six swine-derived multiple-antimicrobial-resistant (MAR) strains of Salmonella Choleraesuis (S. Choleraesuis) were demonstrated to possess higher efflux pump activity than the wild-type (WT). l-Ara...
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Open AccessFunctional characterization and proteomic analysis of lolA in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
The gram-negative Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris is the pathogenic bacterium that causes black rot disease in crucifers. The virulence determinants of this bacterium include extracellular enzymes, exopolys...
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Berberine ameliorates colonic damage accompanied with the modulation of dysfunctional bacteria and functions in ulcerative colitis rats
Intestinal flora imbalance is one of the potential pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases, and the study aims to discover the effect of berberine on the composition and function of gut microbiota in ulcer...
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The clpX gene plays an important role in bacterial attachment, stress tolerance, and virulence in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris
Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris is a bacterial pathogen and the causal agent of black rot in crucifers. In this study, a clpX mutant was obtained by EZ-Tn5 transposon mutagenesis of the X. campestris pv. ca...
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Open AccessBone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells pretreated with erythropoietin accelerate the repair of acute kidney injury
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent a promising treatment option for acute kidney injury (AKI). The main drawbacks of MSCs therapy, including the lack of specific homing after systemic infusion and early c...
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Open AccessThe lolB gene in Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris is required for bacterial attachment, stress tolerance, and virulence
Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (Xcc) is a Gram-negative bacterium that can cause black rot disease in crucifers. The lipoprotein outer membrane localization (Lol) system is involved in the lipoprotein sort...
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Construction of luminescent Escherichia coli via expressing lux operons and their application on toxicity test
Recombinant luminescent Escherichia coli strains could be used to detect the toxicity of pure or mixed contaminants as a light-off sensor. In this work, the lux operon of Photobacterium phosphoreum T3 was identif...
