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Open AccessTranscriptome and differential expression analysis revealed the pathogenic-related genes in Magnaporthe oryzae during leaf and panicle infection
Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most destructive pathogens that threaten rice production around the world. Previous studies mainly focus on pathogenic mechanism of M. oryzae during infection on rice at leaf stag...
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Optimization of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Lx-11 suspoemulsion by response surface methodology to control rice bacterial blight
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Lx-11 can effectively control rice bacterial blight. This study developed a new formulation of B. amyloliquefaciens to further improve its field utilization. This formulation was derive...
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Open AccessAutophagy-related protein UvAtg14 contributes to mycelial growth, asexual reproduction, virulence and cell stress response in rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved degradation process that degrades damaged proteins to maintain homeostasis and to protect cells against stress. In this study, we identified and characterized a critica...
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Open AccessThe N-terminus of an Ustilaginoidea virens Ser-Thr-rich glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein elicits plant immunity as a MAMP
Many pathogens infect hosts through specific organs, such as Ustilaginoidea virens, which infects rice panicles. Here, we show that a microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP), Ser-Thr-rich Glycosyl-phosphatidy...
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Open AccessThe burden of typhoid fever in Klang Valley, Malaysia, 2011–2015
Typhoid fever causes global morbidity and mortality and is a significant health burden, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The direct fecal-oral route is the main transmission mode, but indirect...
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Two mating-type genes MAT1-1-1 and MAT1-1-2 with significant functions in conidiation, stress response, sexual development, and pathogenicity of rice false smut fungus Villosiclava virens
Rice false smut caused by Villosiclava virens is one of the destructive diseases on panicles of rice. Sexual development of V. virens, controlled by mating-type locus, plays an important role in the prevalence of...
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Open AccessMonitoring and analysis of rice pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens isolates with resistance to sterol demethylation inhibitors in China
Rice false smut (RFS), caused by Ustilaginoidea virens (Cooke) Takah, is an important fungal disease of rice. In China, sterol demethylation inhibitors (DMIs) are common fungicides used to control RFS. In a previ...
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Predictors and Prevalence of Recovery and Remission for Consumers Discharged from Mental Hospitals in a Chinese Society
This research study examines the 1 year rate of recovery and remissions for consumers recently discharging from mental hospitals and identifies factors predicting recovery and remissions in the Hong Kong conte...
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Open AccessComparative proteomics reveals the physiological differences between winter tender shoots and spring tender shoots of a novel tea (Camellia sinensis L.) cultivar evergrowing in winter
A recently discovered tea [Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze] cultivar can generate tender shoots in winter. We performed comparative proteomics to analyze the differentially accumulated proteins between winter an...
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Validity and Reliability of Recovery Assessment Scale for Cantonese Speaking Chinese Consumers with Mental Illness
The present study aims to determine the reliability and validity of a 24-item Recovery Assessment Scale for Cantonese speakers (RAS-C) in the Chinese cultural context. The original English version of the RAS w...
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Synthesis of a dodecylphenylsiloxane oligomer resin/silica nanocomposite and its application to cotton fabrics
A novel dodecylphenylsiloxane oligomer resin/nanocomposite (PHDESR-SiO2) was prepared by graft copolymerization between dodecyl modified phenylsiloxane resin with pendent epoxy groups (PHDESR) and amino-functiona...
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The screening of bismerthiazol-resistant genes in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae
In this study, a genomic cosmid library of the bismerthiazol resistant strain of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) 2-1-1 was constructed. The results showed that the transformants 646 and 518 were resistant to ...
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Embrittlement of poly (L-lactide)/poly (ε-caprolactone) blends upon physical aging
Toughening of poly (L-lactide) (PLLA) by flexible poly (ε-caprolactone) (PCL) is very attractive for biomedical applications. However, PLLA/PCL blends usually behave brittle fracture, which is ascribed to the ...
