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Extracellular synthesis of silver nanoparticle using yeast extracts: antibacterial and seed priming applications
The evolution and rapid spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial pathogens have become a major concern for human health and demand the development of alternative antimicrobial agents to combat this emerge...
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Caenimonas soli sp. nov., isolated from soil
A non-motile, Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain S4T, was obtained from soil sampled at Wonju, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea. Cells were white-coloured, aerobic, grew optimally at 25–32...
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Nakamurella aerolata sp. Nov., Isolated from an Automobile Air Conditioning System
A novel white-colored, aerobic, Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped bacterium, designated strain DB0629T was isolated from a motor car evaporator core collected in South Korea. Strain DB0629T grew at 10–35 °C, pH 6.0...
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Hymenobacter lutimineralis sp. nov., belonging to the family Hymenobacteraceae, isolated from zeolite
A red-pigmented bacterial strain, designated KIGAM108T, within the family Hymenobacteraceae was isolated from zeolite in the Gampo-41 mine of the Gyeongju, Republic of Korea. This strain was a Gram-negative, stri...
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Effects of backcrossing on quality of strawberry fruit
American/European strawberry cultivars are morphologically different from Asian cultivars with American cultivars generally having higher yields, fruit weight, and fruit hardness and Asian cultivars tending to...
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Potential mechanisms associated with strawberry fruit firmness increases mediated by elevated pCO2
Postharvest treatment of strawberry fruit with an elevated pCO2 induces transient increases in the fruit firmness. The mechanism responsible for this firmness increase is not clearly understood. This study addres...
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Comparison of wall polymers among three genetically closely related strawberry cultivars with different fruit firmness
Three local varieties of related strawberries, were examined to find the relationship between fruit firmness and cell wall matrix. Firmness loss between the white to full ripe stage in firm variety, ‘Maehyang’...
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Suppression of cyclooxygenase-2 expression induced by Toll-like receptor 2 or 4 agonists by (E)-isopropyl 4-oxo-4-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)-2-butenoate
Inflammation can be initiated by invading microbial pathogens. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) recognize molecular structures derived from microbial pathogens and regulate the activation of innate immunity. TLR sig...
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Synthesis of recombinant human interleukin-2 via controlled feed of lactose-complex media in fed-batch cultures of Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)[pT7-G3IL2]
Using lactose as an inducer, recombinant human interleukin-2 (rhIL-2) was synthesized with an N-terminus fusion partner, G3 (three tandem-arranged glucagon peptides) in fed-batch cultures at high cell concentr...