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Open AccessMolecular characterization and functional implications on mouse peripheral blood mononuclear cells of annexin proteins from Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato
Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a life-threatening zoonotic disease caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato, which employs various strategies to evade the host immune system for survival. R...
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Open AccessGenoty** and biofilm formation of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and their association with virulence
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, the causative agent of swine respiratory disease, demonstrates differences in virulence. However, factors associated with this variation remain unknown. We herein evaluated the associati...
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Rapid and sensitive detection of African swine fever virus in pork using recombinase aided amplification combined with QDMs-based test strip
African swine fever virus (ASFV) is the pathogen of African swine fever, a highly contagious and fatal disease of wild boar and domestic pigs. The flow of ASFV through pork products is more concealed, higher r...
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Open AccessNADH oxidase of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae functions as a potential mediator of virulence
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) is the etiological agent of enzootic pneumonia, a highly infectious swine respiratory disease that distributed worldwide. The pathogenesis and virulence factors of M. h...
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Open AccessA multifunctional enolase mediates cytoadhesion and interaction with host plasminogen and fibronectin in Mycoplasma hyorhinis
Mycoplasma hyorhinis may cause systemic inflammation of pigs, typically polyserositis and arthritis, and is also associated with several types of human cancer. However, the pathogenesis of M. hyorhinis colonizing...
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Development and use of a reverse transcription insulated isothermal PCR assay for detection and characterization of bovine torovirus in yaks
Bovine torovirus (BToV) is an important diarrhea-causing pathogen affecting bovines. To facilitate BToV detection, a reverse transcription insulated isothermal PCR (RT-iiPCR) assay was developed that targets t...
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Open AccessGlyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) moonlights as an adhesin in Mycoplasma hyorhinis adhesion to epithelial cells as well as a plasminogen receptor mediating extracellular matrix degradation
Mycoplasma hyorhinis infects pigs causing polyserositis and polyarthritis, and has also been reported in a variety of human tumor tissues. The occurrence of disease is often linked with the systemic invasion of t...
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Open AccessEstablishment of a model of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection using Bama miniature pigs
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae), is the primary aetiological agent of enzootic pneumonia leading to chronic respiratory disease prevalent worldwide. Conventional pigs are the only animals used for pat...
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Open AccessHydrogen-terminated diamond field-effect transistor with AlOx dielectric layer formed by autoxidation
Fabrication of hydrogen-terminated diamond (H-diamond) field-effect transistor (FET) with AlOx dielectric layer has been successfully carried out. The AlOx layer was formed by auto-oxidizing 6 nm Al film in the a...
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Open AccessFructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase encoded by a core gene of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae contributes to host cell adhesion
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is an important respiratory pathogen that causes great economic losses to the pig industry worldwide. Although some putative virulence factors have been reported, pathogenesis remains poo...
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Fabrication of microchannels in single crystal diamond for microfluidic systems
A growth of single crystal diamond (SCD) microchannels on HPHT diamond substrate has been carried out successfully by a simple and novel method. Firstly, aluminum film was patterned on SCD diamond substrate su...
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Open AccessOhmic contact between iridium film and hydrogen-terminated single crystal diamond
Investigation of ohmic contact between iridium (Ir) film and hydrogen-terminated single crystal diamond has been carried out with annealing temperature from 300 to 600 °C in argon (Ar) and hydrogen ambient. El...
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Open AccessDevelopment of oriC-plasmids for use in Mycoplasma hyorhinis
Mycoplasma hyorhinis (M. hyorhinis) is an opportunistic pig pathogen, belonging to the class Mollicutes. It causes polyserositis, arthritis and cancers in vitro, increasing attention of t...
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Open AccessGFP as a marker for transient gene transfer and expression in Mycoplasma hyorhinis
Mycoplasma hyorhinis (M. hyorhinis) is an opportunistic pathogen of pigs and has been shown to transform cell cultures, which has increased the interest of researchers. The green floresce...
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Open AccessComparative genomic analyses of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae pathogenic 168 strain and its high-passaged attenuated strain
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae is the causative agent of porcine enzootic pneumonia (EP), a mild, chronic pneumonia of swine. Despite presenting with low direct mortality, EP is responsible for major economic losses in...
