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Analysis of Transcriptome Differences in the Root System, Leaves, and Corms between Healthy and Fusarium Wilt-Diseased Baodaojiao Banana Plants
Banana Fusarium wilt is a devastating disease threatening the production of many agricultural plants, with no effective and radical control measures identified and applied to date. At present, one of the most ...
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Assessing the population genetic structure of introduced rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Lake Tahoe basin: implications for hybridization potential during the reintroduction of native Lahontan cutthroat trout (O. clarkii henshawi)
Hybridization with introduced or invasive species is a major threat and driver of population declines in native salmonids. The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a major introduced and invasive species, often...
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Open AccessMolecular characterization and comparisons of potato wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) in historic collections to recent findings in Canada and the Netherlands
Synchytrium endobioticum (Schilb.) Perc. is a chytrid fungus causing potato wart disease and is one of the most important quarantine diseases on cultivated potato. Infected host tissues develop warts rendering th...
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Open AccessBACH1 promotes tissue necrosis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis susceptibility
Oxidative stress triggers ferroptosis, a form of cellular necrosis characterized by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, and has been implicated in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) pathogenesis. We investigated whe...
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The Use of Nanofertilizers as Micronutrients to Improve Marginal Soils and Crop Production
The quality of agricultural soils contributes to the amount of food produced globally for the entire world’s population. However, there are several environmental restrictions that often result in reduced agric...
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Prenatal Screening and Counseling for Rare Genetic Disorders
Genetic counseling is an important component of healthcare that provides individuals and families affected by rare genetic illnesses with important assistance and direction. Genetic counselors work with patien...
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Detection of Cholera Toxin in Culture Medium by Dot-Immunoassay on Dipsticks
An instrument-free method for detecting the ability of Vibrio cholerae strains to produce toxin has been developed. It is based on dot-ELISA performed on dipstiks. Dipsticks require 100 times less monoclonal anti...
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The Effect of the Light Intensity on the Growth and Accumulation of Monomeric and Oligomeric Flavanols in Callus Cultures of Camellia sinensis L.
The effect of different intensity of light exposure (5000 and 10 000 lux) on the growth of two strains (1 and 2) of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis L.) callus cultures and the accumulation of flavanols in them, ...
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The Biotechnological Potential of Methylotrophic Yeast Komagataella phaffii (Pichia pastoris) for Assembly of Bacteriophage MS2 Virus-Like Particles
Successful assembly of bacteriophage MS2 virus-like particles (VLPs) from a secreted recombinant capsid protein in the culture medium of the Komagataella phaffii methylotrophic yeast has been shown. The yield of ...
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Establishment of a PEG-Assisted Protoplast Transfection System in Musa acuminata cv. Berangan (AAA) Using a CRISPR/Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein Complex
Banana is an important food crop worldwide. However, as banana production is largely affected by pests, diseases, and environmental stresses, there is a need to develop stress-resistant banana varieties. Altho...
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Culture operational strategies for the production of methane and algal oil using ethanol vinasse effluent
Brazilian ethanol production generates approximately 351 billion liters yearly of vinasse that is mostly used for fertigation, but with significant environmental impact. This research aims at comparing the gro...
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Synthesis of Liposomes Conjugated with CpG-Oligonucleotide and Loaded with a Set of T-Cell Epitopes of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
The synthesis of a lipid conjugate of immunostimulatory oligodeoxyribonucleotide CpG-ODN (PD-CpG-DOPE) is described. Liposomes loaded with a composition of T-cell epitopes of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (7 peptides) ...
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Open AccessRole of RIG-I-Like Receptors in the Activation of Innate Immunity in Tuberculosis
Despite the efforts to develop the strategies of tuberculosis control, this disease still takes more than a million lives annually. The development of tuberculosis infection can be considered as an imbalance b...
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Managing insect services and disservices in cocoa agroforestry systems
Ecological role of insects in cocoa agroforestry systems is a key component of biodiversity that generally underlines what insects do in cocoa agroforestry systems. Although insects are often under-appreciated...
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Open AccessAnalysis of Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) mitochondrial genomes in the context of a recent host range expansion
The false codling moth (FCM), Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick, 1913), is a significant pest of various important economic crops and is a EU quarantine pest. In the last decade the pest has been reported on Rosa
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Contribution of SERCA Activity to Contractile Properties of the Rat Soleus Muscle during One-Week Unloading
Dysfunction of skeletal muscles and their atrophy under unloading are accompanied by excess calcium accumulation in the myoplasm of muscle fibers. We hypothesized that calcium accumulation may occur, among oth...
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Utilization of Marine Seaweeds as a Promising Defense Against COVID-19: a Mini-review
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which mainly affects the respiratory system. It has been declared as a “pandemic” in March 2020 by the W...
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Chromosome-length genome assemblies and cytogenomic analyses of pangolins reveal remarkable chromosome counts and plasticity
We report the first chromosome-length genome assemblies for three species in the mammalian order Pholidota: the white-bellied, Chinese, and Sunda pangolins. Surprisingly, we observe extraordinary karyotypic pl...
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Synthesis of Novel Thiazolidine-4-One Derivatives, Their Cytotoxicity, Antifungal Properties, Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics
A new design of thiazolidin-4-one derivatives were evaluated for their cytotoxicity on CHO (Chinese Hamster ovary cells), SKOV3 (Human Ovarian cancer) and HeLa (Human cervical) cancer cell lines. All these com...
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Bacterial Cold Shock Proteins as a Tool in Adaption to Stress
Bacteria have evolved a number of ways for a co** with stress and adapting to changing environmental conditions. A family of bacterial proteins which contain a functional cold shock domain involves highly co...
