Browsing by Subject "Biotechnology"
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BACTERIAL FLAGELLA TEMPLATED SYNTHESIS OF HYBRID NANOMATERIALS BY BIOMIMETIC MINERALIZATION IN MILD CONDITIONS
(2011)Biological template directed nanomaterials have unique properties. Under genetic control, they can specifically interact with other macromolecules or inorganics. Moreover, the biologically based materials are easily assembled ... -
Comparative analysis reveals chromosome number reductions in the evolution of African bermudagrass (Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt-Davy)
(Canadian Science Publishing, 2022-01-01)African bermudagrass (Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt-Davy) (2n = 2x = 18) belongs to the genus Cynodon, tribe Cynodonteae, subfamily Chloridoideae in the grass family Poaceae. The species is frequently crossed with common ... -
Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for rapid screening of ticks and fleas for spotted fever group rickettsia
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-02-01)Background: The importance of tick and flea-borne rickettsia infections is increasingly recognized worldwide. While increased focus has shifted in recent years to the development of point-of-care diagnostics for various ... -
DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR ANALYZING MICROBIAL FUNCTIONS AND INTERACTIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL METAGENOMES
(2017-05-12)Microorganisms are ubiquitous on earth, and they interact each other to form communities, which play unique and integral roles in various biochemical processes and functions that are of critical importance in global ... -
Elution independent collection device (EICD) for rapid collection of Anaplasma marginale DNA from blood samples
(Elsevier BV, 2022-01)Currently utilized molecular detection methods are based mainly on nucleic acid extraction, amplification, and detection procedures that may require costly equipment, numerous reagents, and highly trained personnel. These ... -
Genetic and QTL mapping in African bermudagrass
(Wiley, 2021-03-01)Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt-Davy is frequently used to cross with C. dactylon Pers. in the creation of F1 hybrid cultivars that are some of the most widely used in the worldwide turf industry. However, molecular resource ... -
Mycobacteria, metals, and the macrophage
(Wiley, 2015-03)Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a facultative intracellular pathogen that thrives inside host macrophages. A key trait of M. tuberculosis is to exploit and manipulate metal cation trafficking inside infected macrophages to ... -
Protein complex from human milk enhances the activity of antibiotics and drugs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
(American Society for Microbiology, 2019-02)Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB), has surpassed HIV/AIDS as the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. The increasing occurrence of drug-resistant strains has become ... -
Reverse transcriptase PCR amplification of Rickettsia typhi from infected mammalian cells and insect vectors
(American Society for Microbiology, 1998-06)We developed a reverse transcriptase PCR assay to detect expression of 120- and 17-kDa antigen genes in Rickettsia typhi. Infected Vero cell and flea RNAs were reverse transcribed by using random hexamers. The cDNA was ... -
Shiga toxin 2 overexpression in Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains associated with severe human disease
(Elsevier, 2011-12)Variation in disease severity among Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections may result from differential expression of Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2). Eleven strains belonging to four prominent phylogenetic clades, including clade 8 ... -
Spatial and temporal risk as drivers for adoption of foot and mouth disease vaccination
(Elsevier, 2018-08-09)Identifying the drivers of vaccine adoption decisions under varying levels of perceived disease risk and benefit provides insight into what can limit or enhance vaccination uptake. To address the relationship of perceived ...