Self-extracellular RNA (eRNA), which is released under pathological conditions from damaged tissue, has recently been identified as a new alarmin and synergistic agent together with toll-like receptor (TLR)2 ligands to induce proinflammatory activities ...
Karsten Grote+7 more
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SARS-CoV-2's closest relative, RaTG13, was generated from a bat transcriptome not a fecal swab: implications for the origin of COVID-19 [PDF]
RaTG13 is the closest related coronavirus genome phylogenetically to SARS-CoV-2, consequently understanding its provenance is of key importance to understanding the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. The RaTG13 NGS dataset is attributed to a fecal swab from the intermediate horseshoe bat Rhinolophus affinis.
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Identification of Sex and Female's Reproductive Stage in Commercial Fish Species through the Quantification of Ribosomal Transcripts in Gonads. [PDF]
The estimation of maturity and sex of fish stocks in European waters is a requirement of the EU Data Collection Framework as part of the policy to improve fisheries management.
Iratxe Rojo-Bartolomé+3 more
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Background The microbiome affects the health of plants and animals, including humans, and has many biological, ecological, and evolutionary consequences.
Kevin Xu Zhong+4 more
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Molecular epidemiological study of Trichomonas gallinae focusing on central and southeastern Europe
Trichomonas gallinae is a geographically widespread protozoan parasite of birds. In this study, oropharyngeal swab samples were collected in Hungary and Romania from 99 columbiform birds, including 76 feral pigeons (Columba livia domestica: 42 kept for ...
Barbara Tuska-Szalay+15 more
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The low-land tapir (Tapirus terrestris) is the largest wild terrestrial mammal found in Brazil. Although T. terrestris has been already reported as a host of hemoparasites, the occurrence and genetic identity of Piroplasmida agents in this species is ...
Anna Claudia Baumel Mongruel+8 more
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A Coarse-Grained Biophysical Model of E. coli and Its Application to Perturbation of the rRNA Operon Copy Number [PDF]
We propose a biophysical model of Escherichia coli that predicts growth rate and an effective cellular composition from an effective, coarse-grained representation of its genome. We assume that E. coli is in a state of balanced exponential steadystate growth, growing in a temporally and spatially constant environment, rich in resources.
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Squash root microbiome transplants and metagenomic inspection for in situ arid adaptations [PDF]
Arid zones contain a diverse set of microbes capable of survival under dry conditions, some of which can form relationships with plants under drought stress conditions to improve plant health. We studied squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) root microbiome under historically arid and humid sites, both in situ and performing a common garden experiment.
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Prevalence and molecular characterization of trypanosoma spp in domestic geese (anser anser domesticus) from the north-east anatolia region of turkey [PDF]
Avian Trypanosomiosis is a protozoan disease transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods belonging to the Simuliidae, Culicidae, Ceratopogonidae, Hippoboscidae, and Dermanyssidae. Trypanosoma spp.
Gencay Taşkın TAŞÇI+7 more
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The parasites from buffaloes in Guizhou province, southwest China, were suspected to be sarcocysts through morphologic observation. 18S rRNA and the subunit I of cytochrome oxidase (cox1) sequences were amplified, then implemented by phylogenetic ...
Mei Ren+8 more
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