fusion
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n. the joining together of two structures. For example, the surgical fusion of two or more vertebrae is performed to stabilize an unstable spine. Fusion of the epiphyses during...
Immunomodular effect of fusion gene DNA vaccine of avian metapneumoviruses
in The Journal of Applied Poultry Research
September 2014; p ublished online August 2014 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Zoology and Animal Sciences; Animal Pathology and Diseases; Animal Physiology; Ornithology; Veterinary Medicine. 3608 words.
The objective of this work was to develop and evaluate the immunomodular effect of a DNA vaccine based on the fusion (F) gene of avian metapneumoviruses (aMPV) and to study its protection...
Candidacidal activity of a monoclonal antibody that binds with glycosyl moieties of proteins of Candida albicans
in Medical Mycology
March 2006; p ublished online March 2006 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 5313 words.
The incidence of life threatening mycoses caused by opportunistic fungi has increased dramatically in recent years with Candida and Aspergillus being the most commonly encountered species. null...
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Characterization of an MPLP6, a gene coding for a yeast phase specific, antigenic mannoprotein in Penicillium marneffei
in Medical Mycology
January 2011; p ublished online January 2011 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 4463 words.
A gene encoding an antigenic mannoprotein of Penicillium marneffei, MPLP6, was isolated by an antibody screening approach and characterized. The polypeptide chain containing deduced 220...
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Host response and Histoplasma capsulatum / macrophage molecular interactions
in Medical Mycology
January 2000; p ublished online January 2000 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
Histoplasma capsulatum is the etiological agent of histoplasmosis, a chronic respiratory infection that is generally asymptomatic in healthy individuals, but severe or fatal in...
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A new dominant selectable marker for use in Cryptococcus neoformans
in Medical Mycology
January 2001; p ublished online January 2001 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 0 words.
Cryptococcus neoformans is an excellent model system for studies on the molecular pathogenesis of fungal infections. There is only one dominant selectable market that can be...
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Aspergillus fumigatus conidial pigment and cAMP signal transduction: significance for virulence
in Medical Mycology
January 2005; p ublished online January 2005 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 4245 words.
The conidial pigment of Aspergillus fumigatus contains 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN)-like pentaketide melanin. It plays a major role in the protection of the fungus against immune effector...
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A new Paracoccidioides brasiliensis 70-kDa heat shock protein reacts with sera from paracoccidioidomycosis patients
in Medical Mycology
September 2005; p ublished online September 2005 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 4166 words.
A cDNA coding for a new member of the 70-kDa heat shock proteins (HSP70) family from the dimorphic and pathogenic fungus, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, was cloned and characterized. The...
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Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of two β-N-acetylhexosaminidase homologs of Coccidioides posadasii
in Medical Mycology
August 2010; p ublished online August 2010 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Mycology and Fungi; Infectious Diseases; Medical Toxicology; Veterinary Medicine; Environmental Science. 6927 words.
Two full-length cDNAs were isolated from Coccidioides posadasii that encode two deduced proteins (CpHEX1 and CpHEX2) with homology to the glycosyl hydrolase 20 family of...
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Atypical velogenic Newcastle disease in a commercial layer flock in Japan
in Poultry Science
May 2015; p ublished online March 2015 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Zoology and Animal Sciences; Animal Pathology and Diseases; Animal Physiology; Ornithology; Veterinary Medicine. 3295 words.
In 2002, a commercial layer flock in Japan was initially diagnosed as being infected with infectious bronchitis (IB) based on clinical signs, virus isolation, and serological analysis but...
Genotypic and pathotypic characterization of Newcastle disease virus isolated from racing pigeons in China
in Poultry Science
July 2015; p ublished online April 2015 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Zoology and Animal Sciences; Animal Pathology and Diseases; Animal Physiology; Ornithology; Veterinary Medicine. 3319 words.
A Newcastle disease virus (NDV) isolated from an outbreak in racing pigeons in China was characterized in this study. Complete gene of the NDV isolate was sequenced and phylogenetic...
Development and characterization of mouse monoclonal antibodies reactive with chicken IL-1β
in Poultry Science
September 2014; p ublished online August 2014 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Zoology and Animal Sciences; Animal Pathology and Diseases; Animal Physiology; Ornithology; Veterinary Medicine. 3562 words.
Interleukin-1β proteins from chicken, duck, goose, turkey, and pigeon share 77 to 99% amino acid sequence similarity among themselves, and only 31 to 35% sequence similarity is shared...