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Genetic Sequencing of Cold Virus
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 19, 2009
...isolates, and recombination. In analogy with poliovirus, a hypervariable 5'UTR tract may affect virulence. A configuration consistent with nonscanning internal ribosome entry was found in all ...
Knocking Out Pigment Production Reduces Staphylococcus Virulence
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 18, 2008
... indicates that scientists may have identified a new approach that may be effective in reducing the virulence of Staphylococcus aureus , the bacterium responsible for most staph infections. The appro...
Promising MRSA VAccine Targets Quorum Sensing
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 9, 2007
...ng , a communication system that allows them to shift from being harmless to virulent. The shift to virulence is dependent on small molecules emitted by bacteria known as autoinducers, sequestration o...
Gene Linked to E. carotovora Virulence Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 8, 2007
In a study published in the Journal of Bacteriology , scientists have identfieid a gene in the bacterium Erwinia carotovora , that influences its ability to infect and damage crops.
E. carotovora causes blackleg and soft rot in potatoes, but may also infect other crops such as carrots, ...
Improving Crop Plants Through Genomics
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 30, 2007
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the use of bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas syringae DC3000 as a model system for studying virulence-related genes
using tomato and cauliflower as models for improving crops' nutritiona...
The ROP18 Toxoplasma Virulence Gene
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 15, 2006
...and birth defects or death of fetuses of pregnant women who get infected.
ROP18 , the T. gondii virulence gene identified by researchers, makes a protein that belongs to a class of signaling facto...