Bt-CoV HKU3 PCR/Sequencing Primers

MERS-CoV

In 2002/03, a novel coronavirus (CoV) termed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV emerged in China and caused an epidemic in which approximately 800 of 8000 cases died. Ten years later, a newly emerged Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)-CoV has been confirmed in 189 patients of which 82 had a fatal outcome. All MERS cases were linked to the Arabian Peninsula and to date thirteen ca...

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Fitness of Bt‐resistant cabbage loopers on Bt cotton plants

Development of resistance to the insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) in insects is the major threat to the continued success of transgenic Bt crops in agriculture. The fitness of Bt-resistant insects on Bt and non-Bt plants is a key parameter that determines the development of Bt resistance in insect populations. In this study, a comprehensive analysis of the fitness of Bt-resi...

Bt or not Bt: is that the question?

R public concerns over the transgenic (genetically modified) plants and nontarget impacts such as those from Bttoxin expressing corn pollen on the monarch butterfly populations have escalated, despite good pest management intentions and good science (1–9). Plant resistance to insect pests has evolved naturally over many millions of years and involves (i) both constitutive and inducible phytoche...

مروری بر mers-cov

(mers) یک بیماری ویروسی تنفسی است که اولین بار در سپتامبر 2012 در جده عربستان سعودی گزارش شد. عامل بیماری، یک ویروس جدید از گروه بتاکوروناویروسها است که تا این مرحله منشاء آن نامشخص است؛ ولی مطالعات ژنتیکی حاکی از آن است که کوروناویروسهای خفاش بیشترین نزدیکی را به این ویروس دارند. به طور کلی، mers-cov به نظر یک ویروس حیوانی است که به صورت اسپورادیک و با انتقال محدود، منجر به عفونت در انسان می ش...