OBJECTIVES The G2576T mutation in domain V of 23S rRNA has been most often associated with the rare cases of linezolid resistance in Staphylococcus aureus. In a linezolid-susceptible S. aureus (A8761B) possessing a single mutated (G2576T) copy, originally derived from a resistant clinical isolate, we assessed the persistence of the mutation on further passage on antibiotic-free medium and the s...

The late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans (P. infestans) has been a major constraint for worldwide sustainable potato production. Chinese cultivar Qingshu 9 shown excellent field performance against blight. To understand the mechanism underlying its resistance, transcriptomic dynamics of infected with P. was systematically investigated to identify resistance-related genes. In total, 2027...

Antibiotics are secondary metabolites produced by some microorganisms to inhibit or kill many other microorganisms including different bacteria, viruses and eukaryotic cells. Antibiotics are secondary metabolites and these have also been termed “idiolites” (Walker, 1974). Subsequent and widespread use of antibiotics for therapeutic purposes regularly in human, veterinary and agricultural purpos...

Forecasting the short-term trend of a stock market has long been a big challenging task. Parameters of stock markets, including open/close prices, daily-high/low prices and trading volumes, were frequently used in previous studies to forecast the stock market. Basing on the fact that the moving direction of these parameters have certain inertia within short-term period, we here explored the pot...

Abstract:   Objectives: Flexion contractures of the proximal interphalangeal joint are of the most common complication result from surgical procedures and traumatic events.  Orthotic interventions for treatment of contractures may include serial splinting, serial casting, dynamic and/ or static progressive orthoses, or a combination of these orthoses.  This study aimed to determine the effect ...

In this study, we characterized the blaNDM-5-bearing plasmid in a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate that had lost the plasmid during serial passage. We determined the complete sequences of the plasmid pCC1410-2, which was extracted from a K. pneumoniae ST709 isolate collected at a Korean hospital from which two NDM-5-producing K. pneumoniae isolates were subsequently isolated. As a result, the pCC1...

The significant market growth of stationary electrical energy storage systems both for private and commercial applications has raised the question battery lifetime under practical operation conditions. Here, we present a study two 8 kWh lithium-ion (LIB) systems, each equipped with 14 lithium iron phosphate/graphite (LFP) single cells in different cell configurations. One system was based on st...