In an effort to discover novel catalytic bioscavengers of organophosphorus (OP) nerve agents, cell lysates from a diverse set of bacterial strains were screened for their capacity to hydrolyze the OP nerve agents VX, VR, and soman (GD). The library of bacterial strains was identified using both random and rational approaches. Specifically, two representative strains from eight categories of ext...

Epidemiological evidence suggests that some methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains are more prone to dissemination than others. We studied 72 MRSA strains, collected through nationwide MRSA surveillance in 1992 through 1999 and known to be either (i) sporadic, (ii) local outbreak strains spread within one hospital, or (iii) epidemic strains spread among hospitals, by antimic...

Temporally precise inhibition of genetically defined cell populations in intact nervous systems has been enabled by the microbial halorhodopsin NpHR, a fast, light-activated chloride pump. Here, we report the generation of new mouse strains that express eNpHR2-EYFP fusion proteins after Cre- and/or Flp-mediated recombination to silence neural activity in vivo. In these mouse strains, Cre/Flp re...

“Research was conducted in compliance with the Animal Welfare Act and other federal statutes and regulations relating to animals and experiments involving animals and adheres to principles stated in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, National Research Council, 1996. The facility where this research was conducted is fully accredited by the Association for Assessment and Accred...

Hypoxylon pulicicidum strain MF5954 (ATCC 74245) (formerly classified as Nodulisporium sp.) is a filamentous fungal species known for its production of the secondary metabolite nodulisporic acid A. We present here the 41.5-Mb draft genome sequence for this organism.

The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology of injuries from exercise not involving equipment among children 18 and under. Methods included a retrospective review of data for children birth to 18 years old from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance (NEISS) system of the US consumer Product Safety Commission for the years 2005-2009. A total of 5093 cases were identified an...

This study supports the main characteristics of a new genus 'Pygmaiobacter' and a new species 'Pygmaiobacter massiliensis' strain Marseille-P3336 (CSUR P3336); that was isolated from a stool sample of a healthy 47-year-old Pygmy woman. The Institut Fédératif de Recherche ethics committee, gave approval for this study under the number 09-022. Samples were collected for microbial content descript...

The aim of this study was to show the proportion of workplace accidents related to materials transfer and to decide whether they were more serious than other kinds of workplace accidents. The research material for this study were statistics and data, available in Finland, regarding workplace accidents and fatal accidents. Twenty-five percent of studied fatal accidents were related to materials ...

J. L. ELLIS *, J. DIJKSTRA , E. KEBREAB , A. BANNINK , N. E. ODONGO , B. W. MCBRIDE 1 AND J. FRANCE1 1Centre for Nutrition Modelling, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada Animal Nutrition Group, Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, Marijkeweg 40, 6709 PG, Wageningen, The Netherlands 3Department of Animal Science, ...