The Staphylococcus intermedius group (SIG) includes zoonotic pathogens traditionally associated with dog bites. We describe a simple scheme for improved detection of SIG using routine laboratory methods, report its effect on isolation rates, and use sequencing to confirm that, apart from one atypical SIG strain, most isolates are Staphylococcus pseudintermedius.

The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among eligible patients in a large medical practice. A secondary objective was to compare CRC screening rates obtained from medical records with physician self-reported CRC screening recommendation. We conducted a retrospective record review of 214 patients ages > or = 50 years of a large mu...

The Staphylococcus (S.) intermedius group (SIG) has been a main research subject in recent years. S. pseudintermedius causes pyoderma and otitis in companion animals as well as foodborne diseases. To prevent SIG-associated infection and disease outbreaks, identification of both staphylococcal exotoxins and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) types among SIG isolates may be helpful. ...

Anand, Praveen – “Proteome-wide binding site network analysis of M. tuberculosis” (Panel) Nagasuma Chandra and Praveen Anand. Indian Institute of Science, India. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causative agent of tuberculosis claims 4700 lives everyday. Special traits of the bacteria such as dormancy, ability to quickly take-over immunocompromised hosts and resistance adds to the complexity of the ...

The cellular lineage of 57 diffuse large-cell lymphomas (DLCLs) was determined using a panel of monoclonal antibodies directed against lineage-restricted and -associated T, B, and monocyte antigens. The majority (82%) were of B cell lineage as determined by the expression of sig and/or B1, with the remaining 16% being of T cell lineage and 2%, of monocyte-myeloid lineage. By the expression of o...

Precursor cells of the B lineage can be enriched from mouse fetal liver by FACS with the aid of the pre-B cell-specific mAb G-5-2. The cells are concomitantly enriched for cells expressing the pre-B cell-specific gene lambda 5, and for cells developing to LPS-reactive mature B cells. The enriched purified precursors are not influenced by rIL-2 through -7, alone or in combination, to develop to ...

X. Moreira (http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0166-838X) ([email protected]), Misión Biológica de Galicia (MBG-CSIC), Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain. – B. Castagneyrol, BIOGECO, INRA, Univ. Bordeaux, Cestas, France. – L. Abdala-Roberts (http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1394-3043), Depto de Ecología Tropical, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Univ. Autόnoma de Yucatán, Itzimná, Mérida, Yucatán, Mé...

Objective(s):Breast cancer is an important leading cause of death from cancer. Stathmin and tau proteins are regulators of cell motility, and their overexpression is associated with the progression and bad prognosis of breast cancer. Memantine, an N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, is the potential inhibitor of tau protein in neurons. This study determines the effect of memantine ...

Objective(s):Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common age-related neurodegenerative disorder. One of the hallmarks of AD is an abnormal accumulation of fibril forms of tau protein which is known as a microtubule associated protein. In this regard, inhibition of tau aggregation has been documented to be a potent therapeutic approach in AD and tauopathies. Unfortunately, the available syntheti...