A polycephalic larva of Taeniidae family isolated from abdominal cavity of a great gerbil (Rhombomys opimus) from Golestan province, northern Iran, was subjected to molecular analysis. Genomic DNA from the larva was obtained using a DNA extraction tissue kit. Polymerase chain reaction was performed for amplification of the partial 12S rRNA, cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1...

FOREWORD This report has been prepared by the Directorate General for Agriculture of the European Commission in the framework of the analyses carried out in preparation for the approaching EU enlargement. It is aimed at providing a clear picture of the possible impact of different enlargement scenarios on agricultural markets and on farm incomes in the Central and Eastern European Countries (CE...

The announcement of European Union enlargement coincided with a dramatic rise in stock prices in accession countries. This paper investigates the hypothesis that the rise in stock prices was the result of the integration of accession countries into the world market, and the subsequent repricing of systematic risk. The results show that firm-specific stock price changes are not related to firmsp...

In the course of the EU enlargement process, the participation of accession countries in the European Monetary Union might lead to a significant redistribution of seigniorage wealth if current regulations prevail. In general, accession countries will be winners from this redistribution, for example Poland with 12.9 billion euros, Romania with 9.9 billion euros or Hungary with 3.3 billion euros....

A coprological survey of enteroparasites in raptors (60 Falconiformes) from Central Mexico is reported. Three samples contained coccidian unsporulated oocysts, one contained Eimeria sp., one contained trematode eggs and one contained capillarid and trematode eggs and Eimeria sp. After sporulation at the laboratory, oocysts from a Falco peregrinus were identified as Caryospora neofalconis. The p...

Massilia sp. are aerobic, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that are found in air, water, and soils. Here we describe the draft genome sequence of Massilia sp. KIM, isolated from the South African grassland soils. The total length of the genome was estimated at 5.73 Mb, comprised of 17 contigs. The draft genome has been deposited in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank under the accession MVAD10000000 and is...

Genus and Species. Sus scrofa. Locus. Pig Melanocortin-4 Receptor (MC4R) gene. Source and Description of Primers. Primers were designed from well-conserved sequence regions between the human and rat MC4R genes (Genbank accession no. S77415 and U67863, respectively). The primers were used to amplify approximately 760 bp of the porcine MC4R gene from genomic DNA. The sequence of the PCR product s...

A Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile and halophilic bacterium identified as Vibrio harveyi was isolated from hatchery-reared larval of Iran Shrimp Research Centerfollowing mass mortality . Seven isolates of Vibrio spp.were collected from nauplii of Litopenaeus vannamei and then were evaluated for characteristics including morphology, physiology and biochemistry. The results indicated that the is...

Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus [GBS]) is the most common cause of neonatal sepsis (9). Penicillin is used for intrapartum prophylaxis, but erythromycin or clindamycin is recommended for patients allergic to penicillin (3). There are two major mechanisms of erythromycin resistance in S. agalactiae, (i) erythromycin ribosomal methylase, mediated by ermB, ermA, ermTR, or ermC, whi...