Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii has not been detected previously in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). We tested whole blood from 60 white-tailed deer for Bartonella spp. DNA; three (5%) were positive for Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii. This is the first detection of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in white-tailed deer.

the selected parts of four medicinal plants, achillea millefolium, hibiscus rosasinensis, linum usitatissimum and pluchea lanceolata were extracted in absolute methanol to determine their analgesic activity. analgesic activity was assessed on intact mice by tail flick latency via the tail immersion method. the analgesic activities of these plant extracts were compared with acetylsalicylic acid ...

Three Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacteria, BA1 T , Q614 and PB68.1 isolated from the digestive system of Heterorhabditis entomopathogenic nematodes, were biochemically molecularly characterized to clarify their taxonomic affiliations. The 16S rRNA gene sequences these strains suggest that they belong Gammaproteobacteria, family Morganellacea genus Photorhabdus . Deeper a...

Three Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacteria, BA1 T , Q614 and PB68.1 isolated from the digestive system of Heterorhabditis entomopathogenic nematodes, were biochemically molecularly characterized to clarify their taxonomic affiliations. The 16S rRNA gene sequences these strains suggest that they belong Gammaproteobacteria, family Morganellacea genus Photorhabdus . Deeper a...

A serological study of twenty three European bison (Bison bonasus) derived from Northern-East Poland for the seroprevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Mycoplasma bovis, Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides SC, Mycoplasma agalactiae and Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae was conducted. Only specific antibodies to M. bovis were detected in two animals (8.7%) which we...

A mosquitocidal toxin gene, cloned from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, was introduced into mutant crystal-negative B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis cells. Partial toxicity to mosquitos was restored. The 58-kilodalton cloned gene product is a minor protein component of B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis crystals and is structurally related to a major, 135-kilodalton crystal toxin.

Electron microscopy of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kyushuensis revealed that the parasporal inclusions are composed of a homogeneous center surrounded by a thick, electron-dense coating. Antibodies directed against the 135- and 65-kilodalton B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis peptides cross-reacted with the 70- and 26-kilodalton peptides, respectively, of B. thuringiensis subsp. kyushuensis.

With the genome sequence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis determined, technologies are now being developed for construction of protein arrays to detect the presence of antibodies against M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis in host serum. The power of this approach is that it enables a direct comparison of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis proteins to each other in relation to their im...

Members of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) are ubiquitous bacteria that can be found in water, food, and other environmental samples and are considered opportunistic pathogens for numerous animal species, mainly birds and pigs, as well as for humans. We have recently demonstrated the usefulness of a PCR-based mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit-variable-number tandem-repeat (MIRU-V...