Genotypic diversity of total phenolics, flavonoid content and antioxidant capacity in the USDA rice mini-core collection was analyzed. Wide genotypic variation found ABTS capacity. Genome-wide association mapping between three traits 155 SSR markers conducted using Q + K model which takes both population structure (Q) relative kinship (K) into consideration. A 23 marker trait were identified wi...

Two facultatively anaerobic, nitrogen-fixing bacteria (strains MSSRF30(T) and MSSRF31) were isolated from a mangrove-associated wild rice (Porteresia coarctata Tateoka). These strains were determined to be nitrogen-fixers using the acetylene reduction assay and by PCR detection of a nifH gene amplicon. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the novel strains were ...

The objective of the present study was to conduct a comparative genotypic analysis of Candida albicans isolates from the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia to determine whether differences between isolates might be associated with geographic locations. The genotypes of 86 unrelated isolates of C. albicans (from the United States and Europe) and 26 isolates from Singapore were examined by...

Vegetative compatibility groups (VCGs) are determined for many fungi to test for the ability of fungal isolates to undergo heterokaryon formation. In several fungal plant pathogens, isolates belonging to a VCG have been shown to share significantly higher genetic similarity than those of different VCGs. In this study we sought to examine the relationship between VCG and genetic similarity of an...

Similarity concept, finding the resemblance or classifying some groups of objects and study their common properties has been the interest of many researchers. Basically, in the studies the similarity between two objects or phenomena, 2-similarity in our words, has been discussed. In this paper, we consider the case when the resemblance or similarity among three objects or phenomena of a set, 3-...

One hundred clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were serologically classified into 7 Jordanian serotypes (labeled JO1-JO7) Odeh, 2002, M.Sc. thesis, University of Jordan). Using the slide agglutination test, 4 of them (JO4, JO5, JO6, and JO7) were serologically matched with the International Antigenic Typing Scheme (IATS) strains (IATS 20, IATS 10, IATS 6, and IATS 11). One serotype (JO...

Although Brazil is one of the main agricultural countries in world, it historically an importer wheat. For this reason, strategies aimed at expansion wheat country, to areas that are not traditionally producing (warmer), paramount importance. In breeding, phenotypic values ​​are usually used simultaneous selection, however, they do always correspond with genetic superiority. Therefore, objectiv...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Clinical characteristics of patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) who developed genotypic resistance to entecavir (ETV) were compared to those without resistance. METHODS Two hundred fifty eight CHB patients who underwent ETV treatment in our institution from July 2007 to May 2013 were included. RESULTS Eight (3.1%) patients developed genotypic resistance to ETV during the...

Genetic diversity within key species can play an important role in the functioning of entire communities. However, the extent to which different dimensions of diversity (e.g., the number of genotypes vs. the extent of genetic differentiation among those genotypes) best predicts functioning is unknown and may yield clues into the different mechanisms underlying diversity effects. We explicitly t...

BACKGROUND A tropism test is required before administration of the antiretroviral drug maraviroc. However, plasma RNA testing is not possible in patients with undetectable plasma viral loads. Here we assess genotypic testing of cellular human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) DNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to predict virologic responses in treatment-experienced patients beginnin...