Children Felice C. Adler-Shohet, MD; Antonio Arrieta, MD; Kevin S. Kleis, DO; Elizabeth A. Trent, MD; Andrew Powers Davis; Jasjit Singh, MD; John A. Schlecter, DO; Nathan M. Moroski; Jennifer Le, PharmD, BCPS-ID, FCCP; Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA; Orthopedics, Children’s Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA; University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA...

BACKGROUND Caries and periodontitis are important human diseases associated with formation of multi-species biofilms. The involved bacteria are intensively studied to understand the molecular basis of the interactions in such biofilms. This study established a basic in vitro single and mixed-species culture model for oral bacteria combining three complimentary methods. The setup allows a rapid ...

We investigated the effects of a newly recognized multifunctional growth factor, the c-kit ligand stem cell factor (SCF), on mouse mast cell proliferation and phenotype. Recombinant rat SCF164 (rrSCF164) induced the development of large numbers of dermal mast cells in normal mice in vivo. Many of these mast cells had features of "connective tissue-type mast cells" (CTMC), in that they were reac...

It is generally believed that endophytic microorganisms are intercellular inhabitants present in either cultivable or non-cultivable form primarily as root colonizers. The objective of this study was to determine whether the actively mobile micro-particles observed in the intracellular matrix of fresh tissue sections of banana included endophytic bacteria. Tissue sections (50-100 µm) from apica...

the aim of this study was to determine the inhibitory effects of feed ingredients on protease activities of argyrosomus regius larvae using in vitro techniques. a. regius larvae fed on a commercial feeding procedure were sampled thirteen times, during the sampling period (from 3 to 32 days after hatching (dah)). the differences observed in protease activities of meagre larvae during the samplin...

gummy bark disease of sweet orange (citrus sinensis) trees has been reported from a few citrus growing regions of the world. the disease symptoms consist of mild to severe stem pitting and brown gummy flecks in the bark of sweet orange trees on sour orange ( c. aurantium) rootstock, being conspicuous several centimeter above the bud :union: on the trunk. the pits were usually impregnated with b...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of parental military service-related exposures and rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) risk in offspring using data from a large case-control study of childhood RMS. STUDY DESIGN Cases (n = 319) were enrolled from the third trial run by the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group. Population-based controls (n = 319) were pair-matched to cases on race, sex, and age. Condition...

in this experiment, physiological responses of two citrus rootstocks [sour orange (citrus aurantium l.) and trifoliate orange (poncirus trifoliata raf.)] were investigated under in vitro salt stress conditions. this study was conducted on a completely randomized factorial design. explants (nucellar seedling obtained from seeds) of both rootstocks were transferred to murashige and skoog (ms) sol...