In this report, we describe the development and evaluation of a 5' nuclease PCR assay for the detection of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica (YE). The assay targets the chromosomally encoded invasion gene ail. Three different primer/probe sets (TM1, TM2, and TM3) amplifying different, yet overlapping, regions of ail were examined for their specificity and sensitivity. The TM1 set displayed the...

In the present study, we used newly developed F(11) generation mouse advanced intercross lines (AIL) to fine map Pas1-3 quantitative trait loci (QTL). The (A/J x C57BL/6) F(11) AIL mouse population was created by crossing lung tumor-resistant C57BL/6 mice with lung tumor-susceptible A/J mice. By selectively genotyping 30% of the population, we have confirmed the Pas1 QTL and narrowed it to an i...

Let U(n, T) be the set of ail matrices of O's and l's of order n with exactly r 0's. We obtain an upper bound for the permanent of a matrix in U(n, t). For 0 <r < 2n and for nz-2n C r < n2-n we determine all matrices in U(n, r) with maximum permanent.

By Dean Chang EDITORIAL ASSISTANT To attain the lofty status of All-American would require a combination o f talent, hard work and determination. Going into Ihc Nationals held at Emory University in Atlanta, none of Ihc five women nor their coach of Albany Slate's women's swim team expected thni much from themselves. The Nationals would be a solid learning experience for Ihc groups, and would i...

— Reflectivity, fluorescence and photoelectron spectra from CaF2 single crystals hâve been measured using synchrotron radiation in the 10 to 100 eV range. The spectra contain features ascribed to excitons and to the band structure. Peaks due to conduction-band states derived from the 3d atomic levels are prominent in ail three