As wireless sensor network applications are becoming more complex, the need for a versatile medium access control that is able to deliver high data rates is essential. In event-based systems, sensor nodes spend most of their time at sleep state waiting for an event to occur. When an event is detected, sensor nodes experience a short abrupt period of high data contention where the data packets a...

Antibacterial activity of two cyanobacterial strains i.e. Nostoc polludosum and Cylindrospermum licheniforme was studied. Both cyanobacterial strains were isolated from agricultural fields of Varanasi, India. Crude extracts of both strains in five solvents i.e. Ethanol, Petroleum ether, Acetone, Methanol, and Chloroform were screened against two human pathogenic bacteria i.e. S. aureus and E. c...

Mycobacterium neworleansense is a rapid growing nontuberculosis species belonging to the Mycobacterium fortuitum complex. The draft genome of M. neworleansense ATCC 49404(T) comprises 6,287,317 bp exhibiting a 66.85% G+C content, 5,997 protein-coding genes, and 89 predicted RNA genes.

Halomonas strain GFAJ-1 was reported in Science magazine to be a remarkable microbe for which there was "arsenate in macromolecules that normally contain phosphate, most notably nucleic acids." The draft genome of the bacterium was determined (NCBI accession numbers AHBC01000001 through AHBC01000103). It appears to be a typical gamma proteobacterium.

The draft genome sequence of Lactobacillus rossiae DSM 15814(T) (CS1, ATCC BAA-88) was determined by a whole-genome shotgun approach. Reads were assembled to a 2.9-Mb draft version. RAST genome annotation evidenced 2,723 predicted coding sequences. Many carbohydrate, amino acid, and amino acid derivative subsystem features were found.

A novel bacterial strain, DS-1T, was isolated that degrades heteropolysaccharide produced by the cyanobacterium Nostoc commune. The isolate was identified by a combination of phenotypic characterization, cellular fatty acid analysis, DNA base composition, DNA-DNA hybridization and 165 rRNA gene sequence analysis. Phylogenetic analysis placed strain DS-1T within the Paenibacillus cluster on a ph...

Die elektronische Geräte um uns herum werden immer mehr und dringen in jeden Bereich unseres Lebens ein. Dabei wird die Kommunikation immer wichtiger um Funktionen zwischen Geräten auszutauschen und zu teilen. Der Trend geht dabei klar zu drahtlosen Kommunikationsschnittstellen. Herkömmliche Netzwerke bestehen jedoch meistens aus einer Basisstation und verschiedenen mobilen Geräten die dann ste...

AIM This study investigates the colonization rate of Akkermansia muciniphila in the gastrointestinal tracts of people living in southern China and applies a modified method for the isolation and subtyping of A. muciniphila strains from faecal samples. METHODS AND RESULTS Fresh faecal samples were collected and bacterial DNA was extracted from these samples for real-time PCR analysis. Strains ...

M(Art)Worlds: Consumer Perceptions of How Luxury Brand Stores Become Art Institutions Annamma Joy a,1, Jeff Jianfeng Wang b, Tsang-Sing Chan c, John F. Sherry Jr. d,∗, Geng Cui e a Professor of Marketing, Faculty of Management, The University of British Columbia-Okanagan, EME4145 – 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada V1V 1V7 b Assistant Professor of Marketing, Department of Marketing, G 75...

Of nine authentic Arthrobacter strains tested, only A. atrocyaneus ATCC 13752 was capable of using the herbicide glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] as its sole source of phosphorus. Contrary to the previously isolated Arthrobacter sp. strain GLP-1, which degrades glyphosate via sarcosine, A. atrocyaneus metabolized glyphosate to aminomethylphosphonic acid. The carbon of aminomethylphosphon...