Population growth and the high demand for food production has caused environmental degradation losses in biodiversity. The conservation of genetic resources is most appropriate strategy maintaining variability species great importance, such as Capsicum. In this study, we describe characterization 69 pepper accessions four Capsicum from different regions Brazil on basis qualitative quantitative ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae is among the most common pathogens associated with chronic otitis media with effusion, which has been hypothesized to be a biofilm disease. S. pneumoniae has been shown to form biofilms, however, little is known about the developmental process, the architecture, and the changes that occur upon biofilm development. In the current study we made use of a continuous-culture...

ii To Joe and Kyndl iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This project would not be possible without the considerable input and support from my thesis committee members, Dr. help with sample collection and also to I must express my sincere gratitude to Dr. opportunity to realize my dream and pursue such a wonderful career. Thank you for dedicating your lives to education; without your guidance, instruction and r...

INTRODUCTION Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy presents with heterogeneous clinical and molecular features. The primary characteristic of this disorder is proximal muscular weakness with variable age of onset, speed of progression, and intensity of symptoms. Sarcoglycanopathies, which are a subgroup of the limb-girdle muscular dystrophies, are caused by mutations in sarcoglycan genes. Mutations in...