The genetic features of each isolate were determined by enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC) primer sequences used in PCR and by searching for six virulence genes (alg D, las B, tox A, plc H, plc N, exo S). 49 (79%) of the isolates were distributed in three ERIC PCR subgroups and showed 62% of similarity. The remaining 13 strains generated unique patterns. The first subgroup w...

The physical, rheological and sensory properties of six rice (Oryza sativa) varieties, from two improvement programmes in Ghana, were evaluated with the aim of establishing their specific food uses. The varieties were Ex-Baika, Bouake, Ex-USA, Local perfumed, Rustic and Tox 3233-31-6-2. Sensory evaluation and consumer acceptability of both the raw and cooked form of varieties were conducted usi...

Purpose A Quality-adjusted Time WIthout Symptoms of disease or Toxicity (QTWiST) analysis was carried out to assess quality-adjusted survival time in the RECOURSE trial of trifluridine/tipiracil versus placebo in pretreated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Methods Duration of overall survival in the RECOURSE trial (n=798 patients) was partitioned into three discrete health states: toxicit...

A mathematical model for the effect of oxide thickness on ambient conduction is provided in Schottky Barrier Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) Field Effect Transistor (SB-CNTFET). To develop them as future IC (integrated circuit) technology, suppression ambipolar behaviour SB-CNTFET imperative. The nature contributes to a high amount leakage current. tox ≈ 49.91nm uses dielectric gate with inhibit behavi...

The increasing production and use of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) inevitably results in their higher concentrations in the environment. This may lead to undesirable environmental effects and thus warrants risk assessment. The ecotoxicity testing of a wide variety of ENMs rapidly evolving in the market is costly but also ethically questionable when bioassays with vertebrates are conducted. Th...

mune phages the c markers of phages j3 and y failed to segregate from the imm markers which determine the specificity of lysogenic immunity in these phages. The factor which directs the synthesis of diphtherial toxin during infection of appropriate corynebacterial hosts by toxinogenic corynebacteriophages is designated tox+. It was possible to show that the tox+ determinant of phage ,B behaves ...

Temperate bacteriophage can transfer toxin-encoding genes between bacteria, often resulting in acquired pathogenicity. However, little is known regarding the effects of the eukaryotic host on the phage-pathogen interaction. Using Streptococcus pyogenes as a model, we demonstrate, both in vitro and in vivo, that the eukaryote mediates the efficient induction of toxin-encoding temperate phage and...

The results of a genetic cross between a Vibrio cholerae RJ1 donor and a V. cholerae 3083-2 recipient suggest that the map position of tox-1000 is between his and trp.