USING PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI TYPE III SECRETED EFFECTORS ESPK AND ESPV AS MARKERS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF POTENTIALLY ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI IN BEEF

Using Pathogenic Escherichia coli Type III Secreted Effectors espK and espV as Markers to Reduce the Risk of Potentially Enterohemorrhagic Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Beef

Contamination of beef by certain strains of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) called enterohemorrhagic E.coli (EHEC) can lead to outbreaks of severe disease.Therefore, accurate monitoring tests are needed to identify high risk beef products and divert them from consumers.Most EHEC testing focuses on the detection of their key virulence

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XSim version 2: simulation of modern breeding programs

AbstractSimulation can be an efficient approach to design, evaluate, and optimize breeding programs.In the era of modern agriculture, breeding programs can benefit from a simulator that integrates various sources of big data and accommodates state-of-the-art statistical sara stedy stand aid models.The initial release of XSim, in which stochastic de

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Inhibitory effect of Allium sativum and Zingiber officinale extracts on clinically important drug resistant pathogenic bacteria

Abstract Background Herbs and spices are very important and useful as therapeutic agent against many pathological infections.Increasing multidrug resistance of pathogens forces to find alternative compounds for treatment of infectious diseases.Methods In the present study the antimicrobial potency of garlic and ginger has been investigated against

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