Phenotypic indications of FtsZ inhibition in hok/sok-induced bacterial growth changes and stress response

Chukwudi, C U; Good, L

doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2017.12.023

Occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and associations with milk production and reproductive performance in dairy cattle (2018)
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Damaso, A. F., Velasova, M., Van Winden, S. C. L., Chang, Y. M., & Guitian, J. (2018). Occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and associations with milk production and reproductive performance in dairy cattle. Veterinary Record Open, 5, e000221. https://doi.org/10.1136/vetreco-2017-000221

This study describes the occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and evaluates its associations with subsequent milk production and reproductive performances and survival on farm of dairy cows. A total of 53 British dairy farms and 5759 animal... Read More about Occurrence of preterm calving in Great Britain and associations with milk production and reproductive performance in dairy cattle.

Saigas on the brink: Multidisciplinary analysis of the factors influencing mass mortality events (2018)
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Kock, R. A., Orynbayev, M., Robinson, S., Zuther, S., Singh, N. J., Beauvais, W., …Milner-Gulland, E. (2018). Saigas on the brink: Multidisciplinary analysis of the factors influencing mass mortality events. Science Advances, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aao2314

In 2015, more than 200,000 saiga antelopes died in 3 weeks in central Kazakhstan. The proximate cause of death is confirmed as hemorrhagic septicemia caused by the bacterium Pasteurella multocida type B, based on multiple strands of evidence. Statist... Read More about Saigas on the brink: Multidisciplinary analysis of the factors influencing mass mortality events.

A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses (2018)
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Moyen, N., Ahmed, G., Gupta, S., Tenzin, T., Khan, R., Khan, T., …Fournié, G. (2018). A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses. BMC Veterinary Research, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1331-5

Since its first report in 2007, avian influenza (AI) has been endemic in Bangladesh. While live poultry marketing is widespread throughout the country and known to influence AI dissemination and persistence, trading patterns have not been described.... Read More about A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses.

Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges (2018)
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Falzon, L. C., Lechner, I., Chantziaras, I., Collineau, L., Courcoul, A., Filippitzi, M. E., …Brennan, M. L. (2018). Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges. EcoHealth,

Having gained momentum in the last decade, the One Health initiative promotes a holistic approach to address complex global health issues. Before recommending its adoption to stakeholders, however, it is paramount to first compile quantitative eviden... Read More about Quantitative Outcomes of a One Health approach to Study Global Health Challenges.

Brucellosis remains a neglected disease inthe developing world: a call forinterdisciplinary action (2018)
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Franc, K. A., Krecek, R. C., Haesler, B., & Arenas-Gamboa, A. M. (2018). Brucellosis remains a neglected disease inthe developing world: a call forinterdisciplinary action. BMC Public Health, 18(125), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-5016-y

Brucellosis places significant burdens on the human healthcare system and limits the economic growth of individuals, communities, and nations where such development is especially important to diminish the prevalence of poverty. The implementation of... Read More about Brucellosis remains a neglected disease inthe developing world: a call forinterdisciplinary action.

The Population Biology and Transmission Dynamics of Loa loa (2018)
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Whittaker, C., Walker, M., Pion, S. D. S., Chesnais, C. B., Boussinesq, M., & Basáñez, M. (2018). The Population Biology and Transmission Dynamics of Loa loa. Trends in Parasitology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2017.12.003

Endemic to Central Africa, loiasis – or African eye worm (caused by the filarial nematode Loa loa) – affects more than 10 million people. Despite causing ocular and systemic symptoms, it has typically been considered a benign condition, only of publi... Read More about The Population Biology and Transmission Dynamics of Loa loa.

In vivo testing of novel vaccine prototypes against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (2018)
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Antenucci, F., Fougeroux, C., Deeney, A., Orskov, C., Rycroft, A. N., Holst, P. J., & Bojesen, A. M. (2018). In vivo testing of novel vaccine prototypes against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. Veterinary Research, 49, 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13567-017-0502-x

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (A. pleuropneumoniae) is a Gram-negative bacterium that represents the main cause of porcine pleuropneumonia in pigs, causing significant economic losses to the livestock industry worldwide. A. pleuropneumoniae, as the... Read More about In vivo testing of novel vaccine prototypes against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.

Characterisation of porcine circovirus type 2 in porcine circovirus disease cases in England and Wales (2018)
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Grierson, S. S., Werling, D., Bidewell, C., & Williamson, S. (2018). Characterisation of porcine circovirus type 2 in porcine circovirus disease cases in England and Wales. Veterinary Record, 182(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104450

Confirmed cases of porcine circovirus disease (PCVD) in Great Britain have shown a steady decline since the availability of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) vaccines. However, PCVD is still occasionally diagnosed. The authors carried out a genotyping... Read More about Characterisation of porcine circovirus type 2 in porcine circovirus disease cases in England and Wales.

Use of proteins identified through a functional genomic screen to develop a protein subunit vaccine that provides significant protection against virulent Streptococcus suis in pigs (2018)
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Brockmeier, S. L., Loving, C. L., Nicholson, T. L., Wang, J., Peters, S. E., Weinert, L., …Tucker, A. W. (2018). Use of proteins identified through a functional genomic screen to develop a protein subunit vaccine that provides significant protection against virulent Streptococcus suis in pigs. Infection and Immunity, 86(3), e00559. https://doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00559-17

Streptococcus suis is a bacterium that is commonly carried in the respiratory tract and that is also one of the most important invasive pathogens of swine, commonly causing meningitis, arthritis, and septicemia. Due to the existence of many serotypes... Read More about Use of proteins identified through a functional genomic screen to develop a protein subunit vaccine that provides significant protection against virulent Streptococcus suis in pigs.

Valproic acid and its congener propylisopropylacetic acid reduced the amount of soluble amyloid-ß oligomers released from 7PA2 cells (2018)
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Williams, R. S. B., & Bate, C. (2018). Valproic acid and its congener propylisopropylacetic acid reduced the amount of soluble amyloid-ß oligomers released from 7PA2 cells. Neuropharmacology, 128, 54-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.09.031

The amyloid hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease suggests that synaptic degeneration and pathology is caused by the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides derived from the amyloid precursor protein (APP). Subsequently, soluble Aβ oligomers cause the lo... Read More about Valproic acid and its congener propylisopropylacetic acid reduced the amount of soluble amyloid-ß oligomers released from 7PA2 cells.

Identification of production challenges and benefits using value chain mapping of egg food systems in Nairobi, Kenya (2018)
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Onono, J. O., Alarcon, P., Karani, M., Muinde, P., Akoko, J. M., Maud, C., …Rushton, J. (2018). Identification of production challenges and benefits using value chain mapping of egg food systems in Nairobi, Kenya. Agricultural Systems, 159, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2017.10.001

Commercial layer and indigenous chicken farming in Nairobi and associated activities in the egg value chains are a source of livelihood for urban families. A value chain mapping framework was used to describe types of inputs and outputs from chicken... Read More about Identification of production challenges and benefits using value chain mapping of egg food systems in Nairobi, Kenya.

A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle (2018)
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Meyer, A., Bond, K., Van Winden, S. C. L., Green, M., & Guitian, J. (2018). A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 150, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.11.016

Johne’s disease is a serious wasting disease of ruminants that is of high economic importance for the dairy sector in particular. The chronic nature of the disease, the fluctuations in antibody levels and the limited ability of diagnostic tests to id... Read More about A probabilistic approach to the interpretation of milk antibody results for diagnosis of Johne’s disease in dairy cattle.

Cholesterol ester hydrolase inhibitors reduce the production of synaptotoxic amyloid-beta oligomers (2018)
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McHale-Owen, H., & Bate, C. (2018). Cholesterol ester hydrolase inhibitors reduce the production of synaptotoxic amyloid-beta oligomers. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2017.12.017

The production of amyloid-β (Aβ) is the key factor driving pathogenesis in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Increasing concentrations of Aβ within the brain cause synapse degeneration and the dementia that is characteristic of AD. Here the factors that affe... Read More about Cholesterol ester hydrolase inhibitors reduce the production of synaptotoxic amyloid-beta oligomers.

Polymorphisms in the canine IL7R 3 ' UTR are associated with thymic output in Labrador retriever dogs and influence post-transcriptional regulation by microRNA 185 (2018)
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Holder, A. L., Jones, G., Soutter, F., Palmer, D. B., Aspinall, R., & Catchpole, B. (2018). Polymorphisms in the canine IL7R 3 ' UTR are associated with thymic output in Labrador retriever dogs and influence post-transcriptional regulation by microRNA 185. Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 81, 244-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2017.12.008

Interleukin-7 (IL-7) and its receptor (IL-7R) are essential for T cell development in the thymus, and changes in the IL-7/IL-7R pathway have been implicated in age-associated thymic involution which results in a reduction of naïve T cell output. The... Read More about Polymorphisms in the canine IL7R 3 ' UTR are associated with thymic output in Labrador retriever dogs and influence post-transcriptional regulation by microRNA 185.

Prognostic significance of clinical presentation, induction and rescue treatment in 42 cases of canine centroblastic diffuse large B-cell multicentric lymphoma in the United Kingdom (2018)
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Davies, O., Szladovits, B., Polton, G., Garden, O. A., Leo, C., & Lara-Garcia, A. (2018). Prognostic significance of clinical presentation, induction and rescue treatment in 42 cases of canine centroblastic diffuse large B-cell multicentric lymphoma in the United Kingdom. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology, 16(2), 276-287. https://doi.org/10.1111/vco.12378

Canine lymphoma is a heterogeneous group of diseases and many previous studies have evaluated the response of a mixed population of lymphoma cases to one specific treatment protocol. The aim of this retrospective study was to describe the outcome and... Read More about Prognostic significance of clinical presentation, induction and rescue treatment in 42 cases of canine centroblastic diffuse large B-cell multicentric lymphoma in the United Kingdom.

Phenotypic indications of FtsZ inhibition in hok/sok-induced bacterial growth changes and stress response (2018)
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Chukwudi, C. U., & Good, L. (2018). Phenotypic indications of FtsZ inhibition in hok/sok-induced bacterial growth changes and stress response. Microbial Pathogenesis, 114, 393-401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micpath.2017.12.023

The hok/sok locus has been shown to enhance the growth of bacteria in adverse growth conditions such as high temperature, low starting-culture densities and antibiotic treatment. This is in addition to their well-established plasmid-stabilization eff... Read More about Phenotypic indications of FtsZ inhibition in hok/sok-induced bacterial growth changes and stress response.

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