Background Equine piroplasmosis is caused by two haemoprotozoan parasites: Babesia caballi and Theileria equi. Negative economic impact on international trade has been associated to endemic sites. This is the reason why carrier detection requires reliable diagnostic methods. Various diagnostic modalities can be used alone or in combination including PCR. However, genetic variation of commonly u...

Zoxamide is the sole β-tubulin inhibitor registered for the control of oomycete pathogens. The current study investigated the activity of zoxamide against Phytophthora sojae and baseline sensitivity was established with a mean EC50 of 0.048 μg/ml. The data is critical for monitoring changes in zoxamide-sensitivity in the field. Three stable resistant mutants with a high resistance level were ob...

Two headed motor proteins, such as kinesin and dynein, hydrolyze environmental ATP in order to propel unidirectionally along cytoskeletal filaments such as microtubules. In the intensely studied case of kinesin, protein heads of approximate dimension 4 × 4 × 7 nm bind primarily on the α tubulin site of asymmetric α–β 8nm-long tubulin dimers that constitute the microtubular protofilaments. Kines...

Schefflera arboricola is a flowering plant in the family Araliaceae; its common name is dwarf umbrella tree. It is an evergreen shrub and a popular ornamental plant, commonly grown as an indoor plant. During a sampling in 2015, a new leaf spot symptoms was observed on S. arboricola plants in several greenhouses in the Hamadan province, Iran. Most of the plants were se...

The diversity of Xylaria species associated with termite nests in northeast Thailand was investigated. Among the 14 taxa included this study, 11 and one variety were described as new, another two resemble existing taxa, X. escharoidea nigripes. newly are chaiyaphumensis, conica, fulvescens, ischnostroma, margaretae, minima, reinkingii var. microspora, siamensis, sihanonthii, subintraflava, thie...

Abstract Introduction β-catenin is a protein molecule of the E-cadherin/catenin adhesion complex that maintains epithelial cell-cell and intracellular signalling. The mutation overexpression leads to cancer, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). FLYWCH1 newly identified with zinc-finger type DNA-binding domain interacts nuclear β-catenin, leading increased cell-matrix in cancer ste...