In mammals, male embryos grow faster. Equine embryo size is highly variable for same developmental stage, with no reported relation to sex nor gene expression. Our objective was evaluate expression sexual dimorphism on equine D8 blastocysts. Non-nursing, Saddlebred mares located 2 experimental farms were inseminated the semen of one unique stallion per farm. At 8 d post ovulation, 17 and 11 fro...

Whole genome sequences of Neisseria meningitidis strains Z2491 and MC58 and Neisseria gonorrhoeae FA1090 were analyzed for Correia repeats (CR) and CR-enclosed elements (CREE). A total of 533, 516, and 256 copies of CR and 270, 261, and 102 copies of CREE were found in these three genomes, respectively. The lengths of CREE range from 28 to 348 bp, and the lengths of multicopy CREE appear mainly...

During 2000–2022, a total of 69 Russia’s 85 administrative regions reported 164,580 hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) cases, an annual average rate 4.9 cases/100,000 population (105 popul.). European Russia 162,045 (98.5%) cases in 53/60 9.7 cases/105 popul. Asian 2535 (1.5%) 16/25 0.6 In the same period, 668 (0.4%) fatal HFRS and 4030 (2.4%) among children under age 14 years. Most o...

Background: Viral load and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels may not be the key points for making a decision in the treatment of anti-HBe positive chronic hepatitis B. The purpose of this study was to assess the histological evaluation of liver to find the need for treatment on 72 patients with anti-HBe positive chronic hepatitis B. Methods: The liver biopsy slides of the 72 patients (56 s...

The present study was performed to investigate the infection status of intestinal parasites in pigs and beef cattle in rural areas of Chungcheongnam-do, Korea. From November 2009 to April 2010, a total of 241 fecal samples of pigs and beef cattle (136 and 105, respectively) were examined by direct smear and centrifugal sedimentation methods. The overall positive rates of intestinal parasites am...

PURPOSE Probiotics are microorganisms, which show beneficial health effects on hosts once consumed in sufficient amounts. Among probiotic bacteria, the bioactive compounds from lactic acid bacteria (LAB) group can be utilized as preservative agents. LAB group can be isolated and characterized from traditional dairy sources. This study aimed to isolate, identify, and biologically characterize pr...