Abstract. The objectives of this study were to clone the conserved region of leptospiral immunoglobulin-like protein (lig) gene and evaluate the utility of the recombinant Lig as an ELISA antigen for detection of leptospiral antibodies in canine sera. Leptospira kirschneri serovar Grippotyposa strain Moskva V was chosen to be a target for cloning the conserved region of Lig gene. This assay was...

A commercially available slide agglutination test (SAT) for the diagnosis of human leptospirosis was evaluated by comparing it to an immunoglobulin M (IgM) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and to the microscopic agglutination test (MAT). For all 108 patients, leptospirosis was diagnosed on the basis of a fourfold or greater increase in titer by MAT (seroconversion), and all but 1 of 24...

Abstract. In this paper we classify a linear family of Lie brackets on the space of rectangular matrices Mat(n×m, K) and we give an analogue of the Ado’s Theorem. We give also a similar classification on the algebra of the square matrices Mat(n, K) and as a consequence, we prove that we can’t built a faithful representation of the (2n + 1)-dimensional Heisenberg Lie algebra Hn in a vector space...

Abstract. In this paper we classify a linear family of Lie brackets on the space of rectangular matrices Mat(n×m, K) and we give an analogue of the Ado’s Theorem. We give also a similar classification on the algebra of the square matrices Mat(n, K) and as a consequence, we prove that we can’t built a faithful representation of the (2n + 1)-dimensional Heisenberg Lie algebra Hn in a vector space...

Microbes form mats with architectures that promote efficient metabolism within a particular physicochemical environment, thus studying mat structure helps us understand ecophysiology. Despite much research on chemolithotrophic Fe-oxidizing bacteria, Fe mat architecture has not been visualized because these delicate structures are easily disrupted. There are striking similarities between the bio...

We have reviewed information on early-, late- and limit-value decomposition stages for litter of Norway spruce (Picea abies) Scots pine (Pinus silvestris). This synthesis covers c 16 studies/papers made along a climatic gradient; range in mean annual temperature (MAT) from ?1 to +7 °C precipitation (MAP) 425 1070 mm. has an early stage dominated by carbohydrate late lignin; just one lignin deco...

Both climate and plant species are hypothesized to influence soil organic carbon (SOC) quality, but accurate prediction of how SOC process rates respond to global change will require an improved understanding of how SOC quality varies with mean annual temperature (MAT) and forest type. We investigated SOC quality in paired hardwood and pine stands growing in coarse textured soils located along ...

Both climate and plant species are hypothesized to influence soil organic carbon (SOC) quality, but accurate prediction of how SOC process rates respond to global change will require an improved understanding of how SOC quality varies with mean annual temperature (MAT) and forest type. We investigated SOC quality in paired hardwood and pine stands growing in coarse textured soils located along ...