We have isolated the fatty acid biosynthetic (fab) gene cluster taking part in the synthesis of middle-chain fatty acids and a genomic segment which was homologous with the eicosapentaenoic acid-biosynthetic gene cluster from the docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-producing bacterium Moritella marina strain MP-1. This segment was presumed to include the DHA-biosynthetic gene cluster of M. marina strain...

Minimizing energy consumption to maximize network lifetime is one of the crucial concerns in designing wireless sensor network routing protocols. Cluster-based protocols have shown promising energy-efficiency performance, where sensor nodes take turns to act as cluster heads (CHs), which carry out higher-level data routing and relaying. In such case the energy consumption is more evenly distrib...

conclusions with regard to the ease of urine sample preparation and the 100% specificity the pcr method, performing urine pcr could be used as a diagnostic aid in ptb cases obtaining sputum samples is problematic. results results of the current study indicated that 48 (62.3%) patients out of 77 had a positive sputum culture. urine cultures and acid-fast smears were negative. urine pcr-tb was po...

the purpose of this research was identifying socio-economic characteristics affected on respondents’ participation in contract farming. the survey was conducted using structured questionnaire in populous states namely kedah, kelantan, terengganu, pahang, perak, selangor and johor in peninsular malaysia. a total of one-hundred and sixty seven ffv farmers were randomly selected and personally int...

C4b-binding protein (C4BP) is a potent inhibitor of the classical pathway of the complement system. This large plasma glycoprotein consists of seven identical alpha-chains and a unique beta-chain held together by disulphide bridges. Both types of subunits are composed almost exclusively of complement control protein domains (CCPs). Using homology-based computer modelling and mutagenesis of reco...

The full-length coat protein gene of Grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) isolates from Iran was characterized byreverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) and sequencing. The expected 1515 bp coatprotein (CP) gene amplicon was obtained for 16 isolates out of 89 that were identified by double antibodysandwich enzyme-linked immunesorbent assay (DASELISA) in a population ...

plant breeders use rye (secale cereale l.) as a foreign genetical resource tool in increasing wheat genetical variations. 1r chromosome and especially its short arm, 1rs has been introduced into wheat genome frequently. 1rs studies and effective selection is used in cytogenetical, chemicals techniques and dna markers. present study was conducted to investigate the presence of rye chromosome seg...