Riboswitches are mRNA-based modules that control gene expression through direct RNA-ligand interactions.[1) In most cases, the regulatory ligands are metabolites that act on their own biosynthesis genes through feedback regulation. Since their discovery by Breaker and co-workers in 2002, nucleobases, amino acids, cofactors, as well as the amino sugar glucosamine-6-phosphate have been described ...

Magnusson, M. 2007. Bacillus cereus in the housing environment of dairy cows – Contamination routes, effect of teat-cleaning, and measures to improve hygiene in the cubicles and alleys. Doctor’s dissertation. ISSN 1652-6880, ISBN 978-91-576-7341-1 The spore-forming bacterium Bacillus cereus can survive pasteurisation and thus a limiting factor for the shelf life of pasteurized milk. The occurre...

Background: Health equity is “having fair access to healthcare, utilizing it according to actual needs, paying for it based on financial capacity and finally, having an acceptable level of health”. Health equity is an underlying principle of the universal declaration of human rights. Equitable distribution of hospital beds increases people’s access to healthcare services and as a result, improv...