Microbial Experimental Systems in Ecology
... ecological specialization can incur a cost of adaptation (a decline in competitive fitness in environments other than the one to which the organisms have specialized) and that it was possible to study such phenomena with laboratory experimental systems. Over 20 years later, L.L. WoodruV (1911, 1912, ...
... ecological specialization can incur a cost of adaptation (a decline in competitive fitness in environments other than the one to which the organisms have specialized) and that it was possible to study such phenomena with laboratory experimental systems. Over 20 years later, L.L. WoodruV (1911, 1912, ...
User`s manual - BioMed Central
... different experimental conditions as well as pipetting inaccuracies can alter relative efficiencies. If the entered values were very far from the optimal range, the background of these cells turns into red. It happens, if (1) the number of C4 genes is calculated to be 0 although fluorescence was det ...
... different experimental conditions as well as pipetting inaccuracies can alter relative efficiencies. If the entered values were very far from the optimal range, the background of these cells turns into red. It happens, if (1) the number of C4 genes is calculated to be 0 although fluorescence was det ...
Staphylococcus aureus - York College of Pennsylvania
... •MRSA has become resistant to a majority of the Betalactam antibiotics, which target bacterial enzymes that are critical to cell wall synthesis (McCarthy, 2003). MRSA strains carry a gene known as mecA that is responsible for its resistance. ...
... •MRSA has become resistant to a majority of the Betalactam antibiotics, which target bacterial enzymes that are critical to cell wall synthesis (McCarthy, 2003). MRSA strains carry a gene known as mecA that is responsible for its resistance. ...
Rapid Publication - Journal of Clinical Investigation
... We report here the cloning and sequence analysis of fulllength cDNAs from an ADA-deficient cell line. Four apparently identical, though independently isolated, clones have been sequenced. In each, a G to A mutation at base number 302 of the coding sequence was found, which predicts a glutamine resid ...
... We report here the cloning and sequence analysis of fulllength cDNAs from an ADA-deficient cell line. Four apparently identical, though independently isolated, clones have been sequenced. In each, a G to A mutation at base number 302 of the coding sequence was found, which predicts a glutamine resid ...
Text Book of Molecular Biology
... The wavelength of maximum absorption of light by nucleic acids is 260nm,(lambda max=260) which is conveniently distinct from the lambda max of protein(280nm). The absorption properties of nucleic acids can be used for detection, quantitation and assessment of purity of nucleic acids. Ⅴ. Denaturation ...
... The wavelength of maximum absorption of light by nucleic acids is 260nm,(lambda max=260) which is conveniently distinct from the lambda max of protein(280nm). The absorption properties of nucleic acids can be used for detection, quantitation and assessment of purity of nucleic acids. Ⅴ. Denaturation ...
Gel-Filtration Chromatography - DORAS
... carbohydrate polymers into the mobile phase. Secondly, non-specific interactions with matrix materials are common, since sugars are essentially amphipathic with a hydrophobic ring structure and hydrophilic functional groups. Despite these problems, however, gel-filtration chromatography still remain ...
... carbohydrate polymers into the mobile phase. Secondly, non-specific interactions with matrix materials are common, since sugars are essentially amphipathic with a hydrophobic ring structure and hydrophilic functional groups. Despite these problems, however, gel-filtration chromatography still remain ...
CHAPTER 19 Regulation of Gene Expression in Bacteria and
... 3. All genes are regulated at some level, so that as resources dwindle the cell can respond with a different molecular strategy. 4. Prokaryotic genes are often organized into operons that are cotranscribed. A regulatory protein binds an operator sequence in the DNA adjacent to the gene array, and co ...
... 3. All genes are regulated at some level, so that as resources dwindle the cell can respond with a different molecular strategy. 4. Prokaryotic genes are often organized into operons that are cotranscribed. A regulatory protein binds an operator sequence in the DNA adjacent to the gene array, and co ...
Genomics Meets Phylogenetics
... the most parsimonious tree has been found (101, 113). The major concern about parsimony methods is that they can be unreliable when applied to certain combinations of grossly unequal branch lengths. Sequences that have diverged greatly from each other, due to rapid evolutionary rates or very long pe ...
... the most parsimonious tree has been found (101, 113). The major concern about parsimony methods is that they can be unreliable when applied to certain combinations of grossly unequal branch lengths. Sequences that have diverged greatly from each other, due to rapid evolutionary rates or very long pe ...
... term, it is clear that the microbial diversity is outstanding and at present time it is likely that we only have discovered a fraction of the total biodiversity of organisms on Earth. This is clearly displayed by extrapolation estimates on the total number of Prokaryote species (Archaea and Bacteria ...
Spirochete Biology in That Break with the Prevalent
... Sphaerochaeta were associated mostly with informational categories, e.g., transcription and translation, whereas the clostridiumlike genes were highly enriched in metabolic functions, e.g., carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism and transport (see Fig. S1 and S2 in the supplemental material). Severa ...
... Sphaerochaeta were associated mostly with informational categories, e.g., transcription and translation, whereas the clostridiumlike genes were highly enriched in metabolic functions, e.g., carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism and transport (see Fig. S1 and S2 in the supplemental material). Severa ...
Drafting Patent Claims for Filing in the United States
... requires more than a mere statement that it is part of the invention and reference to a potential method for isolating it; what is required is a description of the DNA itself. Fiers v. Revel • For inventions in an unpredictable art, adequate written description of a genus which embraces widely varia ...
... requires more than a mere statement that it is part of the invention and reference to a potential method for isolating it; what is required is a description of the DNA itself. Fiers v. Revel • For inventions in an unpredictable art, adequate written description of a genus which embraces widely varia ...
A prophage-encoded actin-like protein required for efficient viral
... the excision of the viral DNA from the genome, replication, virion assembly and lysis of the host cell (3,4). Recent reports revealed that viral replication in prokaryotes appears to be organized at specific intracellular locations and this process relies on the action of cytoskeletal proteins (5). ...
... the excision of the viral DNA from the genome, replication, virion assembly and lysis of the host cell (3,4). Recent reports revealed that viral replication in prokaryotes appears to be organized at specific intracellular locations and this process relies on the action of cytoskeletal proteins (5). ...
FYB Sc. Biotechnology
... Note: Students have learned most of the topics from this course at 10+2 level, but they need better understanding to apply or realize the relevance of these concepts with life, which is necessary while learning biotechnology. Teacher must highlight and emphasize the applications or relevance of Phys ...
... Note: Students have learned most of the topics from this course at 10+2 level, but they need better understanding to apply or realize the relevance of these concepts with life, which is necessary while learning biotechnology. Teacher must highlight and emphasize the applications or relevance of Phys ...
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... • Flower heads dipped into detergent and bacterial mixture weekly for 3 weeks • Allow seeds to set (~4 weeks) • Collect seeds • Used 432 plants per construct • Several g seeds per construct ...
... • Flower heads dipped into detergent and bacterial mixture weekly for 3 weeks • Allow seeds to set (~4 weeks) • Collect seeds • Used 432 plants per construct • Several g seeds per construct ...
(De)stabilizing Factors
... we know patchiness is inherent in all biological systems. • What does patchiness do to predator-prey systems? ...
... we know patchiness is inherent in all biological systems. • What does patchiness do to predator-prey systems? ...
NF96-251 A Comparative Study of Fiber Digestion and Subsequent
... from the diet. Microbes leaving the rumen provide a protein source to the animal (host). "By-pass protein" is a term for protein that passes protected from microbial breakdown through the rumen to the small intestine where it is absorbed and utilized by the animal (host) use (not for microbes). Fibe ...
... from the diet. Microbes leaving the rumen provide a protein source to the animal (host). "By-pass protein" is a term for protein that passes protected from microbial breakdown through the rumen to the small intestine where it is absorbed and utilized by the animal (host) use (not for microbes). Fibe ...
Tag-ItTM Mutation Detection Kit for CFTR 70+6
... mutations (could be 2 different mutations) in the gene for CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator) protein which enhances the secretion of chloride in mucus producing epithelial cells. ...
... mutations (could be 2 different mutations) in the gene for CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator) protein which enhances the secretion of chloride in mucus producing epithelial cells. ...
Caught in the food web: complexity made simple?*
... controls. The model suggests that the control of relative population sizes is top-down but that the total amount of limiting element (C, N, P) in the entire food web mediates changes in the size of each population. While empirical evidence in the ocean indicates that bacteria are partially resource- ...
... controls. The model suggests that the control of relative population sizes is top-down but that the total amount of limiting element (C, N, P) in the entire food web mediates changes in the size of each population. While empirical evidence in the ocean indicates that bacteria are partially resource- ...
Divergence time estimates for the early history of animal phyla and
... to the actual time of divergence and its bearing on the `Cambrian explosion' model of animal evolution. Some of this variation among molecular time estimates is due to di¡erent methodologies used. For example, some studies (Ayala et al. 1998; Feng et al. 1997; Wray et al. 1996) have used an average ...
... to the actual time of divergence and its bearing on the `Cambrian explosion' model of animal evolution. Some of this variation among molecular time estimates is due to di¡erent methodologies used. For example, some studies (Ayala et al. 1998; Feng et al. 1997; Wray et al. 1996) have used an average ...
Resilience of Microbial Systems Towards Disturbances - UvA-DARE
... The observation that higher diversity does not necessarily increase the functional stability of an ecosystem gave rise to the redundancy and insurance hypotheses proposing that ecological functions of different species may overlap and therefore influence the stability-diversity relationship (Figure ...
... The observation that higher diversity does not necessarily increase the functional stability of an ecosystem gave rise to the redundancy and insurance hypotheses proposing that ecological functions of different species may overlap and therefore influence the stability-diversity relationship (Figure ...
Nucleic Acids Research
... *The sequence of amino acids is uniquely specified by the nucleotide sequence. Similarly, it is possible to convert an amino acid sequence to a linear order of base uncertainties, but this raises problems with the codons for leucine, arginine, serine and termination. With leucine, for example, the c ...
... *The sequence of amino acids is uniquely specified by the nucleotide sequence. Similarly, it is possible to convert an amino acid sequence to a linear order of base uncertainties, but this raises problems with the codons for leucine, arginine, serine and termination. With leucine, for example, the c ...