Biologists ID molecular block for social 'cheaters'
...eir native counterparts to make it into the actual spores atop the stalk, a finding that surprised the entir...arker gene, they determined that many cells in the spores were wild type cells that were initially tagged to become stalk cells. These cells underwent a late-...Plant pathologists offer soybean rust identification and management tips
...h soybean rust will have raised pustules with rust spores inside. As rust severity increases, premature defoliation and early maturation of plants is common. Soybean rust can go from a few pustules in a field to full field defoliation in a matter of about two weeks. The main method of controlling soybean ru...US trees affected by growing number of health concerns
... that insects are involved in the dissemination of spores of the fungus. They are also using a Geographic Information System (GIS) to investigate geospatial patterns of disease development and tree mortality on the landscape. SUDDEN OAK DEATH AND RELATED DISEASES Since it was discovered in 1...Vaccination with anthrax capsule protects against experimental infection in animals
...ose, the mice were challenged with lethal doses of spores from a strain of anthrax producing only the capsule. In the group that had received the capsule vaccine, 7 of 12 mice survived challenge. In the control group, which received injections of a placebo instead of the capsule vaccine, none of the 12 mice...Healthy mix of GI tract microbes are key to preventing allergies and asthma
...ery time we swallow, particles of dust, pollen and spores trapped by mucus-producing cells and tiny hairs l...you need to maintain tolerance. If you inhale mold spores or pollen during this period, our studies indicate you are much more likely to become sensitized to ...Weill Cornell team develops fast-acting anthrax vaccine
...reatened by the sudden dispersal of deadly anthrax spores won't have the luxury of that much time. So Cornell researchers turned their attention to faster-acting passive vaccines. "We looked especially at the use of gene transfer technology -- introducing genes that can manufacture antibodies against key co...Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
.... "This genetic similarity suggests that airborne spores of C. botulinum in an infant's surroundings may cause infant botulism and, as in this case, also result in the fulminant form of the illness that resembles SIDS." (M. Nevas, M. Lindstrom, A. Virtanen, S. Hielm, M. Kuusi, S.S. Arnon, E. Vuori, H. Kork...Scientists discuss improved biopesticides for locust control in West Africa
...nstrated UV resistance 15 times greater for coated spores as compared to non-coated spores. "This technology... developing means of protecting short-lived fungal spores from ultraviolet light, a key facet of biopesticide research. OIRED ( http://www.oired.vt.edu/ ) at ...Using molecular technique, researcher identify hospital pool bacterial pathogen
...edibly high levels in air, but we also found fungi spores and plant materials." While no immunocompromised patients using the hospital pool became ill, there are cases in the literature of the immunocompromised becoming ill from Mycobacterium avium, Angenent said. "The pool was closed down f...Food preservative neutralizes anthrax spores
... food preservative effectively neutralizes anthrax spores and could be used to decontaminate skin in the eve...ting. "Contamination of human skin with even a few spores may potentially disseminate disease beyond the initial area of attack," says John Kokai-Kun, a resea...Treated fabric kills anthrax spores
...an antimicrobial compound can kill dormant anthrax spores and could provide the basis for enhancing military...textiles. For the study, Calomiris applied dormant spores of a nonpathogenic strain of anthrax to circles of both treated and untreated fabric. The fabric sa...Scientists seek answers on what activates deadly anthrax spores
...tutions are setting out to find what activates the spores in anthrax, the deadly bacterial infection that is back in the news. "A key aspect of anthrax spore biology concerns the germination process through which the dormant spore becomes a reproductive, disease-causing bacterium," explained Al Claiborne, P...Genome of social amoeba shows its importance as research model
...nism with a fruiting body composed of a stalk with spores poised on top. This increases its utility in a variety of studies. "An organism's relationship to humans depends on related proteins that are found in the two cell types," said Kuspa. "You can make direct analogies, or you could learn general princip...Biologists determine genetic blueprint of social amoeba
...nism with a fruiting body composed of a stalk with spores poised on top. This increases its utility in a variety of studies. "An organism's relationship to humans depends on how related the proteins are that are found in the two cell types," says Kuspa. "You can make direct analogies, or you could learn ge...Alien woodwasp, threat to US pine trees, found in N.Y.
...ypes of conifers, by introducing a toxic mucus and spores of a toxic fungus when the female lays her eggs through the bark and into the sapwood of the tree. "If S. noctilio is found to be established in New York or elsewhere in the U.S., we could launch a rapid response to contain and control the infest...Social amoeba sheds light on communication in human brain
...stalk that resembles a golf tee. The formation of spores must be carefully regulated because prior to turning into spores, cells need to climb to the top of the stalk, where they can be more easily dispersed by the wind. The researchers inferred that cells at the base of the stalk cut up a longer protein t...Racehorses, asthmatics, meatpackers may have similar etiology of airway disturbances
...nent antigens identified in this syndrome are mold spores found in hay and straw bedding, thus closely linking the development of heaves to the horse's environment." Furthermore, they note that like cold-induced human "ski asthma," the clinical signs of heaves (notably persistent coughing due to airway con...Anthrax inhibitors identified by Burnham team
...biological terrorism. Pulmonary anthrax, in which spores of the anthrax bacteria are inhaled, is typically fatal unless diagnosis is made at an early stage of infection, when antibiotics such as Ciprofloxacin can provide a complete cure. At late stages in the disease, antibiotics can kill the anthrax bact...Plant pathologists address next steps in combating soybean rust
...d by tiny, volcano-like, raised pustules with rust spores inside that appear on the underside of leaves of infected plants. As rust severity increases, premature defoliation and early maturation of plants is common. Current research on the overwintering and movement of soybean rust, sentinel plot monitorin...... stalk cells die; they sacrifice themselves so the spores can be dispersed to new feeding grounds. "My research examines the different genetic makeup of the stalk and spore cells in order to understand this behaviour and discover why some cells would 'choose' to die to help others." Dr Thompson believes tha...