Identification of species in the genus Nitraria L. (Nitrariaceae) based on nucleotide variability of nuclear ribosomal DNA by T. A. Poliakova, E. V. Banaev, M. A. Tomoshevich

“…Intragenomic polymorphism of ITS1 and ITS2 of nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences was analysed in 33 samples belonging to the Nitraria species N. schoberi, N. sibirica, and N. komarovii. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of Multidrug Resistance and Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Carriage of Clinical Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Abdulaziz Alqasim, Ahmad Abu Jaffal, Abdullah A. Alyousef

“…Detection of different ESBL variants was performed using DNA sequencing. Of 100 E. coli isolates, 67 were associated with multidrug resistance (MDR) phenotype. …”
Get full text

Transgenerational epigenetic heritability for growth, body composition, and reproductive traits in Landrace pigs by Andre C. Araujo, Jay S. Johnson, Jason R. Graham, Jeremy Howard, Yijian Huang, Hinayah R. Oliveira, Luiz F. Brito

“…Epigenetics is an important source of variation in complex traits that is not due to changes in DNA sequences, and is dependent on the environment the individuals are exposed to. …”
Get full text

Genetic Variation of the DGAT1 gene in Dual-Purpose Dairy Cows and its Influence on Economically Important Breeding Traits by Mark E Armitage, Emma Swan, Denise O'Meara

“…MethodsDNA was extracted from hair samples, and the genotypes of the DGAT1 gene were determined using a combination of conventional PCR, restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), gel electrophoresis, DNA sequencing and novel real-time PCR assays. ResultsThe three genotypes within the herd were: KK (n = 5), AA (n = 10), KA (n = 8). …”
Get full text

Molecular subtype of ovarian clear cell carcinoma: an analysis of 80 Chinese patients using the TCGA molecular classification of endometrial cancer by Wei Chen, Lu Yan, Qin Li, Shuling Zhou, Ting Hou, Huijuan Yang, Shuang Ye

“…Methods We performed DNA sequencing on 80 OCCC patients via a panel that contains 520 cancer-related genes. …”
Get full text

Design and expression of a chimeric recombinant antigen (SsIR-Ss1a) for the serodiagnosis of human strongyloidiasis: Evaluation of performance, sensitivity, and specificity. by Mostafa Omidian, Zohreh Mostafavi-Pour, Marzieh Asadi, Meysam Sharifdini, Navid Nezafat, Ali Pouryousef, Amir Savardashtaki, Mortaza Taheri-Anganeh, Fattaneh Mikaeili, Bahador Sarkari

“…The construct was expressed into the pET-23a (+) expression vector and the optimized DNA sequences of SsIR-Ss1a (873 bp) were cloned into competent E. coli DH5α cells. …”
Get full text

Variation in Botryosphaeriaceae from Eucalyptus plantations in YunNan Province in southwestern China across a climatic gradient by Guoqing Li, Bernard Slippers, Michael J. Wingfield, Shuaifei Chen

“…Isolates were identified by comparing DNA sequences of the internal transcribed spacer ribosomal RNA locus (ITS), partial translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1), β-tubulin 2 (tub2) and DNA-directed RNA polymerase II subunit (rpb2) genes, and combined with their morphological characteristics. …”
Get full text

Endosperm culture-based allotriploid hybrid production from an interspecific cross of Haemanthus spp.: new insights into polyploidization and hybridization by Arisa Nakano, Masahiro Mii, Yoichiro Hoshino

“…In addition, chloroplast DNA sequencing revealed maternal inheritance in the endosperm-derived plantlets, consistent with embryo-derived plantlets. …”
Get full text

Historical biogeography and systematics of yellow-bellied toads (Bombina variegata), with the description of a new subspecies from the Balkans by Christophe Dufresnes, Simeon Lukanov, Sven Gippner, Johanna Ambu, Ilias Strachinis, Dragan Arsovski, Benjamin Monod-Broca, Hugo Cayuela, Petros Lymberakis, Daniele Canestrelli, Dan Cogălniceanu, Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Spartak N. Litvinchuk, Tomasz Suchan, Mathieu Denoël, Daniel Jablonski

“…In this study, we combine cytochrome b DNA barcoding data (1238 individuals from 355 localities), mitogenome phylogenetics (17.2 kb), gene-based nuclear phylogenetics (3.7 kb from four gene fragments) and multilocus phylogenomics (4759 loci / ~554 kb obtained by double digest Restriction Associated DNA sequencing; ddRAD-seq) to re-assess the diversification of B. variegata, and revisit its nomenclatural history to assign scientific names to phylogeographic lineages. …”
Get full text

Microbial community dynamics in shallow-water grass-type lakes: Habitat succession of microbial ecological assembly and coexistence mechanisms by Chen Feng, Junping Lu, Tingxi Liu, Xiaohong Shi, Shengnan Zhao, Chunjian Lv, Yujiao Shi, Zixuan Zhang, Yuqi Jin, Jiaqi Pang, Aojie Sun

“…Second-generation DNA sequencing was applied to reveal the spatial dynamics of the bacterial community structure and distribution across two environmental media in this nutrient-rich shallow grassland lake and to elucidate the characteristics of the co-occurrence network. …”
Get full text

Cloning, expression, and purification of fusion antigens MPT83 and ESAT6 from the local strain of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Escherichia coli as a seed vaccine candidate against... by Rusdina Bte Ladju, Ahyar Ahmad, Abdul Karim, Rugaiyah Arfah, Rosana Agus, Najdah Hidayah, Muhammad Nasrum Massi, Astutiati Nurhasanah, Harningsih Karim, Irda Handayani

“…Following transformation into E. coli JM109, the plasmid was extracted, PCR amplified, and DNA sequencing. The existence of the appropriate recombinant Rv2873 + Rv3875 fusion genes was confirmed through the observation of a band of 948 base pairs in the colony PCR product containing fusion antigens. …”
Get full text

Dysbiosis of Gastric Mucosal Fungal Microbiota in the Gastric Cancer Microenvironment by Zhenzhan Zhang, Hao Feng, Yaopeng Qiu, Zhou Xu, Qingfeng Xie, Wenfu Ding, Hao Liu, Guoxin Li

“…Gastric fungal microbiome profiling was performed with internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rDNA sequencing in primary tumor and corresponding paired normal mucosal tissues from 61 GC patients. …”
Get full text

A positive experience in applying the biolistic approach to potato varieties Aksor and Nevskiy by N. P. Malakhova, Y. A. Skiba, G. A. Iskakova, D. A. Naizabayeva, B. K. Tezekbaeva, G. A. Ismagulova, E. R. Maltseva

“…The main advantages of this method include the ability to simultaneously incorporate several target genes into the plant genome, carry out transfer without unnecessary agrobacterial parts and plasmid DNA sequences, and the short time needed to produce transgenic cells. …”
Get full text

Molecular Identification and Antimicrobial Potential of Streptomyces Species from Nepalese Soil by Karan Khadayat, Dawa Dindu Sherpa, Krishna Prakash Malla, Sunil Shrestha, Nabin Rana, Bishnu P. Marasini, Santosh Khanal, Binod Rayamajhee, Bibek Raj Bhattarai, Niranjan Parajuli

“…In contrast, some Streptomyces species shared identical DNA sequences in multiple copies of 16S rRNA. The sequencing of numerous copies of 16S rRNA is not necessary, and the molecular sequencing of this region is not sufficient for the identification of bacterial species. …”
Get full text

Butyric Acid Modulates Gut Microbiota to Alleviate Inflammation and Secondary Bone Loss in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Ke You, Lianjun Yang, Zhihai Su, Jun Shen, Xinyang Fan, Yuanqing Guo, Zhen Yuan, Hai Lu

“…Various techniques, including an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), micro-CT, histology, quantitative PCR (qPCR) for intestinal tight junction protein expression, and 16S rDNA sequencing to analyze gut microbiota abundance, were employed to assess the inflammation and bone health in the target tissues. …”
Get full text

Identification and quantification of transposable element transcripts using Long-Read RNA-seq in Drosophila germline tissues by Rebollo, Rita, Gerenton, Pierre, Cumunel, Eric, Mary, Arnaud, Sabot, François, Burlet, Nelly, Gillet, Benjamin, Hughes, Sandrine, S. Oliveira, Daniel, Goubert, Clément, Fablet, Marie, Vieira, Cristina, Lacroix, Vincent

“…Transposable elements (TEs) are repeated DNA sequences potentially able to move throughout the genome. …”
Get full text

Genetic variation of the nuclear sequences of mitochondrial origin associated with retrotransposon Tv1 insertions in Drosophila species of the virilis group by B. V. Andrianov, D. A. Romanov, T. V. Gorelova

“…Mitochondrial DNA sequences integrated into chromosomes are a promising object for designing genetic markers for studies of phylogenesis and genomic instability. …”
Get full text

Activity of ceftolozane/tazobactam and comparators against gram-negative bacilli: Results from the Study for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance Trends (SMART – Brazil), 2018‒2021... by Amanda Azevedo Bittencourt, Vinicius Lima Faustino, Paula de Mendonça Batista, Lays Paulino Leonel, Marina Della Negra de Paula, Thales José Polis

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing and molecular characterization of ß-lactamase encoding genes using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing were carried out from GNB isolated mostly from intra-abdominal, respiratory, and urinary tract infections and interpreted following BrCAST/EUCAST guidelines. …”
Get full text

Decoding the chicken gastrointestinal microbiome by PB. Burrows, F. Godoy-Santos, K. Lawther, A. Richmond, N. Corcionivoschi, SA. Huws

“…Specifically, bacterial 16S ribosomal DNA sequences from GIT samples associated with various breeds, differing in age, GIT sites (caecum, faeces, ileum and jejunum) and geographical location were obtained from the Sequence Read Archive and analysed using the MGnify pipeline. …”
Get full text

Identification of microsatellite loci according to BAC sequencing data and their physical mapping to the bread wheat 5B chromosome by M. A. Nesterov, D. A. Afonnikov, E. M. Sergeeva, L. A. Miroshnichenko, M. K. Bragina, A. O. Bragin, G. V. Vasiliev, E. A. Salina

“…An algorithm utilizing the properties of complexity decompositions in  he sliding-window mode was used to detect DNA sequences with a repeat unit of 2–4 bp. Analysis of 17 770 contigs with the total length of 25 879 921 bp allowed for designing 113, 79, and 67 microsatellite (SSR) loci with a repeat unit of 2, 3, and 4 bp, respectively. …”
Get full text