Voluntary wheel running ameliorated the deleterious effects of high-fat diet on glucose metabolism, gut microbiota and microbial-associated metabolites by Ling Zhang, Wenyu Zou, Yongyan Hu, Honghua Wu, Ying Gao, Junqing Zhang, Jia Zheng

“…An integrative 16S rDNA sequencing and metabolites profiling was synchronously performed to characterize the effects of voluntary wheel running on gut microbiota and metabolites. …”
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Modular Multi‐Parametric and Portable Readout System for Point‐of‐Care Applications by Dibyendu Khan, Thossaporn Wijakmatee, Aniruddha Sriram, Aidin Nikookhesal, Elmar Weinhold, Yusuke Shimoyama, Vivek Pachauri, Sven Ingebrandt

“…Gold nanoparticles are modified with Guanine‐rich DNA sequences to perform Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) measurements. …”
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Diversity across Seasons of Culturable Pseudomonas from a Desiccation Lagoon in Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico by Alejandra Rodríguez-Verdugo, Valeria Souza, Luis E. Eguiarte, Ana E. Escalante

“…A total of 70 Pseudomonas isolates across seasons were obtained, genotyped by fingerprinting (BOX-PCR), and taxonomically characterized by 16S rDNA sequencing. We found 35 unique genotypes, and two numerically dominant lineages (16S rDNA sequences) that made up 64% of the sample: P. cuatrocienegasensis and P. otitidis. …”
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Genome-Wide Study of Plant-Specific PLATZ Transcription Factors and Functional Analysis of <i>OsPLATZ1</i> in Regulating Caryopsis Development of Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) by Tao Yang, Xin-Tong Xu, Li-Jun Tang, Wen-Tao Wei, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Jin-Xin Liu, Xue-Feng Yao, Heng Zhao, Chun-Ming Liu, Ai-Ning Bai

“…Plant A/T-rich sequence- and zinc-binding protein (PLATZ) is a type of plant-specific zinc-dependent DNA-binding protein that binds to A/T-rich DNA sequences. This family is essential for plant growth, development, and stress response. …”
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Multiplex-PCR technique to predict polymorphic antigens – M, N, S and s – and associations between their alleles and Mia-associated hybrid glycophorins by Thanaporn Kerdthip, Oytip Nathalang, Sarisa Chidtrakoon, Tanaporn Choychimplee, Dollapak Apipongrat, Kamphon Intharanut

“…Remarkably, multiplex PCR was well optimised, and the results aligned with serological phenotyping and DNA sequencing data with maximum accuracy and reliability; this confirmed our findings on its validity in predicting MNSs phenotypes. …”
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Optimized genotyping method for identification of bacterial contaminants in pharmaceutical industry by Stamatoski Borche, Ilievska Miroslava, Babunovska Hristina, Sekulovski Nikola, Panov Sasho

“…Molecular identification of bacterial contaminants based on DNA sequencing of the hypervariable 16SrRNA gene has been introduced recently. …”
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Genetic Characterization of Escherichia coli O157 Isolated From Human Stool Specimens in Wassit Province of Iraq by Sabah M. Jwied, Mohammed Sh. Jebur

“…While 9 cases were positive for stx genes and have rfb gene. DNA sequences that depend on the sequence of the vtx2 gene have shown a highly homologous sequencing identity with NCBI-Blast Escherichia coli strain( O157:H7) isolates from humans and animals. …”
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Interactions of Neanderthals and Modern Humans: What Can Be Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA? by Krzysztof A. Cyran, Marek Kimmel

“…The branching-process method is applied to infer the upper limit of hypothetical Neanderthal admixture, consistent with the evidence based on mitochondrial DNA sequences of contemporary modern humans, as well as Neanderthal and early modern European H. sapiens fossils. …”
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Spatial Distribution of Genetic, Ploidy, and Morphological Variation of the Edaphic Steno-Endemic <i>Alyssum moellendorfianum</i> (Brassicaceae) from the Western Balkans by Jasna Hanjalić Kurtović, Belma Kalamujić Stroil, Sonja Siljak-Yakovlev, Naris Pojskić, Adaleta Durmić-Pašić, Alma Hajrudinović-Bogunić, Lejla Lasić, Lejla Ušanović, Faruk Bogunić

“…Clear divergence between diploids and tetraploids was shown by AFLP, while plastid DNA sequences confirmed private haplotypes in each of the studied populations. …”
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Building a reliable 16S mini-barcode library of wild bees from Occitania, south-west of France by Anaïs Marquisseau, Kamila Canale-Tabet, Emmanuelle Labarthe, Géraldine Pascal, Christophe Klopp, André Pornon, Nathalie Escaravage, Rémi Rudelle, Alain Vignal, Annie Ouin, Mélodie Ollivier, Magalie Pichon

“…Their success depends largely on the taxonomic resolution of the DNA sequences used as barcodes and on the reliability of the reference databases. …”
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p53 Mutations and DNA Ploidy in Colorectal Adenocarcinomas by Paola Campomenosi, Paola Assereto, Massimo Bogliolo, Gilberto Fronza, Angelo Abbondandolo, Antonella Capasso, Patrizia F. Bellomo, Roberto Monaco, Anna Rapallo, Andrea Sciutto, Roberto Orecchia, Elio Geido, Walter Giaretti

“…Analysis of p53 mutations spectrum of the sorted nuclei was done by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) and DNA sequencing. Overall, we studied 20 adenocarcinomas, the corresponding control mucosa, and 7 lymph node metastases.…”
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Testing Phylogenetic Placement Accuracy of DNA Barcode Sequences on a Fish Backbone Tree: Implications of Backbone Tree Completeness and Species Representation by M. A. Thanuja M. Fernando, Jinzhong Fu, Sarah J. Adamowicz

“…ABSTRACT Advancements in DNA sequencing technology have facilitated the generation of a vast number of DNA sequences, posing opportunities and challenges for constructing large phylogenetic trees. …”
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Unexpected inheritance: multiple integrations of ancient bornavirus and ebolavirus/marburgvirus sequences in vertebrate genomes. by Vladimir A Belyi, Arnold J Levine, Anna Marie Skalka

“…Based on signature landmarks some, and perhaps all, of the endogenous virus-like DNA sequences appear to be LINE element-facilitated integrations derived from viral mRNAs. …”
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Technical considerations towards commercialization of porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome (PRRS) virus resistant pigs by A. Mark Cigan, Pieter W. Knap

“…As traditional methods of classical breeding and selection for trait improvement are slow, recent progress in several areas of biology including (a) understanding host–pathogen interactions, (b) inexpensive and rapid DNA sequencing, and (c) robust gene editing like CRISPR-Cas provide geneticists tools to accelerate discovery and deployment of disease resistance alleles in livestock. …”
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Molecular Basis of Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Implications for Therapy by Parvin F. Peddi, Matthew J. Ellis, Cynthia Ma

“…Recent genomewide gene expression and DNA sequencing studies indicate that this cancer type is composed of a molecularly heterogeneous group of diseases that carry multiple somatic mutations and genomic structural changes. …”
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Mitochondrial Phylogeny and Systematics of Palearctic Eagles by Ivan J. Starikov, Michael Wink

“…This study examined the available mitochondrial DNA sequences from GenBank and BOLD databases, also unpublished sequences obtained by the authors were added.…”
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Comparison of clinical metagenomics with 16S rDNA Sanger sequencing for the bacteriological diagnosis of culture-negative samples by Camille d’Humières, Skerdi Haviari, Marie Petitjean, Laurène Deconinck, Signara Gueye, Nathan Peiffer-Smadja, Lynda Chalal, Naima Beldjoudi, Geoffrey Rossi, Yann Nguyen, Charles Burdet, Ségolène Perrineau, Diane Le Pluart, Roza Rahli, Michael Thy, Piotr Szychowiak, Xavier Lescure, Véronique Leflon-Guibout, Victoire de Lastours, Etienne Ruppé

“…Fifty patients (73 samples) with negative culture and a 16S rDNA sequencing demand (Sanger) were recruited from two sites. …”
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Penicillium menonorum, a new species related to P. pimiteouiense by S.W. Peterson, S.S. Orchard, S. Menon

“…On the basis of phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences from four loci, P. menonorum occurs in a clade with P. pimiteouiense, P. vinaceum, P. guttulosum, P. rubidurum, and P. parvum. …”
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THE BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF THE NEW CROP, Miscanthus cv . SORANOVSKII by N. M. Slynko, T. N. Goryachkovskaya, S. V. Shekhovtsov, S. V. Bannikova, N. V. Burmakina, K. V. Starostin, A. S. Rozanov, N. N. Nechiporenko, S. G. Veprev, V. K. Shumny, N. A. Kolchanov, S. E. Peltek

“…On the base of phenotyping and DNA sequencing, the new crop was identified as Miscanthus sacchariflorus. …”
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Fournier’s Gangrene in a Heterosexual Man: A Complication of Neisseria meningitidis Urethritis by Tariq A. Khemees, Brian S. Porshinsky, Abhishek P. Patel, Christopher D. McClung

“…The latter was initially thought to be Neisseria gonorrhea; however, DNA sequencing technique confirmed it to be Neisseria meningitidis. …”
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