Fusarium oxysporum and Colletotrichum musae Associated with Wilt Disease of Coffea arabica in Coffee Gardens in Saudi Arabia by Zarraq AL-Faifi, Wail Alsolami, Emad Abada, Habib Khemira, Ghaliah Almalki, Yosra Modafer

“…A PCR-based method was used for the molecular amplification and characterization of the fungi using a 18SrRNA specific primer. 1323 and 1501 bp PCR products were obtained by using the 1% agarose gel electrophoresis. The sequence analysis and genbank homology revealed that the present fungi were Fusarium oxysporum and Colletotrichum musae with 99 and 98% similarity, respectively. …”
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Misdiagnosis: Acute Chest Syndrome That Evolved into Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Patient without a Documented History of Hemoglobinopathy by Christoph Sossou, Ogechukwu Chika-Nwosuh, Christopher Nnaoma, Jose Bustillo, Asad Chohan, Etinosasere Okundaye, Pratik Patel

“…He was subsequently diagnosed with heterozygous sickle cell SC disease on hemoglobin electrophoresis. After appropriate management with mechanical ventilator, broad-spectrum empiric intravenous antibiotics, exchange transfusion, and intravenous fluid resuscitation, the patient was medically optimized and safely discharged home, with significant improvement noted on successive follow-up visits.…”
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Haematological and Biochemical Studies on some Ruminants by LC Chuku, AA Uwakwe

“…Only the ‘O’ Rh blood group was observed in all cases, and GST values of 4.05-6.30 I.U were obtained on the other hand. Cow Hb electrophoresis produced two patterns corresponding to the human HbAA and HbAS types. …”
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Two-Component Signal Transduction System SaeRS Positively Regulates Staphylococcus epidermidis Glucose Metabolism by Qiang Lou, Yijun Qi, Yuanfang Ma, Di Qu

“…In this study, we performed a proteomic analysis of differences in expression between the S. epidermidis 1457 wild-type and saeRS mutant to identify candidates regulated by saeRS using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) combined with matrix-assisted laser desorption/lonization mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS). …”
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Potential Properties of Plant Sprout Extracts on Amyloid β by Mizue Okada, Yoshinori Okada

“…In this study, we screened the effects of five plant sprouts’ extracts on Aβ (1–42) structure modification using gel electrophoresis. In PSAE, no band of Aβ monomer was recognized in Japanese butterbur. …”
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Heterologous Expression and Transglycosylation of Acarviosyltransferase by XUE Zhenglian, WANG Yuqing, LI Chuang, LI Dandan, ZHU Sibao, LI Xiangfei

“…After removal of the coding sequences in the signal peptide, the soluble expression level of acbD increased by 23.4 times as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The optimal catalytic temperature and pH for the recombinant ATase were 30 ℃ and 7.0, respectively. …”
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Haematological and Biochemical Studies on some Ruminants by LC Chuku, AA Uwakwe

“…Only the ‘O’ Rh blood group was observed in all cases, and GST values of 4.05-6.30 I.U were obtained on the other hand. Cow Hb electrophoresis produced two patterns corresponding to the human HbAA and HbAS types. …”
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A Rare but Fascinating Disorder: Case Collection of Patients with Schnitzler Syndrome by Maaman Bashir, Brittany Bettendorf, Richard Hariman

“…High suspicion should be maintained in patients with chronic urticaria-like dermatoses, intermittent fevers, and arthralgias. A serum protein electrophoresis and immunofixation should be performed in these patients. …”
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Early CBC Screening for Detecting Subclinical Anemia in Adolescent Females by Saadia Saad, Raheela Pyar Ali, Uzma Najam, Uzma Shahid, Asaad Javaid Mirza

“…However, serum ferritin and hemoglobin electrophoresis were recommended to confirm iron deficiency or thalassemia respectively. …”
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Molecular Analysis of Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase Gene in Immunoglobulin-E Deficient Patients by Sergio Roa, Maria Isidoro-Garcia, Ignacio Davila, Elena Laffond, Felix Lorente, Rogelio Gonzalez-Sarmiento

“…Conformational sensitive gel electrophoresis (CSGE) and sequencing analysis of AICDA coding sequences demonstrated sequence heterogeneity due to 5923A/G and 7888C/T polymorphisms, but did not reveal any novel mutation that might explain the selective IgE deficit.…”
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Anti-amoebic effects of selected herbal extracts against Acanthamoeba species isolated from different borehole water samples from Budiriro District in Harare, Zimbabwe by Kudzai Fambisai, Petros Muchesa, Farisai Chidzwondo, Rumbidzai Mangoyi

“…Acanthamoeba castellannii species were isolated and confirmed present in Budiriro borehole water samples using non-nutrient agar, microscope, real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), and gel electrophoresis. The selected plant samples, Murumanyama (Xeroderris stuhlmannii) bark extract, Munhundurwa (Solanum incanum) fruit extract and Mufandichimuka (Myrothamnus flabellifolius) stem and leaf extracts were then investigated for their anti-amoebic effects against the isolated Acanthamoeba castellannii, using agar well diffusion method. …”
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Parenteral Antibiotics Reduce Bifidobacteria Colonization and Diversity in Neonates by Séamus Hussey, Rebecca Wall, Emma Gruffman, Lisa O'Sullivan, C. Anthony Ryan, Brendan Murphy, Gerald Fitzgerald, Catherine Stanton, R. Paul Ross

“…Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis was used to investigate the composition of Bifidobacterium in stool samples taken at four and eight weeks. …”
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Priapism in a Child from Homocystinuria from Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase MTHFR (C677T) Mutation by Ameer Kakaje, Ammar Fadel, Osama Hosam Aldeen, Othman Hamdan

“…Blood tests show normal blood count, film, and haemoglobin electrophoresis. However, prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, homocysteine level, and C-reactive protein were elevated. …”
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Effect of xanthan gum on the quality of low sodium salted beef and property of myofibril proteins by Zirui Zhao, Shujie Wang, Dayu Li, Yajun Zhou

“…The decrease of surface hydrophobicity and intrinsic fluorescence intensity indicated that the chromophore of protein was brought into a hydrophobic environment in the presence of xanthan gum. The electrophoresis showed that xanthan gum could improve the concentration of myosin heavy chain, paramyosin and actin after tumble-salting. …”
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Pathogenicity Assay of Vibrio harveyi in Tiger Shrimp Larvae Employing Rifampicin-Resistant as A Molecular Marker by . Widanarni, D. Meha, Sri Nuryati, . Sukenda, A. Suwanto

“…G3 and G7 that difference not schizotyping as shown by Pulsed-Filed Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) used in this study. Spontaneous mutation was conducted to generate V. harveyi resistant to rifampicin. …”
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Associated with Mature Ovarian Cystic Teratoma Containing Monoclonal Immunoglobulin G: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Yuma Nato, Keiki Nagaharu, Keika Itoh, Naoki Shinke, Keiko Maeyama, Akihiko Sawaki, Hiroyuki Miyashita

“…Additionally, immunofixation electrophoresis of the tumor contents revealed the presence of monoclonal immunoglobulin G-κ. …”
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Anti-amoebic effects of selected herbal extracts against Acanthamoeba species isolated from different borehole water samples from Budiriro District in Harare, Zimbabwe by Kudzai Fambisai, Petros Muchesa, Farisai Chidzwondo, Rumbidzai Mangoyi

“…Acanthamoeba castellannii species were isolated and confirmed present in Budiriro borehole water samples using non-nutrient agar, microscope, real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), and gel electrophoresis. The selected plant samples, Murumanyama (Xeroderris stuhlmannii) bark extract, Munhundurwa (Solanum incanum) fruit extract and Mufandichimuka (Myrothamnus flabellifolius) stem and leaf extracts were then investigated for their anti-amoebic effects against the isolated Acanthamoeba castellannii, using agar well diffusion method. …”
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Cryoglobulinemia Associated With Multiple Myeloma in a Dog Presenting With Epistaxis and Skin Lesions by Myrto Spyropoulou, Ivan Montanes‐Sancho, Adam G. Gow, Suzanne Bussey

“…Bone marrow aspiration revealed an increased proportion of plasma cells (approximately 38% of the total cells). Serum protein electrophoresis showed a monoclonal spike in the gamma globulin region. …”
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Insects’ RNA Profiling Reveals Absence of “Hidden Break” in 28S Ribosomal RNA Molecule of Onion Thrips, Thrips tabaci by Rosaline Wanjiru Macharia, Fidelis Levi Ombura, Erick Onyango Aroko

“…The degraded appearance confounds determination of RNA integrity in laboratories that rely on gel electrophoresis. To provide guidelines for RNA profiles, RNA from five major insect orders, namely, Diptera, Hemiptera, Thysanoptera, Hymenoptera, and Lepidoptera, was compared under denaturing and nondenaturing conditions. …”
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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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