Characterization of a novel covS SNP identified in Australian group A Streptococcus isolates derived from the M1UK lineage by Johanna Richter, Amanda J. Cork, Yvette Ong, Nadia Keller, Andrew J. Hayes, Mark A. Schembri, Amy V. Jennison, Mark R. Davies, Kate Schroder, Mark J. Walker, Stephan Brouwer

“…In this study, we identified and characterized a novel covS single nucleotide polymorphism detected in three separate invasive M1UK isolates. …”
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The protective effects of Levilactobacillus brevis FZU0713 on lipid metabolism and intestinal microbiota in hyperlipidemic rats by Xiaoyun Fan, Qing Zhang, Weiling Guo, Qi Wu, Jinpeng Hu, Wenjian Cheng, Xucong Lü, Pingfan Rao, Li Ni, Youting Chen, Lijiao Chen

“…Furthermore, liver metabolomics analysis demonstrated that L. brevis FZU0713 had a significant regulatory effect on the composition of liver metabolites in hyperlipidemic rats, especially the levels of some important biomarkers involved in the metabolic pathways of arachidonic acid metabolism, primary bile acid biosynthesis, amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, taurine and hypotaurine metabolism, biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acid, fructose and mannose metabolism, tyrosine metabolism, etc. …”
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Characterization of Shigella flexneri serotype 6 strains from geographically diverse low- and middle-income countries by Caitlin E. Gabor, Charlotte E. Chong, Jose M. Lemme-Dumit, Tracy H. Hazen, Kate S. Baker, Karen L. Kotloff, Irene N. Kasumba, Sharon M. Tennant, Henry Badji, M. Jahangir Hossain, Richard Omore, Benjamin Ochieng, Alex O. Awuor, Billy Ogwel, Jane Juma, Eileen M. Barry, David A. Rasko

“…Comparative genomic analyses identified significant nucleotide homology between Sf6 strains (n = 325), despite a broad range of collection timeframes and geographic locations. …”
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Emergence of mcr-8.1-bearing MDR-hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae ST307 by Jie Sheng, Rory Cave, Mary M. Ter-Stepanyan, Siyu Lu, Yingxiong Wang, Taihang Liu, Hermine V. Mkrtchyan

“…Comparative genomic analysis revealed that the isolates were closely related, with a maximum of 39 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) differences in the core genome. …”
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An integrated microbiome- and metabolome-genome-wide association study reveals the role of heritable ruminal microbial carbohydrate metabolism in lactation performance in Holstein... by Chenguang Zhang, Huifeng Liu, Xingwei Jiang, Zhihong Zhang, Xinfeng Hou, Yue Wang, Dangdang Wang, Zongjun Li, Yangchun Cao, Shengru Wu, Sharon A. Huws, Junhu Yao

“…The identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of rs43470227 and rs43472732 on SLC30A9 (Zn2+ transport) (P < 0.05/nSNPs) can affect the abundance of rumen microbes such as Prevotella_sp., Prevotella_sp.…”
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Gut microbiota and blood biomarkers in IBD-Related arthritis: insights from mendelian randomization by Wei Yang, Miao Cui, Peng Yang, Chenlin Liu, Xiuzhen Han, Wenyi Yao, Zhenhua Li

“…We employed the method of linkage disequilibrium and the two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach, utilizing single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified from large-scale genome-wide association studies as instrumental variables. …”
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Study of the relationships of polymorphisms of the folate cycle genes with the levels of homocysteine and folic acid as risk factors of cardiovascular disorders in the post-covid p... by A.A. Shuprovych, O.V. Zinych, N.M. Kushnareva, K.P. Komisarenko

“…For each of the named polymorphisms, the examined patients were divided into 3 groups according to the nucleotide alleles in the corresponding position: 1) homozygous dominant, 2) heterozygous and 3) homozygous recessive. …”
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Neobacillus driksii sp. nov. isolated from a Mars 2020 spacecraft assembly facility and genomic potential for lasso peptide production in Neobacillus by Asif Hameed, Francesca McDonagh, Pratyay Sengupta, Georgios Miliotis, Shobhan Karthick Muthamilselvi Sivabalan, Lukasz Szydlowski, Anna Simpson, Nitin Kumar Singh, Punchappady Devasya Rekha, Karthik Raman, Kasthuri Venkateswaran

“…All four strains exhibited high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity (>99.2%) and low average nucleotide identity (ANI) with Neobacillus niacini NBRC 15566T, delineating new phylogenetic branches within the genus. …”
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Prevalence and molecular characterization of human bocavirus-1 in children and adults with influenza-like illness from Kunming, Southwest China by Yanhong Sun, Lili Jiang, Yaoyao Chen, Zhaosheng Liu, Meiling Zhang, Xiaonan Zhao, Xiaoyu Han, Lifen Zhang, Xiaoqing Fu, Jienan Zhou

“…Furthermore, we conducted phylogenetic analysis, homology comparisons, and assessments of nucleotide and amino acid substitution site variations. …”
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Expression profile of FGF23, alpha klotho, microRNA-126, and wnt signaling pathway gene polymorphism in patients with acute or chronic kidney diseases: relation to dialysis require... by Mohammed H. Hassan, Tahia H. Saleem, Ahmed Alamir Mahmoud Abdallah, Marwa Abdelhady, Doha Abd-Elraheem Salama, Abdelrahman A. Elsaied, Abdallah Elaiw Mohammed, Abdelkader Ahmed Hashim

“…The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the circulating levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), αKlotho, and mircoRNA-126 (miR-126) and to explore the possible genetic role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the klotho G-395A (rs1207568), C1818T (rs564481), and wnt signaling pathway AXIN-1 C > T (rs9921222) in AKI and CKD patients and their relation to progression of kidney disease and dialysis necessity. …”
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Kloning gen virulen Streptococcus agalactiae sebagai bahan dasar vaksin rekombinan by , Sutanti, Retno Damayanti Soejoedono, Irvan Faizal

“…The 16S rRNA sequence analyses confirmed that the local bacteria was 97% similarity with S. agalactiae strain 15-92MPnew. The nucleotide sequence analyses confirmed that the clones were contained 98% similarity with M protein mga  S. agalactiae. …”
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Impact of Novel Resistance Profiles in HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase on Phenotypic Resistance to NVP by Liyan Jiao, Hanping Li, Lin Li, Daomin Zhuang, Yongjian Liu, Zuoyi Bao, Siyang Liu, Jingyun Li

“…Methods. 646 bp HIV-1 pol gene fragments (from 592 to 1237 nucleotide) with different NNRTIs mutation profiles from AIDS patients receiving antiretroviral therapy containing NVP regimens were introduced into pNL4-3 backbone plasmid. …”
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Association of rs3755319 and rs4148325 of the <i>UGT1A1</i> gene, rs2328136 of the <i>NUP153-AS</i> gene, and rs16928809 of the <i>SLC22A18</i> gene with benign unconjugated hyperb... by Anastasiya A. Ivanova, Natalia E. Apartseva, Anastasiia P. Kashirina, Elena G. Nemcova, Julija V. Ivanova, Margarita V. Kruchinina, Svetlana A. Kurilovich, Vladimir N. Maksimov

“…Results: No significant differences were found between the individuals with benign unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia and the control group by the genotypes and alleles of the nucleotide sequence variants of rs16928809 of the SLC22A18 gene (p 0.05). …”
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SERT-Deficient Mice Fed Western Diet Reveal Altered Metabolic and Pro-Inflammatory Responses of the Liver: A Link to Abnormal Behaviors by Raymond Cespuglio, Anna Gorlova, Konstantin Zabegalov, Kirill Chaprov, Evgeniy Svirin, Kseniia Sitdikova, Alisa Burova, Boris Shulgin, Ksenia Lebedeva, Alexei V. Deikin, Sergey Morozov, Tatyana Strekalova

“…The two genotypes displayed distinct gene expression patterns of nitric oxide (NO)-related molecules inducible NO synthase (iNos) and arginase (Arg2), insulin receptor-related signaling factors: cluster of differentiation 36 (Cd36), ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase (Enpp), protein tyrosine phosphatase N1 (Ptpn1), cytochrome P450 omega-hydroxylase 4A14 (Cyp4a14), acyl-CoA synthetase 1 (Acsl1) and phosphatase and tensin homolog (Pten). …”
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Characterisation of pregnancy-induced alterations in apolipoproteins and their associations with maternal metabolic risk factors and offspring birth outcomes: a preconception and l... by Li Chen, Karen Mei-Ling Tan, Melvin Khee-Shing Leow, Kok Hian Tan, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Shiao-Yng Chan, Yap Seng Chong, Peter D. Gluckman, Johan G. Eriksson, Markus R. Wenk, Sartaj Ahmad Mir

“…Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified multiple single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with plasma apolipoproteins (P < 5.00E-08), including APOE-rs7412 for ApoE, LPA-rs56393506 for Apo(a), APOM-rs707921 for ApoM, ABCC4-rs117797426 for ApoJ, THSD7B-rs575613 for ApoA-II, and LOC102724443-rs140433245 for ApoA-IV. …”
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Multiomics analysis reveals the involvement of NET1 in tumour immune regulation and malignant progression by Jian Pang, Xiaoyan Huang, Ya Gao, Xinyu Guan, Lejia Xiong, Lun Li, Nana Yin, Mei Dai, Tong Han, Wenjun Yi

“…Abstract Neuroepithelial cell transforming gene 1 (NET1) is a member of the Ras homologue family member A (RhoA) subfamily of guanine nucleotide exchange factors and a key protein involved in the activation of Rho guanosine triphosphatases, which act as regulators of cell proliferation, cytoskeletal organization, and cell movement and are crucial for cancer spread. …”
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