Leptosphaeria maculans Compressors is a hemibiotrophic fungus that causes blackleg of canola (Brassica napus), one of the most devastating diseases of this crop.In the present study, transcriptome profiling of L.maculans was performed in an effort to understand and define the pathogenicity genes that govern both the biotrophic and the necrotrophic
The fatty acid (FA) composition of bulk milk fat was examined on three mountain dairy farms in the Czech Republic.Milk samples were collected in the period of indoor grass silage feeding (November-April) and in the grazing period (May-October).In total fifty FAs were identified in the milk fat.The two-way ANOVA with factors of the farm and of the p
Abstract Background In light of the emphasis on drug abuse, this study explored the relative prevalence of substance use disorders among United Kingdom (UK) prison inmates in the context of findings from a general inmate population in the United States (US).The lead author of the report conducted a structured diagnostic interview with 155 new admis
Summary: One hundred and nineteen children aged 12 to 119 months with sickle cell anaemia (SCA) and 119 age-and sex-matched controls were studied to determine if there was any relationship between erythrocyte zinc concentration and anthropometric meas urements.All SCA children were on steady state before recruitment into the study.The SCA subjects