COMBINED USE OF INDIRECT ELISA AND WESTERN BLOTTING WITH RECOMBINANT HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 59 IS A POTENTIAL IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR THE DETECTION OF PREPATENT HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS INFECTION IN GOAT

Combined Use of Indirect ELISA and Western Blotting with Recombinant Hepatocellular Carcinoma-Associated Antigen 59 Is a Potential Immunodiagnostic Tool for the Detection of Prepatent Haemonchus contortus Infection in Goat

Haemonchus contortus is recognized as one of the important health problems in small ruminants, leading to reduced production and economic loss for farmers worldwide.Prepatent diagnosis of H.contortus infection is crucial to improve control strategies as this helminth may remove up to one-fifth of total erythrocytes and may cause anemia, edema, diar

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High-Throughput Screening and Analysis of Genes of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri Involved in Citrus Canker Symptom Development

Citrus canker is caused by Xanthomonas citri subsp.citri and is one of the most devastating diseases on citrus plants.To investigate the virulence mechanism of this pathogen, a mutant library of strain 306 containing approximately 22,000 mutants was screened for virulence-deficient mutants in grapefruit (Citrus paradise).Eighty-two genes were ident

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Interacting effects of insects and flooding on wood decomposition.

Saproxylic arthropods are thought to play an important role in wood decomposition but very few efforts have been made to quantify their contributions to the process and the factors controlling their activities are not well understood.In the current study, mesh exclusion bags were used to quantify how arthropods affect loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.)

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