Snakins: antimicrobial potential and prospects of genetic engineering for enhanced disease resistance in plants.

Snakins of the Snakin/Gibberellic Acid Stimulated in Arabidopsis (GASA) family are short sequenced peptides consisting of three different regions: a C-terminal GASA domain, an N-terminal signal sequence and a variable region. The GASA domain is comprised of 12 conserved cysteine residues responsible for the structural stability of the peptide. Snakins are playing a variety of roles in response to various biotic stresses such as bacterial, fungal, and nematodes infections and abiotic stress like water scarcity, saline condition, and reactive oxygen species.

Biosynthesis and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticles from and screening its combating potential against .

Plant pathogens cause serious diseases to agricultural crops which lead to food insecurity in the world. To combat plant pathogens, various strategies have been developed including the use of agrochemicals. The overuse of these chemicals is now leading to the pesticide-resistant capability of pathogens.

Genetic Engineering Approaches for Enhanced Insect Pest Resistance in Sugarcane.

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), a sugar crop commonly grown for sugar production all over the world, is susceptible to several insect pests attack in addition to bacterial, fungal and viral infections leading to substantial reductions in its yield. The complex genetic makeup and lack of resistant genes in genome of sugarcane have made the conventional breeding a difficult and challenging task for breeders. Using pesticides for control of the attacking insects can harm beneficial insects, human and other animals and the environment as well.

Behcet's Disease Presenting With Life Threatening Manifestation Of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis.

Behcet's disease (BD) presents as uncommon inflammatory disorder involving multiple systems, identified by longstanding relapsing path. Its chief manifestations are oral and genital ulcers together with involvement of the eyes, skin and joints. Neurological and vascular complications are significant.

Transgene Stacking as Effective Tool for Enhanced Disease Resistance in Plants.

Introduction of more than one gene into crop plants simultaneously or sequentially, called transgene stacking, has been a more effective strategy for conferring higher and durable insect and disease resistance in transgenic plants than single-gene technology. Transgenes can be stacked against one or more pathogens or for traits such as herbicide tolerance or anthocyanin pigmentation. Polygenic agronomic traits can be improved by multiple gene transformation.

Facile synthesis of g-CN/CeO/FeO nanosheets for DFT supported visible photocatalysis of 2-Chlorophenol.

Visible light active g-CN/CeO/FeO ternary composite nanosheets were fabricated by facile co-precipitation routes. The density functional theory (DFT) computations investigated changes in geometry and electronic character of g-CN with CeO and FeO addition. Chemical and surface characterizations were explored with XRD, XPS, SEM, TEM, PL, DRS and Raman measurements.

Development of plant-microbe phytoremediation system for petroleum hydrocarbon degradation: An insight from alkb gene expression and phytotoxicity analysis.

Aim of present work was to assess in-planta association potential of isolated endophytic bacterial strain Pseudomonas sp. (J10) (KY608252) with two cultivars of Lolium perenne L. (small & jumbo) and Arabidopsis thaliana L.

Butterfly cluster like lamellar BiOBr/TiO nanocomposite for enhanced sunlight photocatalytic mineralization of aqueous ciprofloxacin.

The present study for the first time reports facile in-situ room temperature synthesis of butterfly cluster like lamellar BiOBr deposited over TiO nanoparticles for photocatalytic breakdown of ciprofloxacin (CIP). The butterfly cluster arrangement of BiOBr resulted in an increase in surface area from 124.6 to 160.

Diesel degrading bacterial endophytes with plant growth promoting potential isolated from a petroleum storage facility.

Thirteen (13) endophytic bacterial strains were isolated from (Cockspur grass) and (Bermuda grass) growing in an oil-contaminated site at a petroleum storage and transportation facility. Of the 13 strains assessed for their potential to degrade monoaromatic compounds (phenol, toluene, and xylene) and diesel and for their plant growth promoting (PGP) ability (phosphate solubilization, siderophores and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase production), isolate J10 (identified as sp. by 16S rRNA gene sequencing) was found to the best diesel biodegrader with the best PGP traits.

Biodegradation of phenol and benzene by endophytic bacterial strains isolated from refinery wastewater-fed Cannabis sativa.

The presence of benzene and phenol in the environment can lead to serious health effects in humans and warrant development of efficient cleanup strategies. The aim of the present work was to assess the potential of indigenous endophytic bacterial strains to degrade benzene and phenol. Seven strains were successfully isolated from Cannabis sativa plants irrigated with oil refinery wastewater.