Genome sequence of JKS-07B isolate from J&K, India associated with virulent footrot of sheep.

Introduction: Virulent footrot of sheep caused by is associated with tremendous economic losses due to recurrent treatment costs and increased culling rates. This organism being a fastidious anaerobe is difficult to isolate on ordinary media that does not support its growth. The serogroup B isolate described in the present study has been used in the preparation of the whole-cell killed vaccine against footrot in India.

Imidacloprid induced histomorphological changes and expression of TLR-4 and TNFα in lung.

The imidacloprid is used worldwide as a pesticide and has been linked with endocrine disturbances and reduced pulmonary function. However, effects of imidacloprid alone or in combination with microbial molecules on lungs are not fully understood. Because the pulmonary effects of interactions of endotoxins with imidacloprid are unknown, we designed a study to investigate that in a mouse model.