Publications by authors named "Bao-ming Shen"
Background: (Pers.) Roussel (1806) is a large genus of Mycenaceae known for having small to medium-sized basidiomata. It is typified by the species (Scop.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF, a new taxon in sect. that can strongly enhance the germination efficiency of seeds, was discovered in subtropical areas of China. As revealed by a morphological comparison with related species as well as maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian phylogenetic analyses based on sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and the large subunit (LSU) regions of nuclear ribosomal RNA, the new taxon can be distinguished from phenotypically similar and phylogenetically related species.
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- Acremonium implicatum is a type of fungus that can help control a harmful plant parasite called Meloidogyne incognita by attacking its eggs and stopping them from hatching.
- Scientists used a special technique to make the fungus glow green so they could see how it interacts with plants and the parasite.
- The glowing fungus was found to invade the eggs of the parasite, breaking them down and showing that it could still kill the parasites just as well as before, meaning the glow didn't change its effectiveness.
Determination of total tritium in urine from residents living in the vicinity of nuclear power plants in Qinshan, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
January 2015
To estimate the tritium doses of the residents living in the vicinity of a nuclear power plant, urine samples of 34 adults were collected from residents living near the Qinshan nuclear power plant. The tritium-in-urine (HTO plus OBT) was measured by liquid scintillation counting. The doses of tritium-in-urine from participants living at 2, 10 and 22 km were in a range of 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Aplastic anemia (AA) is an autoimmune disease and interleukin-27 (IL-27) is an important cytokine involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. To date there have been no reports concerning the intrinsic association among IL-27 and Thelper (Th) 1 and Th17 cells in AA.
Materials And Methods: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to assay IL-27, interferon gamma (IFN-γ) and IL-17 levels, flow cytometry to measure the percentages of Th1 and Th17 cells among peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the mRNA levels of IL-27, IFN-γ, T-bet and IL-17 and retinoid related orphan receptor gamma (RORγt) in PBMCs were performed.