Publications by authors named "Guillermo Horta-Valerdi"
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- Lepidopterism, caused by contact with caterpillars, is a significant public health issue that leads to both immediate and prolonged inflammatory reactions in humans.
- The study uses H-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) techniques to analyze the venom of a specific caterpillar species in Puebla, Mexico, identifying 19 compounds that contribute to pain and inflammation.
- Findings highlight that these compounds, including various acids and other small molecules, provide insights into the venom's toxic properties and the symptoms associated with caterpillar exposure.
Background: The pOV plasmid isolated from the Pasteurella multocida strain PMOV is a new plasmid, and its molecular characterization is important for determining its gene content and its replicative properties in Pasteurellaceae family bacteria.
Methods: Antimicrobial resistance mediated by the pOV plasmid was tested in bacteria. Purified pOV plasmid DNA was used to transform E.
The draft genome sequence of strain CL serovar C is reported here. The genome comprises 154 contigs corresponding to 2.4 Mb with 41% G+C content and many insertion sequence (IS) elements, a characteristic not previously reported in .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, we investigated the reverse transcriptase subunit of telomerase in the dimorphic fungus Ustilago maydis. This protein (Trt1) contains 1371 amino acids and all of the characteristic TERT motifs. Mutants created by disrupting trt1 had senescent traits, such as delayed growth, low replicative potential, and reduced survival, that were reminiscent of the traits observed in est2 budding yeast mutants.
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