Publications by authors named "H S Mattsson"
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- - A new bacterial isolate named A520 was discovered from the skin of the bandtail puffer fish in Brazil, characterized as Gram-negative, flagellated, and aerobic, with optimal growth conditions at 25-30 °C and 3% salt.
- - The genome of A520 has a size of 4.5 Mb, containing 4082 coding genes, and shows high similarity (97.9%) to the bacteria Pseudoalteromonas shioyasakiensis, indicating it may belong to a related lineage.
- - This novel species, named Pseudoalteromonas simplex sp. nov., exhibits unique phenotypic features and contains gene clusters for bioactive compounds that may relate to the ecological interactions
Background: The prevalence of teenage pregnancy in Colombia is higher than the worldwide average. The identification of socio-geographical disparities might help to prioritize public health interventions.
Aim: To describe variation in the probability of teenage maternity across geopolitical departments and socio-geographical intersectional strata in Colombia.
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- Population isolates like Finland provide a unique advantage for genetic research by having concentrated deleterious alleles in low-frequency variants due to historical bottlenecks.
- The FinnGen study aims to analyze data from 500,000 Finnish individuals, focusing on their genomes and health records, particularly as many participants are older and have disease-related data.
- From the analysis of 224,737 participants and additional biobank data, researchers discovered 30 new associations and a total of 2,733 significant genetic links across various diseases, highlighting the importance of low-frequency variants in understanding common diseases.
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- The manuscript describes a new bacterial strain called A621, characterized as Gram-negative motile rods forming green circular colonies on TCBS, isolated from the skin of the sharpnose pufferfish in Brazil.
- Optimal growth for A621 occurs at temperatures of 20-28 °C with 3% NaCl, and its genome consists of 4.224 Mb with 4431 coding genes and a G+C content of 44.5%.
- Genomic analysis classifies A621 as a new species within the Vibrio genus, named Vibrio fluminensis sp. nov., and reveals gene clusters that indicate potential ecological roles in its fish host.