Publications by authors named "Heather Fallquist"

H. illucens, black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) is one of the sustainable sources of protein. However, the research on the functionality of BSFL proteins is limited and need to be explored to increase consumer acceptance.

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The black soldier fly larvae (BSFL), Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus), has been largely utilized for animal feed. Due to its interesting composition, BSFL has great potential to be further implemented in the human diet. Herein we compared the flour and protein extract composition based on their moisture, ash, amino acids, mineral, and protein content.

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Anaplasmosis, the most prevalent tick-transmitted disease of cattle, is caused by the rickettsial intracellular parasite . The pathogen replicates within a parasitophorous vacuole formed from the invagination of the erythrocyte membrane. Several strains of form "tails" or "appendages" which are attached to, and extend out from, the cytoplasmic side of the parasitophorous vacuole.

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Anaplasmosis, the most prevalent tick-transmitted disease of cattle, is caused by the rickettsial intracellular parasite Anaplasma marginale. The pathogen replicates within a parasitophorous vacuole formed from the invagination of the erythrocyte membrane. Several strains of A.

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The Sinorhizobium meliloti ORFeome project cloned 6,314 open reading frames (ORFs) into a modified Gateway entry vector system from which the ORFs could be transferred to destination vectors in vivo via bacterial conjugation. In this work, a reporter gene destination vector, pMK2030, was constructed and used to generate ORF-specific transcriptional fusions to beta-glucuronidase (gusA) and green fluorescent protein (gfp) reporter genes. A total of 6,290 ORFs were successfully transferred from the entry vector library into pMK2030.

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