The root pathogen secretes modular proteases in pea apoplast during host infection.

To successfully colonize the host, phytopathogens have developed a large repertoire of components to both combat the host plant defense mechanisms and to survive in adverse environmental conditions. Microbial proteases are predicted to be crucial components of these systems. In the present work, we aimed to identify active secreted proteases from the oomycete , which causes root rot diseases on legumes.

Comparison of different methods to calculate the axial length measured by optical biometry.

Purpose: To compare axial length (AL) measurements in long eyes by 2 swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) biometers, one based on the group refractive index (IOLMaster 700, Zeiss) and the other based on sum of segments (Argos, Movu Inc.), and compare these measurements with previously published methods to optimize AL.

Setting: G.

Total pelvic exenteration for the treatment of advanced primary or recurrent pelvic neoplasia.

Introduction: Complete resection with clear margins in locally advanced pelvic visceral tumors, primary or recurrent, occasionally requires total pelvic exenteration (TPE).

Methods: We reviewed the results of EFA in 34 consecutive patients operated on between June 2006 and December 2013.

Results: Median age was 62 (40-82) years; 24 (70%) were male.

Establishment of cell suspension cultures of two Costa Rican Jatropha species (Euphorbiaceae).

J. curcas has been studied in different countries and some interesting agronomic, pharmacological and industrial properties have been reported. More recently, it has been considered an important alternative source for biofuel production.