A decade of viral mutations and associated drug resistance in a population of HIV-1+ Puerto Ricans: 2002-2011.

Puerto Rico has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS seen for any US state or territory, and antiretroviral therapy has been a mainstay of efforts to mitigate the HIV/AIDS public health burden on the island. We studied the evolutionary dynamics of HIV-1 mutation and antiretroviral drug resistance in Puerto Rico by monitoring the population frequency of resistance-associated mutations from 2002 to 2011. Whole blood samples from 4,475 patients were analyzed using the TRUGENE HIV-1 Genotyping Kit and OpenGene DNA Sequencing System in the Immunoretrovirus Research Laboratory at Universidad Central del Caribe.

Prevalence of Drug Resistance and Associated Mutations in a Population of HIV-1(+) Puerto Ricans: 2006-2010.

This is a continuation of our efforts to maintain a record of the evolution of HIV-1 infection in Puerto Rico by monitoring the expression levels of antiretroviral drug-resistance-associated mutations. Samples from 2,500 patients from 2006-2010 were analyzed using the TruGene HIV-1 genotyping kit and the OpenGene DNA sequencing system. Results show that 58.

Psychrobacter sanguinis sp. nov., recovered from four clinical specimens over a 4-year period.

An analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences from archived clinical reference specimens identified a novel species of the genus Psychrobacter, of which four strains have been independently isolated from human blood. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, the closest relatives with validly published names were Psychrobacter arenosus R7(T) (98.7%), P.

Prevalence of drug resistance and associated mutations in HIV-positive Puerto Ricans: sex variations.

Introduction: A cross sectional study was conducted from 2002-2004 to record the evolution of HIV-1 infection in Puerto Rico by monitoring the expression of antiretroviral resistance-associated mutations.

Methods: Samples were analyzed by using the TRUGENE HIV-1 Genotyping Kit and the OpenGene DNA Sequencing System.

Results: Mutations in the HIV-1 virus were detected in 92.

A detailed phenotypic and genotypic description of Pseudomonas strain OX1.

Strain OX1 exhibits important physiological, ecological, and biotechnological properties in the degradation of chemical pollutants. It was previously classified as a member of Pseudomonas stutzeri based on its phenotypic characteristics. The present taxonomic study describes phenotypic and genomic properties of strain OX1 and illustrates the value both of multigenic sequence analysis and siderotyping methods to justify its species circumscription within the genus Pseudomonas.