Evaluation of molecular inhibitors of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP).

Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) is a cost-effective and easy-to-perform assay that enables the direct detection of DNA. Its use in point-of-care diagnostic tests is growing, while it has the potential to be used in presumptive on-the-field forensic tests. Samples are often collected from complex matrices that contain high levels of contaminants.

Polyarteritis nodosa presenting with posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome.

A man in his 20s presented following a generalised tonic-clonic seizure on a background of a recent diagnosis of hepatitis B (HBV). During admission, he was severely hypertensive and imaging findings confirmed a diagnosis of posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome (PRES). The patient subsequently developed multiorgan involvement with an axonal sensorimotor neuropathy, vascular cutaneous lesions and multiple bilateral renal and splenic infarcts.

Primary biodegradation and mineralization of aryl organophosphate flame retardants by Rhodococcus-Sphingopyxis consortium.

In this study, the biodegradation towards aryl organophosphate flame retardants (aryl-OPFRs) was investigated by the Rhodococcus-Sphingopyxis consortium, mixture of strain Rhodococcus sp. YC-JH2 and Sphingopyxis sp. YC-JH3.

Biodegradation of Bisphenol A by sp. YC-JY1 and the Essential Role of Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a widespread pollutant threatening the ecosystem and human health. An effective BPA degrader YC-JY1 was isolated and identified as sp. The optimal temperature and pH for the degradation of BPA by strain YC-JY1 were 30 °C and 6.

Using Cellulolytic Nitrogen Fixing Bacterium, for Effective Degradation of Agricultural Residues.

Introduction: , a nitrogen-fixing bacterium, was isolated from rhizospheric soil in central Myanmar.

Methods & Materials: The nitrogen-fixing activity of this bacterium was detected by plate screening method using glucose nitrogen free mineral medium and ammonium test-kit Cellulolytic activity was screened by plat assay and detected by Dinitrosalicyclic acid method (DNS).

Results & Discussion: The isolated grew in media containing 3-12% of NaCl, although the growth became poor when NaCl concentrations increased.