Publications by authors named "Paul K A Dartey"
Melioidosis is a potentially severe disease caused by the gram-negative soil-dwelling bacterium called . The true breadth of the distribution of this tropical pathogen is starting to emerge with environmental and clinical isolates frequently characterized in new countries and regions. Even so, isolates, clinical cases, and genetic data from the continent of Africa remain scant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBurkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative soil saprophyte with the potential to cause melioidosis, an opportunistic disease with a high mortality potential. Periodic case reports of melioidosis in or imported from Africa occur in the literature dating back decades. Furthermore, statistical models suggest Western sub-Saharan Africa as a high-risk zone for the presence of B.
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- The study focuses on identifying specific chromosome regions that link anther indehiscence (a key trait for hybrid rice) with stigma exertion.
- A mapping population of 189 plants was created from a cross between CRI-48 and Jasmine 85 to explore this genetic relationship.
- Results revealed a single genetic locus on chromosome 6 responsible for these traits, contradicting earlier beliefs of multiple genes being involved, with important SNP markers identified for further research.