Antagonistic potential and biological control mechanisms of Pseudomonas strains against banded leaf and sheath blight disease of maize.

Rhizoctonia solani, the causal agent of banded leaf and sheath blight (BL&SB), poses a significant threat to maize and various crops globally. The increasing concerns surrounding the environmental and health impacts of chemical fungicides have encouraged intensified concern in the development of biological control agents (BCAs) as eco-friendly alternatives. In this study, we explored the potential of 22 rhizobacteria strains (AS1-AS22) isolates, recovered from the grasslands of the Pithoragarh region in the Central Himalayas, as effective BCAs against BL&SB disease.

Clinical Spectrum of Cutaneous Malignancies in Central India: A Retrospective Study.

Introduction: Cutaneous malignancies account for 1%-2% of all the diagnosed cancers in India. Nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) include basal cell carcinomas (BCC) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). Others include melanoma, cutaneous lymphomas, and sarcomas.

The Puzzle of Papules Over Face and Extrafacial Areas: A Rare Case of Disseminated Idiopathic T-Cell Pseudolymphoma.

Papular lesions over face have a wide range of differential diagnoses. The clinical differentiation among these is difficult and often requires clinicopathological correlation. We hereby report the case of a 28 year old female presenting with numerous skin colored papular lesions over face, pinna and upper limbs.

A Rare Case of Lichen Planus Follicularis Tumidus Involving Bilateral Retroauricular Areas.

Lichen planus follicularis tumidus (LPFT) is an extremely rare variant of lichen planus characterized by white to yellow milia-like cysts and comedones on a violaceous to hyperpigmented plaque most commonly involving retroauricular area. Clinically, it resembles milia . It is usually asymptomatic, more common in middle-aged females.

Dowling-Degos Disease with Follicular Involvement Associated with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Manifestation of Follicular Occlusion Phenomenon?

A 30-year-old female patient presented with progressive reticulate pigmentation of the neck, upper chest, back, cubital fossa, and axillae since the age of 15 years. The patient also complained of recurrent multiple tender nodules and plaques associated with sinuses and pus discharge over the axillae, groins, and buttocks which healed with scarring for 4 years. There were multiple pitted scars and hyperpigmented macules over the perioral area and cheeks.

Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome with Arterio-veno-lymphatic Malformation: A Rare Presentation.

Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare disorder characterized by triad of vascular malformations, varicose veins, and bony or soft tissue hypertrophy involving an extremity. Port wine stain is the most common vascular malformation associated with this syndrome. Various other rare vascular malformations described are angiokeratomas, angiokeratoma circumscriptum naeviformae, angiodermatitis, etc.

Congenital atrichia with papular lesions.

Congenital atrichia with papular lesions is a rare, autosomal recessive and irreversible form of total alopecia of the body hair characterized by hair loss soon after birth and the development of keratinfilled cysts or horny papules over extensive areas of the body. The condition is associated with a mutation of the human hairless gene on chromosome region 8p12. We report a 1-year-old boy presenting with the absence of scalp and body hair since birth.

Mycetoma: A Common Yet Unrecognized Health Burden in Central India.

Context: Mycetoma is a chronic suppurative infective disorder of skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, and bones caused by the traumatic inoculation of either fungal (eumycotic) or bacterial (actinomycotic) organisms present in the soil. Triad of tumefaction, discharging sinuses, and grains characterizes the disease.

Aims: This study was undertaken to study the clinical spectrum and treatment response of mycetoma in central India.

A retrospective study of the severe and uncommon variants of erythema nodosum leprosum at a tertiary health center in central India.

Background: Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) classically presents with tender, coppery, evanescent nodules along with constitutional features and visceral involvement. However, uncommon morphological variants of ENL-like erythema nodosum necroticans, erythema multiforme (EM)-like ENL, Sweet's syndrome (SS)-like ENL, Lucio phenomenon, and reactive perforating type of ENL have also been described in the literature. The primary objective of this study was to describe the clinical features of the severe and uncommon morphological variants of ENL.

Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis - A Rare Hamartoma: Report of Two Cases.

Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis (NLCS) is a rare benign hamartomatous disorder in which mature collection of adipocytes are present ectopically in the dermis. NLCS usually presents as multiple, soft, pedunculated, cerebriform, yellowish or skin colored papules, nodules, or plaques, mostly involving the pelvic or gluteal region. We herewith report two cases of adult onset classical NLCS.

In silico and proteomic analysis of protein methyltransferase CheR from Bacillus subtilis.

Protein methyltransferase (CheR) catalyzes the methylation of the cytosolic domain of the membrane bound chemotaxis receptors, and plays a pivotal role in the chemotactic signal transduction pathway in bacteria. Crystal structure of CheR is available only from the gram-negative bacterium Salmonella typhimurium (StCheR), which contain a catalytic C-terminal domain, encompassing a β-subdomain, connected via a linker to the N-terminal domain. The structural-functional similitude between CheR of the gram-negative and the gram-positive bacteria remains obscure.

A multikinetic model approach to predict gluconic acid production in an airlift bioreactor.

This paper uses a multikinetic approach to predict gluconic acid (GA) production performance in a 4.5 L airlift bioreactor (ALBR). The mathematical model consists of a set of simultaneous firstorder ordinary differential equations obtained from material balances of cell biomass, GA, glucose, and dissolved oxygen.