Kistimonas alittae sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from the marine annelid Alitta succinea.

A novel Gram-stain-negative, rod-shaped, motile, non-spore-forming, facultatively anaerobic marine bacterium was isolated from the gastrointestinal tract of the sandworm Alitta succinea collected from Grice Cove, South Carolina, USA. The strain was arginine dihydrolase-positive, and oxidase- and catalase-positive. Growth occurred between 10 and 37 °C, with optimal growth occurring between 30 and 32 °C.

Shotgun label-free quantitative proteomics of water-deficit-stressed midmature peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) seed.

Legume seeds and peanuts, in particular, are an inexpensive source of plant proteins and edible oil. A comprehensive understanding of seed metabolism and the effects of water-deficit stress on the incorporation of the main storage reserves in seeds, such as proteins, fatty acids, starch, and secondary metabolites, will enhance our ability to improve seed quality and yield through molecular breeding programs. In the present study, we employed a label-free quantitative proteomics approach to study the functional proteins altered in the midmature (65-70 days postanthesis) peanut seed grown under water-deficit stress conditions.

Gene expression profiling in peanut using high density oligonucleotide microarrays.

Background: Transcriptome expression analysis in peanut to date has been limited to a relatively small set of genes and only recently has a significant number of ESTs been released into the public domain. Utilization of these ESTs for oligonucleotide microarrays provides a means to investigate large-scale transcript responses to a variety of developmental and environmental signals, ultimately improving our understanding of plant biology.

Results: We have developed a high-density oligonucleotide microarray for peanut using 49,205 publicly available ESTs and tested the utility of this array for expression profiling in a variety of peanut tissues.

Evaluating a brief prevention program for improving marital conflict in community families.

Marital conflict is related to well-being in children and adults (E. M. Cummings & P.

Comparison of insufflation vs. retractional technique for laparoscopic-assisted intervertebral fusion of the lumbar spine.

Laparoscopic transperitoneal fusion of the L5-S1 spinal interspace has become a common procedure. Retroperitoneal retraction and laparoscopic instrumentation without insufflation also allows visualization of the upper lumbar spaces, but this procedure is much more difficult to accomplish. We review and compare our results using each of these techniques for the treatment of mechanical instability and chronic back pain.