sp. nov., isolated from Antarctic soil.

A Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, non-motile, rod-shaped, cold-tolerant bacterium, designated F01003, was isolated from soil sampled near Happiness Bay on the west coast of Antarctica. Strain F01003 was found to grow at 4-30 °C (optimum, 25 °C), pH 5.5-8.

Stress and corticosterone alter synaptic plasticity in a rat model of Parkinson's disease.

As a major influence on neuronal function and plasticity, chronic stress can affect the progression and symptoms of neurodegenerative conditions, such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Here we investigated the influence of unilateral dopamine depletion and stress on dopamine-related hallmarks of stress response and neuronal plasticity in a rat model of PD. Animals received either restraint stress or a combination of adrenalectomy and corticosterone (CORT) supplementation to clamp circulating glucocorticoid levels for three weeks prior to unilateral nigrostriatal dopamine depletion.

Environmental Intervention as a Therapy for Adverse Programming by Ancestral Stress.

Ancestral stress can program stress sensitivity and health trajectories across multiple generations. While ancestral stress is uncontrollable to the filial generations, it is critical to identify therapies that overcome transgenerational programming. Here we report that prenatal stress in rats generates a transgenerationally heritable endocrine and epigenetic footprint and elevated stress sensitivity which can be alleviated by beneficial experiences in later life.

Development of a rapid real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of four familiar species of Chlamydiaceae.

Chlamydiae are one of the causative agents of various diseases in animals and human beings, which include abortion, pneumonia, gastroenteritis, encephalomyelitis, conjunctivitis, arthritis and sexually transmitted diseases. Much work has been carried out to attempt to develop an efficient pathogen detection strategy. Here, we presented a Chlamydiaceae-specific 23S rRNA-based real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection and quantification of four members of Chlamydiaceae family, C.

Comparative analysis of the prion protein open reading frame nucleotide sequences in peacock and parakeet.

The open reading frame of peacock and parakeet prion protein (PrP) genes was cloned and sequenced. The peacock and parakeet PrP genes consisted of 833 and 866 nucleotides encoding 266 and 277 amino acids, respectively (GenBank Accession numbers AY365065 and AY365066). Sequence analysis showed that the peacock and parakeet PrP genes had 93.