Specific egg yolk immunoglobulin as a promising non-antibiotic biotherapeutic product against Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia infection.

Acinetobacter baumannii is a serious health threat with a high mortality rate. We have already reported prophylactic effects of IgYs raised against OmpA and Omp34 as well as against inactivated whole-cell (IWC) of A. baumannii in a murine pneumonia model.

Exploitation of two siderophore receptors, BauA and BfnH, for protection against Acinetobacter baumannii infection.

Iron uptake system is expressed in early stages of Acinetobacter baumannii infections under iron-restricted conditions. This study is aimed at the evaluation of immuno-protectivity of BfnH in comparison with BauA in both mature and selected fragmental proteins. The study was designed in single and combined forms of antigens.

Identification of reliable reference genes for quantitative real-time PCR in ovary and uterus of laying hens under heat stress.

The main stage in real-time quantitative PCR is a quantification of gene transcriptomes, in which suitable use of reliable reference genes is critical to normalize accurately. To determine the most stable reference genes in laying hens under heat stress, from a panel of nine typical candidate reference genes, the mRNA transcript of ACTB, HMBS, HPRT1, RPL13, RPL32, 18SrRNA, TBP, TFRC, and YWHAZ was evaluated in the ovary and uterus of both control and heat-stress groups of laying hens. Forty 23-week-old White Leghorn laying hens were housed in two rooms.

Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of Artemisia kulbadica from Iran.

The hydrodistilled volatile oil from the aerial parts of Artemisia kulbadica Boiss. & Buhse was investigated by a combination of GC and GC/MS. Twenty-seven compounds were identified, representing 92.