Publications by authors named "Zhi-zhong Song"

Peanut scorch spot caused by is one of the most severe leaf diseases of peanut that causes significant yield loss. Here, we report the first high-quality genome sequence of JB313 isolated from an infected peanut leaf in China. The genome size is 47.

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Source sink balance is one of the major determinants of carbon partitioning in plants. However, its effects on photosynthesis in fruit trees are largely unknown. In this work, the effects of low sink demand on net photosynthetic rate (P) and chlorophyll fluorescence after fruit removal (-fruit) in peach (Prunus persica (L.

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The aroma of peach fruit is predominantly determined by the accumulation of γ-decalactone and ester compounds. A previous study showed that the biosynthesis of these aroma compounds in peach fruit is catalyzed by PpAAT1, an alcohol acyltransferase. In this work, we investigated the key active site residues responsible for γ-decalactone and ester biosynthesis.

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Unlabelled: Despite the identification of horseshoe bats as the reservoir of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-related coronaviruses (SARSr-CoVs), the origin of SARS-CoV ORF8, which contains the 29-nucleotide signature deletion among human strains, remains obscure. Although two SARS-related Rhinolophus sinicus bat CoVs (SARSr-Rs-BatCoVs) previously detected in Chinese horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus sinicus) in Yunnan, RsSHC014 and Rs3367, possessed 95% genome identities to human and civet SARSr-CoVs, their ORF8 protein exhibited only 32.2 to 33% amino acid identities to that of human/civet SARSr-CoVs.

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  • * A study examined rice plants under different ammonium levels (0mM, 1mM as control, and 10mM) for 4 hours, revealing 394 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in roots and 468 in shoots, with notable changes in gene expression patterns under nitrogen-free and high ammonium conditions.
  • * KEGG analysis indicated that, under nitrogen deficiency, gene expressions related to carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism were generally down-regulated, while high ammonium led to mixed
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Objective: To evaluate the effect of a novel plant molluscicide, 4%"Luo-wei" (Tea-seed distilled saponins, TDS) against Oncomelania hupensis snails in plateau mountain areas in Yunnan Province.

Methods: The immersing and spraying experiments were carried out in the ditches and grassland of Xiaolian Administrative Village in Heqing County, Yunnan Province, to assess the molluscicidal effect of 4% TDS comparing with 50% wettable powder of niclosamide ethanolamine salt (WPN) in different environments and time.

Results: After immersion for 24, 48 h and 72 h, the snail death rates were 70.

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  • The study focuses on the genomic differences of two Yersinia pestis strains from China, linked to the EV76 vaccine strain.
  • A microarray with 12,000 probes was used to analyze these strains, and PCR was done to verify the findings.
  • The results revealed missing genes related to betaine synthesis and phage-related proteins in specific strains, offering insights for future genomic comparisons across different Yersinia pestis strains.
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Aim: To prepare the monoclonal antibody of Pla with recombinant Pla (rPla) by hybridoma cell technology, which will lay the foundation for related research work.

Methods: Purified rPla was collected by washing repeatedly with urea, and BALB/c mice were immunized by them. Hybridoma cells were achieved by Sp2/0 cell fusion with mouse spleen cells from successfully immunized mice.

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Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) causes bacterial blight disease in rice, one of the most serious rice diseases. The xrvA gene from Xoo strain 1,3751 encodes a protein containing a histone-like nucleoid-structuring protein (H-NS) domain.

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Remarkable increases of molecular complexity in a single procedural step are achieved with the title reaction. Only a slight modification in the substitution pattern on the acyclic precursor 2 can change the mode of tetracyclization to either yield skeletons of type 1 or 3 exclusively.

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