Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis was evaluated for the selection and elimination of bacterial strains used in microbial screening. For this pilot study we used eight bacterial strains producing fragin and two Pseudomonas fragi strains, which are often isolated during the screening. A dendrogram constructed by the statistical analysis using parsimony, PAUP, based on the band patterns of RAPD with primer R28 was in good correlation with the results of DNA-DNA hybridization, HPLC analysis of metabolites, and conventional morphological and physiological characterization. RAPD was also applicable to a wide range of bacteria. This rapid selection system by RAPD was a very useful tool for excluding similar bacterial isolates encountered during screening.
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Rheumatology (Oxford)
January 2025
School of Management, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China.
Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, destructive autoimmune disorder predominantly targeting the joints, with gut microbiota dysbiosis being intricately associated with its progression. The aim of the present study was to develop of effective early diagnostic methods for early RA based on gut microbiota.
Methods: A cohort comprising 262 RA patients and 475 healthy controls (HCs) was recruited.
Bio Protoc
January 2025
Biochemistry Department, Western University, London, Canada.
Chloroplast genomes present an alternative strategy for large-scale engineering of photosynthetic eukaryotes. Prior to our work, the chloroplast genomes of (204 kb) and (140 kb) had been cloned using bacterial and yeast artificial chromosome (BAC/YAC) libraries, respectively. These methods lack design flexibility as they are reliant upon the random capture of genomic fragments during BAC/YAC library creation; additionally, both demonstrated a low efficiency (≤ 10%) for correct assembly of the genome in yeast.
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January 2025
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, North Grafton, MA, United States of America.
Glucocorticosteroids remain the most common pharmaceutical approach for the treatment of equine asthma but can be associated with significant side effects, including respiratory microbiome alterations. The goal of the study was to assess the impact of 2% lidocaine nebulization, a projected alternative treatment of equine asthma, on the healthy equine respiratory microbiota. A prospective, randomized, controlled, blinded, 2-way crossover study was performed, to assess the effect of 1 mg/kg 2% lidocaine (7 treatments over 4 days) on the equine respiratory microbiota compared to control horses (saline and no treatment).
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December 2024
Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC H3T 1E2, Canada.
Background: Trastuzumab deruxtecan (TDXd) is an antibody-drug conjugate that has demonstrated impressive activity in randomized controlled clinical trials in the context of patients with HER2-amplified and HER2-low metastatic breast cancer. We aimed to review the activity and adverse event profile of TDXd in heavily pretreated breast cancer patients in real practice.
Methods: We describe a single-center retrospective case series of metastatic breast cancer patients who were treated with TDXd.
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