ENZYMATIC OXIDATION OF GALACTURONIDES FROM PECTIN BREAKDOWN CONTRIBUTES TO STEALTH INFECTION BY OOMYCOTA PHYTOPATHOGENS

Enzymatic oxidation of galacturonides from pectin breakdown contributes to stealth infection by Oomycota phytopathogens

Abstract Phytophthora phytopathogens from Oomycota cause devastating crop losses and threaten food security.However, Phytophthora secreted proteins that interact with plant-hosts remain underexplored.Here, auxiliary activity family 7 (AA7) enzymes from Ascomycota and Oomycota phytopathogens were shown to oxidise pectin-derived galacturonic acid and

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Access to needles and syringes and methadone maintenance therapy among people who inject drugs in Yangon, Myanmar: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Access to sterile needles, syringes and methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) is critical to reduce the prevalence of bloodborne virus infections among people who inject drugs (PWID).We aimed to explore the experiences of PWID with respect to accessing needles/syringes services and MMT in Yangon, Myanmar.Methods Burnet Institute i

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Thematic Categorization of Mobile Health Software Packages and their Priority from the Perspective of Iranian Physicians

Introduction: Mobile health is the use of mobile and wireless technologies for health-related goals.To this end, various mobile applications have been created in different medical fields.The goal of this study was subject categorization of mobile health applications in Iran and to find their priority according to physicians.Methods: This was a desc

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