SARS-CoV-2, the causative virus of COVID-19, continues to threaten global public health.COVID-19 is a multi-organ disease, causing not only respiratory distress, but also extrapulmonary manifestations, including gastrointestinal symptoms with SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding in stool long after respiratory clearance.Despite global vaccination and Plein air
Chemical composition of netetu, a food condiment from fermented Parkia biglobosa seeds.The seed oils and cakes of netetu of different origins available on the Senegalian market have been studied to evaluate the nutritional potentialities of this important food condiment used in many African countries.The total oil content ranged from 141 to 349 g p
The Chengdu ma goat is an excellent local breed in China.As one of the breeds listed in the National List of Insect Repellent Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources Protection, the protection of its germplasm resources is particularly important.However, the existing breeding and protection methods for them are relatively simple, due to the weak te
IgaA is an integral inner membrane protein that was discovered as repressor of the RcsCDB phosphorelay system in the intracellular pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium.The RcsCDB system, conserved in many members of the family Enterobacteriaceae, regulates expression of varied processes including motility, biofilm formation, virulence a
Abstract Photosynthetic organisms, fungi, and animals comprise distinct pathways for vitamin C biosynthesis.Besides this diversity, the final biosynthetic step consistently involves an oxidation reaction carried out by the aldonolactone oxidoreductases.Here, we study the origin and evolution of the diversified activities and substrate preferences f