SYSTEMIC PROTOTHECOSIS IN AN IMMUNOCOMPETENT PATIENT

Systemic protothecosis in an immunocompetent patient

Abstract Oversized Tee Background Although uncommon, there is increasing interest and public health concerns of the pathogen Prototheca spp, a ubiquitous achlorophilic microalgae that can affect both humans and animals.High mortality rates have been reported in immunocompromised patients with disseminated infection, but no data is available in the

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Typhoon/Hurricane-Generated Wind Waves Inferred from SAR Imagery

The wide-swath mode of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is a good way of detecting typhoon/hurricane winds with a cross-polarization mode.However, its ability to detect wind waves is restricted because of its spatial resolution and nonlinear imaging mechanisms.In read more this study, we use the SAR-retrieved wind speed, Sentinel-1 SAR wave mode and

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Relationship and structural diversity of bacterial manganese superoxide dismutases and the strategy for its application in therapy and cosmetics

Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) from bacteria shares high amino acid sequence homology and nearly identical structure.Despite of that, their characteristics are diverse, which likely due to their bacterial origin and adaptation to the environment.Most importantly, their structural similarity extends to eukaryotic MnSOD, i.e.human.Therefore,

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Phylogenetic and biochemical analysis of calsequestrin structure and association of its variants with cardiac disorders

Abstract Calsequestrin is among the most abundant proteins in muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum and displays a high capacity but a low affinity for Ca2+ binding.In mammals, calsequestrin is encoded read more by two genes, CASQ1 and CASQ2, which are expressed almost exclusively in skeletal and cardiac muscles, respectively.Phylogenetic analysis indicate

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