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Evaluation of CD4+ T Cells in HIV Patients Presenting with Malaria at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Nigeria
CD4 count is an important immunological marker of disease progression in HIV seropositive patients. This study was carried out to determine the effect of malaria or fever of unknown origin on the p…
Received 13 November 2009 12:13 UTC; Posted 13 November 2009
Posted to: Microbiology
In Vitro Bactericidal Activities of Extracts From Ripe and Unripe Fruit of ‘Noni’
In an era of nutraceuticular research, ‘Noni’ fruit is considered as a panacea because of the profound claim on its medicinal uses in treating many diseases inclusive of infections of microbial ori…
Received 06 November 2009 05:30 UTC; Posted 09 November 2009
Posted to: Microbiology, Molecular Cell Biology
16S rRNA based identification of Aeromonas sp. kumar by constructing phylogenetic tree and identification of regulatory elements from the harmful Red Tide bloom, Gulf of Mannar
A bacterial strain, designated Aeromonas sp. kumar, was isolated from a water sample collected from Red tide Bloom occurred in the region of Gulf of Mannar region, Puthumadam Coast, India and the…
Received 28 October 2009 02:02 UTC; Posted 28 October 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics
A Unifying Scenario on the Origin and Evolution of Cellular and Viral Domains
The cellular theory on the nature of life has been one of the first major advancements in biology. Viruses, however, are the most abundant life forms, and their exclusion from mainstream biology an…
Received 21 October 2009 18:50 UTC; Posted 23 October 2009
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics, Immunology, Microbiology, Evolutionary Biology
Endogenous Viral Etiology of Prion Diseases
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), or prion diseases, are a group of incurable neurodegenerative disorders, including Kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans, “mad cow” disease …
Received 21 October 2009 18:35 UTC; Posted 23 October 2009
Posted to: Microbiology, Neuroscience, Evolutionary Biology
The Origin and Evolution of Viruses as Molecular Organisms
Viruses are the most abundant life forms and the repertoire of viral genes is greater than that of cellular genes. It is also evident that viruses have played a major role in driving cellular evolu…
Received 21 October 2009 18:19 UTC; Posted 23 October 2009
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics, Microbiology, Evolutionary Biology
In vitro synergistic anti-prion effect of cholesterol ester modulators
Background. Our studies on the role of cholesterol in prion infection/replication showed that brains and peripheral cells of sheep susceptible to or suffering from Scrapie were characterized by an …
Received 21 October 2009 13:06 UTC; Posted 21 October 2009
Posted to: Microbiology, Neuroscience, Pharmacology
A new multicompartmental reaction-diffusion modeling method links transient membrane attachment of E. coli MinE to E-ring formation
Many important cellular processes are regulated by reaction-diffusion (RD) of molecules that takes place both in the cytoplasm and on the membrane. To model and analyze such multicompartmental proc…
Received 09 October 2009 08:58 UTC; Posted 09 October 2009
Posted to: Developmental Biology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics
Host factors affecting abomasal parasites in Alpine Ibex
Alpine ibex is characterized by strong sexual differences, both morphological and in population dynamics. Host sex has been shown to strongly affect parasite load with males usually more infected t…
Received 25 September 2009 11:37 UTC; Posted 25 September 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Microbiology, Earth & Environment
Microfouling of Manganese-oxidizing microorganisms in Rameswaram Coastal Waters.
Manganese oxidizing marine microorganisms was studied from the coupons of PVC, Titanium, Brass, Copper and Stainless Steel were immersed one meter below water surface, using wooden rafts. The metal…
Received 17 September 2009 17:14 UTC; Posted 18 September 2009
Posted to: Microbiology
