but for many predator–prey pairs, it is unclear whether the species are equally (un)affected or whether temperature changes could shift the balance in favour of one
The widespread diffusion of stray or feral cat populations14 likely promoted reproductive interaction between the two subspecies. Moreover, the full fertility of their hybrid offspring15 due to the recent origin of the domesticated cat16,17 has likely increased the risk of genetic introgression. ...
The complete sequencing of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) strain K-10 genome has shown the existence of over 4,000 genes. This opens up many opportunities to study the interaction of MAP with its hosts and the environment. Understanding the immune response directed at MAP ...
One of the main limitations of human BMD GWAS is the difficulty in identifying causal genes. This is largely due to the fact that most associations implicate non-coding variation presumably influencing BMD by altering gene regulation5. For other diseases, the use of molecular “-omics” data (e...
The striped coloring on sheepshead fish (Archosargus probatocephalus) makes them look like they broke out of some type of old-timey aquarium chain gang. But what's more bizarre than their striped patterns is what's inside their mouths: a top row of teeth that look positively human and a...
Analysis of the core gene set for Y. enterocolitica revealed that 20.8% of the genes were shared by all of the strains, confirming this species as highly heterogeneous, adding to the case for the existence of three subspecies of Y. enterocolitica. Further analysis revealed that Y. ...
C. difficile infection (CDI) has an important impact on both human and animal health. The rapid detection and monitoring of C. difficile PCR-ribotypes (RTs) cause of CDI is critical to control and prevent this infection. This study reports the first application of the Molecular Beacon (MB)...
Most commercial banana cultivars originated from crosses between the wild subspecies Musa acuminata Colla (2n = 2x = 22; genome A) and Musa balbisiana Colla (2n = 2x = 22; genome B), which produced a series of diploid, triploid, and tetraploid bananas. The genomic groups resulting from the...
Sequence alignments were evaluated for the identification of conserved and non-conserved functional residues between the human and cattle proteins. 2.4. Overview of the Bioinformatic Pipelines A flowchart of the bioinformatic analyses adopted in this study is presented in Figure 1. Briefly, sequencing ...