A case of Trypanosoma congolense savannah type infection in a 4-year old Balaclava German shepherd dog weighing 26-kg was presented to the Small Animal Clinic, University of Nairobi, Kenya, with the history of anorexia and difficulty in breathing.The clinical manifestations were fever, pale mucous membrane, dyspnea and wasting.Blood examination rev
Aims: To devise nested multiplex polymerase chain reaction (NMPCR) protocol for detection of mucosal human papilloma viruses (HPVs) and typing of HPV-16 and -18 in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues of carcinoma cervix (CaCx).Settings and Design: Cross-sectional observational study.Materials and Methods: NMPCR was done for simultaneou
Leaf rust, caused by Puccinia triticina (Pt), and stripe rust, caused by P.striiformis f.sp.tritici (Pst), are destructive foliar diseases of wheat worldwide.Breeding for disease resistance is the preferred strategy of managing both diseases.The continued emergence of new races of Pt and Pst requires a constant search for new sources of resistance.
Abstract Background Niemann-Pick type C (NP-C) is a rare neurovisceral genetic disorder caused by mutations in the NPC1 or the NPC2 gene.NPC1 is a multipass-transmembrane protein essential for egress of cholesterol from late endosomes/lysosomes.To evaluate impacts of NPC1 mutations, we examined fibroblast PANTOTHENIC ACID 250MG cultures from 26 NP-