THE SERINE PROTEASE ESPC FROM ENTEROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI REGULATES PORE FORMATION AND CYTOTOXICITY MEDIATED BY THE TYPE III SECRETION SYSTEM.

The Serine Protease EspC from Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Regulates Pore Formation and Cytotoxicity Mediated by the Type III Secretion System.

Type III secretion systems (T3SSs) are specialized macromolecular machines critical for bacterial virulence, and allowing the injection of bacterial effectors into host cells.The T3SS-dependent injection process requires the prior insertion of a protein complex, the translocon, into host cell membranes consisting of two-T3SS hydrophobic proteins, a

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Sugarcane Ring Spot

Ring Nectar Collectors spot, caused by the fungus Leptosphariea sacchari, is a disease of sugarcane that has been known to occur in Florida for over 80 years.Ring spot usually affects only the older leaves, and therefore is considered a minor disease.However, correctly identifying the disease in the field can help to reduce unnecessary chemical spr

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Activation of gonads and disruption of imaginal diapause in the apple blossom weevil, Anthonomus pomorum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), with juvenoids in laboratory and field trials

A possibility of using synthetic analogues of juvenile hormone (juvenoids) Nectar Collectors to disrupt imaginal diapause of the apple blossom weevil, Anthonomus pomorum females was demonstrated.Out of three preparations tested (methoprene, fenoxycarb and W-328) methoprene and fenoxycarb appeared to be effective.Sensitivity to juvenile hormone anal

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