Host resistance
Alpha/beta interferons increase host resistance to murine AIDS.
... We have shown that MAIDS progression can be slowed by the presence of IFN- a / b very early in the infection. If IFN is important in host resistance to MAIDS, it should be induced by LP-BM5 infection. ...
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GENETIC DISSECTION OF NON-HOST RESISTANCE TO THE WHEAT STEM RUST PATHOGEN, USING AN INTERSPECIFIC BARBERRY HYBRID, Radhika Bartaula
... non-host resistance (NHR) in ...this resistance and the potential to transfer such resistance mechanism(s) by transgenesis to crop plants ...durable resistance remains compelling, ...
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PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII PNEUMONIA AND ALTERED HOST RESISTANCE: TREATMENT OF ONE PATIENT WITH PENTAMIDINE ISETHIONATE
... TREATMENT OF ONE PATIENT WITH PENTAMIDINE ISETHIONATE PNEUMONIA AND ALTERED HOST RESISTANCE:. PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII[r] ...
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Infection success of Echinoparyphium aconiatum (Trematoda) in its snail host under high temperature: role of host resistance
... for host physiological changes that take place rapidly compared to alterations in immune function which are slow in this system ...and host resistance to infection to de- crease (experiment 2) after ...
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Avoidance of host resistance in the oviposition site preferences of rose bitterling
... ocellatus and host mussels for scenarios when parasite specialisation tested using parasite oviposition preference or host resistance tested using host egg ejection dominate the current [r] ...
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Radiation-Resistant and Radiation-Sensitive Forms of Host Resistance to Polyomavirus
... exhibit resistance to tumor de- velopment in specific target tissues while being susceptible at other sites, suggesting the existence of nonimmunological mech- ...The host genetic background can influence ...
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Angiotensin II Increases Host Resistance to Peritonitis
... on host resistance to bacterial infection was ...increase host resistance (reduced abscess formation) in an animal model of bacterial ...peritoneal host resistance in a manner ...
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CD157 Confers Host Resistance to Mycobacterium tuberculosis via TLR2 CD157 PKCzeta Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Production
... The sCD157 level correlates with host immunity against TB. Finally, we investi- gated whether the effects of sCD157 in restoring the host response to M. tuberculosis in Cd157 KO mice can be translated to ...
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Geminivirus: Rep as a Target for Conferring Resistance, the Host’s Strigolactone Hormonal Response to Infection, and Host Resistance.
... The multifunctional and conserved nature of the Rep protein means that it is a prime target for engineering resistance to Geminiviruses. In-vitro studies have previously screened small peptide aptamers constrained ...
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Interferon and Host Resistance to Rauscher Virus-induced Leukemia
... These data demonstrate an association between interferon production by the host and the observed relative resistance of the CD-1 strain of adult mice to the subsequent malignant transfor[r] ...
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Co-evolution of host and virus : mechanisms of host resistance and virus attenuation
... this resistance in rabbits has been well described (Fenner et ...for resistance of rabbits to myxomatosis, no mechanism for resistance has been experimentally ...and resistance of rabbits to ...
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Investigation of infectivity of neonates and adults from different rat strains to toxoplasma gondii prugniaud shows both variation which correlates with iNOS and Arginase 1 activity and increased susceptibility of neonates to infection
... Keywords: Toxoplasma gondii Prugniaud strain; cyst; neonate rats; host resistance; iNOS;... Toxoplasma gondii is an obligatory intracellular apicomplexan parasite that infects.[r] ...
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Apparent acquired resistance by a weevil to its parasitoid is influenced by host plant
... weevil resistance arising from continuous and high parasitoid selection pressure over the last ...of resistance is supported by the fact that the parasitoid undergoes parthenogenic (thelytokous) ...
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Antibiotic-free selection in E. coli: new considerations for optimal design and improved production
... the hosts producing the recombinant protein of interest. In the context of the experiment described, the antibio- tic-resistance gene was eliminated through cut and re- ligation leading to another possible and ...
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Blood parasite infections in a wild population of ravens (Corvus corax) in Bulgaria
... bird host can utilize two main strategies to cope with an infection—parasite suppression and clearance (resist- ance), or withstanding the infection, while paying a low fitness cost (tolerance) [25, ...
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Staphylococcus aureus CC398: Host Adaptation and Emergence of Methicillin Resistance in Livestock
... In this study, we provide strong evidence that CC398 origi- nated in humans as MSSA and then spread to livestock, where it acquired resistance to methicillin and tetracycline. Genomic anal- yses presented here, in ...
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Investigations into the Use of Thermotherapy to Inactivate the Boxwood Blight Pathogen Calonectria pseudonaviculata
... 8 treatment cannot completely eliminate a pathogen, it may be used to reduce the level of a pathogen, or to discover if a pathogen is present by increasing the moisture level which can lead to the appearance of pathogen ...
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RESISTANCE IN PEARL MILLET GERMPLASM TO GREENBUG, SCHIZAPHIS GRAMINUM (RONDANI)
... To assess the resistance in pearl millet entries, two visual obser- vations were made. First visual ob- servation was made 10 days after aphid infestation, and the pots with dead plants were replaced with those ...
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Pattern of Drug Resistance in Pulmonary TB Patients
... of resistance to STM, adding this drug in MDR-tuberculosis suspects is probably inappropriate and may induce more resistance to other concurrently prescribed ...of resistance to EMB causes its ...
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The ecology of Bonamia and decline of bivalve molluscs
... the host population may be explained by selection and elimination of susceptible hosts during epizootics, leaving oysters with increased resistance or tolerance to ...their resistance to infection by ...
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