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A common fungal associate of the spruce bark beetle metabolizes the stilbene defenses of Norway spruce
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Paetz, Christian, Wadke, Namita, Brand, Willi A., Wright, Louwrance P., Gershenzon, Jonathan, Schmidt, Axel, Fenning, Trevor M., Schneider, BerndBohlmann, Joerg, Hammerbacher, Almuth
Norway spruce (Picea abies) forests suffer periodic fatal attacks by the bark beetle Ips typographus and its fungal associate, Ceratocystis polonica. Norway spruce protects itself against fungal and bark beetle invasion by the production of terpenoid resins, but it is unclear whether resins or...
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Fall 2012
Provided that infectious prions (PrPTSE) are inactivated, composting of specified risk material (SRM) may be a viable alternative to rendering and land filling. The overall objective of this research was to utilize laboratory-scale composters to assess the degradation of SRM and PrPTSE during...
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2012-01-01
Worldwide, forest pathogens are a major cause of forest disturbances and can impact economic revenues and endanger host species and their ecosystems. Genomics represents one of the most promising avenues to better understand and prevent forest disease epidemics. Pathogen genome characterization...
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Developing and Testing a Framework to Measure the Sanitation Efficacy on a Random Particle Level in Composting Industry
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Both direct and indirect process validation regulations are being used to ensure the safety of compost products. The North American guidelines specify upper limits for certain pathogenic and indicator microbes, which are presumably achieved by exposing every particle of compost to temperatures...
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Effect of humidity and nutrient content on the survival of Staphylococcus aureus on a glass surface
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Surfaces contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus can play an important role in its transmission throughout communities and hospitals. Previous research on S. aureus surface survivability has generally used high density inocula (>105 CFU mL-1), which may lead to cryptic growth of the cells, as...
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Spring 2010
Literature reviews indicated that batteries, ferrous, non-ferrous materials, and electronic products are major contributors of trace metals in municipal solid waste (MSW). In order to assess the impact of various contaminants on the trace metal content of compost, contaminants including alkaline...
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Spring 2017
Interest in organic waste treatment has increased in recent years due to growing rate of organic waste generation. Implementing biotransformation technologies helps to divert organic waste from landfill, reduce greenhouse gas emission, and produce valuable final products. This research was...
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Specific detection of Campylobacter jejuni using the bacteriophage NCTC 12673 receptor binding protein as a probe
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Szymanski, Christine M., Arutyunov, Denis, McDermott, Mark T., Evoy, Stephane, Singh, Amit
Campylobacter jejuni is found in the intestines of poultry, cattle, swine, wild birds and pet animals and is the major cause of foodborne gastroenteritis in developed countries. We report the use of the receptor binding protein (RBP) of Campylobacter bacteriophage NCTC 12673 for the specific...