Search results for "PCR"

EVALUATING THE RISK OF HEPATITIS B REACTIVATION IN PATIENTS WITH HAEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES: IS THE SERUM HEPATITIS B PROFILE RELIABLE?

2009

Background/Aim: Patients with an occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection undergoing deep immunosuppression are potentially at risk of HBV reactivation. In order to assess whether a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for HBV DNA in serum could be used to predict the reactivation of an occult HBV infection, we performed a retrospective study in a cohort of Sicilian patients with oncohaematological diseases. Methods: We studied by a highly sensitive ad hoc nested PCR for serum HBV DNA 75 HBsAg-negative oncohaematological patients requiring chemotherapy. Results: Thirty-three patients (44%) were HBV seronegative (anti-HBc and anti-HBs negative) and 42 patients (56%) were HBV seropositive (a…

Metodo per la indicizzazione approssimata e il reperimento di sequenze che si ripetono all'interno di sequenze

2005

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Certifcazione ambientale di prodotti agroalimentari LCA dell’olio d’oliva

2009

Oggi viene ampiamente riconosciuta l’importanza di valutare gli impatti ambientali connessi alla produzione dei prodotti agroalimentari. L’applicazione della LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) per la valutazione degli impatti ambientali generati dall’intero ciclo di vita del prodotto risulta particolarmente complessa nel campo alimentare. Ciò a causa delle numerose variabili in gioco, connesse, ad esempio, ai sistemi di coltivazione, specie nell’ottica della definizione delle PCR (Product Category Rules) per la redazione della EPD (Environmental Product Declaration). Il presente studio LCA, effettuato su un olio extravergine d’oliva ottenuto da olive prodotte in Sicilia con sistema di coltivazione…

Community Analysis of Culturable Sapwood Endophytes from Apulian Olive Varieties with Different Susceptibility to Xylella fastidiosa

2021

Endophytes are symptomless fungal and/or bacterial microorganisms found in almost all living plant species. The symbiotic association with their host plants by colonizing the internal tissues has endowed them as a valuable tool to suppress diseases, stimulate growth, and promote stress resistance. In this context, the study of culturable endophytes residing the sapwood of Apulian olives might be a promising control strategy for xylem colonizing pathogens as Xylella fastidiosa. To date, olive sapwood cultivable endophytes are still under exploration; therefore, this work pursues a study of cultivable endophytes occurrence variation in the sapwood of different olive varieties under the effect…

Data from: Quantitative PCR primer design affects quantification of dsRNA-mediated gene knockdown

2020

RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool for studying functions of candidate genes in both model and non-model organisms and a promising technique for therapeutic applications. Successful application of this technique relies on the accuracy and reliability of methods used to quantify gene knockdown. With the limitation in the availability of antibodies for detecting proteins, quantitative PCR (qPCR) remains the preferred method for quantifying target gene knockdown after dsRNA treatment . We evaluated how qPCR primer binding site and target gene expression levels affect quantification of intact mRNA transcripts following dsRNA-mediated RNAi. The use of primer pairs targeting the mRNA sequ…

Subtelomēru rajona hromatīna struktūras izmaiņu noteikšana ar qPCR

2015

Cilvēka subtelomēri ir izteikti polimorfiski un ir ar vislielāko gēnu blīvumu visā genomā. Subtelomēru sekvences pārmaiņas ir saistītas ar mentālo atpalicību, ļaundabīgām hematoloģiskajām slimībām, atkārtotiem spontānajiem abortiem un citām slimībām. Tādēļ subtelomēru reģiona pārmaiņu konstatēšana ir svarīga klīniskās izpētes sastāvdaļa. Subtelomēru pētniecībā galvenokārt tiek pielietotas divas metodes: FISH un SAT. Šajā darbā tika aprakstīta qPCR metode subtelomēru analīzei, kas, teorētiski ir lētāka, ātrāka un precīzāka alternatīva FISH un SAT metodēm. Darbā apraksta qPCR metodes pielietošanu, Y hromosomas p pleca subtelomēru reģiona pārmaiņu pētīšanai, 34 DNS paraugiem, kas iegūti no nea…

Trichoderma asperellum, Bacillus subtilis un to konsorcija ietekme uz augsnes mikroorganismiem

2019

Pētījuma mērķis bija noskaidrot, vai Trichoderma asperellum, Bacillus subtilis un to konsorcijs ietekmē augsnes mikrobiotu. Pētījumā eksperimentālie augsnes paraugi tika apstrādāti ar B. subtilis, T.asperellum un B. cinerea mikroorganismiem un to konsorcijiem. Izmantojot mikrobioloģiskās metodes, tika noteikts baktēriju un sēņu daudzums dažādi apstrādātās augsnēs. Ar Biolog EcoPlates metodi, noteikta mikroorganismu metaboliskā aktivitāte augsnē. Trichoderma ģints, Firmicutes, Gammaproteobacteria un Acidobacteria DNS koncentrācija augsnes paraugos tika noteikta ar molekulārajām metodēm. Tika veikta korelācijas analīze starp mikrobioloģisko un molekulāro un tikai starp dažādiem molekulāro rez…

Effetto combinato di cadmio e sulfonammidici sullo sviluppo degli embrioni di riccio di mare: un'indagine molecolare

2013

Saldūdens dūņu mikroorganismu populāciju dinamika jēlglicerīna fermentācijas laikā

2019

Anaerobās fermentācijas ceļā var lietderīgi izmantot jēlglicerīnu, biodīzeļa ražošanas blakusproduktu, iegūstot produktus ar pievienotu vērtību, kas ļauj padarīt biodīzeļa ražošanu ekonomiski izdevīgāku. Šajā darbā tika pētīta mikroorganismu populāciju dinamika jēlglicerīna anaerobās fermentācijas laikā, izmantojot saldūdens dūņas kā inokulātu. Fermentāciju veica 20°C un 37°C temperatūrā 4 un 8 dienas. Noteica izdalītās gāzes tilpumu, kā arī barotņu organisko vielu daudzumu un sastāvu, nosakot ķīmiskā skābekļa patēriņu un veicot šķidruma hromatogrāfiju. Pētīja mikroorganismu populāciju dinamiku, veicot qPCR ar dažādiem baktēriju taksoniem specifiskiem 16S rDNS praimeru pāriem, kā arī veicot…

Grazing intensity in subarctic tundra affects the temperature adaptation of soil microbial communities

2015

Abstract Grazing by large ungulates, such as reindeer (Rangifer tarandus L.), in subarctic tundra exerts a considerable effect on the soil microclimate. Because of higher insulation by the aboveground vegetation in light versus heavily grazed areas, soil temperatures during the growing season are considerably higher under heavy grazing. Here, we hypothesized that these grazer-induced changes in soil microclimate affect the temperature sensitivity of soil microbial activity. To test this hypothesis, we conducted soil incubations at different temperatures (4 °C, 9 °C and 14 °C) for six weeks using soils from sites with contrasting long-term grazing intensities. Microbial respiration at low te…