Although the recent Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic in the Americas and its link to birth defects
have attracted a great deal of attention 1 , 2 , much remains unknown about ZIKV disease …

Zika virus (ZIKV) is causing an unprecedented epidemic linked to severe congenital abnormalities
1 , 2 . In July 2016, mosquito-borne ZIKV transmission was reported in the continental …

Objectives To examine susceptibilities of Bacillus anthracis and related species to 24
antimicrobials using and concurrently comparing two methods. Methods Twenty-four antimicrobials …

Unicellular green algae, like Chlorella, offer a potentially useful system for the expression of
heterologous proteins. However, the development of Chlorella as a bioreactor has been …

The Zika epidemic in the Americas has challenged surveillance and control. As the
epidemic appears to be waning, it is unclear whether transmission is still ongoing, which is …

Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) infection results in high mortality in infected horses
and humans. Florida has been identified as an important source of EEEV epidemics to …

In this study, food samples were intentionally contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7,
and then DNA was isolated by using four commercial kits. The isolated DNA samples were …

In order to cause the disease anthrax, Bacillus anthracis requires two plasmids, pX01 and
pX02, which carry toxin and capsule genes, respectively, that are used as genetic targets in …

… The NIT2 protein, like all members of this family, contains a C-terminal Cys2/Cys2type zinc …
to rapidly respond to changes in nitrogen source Cannons and Pendleton 1994; Dawson et al…

Aims: To (i) compare the limits of detection of Bacillus anthracis spores in three soils (one
Florida, one Texas, and one a commercial Garden product) by PCR using DNA extracted with …