Rodrigo Tarrega, Guillermo; Carrera Montesinos, Javier; Ruiz-Ferrer, Virginia; Del Toro, F.J.; Llave, C; Voinnet, O.; Elena Fito, Santiago Fco(Public Library of Science, 2012-07)
Understanding the mechanisms by which plants trigger host defenses in response to viruses has been a challenging problem owing to the multiplicity of factors and complexity of interactions involved. The advent of genomic ...
[EN] Wounded leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana show transient immunity to Botrytis cinerea, the causal agent of grey mould. Using a fluorescent probe, histological staining and a luminol assay, we now show that reactive oxygen ...
Pérez de Castro, Ana María; Vilanova Navarro, Santiago; Cañizares Sales, Joaquín; Pascual Bañuls, Laura; Blanca Postigo, José Miguel; Díez Niclós, Mª José Teresa de Jesús; Prohens Tomás, Jaime; Picó Sirvent, María Belén(Bentham Science Publishers, 2012-05)
[EN] Plant breeding has been very successful in developing improved varieties using conventional tools and methodologies. Nowadays, the availability of genomic tools and resources is leading to a new revolution of plant ...
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) extracts (RE) are natural antioxidants that are used in food, food supplements and cosmetic applications; exert anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperglycaemic effects; and promote weight ...
Alonso Molina, José Luís; Amoros, Inmaculada; Cañigral Cárcel, Irene(SPRINGER, 2011)
[EN] Cryptosporidium and Giardia are major causes of diarrheal disease in humans worldwide and are major causes of protozoan waterborne diseases. Two DNA TaqMan PCR-based Giardia and Cryptosporidium methods targeting a ...
[EN] Dielectric measurements of different standard solutions (nucleotides, nucleosides, lactic acid and myoglobin) were assayed simulating the concentrations of these substances in early postmortem meat. These assays were ...
Selective covalent immobilization of thiolated oligonucleotides onto an epoxy-functionalized silicon-substrate can be achieved via light radiation (365 nm). Following this approach, thiol-modified oligonucleotide probes ...
Lalic ., Jasna; CUEVAS, J.M; Elena Fito, Santiago Fco(Public Library of Science, 2011-10-17)
Knowledge about the distribution of mutational fitness effects (DMFE) is essential for many evolutionary models. In recent years, the properties of the DMFE have been carefully described for some microorganisms. In most ...
[EN] Fibronectin (FN) assembles into fibrillar networks by cells through an integrin-dependent mechanism. We have recently shown that simple FN adsorption onto poly(ethyl acrylate) surfaces (PEA), but not control polymer ...
Sanchís Jiménez, Elena María; Ferrer Roglán, Marta; Torres, Antonio G.; Cambra López, María; Calvet Sanz, Salvador(Mary Ann Liebert, 2012-12)
[EN] Rice fields contribute substantially to global warming of the atmosphere through emission of methane (CH4). This article reviews the state of the art of factors affecting CH4 emissions in rice fields, focusing on soil ...
López Del Rincón, Carmelo; Aramburu, J.; Galipienso, L.; Soler Aleixandre, Salvador; Nuez Viñals, Fernando; Rubio, L.(Society for General Microbiology, 2011-01)
[EN] Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) causes severe economic losses in many crops worldwide and often overcomes resistant cultivars used for disease control. Comparison of nucleotide and amino acid sequences suggested that ...
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of several operational variables on both biological and separation process performance in a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor pilot plant that treats urban wastewater. ...
Purpose: To study the capacity of an internally cooled radiofrequency (RF) bipolar applicator to create sufficiently deep thermal lesions in hepatic tissue. Materials and methods: Three complementary methodologies were ...
The majority of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients present with locally advanced (35%) or metastatic disease (40%); in this setting, it is of the utmost importance to balance efficacy with toxicity. However, with ...
Cháfer Pericás, María Consuelo; Maquieira Catala, Ángel; Puchades, Rosa(Elsevier, 2012-01)
[EN] In recent years, research has focused on the development of different types of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) to be used as labels in immunoassays instead of fluorophores or organic particles. Basically, inorganic NPs ...
Rangel, Ezequiel; Alfaro Fernández, Ana Olvido; Font San Ambrosio, Maria Isabel; Luis-Arteaga, M.; Rubio, Luis(Springer Verlag (Germany), 2011-12)
[EN] Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV), a member of the genus Tobamovirus, infects several ornamental and horticultural crops worldwide. In this study, the nucleotide sequences of the coat protein gene of worldwide ToMV isolates ...
Zorraquino Lozano, Miguel Angel; Althaus, R. L.; Roca Marugán, Marta Isabel; Molina Pons, Mª Pilar(International Association for Food Protection, 2011-02)
[EN] Aims: In this study, a microbiological method of dichotomous response using Bacillus cereus was designed and optimized to detect tetracyclines (TCs) at concentrations near to the maximum residue limits (MRLs). Methods ...
Pallás Benet, Vicente; Garcia, J.A(Society for General Microbiology, 2011)
[EN] Plant viruses are biotrophic pathogens that need living tissue for their multiplication and thus, in the infection-defence equilibrium, they do not normally cause plant death. In some instances virus infection may ...
Pérez Igualada, Luz María; Peñaranda, D.S.; Dufour, S.; Baloche, S.; Palstra, A. P.; Van den Thillart, G.E.E.J.M.; Asturiano Nemesio, Juan Francisco(Elsevier, 2011-10-01)
[EN] We examined the effect of temperature in European silver eels during their maturation induced by injections of carp pituitary extract on endocrine parameters: pituitary fshß and lhß expression, plasma 17ß-estradiol ...
Castelló Gómez, María Luisa; Heredia Gutiérrez, Ana Belén; Dominguez, E.; Ortolá Ortolá, Mª Dolores; Tarrazo Morell, José(Elsevier, 2011-09-15)
The aim of this work was to develop osmodehydrated products from cubes of persimmon (var. Rojo Brillante), which could be spread as a jam but keeping the typical aroma, flavour and colour of fresh fruit. The application ...