Whooping cough and diphtheria are vaccine preventable diseases.Diphtheria, due to Corynebacterium diphtheriae or Corynebactium ulcerans, two Gram positive bacteria, is a serious upper respiratory tract disease with high morbidity and mortality rates.Vaccination, via an acellular vaccine composed only of purified, detoxified diphtheria toxin, has si
BiG-MAP: an Automated Pipeline To Profile Metabolic Gene Cluster Abundance and Expression in Microbiomes
ABSTRACT Microbial gene clusters encoding the biosynthesis of primary and secondary metabolites play key roles in shaping microbial ecosystems and driving microbiome-associated phenotypes.Although effective approaches exist to evaluate the metabolic potential of such bacteria through identification of these metabolic gene clusters in their genomes,
Active Control of Aerial Refueling Hose-Drogue Dynamics with the Improved Reel Take-Up System
An improved reel take-up system for suppressing the aerial refueling hose whipping phenomenon (HWP) is proposed and analyzed.The conventional spring-loaded take-up system is improved by adding a rewinding acceleration changing rate limiter (RACRL), relying on a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM).The effectiveness of this Wallets new reel tak
Gender differences in pulmonary tuberculosis in Abbassia Chest Hospital
Abstract Background There is growing evidence that tuberculosis (TB) case notifications in men have in many circumstances surpassed those in women.The increase in reported cases among men was often interpreted as the result of barriers to TB diagnosis faced by women in seeking care.Aim To assess Gender differences in patients with pulmonary TB in A