Tuberculosis TB

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Over nine million new cases of TB, and nearly two million deaths from TB, are est...

Turtle genome analysis sheds light on the development and evolution of turtle-specific body plan

(BGI Shenzhen) The genome sequences of the soft-shell turtle and green sea turtle offer new clues to the development and evolution of turtle-specific body plan.

Getting under the shell of the turtle genome

The genome of the western painted turtle ( Chrysemys picta bellii ) one of the most widespread, abundant and well-studied turtles in the world, is published this week in Genome Biology . The data sho...

The draft genomes of soft-shell turtle and green sea turtle yield insights into the development and evolution of the turtle-specific body plan

Naoki Irie and colleagues report the draft genomes of the soft-shell and green sea turtles. Their genome-wide phylogenetic analysis supports the hypothesis that turtles are a sister group of crocodili...

DNA reveals mating patterns of critically endangered sea turtle

(University of East Anglia) New University of East Anglia research into the mating habits of a critically endangered sea turtle will help conservationists understand more about its mating patterns.The...

Diagnostic Test Detects Mycobacterium Tuberculosis with 96% Accuracy

A new assay is 96 % accurate in detecting rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in an Indian Flap-Shelled Turtle (Lissemys punctata punctata).

We report an atypical mycobacterial infection in an Indian flap-shelled turtle, Lissemys punctata punctata, that died in an aquarium in Japan. At necropsy, the turtle showed multiple white nodules on...

Extensive Diversification of IgD-, IgY-, and Truncated IgY({Delta}Fc)-Encoding Genes in the Red-Eared Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans).

IgY(ΔFc), containing only CH1 and CH2 domains, is expressed in the serum of some birds and reptiles, such as ducks and turtles. The duck IgY(ΔFc) is produced by the same υ gene that expresses the i...

Notes from the field: outbreak of salmonellosis associated with pet turtle exposures - United States, 2011.

CDC is collaborating with the Pennsylvania State Health Department in an ongoing investigation of an outbreak of human Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi B var. L (+) tartrate + infections associa...

Snapshot of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae infections in livestock in a bovine tuberculosis low incidence scenario.

Zoonotic bovine tuberculosis (bTB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis and, more rarely, by Mycobacterium caprae, is an important disease of livestock and of Public Health concern (1)....

A mammalian melanopsin in the retina of a fresh water turtle, the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans).

A mammalian-like melanopsin (Opn4m) has been found in all major vertebrate classes except reptile. Since the pupillary light reflex (PLR) of the fresh water turtle takes between 5 and 10min to achieve...