TESTING THE EFFECT OF INTERNAL GENES DERIVED FROM A WILD-BIRD-ORIGIN H9N2 INFLUENZA A VIRUS ON THE PATHOGENICITY OF AN A/H7N9 VIRUS

Testing the Effect of Internal Genes Derived from a Wild-Bird-Origin H9N2 Influenza A Virus on the Pathogenicity of an A/H7N9 Virus

Since 2013, avian influenza A(H7N9) viruses have diversified into multiple lineages by dynamically reassorting with Rugs other viruses, especially H9N2, in Chinese poultry.Despite concerns about the pandemic threat posed by H7N9 viruses, little is known about the biological properties of H7N9 viruses that may recruit internal genes from genetically

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Transcriptome Analysis of Protein Kinase MoCK2, which Affects Acetyl-CoA Metabolism and Import of CK2-Interacting Mitochondrial Proteins into Mitochondria in the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae

ABSTRACT The rice pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae causes severe losses to rice production.Previous studies have shown that the protein kinase MoCK2 is essential for pathogenesis, and this ubiquitous eukaryotic protein kinase might affect several processes in the fungus that are needed for infection.To better understand which cellular processes are affe

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Agricultural insurance and risk management among poultry farmers in Ghana: An application of discrete choice experiment

Risks, risk management techniques and the willingness to insure poultry farms Lamp Table by poultry farmers in Ghana were explored.Random Parameter Logit (RPL) and Conditional Logit (CL) models were used for the analysis.Key risks identified were disease, marketing and financial risks.Primary insurance attributes of the premium period, risk covered

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