An official website of the United States government
Here’s how you know
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
Bayesian theory; Influenza A virus; Japan; avian influenza; biosecurity; evolution; genomics; infection; monitoring; phylogeography; poultry; waterfowl; China; South Korea; Vietnam
Abstract:
... H5Nx highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) have caused transboundary epizootics in poultry and wild birds. In 2016, the H5N6 subtype of clade 2.3.4.4e HPAIVs caused multiple outbreaks in Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. However, the geographical spread pattern of 2.3.4.4e H5N6 HPAIV has not been clearly identified. To better understand the emergence and transmission h ...
Dong‐HunLee, et al. ; Sungsu Youk; Andrew Y. Cho; Sol Jeong; Yu‐jin Kim; Sunhak Lee; Tae‐Hyeon Kim; Mary J. Pantin‐Jackwood; Chang‐Seon Song; Show all 9 Authors
Influenza A virus; avian influenza; chickens; farms; genes; genotype; humans; phylogeny; public health; China; Korean Peninsula
Abstract:
... We report the first detection of Y280‐lineage H9N2 avian influenza viruses in live bird markets in Korea during July 2020. The viruses were isolated from domestic ducks and chickens traded in three markets in two different provinces, indicating dispersal of the newly introduced viruses. Complete genome sequencing and comparative phylogenetic analyses of all eight gene segments of the viruses showe ...
... Gram-stain-negative, strictly aerobic, non-spore-forming, non-motile, and rod-shaped bacterial strains, designated NC18ᵀ and NC20, were isolated from the sediment near-vertical borehole effluent originating 714 m below the subsurface located in the Soudan Iron Mine in Minnesota, USA. The 16S rRNA gene sequence showed that strains NC18ᵀ and NC20 grouped with members of the genus Martelella, includi ...
... Ultraviolet (UV) radiation has a strong biological effect on skin biology, and it switches on adaptive mechanisms to maintain homeostasis in organs such as the skin, adrenal glands, and brain. In this study, we examined the adaptation of the body to repeated bouts of UVB radiation, especially with respect to the catecholamine synthesis pathway of the adrenal glands. The effects of UVB on catechola ...
Influenza A virus; amino acids; avian influenza; enzootic diseases; genes; genetic variation; glycosylation; hemagglutinins; host specificity; mammals; monitoring; monophyly; population dynamics; poultry; public health; sialidase; Iran
Abstract:
... Since its first detection in 1998, avian influenza virus (AIV) subtype H9N2 has been enzootic in Iran. To better understand the evolutionary history of H9N2 viruses in Iran, we sequenced 15 currently circulating H9N2 viruses from domestic poultry during 2017–2019 and performed phylogenetic analysis of complete genome sequences. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that the Iranian H9N2 viruses formed m ...
Influenza A virus; amino acids; avian influenza; disease outbreaks; disease surveillance; evolution; genetic variation; hemagglutinins; insertional mutagenesis; microbial detection; molecular epidemiology; poultry; viral proteins; virulence; virulent strains; Africa; Asia; Europe; North America; Pacific Ocean Islands; South America
Abstract:
... High-pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) viruses have arisen from low-pathogenicity avian influenza (LPAI) viruses via changes in the hemagglutinin proteolytic cleavage site, which include mutation of multiple nonbasic to basic amino acids, duplication of basic amino acids, or recombination with insertion of cellular or viral amino acids. Between 1959 and 2019, a total of 42 natural, independent ...
aminoglycosides; antibiotic resistance; humans; multilocus sequence typing; phylogeny; salmonellosis; serotypes; single nucleotide polymorphism; supply chain; virulence; South Korea
Abstract:
... Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serotype Enteritidis (SE) is recognized as a major cause of human salmonellosis worldwide, and most human salmonellosis is due to the consumption of contaminated poultry meats and poultry byproducts. Whole-genome sequencing (data were obtained from 96 SE isolates from poultry sources, including an integrated broiler supply chain, farms, slaughterhouses, chicken ...
... Arctic subsea permafrost contains more organic carbon than the terrestrial counterpart (~1400 Pg C vs. ~1000 Pg C) and is undergoing fast degradation (at rates of ~10 to 30 cm yr⁻¹ over the past 3 decades) in response to climate warming. Yet the flux of organic carbon sequestered in the sediments of subsea permafrost to overlying water column, which can trigger enormous positive carbon-climate fee ...
Dong-HunLee, et al. ; Zeinab H. Helal; Junwon Kim; Amelia Hunt; Alyza Barbieri; Natalie Tocco; Salvatore Frasca; Kirklyn Kerr; Ji-Yeon Hyeon; David H. Chung; Guillermo Risatti; Show all 11 Authors
... We report the first detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a 3-month-old dog in Connecticut that died suddenly and was submitted to the state veterinary diagnostic laboratory for postmortem examination. Viral RNA was detected in multiple organs of the dog by reverse transcription real time-PCR (RT-qPCR). Negative and positive sense strands of viral RNA were vi ...
Aix galericulata; Columba livia; Influenza A virus; avian influenza; direct contact; indirect contact; mortality; pathogenicity; poultry; viral antigens; viruses; Africa; Asia; Europe; North America
Abstract:
... Since 2014, H5Nx clade 2.3.4.4 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) have caused outbreaks in wild birds and poultry in multiple continents, including Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America. Wild birds were suspected to be the sources of the local and global spreads of HPAIV. This study evaluated the infectivity, pathogenicity, and transmissibility of clade 2.3.4.4 H5N6 HPAIV in manda ...
biomarkers; cholesterol; computer simulation; coprostanol; land use; particulate organic carbon; research; rivers; water; watersheds; South Korea
Abstract:
... Despite receiving a considerable amount of attention in the past, quantitative and systematic estimation of the source contributions for different organic carbons (OCs) in complex river systems is still challenging. In this study, we tested an integrated framework using field data of bulk elements and lipid biomarkers and hydrological modeling (hydrological simulation program FORTRAN, HSPF) for th ...
... PURPOSE: Specific food consumption, besides food allergy, may aggravate atopic dermatitis (AD). However, previous reports on the association between AD and food intake in adolescents are scarce. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between AD and specific food consumption frequency in adolescents. METHODS: A cross-sectional analysis using data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior ...
... Salmonella enterica subspecies diarizonae serovar 61:(k):1, 5, (7) (sheep associated S. diarizonae, SASd) is the most common Salmonella serotype identified in sheep flocks. Despite the involvement with animal and human infections, there is limited information regarding virulence profiles of SASds and their antibiotic resistance gene complement, particularly for those circulating in the U.S. In thi ...
Bacillus subtilis; DNA fragmentation; coat proteins; flow cytometry; genetic vectors; green fluorescent protein; heat; pH; peptidase K; spores; trypsin
Abstract:
... We investigated the expression and stability of enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) under extreme conditions using two types of high-copy-number vectors and two types of anchoring motifs (CotB and C-terminally truncated ∆CotB spore coat proteins) for the development of a spore surface display system in Bacillus subtilis. The fused cotB-gfp and ΔcotB-gfp DNA fragments were cloned into the pUB ...
... Alcohol overconsumption and abuse leads to alcoholic liver disease (ALD), which is a major chronic liver disease worldwide. Field water-dropwort (Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC.) is a small perennial herb and has been cultivated in Asia for thousands of years and traditionally used to treat various diseases including hepatitis, jaundice, hypertension and polydipsia, as well as its therapeutic benefi ...
... The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus A/goose/Guangdong/1/96 H5N1 (Gs/GD) lineage has been transmitted globally and has caused deaths in wild birds, poultry, and humans. Clade 2.3.4.4c, one of the subclades of the Gs/GD lineage, spread through Taiwan in late 2014 and become an endemic virus. We analyzed 239 newly sequenced HPAI clade H5Nx isolates to explore the phylogenetic relations ...
... Compound-specific stable isotope analysis (CSIA) becomes a critical tool in the fields of ecology and biogeochemistry to trace basal carbon sources such as amino acids (AAs) and fatty acids (FAs) in natural environments. However, in many studies, either AAs or FAs have been analyzed due to restricted sample amounts. The aim of this study is to report a single-sample preparation method by identifyi ...
... The 2014–2015 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5NX outbreak represents the largest and most expensive HPAI outbreak in the United States to date. Despite extensive traditional and molecular epidemiological studies, factors associated with the spread of HPAI among midwestern poultry premises remain unclear. To better understand the dynamics of this outbreak, 182 full genome HPAI H5N2 seque ...
Hermetia illucens; Klebsiella pneumoniae; antibacterial properties; antibiotics; hemolymph; high performance liquid chromatography; inflammation; insect larvae; lungs; mice; peptides; respiratory tract diseases; reversed-phase liquid chromatography; tandem mass spectrometry
Abstract:
... Extensive use of antibiotics has caused the microbial resistance to rise drastically within the last few decades, and new approaches are therefore needed to develop effective antibacterial substances. In this study, we identified peptide in the hemolymph of Hermetia illucens larvae using reverse-phase chromatography, HPLC and Nano-LC-ESI-MS/MS system. We investigated the antibacterial effect of HP ...
Dong-HunLee, et al. ; Mo Jongseo; Sungsu Youk; Mary J. Pantin-Jackwood; David L. Suarez; Mary Lea Killian; Nichole H. Bergeson; Erica Spackman; Show all 8 Authors
Pekin; avian influenza; chickens; guineafowl; live bird markets; nucleotide sequences; pandemic; pathogenicity; public health; sialidase; viruses
Abstract:
... H2N2 subtype low pathogenic avian influenza viruses (LPAIVs) have persisted in live bird markets (LBMs) in the Northeastern United States since 2014. Although unrelated to the 1957 pandemic H2N2 lineage, there is concern that the virus could have animal and public health consequences because of high contact with humans and numerous species in the LBM system. The pathogenicity, infectivity, and tra ...