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Potential Regulation Of Deadly Water-Borne Shigella Bacteria Pathogenesis Through The Shigella Infection Protein Spa47, Jamie Kingsford
Potential Regulation Of Deadly Water-Borne Shigella Bacteria Pathogenesis Through The Shigella Infection Protein Spa47, Jamie Kingsford
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- Shigella is a gram-negative, bacterial pathogen typically found in contaminated water sources.
- Each year, Shigella is responsible for over 90 million infections and 100,000 deaths stemming from symptoms of severe dysentery, fever, nausea and vomiting.
- A needle-like apparatus found on the surface of Shigella allows the bacterium to infect host cells.
- Each needle-apparatus has an associated ATPase, a protein that can hydrolyze ATP into ADP and Pi.
- The Shigella needle-apparatus ATPase Spa47 is predicted to provide the energy for infection.
- Spa47 has been shown to be essential for infection – without Spa47, no infection will occur.
- We were …
Water Use Of Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties, Shawn Foster
Water Use Of Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties, Shawn Foster
Research on Capitol Hill
- With drought so prevalent in the West, water use on urban landscapes is being closely scrutinized with up to 60% of urban water use directed to landscape irrigation-primarily our lawns.
- Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is widely used because of its soft texture, attractive color, and ability to recover from intensive use.
- More water-efficient varieties of Kentucky bluegrass may result in less irrigation yet maintain quality and function of the turf.