ANTIFUNGAL POTENTIAL OF THE SKIN MICROBIOTA OF HIBERNATING BIG BROWN BATS (EPTESICUS FUSCUS) INFECTED WITH THE CAUSAL AGENT OF WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME

Antifungal Potential of the Skin Microbiota of Hibernating Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus) Infected With the Causal Agent of White-Nose Syndrome

Little is known about skin microbiota in the context of the disease white-nose syndrome CUTICLE CARE (WNS), caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), that has caused enormous declines of hibernating North American bats over the past decade.Interestingly, some hibernating species, such as the big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus), appear re

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Directions of Changes in the Content of Selected Macro- and Micronutrients of Kale, Rutabaga, Green and Purple Cauliflower Due to Hydrothermal Treatment

Little is still known about macro- and micronutrients in processed selected Brassica vegetables such as purple and green Drone cauliflower, rutabaga and kale.This study evaluates the influence of different processing conditions (blanching and boiling) on the stability of selected macro- and micronutrients in the aforementioned vegetables.Results in

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Microenvironmental considerations in the application of human mesenchymal stem cells in regenerative therapies

Steven J Greco1, Pranela Rameshwar21Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; 2Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, M Sweat Top USAAbstract: The therapeutic utilization of stem cells has been ongoing for several decades, principally in the fo

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