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Multilocus Sequence Analysis and Detection of Copper Ion Resistance of < em > Xanthomonas phaseoli < /em > pv. < em > manihotis < /em > Causing Bacterial Blight in Cassava
Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2023 Jun 28;45(7):5389-5402. doi: 10.3390/cimb45070342.ABSTRACTCassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important tropical tuber crop around the world. Cassava bacterial blight, caused by Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. manihotis, is a key disease that influences cassava production worldwide. Between 2008 and 2020, 50 X. phaseoli pv. manihotis strains were isolated from diseased plant samples or acquired from China, Uganda, Cambodia, Colombia, Malaysia, and Micronesia. Using multilocus sequence analysis, the genetic diversity of X. phaseoli pv. manihotis strains was evaluated. A neighbor-joining phylogenetic...
Source: Current Issues in Molecular Biology - July 28, 2023 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Tao Shi Chaoping Li Guofen Wang Guixiu Huang Source Type: research

Homemade Dart Attacks in Hawai'i
Am Surg. 2023 Jun 12:31348231183124. doi: 10.1177/00031348231183124. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOver a 4.5-year period (September 2014 to March 2019), 7 patients presented to the State's only Level I Trauma Center with penetrating injuries inflicted by homemade metallic darts. Previously described in Micronesia, these are the first domestic cases of assaults utilizing this type of weaponry. Retrospective chart review was conducted for all patients who presented to our institution with a dart injury within the study period. Details regarding demographics, imaging, and patient management were collected and described herei...
Source: The American Surgeon - June 12, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Prashanth K Balaraman Karen Ng Kyle Perry Michael S Hayashi Source Type: research

Viruses, Vol. 15, Pages 1293: Metavirome Profiling and Dynamics of the DNA Viral Community in Seawater in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia
yun Lee Despite their abundance and ecological importance, little is known about the diversity of marine viruses, in part because most cannot be cultured in the laboratory. Here, we used high-throughput viral metagenomics of uncultivated viruses to investigate the dynamics of DNA viruses in tropical seawater sampled from Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia, in March, June, and December 2014. Among the identified viruses, 71&ndash;79% were bacteriophages belonging to the families Myoviridae, Siphoviridae, and Podoviridae (Caudoviriales), listed in order of abundance at all sampling times. Although the me...
Source: Viruses - May 31, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Seung Won Jung Kang Eun Kim Hyun-Jung Kim Taek-Kyun Lee Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Cancers, Vol. 15, Pages 1392: Cancer Disparities among Pacific Islanders: A Review of Sociocultural Determinants of Health in the Micronesian Region
a Taparra It is well appreciated that the social determinants of health are intimately related with health outcomes. However, there is a paucity of literature that explores these themes comprehensively for the indigenous people within Micronesia. Certain Micronesia-specific factors, such as transitions from traditional diets, the consumption of betel nut, and exposure to radiation from the nuclear bomb testing in the Marshall Islands, have predisposed certain Micronesian populations to an increased risk of developing a variety of malignancies. Furthermore, severe weather events and rising sea levels attributed to clima...
Source: Cancers - February 22, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Eric Pineda Ryan Benavente Megan Y. Gimmen Nicole V. DeVille Kekoa Taparra Tags: Review Source Type: research