• Removal of the Erns RNase Activity and of the 39 Untranslated Region Polyuridine Insertion in a Low-Virulence Classical Swine Fever Virus Triggers a Cytokine Storm and Lethal Disease 

  Wang, Miaomiao; Bohórquez, José Alejandro; Muñoz-González, Sara; Gerber, Markus; Alberch, Mònica; Pérez-Simó, Marta; Abad, Xavier; Liniger, Matthias; Ruggli, Nicolas; Ganges, Llilianne (Journal of Virology, 2022-06-27) Sanitat Animal

  In this study, we assessed the potential synergistic effect of the Erns RNase activity and the poly-U insertion in the 3′ untranslated region (UTR) of the low-virulence classical swine fever virus (CSFV) ...

• Immobilisation of Neuro-2a cells on electrodes and electrochemical detection of MTT formazan crystals to assess their viability 

  Alkassar, Mounira; Leonardo, Sandra; Diogène, Jorge; Campàs, Mònica (Bioelectrochemistry, 2022-09-24) Aigües Marines i Continentals

  Marine toxins are potent toxic compounds that may reach humans and poison them. Therefore, their detection in seafood is crucial to prevent intoxication cases. Colorimetric cell-based assays (CBAs) have ...

• Eicosapentaenoic acid- and docosahexaenoic acid-rich fish oil in sow and piglet diets modifies blood oxylipins and immune indicators in both, sows and suckling piglets 

  Llauradó-Calero, E.; Badiola, I.; Samarra, I.; Lizardo, R.; Torrallardona, D.; Esteve-Garcia, E.; Tous, N. (Animal, 2022-10-03) Nutrició Animal

  Over the last decades, genetic selection has increased sows’ litter size. Consequently, there is a high proportion of piglets born with low weight which are vulnerable. Their viability may potentially ...

• Alternatives to CU applications in viticulture: how R&D projects can provide applied solutions, helping to establish legislation limits 

  De La Fuente, Mario; Fernández-Calviño, David; Tylkowski, Bartosz; Montornes, Josep M.; Olkiewicz, Magdalena; Pereira, Ruth; Cachada, Anabela; Caffi, Tito; Fedele, Giorgia; De Herralde, Felicidad (Morata, A.; Loira, I.; González, C. (eds.). Grapes and Wine. London: IntechOpen, 100500, 2021-10-15) Fructicultura

  Copper (Cu) and its based preparations have been used for over 200 years to control fungi and bacterial diseases in cultivated plants. Downy mildew caused by the obligate biotrophic oomycete Plasmopara ...

• Inheritance of esters and other volatile compounds responsible for the fruity aroma in strawberry 

  Rey-Serra, Pol; Mnejja, Mourad; Monfort, Amparo (Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022-08-12) Genòmica i Biotecnologia

  Cultivated strawberry, Fragaria  ×  ananassa, has a complex aroma due to the presence of more than 350 volatile organic compounds (VOCs). However, a mixture of only 19 compounds, called Key Volatile ...

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