Abstract Background Hitherto, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has not been detected in Swedish cattle.However, due to the report of mecC, a novel homologue to the mecA gene, there was reason to re-evaluate susceptibility results from strain collections of Staphylococcus aureus and test suspected isolates for the presence of mecC.
The hyporheic zone of river ecosystems provides a habitat for a diverse macroinvertebrate community that makes a vital contribution to ecosystem functioning att nighthawk hotspot and biodiversity.However, effective methods for sampling this community have proved difficult to establish, due to the inaccessibility of subsurface sediments.The aim of t
The downstream movement of coho salmon nomads (age 0), conventionally considered surplus fry, has been an accepted characteristic of juvenile coho salmon for the past 40 to 50 yr.The fate of these nomads, however, was not known and they were assumed to perish in the ocean.Several studies and observations have recently provided new insights into the
Gloeosporium perennans Zeller & Childs and G.album Osterw.were determined as the most important causal agents of apple rot in storage among 20 apple varieties from 17 localities in footjoy weste herren Finland.G.fructigenum Berk, was relatively insignificant in causing the disease.Infection spots of both G.perennans and G.album began to appear in t
Among a growing body of literature in global oncology, several articles project increased cost savings and radiotherapy access by adopting hypofractionated radiotherapy (HFRT) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like those in Africa.Clinical trials in Europe and the USA have demonstrated here HFRT to be non-inferior to conventional radiothe