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A comparative analysis of parameters that define virus and host relatedness in terms of codon usage were analyzed indicated that Amphibian-like ranaviruses (ALRVs) seem to possess lower ENC values and higher CAIs in contrast to other ranaviruses isolated from fishes, and two groups (FV3-like and CMTV-like group) of them had received higher selection pressure from their hosts as having higher relative codon deoptimization index (RCDI) and similarity index (SiD). The correspondence analysis (COA) and Spearman's rank correlation analyses revealed that nucleotide compositions, relative dinucleotide frequency, mutation pressure, and natural translational selection shape the codon usage pattern in MCP genes and the ENC-GC3S and neutrality plots indicated that the natural selection is the predominant factor. These results contribute to understanding the evolution of Ranavirus and their adaptions to their hosts.Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biobased, biodegradable polymers that can be produced efficiently by mixed microbial cultures (MMCs) at low cost. Substrate preferences have been found to vary depending on the microbial composition in the MMCs. In this study, the competition between the uptake of different substrates has been related for the first time to the abundance of certain microbial communities. With a higher abundance of Plasticicumulans enriched in the culture, the inhibitory effect of butyrate and valerate on the uptake of acetate and propionate increased and the hydroxybutyratehydroxyvalerate (HBHV) ratio in the final PHA polymer approached the theoretical value calculated from the volatile fatty acid (VFA) composition. This finding can help understanding of the metabolism of PHA accumulating microorganisms and thus predict better the VFA consumption and PHA composition.This study focused on the remediation of a chronically diesel-polluted soil by combining an electrokinetic treatment with a variety of bioremediation approaches. Priority within the sequential treatment was given to electrokinetic remediation (EKR) since the application of natural attenuation (NA), biostimulation and site-specific bio-augmentation resulted in very low degradation performance for total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) and polycyclic hydrocarbons (PAH). The application of 20-day EKR (1.0 V cm-1 with polarity reversal) led to 47.2 % and 46.2 % removal of TPH and PAH, respectively, and exerted a negative impact on bacterial abundance, as determined indirectly by quantitative PCR of 16S rRNA genes and community function, as investigated by community-level physiological profiling. These adverse effects were transient and, after a 50-day NA treatment applied downstream from EKR, bacterial abundance was an order of magnitude higher than that found in the initial soil and TPH and PAH removals were significantly higher than those attained by EKR (64.1 % and 56.3 %, respectively). The combination of EKR with site-specific bioaugmentation led to the greatest TPH and PAH degradation (76.0 % and 78.6 %, respectively). The results indicate that bioremediation can be successfully applied downstream from EKR and that the adverse effects exerted by this physico-chemical approach on soil microbiota are reversible.Background Whole slide scanners often acquire images of tissue sections that are larger than their field of view through tile or line-scanning. Selleckchem Tacedinaline The subsequently stitched or aligned images can often suffer from imaging artifacts such as horizontal or vertical stripes. These stripes degrade the image quality in fluorescent biological imaging samples and can also limit the accuracy of any subsequent analyses such as cell segmentation. New method We propose a novel data-driven method of removing stripe artifacts in stitched biological images based on the location of the stripes, background modeling, and illumination correction. This method provides an automated way of removing the stripes of an individual image while preserving image details and quality for subsequent analyses. Results The results were assessed using both qualitative and quantitative metrics and the algorithm has proven very effective in removing the stripe artifacts from hundreds of brain images. Comparison with existing methods Several metrics were used to quantify the effectiveness of our proposed method compared to other published techniques. Images with simulated artifacts were created so that full-reference metrics could be applied to demonstrate the applicability of the algorithm for a wider variety of illumination profiles. Conclusions We describe a data analysis pipeline that allows for automatic removal of stripes caused by line-scanning. Our proposed method can be applied without the need for separate blank field of view images or use of image batches to model the background, so it is suitable for real-time parallel batch processing of large datasets.Background Accurate interpretation of electrophysiological data in cognitive and behavioral experiments requires the acquisition of time labels, such as marking the exact start of a condition or moment a stimulus is presented to a research subject. New method Here we present an inexpensive (∼30 USD) device used as a central relay for multiple peripheral devices, such as a computer screen presenting an experiment, a pressure-sensor push button, a multi-button responder, a pulse oximeter sensor, a light-emitting diode trigger for camera synchronization, and more. We refer to this device as the Florida Research Open-source Synchronization Tool (FROST). FROST allows for easy hardware and Arduino-based firmware modifications that enable a standard platform for the integration of novel peripheral sensors. Results With two examples, we demonstrate the application of this device during human research experiments intracranial-electroencephalography (EEG) recordings in a patient with epilepsy and surface-EEG recordings in a healthy participant. We provide an example setup for a rodent experiment as well. We also demonstrate the timing delays of our device. Comparison with existing methods There is currently very few existing open-source synchronization tools for electrophysiological research that enable customization with new device compatibility. We developed this tool to enable widespread replication for many applications through an open-source platform. Conclusions FROST can be easily adapted for research experiments beyond the included example cases. All materials are open-source at github.com/Brain-Mapping-Lab/FROST.
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