Search Results - "Holt, D.C."

Elevated temperature reduces starch deposition in wheat endosperm by reducing the activity of soluble starch synthase by Keeling, P.L. (ICI Seeds, Runcorn, Cheshire (United Kingdom). Corporate Bioscience Lab.), Bacon, P.J, Holt, D.C

“…Temperatures of more than 25° C adversely affect the activity of soluble starch synthase (SSS), an amyloplastic enzyme, in endosperm of wheat (Triticum…”
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Normalization of a cDNA library cloned in lambda ZAP by a long PCR and cDNA reassociation procedure by Fischer, K, Holt, D C, Wilson, P, Davis, J, Hewitt, V, Johnson, M, McGrath, A, Currie, B J, Walton, S F, Kemp, D J

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Analysis of Sarcoptes scabiei finds no evidence of infection with Wolbachia by Mounsey, K.E., Holt, D.C., Fischer, K., Kemp, D.J., Currie, B.J., Walton, S.F.

“…The endosymbiont Wolbachia has been detected in a range of filarial nematodes and parasitic mites and is known to affect host reproductive compatibility and…”
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Strongyloides seroprevalence before and after an ivermectin mass drug administration in a remote Australian Aboriginal community by Kearns, Therese M, Currie, Bart J, Cheng, Allen C, McCarthy, James, Carapetis, Jonathan R, Holt, Deborah C, Page, Wendy, Shield, Jennifer, Gundjirryirr, Roslyn, Mulholland, Eddie, Ward, Linda, Andrews, Ross M

“…Strongyloides seroprevalence is hyper-endemic in many Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, ranging from 35-60%. We report the impact…”
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Impact of an Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration on Scabies Prevalence in a Remote Australian Aboriginal Community by Kearns, Thérèse M, Speare, Richard, Cheng, Allen C, McCarthy, James, Carapetis, Jonathan R, Holt, Deborah C, Currie, Bart J, Page, Wendy, Shield, Jennifer, Gundjirryirr, Roslyn, Bundhala, Leanne, Mulholland, Eddie, Chatfield, Mark, Andrews, Ross M

“…Scabies is endemic in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with 69% of infants infected in the first year of life. We report the outcomes…”
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Investigation of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole resistance in an emerging sequence type 5 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone reveals discrepant resistance reporting by Harris, T.M., Bowen, A.C., Holt, D.C., Sarovich, D.S., Stevens, K., Currie, B.J., Howden, B.P., Carapetis, J.R., Giffard, P.M., Tong, S.Y.C.

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The Importance of Scabies Coinfection in the Treatment Considerations for Impetigo by Tasani, Monika, Tong, Steven Y.C, Andrews, Ross M, Holt, Deborah C, Currie, Bart J, Carapetis, Jonathan R, Bowen, Asha C

“…BACKGROUND:Skin infections account for a high disease burden in indigenous children living in northern Australia. Although the relationship between impetigo…”
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Parasitic diseases of remote Indigenous communities in Australia by Holt, Deborah C., McCarthy, James S., Carapetis, Jonathan R.

“…Indigenous Australians suffer significant disadvantage in health outcomes and have a life expectancy well below that of non-Indigenous Australians. Mortality…”
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Distribution of Giardia duodenalis assemblages A and B among children living in a remote indigenous community of the Northern Territory, Australia by Asher, Amy J, Holt, Deborah C, Andrews, Ross M, Power, Michelle L

“…Giardiasis is a communicable gastrointestinal disease caused by Giardia duodenalis and two genetic assemblages, A and B, cause human infection. In remote…”
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Intestinal proteases of free-living and parasitic astigmatid mites by Holt, Deborah C., Burgess, Stewart T. G., Reynolds, Simone L., Mahmood, Wajahat, Fischer, Katja

“…Among arthropod pests, mites are responsible for considerable damage to crops, humans and other animals. However, detailed physiological data on these…”
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Scabies mite peritrophins are potential targets of human host innate immunity by Mika, Angela, Goh, Priscilla, Holt, Deborah C, Kemp, Dave J, Fischer, Katja

“…Pruritic scabies lesions caused by Sarcoptes scabiei burrowing in the stratum corneum of human skin facilitate opportunistic bacterial infections. Emerging…”
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Scabies: new future for a neglected disease by Walton, Shelley F, Holt, Deborah C, Currie, Bart J, Kemp, David J

“…Scabies is a disease of global proportions in both human and animal populations, resulting from infestation of the skin with the "itch" mite Sarcoptes scabiei…”
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Quantitative PCR-based genome size estimation of the astigmatid mites Sarcoptes scabiei, Psoroptes ovis and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus by Mounsey, Kate E, Willis, Charlene, Burgess, Stewart T G, Holt, Deborah C, McCarthy, James, Fischer, Katja

“…The lack of genomic data available for mites limits our understanding of their biology. Evolving high-throughput sequencing technologies promise to deliver…”
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High-resolution melting analysis of the spa locus reveals significant diversity within sequence type 93 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from northern Australia by Tong, S.Y.C., Lilliebridge, R.A., Holt, D.C., McDonald, M.I., Currie, B.J., Giffard, P.M.

“…High-resolution melting analysis is an inherently robust, easy and inexpensive approach to the examination of genomic regions containing single-nucleotide…”
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Mechanisms for a Novel Immune Evasion Strategy in the Scabies Mite Sarcoptes Scabiei: A Multigene Family of Inactivated Serine Proteases by Wilson, Peter, Slade, Robert, Currie, Bart J., Walton, Shelley F., Holt, Deborah C., Fischer, Katja, Allen, George E., Wilson, Danny, Kemp, David J.

“…Parasitic infestation of the skin by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei is a significant problem worldwide, particularly in socially disadvantaged communities. A…”
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Age and species dependence of pial arteriolar responses to topical carbon monoxide in vivo by Holt, David C, Fedinec, Alexander L, Vaughn, Ashley N, Leffler, Charles W

“…In newborn pigs, carbon monoxide (CO) contributes to regulation of cerebrovascular circulation. Results from isolated adult cerebral arteries suggest CO may…”
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A Multigene Family of Inactivated Cysteine Proteases in Sarcoptes scabiei by Holt, Deborah C., Fischer, Katja, Pizzutto, Susan J., Currie, Bart J., Walton, Shelley F., Kemp, David J.

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Identification of ABC transporters in Sarcoptes scabiei by Mounsey, K E, Holt, D C, McCarthy, J, Walton, S F

“…We have identified and partially sequenced 8 ABC transporters from an EST dataset of Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, the causative agent of scabies. Analysis…”
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Cloning and characterization of maize herbicide safener-induced cDNAs encoding subunits of glutathione S-transferase isoforms I, II and IV by Jepson, I. (ZENECA Seeds, Bracknell (United Kingdom). Jealott's Hill Research Station), Lay, V.J, Holt, D.C, Bright, S.W.J, Greenland, A.J

“…Several GSTs have been characterised in maize. GST I is a homodimer of 29 kDa subunits, GST II a hetrodimer of 27 kDa and 29 kDa subunits and GST IV a…”
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Scabies mite inactivated protease paralogues by Fischer, K., Holt, D.C., Currie, B.J., Walton, S.F., Kemp, D.J.

“…Scabies is a disease of considerable importance in the developing world and among disadvantaged people such as the Aborigines in Australia, as it underlies…”
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