A MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE GENE (MGV1) IN FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM IS REQUIRED FOR FEMALE FERTILITY, HETEROKARYON FORMATION, AND PLANT INFECTION

A Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Gene (MGV1) in Fusarium graminearum Is Required for Female Fertility, Heterokaryon Formation, and Plant Infection

Fusarium graminearum is an important pathogen of small grains and maize in many areas of the world.Infected grains are often contaminated with mycotoxins harmful to humans and animals.During the past decade, F.graminearum has caused several severe epidemics of head scab in wheat and barley.In order to understand molecular mechanisms regulating fung

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Risk of hepatitis B when migrating from low to high endemic areas

Prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections varies markedly with geography and is endemic in the Arctic.Travel and migration have increased markedly while the influence of migration to high endemic areas remains unknown.We surveyed subjects migrating from an area with a low prevalence of chronic HBV infection (Denmark, 0.01%) to an endemic HBV

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