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Species specificity

species specificity

restriction of a characteristic or response to the members of one species; it usually refers to that property of the immune response which differentiates one species from another on the basis of antigen recognition, but the concept is not limited to immunology and is used loosely at levels higher than the species.


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Re: is it possible to knockdown a gene in a living adult now

... internal ribosome entry site sequence is able to inhibit multiple species of picornavirus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Jun;52(6):1970-81. ... conjugation to morpholino oligomers: effects on antisense activity and specificity. Bioconjug Chem. 2005 Jul-Aug;16(4):959-66. {Nice paper specifically ...

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by jonmoulton
Fri Nov 07, 2008 3:44 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: is it possible to knockdown a gene in a living adult now
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Gram positive cocci media

... of them) I know of Baird Parker media but have read that this has more specificity for Staphylococcus Aureus than others. Also any tests used to ... find a test that will distinguish Staphylococcus Epidermis from other species.

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by stopherlogic
Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:19 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Gram positive cocci media
Replies: 3
Views: 1833

Re: Morpholino review: how to knockdown

... that an mRNA rescue of a Morpholino knockdown is an excellent proof-of-specificity experiment when it works. However, we should be careful to point ... a translation-blocked Morphant include using the mRNA from a different species (which often has sufficient 5'-UTR sequence divergence but can complement ...

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by jonmoulton
Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:30 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: Morpholino review: how to knockdown
Replies: 7
Views: 1739

The Fiber Disease

... to 18S rDNA from the chordata (F1-fw, F2-rev, F3-rev) (Table). When the specificity of the primer pairs was tested by using human lymphocyte DNA, ... (L10824), Rosette agent (L29455), R. seeberi (AF158369), Dermocystidium species (U21336), Dermocystidium salmonis (U21337), Psorospermium haeckelii ...

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by al
Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:39 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
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The Fiber Disease

... families. Proteins are designated according to their substrate specificity "The thermophilic filamentous bacterium Thermobifida fusca." ... of growth substrates has not been carried out for many described fungal species. Therefore, it is currently unclear how broadly and deeply cellulolytic ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:35 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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