Abstract Background Contagious ovine digital dermatitis (CODD) is considered widespread in the United Kingdom but was only recently reported in mainland Europe, as one outbreak in Germany.The disease can cause severe lameness in sheep and, if left untreated, can lead to total avulsion of the hoof capsule.CODD is considered to have multifactorial an

Two unrecognizable strains of the same bacterial species form a distinct colony boundary.During growth as colonies, Myxococcus xanthus uses multiple factors to establish cooperation between recognized strains and prevent interactions with unrecognized strains of the same species.Here, ΔMXAN_0049 is a mutant strain deficient in immunity for the

Ann E Maloney1,2, Linmarie Sikich31Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME, USA; 2Department of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; 3Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USABackground: Severe and persistent mental illnesses in children and adolescents,