Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a lineage C betacoronavirus,
and infections with this virus can result in acute respiratory syndrome with renal failure …

Background Breast cancer cell lines are frequently used as model systems to study the
cellular properties and biology of breast cancer. Our objective was to characterize a large …

Outbreaks associated with emerging and re-emerging viral pathogens continue to increase
in frequency and are associated with an increasing burden to global health. In light of this …

There is increasing appreciation among researchers and clinicians of the value of
investigating biology and pathobiology at the level of cellular kinase (kinome) activity …

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is the causative agent of Johne's disease in
cattle and may have implications for human health. Establishment of chronic infection by M …

Mycoplasma bovis is one of the major causative pathogens of bovine respiratory complex
disease (BRD), which is characterized by enzootic pneumonia, mastitis, pleuritis, and …

Kinome microarrays are comprised of peptides that act as phosphorylation targets for protein
kinases. This platform is growing in popularity due to its ability to measure phosphorylation …

Host defense peptides (HDPs) are an integral part of the innate immune system with both
antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities. Induction of endogenous HDP synthesis is …

As the demand for alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) increases in food animal
production, phytobiotic compounds gain popularity because of their ability to mimic the …

Non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica induces an early, short-lived pro-inflammatory response
in chickens that is asymptomatic of clinical disease and results in a persistent colonization of …