MAPPING OF GENETIC FACTORS THAT ELICIT INTERMALE AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR ON MOUSE CHROMOSOME 15: INTRUDER EFFECTS AND THE COMPLEX GENETIC BASIS.

Mapping of Genetic Factors That Elicit Intermale Aggressive Behavior on Mouse Chromosome 15: Intruder Effects and the Complex Genetic Basis.

Despite high estimates of the heritability of aggressiveness, the genetic basis for individual differences in aggression remains unclear.Previously, we showed that the wild-derived mouse strain MSM/Ms (MSM) exhibits highly aggressive behaviors, and identified chromosome 15 (Chr 15) as the location of one of the genetic factors behind this escalated

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Heterologous production of the adhesin LIC13411 from pathogenic Leptospira facilitates binding of non-pathogenic Leptospira in vitro and in vivo

Leptospirosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.Disease severity ranges from asymptomatic colonization to widespread hemorrhage and multiorgan dysfunction.The causative agents, Leptospira spp., are zoonotic Gram-negative spirochetes.One important step in pathogenesis is binding of bacterial adhesins to host components.Previ

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