Project description:To understand Babesia gene regulation during tick and mammalian host infection, we performed high throughput RNA-sequencing using samples collected from calves and Rhipicephalus microplus ticks infected with Babesia bigemina. We evaluated gene expression differences between B. bigemina kinetes and blood-stage parasites
2022-12-20 | GSE214115 | GEO
Project description:PZA resistance whole genome sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
| PRJNA629298 | ENA
Project description:PZA resistance whole genome sequence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan
Project description:Ground water Arsenic toxicity is the global problem and millions of people are exposed to elevated levels through drinking water than WHO permiscible limit of 10µg/L. The exposure is associated with various cancerous and non-cancerous diseases. It may alter the gene expression profile of invidual and suppress the activity of various genes giving rise to different diseases. Pakistan, a developing country in South Asian region, also have different areas reported to have elevated Ground water As. levels since 2005. The Present Study aimed to investigate Transcriptome profile of the exposed subjects in two districts of Punjab Province Pakistan. i.e Lahore and Kasur. The population was stratified into three exposure groups comprising Low, Medium and High exposure based on their urinary arsenic levels. We used Agilent Microarrays platform for Transcriptomics analysis and Linear mixed model was used to find differential gene expression associated with Arsenic exposure
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of whole nymphs and larvae from Rhipicephalus microplus at day 4 and 7 post infestation, respectively. This enabled the identification of transcripts that are stage-specific or shared among the stages tested. Reference pool design: Each tissue tested was compared to a reference pool comprising ticks (immature to adult stages) sampled on day 4, 5, 7, 13, 15 and tissues collected on day 20 post infestation. Biological replicates: 2; Technical replicates: 2.
Project description:Transcriptional profiling of salivary gland, midgut and ovary tissues isolated from Rhipicephalus microplus females at day 20 post infestation. This enabled the identification of transcripts that are tissue-specific or shared among the tissues tested. Reference pool design: Each tissue tested was compared to a reference pool comprising ticks (immature to adult stages) sampled on day 4, 5, 7, 13, 15 and tissues collected on day 20 post infestation. Biological replicates: 2; Technical replicates: 2.
Project description:Babesia bovis exposed tissues: Three tissues were looked at. 1. Adult Female Gut 2. Adult Ovary 3. Larvae. In all there are 24 measurements for feature (EST), and 4 measurements per treatment for each of the 6 treatment groups. The 6 treatment groups are: Gut infected (GI), Gut control (GC), and similarly for Ovary and Larval: OI, OC, LI, LC. There are 12 chips, each with a spot replicate. **Note: contact person: Felix D. Guerrero email: felix.guerrero@ars.usda.gov Keywords: Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, Babesia, microarrays. In the study presented here, 12 hybridizations were performed. Expression profiles for 13601 unique ESTs were analyzed. Uninfected ticks were collected in one batch, as were the infected ticks. Replicates performed are technical.
Project description:Ground water Arsenic (As) toxicity is a global problem and millions of people are exposed to elevated levels (more than WHO advised maximum limit of 10µg/L) through drinking water. The exposure is associated with various cancerous and non-cancerous diseases. It may alter DNA methylation profiles of inviduals and suppress the activity of various genes giving rise to different diseases. Pakistan, a developing country in South Asian region, also has reported elevated ground water As levels in various investigations since 2005. However, a very limited biomonitoring studies have been conducted in this context while no study reports molecular changes associated with drinking water As exposure in Pakistan. Within this context, the present study aimed to investigate genome-wide DNA methylation profiles of the exposed subjects in two districts of Punjab Province Pakistan, i.e Lahore and Kasur. The population was stratified into three exposure groups comprising Low, Medium and High exposure based on their urinary arsenic levels. Genome-wide DNA methylation profiles were obtained using MeDIP in combination with NimbleGen 2.1M Deluxe Promotor arrays.
Project description:To understand the effect of Babesia infection on Rhipicephalus microplus hemocyte gene expression, we performed high throughput RNA-sequencing using samples collected from Rhipicephalus microplus uninfected tick hemolymph and infected with either Babesia bigemina or Babesia bovis. We evaluated gene expression differences that may be attributed to tick immune defense to babesial infection.
