Nanoparticles are a newly emerging class of pollutants with eco-toxicological impacts on marine ecosystems; they are characterized by nano-scale size which improves their physical, chemical and biological properties. To better understand the mechanisms of embryotoxicity of carbon-based nanoparticles, the genotoxicity and the perturbation of the Gene Regulatory Network (GRN...
The effect of inhomogeneous static magnetic field (SMF)-exposure on the production of different cytokines from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PMBC), i.e., lymphocytes and macrophages, was tested in vitro. Some cultures were activated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) at time point −3 h and were either left alone (positive control) or exposed to SMF continuously from 0...
Background There is evidence from previous works that bacterial secondary metabolism may be stimulated by genetic manipulation of RNA polymerase (RNAP). In this study we have used rifampicin selection as a strategy to genetically improve the erythromycin producer Saccharopolyspora erythraea. Results Spontaneous rifampicin-resistant (rif) mutants were isolated from the parental...
