 there about contraception is important so that you don’t have ongoing transmission or have sexual transmission at conception.” In Chicago, we don’t have the vector, so most of the service of UI Health providers will be in contraceptive counseling and pregnancy planning.In the Philippines, there is a dearth of information on the beneficial and harmful effects, as well as ecological importance, of guano because only a handful of Filipino scientists have focused their researches on cave microbes. Dr. Marian P. De Leon, Curator for food and cave microbes and extremophiles in the UPLB Museum of Natural History's Microbial Culture Collection is one of those few scientists.
"I have been fascinated and curious about the expanse of knowledge that can be discovered in extreme, biodiverse sites like caves," Dr. De Leon shares.
As part of a fieldwork for a cave ecology course at the University of the Philippines Los Baños which was done in the province of Pangasinan in 2015, Dr. De Leon observed that Cabalyorisa Cave, a limestone cave in Mabini town was home to thousands of bats that produced mounds and mounds of guano.
"It was a very interesting site which, at that time, I considered very diverse and potential source of microorganisms particularly that of bacteria," she recalls.
The one-year postdoctoral fellowship granted to Dr. De Leon in 2015 by the DA-BAR and UP-NSRI allowed her to work on the bacterial diversity of bat guano from Cabalyorisa Cave, Mabini, Pangasinan using metagenomics.
The resulting paper published in PLOS One last July 2018 (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200095) was the first report on bacterial metagenome of guano from a cave in the country.
"The study can serve as reference to future studies specially that we have already established the protocol for collecting samples and analyzing the metagenome especially in extreme ecosystems such as caves," Dr. De Leon emphasized.
However, Dr. De Leon cautions people interested in collecting guano from caves for whatever purpose. "There are also potentially pathogenic bacteria in guano, as shown by part of our results, that pose health hazards to tourists, researchers and guano harvesters alike," she explained.
Some pathogenic bacteria can cause diseases such as gastroenteritis, respiratory and skin infections. What is further alarming is that some of the bacteria profiled from the guano were antibiotic-resistant. Dr. De Leon however said that infection by these bacteria can be avoided and prevented by proper precautions when visiting caves, and especially, during the process of getting samples.
But on a more important note, the study has "stirred scientific interest for possibilities of isolating and characterizing novel bacteria with multiple functions for production of antibiotics and enzymes."
Examples of novel bacteria that has been discovered in Cabalyorisa Cave are Streptomyces sp. strains AC1-42T and AC1-42W. Recently published in Microbiology Resource Announcements of the American Society for Microbiology (https://doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00904-18), the near-complete genome sequences of these two Streptomyces strains were determined by Dr. De Leon and her co-researchers from the Philippines, Korea, Spain and Canada.
The Philippines has more than 2,000 caves and only a small percentage of this is explored. "Our caves are rich resources of potential microorganisms of industrial and biotechnological importance," Dr. De Leon shared.
According to their paper, both strains showed antagonistic activity against Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis KCTC 3135T. More than that, Dr. De Leon's team reported that the sequences may be used for "genome-assisted discovery of novel bioactive secondary metabolites with potential antibacterial, antitumor, or antiviral properties."
The whole-genome sequences of Streptomyces sp. strains AC1- 42T and AC1-42W have been deposited in DDBJ/ENA/GenBank under the accession numbers QKWX00000000 and QKWY00000000, respectively. Currently, it is also being phenotypically characterized.
Image courtesy of Balincaguin Conservancy whose members accompanied Dr. De Leon during her collection trips in Cabalyorisa Cave in 2016.Mapper since: February 06, 2021
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The 48th annual Chevron Houston Marathon and half marathon starts at 7 a.m. Sunday at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The marathon weaves through the streets of downtown, out to Memorial, down to Hermann Park and back up to the convention center. The half marathon will loop around Montrose and Midtown.
The worst congestion will likely be around the Galleria area, so be sure to stay clear. Keep an eye out for Houston police officers directing traffic, and as always, stay phone-free while driving.
The time limit for the full 26.2-mile race is six hours. The course will close on a rolling schedule, with the finish line closing at about 2 p.m., according to the marathon.
• Sunset from Mandell to Main St.
• Main St. to University Blvd.
use Test;
use sknobs;

plan tests => 4;

ok(sknobs::init(\@ARGV), 0);
ok(sknobs::get_value("argument", 0), 0);
ok(sknobs::get_string("argument", "unspecified"), "unspecified");
sknobs::set_value("argument", 999);
ok(sknobs::get_dynamic_value("argument", 0), 999);
Although challenge coins are well-known in the military, many other groups purchase and carry these coins such as ROTC units, political organizations, church groups, various business organizations, sororities, and so much more!
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Challenge coins began as a tradition in WWI when they were given to soldiers as a symbol of unity and camaraderie. When different battalions were in the same location one would “challenge” the other by showing his coin and asking the other soldier to produce his own coin. If the soldier that was challenged could not produce his coin within 60 seconds he would have to agree to whatever the challenging soldier chose such as buying him a drink or performing a task.
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Horsehead Corporation extended its land-option agreement with Shell Chemical to build an ethane cracker plant in Beaver County near Monaca, Pennsylvania. Shell recently narrowed its list of proposed new plant sites and has contracted to begin demolishing select buildings at the Pennsylvania site early next year.
Last month, Shell narrowed its short list of major capital projects in North America. In August, Shell announced it has secured ethane commitments and is seeking additional ethane suppliers to feed the proposed facility. Securing ethane supply is one of the key components of Shell’s ongoing site evaluation process, the Governor’s Office said.
Thursday’s Nintendo Direct will provides us a have a look at upcoming Swap video games.
The subsequent Nintendo Direct livestream is coming Thursday, Sept. 23, the corporate stated. The 40-minute livestream will primarily deal with Nintendo Swap video games launching this winter, and comes days earlier than the new OLED model of the hybrid console launches on Oct. 8.
When does the Nintendo Direct begin?
The Nintendo Direct might be livestreamed beginning at 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET, which converts to 11 p.m. BST or 8 a.m. Friday AEST.
The occasion might be streaming from Nintendo’s YouTube channel. We have embedded the YouTube hyperlink above, you’ll be able to watch proper right here.
What ought to we count on from the Nintendo Direct?
Metroid Dread, the most recent recreation in Nintendo’s long-running sci-fi series, is popping out on Oct. 8 and is the autumn’s major Switch game. The corporate will doubtless take one final alternative to showcase it previous to launch.
There are a few different large Swap releases coming this 12 months. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, remakes of 2007 Nintendo DS adventures Diamond and Pearl, arrive on Nov. 19, whereas Tremendous Mario Occasion Superstars, Shin Megami Tensei V and Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp are popping out on Oct. 29, Nov. 12 and Dec. 3, respectively.
Because the winter stretches into subsequent 12 months, we would get one other have a look at Pokemon Legends: Arceus forward of its Jan. 28 launch. Splatoon 3 and the sequel to Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild are due out subsequent 12 months as effectively, however do not have agency launch dates.
It is also been a very long time since we have heard something about Bayonetta 3. In the meantime, Tremendous Smash Bros