BackgroundChlamydiaceae are a family of obligate intracellular pathogens causing a wide range of diseases in animals and humans, and facing unique evolutionary constraints not encountered by free-living prokaryotes.To investigate genomic aspects of infection, virulence and host preference we have sequenced Chlamydia psittaci, the pathogenic agent o
BackgroundLiver steatosis is often observed in chronic HCV infection and associated to genotype or comorbidities.NAFLD is an important risk factor for end-stage liver disease.We aimed to analyse the course of NAFLD as a concomitant disease in we care vitamin a and d ointment a cohort of HCV patients.MethodsThe German Hepatitis C-Registry is a natio
Sequential sampling of rainwater from Hurricane Irene was carried out in Wilmington, NC, USA on 26 and 27 August 2011.Eleven samples were analyzed for pH, major ions (Cl−, NO3−, SO42−, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, NH4+), dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2).Hurricane Irene contributed 16% of the total rainwater and