141. Subspecies-specific sequence detection for differentiation of Mycobacterium abscessus complexAlina Minias, Lidia Żukowska, Jakub Lach, Tomasz Jagielski, Dominik Strapagiel, Su-Young Kim, Won-Jung Koh, Heather Adam, Ruth Bittner, Sara Truden, Marija Žolnir-Dovč, Jarosław Dziadek, 2020, original scientific article Abstract: Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC) is a taxonomic group of rapidly growing, nontuberculous mycobacteria that are found as etiologic agents of various types of infections. They are considered as emerging human pathogens. MABC consists of 3 subspecies - M. abscessus subsp. bolletti, M. abscessus subsp. massiliense and M. abscessus subsp. abscessus. Here we present a novel method for subspecies differentiation of M. abscessus named Subspecies-Specific Sequence Detection (SSSD). This method is based on the presence of signature sequences present within the genomes of each subspecies of MABC. We tested this method against a virtual database of 1505 genome sequences of MABC. Further, we detected signature sequences of MABC in 45 microbiological samples through DNA hybridization. SSSD showed high levels of sensitivity and specificity for differentiation of subspecies of MABC, comparable to those obtained by rpoB sequence typing. Keywords: Mycobacterium abscessus complex, nontuberculous mycobacteria, diagnosis Published in DiRROS: 23.11.2020; Views: 12070; Downloads: 1023 Full text (1,23 MB) This document has many files! More... |
142. Using citizen science to monitor the spread of tree pests and diseases : outcomes of two projects in Slovenia and the UKPeter Crow, Ana Pérez-Sierra, Andreja Kavčič, Kate Lewthwaite, Marija Kolšek, Nikica Ogris, Barbara Piškur, Jana Kus Veenvliet, Simon Zidar, Suzanne Sancisi-Frey, Maarten De Groot, 2020, original scientific article Abstract: The trees and forests of Europe are increasingly under threat from new pests and diseases that have originated in other parts of the world. Early detection of alien species when they first appear in European countries allows rapid response and offers the best chance to mitigate against their establishment and spread. Citizen science initiatives such as LIFE ARTEMIS in Slovenia, and Observatree in the UK, provide members of the public with the necessary training and educational resource to identify these tree pests and diseases and report them to the appropriate authorities, thereby increasing the level of surveillance and the capacity of the early warning system. This paper summarises some of the outcomes of these two projects and how they have both become integral parts of the official forest and tree health monitoring systems within their respective countries of Slovenia and the United Kingdom. Keywords: invasive alien species, plant health, tree health, forest health, early warning, rapid response Published in DiRROS: 16.11.2020; Views: 1734; Downloads: 859 Full text (455,04 KB) This document has many files! More... |
143. Rjavenje borovih iglic - primer ukrepanja v Soški doliniZoran Zavrtanik, Marija Kolšek, 2020, professional article Abstract: Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije je v letih 2015 do 2018 na več lokacijah v Soški dolini potrdil prisotnost glive Lecanosticta acicola, ki povzroča bolezen rjavenje borovih iglic, tudi na črnem boru (Pinus nigra), kar je glede na dosedanje raziskave te glive v Evropi redkost. Glede na rezultate raziskav in opažanja na terenu je populacija glive na črnem boru najverjetneje zelo patogena in bi lahko ogrozila naravne sestoje črnega bora v Sloveniji. V primerjavi z drugimi populacijami te glive v Sloveniji sklepamo, da je zaenkrat geografsko izolirana populacija glive na črnem boru. Zato je bila leta 2018 sprejeta odločitev, da se v Zgornjem Posočju izvedejo ukrepi za omejevanje širjenja glive. Pred decembrom 2019 je bila gliva uvrščena na seznam II.A.I Direktive Sveta 2000/29/ ES kot Scirrhia acicola. Z novo zakonodajo EU s področja zdravstvenega varstva rastlin je gliva L. acicola uvrščena na sezname nadzorovanih nekarantenskih škodljivih organizmov. Uprava za varno hrano, veterinarstvo in varstvo rastlin (UVHVVR), Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije in Zavod za gozdove Slovenije so pripravili načrt ukrepanja, ki ga je potrdil direktor UVHVVR. Ukrepanje v gozdnem prostoru je potekalo konec leta 2019 in v prvi polovici leta 2020. Keywords: Lecanosticta acicola, rjavenje borovih iglic, Soška dolina, Pinus nigra, črni bor, ukrepanje, gozdovi Published in DiRROS: 14.11.2020; Views: 1810; Downloads: 459 Full text (551,12 KB) |
144. Varstvo gozdov pred novo vnesenimi škodljivimi organizmi za gozd v Sloveniji : Protection of forests against new diseases and pests in SloveniaBarbara Piškur, Marija Kolšek, Dušan Jurc, 2020, professional article Abstract: V besedilu sta predstavljeni organiziranost in delovanje javne gozdarske službe na področju varstva gozdov, ki obsega dve inštituciji: Zavod za gozdove Slovenije (ZGS) in Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije (GIS). Opisana je tudi umeščenost varstva gozdov v slovenski sistem zdravja rastlin, ki ga vodi Uprava za varno hrano, veterinarstvo in varstvo rastlin. V letu 2020 sodelavci GIS in ZGS vodijo ali sodelujejo v naslednjih programih preiskav karantenskih organizmov v okviru sistema zdravja rastlin: brezov krasnik (Agrilus anxius), jesenov krasnik (Agrilus planipennis), kitajski kozliček (Anoplophora chinensis), azijski kozliček (Anoplophora glabripennis), borova ogorčica (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus), sibirska svilena kokljica (Dendrolimus sibiricus), bolezen tisočerih rakov (Geosmithia morbida in vektor Pityophthorus juglandis), borov smolasti rak (Fusarium circinatum), neevropski žagovinarji (Monochamus spp. (neevropski)), neevropski rilčkarji (Pissodes spp. (neevropski)), azijski ambrozijski podlubnik (Xylosandrus crassiusculus), fitoftorna sušica vej (Phytophthora ramorum). V preteklosti so sodelovali še v programih preiskav za: kostanjeva šiškarica (Dryocosmus kuryphilus), šarka (Plum pox potyvirus), rjavenje borovih iglic (Lecanosticta acicola), rdeča pegavost borovih iglic (Dothistroma spp.), hrastova uvelost (Bretziella fagacearum), zlatopegasti krasnik (Agrilus auroguttatus), borov črni rak (Atropellis spp.) in rjavenje plodov pravega kostanja (Gnomoniopsis smithogilvyi). Podrobneje je predstavljeno delo o šestih škodljivih organizmih in našteti so raziskovalno-strokovni izzivi, ki bi jih slovensko gozdarstvo moralo obravnavati, da bi uspeli uresničiti končni cilj, ki je zdrav in stabilen slovenski gozd. Keywords: karantenski škodljivi organizmi, javno pooblastilo, zdravstveno varstvo gozdov, javna gozdarska služba Published in DiRROS: 14.11.2020; Views: 1611; Downloads: 470 Full text (235,23 KB) |
145. Mycobacteria in aquarium fish : are fish handlers aware of their zoonotic potential?Mateja Pate, Andrej Ovca, Vlasta Jenčič, Marija Žolnir-Dovč, Matjaž Ocepek, 2019, original scientific article Keywords: fish tank granuloma, fish tuberculosis, mycobacteria, questionnaire, zoonosis Published in DiRROS: 11.09.2020; Views: 2113; Downloads: 421 Link to file |
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150. Priročnik iz onkološke zdravstvene nege in onkologije2000, dictionary, encyclopaedia, lexicon, manual, atlas, map Keywords: diagnostika, zdravljenje, dejavniki tveganja, paliativna oskrba, psihoonkologija Published in DiRROS: 28.08.2020; Views: 1638; Downloads: 523 Full text (15,33 MB) |