Riemerella anatipestifer, an important waterfowl pathogen, causes severe economic losses because of limited prevention and control methods. We aimed to characterize the prophages of R. anatipestifer and explore their role in lysogenic conversion and fitness cost to host bacteria based on the interactive infection of 110 wild-type strains and ATCC 11845.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRiemeralla anatipestifer, a predominant bacterium with multidrug resistance, has caused tremendous economic losses in the poultry farming industry. However, there are few studies on its identification, pathogenic mechanisms, and virulence factors and effective and systematic prevention and control strategies. The emergence and spread of antibacterial resistance has prompted increased focus on R.
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August 2022
The hydrogen atom capacity in the vacancies of the LiTiO crystal is systematically studied by the first-principles method to evaluate its tritium release performance as a solid breeder material in nuclear fusion reactors. The adsorption process of adding hydrogen atoms one by one in the vacancy are investigated to find the possible adsorption sites of the hydrogen atoms in the vacancy. The charge transfer and density of states analysis are performed to reveal the form of a hydrogen-hydrogen dimer in the vacancy.
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December 2020
The tritium release behavior of the Li2TiO3 crystal has become an important index to evaluate its comprehensive performance as a solid breeder material in nuclear fusion reactors. The tritium diffusion on the surface (surface diffusion) and diffusion from the inside to the surface (hopping diffusion) in Li2TiO3 crystals with a 1/3-Li(001) surface are systematically investigated by the first-principles method. Possible adsorption sites, diffusion pathways and energy barriers of surface diffusion and hopping diffusion have been calculated and analyzed, respectively.
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