INFLUENCE OF URBAN POLLUTION ON THE PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC PARTICULATE MATTER FROM ISOPRENE EPOXYDIOLS IN CENTRAL AMAZONIA

Influence of urban pollution on the production of organic particulate matter from isoprene epoxydiols in central Amazonia

The atmospheric chemistry of isoprene contributes to the production of a substantial mass fraction of the particulate matter (PM) over tropical forests.Isoprene epoxydiols (IEPOX) produced in the gas phase by the oxidation of isoprene under HO2-dominant conditions are subsequently taken up by particles, thereby leading to production of secondary or

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Macrophage and Galleria mellonella infection models reflect the virulence of naturally occurring isolates of B. pseudomallei, B. thailandensis and B. oklahomensis

Abstract Background Burkholderia pseudomallei is the causative agent of melioidosis, a tropical disease of humans with a variable and often fatal outcome.In murine models of infection, different strains exhibit varying degrees of virulence.In contrast, two related species, B.thailandensis and B.oklahomensis, are highly attenuated in mice.Our aim wa

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