Urease, a nickel-dependent metalloenzyme produced by diverse pathogens, catalyses the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, a reaction central to microbial survival in hostile ...

Since they are so non-selective, they can kill or control beneficial microbes as well as both targeted and non-targeted ...

Awareness and interest in improved Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE) has never been greater. Driven by a growing public belief that crop nutrients are excessive in the environment and farmer concerns ...

Awareness and interest in improved Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE) has never been greater. Driven by a growing public belief that crop nutrients are excessive in the environment and farmer concerns ...

Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative, spiral-shaped, flagellated bacterium, that colonizes the gastric mucosa. Although the gastric mucosa is protected against bacterial infections, H. pylori adapts ...

Veterinarians are advancing canine bladder stone management by matching treatment to stone type, using diet and antibiotics for dissolvable struvite stones and surgery for non-dissolvable forms. New ...

Ammonia emissions from agriculture are a major environmental concern and remain one of the most difficult nitrogen-related challenges facing sustainable ...

Abstract: A fiber-optic urea sensor based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and Mach-Zehnder interference (MZI) combined principle was designed and implemented. By plating gold film on the ...

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ...