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Background Cardio/kidney composite end points are clinically relevant but rarely analyzed in cardiovascular trials. This post hoc analysis of the EMPA-REG OUTCOME (Empagliflozin Cardiovascular Outcome Event Trial in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients) trial evaluated cardio/kidney composite end points by 2 statistical approaches. Methods and Results A total of 7020 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and established cardiovascular disease were treated with empagliflozin 10 or 25 mg (n=4687) or placebo (n=2333) on top of standard care. Cardio/kidney composite end points studied were (1) cardiac or kidney death, kidney failure, hospitalization for heart failure, sustained decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥40% from baseline, or sustained progression to macroalbuminuria; (2) cardiac or kidney death, kidney failure, hospitalization for heart failure, or sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate decline ≥40% from baseline; and (3) cardiac or kidney death, kidney failure, hospitalization for he131676.Pathogen life-history traits influence epidemic development and pathogen adaptive ability to interact with their hosts in different environments. Reduced traits variation may compromise pathogen evolutionary potential which is particularly important for introduced pathogens. Fusarium circinatum (cause of Pine Pitch Canker) is an invasive fungal pathogen in Europe, with current distribution restricted to forest stands of Pinus radiata and P. pinaster in northern Spain and Portugal. This study aimed to quantify pathogenic traits of Spanish isolates of F. circinatum, with two of the strains representing the two dominant haplotypes in the Spanish population. Disease severity was measured on P. radiata, analyzing the influence of temperature and moisture duration on infection as well as the influence of temperature on spore germination, sporulation and mycelial growth. Results indicated that the isolate representing the most common haplotype caused more severe disease on Pinus radiata at 25 and 30ºC compared to the second most common haplotype, but less severe disease at 15ºC. Spore germination was higher for the most common haplotype, which produced more spores at 20 and 25ºC. The isolate showed hyphal melanization at 5ºC, which has been associated with survival and may be important since no resting structures have been described for F. circinatum. Our study determined that longer moisture periods during infection result in more severe disease from 7 to 24 h, regardless of the isolate virulence. This is the first study on virulence of the most abundant haplotypes of F. circinatum in Spain as affected by temperatures and moisture.Potato cyst nematodes (PCN), such as Globodera pallida and Globodera rostochiensis, are some of the most agriculturally and economically important pests of potato. Upon nematode infection, a principle component of plant defense is the generation of the reactive oxygen species (ROS). Reactive oxygen species are highly toxic molecules that cause damage to pathogens and host alike. In order to successfully infect the plant, nematodes protect themselves from ROS through the activation of their own antioxidant processes and ROS scavenging enzymes. One of these enzymes is a superoxide dismutase (SOD; EC 1.15.1.1), which prevents cellular damage by catalyzing conversion of the superoxide radical (O2-˙) to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and molecular oxygen (O2). We have isolated a putatively secreted isoform of a Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD-3) from G. pallida and localized the expression of this gene in the posterior region of the nematode. Furthermore, we studied the expression of the SOD-3 gene during early parasitic stages of infection (24-72h) in the susceptible potato cv. Desiree, resistant potato cv. Innovator, and an immune host, Solanum sisymbriifolium. SOD-3 gene was significantly upregulated, regardless of the host type, however, the expression pattern differed between the susceptible and the resistant or immune hosts. This suggests that SOD-3 gene is responding to infection in plant roots differently depending upon whether the nematode is experiencing a compatible or an incompatible interaction.The Columbia lance nematode Hoplolaimus columbus has been reported frequently from North America due to its negative impact on agricultural production. In this study, for the first time, we sequenced the whole genome of a female specimen by using whole-genome-amplification and Illumina MiSeq. Data were assembled to form scaffolds of 205.75 Mbp consisting of 118,374 contigs. The largest scaffold was 636,881 bp. BUSCO completeness was 66.6% (eukaryotic dataset), and over 8,000 unique genes were predicted by GeneMark-ES. A total of 61,855 protein sequences were predicted by AUGUSTUS, and 10,085 of them were annotated by PANNZER2 with at least one function. These data will provide valuable resources for studies focusing on pathogenicity and phylogenomics of plant-parasitic nematodes.Rapid and accurate disease diagnosis is a prerequisite for an effective disease management program in strawberry production. In Florida, Colletotrichum spp., Phytophthora spp, and Macrophomina phaseolina are the primary microorganisms causing strawberry crown rot. BMS309403 FABP inhibitor Even though the diseases can be caused by different pathogens, symptoms are indistinguishable and equally devastating. To timely inform strawberry growers of diagnostic results for effective deployment of chemical control practices, we developed a multiplex high-resolution melting (HRM) assay to rapidly and accurately detect the above-mentioned pathogens. The multiplex HRM assays using three pre-designed primer pairs showed high specificity for individual species by generating specific melting peaks without cross-reaction between primers or with other common strawberry pathogens. The amplification limit of the assay was 1 pg of Colletotrichum and Phytophthora and 100 pg of M. phaseolina DNA per 10 μl reaction. However, the presence of different melting peaks was observed in mixed DNA samples and was concentration- and target DNA-dependent. A crude DNA extraction protocol was developed to allow high-throughput screening by minimizing the inhibitory effects. Moreover, we applied the HRM assay to 522 plant samples and found high correlations between conventional pathogen isolation and HRM and between singleplex and multiplex assays. Altogether, this multiplex HRM assay is specific, cost-effective, and reliable for the timely detection of strawberry crown rot pathogens.