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Mallei


Definition:

  • (pl. ) of Malleus

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Eleven out of the 16 studied drugs were active against P. mallei.
  • (2) The possibility has been shown of the genetical transformation of Pseudomonas mallei strains by the purified DNA of the plasmids RSF1010, pES154, pBS222 and pBR325.
  • (3) This antigen was not detected in other Pseudomonas species with the exception of Pseudomonas mallei.
  • (4) In the tip of the manubrium mallei, the amplitude decreased at frequencies under 3kHz and increased at frequencies over 4kHz.
  • (5) The "indicators" method used by the authors for determination of the M. mallei sensitivity to the antibiotics allowed the shortening of the time of the test by 8 to 10 hours.
  • (6) The phenotypic characteristics of CDC group WO-1 were most similar to those of Comamonas acidovorans, Pseudomonas mallei, and CDC pink coccoid group III.
  • (7) The cells of Pseudomonas pseudomallei and Pseudomonas mallei have been shown to serve as recipients for the plasmid RSF1010 and its recombinant derivatives pVA1 and pVA4.
  • (8) Motility and usually the failure to produce arginine dihydrolase distinguish this group from P. mallei.
  • (9) The styloid process remains cartilaginous throughout life: its free tip ends in the lateral wall of the tympanic cavity and it is closely connected with the collum mallei and the posterior end of the tympanicum; it guides the chorda tympani and may therefore be homologous with the cartilage of Spence.
  • (10) The plasmid pTH10 was transfered by conjugation into the Pseudomonas mallei strains.
  • (11) Some of the more important bacterial pathogens for land mammals that were isolated from wild marine mammals are Pseudomonas mallei, Clostridium chauvoei, C novyi, Neisseria mucosa var heidelbergensis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Salmonella spp, and Pasteurella multocida.
  • (12) The conjugative plasmids RP1 and pTH10 of the incompatibility group P1 are able to mobilize the nontransmissive vector plasmids for conjugation transfer into Pseudomonas pseudomallei and Pseudomonas mallei strains.
  • (13) Thus seven new combinations, Burkholderia cepacia (Palleroni and Holmes 1981), Burkholderia mallei (Zopf 1885), Burkholderia pseudomallei (Whitmore 1913), Burkholderia caryophylli (Burkholder 1942), Burkholderia gladioli (Severini 1913), Burkholderia pickettii (Ralston et al 1973) and Burkholderia solanacearum (Smith 1896) were proposed.
  • (14) Pseudomonas mallei was isolated from pus samples obtained from 34 mallein-positive horses.
  • (15) Loss of the stapedial arches affects the postoperative air-bone gap most significantly, while loss of the manubrium mallei or the creation of a radical mastoid cavity are additional negative factors.
  • (16) It was shown that 9 strains of P. mallei were sensitive to sulfanilamides and their combinations with trimethoprim: sulfamonomethoxine + trimethoprim (2.5:1), sulfamethoxazole + trimethoprim (5:1) and sulfazin + trimethoprim (2.5:1 and 5:1).
  • (17) Under the most stringent annealing conditions permitted in agar, DNA species from P. pseudomallei and A. mallei in the presence of DMSO demonstrated interspecific relative bindings of 76 to 86% when compared to the homologous reactions.
  • (18) Sulfomonomethoxine was active only against P. mallei.
  • (19) Thirteen strains of P. mallei were found to be highly sensitive to ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin and resistant to norfloxacin.
  • (20) Annealing experiments on membrane filters were carried out with deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA) from selected strains of the nomen-species of Pseudomonas, Actinobacillus, Chromobacterium, and Micrococcus, with the use of DNA of Pseudomonas pseudomallei and Actinobacillus mallei as reference materials.

Mallet


Definition:

  • (n.) A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) We describe a new technique to treat the mallet finger deformity.
  • (2) Of 35 patients with mallet thumb, 25 received conservative coil-splint immobilization treatment.
  • (3) Report on 35 cases of mallet finger treated conservatively: a circular plaster cast was modeled in hyperextension of the distal interphalangeal joint.
  • (4) The wizened fish is hammered with a mallet to soften it so you can pull it off in strips to eat.
  • (5) The use of Fowler's central slip release is reported in five patients considered to be failures of closed management in a personal series of 100 consecutive "mallet fingers" seen over a period of 3 years.
  • (6) The functional status of the upper extremity was recorded 1 to 14 years after the operation using a modified Mallet's classification: 6 were good, 17 fair and 3 poor.
  • (7) When a mallet finger deformity results from an intra-articular fracture of the distal phalanx comprising more than one third of the articular surface, an accurate reduction of this fracture is necessary to prevent secondary degenerative arthritis.
  • (8) A discussion of hammertoe, mallet toe, and clawtoe has been presented.
  • (9) Twelve months ago, Chris Hemsworth, the actor who plays Kevin, was in every multiplex as Thor , he of the unreconstructed chivalry and massive mallet.
  • (10) This study revealed that the mallet fingers with chip fractures and those without fractures showed satisfactory results in 85% of cases in the long term (32 months) with conservative treatment.
  • (11) Mallet finger injuries are commonly seen in the emergency room and the treatment is usually simple, consisting of extension splinting of the DIP joint.
  • (12) In mallet finger with avulsion fracture conservative treatment appears to be the treatment of choice.
  • (13) The indications for conservative and operative treatment in the five different types of mallet finger are discussed.
  • (14) One-hundred and thirty-five patients with mallet finger were treated and followed up at least 1 year after injury.
  • (15) Tenotomy of the central slip of the extensor retinaculum over the proximal interphalangeal region was performed in 8 cases longstanding, flexible mallet fingers.
  • (16) An experimental study was undertaken to investigate the rate of decay of heat from standard orthopaedic mallets post-autoclaving.
  • (17) This article presents 21 cases of mallet finger deformities with fracture of the distal phalanx, of which 17 received surgical treatment.
  • (18) Treatment of tendon ruptures includes tenorrhaphy, tendon grafting and arthrodesis in the case of mallet finger deformity.
  • (19) Because the truth about cancer treatment in our time is that it’s often extraordinarily heavy-handed: a bit like killing a flea with a mallet.
  • (20) The hyperextension mallet finger is a rare variant.

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