National Cheng-kung University

Academia Sinica

Tzong-Yueh Chen

Gwo-Bin Lee

Chih-Hung Wang

Wen-Hsin Chang

Jaulang Hwang

Yi-Ling Huang

Cho-Fat Hui

Hui-Liang Wang

I-Chin Wang

Chih-Chieh Chuang

Fuh-Jyh Jan

Ting-Yu Wang

Ping-Chen Li

Jia-Ling Yang

Shih-Chu Chen

Long-Huw Lee

Ming-An Tsai

The invention provides a method for rapidly detecting a pathogen in animals or plants comprising using a specific primer set and nucleic acid in a sample to carry on a loop-mediated isothermal amplification. If at least one amplification occurs, the sample comprises the pathogen. The invention also provides a primer set, probe and kit for detecting a pathogen in animals or plants.

Primer set, method and kit for detecting pathogen in animals or plants

The present invention provides a method for lowering the feed conversion rate in a vertebrate comprising inhibiting the function of secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC), wherein the feed conversion rate is defined as the mass of the feed eaten divided by the body mass gain.

Method for lowering feed conversion rate

The invention provides a method for rapidly detecting a pathogen in fish comprising conducting loop-mediated isothermal amplification with a specific primer set and a nucleic acid in a test sample. If at least one amplification is carried out, the test sample comprises the pathogen in fish. The invention also provides a primer set, probe and kit for detecting a pathogen in fish.

Primer set, method and kit for detecting pathogen in fish

The invention relates to a polypeptide having (1) a ligand domain that specifically binds to a molecule on an external surface of a cell, and (2) a DNA binding domain of a Topoisomerase I. The polypeptide optionally contains a translocation domain to facilitate DNA delivery into a cell.

Topoisomerase 1-mediated DNA delivery

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Tzong-Yueh Chen