Genome Sequences of Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 Phages GlobiWarming and TaylorSipht.

Phages GlobiWarming and TaylorSipht are siphoviruses isolated on Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979. GlobiWarming has a 42,691 bp long genome that encodes 74 genes, whereas TaylorSipht has a 39,051 bp genome that encodes 65 genes. Both phages encode functions typical of temperate phages, with each including an immunity repressor, integrase, and excise.

Dental functional status in a southern vietnamese adult population-a combined quantitative and qualitative classification system analysis.

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to explore the dental functional status of a Southern Vietnamese adult population using a new quantitative- and qualitative-based classification system. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The sample consisted of 2,809 dentate subjects aged ⋝ 20 years from urban and rural areas of Southern Vietnam. Dentitions were classified by a dichotomized five-level step-by-step branching hierarchy reflecting functionality. Cut-offs were as follows: level I (dentition level) = 1 tooth present in each arch, level II (arch level) = 10 teeth in each arch, level III (anterior region) = all 12 anterior teeth present, level IV (premolar region) = ⋝ 3 premolar posterior opposing pairs (POPs) present, and level V (molar region) = 1 molar POP bilaterally. RESULTS: Of the 2,809 subjects, 44% met all criteria for a functional dentition and 16% met none. Of subjects meeting level II, 81% had a complete anterior region, 74% had a sufficient premolar region, and 66% had a sufficient molar region. For subjects not meeting level II, these figures were 9%, 15%, and 8%, respectively. For patients meeting level II who were between 20 and 35 years of age, a mean 29.2 ± 2.4 teeth and 7.9 ± 2.1 POPs were present; subjects 65 years of age and older had a mean 25.6 ± 3.2 teeth and 5.9 ± 2.1 POPs. For patients not meeting level II, these numbers were 18.6 ± 2.9 teeth and 3.1 ± 1.8 POPs and 12.8 ± 5.4 teeth and 0.9 ± 1.4 POPs for 20- to 35-year-olds and those 65 years of age and older, respectively. Intraclass correlation coefficients for number of teeth and POPs showed fair to good group homogeneities. CONCLUSIONS: The World Health Organization goal of retaining at least 20 teeth throughout life is not achieved in Southern Vietnam; above the age of 44, less than 75% of subjects presented with 20 or more teeth. The presented classification system is a useful framework for mapping the functionality of dentitions by applying additional criteria for dental regions.

Prevalence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: results from a STEPS survey.

BACKGROUND: Despite the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD) in Vietnam, information on the prevalence of preventable risk factors for NCD is restricted to the main urban centres of Ha Noi, and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). This population-based survey aimed to describe the prevalence of risk factors for NCD in a rural Vietnamese sample. METHODS: This survey was conducted using the WHO "STEPwise approach to surveillance of non-communicable diseases" (STEPS) methodology. Participants (n=1978) were residents of the Mekong Delta region selected by multi-stage sampling. Standardised international protocols were used to measure behavioural risk factors (smoking, alcohol consumption, fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity), physical characteristics (weight, height, waist and hip circumferences, blood pressure--BP), fasting blood glucose (BG) and total cholesterol (TC). Data were analysed using complex survey analysis methods. RESULTS: In this sample, 8.8% of men and 12.6% of women were overweight (body mass index (BMI)>or=25 kg/m2) and 2.3% of men and 1.5% of women were obese (BMI>or=30 kg/m2). The prevalence of hypertension (systolic BP>or=140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP>or=90 mmHg, or taking medication for hypertension) was 27.3% for men and 16.2% for women. There were 1.0% of men and 1.1% of women with raised BG (defined as capillary whole BG of at least 6.1 mmol/L). CONCLUSION: We provide the first NCD risk factor profile of people living in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam using standardised methodology. Our findings for this predominantly rural sample differ from previous studies conducted in Ha Noi and HCMC, and suggest that it is inappropriate to generalise findings from the big-city surveys to the other 80% of the population.