Diverticulitis is inflammation of the colon that occurs as a result of perforation of a diverticulum almost exclusively in the sigmoid colon and incidence is estimated to be 3.4 to 4.5 per 100,000 people per year [3–6]. Diverticulitis is known as the disease of the industrial revolution, since there are no reports or pathologic specimens documenting evidence

of diverticular disease prior to the 1900s [7]. In the late 1800s, the process of roller-milling wheat was introduced which removes two thirds of the fiber content of wheat. Coincident with this implementation, diverticulosis was observed in the first decade of the 1900s. It is now known VX-809 clinical trial that a diet low in fiber is a contributing factor in the development of diverticular disease [7–9]. In a study of nearly 48,000 US men, a low-fiber diet increased Selleck XL184 the risk of symptomatic diverticular disease by two- to threefold over a 4-year period [10]. In addition to low dietary fiber, alterations in colonic intraluminal pressures have been shown in patients with diverticular disease. Although resting intraluminal pressures

between diverticular disease patients and controls do not differ significantly, higher pressures have been demonstrated in segments of colon with diverticula [11]. In addition, later studies indicate increased colonic motility, as assessed by the number and amplitude of bowel wall contractions, in the sigmoid colon of patients with diverticular disease [12–14]. Therefore, both a low-fiber diet and colonic dysmotility have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diverticular disease. Treatment options These are based upon the stage of disease. Table 1 depicts a scoring system Sulfite dehydrogenase that subdivides diverticulitis based upon the extent of disease identified on computerized tomography (CT) scanning. The traditional Hinchey classification was developed before routine CT scanning

[15] and we have modified it slightly to reflect contemporary management decisions that are based on CT scan findings. Most clinicians are comfortable treating patients stage IA and IB diverticulitis with intravenous (IV) antibiotics and bowel rest. They will also readily opt for interventional radiology percutaneous drainage (PCD) in patients with stage IIB disease as long as the patients do not have severe sepsis/septic shock (SS/SS). However, there is considerable controversy over what is the best option for patients who present with stage III and IV diverticulitis who have signs of SS/SS. The treatment options for these patients are described below: Table 1 Perforated sigmoid diverticulitis score Stage CT scan findings IA Phelogmon with no abscess IB Phlegmon with abscess ≤ 4 cm II Phlegmon with abscess > 4 cm III Purulent pertonitis (no hole in colon) IV Feculent pertonitis (persistent hole in colon) Three stage procedure While diverticulosis was initially regarded as a pathologic curiosity, the first colon resection for perforated diverticulitis was reported by Mayo in 1907 [16].

innocua was also determined (Figure  6). The bacteria

were grown in FB, mixed (1:1; 100 μL) in PBS to achieve concentrations of ~1 × 105 CFU/mL each and the capture efficiency was determined by plating followed by BARDOT-based colony identification. MyOne-2D12 captured ~104 CFU/mL (9.5%) of bacteria, of which most colonies (~80%) were confirmed to be L. monocytogenes by BARDOT (Figure  6a, Additional file 2: Figure S2). MyOne-3F8 captured ~2.1 × 103 cells (2.75%), and ~50% were confirmed to be L. monocytogenes. Dynabeads anti-Listeria captured ~2.9 × 103 CFU/mL HDAC inhibitor (3.3%), of which 40% were L. monocytogenes. Figure 6 (a) Capture efficiency of MyOne-2D12 (InlA), MyOne-3F8 (p30), and Dynabeads anti- Listeria from a mixed

culture of L. monocytogenes and L. innocua in PBS. Data are the mean ± SD of three independent assays ± SD. Samples were validated by BARDOT. (b) Capture efficiency of PMBs from hotdogs inoculated with L. monocytogenes (Lm) and L. innocua (Linn) and enriched in FB. (c) Capture efficiency of PMB from soft cheese inoculated with L. monocytogenes and L. innocua and enriched in FB. Samples (b,c) were validated by both BARDOT and real-time qPCR. Capture efficiency Selleckchem Ku 0059436 (%) are the mean of three independent assays performed in duplicate. We also investigated the capture efficiency of bacteria from inoculated food matrices. Hotdogs were inoculated with ~10 CFU/g each of L. monocytogenes 4b and L. innocua as a mono- or co-culture and enriched for 18 h at 37°C. MyOne-2D12 showed higher capture Phospholipase D1 of L. monocytogenes (12%) than L. innocua (1%) in the monocultures, but in the co-culture experiment the total bacterial capture dropped to 3.5%. MyOne-3F8 captured 3.7% of the L. monocytogenes cells in the monoculture experiment, while the commercial Dynabeads anti-Listeria captured

only 1.8% (Figure  6b). Dynabeads anti-Listeria also captured a numerically (not statistically) higher percentage of L. innocua (4.2%) compared with L. monocytogenes (1.8%) (Figure  6b). Overall, these data show that MyOne-2D12 captured 10-fold more L. monocytogenes than L. innocua, while MyOne-3F8 captured 1.5-fold more L. monocytogenes than L. innocua. Dynabeads anti-Listeria had the highest capture efficiency for L. innocua from hotdogs. The capture of Listeria was also investigated with soft cheese made from goat’s milk in a co-culture experiment (Figure  6c; Additional file 2: Figure S2). Cheese samples were inoculated with L. monocytogenes 4b (~27 CFU/g) and L. innocua (32 CFU/g) and enriched in FB for 18 h until the total count reached ~1.7 × 108 CFU/mL. The bacterial capture using MyOne-2D12 was 4.67 ± 0.46%, while MyOne-3F8 (0.37%) and Dynabeads anti-Listeria (1.2%) showed significantly (P < 0.05) lower capture efficiency (Figure  6c and Additional file 2: Figure S2a). Capture of L. monocytogenes colonies on BHI agar plates was verified by a light-scattering sensor, with L. monocytogenes and L.

5–3.0(–3.8) (n = 60), hyaline, variable in shape, CYT387 nmr oblong, cylindrical, ellipsoidal or oval, oft attenuated towards one end, smooth, with few minute guttules or eguttulate; scar indistinct or truncate. At 15°C growth limited. Habitat: on basidiomes of Exidia spp., most commonly E. glandulosa (= E. plana), sometimes occurring on decorticated wood, probably

after entire digestion of the host. Distribution: Europe (eastern Austria, Ukraine). Reported also from Japan and North America (Doi 1972; Overton et al. 2006b). Isotype : USA, Pennsylvania, Salem & Bethlehem, on Exidia sp., H. sulphurea (K, herb. Schweinitz; not examined). Specimens examined: Austria, Burgenland, Eisenstadt Umgebung, Wimpassing, Leithagebirge, Lebzelterberg, mixed c-Met inhibitor forest of Quercus/Carpinus W of the road Hornstein/Leithaprodersdorf, MTB 8064/4, elev. 250 m, on branch of Carpinus betulus, 16 Sep. 2007, H. Voglmayr, W.J. 3168 (WU 29503). Mattersburg, Bad Sauerbrunn, Hirmer Wald, MTB 8264/1, 47°45′37″ N, 16°21′38″ E, elev. 260 m, on Exidia glandulosa/Betula pendula, 19 June 2004, H. Voglmayr, W.J. 2515 (WU 29500, culture C.P.K. 2041). Oberpullendorf, Mitterwald, MTB 8465/3, 47°31′30″ N 16°29′57″ E, elev. 270 m, on Exidia glandulosa/Quercus petraea, immature, 13 July 2004. Neckenmarkt, NSG Lange Leitn, MTB 8365/3, 47°38′04″ N, 16°32′00″ E, elev. 430 m, on corticated branch of Quercus petraea, 2 Oct. 2001, W. Jaklitsch,

not harvested. Raiding, Ragerwald, MTB 8465/1, 47°33′56″ N, 16°33′23″ E, elev. 290 m, on Exidia glandulosa on decorticated branch of Quercus cerris 5–6 cm thick, pheromone 13 July 2004, W. Jaklitsch & H. Voglmayr, W.J. 2527 (WU 29501, culture C.P.K. 2042). Niederösterreich, Wien-Umgebung, Mauerbach, Friedhofstraße, MTB 7763/1, 48°15′15″ N, 16°10′14″ E, elev. 325 m, on branch of Carpinus betulus 4–6 cm thick, Exidia apparently decomposed, on wood and bark, starting mostly on inner bark, 9 July 2003, W. Jaklitsch, W.J. 2277 (WU 29491, culture C.P.K. 1593). Same area, 23 Aug. 2003, W. Jaklitsch, W.J. 2339 (WU 29495). Same area, 48°15′13″ N, 16°10′13″ E, elev. 320 m, on branch of Quercus cerris 7 cm thick,

on bark, mainly below the epidermis, Exidia apparently decomposed, soc. Diatrypella quercina, 23 Aug. 2003, W. Jaklitsch, W.J. 2340 (WU 29496, culture C.P.K. 2390). Same area, 48°15′16″ N, 16°10′11″ E, elev. 320 m, on corticated branch of Fagus sylvatica, 17 Oct. 1998, W. Jaklitsch, W.J. 1232. Same area, on Exidia/Carpinus betulus, soc. Cheirospora botryospora, 23 Sep. 2000, W. Jaklitsch, W.J. 1595. Same area, 5 Oct. 2002, W. Jaklitsch, W.J. 1993. Same area, 48°15′11″ N, 16°10′11″ E, elev. 320 m, on fresh thick Exidia glandulosa on Carpinus betulus, immature, 31 May 2004 and 5 June 2004, same stromata overmature and mouldy on 18 July 2004, W. Jaklitsch & O. Sükösd, not harvested. Same area, 48°15′19″ N, 16°10′13″ E, elev. 330 m, on Exidia on Quercus sp., soc. hyphomycetes, 6 Aug. 2006, W. Jaklitsch & O. Sükösd, W.J. 2927 (WU 29502).

About 20 genes of unknown function were also differentially

expressed more than three-fold in response to cysteine availability in our transcriptomic data (Table 1). Except for cpe2538, all these genes were induced during conditions of cysteine limitation. Four genes (cpe1078, cpe1386, cpe1387 and cpe1388) encode cysteine-rich proteins. It was rather surprising to observe a drastic increase (6 to 11-fold) of synthesis of cysteine-rich proteins during cysteine limitation. Proteins required for sulfur assimilation, which are induced during conditions of sulfur starvation, are usually relatively depleted in sulfur-containing amino acids [40, 41]. We will focus this paper on the genes involved in sulfur metabolism or functions with possible links with cysteine such as iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis and redox. Table 1 Genes differentially expressed in strain 13 after growth in the presence of homocysteine Tariquidar solubility dmso AZD8931 or cystine. Gene name (synonym) Function/similarity Transcriptome analysis qRT-PCR       Homocysteine/cysteine p-value Homocysteine/cysteine   T-box Cys controlled genes cpe1321 (cysE) Serine acetyl-transferase 7.91 0.0001     cpe1322 (cysK) OAS-thiol-lyase 6.86 0.0002 120   cpe0967 Na+-H+/Amino acid symporter 15.53 6.6E-06     cpe0947 Na+-H+/Amino acid symporter 7.01 0.0002     S-box controlled genes cpe2177 (metK) SAM-synthase 2.7 0.015 14   cpe2317 probable Na+-H+ antiporter 1.4 0.01     Iron sulfur clusters cpe1786 Rrf2-type

regulator 3.41 0.0001 14   cpe1785 (iscS) Cysteine desulfurase 3.36 0.00027     cpe1784 (iscU) Iron sulfur cluster assembly 6.73 0.00008     cpe1783 (trmU) Methylaminomethyl-2-Thiouridylate- 3.5 < 1E-05       methyltransferase         cpe1469 IscS-like protein 2.5 0.0009 8   cpe0664 HesB-like protein 3.83 1.5E-05 11   Functions associated to redox cpe2511 (fer) Ferredoxin [3Fe-4S] 3.2 < 1E-05     cpe777 (rubR1) Rubredoxin 1.8 0.001   PTK6   cpe0780 (rubR2) Rubredoxin 2.4 < 1E-05 4.3   cpe0778 Probable flavohemoprotein 1.62 0.005     cpe1331 (rubY) Rubrerythrine 1.64 0.01     cpe2447 (fer) Ferredoxin 2[2Fe-2S] 0.52 0.01     cpe0782 Alkyl hydrogen peroxide reductase 0.49 < 1E-05     cpe2537 cytochrome c-type

biogenesis protein 0.41 < 1E-05     cpe2538 Unknown 0.25 3.5E-05     Carbon metabolism cpe2308 Mannose-1-phosphate 3.5 2.3E-05       guanylyltransferase         cpe0103 (ldh) Lactate dehydrogenase 2.73 0.004 15   Transporters, membrane or exported proteins cpe2151 Mercure-copper binding protein 5.1 < 1E-05     cpe1371 Na+-dependent symporter 3.3 0.009 5   cpe0049 Membrane protein 3.02 < 1E-05     cpe2456 Membrane protein 2.84 1E-05     cpe0554 Protein with signal sequence 2.74 0.0002     cpe0383 Holin-like protein 2.6 0.004     cpe2595 Na+/H+ antiporter 0.34 < 1E-05     Virulence cpe0163 Perfringolysin O 0.3 0.02 0.16   cpe1523 (nagL) Hyaluronidase 1.82 9.5E-05 2.3   Proteins of unknown function cpe1078 Unknown (73 aa) 10.8 < 1E-05     cpe1079 Unknown 7.

The mean evolutionary divergence of 0.0131 between the two clusters was 6 times more than the divergence within each cluster. Figure 2 Neighbour-joining (NJ) phylogenetic tree showing taxa-specific separation of M. guilliermondii from M. caribbica. The tree was constructed based on the evolutionary distance calculated using Kimura-2 parameter from the nucleotide sequence of ITS1-5.8S-ITS2. The percentage of replicate trees in which the associated taxa clustered together in the bootstrap test (1000 replicates) is shown next

to the branches for values >40%. The bar represents 1% sequence divergence. GenBank accession numbers are mentioned within the parentheses. S. cerevisiae AZD1152 research buy was the outgroup in the analysis. T = Type strain. The mtDNA-RFLP using HaeIII and HinfI distinctly segregated the yeast isolates into M. guilliermondii and M. caribbica. mtDNA-RFLP profile-based dendrogram formed two clusters (Figure 3) similar to the ITS-RFLP groups. Between the two enzymes used, HinfI showed higher polymorphism than HaeIII. Electrophoretic karyotyping also distinctly discriminated the above two species (Figure 4). The species-specific mtDNA-RFLP pattern suggested that the isolates of each group belonged to only one strain (Figure 3). Whereas electrophoretic karyotyping brought out strain level diversity Compound C solubility dmso in

both the groups which confirmed that multiple strains of M. guilliermondii and M. caribbica were involved in the indigenous bamboo shoot fermentation (Figure 4 and Additional file 2: Figure S4). Figure 3 mtDNA-RFLP based dendrogram next showing distinct clustering of M. guilliermondii and M. caribbica . The dendrogram was constructed using UPGMA algorithm on Jaccard similarity coefficients generated from HaeIII and HinfI restriction digestion profile of mtDNA of some of the representative isolates. Value at each branch node indicates the branch quality with 1000 bootstrap replications. The scale represents the similarity. Figure 4 PFGE karyotype patterns of isolates belonging to M. guilliermondii and M. caribbica genotype groups. Lane 1: C. guilliermondii ATCC 6260; Lane 2 − 3:

M. guilliermondii isolates A1S10Y1 and Kw2S11Y2; Lane 4 − 11: M. caribbica isolates A1S10Y2a, A1S10Y3, A1S10Y5, Kw3S2Y1, Kw2S3Y1, Kw3S3Y3, Kw3S3Y4 and Kw1S7Y2; Lane M: S. cerevisiae PFGE marker (Sigma-Aldrich). Right arrow indicates the co-migrating chromosomal doublets showing strain level diversity. Discussion In recent times, the frequency of emerging infectious diseases caused by the opportunistic yeast species of NAC and non-Candida groups has increased in immunosuppressed patients [12, 44]. This is linked with the indiscriminate use of broad-spectrum antifungal drugs and global climate change [45–47]. Most of these closely related yeast species are often misidentified by the conventional phenotypic, biochemical and antibiotic susceptibility methods.

All animal experiments were performed in compliance with the local ethics committee. Animals were obtained from the animal laboratories of the Academy of Military Medical Sciences in compliance with the institutional Animal Care and Use Program Guidelines. The animals were given food and water, and housed under 12 h/12 h light/dark cycle. After acclimation, the animals were randomly divided into different groups for in vivo toxicity evaluations. Acute toxicity evaluations Sixty BALB/c mice (17 to 21 g) were divided into three groups of 20 each for tail injections to test for acute toxicity. Each group had 10 female and 10 male mice

that were intravenously exposed to C-dots through a single tail injection of either 5.1 or 51 mg/kg body weight (BW). Other mice were injected with 0.9% NaCl aqueous selleck screening library solution to serve as the control group. Within 14 days of monitoring, Natural Product Library the body weights of the mice were measured. At various time points (3 and 14 days after exposure), 10 mice (5 males and 5 females) per time point were sacrificed.

Blood samples were collected from each mouse for blood chemistry tests and complete blood panel analysis. Statistical calculations were based on the standard deviations of 10 mice per group. Subacute toxicity evaluations Sixty-four Wistar rats (177 to 224 g) were randomly divided into three test groups (low, medium, or high dose) and one control

group with 16 rats in each group (8 males and 8 females). The low, medium, and high doses (0.2, 2, and 20 mg/kg BW) of C-dots were administered as a single tail vein injection. The rats in the control group were exposed to 0.9% NaCl aqueous solution. At 1, 3, 7, and 28 days after exposure, blood from each rat was collected for blood chemistry tests and complete blood panel analyses before the rats were euthanatized 30 days post-exposure. The major organs (heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, lungs, brain, testicles, ovaries, adrenal second glands, and intestines) were collected. For conventional histological analyses, tissues were immediately collected after the rats were sacrificed, fixed in 10% formaldehyde, embedded in paraffin, cut into 8-μm sections, stained with hematoxylin and eosin, and then examined by light microscopy. The results are presented as the mean ± SD. Statistical differences were evaluated using the variance test and considered significant at P < 0.05. Medullary micronucleus test Fifty healthy Kunming mice (25 to 30 g; equal numbers of males and females) were randomly divided into two control groups (positive and negative) and three test groups. The test groups were injected with low, middle, and high doses (2.04, 10.2, and 51 mg/kg BW, respectively) of C-dots for the bone marrow micronucleus test.

coli and Salmonella[17].

The periplasmic chaperone CpxP binds to both the CpxA periplasmic domain and to certain misfolded proteins, which are degraded by the periplasmic protease DegP, therefore integrating information about their turnover status to the kinase activity of CpxA [18–20]. The outer membrane lipoprotein NlpE activates the CpxA protein upon its overexpression [21] and is required for CpxA protein activation BAY 11-7082 datasheet after adhering to hydrophobic surfaces [22]. Additional upstream components have been proposed to integrate other stresses in a process that is independent of the CpxP and NlpE pathways [17, 23]. For example, the CpxR/CpxA system confers a copper resistance phenotype even in CpxP and NlpE mutants [24]. Notably, nlpE (cutF or STM0241) is a pseudogene in Salmonella[25]. Here, we aimed to identify candidate connector genes that may integrate the signals of other systems. We identified a small protein as a novel connector-like factor from screening high copy plasmid https://www.selleckchem.com/products/mi-503.html clones that could affect the CpxR/CpxA system status. Results Identification of a plasmid clone that activates cpxP transcription To

conduct a genetic screen for novel connector proteins acting on the CpxR/CpxA system, we constructed a strain harboring a cpxP lac transcriptional fusion in Salmonella. The cpxP gene was chosen as a readout of the activation status of the CpxR/CpxA system because it is likely directly regulated exclusively by this system, unlike other CpxR-activated genes that are also controlled by envelope stress-responsive systems [26–28]. The lacZY genes were inserted after the cpxP stop codon to ensure that the CpxP protein retained the ability to repress the CpxR/CpxA system. Then, Salmonella chromosomal DNA was partially digested with Sau3AI and ligated with the high-copy-number plasmid pUC19 (digested with BamHI) to generate a DNA fragment library. Of approximately 10,000 cpxP-lac Salmonella

transformants, a plasmid clone termed pWN1 yielded stable blue colonies on LB plates containing 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-β-D-galactoside (X-gal) and ampicillin and RG7420 chemical structure was isolated four times. The blue color of the pWN1 strain was due to elevated cpxP-lac fusion expression. We demonstrated that this strain exhibit ~8-fold higher β-galactosidase activity than the same strain harboring the vector control or the plasmid clone pUC19-R1 that was randomly selected during the screening as a negative control (Figure 1A). Sequence analysis revealed that pWN1 harbors only the intact STM1852 open reading frame (ORF), which appeared to encode a 63-amino acid protein with no homology to any protein of known function, as well as the 3’ region of STM1851 and the 5’ region of pphA (Figure 1B).

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The ripples shown in Figure 5a,c were caused by laser diffraction on the insulating Si3N4 cantilever (for more details, see Additional file 1). Figure 5 Experimental results vs. Ansoft Maxwell simulation. (a, c) The F ele(+25 V) and F ele(−25 V) distribution along the X-axis (0.25-μm spacing from 10 to 15 μm) and the Z-axis. (b, d) The results of Ansoft Maxwell simulation of electrostatic field

distribution under V app = +25 and −25 V, respectively. In the future, the pyramidal shape of the Si3N4 tip could be modified using a focused ion beam system to create a cylindrical shape in order to avoid the possibility of experimental Luminespib fluctuations resulting from the shape of the tip. This probe could be employed to scan surface topographies by mapping f-d curves, and the interaction force between the charged Teflon particle and sample would give a direct indication of the local electric field and properties of the sample. Conclusions In summary,

10058-F4 order this paper reported the direct measurement of the electrostatic field beside a parallel plate condenser using a charged sTNP on an AFM tip. Experimental results were then compared with those obtained through simulation. A sTNP tip was fabricated by attaching a single 210-nm Teflon nanoparticle at the vertex of a Si3N4 AFM tip and was charged via contact electrification. The lateral/vertical resolution of the electrostatic force measurement is 250/100 nm, respectively. The minimum F ele that can be measured using this method is less than 50 pN. This technique provides a novel means of studying the electric properties of electrical devices. The AFM tip is able to hold a single charged nanoparticle, making it possible to directly quantify the local electric/magnetic field, charge distribution, and electrostatic force of a sample surface

using an AFM system. The charged Rucaparib in vivo sTNP tip could find a wide application in electrical research at the nanoscale. Authors’ information JMC received his M.S. degree in engineering and system science from National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan in 2005. He is currently working towards finishing his Ph.D. at the Institute of NanoEngineering and Microsystems, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. WYC is currently working towards finishing a Ph.D. degree at the Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. FRC is a professor at the Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. FGT is a professor at the Department of Engineering and System Science, National TsingHua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), under the supervision of Prof.

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with the same phase. (a) 150 MHz and (b) 13.56 MHz. Figure 7 shows the results of the calculations of voltage distribution before plasma ignition. When there is no plasma between the electrodes, the conductance G is zero and the capacitance C is determined by (13) where ϵ0 is the permittivity of vacuum. S and d are the electrode area and the distance between the upper and lower electrodes, respectively. Figure 7 Voltage distribution on the electrode before plasma ignition. Power was applied at the

center of the electrode. (a) 150 MHz and (b) 13.56 MHz. Comparing Figure 7 with Figure 5, a slight difference is seen in the case of 13.56 MHz. When 150 MHz is applied, however, the voltage distribution before plasma ignition is considerably different from that after plasma ignition. From the attenuation coefficient α shown in Table 2, the resistive loss in the 150 MHz case is larger than that in the 13.56 MHz case. However, the resistive loss only causes a monotonic Racecadotril decay in voltage amplitude from the driving point along the wave-propagation direction. Since Figure 5 does not show a monotonic decay in voltage from the driving point, the drastic change in the voltage pattern in the 150 MHz case is considered to be caused mainly by the standing wave effect. The interference pattern may change sensitively with the changes in various parameters (e.g. electrode shape, setup, and plasma parameters) in the case of 150 MHz. It can be said that in the case of 13.56 MHz, the expected or measured voltage distribution before plasma ignition is useful for designing the electrode setup. However, in the case of 150 MHz, careful design of the electrode setup should be required to obtain stable and uniform plasma generation.