Validation of wing geometric morphometrics in Chrysodeixis spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to support pest identification in invasive species survey programs by Allan H. Smith-Pardo, Karina M. Torres, Silvana V. Paula-Moraes

“…Looper moths of the genus Chrysodeixis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Plusiinae) are important pests of many crops and native plants worldwide. …”
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Microbiota alterations in patients treated for susceptible or drug-resistant TB by M. Hauptmann, B. Kalsdorf, J.E. Akoh-Arrey, C. Lange, U.E. Schaible

“…While reduced abundances were observed in numerous taxa, genus Lactobacillus revealed the most substantial abundance increase in sputa of participants treated for DR-TB compared to treatment-naïve ones (P < 0.05 for DR-TB-inj– and DR-TB-inj+). …”
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Streptomyces griseiviridis sp. nov., a Novel “Modern Actinobacteria” isolated from Malaysia Mangrove Soil by Jodi Woan Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Kar-Wai Hong, Hooi-Leng Ser, Bey-Hing Goh, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee

“…The strain showed a spectrum of phylogenetic and chemotaxonomic properties consistent with those of the members of the genus Streptomyces. The cell wall peptidoglycan was determined to contain LL-diaminopimelic acid. …”
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Interspecific and Intersexual Differences in the Chemical Composition of Floral Scent in Glochidion Species (Phyllanthaceae) in South China by Daihong Huang, Fuchen Shi, Minwei Chai, Ruili Li, Houhun Li

“…Plants of the Glochidion (Phyllanthaceae) genus are pollinated exclusively by host-specific Epicephala (Gracillariidae) moths. …”
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Unusual Findings of Human-Associated Four-Nucleated <i>Entamoeba</i> Species in Captive Wild Animals by Lorena Esteban-Sánchez, Juan José García-Rodríguez, Francisco Ponce-Gordo

“…Several species of amoebae in the genus <i>Entamoeba</i> forming four-nucleated mature cysts are pathogenic, but their identification is challenging due to a lack of distinctive morphological traits. …”
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Role of ixodid ticks in tick-borne pathogen spread and circulation in the Belarusian Lakeland by A. A. Osmolovsky, I. A. Subotsina

“…The ticks were collected in publicly accessible areas of the Vitebsk Raion in April – November 2022: 8 routes were tracked, 18 flag-km were passed, 529 tick specimens were collected, including 350 imago ticks and 179 nymph ticks. The ixodid tick genus and species were determined using N. A. Filippova’s ixodid tick determinator. …”
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Comparative analysis of the complete plastomes of garlic Allium sativum and bulb onion Allium cepa by M. A. Filyushin, A. M. Mazur, A. V. Shchennikova, Е. Z. Kochieva

“…Sequencing and comparative characterization of plant plastid genomes, or plastomes, is an important tool for modern phylogenetic and taxonomic studies, as well as for understanding the plastome evolution. The genus Allium L. (family Amaryllidaceae) incorporates more than 900 species, includes economically signifi­cant vegetable crops such as garlic A. sativum, onion A. cepa, leek A. porrum, etc. …”
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Effects of experimental domestication of silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on vocal behaviour by S. S. Gogoleva, I. A. Volodin, E. V. Volodina, A. V. Kharlamova, L. N. Trut

“…The obtained results provide a basis for further comparative studies of the acoustic structure and vocal behaviour for other taxa of the genus Vulpes and the related canid genera (Canis, Cuon, Lycaon).…”
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Mobilization, conservation and study of cultivated and wild potato genetic resources by S. D. Kiru, E. V. Rogozina

“…This gene pool, which has been accumulated for almost a century, represents a huge genetic diversity of tuber bearing species of the genus Solanum L., which has a great importance for basic and applied research in general, and for human food security. …”
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Phylogeny, Phytomedicines, Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Properties, and Toxicity of Croton gratissimus Burch (Euphorbiaceae) by Kirkland Dingili Magwilu, Joseph Mwanzia Nguta, Isaac Mapenay, Dorine Matara

“…This review article aims to give a comprehensively overviewed literature about Croton gratissimus genus. Authentic literature sources such as books, peer reviewed articles, journals, theses, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and any other validated internet source have been used to develop this review. …”
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Functional genomic insights into Floricoccus penangensis ML061-4 isolated from leaf surface of Assam tea by Patthanasak Rungsirivanich, Elvina Parlindungan, Jennifer Mahony, Witsanu Supandee, Narumol Thongwai, Douwe van Sinderen

“…This is the first report outlining functional genomic insights regarding a member of the genus Floricoccus.…”
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Novel relatives of Mecsek Mountains mammarenavirus (family Arenaviridae) in hedgehogs living in different sampling areas in Hungary by Károly Takáts, Péter Pankovics, Benigna Balázs, Ákos Boros, Róbert Mátics, Gábor Reuter

“…Abstract Mammarenaviruses (genus Mammarenavirus, family Arenaviridae) are rodent-borne zoonotic viruses consisting of 52 viral species, including ten that are pathogenic to humans. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Content of Sum of Hydroxycinnamic Acids from Leaves of Actinidia arguta Lindl. Collected in Ukraine and China by Nadiia Kovalska, Uliana Karpiuk, Valentyna Minarchenko, Iryna Cholak, Natalia Zaimenko, Nadiia Skrypchenko, Dejiang Liu

“…Histochemical reactions for the detection of HCAs in fresh A. arguta leaves can be used to identify plants of the genus Actinidia Lindl., which are potential sources of HCAs. …”
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Phylogenomic and mitogenomic data can accelerate inventorying of tropical beetles during the current biodiversity crisis by Michal Motyka, Dominik Kusy, Matej Bocek, Renata Bilkova, Ladislav Bocak

“…The phylogenomic backbone enabled the integrative delimitation of robustly defined natural genus-group units that will inform future research. …”
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Metaproteomic portrait of the healthy human gut microbiota by Alessandro Tanca, Antonio Palomba, Giovanni Fiorito, Marcello Abbondio, Daniela Pagnozzi, Sergio Uzzau

“…The contribution of specific bacterial taxa to the main biological processes was also investigated, finding that Faecalibacterium is the most stable genus and the top contributor to anti-inflammatory butyrate production in the healthy gut microbiota. …”
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Assessing hydrocarbon degradation capacity of Isoptericola peretonis sp. nov. and related species: a comparative study by Àngela Vidal-Verdú, Adriel Latorre-Pérez, Javier Pascual, Ruth Mañes-Collado, Aitana Nevot-Terraes, Manuel Porcar, Manuel Porcar

“…Overall, our results highlight the metabolic diversity and the biochemical robustness of the Isoptericola genus which is proposed to be of interest in the field of hydrocarbon bioremediation.…”
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Diversity of Chroogomphus (Gomphidiaceae, Boletales) in Europe, and typification of C. rutilus by Ross Scambler, Tuula Niskanen, Boris Assyov, A. Martyn Ainsworth, Jean-Michel Bellanger, Michael Loizides, Pierre-Arthur Moreau, Paul M. Kirk, Kare Liimatainen

“…Five European species have been recorded under Picea, while Abies and Larix have also been recorded as tree associates, although the detailed nutritional relationships of the genus, involving other suilloid fungi in particular, have yet to be fully clarified.…”
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Association of morphological traits with lodging resistance in spring barley under the conditions of the Volga-Vyatka region by I. Yu. Zaytseva, I. N. Shchennikova

“…The study was based on the International COMECON List of Descriptors for the Genus Hordeum L. (subgen. Hordeum) and Methodological Guidelines for the Study and Preservation of the World Collection of Barley and Oats.Results and conclusions. …”
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Chemical Constituents from Uapaca guineensis (Phyllanthaceae), and the Computational Validation of Their Antileishmanial and Anti-inflammatory Potencies by Gervais Mouthé Happi, Mireille Towa Yimtchui, Sikiru Akinyeye Ahmed, Shina Salau, Liliane Clotilde Dzouemo, Klev Gaïtan Sikam, Jean Duplex Wansi

“…Interestingly, to the best of our knowledge, except for the lupane-type triterpenoids (1–3) and compounds 4 and 9, all the other compounds are reported for the first time from this genus. Since the plant is widely used for the treatment of skin diseases, leishmaniasis and inflammatory diseases, the antileishmanial and anti-inflammatory potencies of all the isolated compounds have been computationally validated through their ability to inhibit the receptors 1QCC and 2XOX (for the antileishmanial studies) and 6Y3C and 1CX2 (for the anti-inflammatory studies). …”
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Biosorption of Cadmium by Filamentous Fungi Isolated from Coastal Water and Sediments by Lebeth C. Manguilimotan, Jayzon G. Bitacura

“…Two of them (fungal isolates 3 and 4) belong to genus Aspergillus while the other (fungal isolate 6) is a species of Penicillium. …”
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