Raoiella indica (Prostigmata: Tenuipalpidae): The Red Palm Mite: A Potential Invasive Pest of Palms and Bananas and Other Tropical Crops of Florida by Jorge E. Peña, Catharine M. Mannion, Forrest W. Howard, Marjorie A. Hoy

“…Damage, description of stages, life cycle, seasonality, dispersal, host plants, chemical control, natural enemies, pathogens, and detection are discussed. Includes references and table of host plants. …”
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Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar by James D. Ellis, Mary C. Bammer, William H. Kern Jr.

“…It is specific to region (north, central, and south Florida) and month and includes recommendations for major management considerations like when to treat for parasites or pathogens and when to feed colonies or harvest honey. …”
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Raoiella indica (Prostigmata: Tenuipalpidae): The Red Palm Mite: A Potential Invasive Pest of Palms and Bananas and Other Tropical Crops of Florida by Jorge E. Peña, Catharine M. Mannion, Forrest W. Howard, Marjorie A. Hoy

“…Damage, description of stages, life cycle, seasonality, dispersal, host plants, chemical control, natural enemies, pathogens, and detection are discussed. Includes references and table of host plants. …”
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Melanonychia by Julie Jefferson, Phoebe Rich

“…However, melanonychia most often occurs as a result of benign etiologies such as nail matrix melanocytic activation, nail matrix melanocytic hyperplasia, and nail invasion by melanin-producing pathogens. Regrettably, patients with nail apparatus melanoma are often initially misdiagnosed, and due to diagnostic delays of an average of 2 years, melanoma of the nail unit carries a poor prognosis. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Clostridium botulinum by Keith R. Schneider, Mickey E. Parish, Renée M. Goodrich, Taylor Cookingham

“…This document is FSHN04-06, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors, and retailers; Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Climate Change and the Occurrence of Harmful Microorganisms in Florida’s Ocean and Coastal Waters by Karl Havens

“…These include algae that form noxious or toxic blooms, including red tides, and bacteria and other pathogens. This situation could have negative consequences in regard to human health and also Florida’s ocean-related economy. …”
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Diagnosis of Cellulitis in Patients Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Ireneo Diaz, Suresh Neelagaru, Lawrence Dall

“…The most frequently isolated pathogens were Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes, and initial antibiotic therapy should cover these Gram-positive cocci.…”
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A Guide to Scale Insect Identification by Stephen H. Futch, C.W. McCoy, C.C. Childers

“… Control of scale insects in Florida citrus utilizes native and introduced exotic natural enemies, including predators, parasites, and pathogens. Under most conditions, predators and parasites suppress scale pest populations to a level where chemical intervention is unnecessary. …”
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COVID-19 – a new challenge for the medical community by D. Valančius, V. Kasiulevičius

“… Coronaviruses are important human and animal pathogens. At the end of 2019, a novel coronavirus was identified as the cause of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, a city in the Hubei Province of China. …”
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Anthracnose on Southern Highbush Blueberry by Douglas A Phillips, Maria C. Velez-Climent, Philip F. Harmon, Patricio R. Munoz

“… Information contained in this 4-page publication is intended for Florida blueberry growers to use as a guide in the identification of anthracnose, a group of fungal pathogens that affects a wide range of plants, including southern highbush blueberries (SHB). …”
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Cytomegalovirus and Human Herpesvirus 6 and 7: Diseases and Diagnosis in Transplantation by Paul D Griffiths

“…Recommendations cannot therefore be made about appropriate diagnostic strategies or about treatment since it is not clear if these viruses are pathogens or passengers.…”
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Peachtree Borer, Synanthedon exitiosa (Say) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Aegeriidae) by J. Stacy Strickland

“…The peachtree borer can damage the tree in two ways: girdling and inducing plant pathogens to invade the weakened tree. This document is EENY-260 (IN524), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: E. coli O157:H7 by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich, Melissa A. Kirby

“… This is one in a series of fact sheets discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors, and retailers.  …”
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A Series on Diseases in the Florida Vegetable Garden: TOMATO by Ken Pernezny, Tim Momol

“…The very minute size of these disease-causing pathogens accounts for the mystery that often surrounds their presence and impact in the garden. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: E. coli O157:H7 by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich, Melissa A. Kirby

“… This is one in a series of fact sheets discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors, and retailers.  …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Listeriosis by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Michael A. Hubbard, Dirk Sampath

“…Hubbard, and Dirk Sampath, is one in a series of facts sheets discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors, and retailers. …”
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Virological Aspects of COVID-19 in Patients with Hematological Malignancies: Duration of Viral Shedding and Genetic Analysis by Asma Themlaoui, Massimo Ancora, Kais Ghedira, Yosra Mhalla, Manel Hamdoun, Maroua Bahri, Lamia Aissaoui, Raihane Ben Lakhal, Adriano Di Pasquale, Cesare Camma, Olfa Bahri

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Development of a one-step multiplex RT-qPCR method for rapid detection of bovine diarrhea viruses by Dequan Yang, Li Ma, Zhongping Yang, Xianchao Yang, Jian Wang, Houbin Ju, Chunguang Lu, Yonggang Weng, Heping Zhao, Haixiao Shen, Xin Li, Feifei Ge, Xiaoxu Wang, Xiujuan Wu, Meng Xiang, Guidan Feng, Congsheng Tang, Shixin Huang, Hongjin Zhao

“…The clinical symptoms associated with various diarrhea pathogens often overlap, complicating accurate diagnosis; thus, there is an urgent need for rapid and precise diagnostic methods to improve prevention and treatment efforts. …”
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Septoriablotch epidemic process on spring wheat varieties by E. Yu. Toropova, O. A. Kazakova, V. V. Piskarev

“…In the control systems of Septoriablotch the main ecologically safe element is resistant  varieties, which are designed to slow down the pathogens reproduction rate and slow down or stop the development of the epiphytotic process. …”
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Population genetics studies of <i>Puccinia striiformis</i> f. sp. <i>tritici</i> in Dagestan and Northwestern Russia by E. L. Shaydayuk, D. R. Yakovleva, K. M. Abdullaev, V. P. Pyukkenen, E. I. Gultyaeva

“…In Derbent, leaves with uredinio pustules were collected from bread and durum wheat accessions; in Pushkin, from bread wheat and triticale plants. The pathogen’s virulence was analyzed in the laboratory using the world and European sets of differential cultivars, and isogenic Avocet Yr lines. …”
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