Effects of Functional Oligosaccharides Extracted from Straw on the Growth, Feeding, Physiology, Histology, Muscle Texture, and Gut Microbiota of Micropterus salmoides by Benli Wu, Long Huang, Cangcang Wu, Jing Chen, Xiajun Chen, Xiang Wang, Kai Cui, Zhigang Liu, Jixiang He

“…Gut microbiome analysis revealed no significant differences in richness and diversity for groups fed the functional oligosaccharide gradient; however, the PCoA results showed that the microbial community composition changed markedly in response to different addition levels, and the 0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg supplementation groups were far apart from the lower and higher supplementation groups. …”
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Impact of Seasonal Atmospheric Factors and Photoperiod on Floral Biology, Plant–Pollinator Interactions, and Plant Reproduction on <i>Turnera ulmifolia</i> L. (Passifloraceae) by Ujjwal Layek, Nandita Das, Arabinda Samanta, Prakash Karmakar

“…Pollen and ovule production were lower in cold weather, positively linked to temperature and humidity. …”
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Assessment of immune responses and intestinal flora in BALB/c mice model of wheat food allergy via different sensitization methods by Chenglong Liu, Chen Chen, Xingyu Yan, Shimin Gu, Xin Jia, Wenhui Fu, Xiao Meng, Wentong Xue

“…The results showed that the abundance of Firmicutes in the wheat protein sensitized group was lower than that in the normal group, while the abundance of Bacteroidetes was higher, and Lactobacillus was the difference marker in normal group. …”
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Alternations of the gut microbiota and the Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio after biologic treatment in inflammatory bowel disease by Yu-Chieh Tsai, Wei-Chen Tai, Chih-Ming Liang, Cheng-Kun Wu, Ming-Chao Tsai, Wan-Hsiang Hu, Pao-Yuan Huang, Chien-Hung Chen, Yuan-Hung Kuo, Chih-Chien Yao, Seng-Kee Chuah

“…Results: Biologic therapy led to significant clinical improvement in IBD disease activity after 48 weeks. About species richness, community alpha diversity was significant lower in active CD patients and enriched gradually after biologic therapy. …”
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Investigation of gut microbiota in pediatric patients with peanut allergy in outpatient settings by Shouming Li, Jingyi Huang, Yunyun Xie, Di Wang, Xin Tan, Yufan Wang

“…The PA group exhibited reduced alpha diversity, indicated by lower sob, ace, and chao indices (FDR ≤ 0.05), and a significantly lower Shannon index (FDR ≤ 0.01). …”
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Cecum microbiota composition, fermentation characteristics, and immunometabolic biomarkers of Yunshang black goat fed varying dietary energy and protein levels by Binlong Fu, Xiaoqi Zhao, Muhammad Khan, Yanting Jiang, Weijuan Li, Maida Mushtaq, Baiji Danzeng, Xiaojun Ni, Zobia Azeem, Qingyong Shao, Bai Xue, Yina Ouyang

“…Moreover, it is well known that changes in dietary regimens including nutrient levels result in varied gut microbiota composition, and ultimately, the performance and health of these animals.MethodsThe current study examined the effects of varying dietary energy and protein levels on the cecal fermentation, immune biomarkers, and microbiota characteristics of 80 male Yunshan Black Goats (6 months, ~35.82 ± 2.79 kg), divided into four diets: 1) High Energy-High Protein (HEHP), 2) High Energy-Low Protein (HELP), 3) Low Energy-High Protein (LEHP), and 4) Low Energy-Low Protein (LELP). …”
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Effect of Four Grape Varieties on the Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Unripe Grape Verjuice by Najiba Salah Eddine, Sami Tlais, Ali Alkhatib, Rasha Hamdan

“…The significance of verjuice as food product includes but not limited to its richness in antioxidant compounds, its usage as an alternative to lemon and vinegar, and also its production which can reduce the losses of lower quality grapes and waste from grape thinning. …”
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Genetic Variation and Population Structure in Jamunapari Goats Using Microsatellites, Mitochondrial DNA, and Milk Protein Genes by P. K. Rout, K. Thangraj, A. Mandal, R. Roy

“…Although the population size is smaller than 8,000 individuals, the amount of variability both in terms of allelic richness and gene diversity was high in all the microsatellite loci except ILST 005. …”
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Effect of Cocoa (<i>Theobroma cacao</i>) Plantation Types on the Distribution of Anuran Communities in Ore, Ondo State, Nigeria by AB Onadeko

“…Out of these, 10, 19, 17, 22 and 26 species were recorded  respectively from PCWP, PCNP, ICWP, ICNP and PSFV. The anuran species richness was significantly different between the different cocoa  plantation status and the forest sites (F4, 10 = 20.55, P< 0.01). …”
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Effect of Cocoa (<i>Theobroma cacao</i>) Plantation Types on the Distribution of Anuran Communities in Ore, Ondo State, Nigeria by AB Onadeko

“…Out of these, 10, 19, 17, 22 and 26 species were recorded  respectively from PCWP, PCNP, ICWP, ICNP and PSFV. The anuran species richness was significantly different between the different cocoa  plantation status and the forest sites (F4, 10 = 20.55, P< 0.01). …”
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Translating Runyankole- Rukiga Folktales Into English. by Tukaheebwa, Miria

“…Folktales bring out the richness of a language and the culture, once one uses a story in l1is communication; it enriches his message and keeps the listeners' interest. …”
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Analysis on Bacterial Community of <i>Noctiluca scintillans</i> Algal Blooms Near Pingtan Island, China by Yunguang Liu, Yutong Zhang, Haiyan Yao, Zewen Zheng, Wenbo Zhao, Gang Lin

“…The water quality in the ABA has deteriorated markedly, with the contents of COD, NH₄⁺-N, and PO₄³⁻ in the ABA being significantly higher than those in the TA and NBA, while the pH is significantly lower than that in the TA and NBA. The richness, diversity, and evenness of the bacterial community in the ABA are all lower than those of the TA and NBA. …”
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Effects of Fishmeal Substitution with Mealworm Meals (Tenebrio molitor and Alphitobius diaperinus) on the Growth, Physiobiochemical Response, Digesta Microbiome, and Immune Genes E... by H-Michael Habte-Tsion, Matt Hawkyard, Wendy M. Sealey, David Bradshaw, Kala-Mallik Meesala, Deborah A. Bouchard

“…Hepatosomatic index was lower in fish fed 100% DMM and 50% WMM when compared to fish fed the control diet (100% FM). …”
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Community structure and diversity of meiofauna in seagrass beds on the eastern coast of Hainan Island, China by Kai Liu, Yuqing Guo, Mingming Zou, Weilin Chen, Wenjia Hu, Jianguo Du

“…Seagrass beds had higher abundance and biomass than unvegetated areas, but lower marine nematodes biodiversity. Species richness, evenness, and diversity indices in seagrass beds ranged from 2.00–3.56, 0.49–0.90, and 1.21–2.16, respectively. …”
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Diversity and composition of vegetation and soil seed banks after sand dune restoration by oil mulching and plantations by Banafsheh Jalilian, Noredin Rostami, Mehdi Heydari, Mehrdad Kohzadian, Orsolya Valkó, Reza Omidipour

“…Based on the results, species richness was poor in the studied area (36 species belonging to 16 families), with a lower contribution of SSB than of AGV (11 and 34 species, respectively). …”
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Potential Antioxidant Activity of New Tetracyclic and Pentacyclic Nonlinear Phenothiazine Derivatives by Godwill Azeh Engwa, Eugene Lekem Ayuk, Benardeth Ujunwa Igbojekwe, Marcellus Unaegbu

“…This activity may be due to the presence of electron donors such as sulfur as well as the richness of hydrogen in the additional benzene rings for substitution. …”
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Fishy Business—Assessing the Efficacy of Active and Passive eDNA to Describe the Fish Assemblage of a River in Southwestern Western Australia to Support Effective Monitoring by Emma R. Stevens, Josephine Hyde, Leah S. Beesley, Daniel C. Gwinn, Suzanne Thompson, Lenore Morris, Paige R. Wilson, Deirdre B. Gleeson

“…Active eDNA also required fewer replicate samples to detect the expected observed richness, and fyke netting required the most replicates. …”
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Temporal dynamics of summer phytoplankton communities and their response to environmental changes in the northern Yellow Sea (2011-2020) by Yibo Wang, Yibo Wang, Zhiliang Liu, Zhiliang Liu, Yanping Qi, Yang Chen, Yang Chen, Haibo Zhang, Xihan Liu, Xihan Liu, Du Su, Du Su

“…The Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass prominently influenced summer phytoplankton community structure, exhibiting lower phytoplankton abundance, Dia/Dino index, and species richness in the cold water mass region, where adaptable species such as Tripos muelleri and Paralia sulcata predominated. …”
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Nisin A-producing Lactococcus cremoris formulations for pre- and post-milking teat disinfection modulate the bovine milk microbiota by Alessandra Gazzola, Camilla Ceccarani, Bianca Castiglioni, Filippo Biscarini, Stefano Morandi, Tiziana Silvetti, Renata Piccinini, Milena Brasca, Paola Cremonesi

“…Staphylococcaceae family was significantly higher in TR (p < 0.009), whereas Carnobacteriaceae, Mycobacteriaceae, and Pseudomonadaceae were significantly lower (p = 0.005, p = 0.001, and p = 0.040, respectively). …”
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16S rRNA Sequencing and Metabolomics to Analyze Correlation Between Fecal Flora and Metabolites of Squabs and Parent Pigeons by Xiaobin Li, Shengchen Zheng, Haiying Li, Jiajia Liu, Fan Yang, Xiaoyu Zhao, Yafei Liang

“…The results showed the following: (1) Squabs exhibited significantly lower α diversity, with a reduction in their Chao1 index and observed OTUs compared to the parent pigeons. (2) Firmicutes dominated the fecal microbiota in both groups, but parent pigeon feces showed a notably higher abundance of Proteobacteria. …”
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