Les premiers représentants du genre Homo, en quête d’une identité. Apports de l’étude morphologique et de l’analyse cladistique by Sandrine Prat

“…The results of these analyses show that: (a) two species could be defined: habilis and rudolfensis; (b) the specimens belonging to these two taxa are included in the clade of Homo ; (c) the conclusions concerning the revision of the genus Homo and the inclusion of the specimens of habilis and rudolfensis to the genus Australopithecus or Kenyanthropus are questioned.…”
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Balancing selection at a wing pattern locus is associated with major shifts in genome-wide patterns of diversity and gene flow by Rodríguez de Cara, María Ángeles, Jay, Paul, Rougemont, Quentin, Chouteau, Mathieu, Whibley, Annabel, Huber, Barbara, Piron-Prunier, Florence, Ramos, Renato Rogner, Freitas, André V. L., Salazar, Camilo, Silva-Brandão, Karina Lucas, Torres, Tatiana Teixeira, Joron, Mathieu

“…They show the highest genetic diversity and effective population size estimates in the entire clade, as well as a low level of geographic structure and isolation by distance across the entire Amazon basin. …”
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DNA barcoding and antioxidant activity of Fritillaria karelinii (Fisch. ex D. Don) Baker from nature habitats of southeast Kazakhstan by A. Tursynbay, S. Jo, Z.Z. Karzhaubekova, N.G. Gemejiyeva, J.-H. Paik, A.G. Sankaybaeva, G.S. Mukan

“…The BLAST results were matched at a high rate of 98%, and (nrITS and rbcL) formed a single clade in the phylogenetic analysis. The studied plant belongs to the branch of the subgenus Fritillaria Tourn. ex L., which is consistent with the literature. …”
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The WHO Disease Outbreak News during the Covid-19 pandemic. by Ciara M Weets, Colin J Carlson, Hailey Robertson, Kate Toole, Lauren McGivern, Ellie Graeden, Rebecca Katz

“…Surprisingly, the DON was only minimally used to document the Covid-19 pandemic and the global clade II mpox epidemic, almost exclusively before the declaration of a public health emergency of international concern. …”
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Fungi inhabiting attine ant colonies: reassessment of the genus Escovopsis and description of Luteomyces and Sympodiorosea gens. nov. by Quimi Vidaurre Montoya, Maria Jesus Sutta Martiarena, Rodolfo Bizarria Jr., Nicole Marie Gerardo, Andre Rodrigues

“…In light of this, we redefine Escovopsis as a monophyletic clade whose main feature is to form terminal vesicles on conidiophores. …”
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Tooth replacement of the filter-feeding pterosaur Forfexopterus and its implications for ecological adaptation by CHANG-FU ZHOU, FENGMIN FAN

“…However, little is known about their tooth replacement pattern, hindering our understanding of the development of the filter-feeding apparatus of the clade. Here, we describe the tooth replacement of the pterosaur Forfexopterus from the Jehol Biota based on high-resolution X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) reconstruction. …”
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The first ornithocheiromorph humerus from Wuerho (Urho), China, with a new isotopic age of the Tugulu Group by JUNYI SONG, YUTING ZHONG, SHUNXING JIANG, XIAOLIN WANG

“…Here we report a partial ornithocheiromorph humerus from the WPF, representing a deeply divergent clade from Dsungaripteridae. The scarcity of ornithocheiromorphs from the WPF might be interpreted by niche partitioning with dsungaripterids. …”
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A contribution to Porogramme (Polyporaceae, Agaricomycetes) and related genera by Wei-Lin Mao, Ying-Da Wu, Hong-Gao Liu, Yuan Yuan, Yu-Cheng Dai

“…Two new genera, Cyanoporus and Pseudogrammothele, are established, and the six clades represent Porogramme , Cyanoporus , Grammothele, Epithele, Theleporus, and Pseudogrammothele, respectively. …”
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Cloning, Characterization and Expression Pattern of the Ovarian Cytochrome P450 Cyp19a1aGene in Gonadal Developmental Period of Cobaltcap Silverside Hypoatherina tsurugae by Dilip Kumar Bej

“…The tree shows a high homology of cyp19a1a from H. tsurugae with cyp19a1a of Maelanotaenia boesemani, the two forming a single clade. The qRT expression of cyp19a1a was studied in both amhy+ (male) and amhy- (female) individuals. …”
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MOLECULAR DATING OF INTRASPECIFIC DIFFERENTIATION OF THE STOAT (MUSTELA ERMINEA) BASED ON THE VARIABILITY OF THE MITOCHONDRIAL ND2 GENE by B. A. Malyarchuk, G. A. Denisova, M. V. Derenko

“…The results of phylogenetic analysis also point to a highly significant differentiation between the American and Eurasian mtDNA lineages, whereas a single Kamchatkan cluster of mtDNA haplotypes is recognized in the Eurasian mtDNA clade with high confidence. Molecular dating shows that the separation of ancestral population of the stoat occurred approximately 1,3–1,6 million years before present (BP), but the Eurasian mtDNA lineages diverged about 300 thousand years (ka) BP. …”
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A Novel Strain of <i>Orientia tsutsugamushi</i> Detected from Chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae) on Wild Rodents by Hak Seon Lee, Seong Yoon Kim, Hee Il Lee

“…We found that a new strain of <i>O. tsutsugamushi</i> formed a unique clade based on a 56-kDa type-specific antigen gene and showed 63.2–77.8% similarity to other strains of the same species. …”
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Phylogenomics of North American cybaeid spiders (Araneae, Cybaeidae), including the description of new taxa from the Klamath Mountains Geomorphic Province by Marshal Hedin, Martín J. Ramírez, Rodrigo Monjaraz-Ruedas

“…The systematics of humble-in-appearance brown spiders (“marronoids”), within a larger group of spiders with a modified retrolateral tibial apophysis (the RTA Clade), has long vexed arachnologists. Although not yet fully settled, recent phylogenomics has allowed the delimitation and phylogenetic relationships of families within marronoids to come into focus. …”
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Complete Sequence and Characterization of Mitochondrial and Chloroplast Genome of <i>Navicula incerta</i> CACC 0356 by Zhaokai Wang, Xiaoyu Wei

“…However, the scarcity of organelle genome data within the Navicula clade has impeded a comprehensive understanding and utilization of this group. …”
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Molecular detection of some virulence gene in Proteus mirabilis isolated from chicken and human by Aamer Y. Alchalaby, Balsam Y. Rasheed, Ammar M. Al-AAlim

“…The phylogenetic analysis shows that all Proteus isolates aggregate in one clade. In conclusion, our findings underscore the potential danger of virulence genes in poultry, a human staple food. …”
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A re-assessment of Taxomyces andreanae, the alleged taxol-producing fungus, using comparative genomics by Tian Cheng, Miroslav Kolařík, Luis Quijada, Marc Stadler

“…Surprisingly, the strain turned out to belong to the phlebioid clade of wood-destroying Basidiomycota as inferred from a comparison of its partial ITS, the 28S rDNA (LSU), the RNA polymerase II largest subunit (rpb1), the RNA polymerase II second largest subunit (rpb2), and the translation elongation factor 1-α (tef1) sequences. …”
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Identification and Characterization of Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus Isolates in Wheat-Growing Areas in Brazil by Talita Bernardon Mar, Douglas Lau, Jurema Schons, Paulo Roberto Valle da Silva Pereira, Alan Johnny Carminatti

“…The Brazilian WSMV isolates clustered in clade D are closely related to the Argentine isolate Arg2 (FJ348359). …”
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Genome-Wide Analyses of MADS-Box Genes Reveal Their Involvement in Seed Development and Oil Accumulation of Tea-Oil Tree (Camellia oleifera) by Xianzhi Zhang, Wenliang He, Xinyi Wang, Yongliang Duan, Yongjuan Li, Yi Wang, Qingbin Jiang, Boyong Liao, Sheng Zhou, Yongquan Li

“…More gene duplication events occurred in M-type subfamily (6) than that in MIKC subfamily (2), and SEP-like genes were lost from the MIKCC clade. Furthermore, 8, 15, and 17 differentially expressed ColMADS genes (DEGs) were detected between three developmental stages of seed (S1/S2, S2/S3, and S1/S3), respectively. …”
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Research Note: Novel reassortant avian influenza A(H9N2) Viruses in Wild Birds in Shanghai, China, 2020–2023 by Jie Hu, Yuting Xu, Min Ma, Chenyao Zhao, Yue Yuan, Guimei He

“…The nine H9N2 viruses were classified into seven genotypes, and some of them could contribute internal genes to recently circulating HPAI A(H5N8) and A(H5N1) viruses of clade 2.3.4.4b. These results highlight the importance of active surveillance of AIVs in wild birds to comprehend viral ecology and evaluate potential transmission risk in poultry and humans.…”
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Isolation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus from Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug) in the Middle East by Henju Marjuki, Ulrich Wernery, Hui-Ling Yen, John Franks, Patrick Seiler, David Walker, Scott Krauss, Robert G. Webster

“…Phylogenetic and antigenic analyses grouped both isolates in clade 2.2 (Qinghai-like viruses). However, the viruses appeared to have spread westward via different flyways. …”
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A severe microsporidian disease in cultured Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) by Alejandro López-Verdejo, Francisco E. Montero, Fernando de la Gándara, Miguel A. Gallego, Aurelio Ortega, Juan Antonio Raga, José F. Palacios-Abella

“…Phylogenetic analysis clustered this species with the Glugea spp. clade. The morphological characteristics and molecular comparison confirm that this is a novel microsporidian species, Glugea thunni. …”
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