Potency of sponge-associated bacteria producing bioactive compounds as biological control of vibriosis on shrimp by Adityawati Fajar Rini, Munti Yuhana, Aris Tri Wahyudi

“…Berdasarkan analisis sekuen gen 16S-rRNA, menunjukkan bahwa isolat-isolat tersebut memiliki kemiripan dengan genus Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, dan Alcaligenes. …”
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Population genetics of Glossina palpalis gambiensis in the sleeping sickness focus of Boffa (Guinea) before and after eight years of vector control: no effect of control despite a... by Kagbadouno, Moise S, Séré, Modou, Ségard, Adeline, Camara, Abdoulaye Dansy, Camara, Mamadou, Bucheton, Bruno, Bart, Jean-Mathieu, Courtin, Fabrice, De Meeûs, Thierry, Ravel, Sophie

“…Its cyclical vector are biting insects of the genus Glossina or tsetse flies. In Guinea, the mangrove ecosystem contains the main HAT foci of Western Africa. …”
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Molecular docking and dynamics studies to identify novel active compounds targeting potential breast cancer receptor proteins from an indigenous herb Euphorbia thymifolia Linn [ver... by ShamaPrasada K, Reshma Kumarchandra, Vasavi Kumblekar, K Sreedhara Ranganath Pai, Suman Manandhar, Sharada Rai, Rajeshwari Shastry

“…Euphorbia thymifolia L is a widely growing tropical herb that has been reported to have various ethnopharmacological properties. Although Euphorbia genus is reported to have anticancer properties, E. thymifolia is not reported to have anticancer properties to date. …”
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Entomological Investigations, Seasonal Fluctuations and Impact of Bioclimate Factors of Phlebotomines Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of an Emerging Focus of Cutaneous Leishmania... by Fatima Zahra Talbi, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami, Mouhcine Fadil, Mohamed Najy, Hassan Ech-Chafay, Mohamed Lachhab, Said Lotfi, Nordine Nouayti, Khadija Lahouiti, Chafika Faraj, Abdellatif Janati Idrissi

“…Ph. sergenti was the most prevalent species (46.64%), followed by Ph. perniciosus (38.19%), Ph. longicuspis (9.32%), Ph. papatasi (5.23%), and Ph. ariasi (0.06%). The genus Sergentomyia was even less frequent. The population dynamics showed a bimodal trend with two peaks: the first one in October (12.03% of specimens) and the second in June (27.92% of specimens). …”
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Analysis of the efficacy of MALDI-TOF MS technology in identifying microorganisms in cancer patients and oncology hospital environment by Grażyna Czeszewska-Rosiak, Iwona Adamczyk, Agnieszka Ludwiczak, Piotr Fijałkowski, Paweł Fijałkowski, Magdalena Twarużek, Michał Złoch, Dorota Gabryś, Wioletta Miśta, Andrzej Tretyn, Paweł Piotr Pomastowski

“…Both MALDI systems showed high consistency in results at both genus and species levels. Nevertheless, mismatches in identification between both MALDI systems were noted, particularly within Brevibacterium, Streptococcus, Bacillus, Staphylococcus, and Neisseria genera. …”
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Energetic and genomic potential for hydrogenotrophic, formatotrophic, and acetoclastic methanogenesis in surface-expressed serpentinized fluids of the Samail Ophiolite by Alta E. G. Howells, Alta E. G. Howells, Lilja M. Quinn, Lilja M. Quinn, Miguel G. Silva, Miguel G. Silva, Kylie Akiyama, Kylie Akiyama, Lucas M. Fifer, Lucas M. Fifer, Grayson Boyer, Srishti Kashyap, Kirt Robinson, Kirt Robinson, Jared Broddrick, Everett L. Shock, Tori M. Hoehler

“…We find that formatotrophic methanogenesis affords a higher Affinity (greater energetic yield) than acetoclastic and hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis in pristine serpentinized fluids and, in agreement with previous studies, find genomic evidence for a methanogen of the genus Methanobacterium to carry out formatotrophic and hydrogenotrophic methanogenesis, with the possibility of even using bicarbonate as a supply of CO2. …”
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Flowering characteristics and breeding system of Deutzia parviflora by WANG Qi, LI Jinyu, WANG Xinyi, WANG Yixuan, GUO Wei, YUAN Tao

“…[Conclusion] There is no apomixis in D . parviflora and the breeding system is a mixed mating system, dominanted by outcrossing mechanism, requiring pollinators, and it is more fertile and can be used as a parent for hybrid breeding in the genus Deutzia. Its low self-incompatibility is not due to dichogamy and herkogamy.…”
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Coarse-scale vertical distribution of pelagic amphipods in two contrasting seasons of the southern Gulf of Mexico by Marco Violante-Huerta, Laura Sanvicente-Añorve, Miguel Alatorre-Mendieta, Edlin Guerra-Castro

“…The dominant species was Lestrigonus bengalensis in winter and the juveniles of the genus Primno in summer. The SIMPER analysis also showed these taxa as responsible for the discrimination of the epi- and mesopelagic assemblages. …”
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Quantifying diversity and growth form distribution of scleractinian corals, in Mangrove Bay, El Qoseir, Egypt by Theres Koch, Angelina Ivkić, Lewis Jones, Victor Scharnhorst, Constanze Stix, Antonia Auer, Theda Schöchtner, Gözde Özer, Simon Steinwender, Joseph Wallace Daurella, Martin Zuschin

“…Encrusting and massive corals became more prevalent with increasing depth at both study sites, with massive corals covering 72% at the sheltered deeper reef slope and encrusting corals covering 24% at the current-exposed deeper reef slope. Species of the genus Porites dominated the sheltered site at all depths and the deeper reef slope at the current-exposed site, while Pocillopora verrucosa was most abundant at the exposed site’s reef edge and shallow slope.We provide photographs confirming these new records and access to the raw data on the abundance, distribution and conservation status of these taxa. …”
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Field Deployment of a Mobile Biosafety Laboratory Reveals the Co-Circulation of Dengue Viruses Serotype 1 and Serotype 2 in Louga City, Senegal, 2017 by Idrissa Dieng, Maryam Diarra, Moussa Moïse Diagne, Martin Faye, Marie Henriette Dior Ndione, Yamar Ba, Mamadou Diop, El Hadji Ndiaye, Paolo Marinho de Andrade Zanotto, Boly Diop, Mamadou Ndiaye, Abdoulaye Bousso, Ndongo Dia, Mawlouth Diallo, Aliou Barry, Gamou Fall, Cheikh Loucoubar, Amadou Alpha Sall, Ousmane Faye, Oumar Faye

“…This virus belonging to genus Flavivirus, Flaviviridae family, is responsible for a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, ranging from asymptomatic or mild febrile illness (dengue fever) to life-threatening infections (severe dengue). …”
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An integrated microbiome- and metabolome-genome-wide association study reveals the role of heritable ruminal microbial carbohydrate metabolism in lactation performance in Holstein... by Chenguang Zhang, Huifeng Liu, Xingwei Jiang, Zhihong Zhang, Xinfeng Hou, Yue Wang, Dangdang Wang, Zongjun Li, Yangchun Cao, Shengru Wu, Sharon A. Huws, Junhu Yao

“…The identified SNPs of chr25:11,177 on 5s_rRNA (small ribosomal RNA) (P < 0.05/nSNPs) were linked to ECM, the abundance alteration of Pseudobutyrivibrio_sp. (a genus that was also showed to be linked to the ECM production via the mWASs analysis), GH24 (lysozyme), and 9,10,13-TriHOME (linoleic acid metabolism). …”
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The transcriptional analysis of pepper shed light on a proviral role of light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding protein 13 during infection of pepper mild mottle virus by Weihong Lin, Shugen Zhang, Hao Zhang, Xiaomei Deng, Tong Jiang, Xifeng Chen, Laihua Dong, Qin Yan, Lianyi Zang, Yongping Xing, Zhenquan Wang, Qin Zhang, Kaitong Du, Huolin Shen, Junmin Zhang, Tao Zhou

“…Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV), a member of the genus Tobamovirus, causes severe damage on pepper worldwide. …”
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Pharmacological Evaluation of Secondary Metabolites and Their Simultaneous Determination in the Arabian Medicinal Plant Plicosepalus curviflorus Using HPTLC Validated Method by Raha Orfali, Shagufta Perveen, Nasir Ali Siddiqui, Perwez Alam, Tawfeq Abdullah Alhowiriny, Areej Mohammad Al-Taweel, Sami Al-Yahya, Fuad Ameen, Najwa Majrashi, Khulud Alluhayb, Bandar Alghanem, Hayat Shaibah, Shabana Iqrar Khan

“…Plicosepalus is an important genus of the Loranthaceae family, and it is a semiparasitic plant grown in Saudi Arabia, traditionally used as a cure for diabetes and cancer in human and for increasing lactation in cattle. …”
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Genomic characterization of three marine fungi, including Emericellopsis atlantica sp. nov. with signatures of a generalist lifestyle and marine biomass degradation by Ole Christian Hagestad, Lingwei Hou, Jeanette H. Andersen, Espen H. Hansen, Bjørn Altermark, Chun Li, Eric Kuhnert, Russell J. Cox, Pedro W. Crous, Joseph W. Spatafora, Kathleen Lail, Mojgan Amirebrahimi, Anna Lipzen, Jasmyn Pangilinan, William Andreopoulos, Richard D. Hayes, Vivian Ng, Igor V. Grigoriev, Stephen A. Jackson, Thomas D. S. Sutton, Alan D. W. Dobson, Teppo Rämä

“…The Pezizellaceae genome and the genome of the monotypic Amylocarpus genus represent the first published genomes of filamentous fungi that are restricted in their occurrence to the marine habitat and form thus a valuable resource for the community that can be used in studying ecological adaptions of fungi using comparative genomics.…”
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Exploring the multi-targeted mechanism of Saikosaponin A in prostate cancer treatment: a network pharmacology and molecular docking approach by Genbao Zhu, Genbao Zhu, Genbao Zhu, Zhiming Jiang, Niuping Zhu, Niuping Zhu, Donghui Wang, Donghui Wang, Tianpeng Guo, Tianpeng Guo, Yiqing Meng, Yiqing Meng, Yi Zhu, Yi Zhu, Kemeng Tan, Mengxue Hu, Heng Tang, Xuannian Wang, Xuannian Wang

“…Saikosaponin A (SSA), a triterpenoid saponin extracted from the genus Bupleurum, exerts numerous pharmacological effects, including anti-inflammatory and anti-tumorigenic effects. …”
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Metabolite Profiling and Association Analysis of Leaf Tipburn in Heat-Tolerant Bunching Onion Varieties by Tetsuya Nakajima, Reina Yamamoto, Kanako Matsuse, Masato Fuji, Koei Fujii, Sho Hirata, Mostafa Abdelrahman, Muneo Sato, Masami Yokota Hirai, Masayoshi Shigyo

“…Furthermore, as bunching onion belongs to the <i>Allium</i> genus, which includes globally significant vegetables such as onion and garlic, studying the impact of climate change on bunching onion serves as an ideal model. …”
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Ginsenoside Rd protects against acute liver injury by regulating the autophagy NLRP3 inflammasome pathway by Xiaomei Zhong, Yibin Sun, Yanxiang Lin, Shan Deng, Huan Wang, Xian Zhou, Jinjian Lu, Yanfang Zheng, Ruoyin Luo, Mingqing Huang, Jianyuan Song

“…Chow, both species belonging to genus Panax in the Araliaceae family. However, its hepatic protective effect against acute liver injury and related mechanistic action remain unexplored. …”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of tetraploid Chinese cherry (Prunus pseudocerasus) by Wei Zhang, Jing Wang, Xuncheng Wang, Xuwei Duan, Junbo Peng, Xiaoming Zhang, Qikai Xing, Kaichun Zhang, Jiye Yan

“…Abstract Chinese cherry belongs to the family Rosaceae, genus Prunus, and has high nutritional and economic value. …”
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Identification of a new alphacoronavirus (Coronaviridae: <i>Alphacoronavirus</i>) associated with the greater horseshoe bat (<i>Rhinolophus ferrumequinum</i>) in the south of Europ... by Sergey V. Lenshin, Tatyana V. Vishnevskaya, Alexey V. Romashin, Yulia I. Bulycheva, Oleg I. Vyshemirsky, Sophya A. Solovyeva, Asya K. Gitelman, Alexey S. Pazilin, Dmitry K. Lvov, Ben Hu, Zheng-Li Shi, Sergey V. Alkhovsky

“…Presumably the Kudep virus represents a novel species within the subgenus Decacovirus of the genus Alphacoronavirus. The virus Showed 72% nucleotide identity to a Cardioderma bat coronavirus from Kenya and up to 67% nucleotide identity to the YN2012 virus group found in horseshoe bats in China. …”
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Morphological Characteristics, Mitochondrial Genome, and Evolutionary Insights Into a New Sea Squirt From the Beibu Gulf by Yichuan Zhang, Yuting Qin, Yueying Wu, Liping Liu, Wenguang Zhang, Ling Ding, Xiangpei Ya, Zhiting Wen, Kuaili Feng, Hong Wang, Yujun Wang

“…ABSTRACT A new species of the genus Microcosmus was described in this study based on specimens collected from the coast of Xilian Town, Xuwen County, Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China. …”
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