Evaluation of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry and Sepsityper Kit™ for the Direct Identification of Organisms from Sterile Body Fluids in a Canadian Pediatric Hospital by Manal Tadros, Astrid Petrich

“…Correct identification to the genus and species levels was obtained in 75 of 80 (93.8%) and 39 of 50 (78%) blood culture broths, respectively. …”
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Mexican Bromeliad Weevil (no official common name), Metamasius callizona (Chevrolat) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae) by Barbra Larson, J. Howard Frank

“…A member of the weevil subfamily Rhynchophorinae, it is one of three species of the genus Metamasius present in Florida. Metamasius mosieri Barber, the smallest of the three and native to Florida, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, has been collected in Florida infrequently. …”
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A comparison of Bartonella henselae infection in immunocompetent and immunocompromised mice. by Rebekah L Bullard, Mercedes Cheslock, Shiva Kumar Goud Gadila, Ricardo G Maggi, Edward B Breitschwerdt, Ahmad A Saied, Monica E Embers

“…Bartonellosis refers to disease caused by the Bartonella genus of bacteria. The breadth of disease manifestations associated with Bartonella is currently expanding and includes regional lymphadenopathy, rheumatic, ocular, and neurological disorders. …”
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Recent Advances in Understanding the Inflammatory Response in Malaria: A Review of the Dual Role of Cytokines by Gabriela Loredana Popa, Mircea Ioan Popa

“…Malaria is a serious and, in some unfortunate cases, fatal disease caused by a parasite of the Plasmodium genus. It predominantly occurs in tropical areas where it is transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. …”
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Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichosis Refractory to First-Line Treatment by Walter Belda, Luiz Felipe Domingues Passero, Ana Thereza Stradioto Casolato

“…Sporotrichosis is a fungal infection endemic in Latin America and has been attributed to the thermodimorphic fungus of the genus Sporothrix. Transmission to humans occurs during a traumatic injury with soil or organic material; additionally, lesions caused by infected cats play an important role in the epidemiology of the disease. …”
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First record of Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807) (Odonata: Libellulidae) in Slovenia by Damjan Vinko, Ali Šalamun

“…Trithemis is the seventh genus to be added to the family Libellulidae for the country. …”
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Funding for research on cryptococcal disease: an analysis based on the G-finder report by Iraine Duarte, Marcio L. Rodrigues

“…Abstract Members of the genus Cryptococcus are the causative agents of cryptococcal meningitis, a disease mainly associated with HIV-induced immunosuppression. …”
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Microbiological Isolation of Sporothrix Schenckii in an Immunocompromised Patient. A Case Report by Ledys Pérez Morales, Midiala Iglesias López, Odette Quiñones Cherta, Idalmis Reyes Rodríguez

“…Sporotrichosis is a subcutaneous mycosis with a variable course caused by a fungus of the genus Sporothrix. We present the case of 67-year-old white patient of rural origin with a history of myelofibrosis that had evolved for ten years and was treated with thalidomide and prednisone. …”
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Natural History of the Ant Pheidole desertorum Wheeler in a Desert Grassland Habitat by Ken R. Helms

“…Pheidole desertorum colonies are large for the genus; the number of adult workers in established colonies ranges from 2,460–24,814. …”
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Bee Killers, Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann), Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann), and Malophora nigra Williston (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) by Gary J. Steck

“… Three large predaceous robber flies of the genus Mallophora occur in Florida. Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann) is known as the "Florida bee killer," M. orcina (Wiedemann) as the "southern bee killer," and M. nigra Williston as the "black bee killer" (Bromley 1950). …”
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Pasteurella Endocarditis: A Case Report and Statistical Analysis of the Literature by Randall S. Porter, Christine M. Hay

“…Pasteurella is a genus of commensal bacteria of the oral cavity of several domesticated animals and a common cause of cellulitis after animal bites. …”
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Mushrooms, Microdosing, and Mental Illness: The Effect of Psilocybin on Neurotransmitters, Neuroinflammation, and Neuroplasticity by Kinderlehrer DA

“…Psilocin, the active ingredient of mushrooms in the Psilocybe genus, is both a potent serotonin agonist and anti-inflammatory agent, increases neuroplasticity, and decreases overactivity in the default mode network. …”
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Mexican Bromeliad Weevil (no official common name), Metamasius callizona (Chevrolat) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Dryophthorinae) by Barbra Larson, J. Howard Frank

“…A member of the weevil subfamily Rhynchophorinae, it is one of three species of the genus Metamasius present in Florida. Metamasius mosieri Barber, the smallest of the three and native to Florida, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, has been collected in Florida infrequently. …”
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Haemostatic activity of butanolic extracts of Lamium album and Lamium purpureum aerial parts by Bubueanu Corina, Iuksel Rasit, Panteli Minerva

“…Lamium album and Lamium purpureum are species belonging to the genus Lamium. Aerial parts of the two species and roots of Lamium album have applications in human and veterinary traditional medicine. …”
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Research Progress in Bioactive Components and Health Benefits of Red Raspberry by SUN Huajun, CUI Fangzheng, LIU Ying, ZHU Sijing, LI Yue

“…Red raspberry is a fruit tree of the Rubus genus in the Rosaceae family. The fruits, leaves, seeds and other parts of red raspberry are rich in polysaccharides, flavonoids, phenolic compounds and other bioactive substances, which have many beneficial health effects such as improving immunity, preventing cardiovascular diseases, and inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. …”
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The holographic landscape of symmetric product orbifolds by Alexandre Belin, Alejandra Castro, Christoph A. Keller, Beatrix Mühlmann

“…Abstract We investigate the growth of coefficients in the elliptic genus of symmetric product orbifolds at large central charge. …”
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New Species of Rheotanytarsus Thienemann and Bause (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanytarsini) from Darjeeling–Sikkim, Himalaya, India, with Revised Keys to the Adult Males and Pupae of t... by Niladri Hazra, Shubhranil Brahma, Kaushik Sanyal

“…A possible placement and inclusion of these three new species from India and other seven species recorded from the Oriental China in the key to males of genus Rheotanytarsus of Kyerematen et al. are proposed. …”
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Geoglossum subdifforme sp. nov. and G. simile, Two New Earth Tongues from South Korea by Chang Sun Kim, Young-Nam Kwag, Dae Ho Kim

“…The two species were identified to belong to the genus Geoglossum; the species G. simile and a new species named G. subdifforme sp. nov. …”
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Bee Killers, Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann), Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann), and Malophora nigra Williston (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) by Gary J. Steck

“… Three large predaceous robber flies of the genus Mallophora occur in Florida. Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann) is known as the "Florida bee killer," M. orcina (Wiedemann) as the "southern bee killer," and M. nigra Williston as the "black bee killer" (Bromley 1950). …”
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Distribution of palpigrades (Arachnida, Palpigradi) in Slovenia with a new record of Eukoenenia austriaca (Hansen, 1926) by Maja Zagmajster, Ľubomir Kováč

“…So far, three species of the palpigrade genus Eukoenenia have been found in Slovenia, predominantly in caves in the southern parts of the country: Eukoenenia austriaca (Hansen, 1926), E. spelaea (Peyerimhoff, 1902) and E. gasparoi Condé, 1988. …”
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