BTS1-knockout Saccharomyces cerevisiae with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity through lactic acid accumulation by Liu Cong, Yuan Zhou, Yu Zhang, Shanshan Mao, Chaoqun Chen, Liying Wang, Xiao Li, Zuo Zhang, Zuobin Zhu, Ying Li

“…Moreover, BTS1-KO S. cerevisiae exhibits low haemolytic activity, acid resistance, resistance to high bile salt concentrations, high auto-aggregation capacity and high co-aggregation capacities with pathogenic bacteria. Moreover, infected larvae treated with BTS1-KO S. cerevisiae in Galleria mellonella-E. coli (in vivo) and G. mellonella-S. aureus (in vivo) infection models showed significantly prolonged survival times. …”
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Toxicological assessment of citral and geraniol: Efflux pump inhibition in Staphylococcus aureus and invertebrate toxicity by Gildênia Alves de Araújo, Cícera Datiane de Morais Oliveira Tintino, Raimundo Luíz Silva Pereira, Isaac Moura Araújo, Cícera Laura Roque Paulo, João Arthur de Oliveira Borges, Ewerton Yago de Sousa Rodrigues, Ângella Eduarda da Silva, Francisco Assis Bezerra da Cunha, Zildene de Sousa Silveira, Nair Silva Macedo, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, José Maria Barbosa Filho, Daniela Maria do Amaral Ferraz Navarro, Francisco Roberto de Azevedo, Saulo Relison Tintino

“…Mortality assay and negative geotaxis were conducted on D. melanogaster specimens, and insecticidal activity assays were performed on A. aegypti larvae. Only geraniol reduced the antibiotic MIC when combined, reducing from 64 µg/mL to 16 µg/mL in the 1199B strain of S. aureus. …”
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Fertility differences between two wild-type <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> lines correlate with differences in the expression of the <i>Jheh</i> gene, which codes for an enzyme deg... by O. V. Andreenkova, N. V. Adonyeva, V. M. Efimov, N.  E. Gruntenko

“…Juvenile hormone plays a “status quo” role in Drosophila melanogaster larvae, preventing the untimely metamorphosis, and performs a gonadotropic function in imagoes, ensuring the ovaries’ preparedness for vitellogenesis. …”
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The impact of the Hsp67Bc gene product on Drosophila melanogaster longevity, fecundity, and acute heat stress tolerance by D. Malkeyeva, S. A. Fedorova, E. Kiseleva

“…In the present work, we investigated how the Hsp67Bc gene deletion affects the f itness of fruit f lies under normal conditions and their tolerance to elevated temperatures at different developmental stages. Larvae and pupae were not adversely affected by the Hsp67Bc gene deletion, and adult Hsp67Bc-null f lies showed an extended lifespan in comparison with the control at normal (24–25 °C) and elevated temperature (29 °C), and after acute heat stress (37 °C, 2 h). …”
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Influence of the polysaccharide capsule on virulence and fitness of Klebsiella pneumoniae by Lisa Zierke, Rodi Mourad, Thomas P. Kohler, Mathias Müsken, Sven Hammerschmidt

“…Infections of Galleria mellonella larvae showed a significantly decreased virulence potential of the CPS-deficient mutant.DiscussionIn conclusion, our data indicate a crucial role of CPS in vivo.…”
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Síndrome de Löeffler y ascaridiasis en la vía biliar en una niña. Presentación de un caso clínico by Juan Mario Reyes Vera

“…Introducción: El síndrome de Löeffler ocurre por el paso de larvas del parásito por las vías respiratorias. La ascaridiasis biliar es una infección ocasionada por la migración errática del áscaris lumbricoides hacia el sistema biliar. …”
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Aspectos epidemiológicos y terapéuticos de la nematodiasis gastrointestinal caprina en un área subtropical de la Argentina by D. H. Aguirre, M. M. Cafrune, A. E. Viñabal, A. O. Salatin

“…Los géneros de nematodes se determinaron por la identificación de las larvas en los coprocultivos. Además se evaluó la eficacia de los tratamientos aplicados en el período, empleando la prueba de reducción del HpG. …”
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Light-regulated microRNAs shape dynamic gene expression in the zebrafish circadian clock. by Zuo Wang, Shuang Wang, Yi Bi, Alessandra Boiti, Shengxiang Zhang, Daniela Vallone, Xianyong Lan, Nicholas S Foulkes, Haiyu Zhao

“…Furthermore, treatment with mimics and inhibitors of these two miRNAs significantly affected the dynamic expression of their target genes but also other core clock components (clock1a, bmal1b, per1b, per2, per3), as well as the rhythmic locomotor activity of zebrafish larvae. Thus, our identification of light-responsive miRNAs reveals new intricacy in the multi-level regulation of the circadian clockwork by light.…”
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Vegetación espontánea en el cinturón hortícola platense hospedante de Thripidae (Thysanoptera) vectores de Tospovirus: riesgo relativo como componente epidemiológico by P. CARRIZO, M.T. AMELA GARCÍA

“…Para los cuatro trips vectores, se consideró la abundancia de trips adultos y la presencia de sus larvas, mediante un análisis cluster, jerárquico y no supervisado, y la prueba DGC de comparación de medias multivariada para obtener el número de grupos significativos. …”
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‘Customary’ use of stick tools by chimpanzees in Bulindi, Uganda: update and analysis of digging techniques from behavioural observations by Matthew R. McLennan, Jacqueline Rohen, Zoe Satsias, Tom Sabiiti, John-Mary Baruzaliire, Marie Cibot

“…., Apis mellifera and Xylocopa sp. bee nests, and unidentified grubs or larvae), as well as for excavating Meliponini ground nests. …”
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Ultrasound B-Scan for Posterior Segment and Extraocular Evaluation in Ocular Cysticercosis by Bhatt VD, Bhatt KD, Bhatt DC, Dabir S, Sheth JU, Berendschot TTJM, Erckens RJ, Webers CAB

“…Vaidehi D Bhatt,1 Kalpana D Bhatt,1 Deepak C Bhatt,1 Supriya Dabir,2 Jay U Sheth,3 Tos TJM Berendschot,4 Roel J Erckens,4 Carroll AB Webers4 1UBM Institute, Mumbai, India; 2Department of Retina, Rajan Eye Care Pvt Ltd, Chennai, India; 3Department of Retina Services, Shantilal Shanghvi Eye Institute, Mumbai, India; 4University Eye Clinic Maastricht, Maastricht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence: Vaidehi D Bhatt, UBM Institute, A/1 Ganesh Baug, Dadar, Mumbai, 400019, India, Tel +91-9821525810, Email vaidehibhatt94@gmail.comPurpose: Cysticercosis, caused by Taenia solium larvae, can affect various ocular and extraocular structures, leading to significant morbidity. …”
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Growth and survival of giant gourami juvenile immerse indifferent frequencies using recombinant growth hormone by Aras Syazili, . Irmawati, . Alimuddin, Komar Sumantadinata

“… This study was aimed to determine the immersion frequency of recombinant growth hormone (rGH) in the growth stimulation of giant gourami juvenile. A total of 50 larvae at second day after first feeding, was immersed in 30 ppt salt water for 2 minutes, and then transferred into 200 mL of 9 ppt salt water containing 30 mg/L rGH in inclusion bodies form. …”
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GENOTYPIC DIVERSITY OF DENGUE VIRUS IN AEDES MOSQUITOES COLLECTED FROM DENGUE HOTSPOT AREAS IN KUALA LUMPUR AND SELANGOR, MALAYSIA by Wan Najdah Wan Mohamad Ali, Zurainee Mohamed Nor, Rafidah Ali, Rohani Ahmad, Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim

“…A total of 4,438 Aedes albopictus and 2,454 Aedes aegypti larvae were collected from 132 dengue hotspot localities. …”
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The neuroendocrine stress-response in insects: the history of the development of the concept by M. A. Eremina, N. E. Gruntenko

“…Insects present unique opportunities for experimentation, which can allow us to understand the basic mechanisms of stress reactions. In insect larvae the mechanism of stress reaction has been studied in detail. …”
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Climate-smart livestock nutrition in semi-arid Southern African agricultural systems by Felix Fushai, Teedzai Chitura, Oyegunle Emmanuel Oke

“…Feedstuffs for potential circular feeding systems include the oilseed cakes from the macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) nut, the castor (Ricinus communis), and Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) beans, which are rich in protein and energy, insect feed protein and energy, primarily the black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens), and microbial protein from phototrophic algae (Spirulina, Chlorella), and yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). …”
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Combined use of zoophytophagous mirids for sustainable biological protection of greenhouse tomato crops by Kouassi A. J. Konan, Coline C. Jaworski, Lucie S. Monticelli, Mnqobi Zuma, Roger Boll, Marie-France N. Kouadio, Thibaud Martin, Benjamin Gard, Roselyne Souriau, Anne-Violette Lavoir, Nicolas Desneux

“…We found that the combined presence of D. errans, M. pygmaeus and N. tenuis rapidly and significantly reduced the densities of B. tabaci adults, and T. absoluta larvae and damage compared to when M. pygmaeus (with both densities) was only present with N. tenuis. …”
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Phylogenetic and Comparative Genomics Study of <i>Cephalopina titillator</i> Based on Mitochondrial Genomes by Huaibing Yao, Wanpeng Ma, Zhanqiang Su, Yuanyuan Yan, Yang Li, Weidong Cui, Jie Yang, Faqiang Zhan, Min Hou

“…Camel bot fly (<i>Cephalopina titillator</i>) larvae cause myiasis in domesticated and wild camels, resulting in significant economic losses to the camel industry and posing a serious global public health concern. …”
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A novel sustained-release agent based on disulfide-induced recombinant collagen hydrogels for the prevention and treatment of Schistosoma infections by Jie Wang, Lijun Song, Yuntian Xing, Yang Dai, Jinyuan Hu, Guoli Qu, Yongliang Xu, Xuren Yin, Derong Hang, Jianfeng Zhang, Chunrong Xiong, Liang Shi, Fei Xu

“…The subcutaneous injection of praziquantel after 28 days of infection showed 95.19% and 80.12% reduction of worm and egg counts, respectively, and the development of larvae was significantly slowed down. Liver analysis showed no infection after 7 days of treatment. …”
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Ecdysone receptor strongly influences larval–pupal–adult transition and melanization in Tuta absoluta by Xiaodi Wang, Jiajia Wu, Jianyang Guo, Nianwan Yang, Fanghao Wan, Zhichuang Lü, Wanxue Liu

“…Approximately 70% of TaEcR RNAi larvae died or pupated abnormally. In the few successful pupations, the pupa weights were substantially lower (36.44%) than those of the control group. …”
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Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α is required to establish the larval glycolytic program in Drosophila melanogaster by Yasaman Heidarian, Tess D. Fasteen, Liam Mungcal, Kasun Buddika, Nader H. Mahmoudzadeh, Travis Nemkov, Angelo D'Alessandro, Jason M. Tennessen

“…Objectives: The rapid growth that occurs during Drosophila larval development requires a dramatic rewiring of central carbon metabolism to support biosynthesis. Larvae achieve this metabolic state, in part, by coordinately up-regulating the expression of genes involved in carbohydrate metabolism. …”
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