Deep R-gene discovery in HLB resistant wild Australian limes uncovers evolutionary features and potentially important loci for hybrid breeding by Jianyang Liu, Khushwant Singh, Matthew Huff, Christopher Gottschalk, Michael Do, Margaret Staton, Manjunath L. Keremane, Robert Krueger, Chandrika Ramadugu, Chris Dardick

“…Surprisingly, the two cultivated species harbored 15.8 to 104% more R-genes than the Australian limes. …”
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Mollusk Diversity in Percut Sei Tuan Silvofishery Ponds, North Sumatra, Indonesia by Ipanna Enggar Susetya, Mohammad Basyuni, Muhammad Rakezza Rifzy Rifzy, Rizka Amelia, Yuntha Bimantara, Rusdi Leidonald, Amanatul Fadhilah

“…Highlight Research • We found 16 species of mollusks with a total of 15 species from the gastropod class and 1 species from the Bivalvia class bivalves in the silvofishery ponds, recording a total of 369 individuals…”
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Exotic Laguncularia racemosa drives rapid shifts in pond-to-mangrove restoration communities by Lin Zhang, Yamian Zhang, Yijuan Deng, Pingping Guo, Wenqing Wang, Mao Wang

“…We found that the exotic species Laguncularia racemosa expanded rapidly, significantly suppressing native mangrove species and altering the community structure. …”
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Increase in disturbance-induced canopy gaps leads to reorganization of Central European bird communities by Anne Graser, Claudia Frank, Friederike Kunz, Andreas Schuldt, Cornelius Senf, Christoph Sudfeldt, Sven Trautmann, Johannes Kamp

“…We conclude that the recent increase in disturbance-induced canopy gaps across Central Europe has led to community reorganization, including species-specific changes in abundances. These changes might have important implications for priority-setting in species conservation.…”
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In Vitro Antilisterial Properties of Crude Methanol Extracts of Garcinia kola (Heckel) Seeds by Dambudzo Penduka, Anthony I. Okoh

“…The rate of kill of the extract was determined against four representative Listeria species in the study, and the results showed that the highest percentage of bacteria cells were killed after the maximum exposure time of 2 h at the highest concentration of 4×MIC value, with the maximum number of bacteria cells killed being for L. ivanovii (LEL 30) 100%, L. monocytogenes (LAL 8) 94.686%, L. ivanovii (LEL 18) 60.330%, and L. grayi (LAL 15) 56.071% We therefore conclude that the nature of inhibition of the crude methanol extracts of Garcinia kola seeds can be either bactericidal or bacteriostatic depending on the target Listeria species and can also differ among same species as evidenced by L. ivanovii strains LEL 30 and LEL 18.…”
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Cloning, Structural Characterization, and Phylogenetic Analysis of Flower MADS-Box Genes from Crocus (Crocus sativus L.) by Athanasios S. Tsaftaris, Alexios N. Polidoros, Konstantinos Pasentsis, Apostolos Kalivas

“…Crocus (Crocus sativus L.) is a crop species cultivated for its flowers and, more specifically, for its red stigmas. …”
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Investigation of listeria spp in chicken meat consumed in erzurum by Emre Kaya, Mustafa Atasever

“…In the samples, 25 Listeria species were detected via Microbact 12 L Listeria identification test kit. …”
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A reliance on human habitats is key to the success of an introduced predatory reptile. by Tom Major, Lauren Jeffrey, Guillem Limia Russel, Rebecca Bracegirdle, Antonio Gandini, Rhys Morgan, Benjamin Michael Marshall, John F Mulley, Wolfgang Wüster

“…Commensal species which can live alongside humans by making use of specific conditions, structures, or prey, have a significant advantage. …”
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A new skink of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 (Squamata, Scincidae) from Son La Province, northwestern Vietnam by Anh Van Pham, Thomas Ziegler, Cuong The Pham, Thao Ngoc Hoang, Hanh Thi Ngo, Minh Duc Le

“…A new species of the genus Scincella Mittleman, 1950 is described from northern Vietnam based on morphological and molecular evidence. …”
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Bioactivity of Powder and Extracts from Garlic, Allium sativum L. (Alliaceae) and Spring Onion, Allium fistulosum L. (Alliaceae) against Callosobruchus maculatus F. (Coleoptera: Br... by Abiodun A. Denloye

“…The 48 hr LC50 values for the powder against the test insect species were 9.66 g/kg and 26.29 g/kg for A. sativum and A. fistulosum, respectively. …”
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Isolation and Screening of Highly Cellulolytic Filamentous Fungi by Ibatsam Khokhar, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Sobia Mushtaq, Irum Mukhtar

“…Fungal species i.e. T. harzianum, T. viride, T. koningii, A. japonicus, A. nidulans ver. dentatus P. lanosum, P. expansum and P. oxalicum gave the highest cellulase activity. …”
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Effect of management system and pedoclimatic factors on Fusarium and Didymella communities associated with pea (Pisum sativum) roots in Germany by Adnan Šišić, Jelena Baćanović-Šišić, Harald Schmidt, Maria R. Finckh

“…Roots generally appeared healthy or showed minor disease symptoms despite the frequent occurrence of 4 Didymella and 14 Fusarium species. Soil pH interacted with the occurrence of the Fusarium oxysporum species complex (FOSC) and F. tricinctum that correlated with reduced or increased soil pH values, respectively. …”
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Additions to the saprobic fungi (Ascomycota) associated with macadamia trees from the Greater Mekong Subregion by Xian Zhang, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Tian-Ye Du, Li-Su Han, Abdallah M. Elgorban, Jaturong Kumla, Chanokned Senwanna, Dong-Qin Dai, Nakarin Suwannarach, Hao-Han Wang

“…Our multigene phylogenetic analyses (ITS, LSU, SSU, tef1-α, TUB2, and ACT loci), genealogical concordance phylogenetic species recognition (GCPSR) with a pairwise homoplasy index (PHI) test, and morphological characteristics led to the discovery of two new species, Dothiorella macadamiae and Phaeoacremonium chiangmaiense, and one new record, Melomastia puerensis. …”
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Contexte socio-culturel et écologique des mangroves du Vietnam durant la première moitié du xxe siècle selon Eugène Poilane by Ariadna Burgos, Benoît Carré, Françoise Aubaile-Sallenave, Sovanmoly Hul

“…Eugène Poilane’s work – his botanical specimens, manuscripts and fieldwork notebooks – help us trace the floristic diversity of mangrove species, their abundance and distribution. It also provides detailed information about indigenous knowledge and uses of the various species, the operational management and economic value of mangroves, all within the unique socio-cultural and environmental context of the French colonial era in southeast Asia. …”
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Movements of the Glandirana Frogs in Japan and South Korea: A Strategy for Defining Geographical Movements of Amphibians by Akira Oike, Koji Tojo, Yoriko Nakamura, Etsuro Ito, Masahisa Nakamura

“…This strategy is applicable to studying and understanding the movements of other amphibian species of the Eurasian and other continents.…”
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In Vitro Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities of Some Marine Sponges Collected off Misamis Oriental Coast, Philippines by A. P. Rivera, M. M. Uy

“…The phosphomolybdenum method for total antioxidant activity determination showed that the hexane, dichloromethane and ethyl acetate extracts of five marine sponge species collected off misamis oriental coast-Aaptos suberitoides, Dactylospongia elegans, Stylissa massa, Haliclona sp. and an unidentified species coded as KL-05, have varying degrees of antioxidant capacity. …”
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Variation in the Stabilimenta of Cyclosa fililineata Hingston, 1932, and Cyclosa morretes Levi, 1999 (Araneae: Araneidae), in Southeastern Brazil by Marcelo O. Gonzaga, João Vasconcellos-Neto

“…We investigated the characteristics of the stabilimenta constructed by two species of Cyclosa, describing the variations within and among five populations. …”
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Isolation and Screening of Highly Cellulolytic Filamentous Fungi by Ibatsam Khokhar, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Sobia Mushtaq, Irum Mukhtar

“…Fungal species i.e. T. harzianum, T. viride, T. koningii, A. japonicus, A. nidulans ver. dentatus P. lanosum, P. expansum and P. oxalicum gave the highest cellulase activity. …”
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Exploring the Links Between Forest Stewardship Council Certification and Biodiversity Outcomes at a Global Level by Parag Kadam, Puneet Dwivedi

“…Forests contain just under 58% of all known species globally, with approximately 61% of these found in countries with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified forests. …”
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First records of Oxychilus alliarius and O. cellarius (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Oxychilidae) in Mexico: mtDNA identification and potential distributions by Ali Gabrielle Trujillo-Díaz, Victoria Araiza-Gómez, Jazmín García-Román, José Luis Hernández-Domínguez, Gerardo Zúñiga, Edna Naranjo-García

“…These three introduced land snail species were identified by combining their genital anatomy and mitochondrial COI DNA sequence data. …”
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