Polyp dimorphism in the Mediterranean Red Coral Corallium rubrum: siphonozooids are precursors to autozooids by Guillaume Loentgen, Scott K. Parks, Denis Allemand, Sylvie Tambutté, Philippe Ganot

“…A key distinction between red coral species lies in their reproductive strategies: Pacific species are broadcast spawners, with gametes developing in siphonozooids, while C. rubrum is a larval brooder, with gametes maturing in autozooids. …”
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Reproductive features of Gerres longirostris Lacepède, 1801 (Perciformes: Gerreidae) off the Red Sea coast of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by Gabr Mohamed Hosny, Al-Harbi Mamdoh Ali, Sumon Md Afsar Ahmed

“…Histological examination of gonads revealed that their maturation in this species is asynchronous, with different developmental stages of oocytes at the same time, which indicates that the species is a multiple-batch spawner with indeterminate fecundity.…”
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Analysis of Microbial load and Litter Characterisation of Araromi Beach Sand, Ondo State, Nigeria by O. S. Odewumi, M. M. Quist

“…Data obtained show that Twenty-nine microbes comprising 17 bacterial species, seven fungal species and five yeast species were isolated. …”
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Development of a New Marker System for Identification of Spirodela polyrhiza and Landoltia punctata by Bo Feng, Yang Fang, Zhibin Xu, Chao Xiang, Chunhong Zhou, Fei Jiang, Tao Wang, Hai Zhao

“…Different ecotypes of the same species vary in their biochemical and physiological properties. …”
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Deafferentation-Induced Plasticity of Visual Callosal Connections: Predicting Critical Periods and Analyzing Cortical Abnormalities Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging by Jaime F. Olavarria, Andrew S. Bock, Lindsey A. Leigland, Christopher D. Kroenke

“…Although it is known that retinal input is required for normal callosal development, there is little information regarding the period during which the retina is critically needed and whether this period correlates with the same developmental stage across species. Here we review the timing of this critical period, identified in rodents and ferrets by the effects that timed enucleations have on mature callosal connections, and compare it to other developmental milestones in these species. …”
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Population Genetic Structure and Genetic Diversity in Twisted-Jaw Fish, Belodontichthys truncatus Kottelat & Ng, 1999 (Siluriformes: Siluridae), from Mekong Basin by Surapon Yodsiri, Komgrit Wongpakam, Adisak Ardharn, Chadaporn Senakun, Sutthira Khumkratok

“…Understanding the genetic diversity and genetic structure of the species is important for natural resource management. …”
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Conventional and Indigenous Biodiversity Conservation Approach: A Comparative Study of Jachie Sacred Grove and Nkrabea Forest Reserve by Samuel Boadi, Collins Ayine Nsor, Daniel Haruna Yakubu, Emmanuel Acquah, Osei Owusu Antobre

“…Out of 150 individuals, 13 species in NFR and 15 species from JSG were registered. …”
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Improving Accuracy of Malaria Diagnosis in Underserved Rural and Remote Endemic Areas of Sub-Saharan Africa: A Call to Develop Multiplexing Rapid Diagnostic Tests by Rasheed O. Makanjuola, Andrew W. Taylor-Robinson

“…A primary drawback is that the vast majority of commercially available RDTs detect only one of the five species of human malaria, P. falciparum. While this is the main cause of infection in many areas, it excludes the possibility of infection with another parasite (P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae, and P. knowlesi) or of mixed infections containing different species. …”
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Phytoplankton communities as indicator of trophic state in some habitats of Batanghari River system in Sumatera Island, Indonesia by Sulastri Sulastri, Lumbantoruan Reliana, Sudarso Jojok, Sukamto Tedjo

“…A high total number of species (58 to 60) was recorded in Lake Sigombak and Lake Teluk. …”
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Photocatalytic Activity and Characterization of Carbon-Modified Titania for Visible-Light-Active Photodegradation of Nitrogen Oxides by Chun-Hung Huang, Yu-Ming Lin, I-Kai Wang, Chun-Mei Lu

“…Photoluminescence spectra demonstrated that the carbonate species suppressed the recombination rate of electron-hole pair. …”
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Impact of different strains of Bacillus spp. on the bulb production of Tulipa sintenisii Baker by Ahmet Yenikalaycı

“…However, its low number of bulb production per plant is a major constraint to it becoming one of the common cultivated tulip species. This study was conducted to determine the impacts of 10 Bacillus species on bulb number increase as well as other plant parameters of T. sintenisii in the Mus province of Turkey in the 2020/2021 growing season. …”
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Isolation, Identification, and Antimicrobial Study of Yersinia spp. Isolated from Traditional and Industrial Olivier Salad Specimens in Tehran by Farnaz Eskandarzadeh, Mohammad Reza Mohammadi, Abbas Rahimi Foroushani, Mohammad Mehdi Soltan Dallal

“…Several studies have investigated various species of this gastrointestinal pathogen in food and water sources. …”
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Insect Pests and Diseases in Stored Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) and Maize (Zea mays L.) in West Hararghe, Ethiopia by Gelana Keno Beyene, Amin Mohammed Yones, Ahmed Beyan Heji, Mukaddes Kayim

“…The highest absolute frequency and relative frequency of F. oxysporum (14.53%), followed by A. flavus (13.08%), on maize seeds were recorded in the agar plate test. A total of eight species of fungi, including Fusarium species, A. parasiticus, and A. niger, were identified using the blotter and agar plate method. …”
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Rearranging the Bird’s Nest Fungi: molecular review of internal clades in Cyathus (Nidulariaceae, Basidiomycota) by Rhudson Henrique Santos Ferreira da Cruz, Jefferson dos Santos Góis, Paulo Marinho, Iuri Goulart Baseia, Kentaro Hosaka

“…Based on the last two classifications, this work aims to expand and understand the internal phylogenetic relationships among the fungi of the genus Cyathus and examine how these relationships are reflected in the taxonomic classification, through molecular analyses covering most of the species in the group, based on materials obtained from type specimens deposited in major fungal collections worldwide, besides expanding sampling with tropical species. …”
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Poly-ADP Ribosyl Polymerase 1 (PARP1) Regulates Influenza A Virus Polymerase by Liset Westera, Alisha M. Jennings, Jad Maamary, Martin Schwemmle, Adolfo García-Sastre, Eric Bortz

“…To infect new species, IAV typically must overcome a number of species barriers to entry, replication, and egress, even while virus replication is counteracted by antiviral host factors and innate immune mechanisms. …”
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Entomopathogens Isolated from Invasive Ants and Tests of Their Pathogenicity by Maria Fernanda Miori de Zarzuela, Luis Garrigós Leite, José Eduardo Marcondes, Ana Eugênia de Carvalho Campos

“…Some ant species cause severe ecological and health impact in urban areas. …”
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Beyond the microbiome: unraveling gut dysbiosis and its impact on systemic lupus erythematosus by Yara Safwat Roshdy, Shwikar Mahmoud Ahmed, Mona Gamaleldeen Morsi, Ahmed Shaaban, Samar Farouk Fouad Mostafa

“…We recommend future research focus on species-level analysis to clarify contradictory results.…”
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Investigation of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in labidochromis caeruleus and xiphophorus hellerii by Mustafa Ünal Boyraz, Muhammet Yaşar Dörtbudak, Muhammet Bahıttin Dörtbudak

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods: </b>In our study, five of Labidochromis caeruleus and Xiphophorus hellerii, which were grown as seven species of ornamental fishes and died with similar clinical symptoms were used. …”
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Coagulase gene and agr complex polymorphism-based genotyping of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> isolated from non-human primates by V. A. Kalashnikova

“…Analysis of the study results demonstrated that bacteria of this species could be transmitted between different monkey species. …”
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Novel relatives of Mecsek Mountains mammarenavirus (family Arenaviridae) in hedgehogs living in different sampling areas in Hungary by Károly Takáts, Péter Pankovics, Benigna Balázs, Ákos Boros, Róbert Mátics, Gábor Reuter

“…Abstract Mammarenaviruses (genus Mammarenavirus, family Arenaviridae) are rodent-borne zoonotic viruses consisting of 52 viral species, including ten that are pathogenic to humans. …”
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