Genetic diversity of single-celled microorganism Blastocystis sp. and its associated gut microbiome in free-ranging marine mammals from North-Western Mediterranean Sea by Marianna Marangi, Sonia Boughattas

“…A predominance of zoonotic subtype ST3 among different species of marine mammals as well as the presence of ST1 allele 4 subtype and even untypable subtype within the fin whale specimen was reported. …”
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Changes in Vertical Stratification of Neotropical Nymphalid Butterflies at Forest Edges Are Not Directly Caused by Light and Temperature Conditions by Brian K. Oye, Ryan I. Hill

“…From our data, edge-responsive species can be separated into two different categories, which likely relates to their resilience to anthropogenic disturbance. …”
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Chronic exposure to diesel engine exhaust and alteration of the airway bacteriome by Menghui Jiang, Yongwei Yan, Tao Wang, Bojia Wang, Yanting Li, Jinglong Tang, Yuxin Zheng

“…Furthermore, exposed individuals showed a less robust correlation network and fewer keystone species in their airway bacteriome than controls. …”
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Genomic Analysis of miR-21-3p and Expression Pattern with Target Gene in Olive Flounder by Ara Jo, Hee-Eun Lee, Heui-Soo Kim

“…Conserved sequences (5’-CAGUCG-3’) in numerous species were detected through the stem-loop structure of miR-21-3p. …”
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Wound Myiasis Caused by Sarcophaga (Liopygia) Argyrostoma (Robineau-Desvoidy) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): Additional Evidences of the Morphological Identification Dilemma and Molecul... by Annunziata Giangaspero, Marianna Marangi, Antonio Balotta, Claudio Venturelli, Krzysztof Szpila, Antonella Di Palma

“…The molecular investigation was necessary to confirm the species Sarcophaga (Liopygia) argyrostoma (99% of identity). …”
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CENP-A/CENP-B uncoupling in the evolutionary reshuffling of centromeres in equids by Eleonora Cappelletti, Francesca M. Piras, Marialaura Biundo, Elena Raimondi, Solomon G. Nergadze, Elena Giulotto

“…In the few mammalian species analyzed so far, the CENP-B box is contained in the major satellite repeat that is present at all centromeres, with the exception of the Y chromosome. …”
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Astrovirus infection in animals (literature review) by V. A. Mischenko, A. V. Mischenko, Т. B. Nikeshina, О. N. Petrova

“…A wide variety of infected animal species, the genetic diversity of the virus and the recombination events are indicative either of the cross-species transmission and subsequent adaptation of the virus to new hosts, or of the coinfection of the same host with different virus genotypes, which may lead to the emergence of novel astroviruses that are capable of infecting animals or possess a zoonotic potential. …”
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Productivity and commercial classification of pitaya in orchard with pollination by Cíntia Gonçalves Sena, Deilson de Almeida Alves, Maria do Céu Monteiro Cruz, Núbia Cassiana Santos, João Esdras Lima, Amanda Gonçalves Guimarães

“…Pollen grains were collected from flowers of the S. undatus species plants for cross-pollination with the species S. monacanthus. …”
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Fishy Business—Assessing the Efficacy of Active and Passive eDNA to Describe the Fish Assemblage of a River in Southwestern Western Australia to Support Effective Monitoring by Emma R. Stevens, Josephine Hyde, Leah S. Beesley, Daniel C. Gwinn, Suzanne Thompson, Lenore Morris, Paige R. Wilson, Deirdre B. Gleeson

“…We used the fitted model to compare capture probabilities among sampling methods and reveal the sampling effort required to describe the species assemblage. Results indicated that while all methods could detect fish, combined eDNA methodologies detected one more fish species than those caught by fyke netting. …”
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Adaptive evolution of stress response genes in parasites aligns with host niche diversity by Armando J. Cruz-Laufer, Maarten P. M. Vanhove, Lutz Bachmann, Maxwell Barson, Hassan Bassirou, Arnold R. Bitja Nyom, Mare Geraerts, Christoph Hahn, Tine Huyse, Gyrhaiss Kapepula Kasembele, Samuel Njom, Philipp Resl, Karen Smeets, Nikol Kmentová

“…Furthermore, the observed gene duplications and positive selection indicate the potentially important role of stress responses for the ecological adaptation of parasite species.…”
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Assessing and optimizing the potential for climate change mitigation and carbon sequestration in urban residential green spaces: energizing sustainable cities by Hancheng Liu, Jialong Zhang, Zijun Wang

“…This study aimed to evaluate the carbon sequestration potential of common plant species in urban residential areas and provide recommendations for optimizing green space design and management.MethodsThe research was conducted in four residential areas of Nanjing, China, where key growth parameters of 20 plant species, including evergreen trees, deciduous trees, evergreen shrubs, and deciduous shrubs, were measured. …”
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Advancing dental biofilm models: the integral role of pH in predicting S. mutans colonization by Jay S. Sangha, Valentina Gogulancea, Thomas P. Curtis, Nicholas S. Jakubovics, Paul Barrett, Aline Metris, Irina D. Ofiţeru

“…We have simulated all the conditions studied experimentally, considering different initial relative abundance of the five species, and also different initial clustering in the biofilm. …”
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Salinity Tolerance of Artificially Restored Vegetation Under Different Irrigation Strategies in Arid, Abandoned Mining Areas by Aishajiang Aili, Yuguang Zhang, Tao Lin, Hailiang Xu, Abdul Waheed, Wanyu Zhao, Jia Wang, Chuhan Wang

“…Salinity tolerance varied by species, with 8 g/L salinity being optimal for all, while higher salinity levels (12 g/L and 16 g/L) reduced growth across species, underscoring the importance of salinity management in restoration efforts. …”
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Ecosystem carbon stock variation along forest stand ages: insight from eastern coast mangrove ecosystem of India by Muktipada Panda, Bikash R. Dash, Sudam C. Sahu

“…Results Altogether, 29 plant species (18 exclusive and 11 associate species) were recorded. …”
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Molecular Monitoring of Flavivirus Infections (West Nile Virus and Dengue Virus) Among Culicidae Mosquitoes in Southern Iran by Masoumeh Amin, Hamideh Edalat, Hamidreza Basseri, Morteza Zaim, Kourosh Azizi, Mostafa Salehi- Vaziri, Sahar Khakifirouz, Mohsen Kalantari, Mozaffar Vahedi, Saideh Yousefi, Parisa Amin

“…Molecular screening for Flavivirus RNA, including WNV and DENV, was performed using a specific PCR technique.Results: 8212 adult mosquitoes were collected, representing four genera and nine species. The most prevalent species were Culex pipiens (54.20%), Culiseta longiareolata (30.40%), and Culex sinaiticus (10.25%). …”
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Interspecific Competition Between <i>Eotetranychus sexmaculatus</i> Riley and <i>Oligonychus biharensis</i> Hirst (Acari: Tetranychidae) by Lijiu Zheng, Yong Zhang, Xia Shi, Wei Gan, Fangping Zhang, Yueguan Fu, Ya Liu, Junyu Chen, Zhengpei Ye

“…Single-species populations of each mite were larger in number when compared with mixed populations. …”
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Identifying corridors for Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in a part of Eastern Himalayas, India by Malyasri Bhattacharya, Debanjan Sarkar, Sneha Pandey, Indranil Mondal, Sambandam Sathyakumar, R. Suresh Kumar, Gautam Talukdar

“…The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus), classified as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List, is an important mammal species found in the state of Sikkim, India. …”
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Selective and persistent toxicity of seven insecticides to five egg parasitoids of Spodoptera frugiperda by Hao-Ran Li, Cheng-Yang Li, Peng Dai, Lian-Sheng Zang, Nicolas Desneux, Wei Xu

“…Conversely, spinetoram and emamectin benzoate displayed moderate toxicity to adults of all tested parasitoid species. Conclusion Our findings indicate that chlorantraniliprole is safe for the five egg parasitoids species studied even after prolonged use and can be used in conjunction with lufenuron. …”
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Metals in Fishes from Yongshu Island, Southern South China Sea: Human Health Risk Assessment by Zhai Wu, Ye Xu, Minggang Cai, Sha-Yen Cheng, Huorong Chen, Dongren Huang, Kai Chen, Yan Lin, Tianyao Li, Mengyang Liu, Hengxiang Deng, Minjie Ni, Hongwei Ke

“…In order to assess the bioaccumulation of metals associated with gender, tissues, and their potential ecological risk, four species of fish were collected from the Yongshu Island in the Southern South China Sea. …”
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Estimating population abundance and monitoring population trends of endangered, elusive subterranean mammals (Rodentia: Spalacinae: Nannospalax) using HRAMN methodology by Orsolya Moldován, Szabocs Balogh, Gábor Bakó, Zsolt Molnár, Gyula Szabó, András Molnár, Attila Németh

“…Monitoring rare or endangered species is vital for biodiversity conservation, but it is particularly challenging for hidden or elusive species. …”
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