PRESERVATION OF THE GENE POOL OF PLANTS UNDER IN PERMAFROST CONDITIONS: STATE, ADVANTAGES, AND PROSPECTS by B. M. Kershengolts, I. F. Zhimulev, N. P. Goncharov, R. V. Chzhan, G. V. Filippova, A. A. Shein, I. A. Prokopiev

“…The effect of long-term storage of seeds of three leguminous species (Pisum sativum, Lens culinaris, and Cicer arietinum) on physiological (germination) and cytological (mitotic index) parameters of seeds and seedlings derived from them was studied. …”
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Reference Ecosystem Condition-Based Syntaxonomic Study for Ecological Restoration and Protection of Temperate Forests in South Korea by Minsu Kim, Namin Koo, A Reum Kim, Kiwoong Lee, Soon Jin Yun

“…We identified forest composition species in 216 sample plots from Mt. Gariwang, a representative temperate deciduous forest in South Korea, and divided them into 13 species groups, including the <i>Quercus mongolica</i> Fisch.…”
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First identification report for amino acid composition of red algae Gracilaria spp. obtained from Central Java, Indonesia by Klara Kharisma Bunga Chandra, Tri Rini Nuringtyas, Tri Joko Raharjo

“…Gracilaria is a genus of red algae found mainly in Asia. Various species of Gracilaria are distributed throughout Indonesia’s marine waters, especially in coastal areas, and are cultivated for research and economic purposes. …”
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Searching for a common host: parasitoids of Lema daturaphila on Datura stramonium in Central Mexico by Carol Estefanía Villanueva-Hernández, Juan Núñez-Farfán

“…Results We found six parasitoid fly and wasp species that are new records for Mexico or the host. …”
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Environmental Metagenomic Analysis of "ESKAPE" Pathogens in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of General Hospital Yogyakarta Indonesia by Ludhang Pradipta Rizki, Indah Kartika Murni, Abu Tholib Aman, Titik Nuryastuti

“…These microbiomes encompass a wide array of microbial species, including ESKAPE bacterial pathogens, as well as profiles related to resistome and virulome. …”
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Gut microbiota differences between sports and non-sports major students: a population-controlled trial by Benlong Ma, Yifang Zhang, Wenbo Yuan, Nan Hu, Shanshan Li

“…The results showed that the gut microbiota compositions are similar in evolution and development, and significant differences were observed in the proportion of rare species, such as Fusobacterium, Mitsuokella, Acidaminococcus, and Butyricicoccus. …”
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Determination of Superoxide Radical Scavenging Activity and Total Antioxidant Capacity by Modified DMPD Method by Ferda Dondurmacıoğlu

“…Among the reactive oxygen species, Superoxide radicals can produce dangerous species that cause lipid peroxidation. …”
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Characterization of an allotriploid strawberry Fragaria × bifera Duchesne (Rosaceae) from Europe by Houshang Nosrati, Adam H. Price, Pedro Gerstberger, Chris C. Wilcock

“…The hybrid shared an 1800bp and 880bp long species-specific RAPDs bands with F. viridis and F. vesca, respectively, indicating them as the parental species of the hybrid. …”
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Microbial profile of some ready-to-cook frozen food items sold in Dhaka city, Bangladesh by Md. Shamimuzzaman, Rajib Kanti Roy, Toma Rani Majumder, Nirmal Chandra Barman, Nazia Nawshad Lina, Md. Tarek Hasan, Biplab Kumar Dash

“…Several common pathogenic bacterial species were screened by analyzing their morphological, cultural, and biochemical characteristics. …”
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Effect of single and repeated waterlogging events on tropical forage grasses for cut and carry systems by Rowan W. Smith, Thi Mui Nguyen, Nguyen Xuan Ba, Nguyen Huu Van, Jeff P. Corfield, David Parsons

“…This information will assist in providing recommendations for smallholder farmers about which species to grow under repeated or continuous waterlogging.…”
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Biodiversity indicators for breeding passerines in a multiple-cuckoo system in China: A comparison of cuckoos and raptors by Sidan Lin, Wei Liang

“…We compared the effectiveness of obligate brood parasitic cuckoos as biological indicators with raptors, a previously recognized indicator species, across ecogeographic regions of China based on different components of biodiversity (e.g. taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity). …”
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INTERGENOMIC CHROMOSOME PAIRING IN ALLOHAPLOID HYBRIDS OF GENUS SOLANUM by T. A. Gavrilenko, G. I. Pendinen, V.-M. Rokka, O. Y. Antonova, R. Thieme

“…Two hybrid combinations were studied: (1) between cultivated potato S. tuberosum (dihaploid, 2n = 2x = 24, AA genome) and wild species S. etuberosum (2n = 2x = 24, EE genome), (2) between cultivated tomato S. lycopersicum (LL, 2n = 2x = 24) and wild species S. etuberosum (2n = 2x = 24, EE). …”
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Discovering sanctuaries for the Endangered thick-shelled river mussel Unio crassus in Kaliningradskaya Oblast, Russia by Igor Popov, Mikhail Markovets, Evgeny Abakumov

“…We surveyed for this species in Kaliningradskaya Oblast, a Russian territory lying between Poland and Lithuania, where empty shells of the species had been reported from two rivers. …”
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Leishmania major Infection in Synanthropic Rodents: Evidence for the Urbanization of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ZCL) in Southern Iran by Saeed Shahabi, Kourosh Azizi, Qasem Asgari, Bahador Sarkari

“…A total of 41 rodents belonging to three species were caught from 10 trapping stations in gardens or houses within the area. …”
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Mechanical Mastication of Utah Juniper Encroaching Sagebrush Steppe Increases Inorganic Soil N by Kert R. Young, Bruce A. Roundy, Dennis L. Eggett

“…Juniper mechanical mastication increases cover of understory species but could increase resource availability and subsequently invasive plant species. …”
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Critical potassium concentrations for the initial cultivation of Cedrela fissilis Vell by Nonato Junior Ribeiro dos Santos, José Zilton Lopes Santos, Sulianne Idalior Paião Rosado, Tainah Manuela Benlolo Brabosa, Mylena Rêgo Panza, Marcelo Tavares Nunes, Josinaldo Lopes Araújo Rocha

“…ABSTRACT Providing nutrients in optimum quantities is essential for increasing the productivity of timber species. Despite this, we know little about the actual potassium (K) requirements of native Amazonian Forest species. …”
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Molecular genetic methods for intestinal microbiome investigation by O. L. Kardymon, A. V. Kudryavtseva

“…Meanwhile, today, to distinguish species and strains of microorganisms at DNAs or RNA level, standard culture and visual method are combined to molecular biology and genetics methods even more frequently. …”
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Age, growth, mortality and population structure of Polititapes aureus (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia by Derbali Abdelkarim

“…The possible future commercial benefits of the species as a significant resource of artisanal fisheries require better knowledge of its population dynamics. …”
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Detection and isolation of a new member of Burkholderiaceae-related endofungal bacteria from Saksenaea boninensis sp. nov., a new thermotolerant fungus in Mucorales by Yusuke Takashima, Kohei Yamamoto, Yousuke Degawa, Yong Guo, Tomoyasu Nishizawa, Hiroyuki Ohta, Kazuhiko Narisawa

“…The fungus was morphologically, phylogenetically, and physiologically characterized and proposed as a new species, Saksenaea boninensis sp. nov. Besides the fungal taxonomy, we also found the presence of BRE in isolates of this species by diagnostic PCR amplification of the 16S rRNA gene from mycelia, fluorescence microscopic observations, and isolation of the bacterium in pure culture. …”
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Recovery of nearly 3,000 archaeal genomes from 152 terrestrial geothermal spring metagenomes by Yan-Ling Qi, Hao-Tian Zhang, Meng Li, Wen-Jun Li, Zheng-Shuang Hua

“…Phylogenomic analysis revealed that these MAGs spanned 12 phyla, 27 classes, 67 orders, 147 families, 265 genera, and 475 species. Notably, 575 (19%) MAGs represented new taxa at various taxonomic levels, and 2,075 (70%) lacked nomenclature and effective descriptions. …”
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