Att lära om naturen från naturen och i naturen by Sara Planting-Bergloo, Emma Rova, Charlotte Lennartsdotter, Per Rohlin, Maria Andrée

“…The results reveal three categories of student conversations, including: species identification, method discussion and discussion of results. …”
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Prevalence of Dermatophytosis and Antifungal Activity of Ethanolic Crude Leaf Extract of Tetradenia riparia against Dermatophytes Isolated from Patients Attending Kampala Internati... by Taufik Kakande, Yonah Batunge, Emmanuel Eilu, Ambrose Shabohurira, Justus Abimana, Saheed Adekunle Akinola, Reagan Muhwezi, Abubakar Sunusi Adam, Sarah Kemuma Onkoba, Adamu Almustapha Aliero, Collins Atuheire, Charles Drago Kato, Ibrahim Ntulume

“…T. verrucosum had highest distribution 6 (19.35%) among dermatophytes species while Aspergillus spp. were found to have highest distribution 7 (22.58%) among non-dermatophyte species. …”
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Discovery of Novel Diagnostic Biomarkers for Common Pathogenic <i>Nocardia</i> Through Pan-Genome and Comparative Genome Analysis, with Preliminary Validation by Chaohong Wang, Xinmiao Jia, Ming Wei, Jun Yan, Qing Sun, Sibo Long, Maike Zheng, Yiheng Shi, Guanglu Jiang, Yan Zhao, Hairong Huang, Xinting Yang, Li Gu, Guirong Wang

“…In this study, complete or assembled genome sequences of common pathogenic <i>Nocardia</i> and closely related species were obtained from NCBI as discovery and validation sets, respectively. …”
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Rapid literature mapping on the recent use of machine learning for wildlife imagery by Nakagawa, Shinichi, Lagisz, Malgorzata, Francis, Roxane, Tam, Jessica, Li, Xun, Elphinstone, Andrew, Jordan, Neil R., O'Brien, Justine K., Pitcher, Benjamin J., Van Sluys, Monique, Sowmya, Arcot, Kingsford, Richard T.

“…Typically, studies have focused on large charismatic or iconic mammalian species. An increasing number of studies have been published in ecology-specific journals indicating the uptake of deep learning to transform the detection, classification and tracking of wildlife. …”
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Tunning valence state of cobalt centers in Cu/Co-CoO1-x for significantly boosting water-gas shift reaction by Xing-Chi Li, Jun-Hao Wang, Tao-Tao Huang, Yang Hu, Xin Li, De-Jiu Wang, Wei-Wei Wang, Kai Xu, Chun-Jiang Jia, Hao Dong, Guangshe Li, Chen Li, Ya-Wen Zhang

“…A synergistic mechanism is proposed that Coδ+ species can be easily reduced by CO adsorbed on Cu and Co0 can be oxidized by H2O. …”
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Genomic characterization of three marine fungi, including Emericellopsis atlantica sp. nov. with signatures of a generalist lifestyle and marine biomass degradation by Ole Christian Hagestad, Lingwei Hou, Jeanette H. Andersen, Espen H. Hansen, Bjørn Altermark, Chun Li, Eric Kuhnert, Russell J. Cox, Pedro W. Crous, Joseph W. Spatafora, Kathleen Lail, Mojgan Amirebrahimi, Anna Lipzen, Jasmyn Pangilinan, William Andreopoulos, Richard D. Hayes, Vivian Ng, Igor V. Grigoriev, Stephen A. Jackson, Thomas D. S. Sutton, Alan D. W. Dobson, Teppo Rämä

“…TS7, wood-associated Amylocarpus encephaloides and algae-associated Calycina marina. These species were genome sequenced to study their genomic features, biosynthetic potential and phylogenetic placement using multilocus data. …”
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Diversity of the Amoebozoa and Ciliophora Groups in Non-Human Primates Kept Ex Situ and in Their Handlers in Different Institutions in Brazil by Laís Dib, Breno da Silva, Lais Correa, Alcides Pissinatti, Silvia Moreira, Maria Clotilde Tavares, Rodrigo Teixeira, André Luíz da Costa, José Augusto Muniz, Amauri Junglos, Zelinda Maria Hirano, Aline Dada, Sidnei da Silva, Maria Regina Amendoeira, Alynne Barbosa

“…In Brazil, little is known about these infections in neotropical species. This study aimed to identify Amoebozoa and Ciliophora groups in fecal samples through in vitro isolation and molecular analysis, mapping their distribution in Brazil. …”
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Introducing ‘trident’: a graphical interface for discriminating groups using dental microwear texture analysis by Thiery, Ghislain, Francisco, Arthur, Louail, Margot, Berlioz, Emilie, Blondel, Cécile, Brunetière, Noël, Ramdarshan, Anusha, Walker, Axelle EC, Merceron, Gildas

“…Dental microwear textures reflect the physical properties of the food, the feeding ecology of a given species, and niche partitioning when considering multi-specific communities. …”
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The Late Orchid Catches the Bee: Frost Damage and Pollination Success in the Face of Global Warming in a European Terrestrial Orchid by Florian P. Schiestl, Beat A. Wartmann, Ruth Bänziger, Brigitte Györög‐Kobi, Klaus Hess, Jürg Luder, Edith Merz, Beat Peter, Max Reutlinger, Tobias Richter, Heinz Senn, Thomas Ulrich, Beate Waldeck, Claudia Wartmann, Roland Wüest, Walter Wüest, Quint Rusman

“…ABSTRACT Global warming changes flowering times of many plant species, with potential impacts on frost damage and their synchronization with pollinator activity. …”
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Green and Innovative Extraction: Phenolic Profiles and Biological Activities of Underutilized Plant Extracts Using Pulsed Electric Fields and Maceration by Noelia Pallarés, Houda Berrada, Emilia Ferrer, Wahiba Rached, José Pinela, Filipa Mandim, Tania C. S. P. Pires, Tiane C. Finimundy, Francisco J. Barba, Lillian Barros

“…Underutilized plant species such as <i>Asteriscus graveolens</i> (Forssk.) …”
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Phylogeographic breaks and how to find them: An empirical attempt at separating vicariance from isolation by distance in a lizard with restricted dispersal by Rancilhac, Loïs, Miralles, Aurélien, Geniez, Philippe, Mendez-Aranda, Daniel, Beddek, Menad, Brito, José Carlos, Leblois, Raphaël, Crochet, Pierre-André

“…Here, we use multi-locus sequence data from a widely distributed lizard species to address these questions in an empirical setting. …”
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Enhanced multistress tolerance of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with the sugar transporter-like protein Stl1F427L mutation in the presence of glycerol by Zixiong Liu, Lingling Shangguan, Linglong Xu, Huiyan Zhang, Wenxin Wang, Qiao Yang, Xiaoling Zhang, Lan Yao, Shihui Yang, Xiong Chen, Jun Dai

“…It can reduce reactive oxygen species levels and increase ergosterol content. This paper provides novel insights and methods to get robust industrial microorganisms.…”
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Dealing With the Complexity of Effective Population Size in Conservation Practice by Ancuta Fedorca, Joachim Mergeay, Adejoke O. Akinyele, Tamer Albayrak, Iris Biebach, Alice Brambilla, Pamela A. Burger, Elena Buzan, Ino Curik, Roberta Gargiulo, José A. Godoy, Santiago C. González‐Martínez, Christine Grossen, Myriam Heuertz, Sean Hoban, Jo Howard‐McCombe, Maria Kachamakova, Peter Klinga, Viktoria Köppä, Elenora Neugebauer, Ivan Paz‐Vinas, Peter B. Pearman, Laia Pérez‐Sorribes, Baruch Rinkevich, Isa‐Rita M. Russo, Adélaïde Theraroz, Nia E. Thomas, Marjana Westergren, Sven Winter, Linda Laikre, Alexander Kopatz

“…ABSTRACT Effective population size (Ne) is one of the most important parameters in evolutionary biology, as it is linked to the long‐term survival capability of species. Therefore, Ne greatly interests conservation geneticists, but it is also very relevant to policymakers, managers, and conservation practitioners. …”
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Sodium alginate ameliorates health in freshwater fish through gut-liver axis modulation under high carbohydrate diets by Wenlu Zhu, Huilin Zhang, Haitao Pan, Hao Zeng, Wenjun Wang, Yunfeng Liu, Zirui Wang, Qiubai Zhou, Chuanqi Yu

“…However, this feeding strategy frequently compromises the health of high-value economic fish species, which might ultimately impair the farmers’ final profits. …”
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of WRKYs family involved in responses to Cylindrocarpon destructans in Panax notoginseng by Manqiao Li, Xiaoli Che, Qiwen Liang, Kuixiu Li, Guisheng Xiang, Xuyan Liu, Yan Zhao, Fugang Wei, Shengchao Yang, Guanze Liu

“…However, comprehensive genome-wide analyses of WRKY genes in this species remain scarce. Result We identified 79 WRKY genes in the P. notoginseng genome, classifing them into three groups based on structural features and phylogenetic relationships: Class I (14 genes), Class II (55 genes), and Class III (10 genes). …”
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A review on the chemical ecology of the Fucaceae holobionts: from fundamental knowledge to applications by Rousseau, Coralie, Demoulinger, Gautier, Rousvoal, Sylvie, Champeval, Delphine, Dolly, Maurane, Michel, Gurvan, Thomas, François, Markov, Gabriel V., Potin, Philippe, Dittami, Simon M., Prado, Soizic, Leblanc, Catherine, Le Guillard, Cécile

“…However, the growing demand for some species, such as Ascophyllum nodosum, has become a major concern due to the risk of overharvesting. …”
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Spatiotemporal characteristics of macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups and biological assessment of water quality in the Hulan River Basin by Peilun Li, Shuhan Xiong, Jiacheng Liu, Xiangsheng Meng, Anqi Wang, Chunfeng Wang, Yanshen Zhang, Jilong Wang

“…The results indicated the collection of 88 taxonomic units (genus or species) of macroinvertebrates, belonging to 4 phyla, 14 orders, and 35 families. …”
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Multi-omics unveils strain-specific neuroactive metabolite production linked to inflammation modulation by Bacteroides and their extracellular vesicles by Basit Yousuf, Walid Mottawea, Galal Ali Esmail, Nazila Nazemof, Nour Elhouda Bouhlel, Emmanuel Njoku, Yingxi Li, Xu Zhang, Zoran Minic, Riadh Hammami

“…Bacteroides species are key members of the human gut microbiome and play crucial roles in gut ecology, metabolism, and host-microbe interactions. …”
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Atmospheric oxidation of 1,3-butadiene: influence of seed aerosol acidity and relative humidity on SOA composition and the production of air toxic compounds by M. Jaoui, K. Nestorowicz, K. Nestorowicz, K. J. Rudzinski, M. Lewandowski, T. E. Kleindienst, J. Torres, E. Bulska, W. Danikiewicz, R. Szmigielski

“…Glyceric acid, threitols, threonic acids, four dimers, three unknowns, and four organosulfates were among the main species measured under either acidified or non-acidified conditions across all RH levels. …”
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Nine draft genome sequences of Claviceps purpurea s.lat., including C. arundinis, C. humidiphila, and C. cf. spartinae, pseudomolecules for the pitch canker pathogen Fusarium circi... by Brenda D. Wingfield, Miao Liu, Hai D. T. Nguyen, Frances A. Lane, Seamus W. Morgan, Lieschen De Vos, P. Markus Wilken, Tuan A. Duong, Janneke Aylward, Martin P. A. Coetzee, Kasia Dadej, Z. Wilhelm De Beer, Wendy Findlay, Minette Havenga, Miroslav Kolařík, Jim G. Menzies, Kershney Naidoo, Olivia Pochopski, Parivash Shoukouhi, Quentin C. Santana, Keith A. Seifert, Nicole Soal, Emma T. Steenkamp, Catherine T. Tatham, Margriet A. van der Nest, Michael J. Wingfield

“…These are comparable to other chromosomal assemblies within the FFSC and will enable more robust genomic comparisons within this species complex.…”
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