Species-specific mercury speciation in billfishes and its implications for food safety monitoring and dietary advice by Anaïs Médieu, David Point, Valérie Allain, Nathalie Bodin, Mélanie Lemire, Pierre Ayotte, Zahirah Dhurmeea, Matthieu Waeles, Laure Laffont, Antoine Le Gohalen, François Roupsard, Anne Lorrain

“…Humans are exposed to toxic methylmercury mainly by consuming marine fish, in particular top predator species like billfishes or tunas. In seafood risk assessments, mercury is assumed to be mostly present as organic methylmercury in predatory fishes; yet high percentages of inorganic mercury were recently reported in marlins, suggesting markedly different methylmercury metabolism across species. …”
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Tritrophic associations and identification key for European species of the genus Binodoxys (Mackauer) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Aphidiinae) by Lazarević Maja J., Žikić Vladimir A., Milenković Darija N., Tomanović Željko M.

“…The genus Binodoxys includes only nine species found in Europe, yet despite its frequent occurrence, it remains insufficiently studied. …”
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Comparative analysis of species composition and quantitative analysis of udder microflora in cows with subclinical and clinical mastitis by N. N. Avduevskaya, A. V. Kapustin, A. V. Gorbatov, E. V. Ivanov

“…Due to the great relevance of the problem of mastitis in cows, the diversity of udder microflora in the affected animals, as well as to develop therapeutic and preventive measures on farms, studies were conducted to identify similarities and differences in the species composition of microorganisms in animals with sub­clinical and clinical breast inflammation, their proportion, to establish the correlation between the secreted microflora and the type of mastitis, as well as to study and compare the enzymatic properties of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from animals with clinical and subclinical mastitis. …”
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Black fungi and ants: a genomic comparison of species inhabiting carton nests versus domatia by Yu Quan, Nickolas Menezes da Silva, Bruna Jacomel Favoreto de Souza Lima, Sybren de Hoog, Vania Aparecida Vicente, Veronika Mayer, Yingqian Kang, Dongmei Shi

“…In order to explain differences between strains from these types of association, we sequenced and annotated genomes of two newly described carton species, Incumbomyces lentus and Incumbomyces delicatus, and compared these with genomes of four domatia species and related Chaetothyriales. …”
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Correction to: Towards estimating the economic cost of invasive alien species to African crop and livestock production by René Eschen, Tim Beale, J. Miguel Bonnin, Kate L. Constantine, Solomon Duah, Elizabeth A. Finch, Fernadis Makale, Winnie Nunda, Adewale Ogunmodede, Corin F. Pratt, Emma Thompson, Frances Williams, Arne Witt, Bryony Taylor

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Sky High or Grounded: Nest Site Selection of Herons and Egrets in a Mixed‐Species Colony by Farrah Samraoui, Riad Nedjah, Abdennour Boucheker, Hamed A. El‐Serehy, Boudjéma Samraoui

“…ABSTRACT Resource partitioning is crucial for the coexistence of colonial herons, as it allows multiple species to share the same habitat while minimising competition. …”
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Themes and Variations: Regulation of RpoN-Dependent Flagellar Genes across Diverse Bacterial Species by Jennifer Tsang, Timothy R. Hoover

“…These bacteria include members of the Epsilonproteobacteria (e.g., Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni), Gammaproteobacteria (e.g., Vibrio and Pseudomonas species), and Alphaproteobacteria (e.g., Caulobacter crescentus). …”
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DNA barcoding reveals an unexpected distribution of two Megaleporinus species in the La Plata Basin system by Florencia Paola Coronel, Gisela Loretán, Gisela Loretán, Gisela Loretán, Sebastián Sanchez, Sebastián Sanchez, Natalia Silva, Natalia Silva, Gualberto Pacheco-Sierra, Florencia Brancolini, Florencia Brancolini, Danilo Aichino, Facundo Vargas, Pablo Scarabotti, Pablo Scarabotti, Luis Espínola, Luis Espínola, Carla Simone Pavanelli, Eva Carolina Rueda, Eva Carolina Rueda

“…IntroductionMegaleporinus obtusidens, also known as "boga," is a freshwater teleost fish species widely distributed across South America with significant commercial value in Argentina and Brazil. …”
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Stabilization of soil organic matter in Luvisols under the influence of various tree species in temperate forests by Karolina Staszel-Szlachta, Ewa Błońska, Jarosław Lasota

“…Abstract Tree species through aboveground biomass and roots are a key factors influencing the quality and quantity of soil organic matter. …”
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A Review of Potentially Toxic Elements in Sediment, Water, and Aquatic Species from the River Ecosystems by Md Muzammel Hossain, Iffat Jahan, Mudasir A. Dar, Maruti J. Dhanavade, Al Fattah Bin Mamtaz, Stephen J. Maxwell, Song Han, Daochen Zhu

“…PTE concentrations in sediment, water, and aquatic species from river ecosystems are reported in this review. …”
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Isolation, Purification, and Characterization of Xylanase Produced by a New Species of Bacillus in Solid State Fermentation by Rajashri D. Kamble, Anandrao R. Jadhav

“…A thermoalkalophilic new species of Bacillus, similar to Bacillus arseniciselenatis DSM 15340, produced extracellular xylanase under solid state fermentation when wheat bran is used as carbon source. …”
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A super pan‐genome map provides genomic insights into evolution of diploid cotton species by Xueqiang Wang, Hejun Lu, Yan Zhao, Zhiyuan Zhang, Jun Li, Zeyu Dong, Yupeng Hao, Lei Fang, Xueying Guan, Ting Zhao, Yan Hu, Tianzhen Zhang

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Chapter 7 — Choosing Suitable Trees for Urban and Suburban Sites: Site Evaluation and Species Selection by Edward F. Gilman, Laura Paterson Sadowski

“…ENH1057/EP310: Chapter 7—Choosing Suitable Trees for Urban and Suburban Sites: Site Evaluation and Species Selection. (ufl.edu) …”
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Multiple mutations in polyketide synthase led to disruption of Psittacofulvin production across diverse parrot species by Shatadru Ghosh Roy, Jindřich Brejcha, Petr Maršík, Anna Bakhrat, Moty Abdu, Roberto Arbore, Pedro Miguel Araújo, Sandra Afonso, Miguel Carneiro, Iris Grossman-Haham, Uri Abdu

“…Here, we identified seven previously unreported variants in PKS associated with defective psittacofulvin production in four diverse species, including three nonsense mutations. Intriguingly, three of the remaining nonsynonymous substitutions reside within the ketoacyl synthase (KS) domain, whereas one at MAT domain. …”
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The efficacy of anti-microbial agents against Actinomyces species isolated from patients with dental caries by Sinan Shwailiya, Ayat Mahdi, Qasim Mohammed

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Complete chloroplast genomes of 13 species of the Impatiens genus for genomic features and phylogenetic relationships studies by Qinqin Yong, Meijun Li, Zhi Li, Chao Luo, Jinling Zhang, Xinxiang Bai

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A hypothesis-based approach to species identification in the fossil record: a papionin case study by Marianne F. Brasil, Marianne F. Brasil, Tesla A. Monson, Dominic J. Stratford, Dominic J. Stratford, Leslea J. Hlusko, Leslea J. Hlusko

“…Our results fail to reject the hypothesis that all Parapapio specimens could belong to a single species and suggest that the three-species paradigm does not reflect the anatomical variation of this genus. …”
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New Records of Lake Baikal Leech Fauna: Species Diversity and Spatial Distribution in Chivyrkuy Gulf by Irina A. Kaygorodova, Nikolay M. Pronin

“…The study of several Lake Baikal leech collections offered us the possibility to determine species diversity in the Chivyrkuy Gulf, the biggest one in the lake. …”
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Implementation and validation of a new qPCR assay to detect imported human Plasmodium species by Camille Cordier, Samia Hamane, Théo Ghelfenstein-Ferreira, Sarah Dellière, Élodie Da Silva, Blandine Denis, Sandrine Houzé, Valentin Joste, Alexandre Alanio

“…We have developed duplex (Plasmodium spp. and Plasmodium falciparum) real-time PCR (qPCR) and species-specific qPCR assays for the identification and quantification of human Plasmodium species. …”
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Effects of Habitat and Human Activities on Species Richness and Assemblages of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) in the Baltic Sea Coast by Ulrich Irmler

“…Lagoons exhibited the most species-rich habitat. Sandy beaches provided the highest number of endangered species. …”
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