A Vermetid Bioconstruction at the Adriatic Coast of Apulia (Italy) by Maria Mercurio, Isabella Coccia, Manuel Marra, Tamara Lazic, Giuseppe Corriero, Maria Flavia Gravina

“…The associated fauna was composed of 47 taxa dominated by crustaceans, mollusks and annelids. …”
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Using Gap Visualization to Navigate Multivariate Metabarcode Data, Select Primer Pairs, and Enhance Reference Data Quality by Xin‐Yi Chua, Louise Ord, Stephen J. Bent, David Lovell, Annette McGrath

“…ABSTRACT The success of amplicon sequencing studies of environmental DNA (eDNA) depends on the choice of primer pairs used to select taxa‐specific regions of DNA for amplification then sequencing to characterize sample composition. …”
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DNA metabarcoding reveal hidden diversity of periphytic eukaryotes on marine Antarctic macroalgae by PAULO EDUARDO A.S. CÂMARA, FRANCIANE MARIA PELLIZZARI, FABYANO A.C. LOPES, EDUARDO T. AMORIM, FÁBIO L.V. BONES, DAFNE A. ANJOS, MICHELINE CARVALHO-SILVA, PETER CONVEY, LUIZ HENRIQUE ROSA

“…Within the macroalgal, the Chlorophyceans Ulothrix sp. hosted the greatest number of taxa, followed by Monostroma hariotii. Our data suggested that Antarctic macroalgae host a rich diversity of associated organisms and the biodiversity associated with the phycosphere remains underestimated.…”
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Defensive responses of most antioxidant genes in the freshwater dinoflagellate Palatinus apiculatus to cadmium stress and their implications by Quynh Thi Nhu Bui, Taehee Kim, Han-Sol Kim, Jang-Seu Ki

“…Photosynthetic dinoflagellates are one of the major microalgal taxa, playing essential roles in biogeochemical cycles and food webs in aquatic environments. …”
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Effect of eDNA metabarcoding temporal sampling strategies on detection of coastal biodiversity by Maelle Sevellec, Anaïs Lacoursière-Roussel, Eric Normandeau, Louis Bernatchez, Kimberly Lynn Howland

“…However, we have limited knowledge of whether samples collected during discreet temporal periods depict holistic ecosystem changes over longer time spans.MethodsHere, we show how eDNA community structure varies across repeated sampling events at different temporal scales ranging from years to months to days at an Arctic coastal site, Churchill (Canada), using metabarcoding analyses of water eDNA samples with four universal primer pairs (two primers in COI and two in the 18S rRNA).ResultsDaily variations were highly dynamic and less structured, likely due to the stochastic nature of estuarine ecosystems, but there was a clear annual consistency in eDNA communities with a high proportion of shared taxa between years. However, monthly sampling was the most efficient for capturing holistic biodiversity.DiscussionWe provide recommendations for optimal eDNA metabarcoding sampling design based on our observations. …”
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Digit ratio in the common spadefoot toad Pelobates fuscus (Anura: Mesobatrachia: Pelobatidae): patterns and correlations by M. Frątczak, M. Kaczmarski, Ł. Jankowiak, J. Klessa, K. Bielicki, B. Lyskov, P. Tryjanowski

“…While DR patterns often display a sex bias, they vary among taxa: in most mammals and tailed amphibians, females exhibit higher 2D:4D ratio than males, whereas in birds and reptiles, the trend is reversed. …”
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Fibrolytic efficiency of the large intestine microbiota may benefit running speed in French trotters: A pilot study by Maximilien Vasseur, Romuald Lepers, Nicolas Langevin, Samy Julliand, Pauline Grimm

“…The abundance of fibrolytic bacterial taxa was not associated with MRS, but functional inference analysis revealed a positive association between MRS and pathways potentially related to fibrolytic activity (r = 0.54; p = 0.07 and r = 0.56; p = 0.05 for butyrate metabolism and thiamine metabolism, respectively). …”
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Environment of European Last Mammoths: Reconstructing the Landcover of the Eastern Baltic Area at the Pleistocene/Holocene Transition by Ivan Krivokorin, Anneli Poska, Jüri Vassiljev, Siim Veski, Leeli Amon

“…We used macrofossil analysis to determine the major contemporary terrestrial plant genera present in the area and used corresponding pollen taxa for REVEALS model-based landcover reconstructions. …”
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Bat Cave Vulnerability Index 3.0 (BCVI-S): An integrative and scalable tool to prioritise bat caves for conservation by Krizler C. Tanalgo, Alice Catherine Hughes

“…Given the challenge of assessing many taxa, bats are ideal ecological indicators of caves and subterranean ecosystems, because they serve as keystone species that facilitate energy flow to other life forms inside caves. …”
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Pond Water eDNA Reflects Broad Consistency with Surrounding Terrestrial Plant Ecosystems by Duygu Bozdogan, Shogo Takizawa, Norihiro Furukori, Kosuke Homma, Harue Abe, Hitoshi Sakio, Naoki Harada, Kazuki Suzuki

“…Additionally, different trends were observed in the seasonal variation of plant taxa and their composition detected in eDNA, based on particle size. …”
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Transposição da artéria gastroduodenal na reconstrução vascular de lesão invasiva do hilo hepático por metástase de adenocarcinoma colorretal: relato de caso by Lucas Lourenço de Oliveira, Iasmin Maria Rodrigues Saldanha, Yago Eloy Souza Barbosa, Renato Mazon Lima Verde Leal, Abner Moreira Sampaio, Annya Costa Araújo de Macedo Goes, Marcelo Leite Vieira Costa

“…Conclui-se que a anastomose vascular nas metastasectomias hepáticas é um procedimento complexo que requer habilidade e experiência do cirurgião. A taxa de sucesso é elevada, mas há a possibilidade de complicações. …”
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Molecular Identification of Fungal Communities in a Soil Cultivated with Vegetables and Soil Suppressiveness to Rhizoctonia solani by Silvana Pompéia Val-Moraes, Eliamar Aparecida Nascimbem Pedrinho, Eliana Gertrudes Macedo Lemos, Lucia Maria Carareto-Alves

“…Most of the sequences from the amplified taxa represent uncultured fungi. The molecular analysis of variance (AMOVA) indicated that fluctuations observed of haplotypes in the composition may be related to herbicide application.…”
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The Role of Local and Upstream Colonisation in Determining Stream Periphyton Metacommunity Assemblages by Daniel Zamorano, Travis Ingram, Christoph D. Matthaei

“…While motile and flagellated taxa showed the ability to reach their preferred microhabitats in all streams, the responses of the remaining functional guilds did not follow the expected patterns. …”
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The impact of gut microbiome on neuro-autoimmune demyelinating diseases by Pouria Abolfazli, Cristina Nkene Apue Nchama, Brandon Lucke-Wold

“…Moreover, dysbiosis in MS involves more pathogenic bacteria and fewer beneficial taxa, further influencing disease progression. Similarly, NMOSD exhibits gut microbiota alterations linked to disease severity, with Streptococcus and Clostridium perfringens being significant contributors, suggesting a gut–CNS interaction in pathogenesis. …”
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Parasites of the invasive Chinese sleeper Perccottus glenii (Actinopterygii: Odontobutidae) in the region of the first introduction of the Carpathian population by Kvach Yuriy, Kutsokon Yuliya, Janáč Michal, Dykyy Ihor, Dzyziuk Natalia, Dudliv Ivanna, Nazaruk Kateryna

“…Parasites of the invasive Chinese sleeper (Perccottus glenii) were studied in five different localities at the site of the first introduction of the Carpathian population of this fish. We recorded eight taxa of parasites in Lviv water bodies. The monogenean Gyrodactylus perccotti and the cestode Nippoteania perccotti were recorded in all five lakes studied. …”
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Morphological Diversity of Gracilaria blodgettii Harvey 1853 (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta) from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo by Ruhana Hassan, Muhammad Nur Arif Othman, Mohd Nasarudin Harith, Amir Shah Ruddin Md Sah

“…This study implies that species identification of Gracilaria and other seagrass taxa which have a phenotypic plasticity problem should include the CO1-5P gene analysis as it is a reliable gene marker for species diversity assessment.…”
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Integrating paleoparasitological, paleogenetic, and archaeological data to understand the paleoecological scenario of pre-Columbian archaeological site Gruta do Gentio II, Brazil by Ludmila Gurjão, Lorrayne Brito, Ondemar Dias, Jandira Neto, Alena Mayo Iñiguez

“…In addition, the archaeological characterization of the GGII site was integrated into paleo analyses for proposing a paleoecological scenario. Five taxa of parasites, including Ancylostomidae, Echinostoma sp., Spirometra sp., and Trichostrongylus sp., and three different morphotypes of Capillariidae were recognized in multiple coprolites that were distributed heterogeneously in several stratigraphical layers. …”
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POLYMORPHISM OF SOME SPECIES FROM THE TRIBE <i> VICIEAE </i> BRONN (FABACEAE LINDL.) ACCORDING TO THE DATA OF MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS by M. O. Burlyaeva, D. A. Krivenko, E. M. Machs, A. S. Sabitov

“…Some populations localized on the islands and the coast of the Sea of Japan need to be classified into independent taxa of a higher rank.…”
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A bioinformatic approach to characterize the vitellogenin receptor and the low density lipoprotein receptor superfamily in the newt Cynops orientalis by Chiara Spinsante, Federica Carducci, Elisa Carotti, Adriana Canapa, Davide Bizzaro, Maria Assunta Biscotti, Marco Barucca

“…In tetrapods, information concerning genes encoding these proteins is limited to a few taxa. Here, we report the characterization of VTGR in the amphibian Cynops orientalis. …”
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A avaliação do regime jurídico da litigância de má-fé em Portugal by Susana Antas Fernandes Videira Branco, Joana Cristina Purvis Paixão Campos Carvalho, Tânia Cristina Piazentin Ferreira Mota da Silva, Pedro Miguel Alves Ribeiro Correia

“…É feita uma análise do regime da litigância de má-fé, bem como a sua distinção de figuras afins, nomeadamente o abuso de direito de ação, a culpa in agendo, a taxa sancionatória excepcional e os incidentes anômalos. …”
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