Gastrointestinal protozoa in pet cats from Anhui province: prevalence and molecular characterization by Hao Zhang, Xing Tong, Zhonghui Ma, Tao Zhang, Feng Wu, Qiong Wu, Congshan Yang, Chunyang Han

“…IntroductionTo investigate the prevalence of Tritrichomonas foetus, Pentatrichomonas hominis, Giardia intestinalis, Cryptosporidium, Microsporidium, and Sarcocystis in domestic cats in Anhui Province, China, and their potential role as zoonotic hosts for human infection, a total of 304 fecal samples from two different sources were screened for the presence of related pathogens.MethodsUsing microscopy, along with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or nested PCR amplification, followed by genotyping through sequence analysis.ResultsThe infection rates of T. foetus, P. hominis, G. intestinalis, Cryptosporidium, Enterocytozoon bieneusi, and Sarcocystis were 5.6%, 0%, 1.7%, 0.7%, 2.6%, and 0%, respectively. The evolutionary relationships and genetic characteristics of G. intestinalis based on the GDH gene, Cryptosporidium based on the SSU rRNA gene, and E. bieneusi based on the ITS sequence were assessed: five cases of G. intestinalis were identified, with four belonging to assemblage F and one to zoonotic assemblage B, two Cryptosporidium cases were identified as Cryptosporidium felis, and all eight E. bieneusi cases were identified as belonging to group 1, with three cases being genotype D, three EbpA, and two EbpC.DiscussionAge, neutering status, and deworming were identified as potential risk factors. …”
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Genome mining approach reveals the CRISPR-Cas systems features and characteristics in Lactobacillus delbrueckii strains by Bahman Panahi, Mohaddeseh Rostampour, Mohammad Reza Ghaffari, Yousef Nami

“…Among the analyzed strains, 53 contained only one CRISPR-Cas locus, 11 had two loci, and 21 featured three loci with complete CRISPR-Cas systems. Subtype designation of the results of current study revealed that 56 % of these systems belong to subtypes I-E/I-C, 23 % to subtypes III-A/III-D, and 17 % to subtype II-A. …”
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R Language for Environmental Design Academic Research Analysis by Jiazhen Zhang, Shixuan Dai, Chengchen Guo, Mingjie Shen, Yang Liu, Jeremy Cenci

“…Following this logic, we propose three frontiers with explosive development in the environmental design field: human-centered environmental design, intelligent technology application, and regional cultural adaptability. …”
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Species Composition, Genetic Structure, and Pathogen Prevalence in Tick Populations in Guangxi, China by Na Jiang, Haoqiang Tian, Chunfu Li, Rui Ma, Mengyun Liu, Shurong Wang, Qingan Zhou, Xiankai Wei, Juanmei Mo, Zimei Chen, Zhaoan Sheng, Lei Duan, Lu He, Peng Song, Jiahui Sun, Jian Li, Wei Hu, Xinyu Feng

“…Pathogen analysis revealed a 13.27% overall infection rate, and identified three Rickettsia , two Babesia , and three Theileria species. …”
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Inwardly rectifying potassium channels: Critical insights for insect species and Apis mellifera by Fabien Sourisseau, Craig A. Doupnik, Pierre Charnet, Mohamed Chahine

“…In Drosophila melanogaster, three Kir channels (dKir1 dKir2, and dKir3) have been cloned and characterized, and share significant homology with mammalian Kir channels. …”
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A taxonomic revision of the continental African material previously included in Diospyros ferrea (Ebenaceae) by Edgard Mestre Serra, Carmen Puglisi, Alexander G. Linan, Nattanon Meeprom, Hasina N. Rakouth, Heidi H. Schmidt, Porter P. Lowry II

“…Preliminary risk of extinction assessments indicate that only one of them is Least Concern, whereas three are Vulnerable, and one is Endangered. …”
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Host switching is the main driver of coevolution between Hepatozoon parasites and their vertebrate hosts by Raúl Matamoros-Suárez, Víctor M. Montenegro, Federico Villalobos-Brenes, Mar Llaberia-Robledillo, Alberto Solano-Barquero, Gad Baneth, Juan Antonio Balbuena, Alicia Rojas

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The Relative Roles of Selection and Drift in the Chaffinch Radiation (Aves: Fringilla) Across the Atlantic Archipelagos of Macaronesia by Brian Condori, María Recuerda, Juan Carlos Illera, Borja Milá

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Substantial Genetic Differentiation Within and Between Populations of the European Adder (Vipera berus) in Baden‐Württemberg, Germany by P. Lennart Schmid, Judith Grünewald, Marc I. Förschler, Eva Maria Griebeler

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Formation and evolution of residential buildings in the Djelfa region of Algeria by Salah Eddine Heffaf, Siham Bestandji, Nadjla Samah Hamida

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Seasonal transcriptomic shifts reveal metabolic flexibility of chemosynthetic symbionts in an upwelling region by Isidora Morel-Letelier, Benedict Yuen, Luis H. Orellana, A. Carlotta Kück, Yolanda E. Camacho-García, Minor Lara, Matthieu Leray, Laetitia G. E. Wilkins

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Social and environmental predictors of gut microbiome age in wild baboons by Mauna R Dasari, Kimberly E Roche, David Jansen, Jordan Anderson, Susan C Alberts, Jenny Tung, Jack A Gilbert, Ran Blekhman, Sayan Mukherjee, Elizabeth A Archie

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Estimating medium-term (40 years) carbon uptake in living biomass from Life Terra’s afforestation and reforestation actions: challenges and recommendations by Jorge Palmero-Barrachina, Petr Blazek, Santiago Sabaté, Santiago Sabaté, Teresa Sauras-Yera, Samuel Allasia-Grau, Daniel Nadal-Sala, Daniel Nadal-Sala, Sven Kallen, Tiago de Santana, Emil Cienciala, Emil Cienciala

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Material matters: artificial substrate composition and biofilm presence influence larval settlement of Diadema antillarum by Johanna Catharina Rippen, Johanna Catharina Rippen, Tom Wijers, Tom Wijers, Charlotte Geerte Elisabeth Van Bruggen, Marc Antoun, Marc Antoun, Britas Klemens Eriksson, Alwin Hylkema, Alwin Hylkema

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Biogeochemical evidence raises questions on the longevity of warming‐induced growth enhancements in wet boreal forests by Susan E. Ziegler, Sharon A. Billings, Frances A. Podrebarac, Kate A. Edwards, Andrea Skinner, Kate M. Buckeridge, Trevor C. VandenBoer

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Identification and Analysis of MHCⅡ Genes in Wuzhishan Pigs by LIU Yuanyuan, XIN Wenshui, CHAO Zhe, CAO Zongxi, CAI Yifei, LI Qiang, LI Lingwei, LIU Guangliang

“…The eight MHCⅡ genes were scattered along the long arm of chromosome 7 in the Wuzhishan pigs, exhibiting syntenic relationships with three human genes and five Duroc pig genes.ConclusionThe MHCⅡ genes of Wuzhishan pigs may possess a unique evolutionary origin.…”
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Plastome comparison and phylogenomics of Chinese endemic Schnabelia (Lamiaceae): insights into plastome evolution and species divergence by Shengnan Wei, Jianan Ying, Mengxia Lu, Jie Li, Yanbo Huang, Zhenming Wu, Paul Nevill, Pan Li, Xinjie Jin, Qixiang Lu

“…Conclusions We revealed plastid genome evolutionary features for five species within the genus Schnabelia. …”
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Novel computational One-Health analysis of fibrinogen-binding protein A in Streptococcus agalactiae Isolated from fish and human cases by Rifaldi Iqbal Yadiansyah, Endang Linirin Widiastuti, Wawan Abdullah Setiawan, Favorisen Rosyking Lumbanraja, Rifky Rizkiantino

“…Sequence alignment was performed using the MUSCLE algorithm in Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) software. Three-dimensional structures were predicted through ColabFold and validated using Ramachandran plots. …”
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Genome-wide identification of key genes related to chloride ion (Cl−) channels and transporters in response to salt stress in birch by Xiuyan Bian, Tao Xie, Jiying Chen, Chunxu Li, Dandan Yin, Wenbo Zhang

“…Results Herein, we performed the genome-wide identification, evolutionary relationship, sequence analysis, and expression patterns of seven family genes encoding Cl− channels or transporters in birch. …”
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Viral evolution sustains a dengue outbreak of enhanced severity by Catherine Inizan, Marine Minier, Matthieu Prot, Olivia O’Connor, Carole Forfait, Sylvie Laumond, Ingrid Marois, Antoine Biron, Ann-Claire Gourinat, Marie-Amélie Goujart, Elodie Descloux, Anavaj Sakuntabhai, Arnaud Tarantola, Etienne Simon-Lorière, Myrielle Dupont-Rouzeyrol

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