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Divergent transcriptomic responses underlying the ranaviruses-amphibian inter...
Abstract Background Ranaviruses (family Iridoviridae, nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses) have been reported as promiscuous pathogens of cold-blooded vertebrates. Rana grylio... -
Flying ticks: anciently evolved associations that constitute a risk of infect...
Abstract Ticks are important vectors of emerging zoonotic diseases affecting human and animal health worldwide. Ticks are often found on wild birds, which have been long... -
Origin, evolution and conservation of the honey bees from La Palma Island (Ca...
Genetic studies have shown a significant hybridization of local populations of Apis mellifera in the Canary Islands, as a consequence of queen importation. Since La Palma Island... -
How should we deal with the interfaces between chemicals, product and waste l...
Abstract Background In the 7th Environment Action Programme, the European Commission targets two essential goals in the handling of substances and materials known by the... -
Efficiency of using electric toothbrush as an alternative to a tuning fork fo...
Abstract Background Breeding programs and research activities where artificial buzz-pollinations are required to have primarily relied upon using tuning forks, and bumble bees.... -
A new reptile from the Richards Spur Locality, Oklahoma, USA, and patterns of...
The Lower Permian Richards Spur locality is the most speciose Paleozoic continental vertebrate assemblage currently known, and a significant proportion of the tetrapod diversity... -
Increasing outdoor host-seeking in Anopheles gambiae over 6 years of vector c...
Abstract Background Vector control through indoor residual spraying (IRS) has been employed on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, under the Bioko Island Malaria Control Project... -
Schrodingerâ s scat: a critical review of the currently available tiger (Pan...
Abstract Background Non-invasive sampling has opened avenues for the genetic study of elusive species, which has contributed significantly to their conservation. Where field... -
Chemostat culture systems support diverse bacteriophage communities from huma...
Abstract Background Most human microbiota studies focus on bacteria inhabiting body surfaces, but these surfaces also are home to large populations of viruses. Many are... -
Draft genome sequences of eight bacteria isolated from the indoor environment...
Abstract We report here the draft genome sequences of eight bacterial strains of the genera Staphylococcus, Microbacterium, Mycobacterium, Plantibacter, and Pseudomonas. These... -
Females of a gift-giving spider do not trade sex for food gifts: a consequenc...
Abstract Background Polyandry is commonly maintained by direct benefits in gift-giving species, so females may remate as an adaptive foraging strategy. However, the assumption... -
A food-grade expression system for d-psicose 3-epimerase production in Bacill...
Abstract Background Food-grade expression systems require that the resultant strains should only contain materials from food-safe microorganisms, and no antibiotic resistance... -
The ELSO Maastricht Treaty for ECLS Nomenclature: abbreviations for cannulati...
Abstract Background The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Maastricht Treaty for Nomenclature in Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) established consensus... -
Draft genome sequence of Halomonas meridiana R1t3 isolated from the surface m...
Abstract Members of the gammaproteobacterial genus Halomonas are common in marine environments. Halomonas and other members of the Oceanospirillales have recently been... -
Weekday snacking prevalence, frequency, and energy contribution have increase...
Abstract Background There are limited data on the evolution of eating habits, including snacking, in Australia. This study aimed to understand snacking trends among Australian... -
The complete mt genomes of Lutzia halifaxia, Lt. fuscanus and Culex pallidoth...
Abstract Background Despite the medical importance of the genus Culex, the mitochondrial genome (mt genome) characteristics of Culex spp. are not well understood. The phylogeny... -
Where to spot: individual identification of leopard cats (Prionailurus bengal...
Abstract Knowledge of abundance, or population size, is fundamental in wildlife conservation and management. Camera-trapping, in combination with capture-recapture methods, has... -
Emphasis on the deep or shallow parts of the tree provides a new characteriza...
Abstract Background Phylogenetically informed distances are commonly used in the analysis of microbiome data, and analysts have many options to choose from. Although all... -
Association between time perspective and organic food consumption in a large ...
Abstract Background Organic food intake has risen in many countries during the past decades. Even though motivations associated with such choice have been studied, psychological... -
Development of a small panel of SNPs to infer ancestry in Chileans that disti...
Abstract Background Current South American populations trace their origins mainly to three continental ancestries, i.e. European, Amerindian and African. Individual variation in...
