ALGAS CLOROFITAS PDF - Algas verdes. CLOROFITAS. * Acetabularia acetabulum * Caulerpa racemosa * Caulerpa peltata (Caulerpa chemnitzia) * Caulerpa webbiana * Cladophora. Se

When you have the scientific name of a plant, you should easily find information on it with internet search engines, such as google.com. Posidonia oceanica or neptunegrass is a type of seagrass. It is an important native flowering plant forming vast underwater meadows in the Mediterranean Sea. It provides habitat, oxygen, and food for many other organisms. It can grow at a water depth of up to 40 meters. It is endangered by pollution, construction, drag netting, and an introduced algae, Caulerpa taxifolia. Neptunegrass has rhizomes, roots, ribbonlike leaves up to 1.5 meters long, and ball-like fruit. Its fruit and leaves often wash up on beaches. The fruit have air spaces allowing them to float. References Natural habitat (Posidonia oceanica L. Del.) Neptunegrass (Posidonia oceanica) Posidonia oceanica Simulation Posidonia oceanica photo Posidonia oceanica fruit balls ...

Invasive tropical seaweed (Caulerpa taxifolia) in the Mediterranean Sea. This seaweed is native to the Caribbean. Hybrids were developed in Europe in the 1970s for use in marine aquariums. Accidental release into the wild, by the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco, introduced this species into the Mediterranean Sea. It has now colonised much of the Mediterranean as well as posing a threat to the coast of California, where it grows to a massive size in comparison to its parent plant. Apart from its rapid growth rate, its high toxicity stops its being a food source for marine wildlife. - Stock Image B312/0065

Associações entre o isolamento de Candida albicans com a infecção pelo vírus da leucemia felina (FeLV), tratamentos com corticosteróides ou antimicrobianos em gatos

Call me a nerd, but I have to admit that I am pretty excited about metabolomic technology. Uh, what? Metabolomics is the study of the chemical fingerprints that cells leave behind. It does not look at genes, DNA, RNA or proteins, but is a peek into the products or metabolites that result from all this genetic orchestration. It is a physiological snapshot of a living cell.. This past week, we published a study that applies metabolomics to male infertility. If you have been reading this column, you are well aware of my interest in helping sterile men become fathers. Over the last decade, it has become clear that many men with azoospermia (no ejaculated sperm) may have small pockets of sperm in the testicle. The question is how to safely find that sperm without causing undo harm to the testicle. Current methods for evaluating whether sperm are present include somewhat invasive techniques such as testicular biopsy and microdissection and less invasive ones such as FNA Sperm Mapping that I invented ...

Candida species are commensally microorganisms in healthy individuals, but is also the most opportunistic fungal pathogen of human. From benign skin-mucosal forms to invasive ones, Candida infection, can compromise various organs systematic and cause diseases in immunocompromised or critically ill patients.

Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Veterinária O vírus da Leucemia Felina (FeLV) e o vírus da Imunodeficiência Felina (FIV) pertencem à família Retroviridae. São responsáveis por duas viroses que ameaçam a vida e o bem-estar do gato doméstico, e a conservação de felinos silvestres como o lince da Península Ibérica. O principal objetivo deste estudo epidemiológico foi detetar a presença do FIV e do FeLV em gatos residentes na ilha de São Miguel, Açores. A amostra foi constituída por 90 gatos selecionados em grupos de risco elevado ou com sinais clínicos compatíveis com estas viroses, maioritariamente gatos errantes (84,4%) e assilvestrados (11,1%) que foram capturados para serem esterilizados e integrarem programas de adoção ou de restituição ao habitat. Através do teste ELISA, ViraCHECKFIV para pesquisa de anticorpos, obtivemos uma prevalência real de 14,2% de FIV na nossa amostra. Com o teste ELISA, ViraCHECKFeLV para pesquisa de antigénio, ...

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Linfomas pertencem a um grupo de neoplasias que tem em comum a origem em células linforreticulares, sendo a forma anatômica gastrointestinal a mais prevalente na espécie felina. A maioria dos animais responde...

Acinetosporaceae (family), Acrochaetiaceae (family), agar, Akkesiphycaceae (family), alanine, Alariaceae (family), algas marinas (Spanish), algin, alginates, alginic acid, Aquamin , arginine, Arthrocladiaceae (family), Ascophyllum nodosum, Ascoseriaceae (family), Asparagopsis armata (Harv.), aspartic acid, astaxanthin, beta-carotene, beta-glucans, Bifurcariopsidaceae (family), black-tang, bladder, bladder fucus, bladderwrack, Blasen-tang (German), Bonnemasoniaceae (family), brown algae, brown seaweed, brown seaweed extract, brown tropical seaweed, calcium, carrageenans, Carraguard , Caulacanthaceae (family), Caulerpa lentillifera, Caulerpaceae (family), Cermiaceae (family), Champiaceae (family), chlorophyta, Chordaceae (family), Chordariaceae (family), Chordariopsidaceae (family), Choristocarpaceae (family), cobalamin, Codiaceae (family), Colaconemataceae (family), common seawrack, Corallinaceae (family), Costariaceae (family), Cruoriaceae (family), cut weed, Cutleriaceae (family), ...

Acinetosporaceae (family), Acrochaetiaceae (family), agar, Akkesiphycaceae (family), alanine, Alariaceae (family), algas marinas (Spanish), algin, alginates, alginic acid, Aquamin , arginine, Arthrocladiaceae (family), Ascophyllum nodosum, Ascoseriaceae (family), Asparagopsis armata (Harv.), aspartic acid, astaxanthin, beta-carotene, beta-glucans, Bifurcariopsidaceae (family), black-tang, bladder, bladder fucus, bladderwrack, Blasen-tang (German), Bonnemasoniaceae (family), brown algae, brown seaweed, brown seaweed extract, brown tropical seaweed, calcium, carrageenans, Carraguard , Caulacanthaceae (family), Caulerpa lentillifera, Caulerpaceae (family), Cermiaceae (family), Champiaceae (family), chlorophyta, Chordaceae (family), Chordariaceae (family), Chordariopsidaceae (family), Choristocarpaceae (family), cobalamin, Codiaceae (family), Colaconemataceae (family), common seawrack, Corallinaceae (family), Costariaceae (family), Cruoriaceae (family), cut weed, Cutleriaceae (family), ...

20 Selected Publications. Arnaud-Haond, S., Aires, T., Candeias, R., Teixeira, S.J.L, Langar, H., Duarte, CM, Valero, M, Serrão, E.A. (in press). Entangled fates of holobiont genomes during invasion: nested bacterial and host diversities in Caulerpa taxifolia. Mol. Ecol. DOI : 10.1111/mec.14030. Avia K, Coelho SM, Montecinos GJ, Cormier A, Lerck F, Mauger S, Faugeron S, Valero M, Cock MJ, Boudry P (2017) High-density genetic map and identification of QTLs for responses to temperature and salinity stresses in the model brown alga Ectocarpus. Scientific reports 7, 43241. DOI: 10.1038/srep43241.. Billot C, Engel CR, Rousvoal S, Kloareg B, and Valero M (2003) Current patterns, habitat discontinuities and population genetic structure: the case of the kelp Laminaria digitata in the English Channel. Marine Ecological Progress Series 253, 111-121.. Blanquart F., Valero M., Alves-de-Souza C., Dia A., Lepelletier F., Siano R., Bigeart E., Jeanthon C., Destombe C., Guillou L. (2016). Evidence for ...

The maximum size and age that clonal organisms can reach remains poorly known, although we do know that the largest natural clones can extend over hundreds or thousands of metres and potentially live for centuries. We made a review of findings to date, which reveal that the maximum clone age and size estimates reported in the literature are typically limited by the scale of sampling, and may grossly underestimate the maximum age and size of clonal organisms. A case study presented here shows the occurrence of clones of slow-growing marine angiosperm Posidonia oceanica at spatial scales ranging from metres to hundreds of kilometres, using microsatellites on 1544 sampling units from a total of 40 locations across the Mediterranean Sea. This analysis revealed the presence, with a prevalence of 3.5 to 8.9%, of very large clones spreading over one to several (up to 15) kilometres at the different locations. Using estimates from field studies and models of the clonal growth of P. oceanica, we estimated these

in Planta Medica (2012), 78. From the stem bark of STRYCHNOS MALACOCLADOS, one new bisindole alkaloid, 3-hydroxylongicaudatine Y ( 1), was isolated along with the known alkaloids vomicine ( 2), bisnordihydrotoxiferine ( 3), divarine ... [more ▼]. From the stem bark of STRYCHNOS MALACOCLADOS, one new bisindole alkaloid, 3-hydroxylongicaudatine Y ( 1), was isolated along with the known alkaloids vomicine ( 2), bisnordihydrotoxiferine ( 3), divarine ( 4), longicaudatine ( 5), longicaudatine Y ( 6), and longicaudatine F ( 7). All the compounds were tested for their antimalarial activity against the chloroquine-sensitive 3D7 and -resistant W2 strains of PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM. Longicaudatine was the most active compound with IC (50) values of 0.682 and 0.573 microM, respectively. The activity of compounds 1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 against the two strains ranged from 1.191 to 6.220 microM and 0.573 to 21.848 microM, respectively. Vomicine ( 2), the only monomer isolated, was inactive. The alkaloids of the ...

About 150 alkaloids have now been isolated from C.roseus,some for example,ajmalicine lochnerine,serpentine and tetrahydroalstonine occur in other genera of the family.A gouup of about 20 bisindole alkaloids which contains those having antineoplastic activity,including leurocristine(Vineristine) and vincaleukoblastine (Vinblastine).

BioAssay record AID 149132 submitted by ChEMBL: Binding affinity towards Opioid receptor kappa 1 on guinea pig cerebellum membranes by [3H]U-69593 displacement..

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The shelter where I got my pigs currently has 31 guinea pigs (Mspca at Nevins Farm if anyone in my area is looking for another pig). They normally only have two or three, but they all of a sudden got about 35 more, so I assume that this must have been a breeder or pet store that went out of business, or a hoarding case. I really hope that they didnt come from a terrible situation, but with that number of pigs (it was once 40, but some got adopted), they probably didnt have the best living conditions. It makes me so upset to see pigs who havent been treated well, but its good that there are shelters who are willing and able to take in pigs who need it ...

The shelter where I got my pigs currently has 31 guinea pigs (Mspca at Nevins Farm if anyone in my area is looking for another pig). They normally only have two or three, but they all of a sudden got about 35 more, so I assume that this must have been a breeder or pet store that went out of business, or a hoarding case. I really hope that they didnt come from a terrible situation, but with that number of pigs (it was once 40, but some got adopted), they probably didnt have the best living conditions. It makes me so upset to see pigs who havent been treated well, but its good that there are shelters who are willing and able to take in pigs who need it ...

The shelter where I got my pigs currently has 31 guinea pigs (Mspca at Nevins Farm if anyone in my area is looking for another pig). They normally only have two or three, but they all of a sudden got about 35 more, so I assume that this must have been a breeder or pet store that went out of business, or a hoarding case. I really hope that they didnt come from a terrible situation, but with that number of pigs (it was once 40, but some got adopted), they probably didnt have the best living conditions. It makes me so upset to see pigs who havent been treated well, but its good that there are shelters who are willing and able to take in pigs who need it ...

Here youll find a selection of various snacks and treats that serve as the ideal healthy supplement to your guinea pigs regular diet.

Harvesting lab-raised zebrafish based on their size led to differences in the activity of more than 4,000 genes, as well as changes in allele frequencies of those genes, in the fish that remained.. 0 Comments. ...

Immunity is the balanced state of having adequate biological defenses to fight against infections, diseases, or other unwanted biological invasion, whil..

A list of all pages that have property Dwc:scientificName with value Cylichna cylindracea. Since there have been only a few results, also nearby values are displayed.. Showing below up to 26 results starting with #1.. View (previous 50 , next 50) (20 , 50 , 100 , 250 , 500) ...

Carrageenans are water-soluble natural gums/ which occur in certain species of seaweeds. They are sulfated natural biopolymers made up of galactose units. The major varieties of seaweeds are available from South China Sea at Sabah are Caulerpa, Ulva, Sargassum, Eucheuma, Gracilaria, Gelidiella and Kappaphycus. The thermal extraction of i-carrageenan from seaweed does not give high yield and time consuming. Ultrasonic assisted extraction was proposed as an alternative method. The 20 kHz high intensity ultrasound was used in the extraction of i-Carrageenan from Eucheum denticulatum by using water as solvent. i-carrageenan yield increased from 50 to 57.2%. A simple mathematical correlation for the estimation of the solid-liquid mass transfer coefficient was derived in terms of operating conditions VIZ, amplitude, particle size and temperature for ultrasonic extraction of i-Carrageenan. The diffusion coefficient of i-Carrageenan in water was estimated from the mass transfer coefficient. Further more ...

Abbott, I.A. (1995). A decade of species of Gracilaria (sensu lato). In: Taxonomy of Economic Seaweeds. (Abbott, I.A. Eds) Vol.5, pp. 185-195. La Jolla, California: California Sea Grant College System.. Dawes, C.J. & Mathieson, A.C. (2008). The seaweeds of Florida. pp. [i]- viii, [1]-591, [592], pls I-LI. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida.. Falcão, C. & Menezes de Széchy, M.T. (2005). Changes in shallow phytobenthic assemblages in southeastern Brazil, following the replacement of Sargassum vulgare (Phaeophyta) by Caulerpa scalpelliformis (Chlorophyta). Botanica Marina 48: 208-217.. Gurgel, C.F.D., Norris, J.N., Schmidt, W.E., Le, H.N. & Fredericq, S. (2018). Systematics of the Gracilariales (Rhodophyta) including new subfamilies, tribes, subgenera, and two new genera, Agarophyton gen. nov. and Crassa gen. nov. Phytotaxa 374(1): 1-23.. Lyra, G.D.M., Gurgel, C.F.D., Costa, E.D.S., de Jesus, P.B., Oliveira, M.C., Oliveira, E.C., Davis, C.C. & Nunes, J.M.D.C. (2016). Delimitating ...

With this aim, the density of Paracentrotus lividus was estimated at six different locations around the Gulf of Alghero (Northwestern Sardinia, Italy). At each location, two areas were considered and within each area the number of P. lividus individuals was counted in 10 plots of dimensions 1 × 1 m each. The abundance of P. lividus and Sarpa salpa grazing marks was estimated on two shoots harvested at random in each plot. The number of P. lividus individuals varied greatly among the locations and between areas within each location. A sigmoid function was found to better describe the relation between P. lividus density and the number of its grazing marks. The distance class-frequency distribution of P. lividus grazing marks from the leaf base showed that this herbivore affected the length of the Posidonia oceanica leaf for about 700 mm, and that the attacks were concentrated at the lower portion of the leaf near the base. Conversely, a larger number of the S. salpa grazing bites were more ...

eng] The usefulness of vertical rhizome growth as an early indicator of fish farm impacts to Posidonia oceanica meadows was tested by comparing annual estimates of vertical rhizome growth, quantified retrospectively, at distances ranging between 5 and 1200 m from fish cages at four Mediterranean locations (Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain). The studied fish farms had been operating since, at least, 1997, producing between 150 and 1150 tons yr−1 of sea bream (Sparus aurata) and sea bass (Dicentrachus labrax), and, at Italy, also sharpsnout sea bream (Diplodus puntazzo). The reconstructed vertical rhizome growth spanned from 19 to 25 years of growth, depending on sites, and the average vertical rhizome growth before the onset of fish farm operations ranged between 4.48 and 8.79 mm yr−1. The vertical rhizome growth after the onset of farming activities declined significantly (t-test, P , 0.05) from the control station (at ,800 m from the farm; vertical growth rate averaged 6.79, 5.52, 3.89 and ...

A família Trypanosomatidae inclui protozoários flagelados com dois gêneros de importância médica e veterinária: Leishmania, causador das leishmanioses e Trypanosoma, responsáveis pelas tripanossomíases de relevância epidemiológica, ambos com o envolvimento de hospedeiros mamíferos e vetores em seu ciclo de vida. O gato doméstico passou a ser considerado um hospedeiro reservatório de Leishmanias, após comprovação por xenodiagnóstico, da transmissibilidade de formas promastigotas de Leishmania infantum para o vetor flebotomíneo. Devido a inespecificidade dos achados clínicos na Leishmaniose Felina (LF), à semelhança dos aspectos clínicos dessa enfermidade com outras comuns em gatos, e à provável resistência felina a infecção, é possível que, dentro de uma área endêmica para leishmaniose ocorra um percentual elevado de indivíduos infectados, mas sem apresentarem sinais clínicos, e a falta de diagnóstico precoce da LF nessas áreas pode implicar com que o animal ...

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Cyclocybe cylindracea, Poplar Fieldcap mushroom: identification pictures (images), habitat, edible or poisonous; taxonomy, etymology, synonyms, similar species

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Flystrike can kill a guinea pig fast so if you find maggots on your guinea pig or in the cage or there are lots of flies, you need to take action fast

Eczema or dry skin on a guinea pig can be related to the cleanliness of her living environment, her diet and water intake, or it could be a sign of a health problem that needs veterinary medical attention. Eczema may look like dandruff, or miniscule white flakes on her coat or skin. The condition is more noticeable on ...

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In this study, we investigated Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, and Zn in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile leaves and in the brown algae Cystoseira sp. sampled along a 280-km transect in the Tyrrhenian Sea, from the Ustica to Linosa Islands (Sicily, Italy) with the aim to determine their control charts (baseline levels). By applying the Johnsons (Biometrika 36:149-175, 1949) probabilistic method, we de ...

Purpose: Mild induced hypothermia (MIH) has been shown to improve both survival and neurological outcome in comatose sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)-survivors. MIH has to be applied very early to be effective. Surface cooling methods seem to be inferior to invasive ones regarding cooling efficacy. In this study we compared both cooling methods for temperature management, hypothermia-associated complications and outcome in SCA-survivors.. Methods: In total, 179 adult ICU patients with an indication for MIH were prospectively enrolled between May 2006 and August 2009. Hypothermia was induced with either invasive or non-invasive cooling. Core body temperature was operated at 33.0°C over a period of 24 hours. Temperature decline and maintenance as well as cooling-associated complications were measured. Neurological status was evaluated at hospital discharge using the Pittsburgh Cerebral Performance Category (CPC).. Results: One hundred twenty-one patients were cooled with invasive (119 Coolgard, 2 ...

Temperature is one of the vital signs usually monitored in patients of ICUs. Indeed, fever occurs frequently in ICU especially in brain injured patients and may require targeted temperature management (TTM) in special case as intracranial hypertension or post cardiac arrest. In ICU, non invasive device to monitor temperature are not recommended and only invasive ones are accurate enough for TTM. Arterial pulmonary temperature is still the gold standard, but esophageal device is currently used in ICU patients.. The goal of this study is to compare accuracy of a continuous noninvasive cutaneous temperature using zero-heat-flux (ZHF) method to esophageal temperature, arterial temperature and intracerebral temperature if present for clinical monitoring.. All adults patients admitted in the neurosurgical or surgical ICU are eligible for inclusion into this study.. Assessment of temperature will be continuously monitored by esophageal probe (MON-A-THERM, 12Fr, COVIDIEN, Dublin, Ireland) (Teso), ZHF ...

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This book deals with the ecological effect a species can have when it moves into an environment that it has not previously occupied (commonly referred to as an `Invasion). It is unique in presenting a clear and accessible introduction to a highly complex area - the modelling of biological invasions. The book presents the latest theories and models developed from studies into this crucial area.

We review the cytological mechanisms underlying asexual reproduction, i.e. reproduction without fertilization, in animals. Asexuality or parthenogenesis has evolved many times and the cytological mechanisms to restore the parental chromosome number can vary between and even within species. In automictic or meiotic parthenogenesis, meiosis takes place but the chromosomal constitution of the mother is restored through one or several different mechanisms. Some of these mechanisms enforce homozygosity at all loci while some other mechanisms pass the genome of the mother intact to the offspring. In apomictic or mitotic parthenogenesis the eggs are formed through what is essentially a set of mitoses. Polyploidy, is in general incompatible with chromosomal sex determination and is a rare condition in animals. However, many asexual and hermaphroditic forms are polyploid to various degrees. Polyploidy is divided into allo- and autopolyploidy. In the former mode the chromosome sets are derived from two or ...

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The growing demand in South American restaurants for the rodents crispy skin and fatty flesh is helping improve the lives of small farmers in Peru.

This fig is easily recognised by the large clusters of figs that are borne on short branches off the trunk, it is cauliflorous. These figs change from green to red as they mature. The stem appears rough because of the remains of these old inflorescences. ...

Temporal variability in species composition and abundance may enhance coexistence in ecological communities, especially when subjected to strong seasonal patterns. Species distribution through time may be related to many factors, such as changes in the structure and functioning of preferred habitats, variations in ecological interactions or asynchronous patterns in species life cycles. Here, data from a one-year survey of amphipod assemblages from a nearly undisturbed Posidonia oceanica meadow are used to investigate the seasonal patterns in species abundance and identity. Our results highlight the presence of a core group of species inhabiting the meadow throughout the year, although an in depth analysis reveals three differentiated seasonal assemblages corresponding to autumn, winter, and a warm season clustering of both spring and summer. The observed patterns suggest the interplay between different mechanisms drives the coexistence of amphipods over the whole year, including niche partitioning,

Poster (2012, August 20). In the Mediterranean Sea, Posidonia oceanica meadows produce a huge amount of detritus, evaluated up to 300 to 2000 g dry wt m-2 yr-1. This litter is mainly composed of dead leaves but also of uprooted P ... [more ▼]. In the Mediterranean Sea, Posidonia oceanica meadows produce a huge amount of detritus, evaluated up to 300 to 2000 g dry wt m-2 yr-1. This litter is mainly composed of dead leaves but also of uprooted P.oceanica shoots and drift macro-algae from adjacent rocky bottoms. Although rich in refractory materials (lignin) and poor in P and N, these underwater accumulations of leaves are colonised by fungi, micro-algae (like diatoms), bacteria, but also by micro and macrofauna assemblages. These organisms could play an important role in leaf litter degradation and enrichment, but also in energy and carbon transfer from P.oceanica to higher trophic levels in adjacent coastal ecosystems. In this study we focus on the vagile macro-fauna (invertebrates with a size ...

A superficial bladder cancer is a noninvasive cancer that is presented as a good prognosis after receiving treatment, and noninvasive. However, about 20∼50% of superficial bladder cancer patients progressed to invasive tumor which represent the poor survival rates within 5 years. In previous study, we addressed if the transcriptional characteristics of the superficial bladder cancer could be used as predictive biomarkers for the progression of superficial tumors to invasive ones. Using gene expression data from 165 bladder cancer patients, we identified a gene expression signature that could predict the likelihood of progression to invasive tumors. Gene network analyses of the signature revealed that E2F1 and its downstream effectors EZH2 and SUZ12 could be important mediators for the invasive and metastatic progression of superficial tumors. In this study, we investigated how these genes may affect the invasive and metastatic progression of superficial tumors. We investigated the invasive ...

The Anthropocene Epoch is characterized by novel and increasingly complex dependencies between the environment and human civilization, with many challenges of biodiversity management emerging as wicked problems. Problems arising from the management of biological invasions can be either tame (with simple or obvious solutions) or wicked, where difficulty in appropriately defining the problem can make complete solutions impossible to find. We review four case studies that reflect the main goals in the management of biological invasions - prevention, eradication, and impact reduction - assessing the drivers and extent of wickedness in each. We find that a disconnect between the perception and reality of how wicked a problem is can profoundly influence the likelihood of successful management. For example, managing species introductions can be wicked, but shifting from species-focused to vector-focused risk management can greatly reduce the complexity, making it a tame problem. The scope and scale of the

Posidonia oceanica, an endemic seagrass of the Mediterranean Sea harbors a high diversity of N2-fixing prokaryotes. One of these is Halothece sp., a unicellular N2-fixing cyanobacteria detected through nifH analysis from the epiphytes of P. oceanica. The most related strain in culture is Halothece sp. PCC 7418 and this was used as the test organism in this study. In the Mediterranean Sea, phosphorus (P) and iron (Fe) can be the major limiting nutrients for N2 fixation. However, information about the mechanisms of P-acquisition and the role of metals (i.e., Fe) in these processes for N2-fixing bacteria is scarce. From our genomic analyses of the test organism and other phylogenetically related N2-fixing strains, Halothece sp. PCC 7418 is one of the strains with the greatest number of gene copies (eight copies) of alkaline phosphatases (APases). Our structural analysis of PhoD (alkaline phosphatase type D) and PhoU (phosphate acquisition regulator) of Halothece sp. PCC 7418 showed the connection among

Phylogenetic relationships in Athyrium and Cornopteris were deduced from two chloroplast DNA fragments, rbcL and trnL 5exon-trnF, of 32 species, 2 varieties, 3 putative hybrids of Athyrium, three taxa of Cornopteris, and five outgroups. Athyrium is paraphyletic, and the Athyrium-Cornopteris complex comprises five clades. Clade I, the most basal, comprises A. niponicum, A. (=Anisocampium) sheareri, and A. (=Kuniwatsukia) cuspidatum. Clade II includes A. distentifolium and Cornopteris. All species of clades III and IV are diploids, while most species of Glade V are polyploids. The parentage of the putative hybrids and of species of hybrid origin were also suggested. The results were compared to previous major classifications based on morphology.. ...

Petadolex Supports healthy cranial blood vessel function, may maintain proper histamine release Butterbur is a perennial shrub with a 2,000-year history of traditional use. In the last twenty-five years, it has been trusted extensively throughout Europe by neurologists and other health professionals. Petadolex, a patented form of butterbur extracted from the root and standardized to contain a minimum of 15% petasin and isopetasin, has been studied for healthy cranial vessel support. Petasin-containing extracts of butterbur may also help to maintain healthy histamine and cytokine release. In one clinical trial with 60 participants, Petadolex showed the potential to support cranial vessel comfort and was well tolerated. After a twelve-week period, almost eighty percent of participants supplementing with Petadolex indicated a supportive effect. In part, the mechanism for this action may involve a supportive spasmolytic effect on smooth muscle in cranial blood vessels. A second study with 229 individuals

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As far as Im concerned, Breaking Bad ended in the wilds of Tohajilee, with Hank slipping the cuffs on Walt and Walt realizing that he had been beaten in a battle of wits with men he regarded as his inferiors. Walts humiliation is only matched by his horror as Hank is murdered by a force Walt set in motion but failed to control. The series should have ended there, with Walt suffering the full consequences of his actions.. The finale episode was great TV: brilliantly acted, well shot, and fun to watch, but it fell short of the moral vision that Vince Gilligan promised us. The ending felt like a sop to the Team Walt fanboys who tuned in each week to watch Heisenberg be a badass, morality be damned.. Sure, it felt good to watch Walts homemade machine gun turret mow down unsuspecting Nazis in Uncle Jacks living room. But the final episode did not give us the moral clarity that Vince Gilligan had been promising. The last two episodes, Ozymandias and Felina, felt like rush jobs to rehabilitate ...

This paper provides an overview of the U.S. regulatory framework governing genetic biocontrol efforts for invasive fish. Genetic biocontrol refers to the intentional release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) into the environment to control a target population of a non-native species. The terms genetically modified and genetically engineered are often used interchangeably, despite the sc ...

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အိုရှန်းနီးယား (အင်္ဂလိပ်: Oceania; UK: /ˌoʊʃiˈɑːniə, ˌoʊsi-/[1] သို့မဟုတ် US: /ˌoʊʃiːˈæniə/),[2] Oceanica ဟုလည်း ခေါ်ဆို[3]) ဆိုသည်မှာ ပင်လယ်သမုဒ္ဒရာများအတွင်းတွင် အသီးသီးပြန့်ကျဲနေသော ကျွန်းကြီးကျွန်းငယ်များ အသီးသီးဖြင့် ဖွဲ့စည်းထားသည့် အစုအဝေးကြီးကို ဆိုလိုသည်။ ထိုထက် တိကျစွာဆိုရလျှင် ပစိဖိတ်သမုဒ္ဒရာအတွင်းတွင် ရှိသော အင်ဒိုနီးရှား နှင့် ဩစတြေးလျ နိုင်ငံများမှ တောင်အမေရိကတိုက်ကြားရှိ ...

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