Published in Scientific Reports
Prostaglandins (PGs) are hormone-like mediators in many physiological and pathological processes that are present in all vertebrates, in some terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates, and have also been identified in some macroalgae. They have recently been reported also in marine microalgae but their role as chemical mediators is largely unknown. Her...
Published in Parasites & Vectors
BackgroundCulicoides obsoletus is an abundant and widely distributed Holarctic biting midge species, involved in the transmission of bluetongue virus (BTV) and Schmallenberg virus (SBV) to wild and domestic ruminants. Females of this vector species are often reported jointly with two morphologically very close species, C. scoticus and C. montanus, ...
Published in Parasites & Vectors
BackgroundMolecular advances have accelerated our understanding of nematode systematics and taxonomy. However, comparative analyzes between various genetic markers have led to discrepancies in nematode phylogenies. This study aimed to evaluate the suitability of using mitochondrial 12S and 16S ribosomal RNA genes for nematode molecular systematics....
Published in IMA Fungus
Different hypotheses have been proposed to interpret the observed unusual ITS (internal transcribed spacer) sequences in Ophiocordyceps sinensis. The coexistence of diverged ITS paralogs in a single genome was previously shown by amplifying the ITS region from mono-ascospore isolates using specific primers designed for different ITS paralog groups....
Published in BMC Evolutionary Biology
BackgroundIn this study, we investigate species limits in the cyanobacterial lichen genus Rostania (Collemataceae, Peltigerales, Lecanoromycetes). Four molecular markers (mtSSU rDNA, β-tubulin, MCM7, RPB2) were sequenced and analysed with two coalescent-based species delimitation methods: the Generalized Mixed Yule Coalescent model (GMYC) and a Bay...
Published in Parasitology international
Plasmodia containing myxospores belonging to the genus Henneguya Thélohan, 1892 were found in the gills of Eugerres brasilianus (Cuvier, 1830). Despite the economic importance, few parasitological studies have been done with this species. We describe Henneguya lagunensis n. sp. using morphological and molecular data. The mature myxospores were roun...
Published in Parasites & Vectors
BackgroundThe flatworms (Lophotrochozoa: Platyhelminthes) are one of the major phyla of invertebrates but their interrelationships are still not well understood including unravelling the most closely related taxon of the Neodermata, which includes exclusively obligate parasites of all main groups of vertebrates with some 60,000 estimated species. R...
Published in Virology Journal
BackgroundAfrican swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious and severe hemorrhagic viral disease of domestic pigs. The analysis of variable regions of African swine fever virus (ASFV) genome led to more genotypic and serotypic information about circulating strains. The present study aimed at investigating the genetic diversity of ASFV strains in sym...
Published in Mycological Progress
Three new species of Terriera, T. guizhouensis, T. houjiazhuangensis, and T. ilicis are described and illustrated based on collections from Anhui, Guizhou, and Hubei provinces in China. Sequence analyses of ITS rDNA and the combined nrLSU and mtSSU supported the establishment of the new species. The specimens formerly identified as Lophodermium min...
Published in Mycological Progress
Nine species in Cordycepssensulato producing orange to red stromata were discovered during diversity surveys of arthropod-pathogenic fungi in Thailand. The phylogenetic analyses of combined ITS, LSU, RPB1, RPB2 and TEF1 sequence data indicated four novel species belonging to Blackwellomyces and five novel species of Cordyceps. All Blackwellomyces s...
