Oxidosqualene cyclases (OSCs) are enzymes responsible for converting linear triterpenes into tetracyclic ones, which are known as precursors of other important and bioactive metabolites. Two OSCs genes encoding parkeol synthase and lanostadienol synthase have been found in representatives of the genera Apostichopus and Stichopus (family Stichopodid...
Influenza D virus (IDV) is a newly emerged zoonotic virus increasingly reported worldwide. Cattle are considered the main reservoir of IDV, although it was first isolated from pigs. IDV infects multiple animal species and contributes to the bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC). To date, there has been no report on the presence and frequency of...
Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is among the earliest crops to be cultivated and is also considered a crucial staple crop. Nevertheless, the negative effects of abiotic stress on both the quality and productivity of barley are significant. Nine-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenases (NCEDs) are rate-limiting enzymes in plants that cleave carotenoids and prod...
Mycetomorpha vancouverensis is an enigmatic parasitic barnacle from the family Mycetomorphidae, known for its unclear phylogenetic position within Rhizocephala. Specimens of M. vancouverensis were collected from infected Neocrangon communis shrimps near the South Kuril Islands. Detailed morphological studies were conducted using histological techni...
This paper introduces new European Cenozoic muricids coming mainly from different French basins (Paris, Aquitaine, Loire and Normandy). Firstly, 24 species are described: Muricopsis pontileviensis n. sp., Muricopsis neraudeaui n. sp., Favartia jansseni n. sp., Dermomurex (Gracilimurex) ligerianus n. sp., Trubatsa ganensis n. sp., Trubatsa calviniac...
The present study describes two new species of monopisthocotylans parasitizing the gills of Cyphocharax modestus (Characiformes: Curimatidae) from two localities of the Upper Paraná River basin, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Urocleidoides saghirus n. sp. and Urocleidoides taquariensis n. sp. differ from other congeners mainly in the morphology of the...
Lineages of the Triops longicaudatus (LeConte, 1846) complex, originally endemic to the Americas, have been able to successfully colonize extreme environments such as temporary aquatic systems through shifts in their reproductive modes. To gain insights into their stress adaptations and species differentiation, we explored the genetic diversity of ...
Diaporthe (anamorph: Phomopsis) species are endophytes or fungal pathogens for many different plant species. Soybean (Glycine max) can be infected by many different Diaporthe species; among them, D. caulivora and D. longicolla are responsible for the most significant damages. Diaporthe goulteri is a species that was only recently described and has ...
Background: Zingiber Mill., a morphologically diverse herbaceous perennial genus of Zingiberaceae, is distributed mainly in tropical to warm-temperate Asia. In China, species of Zingiber have crucial medicinal, edible, and horticultural values; however, their phylogenetic relationships remain unclear. Methods: To address this issue, the complete pl...
In this study, a new species of Alanomyces was isolated as an endophyte from the bark of Azadirachta indica from Mulshi, Maharashtra. The identity of this isolate was confirmed based on the asexual morphological characteristics as well as multi-gene phylogeny based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and large subunit (LSU) nuclear ribosomal R...
