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<h4>Background</h4>The genus Robinsonia DC. (tribe Senecioneae, Asteraceae) endemic to the Juan Fernández Islands in Chile is one of the most conspicuous insular plant groups in the world. Unlike typical herbaceous Asteraceae plants, these plants demonstrate …
Read PDFChikungunya virus (CHIKV) caused more than 10,000 infections in Foshan, Guangdong, in 2025. Using plasma from acute-phase patients, we successfully isolated infectious CHIKV, confirmed by focus-forming assay and transmission electron microscopy. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that …
Read PDFKey innovations, traits that provide species access to novel niches, are thought to be a major generator of biodiversity. One commonly cited example of key innovation is pharyngognathy, a set of modifications to the pharyngeal …
Read PDFSeven bacterial isolates were obtained from crown gall in blueberry plants (Vaccinium corymbosum) growing in Serbia in 2020. Phylogenetic analysis of the novel isolates using four housekeeping genes - atpD, dnaK, glnA, and rpoB, as …
Read PDFGiant viruses (GVs) play crucial roles in the global ocean microbial food web and biogeochemistry. Recent metagenomic advances have uncovered >1800 new GV genomes from the world's oceans. While this rapid increase in genomic information …
Read PDFPhylogenomics reveals reticulate evolution to be widespread across taxa, but whether reticulation is due to low statistical power or it is a true evolutionary pattern remains a field of study. Here, we investigate the phylogeny …
Read PDFHuman chemokine receptor 8 (CCR8) is a promising drug target for immunotherapy of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Monoclonal antibody-based CCR8 targeted treatment shows significant inhibition in tumor growth. The inhibition of CCR8 results in the …
Read PDFHeavy metal resistance represents a critical microbial trait shaped by lineage-specific evolutionary pressures, yet its genomic foundations and diversification across major bacterial taxa remain poorly resolved. This study presented a comparative pangenomic analysis of <i>Aeromonas</i> …
Read PDFTransitions between saprotrophic and biotrophic lifestyles represent pivotal evolutionary events in fungal ecology; however, the genomic and physiological mechanisms underlying such shifts remain poorly understood. The agaric genus <i>Clitopilus</i> (<i>Basidiomycota</i>, <i>Entolomataceae</i>) offers a valuable model …
Read PDF<h4>Premise</h4>Recent advances in imaging herbarium specimens have enhanced their use in biodiversity studies. However, user-friendly tools that facilitate the assembly of customized sets of herbarium specimen images on personal devices are still lacking.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Here …
Read PDFMetarhizium anisopliae (Clavicipitaceae, Hypocreales) is a globally distributed entomopathogenic fungus, which has been largely studied and used in agriculture for its potent entomopathogenicity. Since its taxonomic establishment as a member of Metarhizium, many closely related …
Read PDFLysR-type transcriptional regulators (LTTRs) are one of the most abundant transcriptional regulators in nature and are involved in multiple essential biological process in bacteria. In this work we show that LTTRs are highly abundant in …
Read PDFThe prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens resulting from the intensive usage of antibiotics and antibiotic compounds is acknowledged as a significant global concern that impacts both human and animal health. In this …
Read PDFLeeches are well known for blood-feeding habits and are widely used for medicinal purposes as they secrete various antithrombotic substances. However, some leeches exhibit non-hematophagous habits and their significance for medicinal use is controversial. Here …
Read PDFEukaryotes use diverse nutrient acquisition strategies, including autotrophy, heterotrophy, mixotrophy, and symbiosis, which shape the evolution of cell regulatory networks. The Target of Rapamycin (TOR) kinase is a conserved growth regulator that in most species …
Read PDFA Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped actinomycete bacterium, strain NTE-D12<sup>T</sup> was isolated from the filtrate (< 0.22 μm pore size) of an electrochemical enrichment culture. The strain grew in R2A medium at 15-40 °C (optimum 30 …
Read PDF<i>Xanthomonas</i> spp. are increasingly recognized as a global threat to agriculture, impacting a broad range of economically important crops. We report the whole-genome sequences of six <i>Xanthomonas</i> strains isolated from tomato and pepper plants in …
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Read PDFEvolutionary cell biology is emerging as a vibrant discipline, integrating comparative cell biology, evolutionary theory and modern molecular approaches to understand how cells evolve and diversify. With roots dating back to the foundational work of …
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