Qing-Lian Chen,1,2,* Qian Yan,1,* Kun-Liang Feng,1,2,* Chun-Feng Xie,1,2,* Chong-Kai Fang,1,2 Ji-Nan Wang,1,2 Li-Hua Liu,2,3 Ya Li,3 Chong Zhong2,3 1Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510405, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Med
Rapeseed, weeds, and pathogens interact with each other.However, these interactions are not well understood.The aim of our work was to describe the relationships between weed vegetation and pathogen manifestations in rapeseed stands.Results from the four seasons show that different rapeseed stand structures produce different weed and pathogen respo
The spotted ragged-tooth shark, Carcharias taurus, is widely distributed in subtropical continental coastal seas.In South Africa, it is commonly found along the entire south and east coasts, including the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (IWP) in the far north, which is the largest Marine Protected Area on the South African coast.Pregnant females occur th
In the Abruzzi village of Cocullo (Italy), each year, on May 1st, local snake hunters (known as Serpari) display colubrids, captured in the wild, to commemorate the ancient ritual of San Domenico.The ascomycete Ophidiomyces ophidiicola (Oo) is the causative agent of ophidiomycosis, an emerging disease with sublethal effects.Skin lesions, such as dy
When inferring phylogenetic relationships, not all sites in a sequence alignment are equally informative.One recently proposed approach that takes advantage of this inequality relies on sites that contain amino acids whose replacement requires multiple substitutions.Identifying these so-called RGC_CAM substitutions (after Rare Genomic Changes as Co