METATRANSCRIPTOME ANALYSIS OF THE REEF-BUIDLING CORAL ORBICELLA FAVEOLATA INDICATES HOLOBIONT RESPONSE TO CORAL DISEASE

Metatranscriptome analysis of the reef-buidling coral Orbicella faveolata indicates holobiont response to coral disease

old taylor whiskey 1933 price White Plague Disease (WPD) is implicated in coral reef decline in the Caribbean and is characterized by microbial community shifts in coral mucus and tissue.Studies thus far have focused on assessing microbial communities or the identification of specific pathogens, yet few have addressed holobiont response across meta

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Factors associated with the uptake of cataract surgery and interventions to improve uptake in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

Despite significant evidence around barriers hindering timely access to cataract surgery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), little is known about the strategies necessary to overcome them and the factors associated with improved access.Despite significant evidence that certain groups, women for example, experience disproportionate difficu

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Rare sponges from marine caves: discovery of Neophrissospongia nana nov. sp. (Demospongiae, Corallistidae) from Sardinia with an annotated checklist of Mediterranean lithistids

A new record of lithistid demosponges is reported from a western Sardinian karstic cave.The new specimen matches the trait of the genus Neophrissospongia (Corallistidae) for an ectosomal skeleton of radial dichotriaenes, a choanosomal skeleton as a network of dicranoclone desmas, and streptaster/amphiaster microscleres with short spiny navy drapery

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Genetic Diversity of Sodefrin-Variant Pheromones and Pheromone Responsiveness in Subspecies of the Japanese Sword-Tail Newt Cynops ensicauda

Experiments were conducted to examine whether the abdominal glands of Cynops ensicauda subspecies (C.e.ensicauda and C.e.popei) express different mRNAs for sodefrin-like female-attracting pheromone precursors.A precursor mRNA encoding a novel sex pheromone candidate, [Gln8]sodefrin, was widely detected in cubs foam finger the abdominal glands of bo

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