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The Lanostane Triterpenoids in Poria cocos Play Beneficial Roles in Immunoregulatory Activity

open access: yesLife, 2021
Poria cocos (Schwein) F.A. Wolf (syn. Wolfiporia cocos) dried sclerotium, called fuling, is an edible, saprophytic fungus commonly used as a tonic and anti-aging traditional Chinese medicine. It is traditionally used in combination with other traditional
Chien-Liang Chao   +4 more
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Contingent convertible bonds in financial networks

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
We study the role of contingent convertible bonds (CoCos) in a complex network of interconnected banks. By studying the system’s phase transitions, we reveal that the structure of the interbank network is of fundamental importance for the effectiveness ...
Giovanni Calice   +2 more
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Molecular epidemiology of heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
To determine the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of 12 Staphylococcus aureus isolates presenting heteroresistance to vancomycin in laboratories of two cities in Santa Catarina, southern Brazil.
Alessandro Conrado de Oliveira Silveira   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of Two Mitochondrial Genomes and Gene Expression Analysis Reveal Clues for Variations, Evolution, and Large-Sclerotium Formation in Medical Fungus Wolfiporia cocos

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Wolfiporia cocos, a precious mushroom with a long history as an edible food and Asian traditional medicine, remains unclear in the genetic mechanism underlying the formation of large sclerotia.
Mengting Chen   +7 more
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Peat-based organic growbags as a solution to the mineral wool waste problem [PDF]

open access: yesMires and Peat, 2008
The vast amount of solid waste produced each year is one of the greatest problems associated with greenhouse horticulture in some European countries. In particular, the disposal of used growing media arising from the soil-less cultivation of vegetables ...
O. Grunert, M. Perneel, S. Vandaele
doaj  

Frequency, Distribution, and Antimicrobial Resistance of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci and Mammaliicoccus sciuri Isolated from Dogs and Their Owners in Rio de Janeiro

open access: yesAntibiotics
Background: Staphylococcus spp. and Mammaliicoccus sciuri (M. sciuri) are Gram-positive cocci that inhabit mammals’ and birds’ skin and mucous membranes, part of the microbiota.
Fernanda Cruz Bonnard   +7 more
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General overview of genetic research and experimentation on coconut varieties tolerant/resistant to lethal yellowing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The Lethal Yellowing (LY) disease is one of the main threats to coconut industry in many parts of Africa and the Caribbean. Planting resistant varieties has long been recognized as one of the most promising ways of controlling the disease.
Baudouin, Luc   +4 more
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Triggered seismicity associated with the 1990 Nicoya, Costa Rica, M-w=7.0 earthquake [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The 25 March 1990 (M-w = 7.0) subduction megathrust earthquake that occurred offshore the Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, produced a large number of aftershocks on the subduction plate interface as expected and preceded an unusual sequence of earthquakes ...
Bilek, SL   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The Effect of Polysaccharide of Poria cocos on Key Metabolites of Bifidobacterium BB-12

open access: yesShipin gongye ke-ji, 2022
In order to explore the key metabolites of Bifidobacterium animalis spp. lactis BB-12 metabolizing polysaccharides of Poria cocos, a non-targeted metabolomics method based on liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used, and glucose was ...
Tianyang ZHANG   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Draft Genome Sequence of the Reference Strain of the Korean Medicinal Mushroom Wolfiporia cocos KMCC03342

open access: yesMycobiology, 2022
Wolfiporia cocos is a wood-decay brown rot fungus belonging to the family Polyporaceae. While the fungus grows, the sclerotium body of the strain, dubbed Bokryeong in Korean, is formed around the roots of conifer trees.
Bogun Kim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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