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Synthetic biology approaches to generate temperature‐sensitive alleles for the Sterile Insect Technique

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Abstract The Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is an environmentally friendly, sustainable pest control approach, which uses large‐scale releases of sterile insects to suppress or eradicate target populations through infertile matings. The efficiency of SIT is enhanced by male‐only releases requiring genetic sexing strains (GSSs) that are classically ...
Chun Yin Leung, Ernst A. Wimmer, Hassan M. M. Ahmed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A genomic view of the reef-building coral Porites lutea and its microbial symbionts

Nature Microbiology, 2019
S. Robbins, C. Singleton, C. Chan, Lauren F Messer, A. Geers, H. Ying, A. Baker, S. Bell, Kathleen M. Morrow, M. Ragan, David J. Miller, Sylvain Forêt, Eldon Roger Michael Manuel Timothy Pim Ove Ira Bill Susa Ball Beeden Berumen Aranda Ravasi Bongaerts Hoegh-, Eldon E. Ball, R. Beeden, M. Berumen, M. Aranda, T. Ravasi, P. Bongaerts, O. Hoegh‐Guldberg, I. Cooke, Bill Leggat, Susanne Sprungala, Anna M. Fitzgerald, Catherine Shang, P. Lundgren, T. Fyffe, Francesco Rubino, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen, Karen D. Weynberg, Cheong Xin Chan, Sylvain Forêt, C. Voolstra, Gene W. Tyson, D. Bourne, Gene W. Tyson   +35 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of Vector Density on Blood Parasite Spread and Health Consequences for Avian Hosts: An Experimental Epidemiology Blueprint

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In an experimental epidemiology setup, groups of pigeons were exposed to different numbers of infective malaria vectors. Vector number explained the speed of transmission, the final prevalence, and changes in host behavior. ABSTRACT Vector density plays a critical role in the transmission dynamics of vector‐borne diseases and thus in their health and ...
Nayden Chakarov, Tim Brandler, Kai Fischer, Carmen Schwietz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epibionts and Epiphytes in Seagrass Habitats: A Global Analysis of Their Ecological Roles

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Seagrass ecosystems support complex biological interactions that shape marine community structure and ecosystem functioning. Thanks to their structural complexity, they support heterogeneous communities and interact with associated benthic invertebrates ...
Nicoletta Marsiglia, Mar Bosch-Belmar, Francesco Paolo Mancuso, Gianluca Sarà   +3 more
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A systematic review on research trends and commercialised entomopathogenic nematodes: A global perspective

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Out of 136 identified EPNs, only 18 (8 Steinernema and 6 Heterorhabditis) are commercialised globally, highlighting a major gap between discovery and application. High production costs and inconsistent field efficacy are the leading obstacles to the widespread commercialisation of EPN‐based biocontrol products.
Ndivhuwo Ramatsitsi, Alen Manyevere, Mbokota Candy Khosa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A novel Bartonella-like bacterium forms an interdependent mutualistic symbiosis with its host, the stored-product mite Tyrophagus putrescentiae

mSystems
A novel Bartonella-like symbiont (BLS) of Tyrophagus putrescentiae was characterized. BLS formed a separate cluster from the Bartonella clade together with an ant symbiont. BLS was present in mite bodies (103 16S DNA copies/mite) and feces but was absent
Qing Xiong, Bruno Sopko, Pavel B. Klimov, Jan Hubert   +3 more
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Infection control in the brain and the eye

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester, Paul G. McMenamin, Samantha J. Dando   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Success of restoration strategies in preventing extirpation of 2 critically endangered coral species

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract An unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023 caused widespread coral bleaching and mortality throughout the Caribbean. In the Florida Keys (USA), 2 foundation species, elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), were severely affected.
Erinn M. Muller, Mark C. Ladd, Richard Karp, Phanor H. Montoya‐Maya, Ilsa B. Kuffner, Andrew C. Baker, Erich Bartels, Amanda Bourque, Abigail S. Clark, Nikkie Cox, Martine D'Alessandro, Ben Daughtry, Beth Firchau, Leneita Fix, David Gilliam, Dalton Hesley, Cindy Lewis, Diego Lirman, Caitlin Lustic, Kevin Macauley, Jennifer Moore, Ken Nedimyer, Keri O'Neil, Kristene T. Parsons, Kylie M. Smith, Jason Spadaro, Bailey C. Thomasson, Joseph D. Unsworth, David Vaughan, Margaret W. Miller   +29 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Bridge Too Far? An Integrative Framework Linking Classical Protist Taxonomy and Metabarcoding in Lower Termites

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Sónia Duarte, Sónia Duarte, Lina Nunes, Paulo A. V. Borges, Tania Nobre   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Someone like it hot? Effects of global warming on insect immunity and microbiota

Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2012
Global warming represents a substantial challenge on a broad range of organisms with diverse life-history traits and geographical distributions. Up till now several studies correlated global warming to changes in body mass, growth rate or fat content ...
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