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colletotrichum species are associated with citrus plants as pathogens, saprobes and endophytes. according to the most recent multigene phylogenetic analysis, a lot of changes were happened in the taxonomy and species delimitation in the genus colletotrichum. in this investigation, 292 colletotrichum isolates were obtained from leaves, fruits and stems of citrus species at golestan, mazandaran, ...

some fungal species were isolated from scab or scab-like symptoms on leaves of various plant hosts in iran. some of them isolated from apple and pear leaves were investigated in the present study. the isolates were identified based on the morphological and cultural characteristics. on the other hand, for molecular identification and phylogenetic analyses were carried out based on the sequence o...

the impact of phenolic-contaminated water on microbial community structure was assessed using biolog microarrays techniques. the following biolog plates were used: gen iii plates, new test panel for identification of both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, ecoplates microarray for evaluation of functional diversity of microbial communities and phenotype microarrays (pms) for characteriza...

the reptile and mammals fauna of north-east of iran were investigated and the contraction and fragmentation of some species due to climatic changes and human activities were analyzed. the sampling was carried out in selected stations throughout the great khorsan. the results showed that there are approximately 71 reptiles (including 39 species of lizards, 32 snakes and one turtle) and 83 specie...

On 13 January 2021, the French Ministry of Environment in cooperation with ALPARC, UNEP and Permanent Secretariat Alpine Convention organized virtual Mountain Biodiversity Day. The event gathered together experts field mountain biodiversity political representatives from regions all over world order to stress importance within Post-2020 Global Framework, especially context on-going pandemic dis...

Biodiversity information is critical to a wide range of scientific, educational and governmental uses, and is essential for decision making. Most of the biodiversity information is neither readily available nor accessible. Recent developments in information and communication technology are allowing new experiences in the integration, analysis and visualization of biodiversity information [1]. A...

During study on biodiversity of Penicillium and Talaromyces species occurring on grape berries and raisin in vineyards of East- & West Azarbaijan and Gazvin provinces of Iran, five species of Penicillium and Talaromyces, namely, Penicillium crocicola, P. olsonii, P. sumatrense, Talaromyces atroroseus and T. minioluteus were characterized based on combination of morphological data and β-tubulin ...

Protecting biodiversity matters for the sustainability transition, but nothing yet seems to be able halt rate of loss. The promotion green jobs fuels questionable ideas, among which that there are vs non-green jobs, and latter can progressively replaced by jobs. option developing could act offset environmental damage is also attractive. Based on a social-ecological approach “strong sustainabili...