The cutaneous microbiota of amphibians can be defined as a biological component of protection, since it can be composed of bacteria that produce antimicrobial compounds. Several factors influence skin microbial structure and it is possible that environmental variations are among one of these factors, perhaps through physical-chemical variations in the skin. This community, therefore, is likely ...

Aquatic and semi-aquatic bugs (Heteroptera) represent a remarkable diversity and a resurging interest has been given to documenting at the species level these insects inhabiting Cameroon in Central Africa due to their potential implication in the transmission of the bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causal agent of Buruli ulcer, an emerging human disease. A survey was carried out over two y...

As conspicuous modular components of benthic marine habitats, gorgonian (sea fan) octocorals have perplexed taxonomists for centuries through their shear diversity, particularly throughout the Indo-Pacific. Phenotypic incongruence within and between seemingly unitary lineages across contrasting environments can provide the raw material to investigate processes of disruptive selection. Two disti...

The frequencies of cells containing mature phages, the burst sizes, the phage head sizes and the distribution of phages inside cells of different bacterial morphotypes were investigated in the northern Adriatic Sea. Coccoid bacteria more frequently (2 .5%) contained mature phages than rodshaped bacteria (1.2%) and spirillae (1.4 %). Including an estimation of non-v~sible infection we found that...

The diatom, Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a common inhabitant of inshore waters and can exist in different morphotypes that are thought to be adapted for survival in different habitats. Despite this diatom being widely used for physiological and genetic studies of microalgae, little is known about biochemical or physiological differences between the cell morphotypes. The present study was aimed ...

A study was conducted to appraise the effect of different stocking densities on three male morphotypes named blue claw (BC), orange claw (OC) and small male (SM) at harvest  in all-male culture and to assess the growth performance of  BC, OC and SM in each isolated culture. Trials involving three stocking densities of all-male prawn viz., 20, 30 and 40 juvenile m-2 were carried out in replicate...

Lasia spinosa or Unicorn plant is an important tropical spinous rhizomatous herb. This one of the native species Assam used as vegetable and in Ayurvedic medicines. There are two distinct morphological types spinosa: Morphotype-I i.e.having dissected laminal hastate form Morphotype- II i.e. form. The current study revealed that physical anatomical parameters assent with genetic diversity throug...

This study inventoried and characterized the richness of galling insects based on gall morphotypes their host plants in two Cerrado sensu stricto areas Caetite municipality Bahia State, Brazil, to aid identification plants, as well contribute knowledge conservation local biodiversity. The survey was conducted Moita dos Porcos archaeological site Joao Barroca Farm site, adopting random walking m...

Abstract Pyrenophora tritici-repentis ( Ptr ), family Pleosporaceae, is a common wheat pathogen in all wheat-growing regions around the globe. It widely studied North America, South and Africa, while data about fungus genetic diversity Europe still insufficient. This study aimed to describe variation of morphological traits toxin production strains collected Latvia Belarus. Twenty-one isolates ...