Species identity is thought to dominate over environment in shaping wild rodent gut microbiota, but it remains unknown whether the responses of host microbiota shared anthropogenic habitat impacts are species-specific or if general response similar across species. Here, we compare influence exposure radionuclide contamination on four mouse species: Apodemus flavicollis, A. sylvaticus, speciosus...

Although prehistoric periods (especially Chalcolithic) on the western side of the Central Zagros Mountain are fairly known, the Songhor and Koliyaei Plains have not been sufficiently investigated by western  or  Iranian archaeologists. In the course of the recent investigationsduring the 2002 and 2009 field seasons, thirty three chalcolithic sites, of which nine sites  contain Dalma sherds, wer...

BACKGROUND Costus speciosus (Koen ex.Retz.) Sm (Costaceae) is an Indian ornamental plant which has long been used medicinally in traditional systems of medicine. The plant has been found to possess diverse pharmacological activities. Rhizomes are used to treat pneumonia, rheumatism, dropsy, urinary diseases, jaundice, skin diseases and leaves are used to treat mental disorders. METHOD Antibac...