Leafy gall is a plant hyperplasia induced upon Rhodococcus fascians infection. Previously, by genomic and transcriptomic analysis, it has been reported that, at the early stage of symptom development, both primary and secondary metabolisms are modified. The present study is based on the hypothesis that fully developed leafy gall, could represent a potential source of new bioactive compounds. Th...

The leaf galls of Terminalia chebula is used widely as Karkatasringi in south Indian markets. Karkatashringi is an important crude drug employed in various indigenous systems of medicine against several diseases and the drug has diverse medicinal properties. The present study was carried out to understand the antimicrobial activity of various extracts. The antibacterial activity of T. chebula (...

INTRODUCTION Gall bladder is a pear shaped secular Organ which stores bile, is also place for formation and growth of gall stones. Today the incidence of Cholelithiasis is increasing considerably in India. The aim of our study are to know the incidence of gall stones in relation to age and sex, the relation of diet in gall stones, the clinical presentation of gall stones, the best mode of inves...

Gall wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) induce structures (galls) on their host plants that house developing wasps and provide them with protection from natural enemies. The Asian chestnut gall wasp, Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu, is an invasive pest that is destructive to chestnut (Castanea spp.). An improved understanding of the interactions among D. kuriphilus, its host, and its natural enemie...

Plant galls are insect-induced tumor-like growths of plant tissue which nourish and protect developing insect larvae. In all published studies to date, gall size varies (1). Numerous studies demonstrate a positive relationship between success (probability of emergence of the gall-former) and gall size (2-4). Typically, increasing gall size is interpreted as an adaptation to facilitate parasitoi...

Introduction: Plant galls are insect-induced tumor-like growths of plant tissue which nourish and protect developing gall former larvae (1). Gall inducers are typically host specific (2). The morphology of galls produced is unique to each gall former species and reflects the expression of both insect and host plant genomes (3). For each species of gall inducer, gall size at maturity varies wide...