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Microbiology
Laura Matarredona, Monica Camacho, Basilio Zafrilla, Gloria Bravo-Barrales, Julia Esclapez, Maria-Jose Bonete
Summary: Haloarchaea, such as Haloferax mediterranei R4, have shown the ability to thrive under extreme environmental conditions, making them potential candidates for biotechnological and industrial applications. These microorganisms can grow in high salt concentrations, temperatures, pH levels, and metal concentrations, showing promise for future research and development in the field.
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Microbiology
Kristina D. Baker, Colleen T. E. Kellogg, James W. McClelland, Kenneth H. Dunton, Byron C. Crump
Summary: This study analyzed the genomic capabilities of microbial communities in Arctic lagoons and coastal areas near Alaska in different seasons, revealing significant seasonal variations in gene abundances.
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Nashwa Hagagy, Mohamed Abdel-Mawgoud, Nosheen Akhtar, Samy Selim, Hamada AbdElgawad
Summary: This study demonstrates the potential of Haloferax NARS9 strain in mitigating cobalt stress and improving the growth and nutritional value of wheat grains. The strain enhances sugar metabolism, organic acid and amino acid accumulation, and increases the content of antioxidants and minerals.
JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Jeong-Won Nam, Hong Gil Lee, Hyungju Do, Hyun Uk Kim, Pil Joon Seo
Summary: Plants accumulate triacylglycerol in vegetative tissues under stress conditions by activating key transcription factors regulating seed triacylglycerol biosynthesis to enhance plant tolerance to environmental stresses. This metabolic reprogramming is driven by transcriptional regulation, involving both seed maturation program derepression and stress-induced transcription factors activation, linking TAG biosynthesis with plant survival in adverse environments.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
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Ecology
Joel S. Woon, David Atkinson, Stephen Adu-Bredu, Paul Eggleton, Catherine L. Parr
Summary: Savanna termite species have wider thermal limits than forest species, which may be one of the physiological differences that enable them to cope with the more extreme conditions in savanna environments.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Saeid Hassanpour-bourkheili, Javid Gherekhloo, Behnam Kamkar, S. Sanaz Ramezanpour
Summary: The evolution of resistance in winter wild oat is mainly attributed to the Ile-2041-Asn mutation, resulting in seeds with high adaptability and germination capabilities. There were no significant differences in germination responses between resistant and susceptible seeds under various environmental conditions, indicating a lack of fitness cost at the seed level. This suggests that controlling resistant winter wild oats is more challenging due to the absence of fitness cost, emphasizing the need for crop and herbicide rotation to delay further resistance evolution.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Microbiology
Liangting Liu, Mengfan Liu, Yiming Jiang, Weitie Lin, Jianfei Luo
Summary: This study identified an ammonia-tolerant archaea species Candidatus Nitrosocosmicus agrestis from agricultural soil, which can tolerate high concentrations of ammonia. Through genome analysis and gene expression studies, production and excretion of polyamines were proposed as one of the reasons for its ammonia tolerance.
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Environmental Sciences
Ezio Ranieri, Petros Gikas, Francesca Ranieri, Gianfranco D'Onghia, Ada Cristina Ranieri
Summary: In this study, the capacity of Moso Bamboo (MB) - Phyllostachys pubescens - to remove chromium (Cr) from contaminated soil was evaluated. The results showed that MB could effectively remove Cr from soil when grown under Mediterranean conditions and irrigated with water containing 180 mgCr/L. The aerial parts of MB grown in Cr-contaminated soil had a higher concentration of Cr per gram of dry biomass compared to the underground parts.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Genetics & Heredity
Clifton P. Bueno de Mesquita, Jinglie Zhou, Susanna M. Theroux, Susannah G. Tringe
Summary: Anaerobic archaeal methanogens, specifically an unclassified Methanosarcinaceae methanogen named Methanosalis, play a key role in the global carbon cycle by decomposing organic matter in hypersaline environments. The genome of Methanosalis, isolated from sediments of an industrial saltern, contains pathways for methylotrophic methanogenesis and transport of compatible solutes, indicating its importance as a methane source. This MAG was more abundant in industrial salterns with high salinity levels compared to nearby wetlands with lower methane emissions.
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Agronomy
Carolyn Mukiri Kambona, Patrice Ahossi Koua, Jens Leon, Agim Ballvora
Summary: Developing stress-tolerant plants is important for breeders to enhance crop yields and stability. Although plant responses to drought have been studied, the occurrence and regulation of stress memory are still not well understood. Plants can retain past events and adjust their responses to new challenges without altering their genetic makeup, which could enable them to better face future stress. Understanding the mechanisms of stress memory and its link to gene expression and physiological changes provides opportunities for breeding stress-tolerant genotypes.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2023)
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Mechanics
Marco Contino, Luca Andena, Marta Rink
Summary: High-Density Polyethylene is prone to Environmental Stress Cracking when mechanically stressed in the presence of solutions containing surfactants. The production process has negligible influence on the Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance of the considered polyethylene.
ENGINEERING FRACTURE MECHANICS
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Environmental Sciences
Raj Kumar, Rakesh Banyal, Awtar Singh, Rajender Kumar Yadav
Summary: The study found that there is considerable genetic variability in the sodicity tolerance of Melia dubia genotypes. The growth traits such as plant height, collar diameter, and shoot biomass were negatively affected by sodicity stress, with shoot Na+ concentration correlating with these traits. Some genotypes, such as MDSS06, 13, and 21, showed greater growth and biomass under sodic stress, indicating their potential for breeding programs aimed at improving sodicity tolerance in Melia dubia.
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(2022)
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Biophysics
Leonardo Mancini, Teuta Pilizota
Summary: Bacterial cells in a dormant state can temporarily tolerate high concentrations of antibiotics, with different types of dormancy exhibiting characteristic energetic profiles that are associated with survival to certain antibiotics. Understanding the energetic makeup of different dormant states may provide insights into the survival and evolutionary strategies of these organisms under various environmental conditions.
BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
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Horticulture
Naeimeh Sousaraei, Benjamin Torabi, Kambiz Mashaiekhi, Elias Soltani, Seyyed Javad Mousavizadeh
Summary: Landraces have evolved through adaptation to their natural environment, with differences in heat and cold tolerance based on the mean annual temperatures of their growing regions. The study found significant relationships between long-term annual air temperature and cumulative temperature response indices, demonstrating adaptation to environmental conditions.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Christine Hanna Lydia Schonberg
Summary: The sponge classification system relies on the functional interpretation of traditional morphologies to identify community-level changes, with growth form sponges responding to flow regimes and sediments.
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(2021)
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Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Gulten Okmen, Neslihan Balpinar
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
(2017)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Ahmet Sadan Okmen, Gulten Okmen, Ali Arslan, Mustafa Vurkun
INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
(2017)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Gulten Okmen, Mustafa Vurkun, Ali Arslan, Olcay Ceylan
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(2017)
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Environmental Sciences
N. Balpinar, G. Okmen
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(2019)
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Veterinary Sciences
Gulten Okmen, Daniela Giannetto, Francesco Fazio, Kutbettin Arslan
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(2020)
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Environmental Sciences
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FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
(2020)
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Environmental Sciences
Neslihan Balpinar, Gulten Okmen, Mustafa Vurkun
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
(2019)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Gulten Okmen, Mahabbat Mammadhkanli, Mustafa Vurkun
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH
(2018)
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Environmental Sciences
Nur Ceyhan Guvensen, Aysel Ugur, Gulten Okmen
FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
G. Okmen, O. Turkcan, P. Erdal, D. Isik
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH
(2014)