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Veterinary Sciences
Xuefei Wang, Junxian Mi, Kun Yang, Lian Wang
Summary: Cadmium exposure can lead to alterations in the gut microbiota of ducks, and has detrimental effects.
VETERINARY SCIENCES
(2023)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Wen Zou, Sijia Lu, Jia Wang, Yixiao Xu, Muhammad Akbar Shahid, Muhammad Usman Saleem, Khalid Mehmood, Kun Li
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of microplastic (MP) exposure on the growth performance and gut microbiota of chickens. The results showed that MP exposure significantly affected the growth performance of chickens and led to an imbalance in the gut microbiota. This study provides evidence of the health threat caused by MP contamination and its relevance to environmental quality and poultry health.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shan Zhang, Yitao Zheng, Aibin Zhan, Chunxia Dong, Jindong Zhao, Meng Yao
Summary: Urbanization poses a major threat to terrestrial biodiversity globally, but its impact on fish diversity is poorly understood. This study used environmental DNA metabarcoding to survey fish communities in Beijing, and investigated how environmental variables affect urban aquatic biodiversity.
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Microbiology
Karine Cahier, Damien Piel, Ruben Barcia-Cruz, David Goudenege, K. Mathias Wegner, Marc Monot, Jesus L. Romalde, Frederique Le Roux
Summary: Phages depend on their bacterial hosts to replicate, and the habitat, density, and genetic diversity of host populations are crucial factors in phage ecology. This study compared two populations of marine bacterial hosts and their phages collected from an oyster farm. The results showed that Vibrio crassostreae, a species associated specifically with oysters, had a genetically structured population, leading to the isolation of closely related phages forming large modules in the phage-bacterial infection networks. On the other hand, Vibrio chagasii, which blooms in the water column, had a lower number of closely related hosts and a higher diversity of isolated phages resulting in small modules in the network. Furthermore, the study found that phage load was correlated with V. chagasii abundance over time, and these phage blooms could generate genetic variability to counteract host defense systems.
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Elizabeth R. Lawrence, Eric J. Pedersen, Dylan J. Fraser
Summary: This study examined the distribution of population-specific genetic diversity (GD(P)) in vertebrates across the Americas, and found non-linear trends in H-E with spatial hotspots and cold spots instead of a strict pattern with latitude. The relationships between H-E and environmental variables differed among vertebrate groups, with only freshwater fishes consistently showing significant relationships. The study highlights the differences between species and genetic diversity and emphasizes the need for spatial and taxonomic-specific considerations in conservation planning.
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Ecology
Jaron Adkins, Edd Hammill, Umarfarooq A. Abdulwahab, John P. Draper, J. Marshall Wolf, Catherine M. McClure, Adrian A. Gonzalez Ortiz, Emily A. Chavez, Trisha B. Atwood
Summary: Using random forest models, we identified the drivers of terrestrial mammal species richness within different trophic groups. Precipitation seasonality was the most important predictor of richness for all trophic groups. Basal-level resource availability, as represented by gross primary production, influenced the relative contribution of each trophic group to total species richness.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chiara Leo, Francesco Nardi, Claudio Cucini, Francesco Frati, Peter Convey, James T. Weedon, Dick Roelofs, Antonio Carapelli
Summary: Collembola in Antarctica play a key role in soil biota globally, and their microbiomes can contribute to important metabolic functions. The diversity and richness of springtail microbiomes in Antarctica are lower compared to temperate regions, and the microbiome composition is predominantly species-specific with limited core microbiome shared across different species. Geographic origin is the prevalent driver in shaping the microbiomes of Antarctic springtails, with closer similarity between individuals from the same bioregion rather than those belonging to the same genus.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Xiongjun Liu, Yu Zhou, Shan Ouyang, Xiaoping Wu
Summary: Invasive species, such as Pomacea canaliculata, pose a significant threat to biodiversity. This study identified a correlation between genetic diversity of P. canaliculata and environmental variables like dissolved oxygen concentration and pH. These findings can help in preventing and managing the spread of invasive species effectively.
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Environmental Sciences
Anna Mascellani, Filip Mercl, Sebnem Kurhan, Lorenzo Pierdona, Jiri Kudrna, Veronika Zemanova, Frantisek Hnilicka, Pavel Kloucek, Pavel Tlustos, Jaroslav Havlik
Summary: In this study, the researchers investigated the effects of carbamazepine contamination on Zea mays L. cv. Ronaldinio at different phenological stages. They found that carbamazepine was transferred to the aboveground and root biomass in a dose-dependent manner. The contamination mainly affected the 4th leaf phenological stage, with decreased photosynthetic rate, reduced activity of photo-system II, decreased water potential, decreased carbohydrates and gamma-aminobutyric acid in roots, and increased phenylpropanoids in aboveground biomass. Older plants showed adaptation and minor effects in the presence of the contaminant.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jialu Hu, Mengjie Chen, Xiang Zhou
Summary: VIPCCA is a computational framework based on non-linear canonical correlation analysis for effective and scalable single cell data alignment. It combines deep learning for effective single cell data modeling and variational inference for scalable computation, enabling accurate alignment tasks across multiple samples and data types. VIPCCA is suitable for large-scale single cell analysis and can accommodate millions of cells.
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
(2022)
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Biology
Alex Gobbi, Alberto Acedo, Nabeel Imam, Rui G. Santini, Rudiger Ortiz-Alvarez, Lea Ellegaard-Jensen, Ignacio Belda, Lars H. Hansen
Summary: This study conducted a global survey of vineyard soil microbial communities and established a vineyard soil microbiome's map at a global scale. The study described vineyard microbial communities worldwide and found associations between vineyard locations and microbial biodiversity on different scales. Climate data correlated with fungal diversity, while spatial distance was the main variable explaining diversity in fungal and prokaryotes communities.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Ecology
Filip Thorn, Patrik Rodin-Morch, Maria Cortazar-Chinarro, Alex Richter-Boix, Anssi Laurila, Jacob Hoglund
Summary: Clinal variation is essential for understanding genetic diversity, with this study focusing on the common toad in Sweden. Two separate lineages of common toad colonised Sweden from different directions, resulting in higher genetic diversity in southern Sweden compared to the north. Candidate genes associated with divergent selection related to stress response and developmental processes were identified.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Orly Cohen, Yoav Ram, Lilach Hadany, Sarig Gafny, Eli Geffen
Summary: This study found that short-term climate fluctuations can significantly alter the genetic composition and diversity of certain populations, which has rarely been addressed in previous literature. The intensity of environmental selection is expected to be greatest in regions with the least stable short-term climatic conditions.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiao-Fei Li, Zhi-Gang Wang, Xing-Guo Bao, Jian-Hao Sun, Si-Cun Yang, Ping Wang, Cheng-Bao Wang, Jin-Pu Wu, Xin-Ru Liu, Xiu-Li Tian, Yu Wang, Jian-Peng Li, Yan Wang, Hai-Yong Xia, Pei-Pei Mei, Xiao-Feng Wang, Jian-Hua Zhao, Rui-Peng Yu, Wei-Ping Zhang, Zong-Xian Che, Lin-Guo Gui, Ragan M. Callaway, David Tilman, Long Li
Summary: The study shows that intercropping can increase grain yields and stability, with yield benefits increasing over time. Long-term experiments on soils of differing fertility found that intercropped systems had on average 22% higher grain yields than monocultures and greater year-to-year stability.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kathryn C. Allaway, Mariano I. Gabitto, Orly Wapinski, Giuseppe Saldi, Chen-Yu Wang, Rachel C. Bandler, Sherry Jingjing Wu, Richard Bonneau, Gord Fishell
Summary: The study reveals that cortical interneurons, such as parvalbumin- and somatostatin-positive cells, originate from common lineages but exhibit distinct anatomical and functional differences in adulthood. It also shows how developmental changes in transcription and chromatin structure enable these cells to acquire unique identities and specialized properties by adulthood.
Review
Fisheries
Patrick B. Hamilton, Ian G. Cowx, Marjorie F. Oleksiak, Andrew M. Griffiths, Mats Grahn, Jamie R. Stevens, Gary R. Carvalho, Elizabeth Nicol, Charles R. Tyler
FISH AND FISHERIES
(2016)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Josefine Larsson, Mikael Lonn, Emma E. Lind, Justyna Swiezak, Katarzyna Smolarz, Mats Grahn
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Ecology
John Boss, Miriam Liedvogel, Max Lundberg, Peter Olsson, Nils Reischke, Sara Naurin, Susanne Akesson, Dennis Hasselquist, Anthony Wright, Mats Grahn, Staffan Bensch
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
J. Larsson, E. E. Lind, H. Corell, M. Grahn, K. Smolarz, M. Lonn
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2017)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Josefine Larsson, Katarzyna Smolarz, Justyna Swiezak, Magda Turower, Natalia Czerniawska, Mats Grahn
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
(2018)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Max Lundberg, John Boss, Bjorn Canback, Miriam Liedvogel, Keith W. Larson, Mats Grahn, Susanne Akesson, Staffan Bensch, Anthony Wright
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Engineering, Environmental
Mafalda Castro, Magnus Breitholtz, Bo Yuan, Ioannis Athanassiadis, Lillemor Asplund, Anna Sobek
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2018)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anna Edlund, Karin Ek, Magnus Breitholtz, Elena Gorokhova
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Environmental Sciences
A. Sobek, S. Bejgarn, C. Ruden, L. Molander, M. Breitholtz
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2013)
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Engineering, Environmental
S. Stiernstrom, M. Linde, K. Hemstrom, O. Wik, E. Ytreberg, B. -E. Bengtsson, M. Breitholtz
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Engineering, Environmental
Mafalda Castro, Anna Sobek, Bo Yuan, Magnus Breitholtz
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2019)
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Engineering, Environmental
Pilleriin Peets, Wei-Chieh Wang, Matthew MacLeod, Magnus Breitholtz, Jonathan W. Martin, Anneli Kruve
Summary: The article introduces a machine learning method for rapid prediction of toxicity in unknown chemicals in complex water samples. By using high-resolution mass spectrometry spectra, the toxicity level of these chemicals to fish can be accurately determined, which helps in quickly identifying potentially high-toxicity molecules.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Analytical
Helen Sepman, Louise Malm, Pilleriin Peets, Matthew MacLeod, Jonathan Martin, Magnus Breitholtz, Anneli Kruve
Summary: Nontarget analysis by LC-HRMS is widely used for detecting pollutants in the environment.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Toxicology
Magnus Breitholtz, Pavel Ivanov, Karin Ek, Elena Gorokhova
TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH
(2020)
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Evolutionary Biology
Max Lundberg, Miriam Liedvogel, Keith Larson, Hanna Sigeman, Mats Grahn, Anthony Wright, Susanne Akesson, Steffan Bensch