Eco/o&y‚ 88(3)‚ 2007‚ pp. 541-549 © 2007 by the Ecological Society of America DIVERSITY AND HOST RANGE OF FOLIAR FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES: ARE TROPICAL LEAVES BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS? A. ELIZABETH ARNOLD1 AND F. LUTZONI Department of Biology‚ Duke University‚ Durham‚ North Carolina 27708 USA Abstract. Fungal endophytes are found in asymptomatic photosynthetic tissues of all major lineages of land plants. The ubiquity of these cryptic symbionts is clear‚ but the scale of their diversity‚ host range
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Vol 455 | 11 September 2008 | doi:10.1038/nature07271 ARTICLES Strigolactone inhibition of shoot branching ` Victoria Gomez-Roldan1‚ Soraya Fermas2‚ Philip B. Brewer3‚ Virginie Puech-Pages1‚ Elizabeth A. Dun3‚ Jean-Paul Pillot2‚ Fabien Letisse4‚ Radoslava Matusova5‚ Saida Danoun1‚ Jean-Charles Portais4‚ ´ Harro Bouwmeester5‚6‚ Guillaume Becard1‚ Christine A. Beveridge3‚7*‚ Catherine Rameau2* & Soizic F. Rochange1* A carotenoid-derived hormonal signal that inhibits shoot branching in plants
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As their name suggests‚ nail fungus are fungal infections that affect either the nails on the fingers or the nails on the toes. Nail fungus infections can be distressing‚ as they tend to disfigure and discolor the nails that are afflicted of them; making them unshapely and uncared for - which might negatively impact the (subconscious) opinion other people who get to see the victim get to make about the victim. Now the key to effectively combating a problem‚ any problem‚ is to get insight into the
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Nail and toenail fungus can be a very hard condition to clear up. This is a condition that many people suffer with day by day and some find it quite embarrassing. Many of the people that suffer with nail funguses find it hard to be able to show off their hands or feet and avoid wearing shoes that show their toes. Although this can be a very tough fungus to get completely rid of and many people go through courses of constant prescription antibiotics only to find that the symptoms return in a matter
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Title: Screening of Cellulolytic Activity of Locally Isolated Thermophilic Fungi Title : Screening of Cellulolytic Activity of Locally Isolated Thermophilic Fungi Objective : To screen for thermophilic fungi as producer of fungal cellulase. Introduction One of the most important sources of carbon that is abundantly found on this planet is cellulose. While cellulase is the enzyme to degrade this carbon and it is a key enzyme in the bio refinery process of producing green chemicals
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Identification and Impact of Airborne Fungi over the Sydney Basin Introduction The need to identify and monitor airborne fungi is vital to the health of humans. Fungal spores may trigger allergic responses in sensitised people‚ causing respiratory diseases such as hayfever and asthma (Knox‚ Ladiges‚ Evans and Saints 2006). A variety of techniques can be used to identify the diversity and density of fungi within the Sydney Basin. The use of agar plate exposure allows microbial colonies to
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WGU GRT 1 Task 1 Melissa Robinson March 26‚ 2015 A. DNA Replication B. Ligase in DNA replication C1. C2. C3.mRNA in Transcription C4. mRNA in translation D. Role of RNA Polymerase Inhibition and death cap mushrooms Amanita phalloides‚ class of fungi of which death cap mushrooms belong‚ are considered to be one of the most deadly forms of mushroom poisoning from human consumption. The toxins‚ a-amanitins are hepatotoxic‚ meaning the toxins affect the liver‚ and is almost always fatal
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Haemorrhagic septicaemia Vaccine and its INOCCULATION Dr PARAMJEET SINGH Deputy Director Animal Husbandry Punjab Veterinary Vaccine Institute ‚ Ludhiana ( Punjab) ‚ and Dr. Pritpal Singh :Incharge H. S. Lab‚ Punjab Veterinary Vaccine Institute‚ Ludhiana. Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (H.S.) a bacterial disease caused by Pasteurella Multocida is a global problem particularly in South East Asia and is one of the most important disease of bovines in India. The disease is responsible for 46
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Ricin is a toxic protein found in castor oil plant seeds. The toxicity of Ricin has been known for centuries and was even used by the KGB government to assassinate Georgi Markov‚ a famous journalist who openly criticized the Soviet Union’s communist regime. The toxicity of ricin is caused by its ability to deactivate ribosomes and halt protein synthesis. Therefore‚ Ricin is categorized as a ribosome inactivating protein (RIP). There are two types of RIPs: type I and type II. Type I RIPs are usually
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Nguyen 1 Jenny Nguyen November 25‚ 13 Diane Putnam Parasite Is Worst Than Having A War Ever wonder why we get sick? Most people believe it ’s because of "germs" but it ’s actually humans and other organisms that are constantly under attack by parasites. Parasitism is a kind of harmful coaction between two species. It is a relation between two individual called host. Parasite is mainly a food coaction‚ but the parasite derives shelter and protection from the host. Parasites are intelligent
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