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Pseudooceanicola albus sp. nov., Isolated from Mangrove Sediment within the Beibu Gulf
A nonmotile gram-negative, short, rod-shaped strain, BGMRC 2024T, was isolated from the sediment of Rhizophora stylosa collected in the Beibu Gulf, China. The strain BGMRC 2024T exhibited optimal growth at 25 to ...
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Phenotypic Diversity and Variation in Natural Populus euphratica Populations Shaped by Environmental Factors
To study the genetic diversity of phenotypic traits of natural Populus euphratica populations, we investigated the leaf, fruit and seed traits of the populations. The results of the phenotypic traits all showed t...
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First report of Cumuliphoma indica causing leaf spot on tobacco in China
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Different Physiological and Photosynthetic Responses of Soybean and Mungbean at the Initial Flowering Stage under Low-Temperature Stress to Uniconazole S3307
Low-temperature stress is a destructive abiotic stress that limits the production and quality of tropical and subtropical crops. In this study, we investigated the physiological responses of the soybean (Glycine ...
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Metagenomics Analysis on Bacterial Communities Seasonal Diversity in the Urban Lake **ghu, Central of China
Seasonal and spatial factors controlling the composition and diversity of bacterial communities in the urban **ghu Lake of Wuhu City, near the Yangtze River in Anhui Province, Central of China were investigat...
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Genome-Wide Characterization and Expression Analysis of the Abscisic Acid Receptors PYR/PYL/RCAR (PYLs) in Chinese Cabbage during Abiotic Stresses
The plant phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays important roles in plant development. The ABA receptors PYR/PYL/RCAR (PYLs) interact with the type 2C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs) in response to ABA. In the pr...
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Comparative Physiological and Metabolomic Analyses Reveal the Different Biological Characteristics between Two Tea Cultivars
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze, as an economical woody plant, had been cultivated for tea production for a long history. However, the seeds of tea tree were usually discarded after harvest because of low quality a...
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Photosynthetic Physiology Performance and Expression of Transcription Factors in Soybean of Water Use Efficiency Difference
Water use efficiency (WUE) and production are closely related to the redox state in plants, through which plants complete conversion of photosynthetic products and their life circle. WUE is an important and in...
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A Luciferase-EGFP Reporter System for the Evaluation of DNA Methylation in Mammalian Cells
DNA methylation is an essential epigenetic modification involved in numerous biological processes. Here, we present a cell-based system pLTR-Luc2P-EGFP for evaluation of DNA methylation in mammalian cells. In ...
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Symbioses of Endophytic Fungi and Subsequent Physio-Chemical Changes in Grapevine Leaves from Two Cultivars
The metabolic impacts of endophytes on grape cells have been addressed in many studies. However, to date, no reports have investigated these phenomena in vine leaves, which also permit examination under well-c...
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Effects of UV-B Irradiation Alone and in Combination with Salicylic Acid on the Growth and Active Ingredients of Dendrobium officinale
The quality of Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo in cultivation was worse than those collected in wild, this work was conducted to explore a method that can improve the quality of D. officinale in cultivation.
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Transcriptome Profiling of Gold Queen Hami Melons under Cold Stress
Hami melon (Cucumis melo L. var. inodorus Jacq) is an important horticultural crop but susceptible to chilling injury during low temperature storage. To characterize the gene expression profiles of Gold Queen Ham...
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Open AccessA comparison between water uptake and root length density in winter wheat: effects of root density and rhizosphere properties
We aim to quantify the variation in root distribution in a set of 35 experimental wheat lines. We also compared the effect of variation in hydraulic properties of the rhizosphere on water uptake by roots.
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Changes in the Metabolome of Two Soybean Genotypes under Drought Stress
Soybean is the world’s leading economic oilseed crop. Drought stress is a major constraint on the growth and yield stability of soybean. Here, wild soybean (Glycine soja Siebold & Zucc.) was found to be more drou...
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Substrate Diversity of L-Threonic Acid Dehydrogenase Homologs
Despite physiological importance of aldonic sugar acids for living organisms, little is known about metabolic pathways of these compounds. Here, we investigated the functional diversity of homologs of L-threon...
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Burkholderia gladioli causes bacterial internal browning in sweetpotato of China
A new bacterial disease of sweetpotato was recently identified in Puning, Guangdong Province, China and is referred to bacterial internal browning of sweetpotato in this paper. One-third of the tubers of sweet...
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Using near-isogenic lines of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to determine the relationship between GlutoPeak parameters and quality characteristics
The GlutoPeak is a new instrument used to measure the rheological properties of wheat flour dough. To determine the role of GlutoPeak parameters in assessing wheat quality, near-isogenic lines (NILs) of three ...
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Physiological Mechanism of Eichhornia crassipes in Inhibiting the Growth of Microcytisaeruginosa
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms), an invasive plant, is used to control algae-polluted water, but the mechanism among which is not clear. In this study, the allelopathic effects of water hyacin...
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Expression, Purification and Functional Characterization of Two Recombinant Malate Dehydrogenases from Mortierella isabellina
To study the characteristics of two malate dehydrogenases (MDHs), their coding genes MIMDH1 and MIMDH2 were cloned and expressed in Escherichiacoli BL21 cells. The molecular weights of both recombinant enzymes pa...
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Teleost Type 2 Interleukin-1 Receptor (IL-1R2) from the Spotted Halibut (Verasper variegatus): 3D Structure and a Role in Immune Response
The type 2 interleukin-1 receptor (IL-1R2) is one of natural IL-1β singling inhibitors in mammals. We cloned and sequenced the IL-1R2 gene in V. variegatus (VvIL-1R2). The phylogenetic analysis showed that the mo...