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In vitro elicitation of anthraquinones—a review
Anthraquinones (AQs) are potent secondary metabolites distributed among plants with a multitude of bioactivities and therapeutic applications. They...
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Trichoderma harzianum Strain T22 Modulates Direct Defense of Tomato Plants in Response to Nezara viridula Feeding Activity
Plant growth-promoting fungi belonging to genus Trichoderma are known to help plants when dealing with biotic stressors by enhancing plant defenses....
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Isolation and Enumeration of Mycophagous Protist
Protists can prey upon other smaller organisms such as bacteria and fungi. Their feeding actions are of utmost importance in driving the microbial...
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Deferred control of ammonium cross-feeding in a N2-fixing bacterium-microalga artificial consortium
AbstractThere is an increasing interest in the use of N 2 -fixing bacteria for the sustainable biofertilization of crops. Genetically-optimized...
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Seed properties and bacterial communities are associated with feeding preferences of a seed-eating beetle
AimsBacterial communities inhabiting seeds may interact not only with the plant host, but also with seed predators. The study compared the bacterial...
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Feeding Broiler Chicks with Bacillus subtilis, Clostridium butyricum, and Enterococcus faecalis Mixture Improves Growth Performance and Regulates Cecal Microbiota
A total of 300 day-old Arbor Acres Plus broiler chicks (mixed sex) was used to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of Bacillus subtilis , Cl...
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Downy mildew (Peronospora aestivalis) infection of alfalfa alters the feeding behavior of the aphid (Therioaphis trifolii) and the chemical characteristics of alfalfa
Tripartite plant–pathogen–phytophagous insect interactions have been widely studied. However, the effect of pathogens on phytophagous insects remains...
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Attached Biofilm Cultivation (ABC) of Mixotrophic Microalgae for the Sustainable Supply of Innovative New Bioproducts
The industrial utility of microalgae is critically constrained by high-volume, monotrophic suspension approaches to biomass cultivation. Suspension...
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The Blob marine heatwave transforms California kelp forest ecosystems
Ocean warming has both direct physiological and indirect ecological consequences for marine organisms. Sessile animals may be particularly vulnerable...
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Neochloris oleoabundans Growth Evaluation Under Different Nitrogen:Phosphorus:Carbon Feeding Strategies
Microalgae are photosynthetic microorganisms known for their variety of compounds that can be useful for food, feed, pharmaceuticals, and fuel...
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Measuring the Effects of Circadian Rhythm-Related Manipulations on Depression-Like Behavior in Rodents: Forced Swim and Tail Suspension Tests
The forced swim and tail suspension tests are commonly used to determine the effects of circadian-related pharmacological, genetic, and environmental...
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The diet of Stereocyclops incrassatus Cope, 1870 (Anura: Microhylidae) tadpoles in Atlantic Forest of southern Bahia, Brazil
Tadpole diet studies based in gut content analysis provide information on the diversity of prey consumed, foraging behavior and ecological function...
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Lipidomic analyses reveal enhanced lipolysis in planthoppers feeding on resistant host plants
The brown planthopper (BPH) ( Nilaparvata lugens Stål) is a highly destructive pest that seriously damages rice ( Oryza sativa L.) and causes severe...
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Biocontrol potential of endosymbiotic bacteria of entomopathogenic nematodes against the tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)
BackgroundThe tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) is a major pest of tomato plants threatening global tomato...
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Laboratory evaluation of a scarabid-specific isolate of Bacillus thuringiensis against white grub Holotrichia serrata
A scarabid-specific isolate ( Bt 62 ) of Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner was bioassayed against different instars of the white grub Holotrichia serrata ...
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Microscale flow dynamics and particle capture in scleractinian corals: I. Role of the tentacles
The size, shape, and arrangement of tentacles in scleractinian coral polyps are likely to affect particle capture yet have not been investigated in a...
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Orosensory Preferences and Feeding Behavior of Cladistia: A Comparison of Gray Bichir Polypterus senegalus and Saddle Bichir P. endlicherii (Polypteridae)
AbstractFor the first time, we report that Cladistia have the ability to assess the taste qualities of food objects and thus have different taste...
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Developments in biotechnological tools and techniques for production of reserpine
AbstractIn the quest for novel medications, researchers have kept on studying nature to unearth beneficial plant species with medicinal qualities...
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Application of underwater imagery for the description of upper sublittoral benthic communities in glaciated and ice-free Arctic fjords
Complex bottom topography and the presence of floating ice significantly complicate the use of traditional sampling methods in Arctic coastal waters,...
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Big enough for an extra-large meal: a review on predation upon large animals by benthic cnidarians
The feeding upon large animals—even larger than the predator—by benthic cnidarians has been reported from many ecosystems but never exhaustively...
