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Pollinators mediate interspecific and intraspecific plant–plant indirect interactions (competition vs. facilitation) via density-dependent processes, potentially sha** the dynamics of plant communities. Howe...
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Isolation and characterization of tumorigenic bacteria associated with crown gall disease of Prunus humilis Bunge in China
Prunus humilis Bunge (Cerasus humilis (Bunge) S. ya. Sokolov) (Rosaceae) is a small shrub native to China, highly valued for environmental protection and as a functional food. However, with the increasing scale o...
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The detection of major clades and new species of Mallocybe (Inocybaceae, Agaricales) from China with elongate cheilocystidia
Mallocybe, a member of the ectomycorrhizal mushroom family Inocybaceae, is a newly elevated genus based on Inocybe subg. Mallocybe. Although new species of Mallocybe have continuously been discovered worldwide du...
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Streptomyces xinjiangensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from Lop Nur region
A novel actinobacterial strain, designated LPA192T, was isolated from a soil sample collected from Lop Nur, **njiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Northwest China. A polyphasic approach was used to investigate the tax...
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Syntrophic Interactions Within a Butane-Oxidizing Bacterial Consortium Isolated from Puguang Gas Field in China
Butane oxidation by the hydrocarbon degradation bacteria has long been described, but little is known about the microbial interaction in this process. To investigate this interaction, the efficiency of butane ...
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Marasmius albopurpureus, a new species of section Globulares from Baili Island, China
Marasmius albopurpureus, a new species belonging to section Globulares, was found on a subtropical island, Baili Island, in southern China. It is characterized by its white to purple rugulose to ...
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Seasonal characteristics and tetrodotoxin-producing ability of bacteria in gastropod Oliva hirasei
Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is a well-known marine toxin, which is widely distributed in marine animals and originates from marine bacteria. To compare seasonal characteristics of aerobic bacteria in the toxic gastropod O...
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Open AccessDehydroascorbate reductase and monodehydroascorbate reductase activities of two metallothionein-like proteins from sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam. ‘Tainong 57’) storage roots
Metallothionein (MT) is a group of proteins with low molecular masses and high cysteine contents, and it is classified into different types, which generally contains two domains with typical amino acid sequences.
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The reduction in zinc concentration of wheat grain upon increased phosphorus-fertilization and its mitigation by foliar zinc application
Malnutrition resulting from zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) deficiency has become a global issue. Excessive phosphorus (P) application may aggravate this issue due to the interactions of P and micronutrients in soil c...
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To investigate the variations of anatomical and photosynthetic carbon metabolic characteristics within one species in response to increasing soil water stress, leaf anatomical characteristics, gas exchange and...