First Report of Heterodera ripae on Common Nettle in Spain

First Report of Colletotrichum fructicola as the causal agent of Anthracnose on Common Bean and Cowpea

Description of a new record species of Heterodera from China (Tylenchida, Heteroderidae).

A new record species Heterodera ripae was found in the rhizosphere soil of nettle (Urtica sp.) on the bank of the Mangniu River in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China. The new record species can be characterized by vulval cone bifenestrate with circular or subcircular semifenestrae, vulval slit length averaging 34.2 μm, vulval bridge mostly broad, underbridge weak, bullae absent; the second...

the impact of e-readiness on ec success in public sector in iran the impact of e-readiness on ec success in public sector in iran

acknowledge the importance of e-commerce to their countries and to survival of their businesses and in creating and encouraging an atmosphere for the wide adoption and success of e-commerce in the long term. the investment for implementing e-commerce in the public sector is one of the areas which is focused in government‘s action plan for cross-disciplinary it development and e-readiness in go...

First Report of Babesia microti-Caused Babesiosis in Spain

Babesiosis is an emerging zoonosis now found in several areas of the world. Using PCR and indirect immunofluorescence assay, we have diagnosed the first case of human babesiosis caused by Babesia microti in Spain. Diagnosis was delayed because of the nonspecific clinical symptoms that occurred in an immunocompetent patient.

First report of Septoria ficariae on Ranunculus muricatus in Iran

In the framework of study on taxonomy of the genus of Septoria in Iran, we studied herbarium specimen of R. muricatus (IRAN 8006F) collected during 1990 from Golestan province (N Iran). A Septoria species was observed on the specimen with following morphological features: leaf lesions, brown, amphigenous, extended through the entire leaf and equally visible on both sides. Conidiomata amphigeno...