Epibiotic organisms inhabiting non-nesting hawksbill sea turtles, Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766), are described from Mona and Monito Islands, Puerto Rico. Epibiont samples from 105 turtles of shallow (< 40 m) water foraging habitats were collected and identified to the lowest possible taxon. This epibiotic assemblage consisting of at least 4 algal functional groups and 12 animal phyla ...

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The discovery of a reo-like virus in cultures of the mud crab Scylla serrata (Forsskål, 1755) is reported here. Since May 2004, in Zhejiang Province, Peoples Republic of China, reo-like virus in mud crabs has reached serious epidemic levels, causing mortality rates exceeding 90%. Beginning in May 2004, moribund crabs from different districts and areas were investigated. By using electron micros...

The risks generally associated with public indebtedness were already clearly identified by Adam Smith. In his principal work, The Wealth of Nations, he wrote: “The practice of funding has gradually enfeebled every state which has adopted it.” To me this does not mean that all public debt has to be called into question, even if influential politicians here in the United States are once again dem...

Cadophora luteo-olivacea represents a critical problem for kiwifruit in the post-harvest phase, mainly its little note epidemiology. The study presented some results about possibility of preserving from skin pitting symptoms using alternative methods to fungicides. By vitro assays, antagonist mechanisms action against pathogen isolates were tested. Trichoderma harzianum (Th1) showed highest inh...

Successful rehabilitation of an oiled sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) affected by the biggest oil spill disaster in Brazil | REM Oliveira, FLN Attademo, JS Galvincio, ACB Freire, AS Silva, JML Pires, LRP Lima, JMF Aguiar, AB Moreira, LIS Melo, SA Gavilan, MA FJL MF Oliveira Agricultural Journals

Elvira Grandone1, Donatella Colaizzo1, Giovanni L. Tiscia1, PatriziaVergura1, Elena Chinni2, Luigi Iannaccone3, Iole Antinolfi3, Maria A. Guardascione4, Maurizio Margaglione1,2 1Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Unit, I.R.C. C.S. Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, S. Giovanni R (FG) and 2Medical Genetics, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy; 3Thrombosis and Haemostasis Centre, Cardarelli Hospital, Na...

The challenges physician leaders confront today call to mind Odysseus' challenge to steer his fragile ship successfully between Scylla and Charybdis. The modern Scylla takes the form of ever-increasing pressures to provide more resources for professional liability, compliance, patient satisfaction, central administration, and a host of other demands. The modern Charybdis takes the form of ever-...

Chemical investigation into the ethyl acetate extract of endophytic fungus Corynespora olivacea (V18) associated with Vochysia divergens identified compounds 1 and 2. The were characterized by spectroscopic methods including NMR (1D 2D) HRMS. cytotoxicity crude isolated against normal human lung fibroblast cells, lineage GM07492A, was evaluated XTT assay. To best our knowledge, this is first ch...