background: glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) deficiency is the most frequent genetic enzymatic disorder in hu­man, which is inherited as an x-linked gene. it encodes a housekeeping enzyme, which is vital for cell survival. accord­ing to previous investigations, mediterranean mutation (c563t) of g6pd gene is the most prevalent mutation in some prov­inces of iran and neighboring countries...

Abstract Orchidaceae, one of the most numerous families in world's flora, have evolved various pollination strategies to favour cross-pollination, such as deceptive and pollinarium reconfiguration. Among terrestrial orchids Mediterranean, only species belonging genus Serapias show a strategy defined shelter imitation. The floral elements form tubular structure that insects use during their rest...

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Introduction The Cape Verdean bryophyte flora comprises representatives of various floristic elements including Afrotropical, Neotropical, Mediterranean and Asiatic elements, together with some endemic taxa. However, the knowledge bryophytes lags far behind that vascular plants.Methods A total seven sites were sampled during 2016 in Verde archipelago, one on São Vicente six Santo Antão.Results ...

The Palestinian environment suffered from abuse and neglect for decades. As a nascent state, Palestine aspired to protect restore its environment, in line with international standards conventions. Yet, many challenges remain, including lack of data, the science–policy–practice gaps, sovereignty. management protected areas (PAs) is particularly challenging under these circumstance. Two key north...

Quantitative and qualitative examination of the fecal flora of 20 clinically healthy Japanese-Hawaiian males was carried out by using anaerobic tube culture techniques. Cultural counts were 93% of the microscopic clump counts. Isolated colonies were selected in a randomized manner to give an unbiased sampling of the viable bacterial types. Each isolate was characterized for species identificati...

There is little direct literature detailing exhaustive bacteriological studies comparing human donor faecal flora, human flora-associated (HFA) mouse models and conventional rodent faecal flora. While there is a premise that the implanted donor faecal flora from humans is established in the rodent model the evidence is incomplete and indeed for groups such as Bifidobacterium spp. it is lacking....

We studied the interactions between the entire cecal flora of hamsters and the pathogens Clostridium difficile and Escherichia coli in gnotobiotic mice and in a continuous-flow (CF) culture system in which the growth medium consisted of an extract of fecal pellets from germfree mice. CF cultures and germfree mice were colonized first with C. difficile and E. coli and then with the cecal flora o...

In a global climate change scenario “Extreme climatic events” are expected to widely affect flora and vegetation in Med-regions, especially “Extremes Rainfall Events” which will have impacts on riparian environments. Aiming provide an in-depth picture the effects of these events Mediterranean Basin, focusing islands, bibliographic search was performed main international databases, led 571 artic...