Dissemination of vector-transmitted pathogens depend on the survival and dispersal of the vector and the vector's ability to transmit the pathogen, while the host range of vector and pathogen determine the breath of transmission possibilities. In this study, we address how the interaction between dispersal and plant fidelities of a pathogen (stolbur phytoplasma tuf-a) and its vector (Hyalesthes...

It has been reported that several members of Convolvulaceae family such as Convolvulus arvensis possess cytotoxic activity on some tumor cell lines. Proteoglycan mixture, the water extract of C. arvensis with high molecular weight, has potent anti-angiogenesis and stimulating effects. In this study, arial parts of C. arvensis were collected and identified, and the cytotoxic effects of chlorofor...

Ayurvedha and Herbal medicine are two important forms of alternative medicine that are widely available. Medicinal plants have disease curing properties and this is due to the compounds presents in the extracts. This work is mainly concerned with the identification of the therapeutic properties of Indian medicinal plant extracts. So we identified the compounds of different medicinal plants like...

1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, E-Da Dachang Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2Health Examination Center, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 3School of Medicine, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 4Department of Pathology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA 5Liver Unit,...

O April 28, 1996, in the historic Tasmanian penal colony of Port Arthur, a lone gunman killed thirty-five persons with a semiautomatic rifle. Following that incident, which was the largest of a series of mass homicides, the federal and state governments of Australia agreed on a broad plan of gun control, implemented over the following twelve months. The new controls included prohibitions on cer...

This paper presents new records and noteworthy data on the following taxa in SE Europe adjacent regions: brown alga Heribaudiella fluviatilis, red Batrachospermum skujae, saprotrophic fungus Gnomonia geranii-macrorrhizi, mycorrhizal fungi Amanita alseides Russula griseascens, liverwort Ricciocarpos natans, moss Blindia acuta, Leucodon sciuroides var. morensis Pseudostereodon procerrimus, monoco...

The article presents the current state of two pasture varieties types from Anabasis salsa: 1. salsa with Caroxylon orientale, Artemisia terrae-albae, A. kemrudica; 2. terrae-albae and sparse-mixed shrubs (Convolvulus fruticosus, Lycium ruthenicum, brachiata, Nanophyton erinaceum, Nitraria schoberi, Malacocarpus crithmifolius, Xylosalsola chiwensis), single specimens Crambe edentula in Karakalpa...