We report the first isolation of Rickettsia sibirica (strain mongolotimonae) from the blood of a patient and detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of the rickettsia in a Rhipicephalus pusillus tick collected from a dead mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon) in the Alentejo region, Portugal. We describe also the first PCR detection of a new Rickettsia strain that is related to R. sibirica.

Typhlops leptolepis sp. nov. is a new blind snake from Holguín Province, northeastern region of Cuba. The new species is characterized by its small and thin body size, as well as a narrow rostral in dorsal view, longer than broad, with parallel to curved sides, tapering toward anterior tip. The preocular is in contact with third supralabial only. It has 20 anterior scale rows reducing to 18 pos...

We report a patient with relapsed acute myelogenous leukemia after allogeneic stem cell transplantation who developed disseminated mucormycosis due to Rhizomucor pusillus/R. miehei involving lung, brain, and skin. After failing posaconazole and being intolerant to amphotericin, he was treated effectively with isavuconazole for over 6 months despite ongoing treatment for relapsed leukemia.

Four new Chlaenius species are described from Asian region: C. cheni Liu & Liang sp. n., C. bodhidharma Liu & Liang sp. n., C. li Liu & Liang sp. n., and C. aodai Liu & Liang sp. n. Chlaenius langsonensis Kirschenhofer, 2008 is assigned from subgenus Ocybatus to Chlaenioctenus. Chlaenius (Chlaenioctenus) eneides Bates, 1892 is redescribed and lectotype is designated. A key to all species of the...

Flat grain beetles (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae) are common stored-product insect pests in Canada, infesting cereals bins, equipment and end products flour mills. We studied the cold tolerance of three most flat beetles: Cryptolestes ferrugineus, turcicus pusillus, by measuring survival at −10 °C supercooling point (SCP) for different life stages (egg, young larva, old pupa adult) reared on mixe...

The purpose of the present study was to determine the tropane alkaloid content of four Hyoscyamus species from Iran, i.e. H. pusillus L., H. niger L., H. reticulatus L. and H. kurdicus Bornm. Determination of alkaloids was performed by the HPLC method. Samples were extracted with chloroform-methanol-25% ammonium hydroxide 15:5:1 (V/V/V). HPLC separation was performed on Eurospher C18 reversed p...

Predators can play important roles in structuring their communities through topdown effects on the distribution and abundance of their prey. Sharks are top predators in many marine communities, yet few studies have quantified those factors influencing their distribution and hunting behaviour. Here, we use location data from 340 predatory interactions between white sharks Carcharodon carcharias ...