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BACKGROUND Strongyloides stercoralis is a neglected soil-transmitted helminth species, and there is a lack of parasitologic and epidemiologic data pertaining to this parasite in China and elsewhere. We studied the local occurrence of S. stercoralis in a village in Yunnan province, China, and comparatively assessed the performance of different diagnostic methods. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS...

Yue Zhu1)†, Fusheng Li, Shujun Li, Yulin Hao and Rui Yang 1) Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China 2) Department of Bone Tumor, The People′s Hospital of Liaoning Province, Shenyang 110016, China 3) Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, ...

Streptococcus suis is an important zoonotic agent leading to a variety of diseases in swine and can be transmitted to human beings upon close contact. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of S. suis serotype 14 strain JS14 which was isolated from a diseased pig in Jiangsu Province, China.

Atmospheric boundary layer characteristics over the Pearl River Delta, China during summer 2006: measurement and model results S. J. Fan, Q. Fan, W. Yu, X. Y. Luo, B. M. Wang, L. L. Song, and K. L. Leong Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China Climate Center of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, 510080, China Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau, ...

A new species of so far monospecific genus Siamites, S. complicatus sp. n., is described. The type specimens were collected in the Krabi Province of Thailand. Morphology of the new species is described and illustrated in details, including male genitalia, and the distribution of Siamites is summarized.

Eleven species of the family Scatopsidae are reported from Sardinia, 10 of which for the first time, from collections made in the Marganai area (Carbonia-Iglesias province) and some additional material. Swammerdamella spinigera sp. nov., closely related to S. pediculata (Duda, 1928), is described and figured. The state of knowledge of the Sardinian fauna and its affinities are discussed.

Brackish-water mollusks inhabiting the mangrove areas along the Gulf of Thailand of Surat Thani Province were investigated for distribution, abundance and natural infections. Nine families and 32 species of brackish-water snails were recovered from 14 sampling stations. Species belonging to the genus Ceritidea of the family Potamididae were mainly examined and Cerithidea (Cerithideopsilla) Cing...

The Thailand cultivar pepper 'phrik man bangchang' (Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum, Solanaceae) was originally cultivated in the Bangchang Subdistrict, Amphawa District in Samut Songkhram Province. The cultivated areas are limited; we verified its distribution in Thailand for in situ 'phrik man bangchang' genetic resource conservation. Samples were collected from the original cultivation area ...