Two small populations of medicinal leeches Hirudo orientalis Utevsky & Trontelj, 2005 were
sampled monthly over the course of a year (November 2008 to October 2009) in 2 separate …

In the present study, the species composition and potential metabolic activities of bacterial
communities of reed Phragmites australis (Cav.)(Trin. ex Steudel) periphyton from Lake …

Using cultivation-dependant method, we isolated 184 strains from fresh and old bee bread,
pollen, larvae and adults of solitary bee Osmia cornuta. The 16S rDNA sequencing of 79 …

Background The red palm weevil (RPW) Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier (Coleoptera:
Curculionidae) is one of the major pests of palms. The larvae bore into the palm trunk and …

The earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus, plays an essential role in soil ecosystems as it affects
organic matter decomposition and nutrient cycling. By ingesting a mixture of organic and …

Insects have a very large impact among living organisms, both in terms of numbers and
efficiency. They are the first actor in pollination, ecological balance and the food chain …

As for the wild animals, their diet components are always changed, so that we have to
monitor such changes by analyzing the modification of intestinal microbial community. Such …

Purpose Previous studies have assessed the diversity of gastrointestinal bacteria in bats
and reported that some of the strains are pathogenic to humans; therefore, bats are …

The digestive tract of ruminants is the home of the gut microbiome ecosystem, which plays a
huge role in the diagnosis of various health conditions and the analysis of physiological …

An outbreak of serious mortality among the cultured groupers Epinephelus coioides,
characterized by a swollen intestine containing yellow fluid, occurred in the summer of 1993 …