Abstract The Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) software has matured to
contain a large collection of methods and tools of computational molecular evolution. Here …

Bryde's‐like whales are a complex of medium‐sized baleen whales that occur in tropical
waters of all three major ocean basins. Currently, a single species of Bryde's whale …

Background A novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) associated with human to human
transmission and severe human infection has been recently reported from the city of Wuhan …

Soil salinity often hinders plant productivity in both natural and agricultural settings.
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) symbionts can mediate plant stress responses by …

Mobile elements and repetitive genomic regions are sources of lineage-specific genomic
innovation and uniquely fingerprint individual genomes. Comprehensive analyses of such …

Enzymatic deconstruction of poly (ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is under intense
investigation, given the ability of hydrolase enzymes to depolymerize PET to its constituent …

Ixodes spp. and related ticks transmit prevalent infections, although knowledge of their
biology and development of anti-tick measures have been hindered by the lack of a high …

Background. A new endemic disease has spread across Wuhan City, China, in December
2019. Within few weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a novel …

Novel species of fungi described in this study include those from various countries as
follows: Australia, Austroboletus asper on soil, Cylindromonium alloxyli on leaves of …

Silicon (Si) is the most abundant mineral element in the earth's crust. Some plants actively
accumulate Si as amorphous silica (phytoliths), which can protect plants from stresses. Here …