Fungus Spread By Bullfrogs Also Can Kill Them
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online There is currently a global decline in amphibian populations. It is believed that a major cause for this decline is a fungus thought to be spread by bullfrogs. A two-year study from...
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Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Two updates from the World Health Organization (WHO) have surfaced this past week; one details a new case in an ongoing health crisis in the Middle East and another describes a separate virus recently discovered in Israel. MERS-CoV As the health threat continues to rise for infections from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the WHO has issued its latest report describing a new laboratory-confirmed case in...
June 19-20, 2013 New York Academy of Sciences, New York, NY ATLANTA, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc., an emerging leader in infectious disease treatments, announced today that it will present new results on its antiviral program to 'prevent' PML at an industry conference sponsored by the PML Consortium (composed of Pfizer, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, Roche and Biogen Idec). JC polyomavirus (JCV) is the causative agent of Progressive Multifocal...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online For years, scientists have been on the trail of a slippery culprit responsible for a deadly fungus, and they’ve finally found the culprit. The fungus, called Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, or ‘Bd’ for short, has played a role in the recent decline or extinction of 200 frog species worldwide. According to a new report in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, long-suspected African clawed frogs have finally been confirmed as the...
TANCS®-equipped vapor steam cleaners are scientifically proven to wipe out canine parvovirus disease. Lake Forest, Illinois (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Today, 1-800-GO-VAPOR.com, a national ecommerce company specializing in top performing vapor steam cleaners for home and commercial use, announced that it intends to actively market the Ladybug Tekno 2350 vapor steam cleaner to animal rescue shelters. “Disinfectants are used everyday by animal health care staff to kill bacteria, viruses...
Vanderbilt University These days, phylogeneticists – experts who painstakingly map the complex branches of the tree of life – suffer from an embarrassment of riches. The genomics revolution has given them mountains of DNA data that they can sift through to reconstruct the evolutionary history that connects all living beings. But the unprecedented quantity has also caused a serious problem: The trees produced by a number of well-supported studies have come to contradictory conclusions....
Pensoft Publishers Lichens are symbiotic organisms consisting of a fungal partner and one or several algal partners. The association is so close that scientists until 1867 were not aware that lichens actually consist of two different partners. After the Swiss botanist Simon Schwendener discovered the dual nature of lichens, lichenologists were focusing on the fungal partner when studying lichens, since it was often believed that only few algae are involved in the symbiosis. Molecular...
A new dog potty service, Fresh Patch, is encouraging dog owners to minimize the risk of exposing new puppies to potentially fatal viruses. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 20, 2013 Fresh Patch--the maker of the real-grass, fully disposable, indoor dog potty--is joining the fight against highly contagious parvovirus infections in dogs. Puppies are particularly vulnerable to parvovirus--also known simply as parvo. The most common form of the virus attacks a dog’s digestive system. Symptoms...
TANCS®-Equipped Tekno 2350 Steam Vapor System is scientifically proven to wipe out canine parvovirus disease. Vernon Hills, IL (PRWEB) April 20, 2013 LadybugSteamCleaners.com, an authorized Internet dealer that sells Ladybug vapor steam cleaners online to consumers and businesses in all 50 states, and to walk-in customers who visit their Chicago-area showroom, today announced that it intends to actively market the Ladybug Tekno 2350 steam cleaner to veterinary hospitals....
Fishes account for over half of vertebrate species, but while groups such as mammals, birds and reptiles have been fairly well understood by scientists for decades, knowledge about relationships among many types of fishes was essentially unknown – until now. A team of scientists led by Richard Broughton, associate professor of biology at the University of Oklahoma, published two studies that dramatically increase understanding of fish evolution and their relationships. They integrated...
Retail giant CVS has chosen all-natural ZymaDerm™, the most widely used painless topical treatment for molluscum contagiosum, for inclusion in its natural products selection to be rolled out into CVS stores nationwide over the coming months. Now it's easier than ever to make this embarrassing condition vanish in 30 days with doctor recommended ZymaDerm™. Boise, Idaho (PRWEB) April 05, 2013 Pharmacy giant CVS has selected ZymaDerm, the most widely used painless treatment for...
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The Giant African Millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas) is a species of millipede found widespread through the lowland areas of East Africa, from Mozambique to Kenya. It rarely reaches altitudes above 3,300 feet. It is found mostly in forests, but can also be found in coastal habitats which contain at least some trees. It is native to Southern Arabia, especially in Dhofar. The Giant Millipede is one of the largest in the millipede group, reaching upwards of 15.2 inches in length and 2.6...
Discosoma (or Actinodiscus) is a genus of soft mushroom coral native to the Indian Ocean. This genus is sometimes incorrectly referred to as mushroom anemone or disc anemone. This coral is commonly collected and used worldwide in marine aquariums, where it is known to grow easily. There are 5 known species of mushroom coral: Actinodiscus dawydoffi, Actinodiscus fungiformis, Discosoma nummiforme, Actinodiscus rubraoris, and Actinodiscus unguja.
Strawberry vein banding virus (SVBV) is a plant pathogenic virus and a member of the family Caulimoviridae. It was first described by Frazier after differential aphid transmission to susceptible wild strawberries. He identified suitable virus indicators and demonstrated virus transmission by various aphids, dodder, and grafting. He also established the inability of the virus to transmit via sap. Stenger purified and cloned the SVBV genome. Due to the limited techniques of the time he was...
The Hawaiian Tree Fern or Male Tree Fern (Cibotium menziesii), is a species of tree fern, of the genus Cibotium which is endemic to the islands of Hawaii, and is found on all the windward Hawaiian islands. The habitat of this species is damp forest areas, usually at elevations varying between 1,000 and 6,000 feet. They can grown on the ground or epiphytically, growing on trees. It is also very adaptable and can withstand cool winter temperatures. These ferns can grow up to 35 feet tall but...
The Royal Fern (Osmunda regalis), is a species of Osmunda, native to Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, growing in woodland bogs. The species is sometimes known as flowering fern due to the appearance of its fertile fronds. The name derives from its being one of the largest and most imposing European ferns. In many areas, it has become rare as a result of wetland drainage for agriculture. It is a deciduous herbaceous plant which produces separate fertile and sterile fronds. The...
