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... The changes in tree layer saplings, shrub, field and moss layer in Järvselja Nature Reserve virgin forest compartment (JS226) were analysed on the ground of data collected in 1955, 1985, 1993 and 2012. Four forest stands (sub-compartments) were studied; in every stand one 4 × 4 m sample area was established: area A1 represented Hepatica nobilis and Anemone nemoralis dominanted spruce stand, area A ...
Anemone (plant); chromosome number; geographical distribution; host specificity; indigenous species; lectotypes; phylogeny; New Zealand; South America
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... A rational taxonomic circumscription of genera in tribe Anemoneae (Ranunculaceae) is briefly discussed. It is concluded that, in view of the morphological diversity of the group and recent molecular phylogenetic findings, a moderately narrow approach to the re-circumscription of genera earlier included in Anemone sensu lato is preferable, in particular, with the recognition of the lineage with the ...
... This study was conducted to determine: (1) the associations between anti-Fasciola hepatica antibody levels in milk and some productive and reproductive parameters in dairy cattle, and (2) the threshold antibody level associated with loss of productivity, at both herd and individual level. Anti-F. hepatica antibodies were analysed by MM3-SERO ELISA in milk samples from the bulk tanks of 490 dairy f ...
Anemone (plant); Funaria hygrometrica; Marchantia polymorpha; Polytrichum; Rhytidiadelphus; chemical composition; lichens; medicinal properties; mosses and liverworts; traditional medicine; Central European region; Europe
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... Ubiquitous bryophyte species are reported from European, American and Asian ethnopharmacies. Some of their traditional medicinal uses are similar in distant and isolated cultures, and moreover, medicinal properties of some bryophytes are currently confirmed as justified by their chemical constituents. Aims of the work: we identify bryophytes listed in a medicinal and botanical work from 1600, and ...
... The increasing availability of volunteered geographic information (VGI) enables novel studies in many scientific domains. However, inconsistent VGI can negatively affect these studies. This paper describes a workflow that checks the consistency of Volunteered Phenological Observations (VPOs) while considering the synchrony of observations (i.e., the temporal dispersion of a phenological event). Th ...
... • Polyploidization and chromosomal rearrangements are recognized as major forces in plant evolution. Their role is investigated in the disjunctly distributed northern hemisphere Hepatica (Ranunculaceae). • Chromosome numbers, karyotype morphology, banding patterns, 5S and 35S rDNA localization in all known species were investigated and interpreted in a phylogenetic context established from nuclear ...
... Somatic chromosome numbers of 28 Korean native species in the buttercup family are observed and analyzed. The plants include 10 genera with seven endemic taxa to the Korean peninsula, and most of them are the first reports from Korean populations. In particular, the chromosome numbers for the two taxa are reported for the first time: Clematis fusca var. coreana (H. Lév) Nakai (2 n = 16) and Thalic ...
... A sheep trial was performed to evaluate two diagnostic assays, a faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) and a coproantigen reduction test (CRT), for the diagnosis of resistance of Fasciola hepatica to triclabendazole (TCBZ). The FECRT defines successful TCBZ treatment as a 95% or greater reduction in fluke faecal egg counts (FECs) at 14 days post-treatment (dpt). The CRT defines effective TCBZ tr ...
... The emission of Fasciola hepatica eggs in faeces is usually subject to oscillations along time in animals as well as humans. Thus, looking for alternative biological markers reflecting eggs shed per gram of faeces (epg) with lower oscillations may be useful. This study analyzes the possible relationship between liver-fluke uterus area and epg. Uterus area (UA) development of adult F. hepatica obta ...
A.M. Martínez-Ibeas; M. González-Warleta; M. Martínez-Valladares; J.A. Castro-Hermida; C. González-Lanza; B. Miñambres; C. Ferreras; M. Mezo; M.Y. Manga-González
... Paramphistomosis and Fasciolosis caused by Calicophoron daubneyi and Fasciola hepatica, respectively, are frequent and important trematodoses in ruminant livestock worldwide. Both parasites use the same snail, Galba truncatula, as intermediate host. The aim of this study was to develop and validate an analytical method based on a mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) multiplex PCR technique which would allow ...
Anemone (plant); alleles; cultivars; gene flow; genetic markers; genetic variation; heterozygosity; loci; microsatellite repeats; population structure; Japan
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... Premise of the study: Microsatellite markers were developed and characterized in the vulnerable plant Hepatica nobilis var. japonica (Ranunculaceae) to investigate its genetic diversity, population structure, and gene flow. Methods and Results: Fourteen microsatellite markers were developed. The number of alleles per locus ranged from one to 12, and the expected heterozygosity per locus ranged fro ...
... The aim of this study was to develop an Egg Hatch Assay (EHA) test for the detection of triclabendazole (TCBZ) resistance in Fasciola hepatica. A number of fluke isolates were used, of differing sensitivity to TCBZ. Eggs were exposed to solutions of triclabendazole sulphoxide (TCBZ.SO) for 14 days, then triggered to hatch. Egg development was divided into 6 distinct and easily identifiable stages: ...
Stauntonia hexaphylla; Symphyotrichum subulatum var. subulatum; Litsea; mountains; Kadsura; forests; Millettia; Verbena officinalis; flora; Euphorbia maculata; Physalis angulata; Celtis; Bromus catharticus var. catharticus; Rhaphiolepis; Ardisia; plants (botany); biodiversity; Anemone (plant); surveys; indigenous species; Dysphania ambrosioides; South Korea
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... This study investigated the plant distribution in Hajo Island, Jodo-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea. The surveyed plants were recorded as total 483 taxa, 100 families, 298 genera, 427 species, 1 subspecies, 52 varieties, and 3 forms. Total 1,360 pieces were obtained as evidential specimen. Through floristic survey and collection in Hajo Island, Jodo-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, 1,36 ...
... Anemone sensu lato (including Pulsatilla and Hepatica), tribe Anemoneae (Ranunculaceae), is arranged into two subgenera, Anemone and Anemonidium, with basic chromosome numbers x = 8 and x = 7, respectively. We elucidated the level of divergence of 5S rDNA unit arrays between the subgenera, determined intra‐individual and interspecific sequence variation and tested 5S rDNA phylogenetic signal in re ...
... The liver fluke Fasciola hepatica is one of the most important parasites in cattle farming worldwide and responsible for serious economic losses. In this study, three ELISAs for the detection of antibodies against F. hepatica were compared by analysis of serum antibody levels of 20 calves infected with different doses (50–1000metacercariae) of F. hepatica metacercariae. The commercially available ...
... Post‐mining restoration sites often develop novel ecosystems as soil conditions are completely new and ecosystem assemblage can be spontaneous even on afforested sites. This study presents results from long‐term monitoring and evaluation of an afforested oil‐shale quarry in Estonia. The study is based on chronosequence data of soil and vegetation and comparisons are made to similar forest site‐typ ...
... To investigate their antiviral potential, extracts from 126 plants grown in the Qinling region of China belonging to 103 plant species of 36 families were evaluated for antiviral activity against Tobacco mosaic virus. The activity of each plant extract on infection and replication was determined by local lesion and leafâdisc methods. Extracts from nine species [Lactuca tatarica (Linn.) C. A. Mey ...
Anemone (plant); Fasciola hepatica; blood sampling; drug formulations; drugs; liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry; metabolites; scanning electron microscopy; sheep
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... The pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters of artesunate, artemether and their metabolites dihydroartemisinin (DHA) and dihydroartemisinin-glucuronide (DHA-glucuronide) were determined in sheep naturally infected with Fasciola hepatica. Sheep were treated either with artesunate (intramuscular (i.m.): 40 and 60mg/kg) or artemether (i.m.: 40 and 160mg/kg; oral: 80mg/kg). Blood samples were withdrawn at sel ...
... We aimed to study the composition of herb layer in old Estonian boreonemoral forests (Aegopodium and Hepatica forest site-types) and estimate factors that influence the vegetation. Besides forest management and other anthropogenic disturbances, stand age, geographic location and tree species composition were analysed as potential driving factors. We surveyed 169 forests, mostly as a contrasting pa ...