Host‐Specificity and Network Structure of Tick Microbiota in Co‐Distributed Species From the Iberian Peninsula by Víctor Noguerales, José de laFuente, Sandra Díaz‐Sánchez

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Investigating the impact of the construction of the Duliu River dam in China on the spatiotemporal changes of fish communities by Ruiyuan Zhang, Fujiang Huang, Hanwei Yang, Peng Zeng, Xiuhui Ma

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Breaking the Standard: Can Oxford Nanopore Technologies Sequencing Compete With Illumina in Protistan Amplicon Studies? by Dana Bludau, Guido Sieber, Manan Shah, Aman Deep, Jens Boenigk, Daniela Beisser

“…An analysis of community compositions revealed significant taxonomic differences between the sequencing approaches, with ONT identifying more subtle responses of species to external influences. Nevertheless, the basic community patterns were detectable with all sequencing approaches. …”
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Impact of Farming System on Soil Microbial Communities Associated with Common Bean in a Region of Northern Spain by Marta Suarez-Fernandez, Juan Jose Ferreira, Ana Campa

“…Metabarcoding techniques were used to compare both microbial communities. …”
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Mixed strongyle parasite infections vary across host age and space in a population of feral horses by Sangwook Ahn, Elizabeth M. Redman, Stefan Gavriliuc, Jennifer Bellaw, John S. Gilleard, Philip D. McLoughlin, Jocelyn Poissant

“…This study applied DNA metabarcoding on parasite larvae cultured from faecal samples to characterize mixed strongyle infections of 320 feral horses on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 2014 to test for the influence of host (age, sex and reproductive/social status) and environmental (location, local density and social group membership) factors on variation. …”
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Seasonal and Landscape‐Driven Variations in Forage Resources of Apis mellifera scutellata: Implications for Pollination Sustainability and Colony Health in Taita Taveta County, Ken... by Mary Chege, Mbatha B. Wambua, Wambua J. Kilonzo, Sevgan Subramanian, Beatrice T. Nganso

“…ABSTRACT Seasonality and land‐use change are key factors influencing forage availability for managed honey bee colonies, yet knowledge of forage identity and how these factors influence forage availability remains limited in Africa. …”
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Incidental Ingestion of Plant‐Dwelling Arthropods by Sheep and Cattle in the Same Habitat by Roi Forman, Maya Lalzar, Zhiwei Zhong, Deli Wang, Moshe Inbar, Tali S. Berman

“…ABSTRACT Large mammalian herbivores influence grassland ecosystems through plant consumption, return of excreta and trampling, and by altering nutrient cycles and soil properties. …”
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Anthropogenic reverberations on the gut microbiome of dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion) by Matthew G. Adair, Krystal A. Tolley, Bettine Jansen van Vuuren, Jessica Marie da Silva

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Regional and Longitudinal Dynamics of Cyanobacterial Blooms/Cyanobiome and Cyanotoxin Production in the Great Lakes Area by Faizan Saleem, Jennifer L. Jiang, Enze Li, Kevin Tran, Adam Boere, Mahbuba Rahman, Athanasios Paschos, Judy A. Westrick, Arthur Zastepa, Thomas A. Edge, Herb E. Schellhorn

“…The findings highlight regional and site-specific factors that can influence cyanobacterial taxonomic and molecular profiles, necessitating the integration of advanced molecular technologies for effective monitoring and targeted management strategies.…”
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North American river otters consume diverse prey and parasites in a subestuary of the Chesapeake Bay by Calli M. Wise, Calli M. Wise, Thomas L. Serfass, Emma M. Palmer, Leone Yisrael, Leone Yisrael, Karson Burton-Reeder, Karson Burton-Reeder, Katrina M. Pagenkopp Lohan

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Feeding Habits of Leopards and Leopard Cats in the Fragmented Forests Surrounding the Kathmandu Valley by Prajwol Manandhar, Keren S. Pereira, Naresh Kusi, Jyoti Joshi, Noam Levin, Hemanta K. Chaudhary, Claudia Wultsch, Sandesh Lamichhane, Suman Bhandari, Laba Guragain, Rajesh M. Rajbhandari, Berndt J. V. Rensburg, Salit Kark, Dibesh Karmacharya

“…Through our work, we highlight the importance of domestic prey in the diets of urban carnivores like leopards and demonstrate the influence human‐induced habitat disturbance has on the ecology of local wildlife. …”
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Temporal and Spatial eDNA Analysis of Fish Assemblages in Postindustrial, Urban Coastal Habitats by Alice Cunnington, Erika Neave, Peter Shum, Rupert Collins, Stefano Mariani

“…Illumina sequencing was used to analyze PCR amplicons generated using the fish‐targeted Tele02‐12S metabarcoding region. We found significant changes in fish community composition across the different months. …”
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How, What, and Where You Sample Environmental DNA Affects Diversity Estimates and Species Detection by Anish Kirtane, Leif Howard, Caitlin E. Beaver, Margaret E. Hunter, Gordon Luikart, Kristy Deiner

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Evidence of habitat specificity in sponge microbiomes from Antarctica by Maria F. Manrique-de-la-Cuba, Génesis Parada-Pozo, Susana Rodríguez-Marconi, Marileyxis R. López-Rodríguez, Sebastián Abades, Nicole Trefault

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The cascading impact of an invasive snake on arthropod communities by Julien C. Piquet, Borja Maestresalas, Marta López-Darias

“…Methods First, we analysed the dietary components of endemic reptiles using metabarcoding techniques to identify the most and least consumed arthropod orders. …”
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Sex‐specific diet differences in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) via spatial assortment by Holland C. Conwell, Zoë K. Lewis, Austen Thomas, Alejandro Acevedo‐Gutiérrez, Dietmar Schwarz

“…We analyzed 2405 harbor seal scat samples using generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) to examine the factors influencing harbor seal sex ratio at haul‐out sites and permutational multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) to examine the influence of sex and haul‐out site on harbor seal diet composition. …”
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Metagenomic analysis of the effects of plant- and yeast-based formulations on the grapevine leaf microbiome of cv. ‘Touriga Franca’ by Eliana Monteiro, Eliana Monteiro, Paula Baptista, Sofia Silva, Márcia Carvalho, Márcia Carvalho, Márcia Carvalho, Radek Bragança, Kieran J. Guinan, Neerakkal Sujeeth, Isabel Cortez, Isabel Cortez, Isabel Cortez, Berta Gonçalves, Berta Gonçalves, Berta Gonçalves, Isaura Castro, Isaura Castro, Isaura Castro

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Gut microbiota influences Plasmodium falciparum malaria susceptibility by Aly Kodio, Drissa Coulibaly, Safiatou Doumbo, Salimata Konaté, Abdoulaye Kassoum Koné, Souleymane Dama, Amadou Niangaly, Mamadou Lamine Tall, Ahmed Mohamed Konaté, Coralie L'Ollivier, A. Levasseur, Fadi Bittar, Abdoulaye Djimdé, Ogobara K. Doumbo, Didier Raoult, Mahamadou Ali Thera, Stéphane Ranque

“…This study aimed to assess its influence on malaria attack and Plasmodium parasitemia in children living in a malaria-endemic area of Mali. …”
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Bacterial Community Composition and Prevalence of <i>Aeromonas dhakensis</i> in Four Tilapia Freshwater Aquaculture Systems in Malaysia by Sook Ling Lim, Suat Moi Puah, Siti Nursyuhada Baharudin, Nur Insyirah Mohd Razalan, Kieng Soon Hii, Wei Ching Khor, Yen Ching Lim, Kyaw Thu Aung, Kek Heng Chua, Po Teen Lim, Chui Pin Leaw

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) were employed to explore the influence of environmental variables and microbial community dynamics on pathogen occurrence. …”
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Transient colonization by Priestia megaterium B1L5 alters the structure of the rhizosphere microbiome towards potential plant beneficial bacterial groups in apple plantlets by Fatma M. Mahmoud, Holger Edelmann, Yang Si, Lea Endrejat, Karin Pritsch, Caroline Gutjahr, Armin Ehrenreich, Traud Winkelmann, Jana Barbro Winkler, Jörg‑Peter Schnitzler, Michael Schloter

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