The isolation and characterization of new Lactobacillus strains from fermented traditional foods is a global trend as it enhances the potential for discovering novel probiotic foods. The fermented cocoa (Theobroma cacao) ...

Understanding the regulation of flowering time is crucial for adaptation of crops to new environment. In this study, we examined the timing of floral transition and analysed transcriptomes in leaf and shoot apical meristems ...

Tropical mountain forests are areas of high plant diversity. While alpha diversity patterns are better documented along altitudinal gradients, how beta diversity varies between elevation ranges is less well known. Specifically, ...

Rivers and streams contribute to global carbon cycling by decomposing immense quantities of terrestrial plant matter. However, decomposition rates are highly variable and large-scale patterns and drivers of this process ...

Listeria monocytogenes is a human opportunistic foodborne pathogen that produces life-threatening infections with a high mortality rate. The control of Listeria in the food production environment and effective clinical ...

The utilization of biochar derived from biomass residue to enhance anaerobic digestion (AD) for bioenergy recovery offers a sustainable approach to advance sustainable energy and mitigate climate change. However, conducting ...

A response is provided to the Rapporteurs’ comments on Proposal 193 to amend the Shenzhen Code. If adopted, Prop. 193 would amend Div. III, Prov. 5 of the Code so as to require a simple majority to approve—as opposed to ...

There is no evidence evaluating the IL10 epigenetic upregulation among mestizo children in a high-altitude Andean city in Latin America. Objective: To identify polymorphisms and methylation profiles in the IL10 ...