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Integrative High-Throughput Study Of Arsenic Hyper-Accumulation In Pteris Vittata, Qiong Wu
Integrative High-Throughput Study Of Arsenic Hyper-Accumulation In Pteris Vittata, Qiong Wu
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Arsenic is a natural contaminant in the soil and ground water, which raises considerable concerns in food safety and human health worldwide. The fernPteris vittata (Chinese brake fern) is the first identified arsenic hyperaccumulator[1]. It and its close relatives have un-paralleled ability to tolerant arsenic and feature unique arsenic metabolisms. The focus of the research presented in this thesis is to elucidate the fundamentals of arsenic tolerance and hyper-accumulation in Pteris vittata through high throughput technology and bioinformatics tools. The transcriptome of the P. vittatagametophyte under arsenate stress was obtained using RNA-Seq technology and Trinity de novo assembly. …
Changes In Gene Expression And Viral Titer In Varroa Jacobsoni Mites After A Host Shift Asian To European Honey Bees, Gladys K. Andino Bautista
Changes In Gene Expression And Viral Titer In Varroa Jacobsoni Mites After A Host Shift Asian To European Honey Bees, Gladys K. Andino Bautista
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Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) are the most important insects for the pollination of crops and wildflowers. However, they have experienced increasing colony die-offs during the past two decades. Multiple species of parasitic mites have been described that affect honey bees. The most important species in beekeeping belong to the genus Varroa ( Varroa jacobsoniand Varroa destructor). Varroa mite parasitism of honey bees is thought to be the most significant cause of colony mortality worldwide, and mite resistance to active ingredients of acaricides has become common. V. destructor causes direct impacts on bee production as well as …