WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE AGAVE WEEVIL SCYPHOPHORUS ACUPUNCTATUS (COLEOPTERA, DRYOPHTHORIDAE): THE RISE OF AN OVERLOOKED INVASION

Worldwide distribution and phylogeography of the agave weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera, Dryophthoridae): the rise of an overlooked invasion

Global plant trade represents one of the main pathways of introduction for invertebrates, including insects, throughout the world.Non-native insects include some of the most important pests affecting cultivated and ornamental plants worldwide.Defining the origins and updating the distribution of non-native invasive species is pivotal to develop eff

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Carbapenem and colistin-resistant bacteria in North Lebanon: Coexistence of mcr-1 and NDM-4 genes in Escherichia coli

Introduction: The increasing incidence of infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria is considered a global health Tubing Cutter Blades problem.This study aimed to investigate this resistance in Gram-negative bacteria isolated from patients hospitalized in North-Lebanon.Methodology: All isolates were identified using the matrix-assisted lase

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In silico characterization of competing endogenous RNA network in glioblastoma multiforme with a systems biology approach

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most frequent malignant type of primary brain cancers and is a malignancy with poor prognosis.Thus, it is necessary to find novel therapeutic modalities based on molecular events occur at different stages of tumor progression.We used expression profiles of GBM tissues that contained long non-coding RNA (lncRNA),

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