Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus and alien sturgeon species in Polish waters: can biometric analysis assist species discrimination and restoration?

Biometric character analyses were conducted on Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus, a species included in a Swivel Chair (set of 2) re-establishment programme in the Baltic Sea basin.The study sought to identify measurable and countable characters most useful for distinguishing A.oxyrinchus from three alien species found in open waters of Poland

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Genome sequence of the entomopathogenic Serratia entomophila isolate 626 and characterisation of the species specific itaconate degradation pathway

Abstract Background Isolates of Serratia entomophila and S.proteamaculans (Yersiniaceae) cause disease specific to the endemic New Zealand pasture pest, Costelytra giveni (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae).Previous genomic profiling has shown that S.entomophila isolates appear to have conserved genomes and, where present, conserved plasmids.In the absence

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