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Front Microbiol 2022 13;13:884880. Epub 2022 Jun 13.

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chengdu, China.

The reintroduction of captive-bred individuals is a primary approach to rebuild the wild populations of the Chinese giant salamander (), the largest extant amphibian species. However, the complexity of the wild habitat (e.g. Read More

PLoS One 2022 8;17(6):e0268882. Epub 2022 Jun 8.

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America.

Determining the genetic consequences of both historical and contemporary events can clarify the effects of the environment on population connectivity and inform conservation decisions. Historical events (like glaciations) and contemporary factors (like logging) can disrupt gene flow between populations. This is especially true among species with specialized ecological requirements and low dispersal ability, like amphibians. Read More

Viruses 2022 05 2;14(5). Epub 2022 May 2.

Institute of Hydrobiology, The Innovation Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.

As nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses, replication of ranaviruses (genus , family ) involves a series of viral and host proteins. We have described that the replication and transcription machinery of ranavirus (ADRV) which was isolated from the Chinese giant salamander contained host factors. Here, a new host factor, the MutS homolog 2 (MSH2), was proved as an important protein that participated in ADRV infection. Read More

Vet Res Forum 2022 Mar 15;13(1):141-144. Epub 2022 Mar 15.

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.

, a newly virulent zoonotic pathogen belonging to the genus is the causative organism of emerging intra-abdominal infection, acute skin ulceration, rotten limbs and ascites in humans and animals The global spread of entails severe economic impact. However, it was rarely reported as a cause of infection and no reports were found that isolated from clinical samples. The isolate was identified as a strain by 16S rDNA amplification and DNA sequencing identification method. Read More

Ecol Evol 2022 May 7;12(5):e8894. Epub 2022 May 7.

Graduate School of Environmental Science Hokkaido University Horonobe Japan.

Cannibalism among predators is a key intraspecific interaction affecting their density and foraging behavior, eventually modifying the strength of predation on heterospecific prey. Interestingly, previous studies showed that cannibalism among predators can increase or reduce predation on heterospecific prey; however, we know less about the factors that lead to these outcomes. Using a simple pond community consisting of salamander larvae and their associated prey, I report empirical evidence that cannibalism among predators can increase predation on large heterospecific prey but reduce that on small heterospecific prey. Read More