Contrasting the influences of phosphate and phosphite on growth of .

Phosphite serves as an alternative phosphorus material in terrestrial ecosystems. (), a prominent phosphate-solubilizing fungus (PSF), facilitates phosphorus and leaches heavy metal ions via organic acids and enzymes. With the synergistic effect of phosphate materials, heavy metal ions can be effectively immobilized by to achieve remediation of contaminated soils.

Comparative Single-Cell Transcriptomic Landscape Reveals the Regulatory Mechanisms of Lactation during Selective Breeding in Asian Water Buffalo.

Characterizing the cell type-specific transcriptome is crucial for understanding the cellular and molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying adaptive evolution and complex phenotypes. Here, single-cell/nucleus RNA sequencing (sc/snRNA-seq) is used to construct a cell transcriptomic atlas of 397,011 cells, representing 57 cell types, from 12 tissues in river and swamp buffalo, which exhibit significant divergence in milk production. Differential expression analyses identify metabolic and secretory tissues (i.

Promotion of Fungal Bioactivity by Extracellular Polymeric Substances Under Phosphorus Deficiency.

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) can work as a highly efficient nutrient source for many microorganisms. This study investigated the influences of EPS on the bioactivities of a typical phosphate-solubilising fungus, that is Aspergillus niger. The EPS were extracted from Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, with the addition of varying levels of inorganic phosphates.

Analysis of mitochondrial DNA mutations in D-loop region in thyroid lesions.

Background: Mitochondrial defects have been associated with various human conditions including cancers.

Methods: We analyzed the mutations at the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in patients with different thyroid lesions. In particular, in order to investigate if the accumulation of mtDNA mutations play a role in tumor progression, we studied the highly variable main control region of mtDNA, the displacement-loop (D-loop) in patients with non-tumor nodular goiters, with benign thyroid adenomas, and with malignant thyroid carcinomas.