The First Report of Rhino DNA in Thailand: A Possible Extinct Indian Javan Subspecies, .

The Javan rhino is a critically endangered species that has become extinct in several Asian countries, including Thailand. There are three Javan rhino subspecies: , , and , and the first two subspecies existed in Thailand decades ago. However, no genetic study on Thai rhinos has been reported.

Exploration of microbial communities in the guts and casts of Eudrilus eugeniae, Perionyx excavatus, and Eisenia fetida.

Earthworms and their casts have been widely used for organic waste degradation and plant growth promotion. The microbial communities that reside in the guts and casts of earthworms markedly influence both applications. In the present study, next-generation sequencing was applied to identify the microbial communities in the guts and casts of three epigeic earthworm species, Eudrilus eugeniae, Perionyx excavatus, and Eisenia fetida, reared under two different feeding conditions.

Phylogenetic and recombinant analyses of complete coding sequences of DENV-1 from field-caught mosquitoes in Thailand.

Dengue diseases are a group of infectious diseases that have been widespread throughout the world for several decades. Dengue outbreaks have occurred in many parts of the world, including Southeast Asia. The outbreak and the severity of the diseases depend on many factors including dengue genotype.

mtDNA heteroplasmy inheritance and its effect on the use of and sequence data.

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequences, especially mitochondrial control region () and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (), have been widely used in population and evolutionary genetic analyses of metazoan. The presence of mtDNA heteroplasmy - a mixture of mtDNA haplotypes - possibly affects these analyses. This study aimed to reveal mtDNA heteroplasmy in , , and (mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2) of , and examine its effect on the use of and sequences.

Origin of prehistoric cattle excavated from four archaeological sites in central and northeastern Thailand.

Cattle have been domesticated in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, for thousands of years, but the history of cattle domestication in the region remains unclear. To date, only genetic studies of modern Thai cattle DNA have been reported. To gain some insight into cattle domestication in the country, a total of 56 cattle remains excavated from four archaeological sites (dated to between 3550 and 1700 years before present (YBP)) in northeastern and central Thailand were analysed in this study.

Enhancement of the efficiency of Cd phytoextraction using bacterial endophytes isolated from Chromolaena odorata, a Cd hyperaccumulator.

Phytoextraction is a technique using a hyperaccumulator to remove heavy metals from soil. The efficiency of heavy metal uptake can be enhanced by the inoculation of endophytes. In this study, we isolated and identified 23 endophytes from Chromolaena odorata, a cadmium (Cd) hyperaccumulator that consisted of 19 bacteria, 2 actinomycetes and 2 fungi.

Phylogenetic analyses of DENV-3 isolated from field-caught mosquitoes in Thailand.

Dengue virus serotype 3 (DENV-3) can cause all forms of dengue diseases and is a predominant serotype in many countries. This serotype is classified into five genotypes: I-V. Genotypes I-III have widely spread throughout the world, whereas genotypes IV and V are rare.

Complete coding sequence of dengue virus serotype 4 isolated from field-caught mosquitoes in Thailand.

This report is the first to characterise the complete coding sequence of a dengue virus serotype 4 (DENV-4) genotype I that was isolated from field-caught mosquitoes from an endemic area in Thailand in June 2013. The sequence was assembled from high-throughput sequencing reads generated by Illumina HiSeq. Three out of four observed intra-sample variants caused an amino acid variation in C, NS2B, and NS5 genes.

Active Compounds Against Anopheles minimus Carboxypeptidase B for Malaria Transmission-Blocking Strategy.

Malaria transmission-blocking compounds have been studied to block the transmission of malaria parasites, especially the drug-resistant Plasmodium. Carboxypeptidase B (CPB) in the midgut of Anopheline mosquitoes has been demonstrated to be essential for the sexual development of Plasmodium in the mosquito. Thus, the CPB is a potential target for blocking compounds.

Potential of Sonchus arvensis for the phytoremediation of lead-contaminated soil.

Sonchus arvensis is one of the pioneer plant species that were found in the abandoned Bo Ngam Pb mine in Thailand. S. arvensis was collected from three sites.