The quantification and identification of new plasmid-acquiring bacteria in representative mating conditions is critical to characterize the risk of horizontal gene transfer in the environment. This study aimed to quantify conjugation events resulting from manure application to soils and identify the …

Het watervlooien genus Bosmina heeft in de loop der tijd voor een legendarische taxonomische verwarring gezorgd. De soort Bosmina longirostris heeft een groot aandeel in deze taxonomische verwarring. De morfologische variatie in de soort is groot. Er worden zes morfologische variëteiten onderscheiden …

Growth conditions have been frequently studied in optimizing polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) production, while few studies were performed to unravel the dynamic mixed microbial consortia (MMCs) in the process. In this study, the relationship between growth conditions (C/N ratios and pH) and the corresponding …

Het gaat slecht met de biodiversiteit wereldwijd, maar terwijl soorten verdwijnen zijn er ook nog veel onbeschreven soorten. De taxonomische kennis over insecten neemt af, betaalde taxonomen zijn er bijna niet meer. Toch is er nog veel te ontdekken, onder andere binnen de cicaden, ook binnen het relatief …

Recent research has shown that many chloroplast markers commonly used for the identification of species in land plants are not useful in the moss genus Campylopus. The only known suitable marker in Campylopus is the nuclear ribosomal ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 region. However, evolutionary patterns of this region …

Climate change is a major contributor to the range shifts of several organisms such as plant species. A range is the geographical area where a species can be found and it is possible for plant species to undergo a range shift while still being present in their original one. These plants are called range-expanders. …

It all began with ̈Celebration® Karneval® ̈ from Westhoff, a Calibrachoa mix consisting of three different colours. The result in red, yellow and blue was so convincing that it became the trend-setter for what nowadays is marketed under the name "combi-pots". These are colourful combinations, either …