CO-INFECTION WITH PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND KNEMIDOKOPTES JAMAICENSIS (ACARI: KNEMIDOKOPTIDAE) IN A CHAFFINCH (FRINGILLA COELEBS) AND A CASE OF BEAK PAPILLOMATOSIS IN ANOTHER CHAFFINCH

Co-infection with papillomavirus and Knemidokoptes jamaicensis (Acari: Knemidokoptidae) in a chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) and a case of beak papillomatosis in another chaffinch

Nodular papillomatous lesions combined edgewater shoes with proliferation and formation of scales and crusts were observed on both tarsi of a dead chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) found in February 2004 in the eastern part of the Czech Republic.Electron microscopic examination demonstrated the presence of papillomavirus virions in the lesions.The para

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Silicene: Genesis, remarkable discoveries, and legacy

In the read more realm of two-dimensional (2D) materials, besides the ones initially peeled from lamellar crystals, the artificial emerging elemental ones, called Xenes, appear as strong contenders to graphene in a booming new field.The very first synthetic Xene was silicene, created in 2012.On the occasion of its tenth anniversary, this concise re

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Non-neoplastic disorders in an aging gut: concise review

Abstract The spectrum of gastrointestinal (GI) issues in the older population varies from common physiological age-related changes to devastating, less common sinister pathological illness.GI system has direct exposure to external environment.Thus, it is modeled to embrace the pathophysiological changes that occur due to interaction with external f

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