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We studied 1867 animals from 39 species including rodents, bats, primates and other wildlife species, from 6 provinces (Estuaire, Haut-Ogooué, Ogooué-Ivindo, Ogooué-Lolo, Ngounié and Woleu-Ntem) in Gabon. This study identified coronaviruses (CoVs) in 18 bats belonging to the species H. cf. ruber, H. gigas and M. inflatus from two caves located in the Ogooue-Ivindo province […] More
This month’s Under the Lens discusses recent advances in spatial metabolomics and light-sheet microscopy for imaging the biogeography of host–microbiota interactions. Interspecies cooperation both at macroscopic and microscopic levels drives species survival in a constantly evolving world. A thorough understanding of host–microbiota interactions is key to differentiating between beneficial and harmful interactions and their contribution […] More
Study populations Chelex-extracted DNA samples from dried blood spots, collected as part of the 2013–2014 DRC Demographic Health Survey (DHS), were tested using quantitative real-time PCR to detect Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenase (pfldh)32,33. Previously published DRC samples10 were included (n = 589), and used to set a Ct threshold of <30 for inclusion for sequencing, which was […] More
Climate change and the rapid rate of biodiversity loss are two defining environmental crises of our time, but approaches to deal with one often neglect the other. In particular, climate change mitigation measures often focus on protecting high-carbon ecosystems, irrespective of their biodiversity value. As such, global biodiversity and climate objectives may be in poor […] More
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Hydrocarbons in deep-sea hydrothermal field samples The concentration and composition of hydrocarbons were measured in the samples from hydrothermal fields at the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (SMAR), southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR), and East Pacific Rise (EPR), and in vent plumes, sulfide chimney samples, and sediments (Table S2). In the five plume samples from SMAR, the total […] More
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Benchmark regression analysis In order to make the experimental results more credible, before using the GWR regression analysis, a global OLS test is performed first. Tables 1 and 2 show that basic OLS regression. In order to solve the multicollinearity problem of data, according to the VIF of variables, the collinearity factors are removed by using […] More
