Abstract Background Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are vectors of Leishmania spp., protozoan parasites responsible for a group of neglected diseases called leishmaniases.Two sand fly genera, Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia, contain species that are present in the Mediterranean islands of Crete and Cyprus where the visceral (VL), cuta
Distribution analysis of coral reefs for development of marine tourism in Weh Island, Aceh, Indonesia
One of the most attractive ecosystems to be used as tourist destinations is coral reefs.The coral reef ecosystem on click here Weh Island, Aceh, Indonesia is one of the coastal ecosystems that have a strategic role in ecological and economic development.One of the ecological and economic development efforts can be done through marine tourism.This s
Discovery of a terpene synthase synthesizing a nearly non-flexible eunicellane reveals the basis of flexibility
Abstract Eunicellane diterpenoids, containing a typical 6,10-bicycle, are bioactive read more compounds widely present in marine corals, but rarely found in bacteria and plants.The intrinsic macrocycle exhibits innate structural flexibility resulting in dynamic conformational changes.However, the mechanisms controlling flexibility remain unknown.Th