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Comparing identification of clinically relevant Prevotella species by VITEK MS and MALDI biotyper Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In this multicenter study, we aimed to evaluate the performance of MALDI Biotyper and VITEK MS, for identification of Prevotella species. Three hundred and fourteen clinical isolates, collected in eight European countries between January 2014 and April 2016, were identified at the collecting sites by MALDI Biotyper (versions 3.0 and 3.1) and then reidentified by VITEK MS (version 3.0) in the central laboratory. 16S rRNA gene sequencing was ...
Feeding ecology of harpacticoid copepod species : insights from stable isotopes analysis and fatty acid profiling Ghent University
Adaptations to the hyporheic in Aloninae (Crustacea: Cladocera): allocation of Alona protzi Hartwig, 1900 and related species to Phreatalona gen. nov. Ghent University
Morphological study of Alona protzi Hartwig, 1900, Alona phreatica Dumont, 1983 and Alona smirnovi Petkovski & FloAner, 1972 reveals close affinities with Alona labrosa Vasiljeva & Smirnov, 1969. We separate these four species from the polyphyletic Alona Baird, 1843 (Anomopoda: Chydoridae). United under Phreatalona gen. nov., these taxa share primitive features on the limbs, together with specializations to a rheic life mode. Phreatalona ...
Multiplex detection of antibodies to Chikungunya, O'nyong-nyong, Zika, Dengue, West Nile and Usutu viruses in diverse non-human primate species from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo University of Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine
Background Epidemic arbovirus transmission occurs among humans by mosquito bites and the sylvatic transmission cycles involving non-human primates (NHPs) still exists. However, limited data are available on the extent in NHPs infections and their role. In this study, we have developed and validated a high-throughput serological screening tool to study the circulation of multiple arboviruses that represent a significant threat to human health, in ...
Assessment of current and future invasive plants in protected dune habitats of the Atlantic coastal region - Including management accounts of selected species for the LIFE DUNIAS project (LIFE20 NAT/BE/001442) Research Institute for Nature and Forest
This report brings together the results of an INBO and LIFE DUNIAS workshop on invasive vegetation in Atlantic dunes and salt marshes. Through a systematic risk screening (horizon scan) on more than 1,300 alien plant species, experts identified the highest-priority species that (may) have a serious ecological impact on the European protected habitats of Atlantic dunes and salt marshes. This list can work through preventive actions, rapid removal ...
EUNIS Habitat Classification: Expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Abstract Aim The EUNIS Habitat Classification is a widely used reference framework for European habitat types (habitats), but it lacks formal definitions of individual habitats that would enable their unequivocal identification. Our goal was to develop a tool for assigning vegetation-plot records to the habitats of the EUNIS system, use it to classify a European vegetation-plot database, and compile statistically-derived characteristic species ...
A new population of Dytiscus lapponicus Gyllenhal, 1808 from Belgium with notes on the distribution and ecology of the species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) Research Institute for Nature and Forest
During an eco-hydrological study on the aquatic habitats in the nature reserve ‘Ophovenerheide’ Dytiscus lapponicus Gyllenhall, 1808 was encountered in two small oligotrophic lakes. The species was only known from two populations in the province of Antwerpen. This new record also represents the Southernmost confirmed population of D. lapponicus in Europe, with exception of the population of D. lapponicus disjunctus in the Maritime Alps. In this ...
Dispersal of the non-native invasive species Crassula helmsii (Crassulaceae) may involve seeds and endozoochorous transport by birds Research Institute for Nature and Forest
Amanita inopinata, its ecology and expansion in Europe Meise Botanic Garden
Amanita inopinata is an intriguing species, which appeared in Europe in 1976 and propagates there slowly since then. Within the genus Amanita, it belongs to a small group of species which are very original, a.o. because they are not mycorrhizal, and which would be situated at the base of the genus phylogeny. This study presents an update on the ecology, the phenology and the distribution of A. inopinata. Its ecology, very often situated in ...