spp.
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Another common infection came from Hepatozoon spp., a tick borne parasite found in 53% of the animals.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
Under normal conditions, the floating macroalgae Sargassum spp. provide habitat for hundreds of types of organisms.
From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023
It’s Neocalanus spp., a type of copepod — a zooplankton — not seen during The Blob, as the massive marine heat wave came to be called.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2021
In line with these findings, a moderate high-salt challenge in a pilot study in humans reduced intestinal survival of Lactobacillus spp., increased TH17 cells and increased blood pressure.
From Nature • Nov. 14, 2017
Tannin as a factor in the resistance of chestnut, castanea spp., to the chestnut blight fungus, Endothia parasitica.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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