Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Potential of Parthenium hysterophorous and Lantana camara.

Background: Parthenium hysterophorous and Lantana camara are notable for their significant phytochemical and antimicrobial properties. Advancements in phytochemical research have led to the development of novel formulations and products derived from P. hysterophorus and L.

Exploration of Developmental Variants of Predatory Ladybird, Coccinella septumpunctata L. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on an Artificial Diet.

Introduction: This study aimed to focus on the identification, rearing, and exploration of developmental variants of the predatory ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata L., renowned for its efficacy as a biological control agent and its predation on agricultural pests. However, comprehensive knowledge concerning the occurrence and characteristics of developmental variants in this species remains limited.

Allocation of food resource by experimentally evolved lines of developmental variants of : a food exploitation strategy.

The effects of selection on developmental variants have not yet been rigorously investigated on variable prey quantities. We investigated the food exploitation strategy of first () and fifteenth () generation slow and fast developers of (Mulsant) in the presence of scarce and abundant quantities of pea aphid, (Harris), and its effect on adult body mass and reproductive attributes. Both selected slow developers and selected fast developers were higher in number than their counter unselected generation on scarce and abundant diets, respectively.

Intestinal viral infections of nSARS-CoV2 in the Indian community: Risk of virus spread in India.

In December 2019, novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (nSARS-CoV-2) virus outbreaks emerged from Wuhan, China, and spread all over the world, including India. Molecular diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID) 19 for densely and highly populated countries like India is time-consuming. A few reports have described the successful diagnosis of nSARS-CoV-2 virus from sewage and wastewater samples contaminated with fecal matter, suggesting the diagnosis of COVID 19 from the same to raise an alarm about the community transmission of virus for implementation of evacuation and lockdown strategies.

analysis and molecular characterization of Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus circulating and causing major outbreaks in central India, 2009-2019.

Background And Objectives: Influenza A/H1N1pdm09 causes respiratory illness and remains a concern for public health. Since its first emergence in 2009, the virus has been continuously circulating in the form of its genetic variants. Influenza A/H1N1pdm09 surveillance is essential for uncovering emerging variants of epidemiologic and vaccine efficacy.

Selection and inheritance of developmental variants of Propylea dissecta under thermal stress conditions.

The present study aims to understand the influence of two thermal extremes (15°C and 35°C) as thermal stressors on the selected line of developmental variants (slow and fast developers) in Propylea dissecta and to compare it with the response at the optimal temperature (27°C). The ratio of slow and fast developers within an egg batch differed with thermal extremes irrespective of F1 and F15 generations. Adult body mass got depressed after selection for control slow developers at 15°C while it got enhanced for selected fast developers at 35°C.

Predator-prey interactions in selected slow and fast developing females of a ladybird, Propylea dissecta.

Development rate polymorphism describes the scenario in which individuals exhibit distinct differences in their rate of development resulting in slow and fast developers even from the same clutch of eggs. Previously we showed that in ladybird, Propylea dissecta fast developers have higher foraging and predation rates than slow developers. But correlation between foraging efficacies with reproductive output of female remains unexplored.

Detection and molecular characterization of naturally transmitted sheep associated malignant catarrhal fever in cattle in India.

Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a fatal herpesvirus infection of domestic and wild ruminants, with a short and dramatic clinical course characterized primarily by high fever, severe depression, swollen lymph nodes, salivation, diarrhea, dermatitis, neurological disorders, and ocular lesions often leading to blindness. In the present study, fatal clinical cases of sheep associated malignant catarrhal fever (SA-MCF) were identified in cattle in the state of Karnataka. These cases were initially presented with symptoms of diarrhea, respiratory distress, conjunctivitis, and nasal discharges.