Effects on Multimodal Connectivity Patterns in Female Schizophrenia During 8 Weeks of Antipsychotic Treatment.

Background And Hypothesis: Respective abnormal structural connectivity (SC) and functional connectivity (FC) have been reported in individuals with schizophrenia. However, transmodal associations between SC and FC following antipsychotic treatment, especially in female schizophrenia, remain unclear. We hypothesized that increased SC-FC coupling may be found in female schizophrenia, and could be normalized after antipsychotic treatment.

Biocontrol Potential of Endophytic LSR7 Against Rubber Red Root Rot Disease.

To obtain an effective bacterial biocontrol strain against the fungal pathogen , causing rubber tree red root rot disease, healthy rubber tree tissue from Baisha County, Hainan Province, was selected as the isolation source, and bacterial strains with strong antifungal effects against . were screened. The strain was identified by molecular biology, in vitro root segment tests, pot growth promotion tests, and genome detection.

Bt toxins alter bacterial communities and their potential functions in earthworm intestines.

The accumulation and persistence of Bt toxins in soils from Bt plants and Bt biopesticides can result in ecological hazards. Earthworms are one of the most frequently used bioindicators for soil ecological monitoring, characterization, and risk assessment. However, the effects of Bt toxins on earthworm bacterial communities have conversely rarely been studied.

Three new compounds of Umbelopsis dimorpha VDG10, a dominant endophytic fungus from Vaccinium dunalianum Wight.

Three novel compounds, including an aromatic amino acid, dimorine A (1), a suncheonoside derivative, dimoroside A (2), and a phenylpropanoid glycoside, dimoroside B (3), together with four known compounds (4-7) were separated from Umbelopsis dimorpha VDG10, the predominant endophytic fungus found in the roots of Vaccinium dunalianum Wight (Ericaceae). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, and the ECD spectrum confirmed the absolute configuration of 3. In addition, the antifungal activities of novel compounds against five phytopathogenic fungi were evaluated.