Reading tea leaves worldwide: Decoupled drivers of initial litter decomposition mass-loss rate and stabilization.

The breakdown of plant material fuels soil functioning and biodiversity. Currently, process understanding of global decomposition patterns and the drivers of such patterns are hampered by the lack of coherent large-scale datasets. We buried 36,000 individual litterbags (tea bags) worldwide and found an overall negative correlation between initial mass-loss rates and stabilization factors of plant-derived carbon, using the Tea Bag Index (TBI).

Identification and validation of novel Blastocystis subtype ST41 in a Colombian patient undergoing colorectal cancer screening.

Blastocystis sp. is among the most frequent intestinal protists identified in humans globally. However, characterization of Blastocystis subtype diversity in humans is ongoing.

Validation and cultural adaptation of the qualisex questionnaire in patients with axial spondyloarthritis in Argentina.

The Qualisex questionnaire was developed and validated to assess sexuality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. To the best of our knowledge, there is no instrument to evaluate sexuality in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). For this reason, the objective of this study was to validate and adapt the Qualisex questionnaire in axSpA and evaluate the impact of the disease on patients' sexuality.

The genomic study of an environmental isolate of shows its metabolic potential to degrade hydrocarbons.

Crude oil contamination of soils and waters is a worldwide problem, which has been actively addressed in recent years. Sequencing genomes of microorganisms involved in the degradation of hydrocarbons have allowed the identification of several promoters, genes, and degradation pathways of these contaminants. This knowledge allows a better understanding of the functional dynamics of microbial degradation.