Study of endophytic fungi of Ipomoea pes-caprae reveals the superiority of in situ plant conservation over ex situ conservation from a mycological view.

In nature conservation, ex situ and in situ conservation strategies are discussed for protecting endangered species of plants and animals. However, the impacts of these strategies on the microbes associated with these species are rarely considered. In our study, we chose the endophytic fungi of the pantropical creeping plant Ipomoea pes-caprae as representative coastal plant in two natural coastal populations and two botanical gardens in Taiwan as collection sites in order to investigate the potential effect of ex situ plantation on the biodiversity of microbes intimately associated with this plant.

An Assessment of Adverse Events in Patients with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Undergoing Palatoplasty: An Analysis of the NSQIP Pediatric Database.

Background: The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Pediatric database has been used to identify factors related to adverse surgical outcomes in pediatric and craniofacial surgical procedures. Focusing on a historically "higher-risk" population, our aim was to assess the impact of demographics, comorbidities, and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22QDS) diagnosis on 30-day postoperative complications in patients undergoing primary palatoplasty.

An acidophilic fungus promotes prey digestion in a carnivorous plant.

Leaves of the carnivorous sundew plants (Drosera spp.) secrete mucilage that hosts microorganisms, but whether this microbiota contributes to prey digestion is unclear. We identified the acidophilic fungus Acrodontium crateriforme as the dominant species in the mucilage microbial communities, thriving in multiple sundew species across the global range.

An independent Taiwanese lineage of powdery mildew on the endemic host species Koelreuteria henryi.

Background: Powdery mildews (Erysiphaceae, Ascomycota) are common plant disease agents and also cause stress for forest and fruit trees worldwide as well as in Taiwan. The powdery mildew Erysiphe bulbouncinula on Koelreuteria host trees was considered an endemic species in China. While in China the host was K.