(Microthyriaceae, Microthyriales), a new lignicolous freshwater fungi from a plateau lake in Yunnan Province, China.

Background: Based on unique morphological features and phylogenetic analysis of combined LSU and ITS sequences, is established as the third species in , along with and . All three species of were reported from freshwater habitats in China.

New Information: sp.

A new species of the genus (Basidiomycota, Boletales) found in the Hengduan Mountains of China.

Background: During surveys of hypogeous fungi in the Hengduan Mountains, south-western China, three specimens of the genus were discovered in Sichuan Province.

New Information: Morphological and molecular analyses revealed that the collections represent a new species, . This article describes the new species and discusses its relationship with the other two members of the genus.

The first record of the genus Kawanabe, 1994 (Coleoptera, Ciidae) from China, with the description of a new species and its larva.

The genus Kawanabe, 1994 is newly recorded from China, and a new species, and its larva, is described and illustrated from Guangdong Province. We provide habitat and host fungi photos of the new species and a key to all described species of the genus.

New species and new records of (Agaricales, Basidiomycota) from Northern Thailand.

Two new species and are described and illustrated, based on morphological characteristics and molecular phylogenetic analysis. Two new records, and from Thailand, are also reported. is characterized by small basidiomata, stipe equal with an enlarged base, and nearly subclavate, pale pink to light orange.

Range dynamics of mosquitoes in Africa suggest a significant increase in the malaria transmission risk.

Despite a more than 100-year effort to combat malaria, it remains one of the most malignant infectious diseases globally, especially in Africa. Malaria is transmitted by several mosquitoes. However, until now few studies have investigated future range dynamics of major .

Two new species of (Ganodermataceae, Basidiomycota) from Southwest China.

is a large and diverse genus containing fungi that cause white rot to infect a number of plant families. This study describes and as new species from Southwest China, based on morphological and molecular evidence. is characterized by dark brown to purplish black pileus surface with dense concentric furrows, pale yellow margin, irregular pileipellis cells, small pores (5-7 per mm) and ellipsoid to sub-globose basidiospores (8.

sp. nov. (Geastraceae, Basidiomycota) a new species from Yunnan Province, China.

Background: is the largest genus of Geastraceae and is widely distributed all over the world. Four specimens which belong to were collected during our scientific expedition to Cangshan Mountain, Yunnan, China. Based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis, a new species was introduced.

Morphology and multi-gene phylogeny reveal a novel (Pleosporales, Torulaceae) species from the plateau lakes in Yunnan, China.

Background: During an investigation into lignicolous freshwater fungi from the plateau lakes in Yunnan Province, China, two fresh collections of taxa were collected and examined morpholgically.

New Information: is characterised by: conidiophores which are semi-macronematous mononematous, erect, septate, smooth, slightly flexuous and pale brown; conidiogenous cells which are holoblastic, mono- to polyblastic, integrated, terminal, terminal or intercalary in conidial chains, doliiform and pale brown; conidia which are branched chains, acrogenous, straight or slightly curved, dark brown to blackish, pale brown or subhyaline at apex, 1-3 septate, strongly constricted at the septa, verruculose or finely echinulate and rounded at both ends. A new species was introduced, based on morphological and phylogenetic analysis of combined ITS, LSU, RPB2 and TEF sequence data.

Three new species of the genus Tong & Li, 2007 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Yunnan Province, China.

Three new species of the genus Tong & Li, 2007, Tong, Yang & Zhang, (♂), Tong, Yang & Zhang, (♂), and Tong, Yang & Zhang, (♂♀) are described from Yunnan, China. Descriptions, diagnoses, and photographs are provided.

Morphological and molecular analyses reveal two new species of (Agaricales, Lyophyllaceae) and morphological variability of .

Two new species, and are described based on specimens collected from southwestern China. is morphologically characterized by a conspicuously venose pileus surface that is grey, olive grey, light grey to greenish grey at center, light grey towards margin, and a cylindrical white stipe. is morphologically characterized by a densely tomentose to tomentose-squamulose pileus showing alternating greyish white and dark grey zones, and a stipe that is bulbous at the base.

and (Orbiliales, Orbiliaceae), two new nematode-trapping fungi from Yunnan, China.

Background: Nematode-trapping fungi are a highly specialised group in fungi and are essential regulators of natural nematode populations. At present, more than 130 species have been discovered in Zygomycota (Zoopagaceae), Basidiomycota (), and Ascomycota (Orbiliaceae). Amongst them, nematode-trapping fungi in Orbiliaceae have become the research focus of carnivorous fungi due to their abundant species.

Comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes of endangered heterostylous species and its closely related species.

, well known for its heterostyly, is the largest genus in the family Primulaceae with more than 500 species. The considerable species number has introduced a huge challenge for taxonomy. The phylogenetic relationships among still maintain unresolved due to frequent hybridization and introgression between closely related species.

Niche and range dynamics of Tasmanian blue gum ( Labill.), a globally cultivated invasive tree.

The ecological niche concept has provided insights into various areas in ecology and biogeography. Although there remains much controversy regarding whether species niches are conserved across space and time, many recent studies have suggested that invasive species conserve their climatic niche between native and introduced ranges; however, whether the climatic niche of cultivated invasive species, whose niches are strongly affected by human activities, are conserved between native and introduced ranges remains unclear. Additionally, the range dynamics of invasive species in their native and introduced regions have not been extensively studied.

The phylogeny of the Anderson's White-bellied Rat () based on complete mitochondrial genomes.

The phylogenetic structure of the genus has been studied based on several individual mitochondrial and nuclear genes, but the results seem to be inconsistent. In order to clarify the phylogeny of , we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of white-bellied rat ( of the family Muridae) by next-generation sequencing. The 16,291 bp mitochondrial genome consists of 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNA genes, and one noncoding control region (D-Loop).

Two new species of from leaf spots of in north-western Yunnan Province, China.

Background: During the survey of pathogenic fungi on medicinal plant leaves in Yunnan Province, China, two -like taxa were isolated from leaf spots of . Based on morphological characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of combined ITS, TEF1-α and ACT genes, two new species were discovered.

New Information: Two new species and are introduced, the detailed descriptions and illustrations are provided.

Metabolomics study of (Oliv.) Diels on the abnormal uterine bleeding rats by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry analysis.

The objective of this study was to explore the effects and underlying intervention mechanisms of water extract (AWE) on abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) based on serum metabolomics. Firstly, the concentration of main active substances in AWE was determined and the chemical components were identified by UPLC-Q-Exactive Orbitrap-MS/MS. A drug-induced abortion model was established by mifepristone and misoprostol.

Two new species of and a new record, from freshwater habitats in China.

Background: Pleosporales is the largest order of Dothideomycetes. In recent years, systematics of Pleosporales have undergone considerable revisions. Dictyosporiaceae is one of the newly established families within this order proposed to accommodate holomorphic saprobic Dothideomycetes.

Nestedness theory suggests wetland fragments with large areas and macrophyte diversity benefit waterbirds.

Many artificial wetland constructions are currently underway worldwide to compensate for the degradation of natural wetland systems. Researchers face the responsibility of proposing wetland management and species protection strategies to ensure that constructed wetlands positively impact waterbird diversity. Nestedness is a commonly occurring pattern for biotas in fragmented habitats with important implications for conservation; however, only a few studies have focused on seasonal waterbird communities in current artificial wetlands.

An automatic method for removing empty camera trap images using ensemble learning.

Camera traps often produce massive images, and empty images that do not contain animals are usually overwhelming. Deep learning is a machine-learning algorithm and widely used to identify empty camera trap images automatically. Existing methods with high accuracy are based on millions of training samples (images) and require a lot of time and personnel costs to label the training samples manually.

Description of a new species of the genus Eaton, 1885 (Ephemeroptera, Ameletidae) from Yunnan, China.

A new species with primitive characteristics, Tong, , is described, based on the morphology of imago, larva and egg with molecular data of the mitochondrial COI from Mount Cangshan, Dali, China. The new species is closely related to one of the most primitive mayflies, Traver, 1939, by sharing persistent mouthparts in the alate stage, but it can be distinguished from the latter by the morphological differences of the mouthpart remains, wings and genitals in the imaginal stage. Both morphological and molecular evidence support that Tong, is a new member of the genus .

Correction: Probing intrinsic dynamics and conformational transition of HIV gp120 by molecular dynamics simulation.

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Probing intrinsic dynamics and conformational transition of HIV gp120 by molecular dynamics simulation.

The HIV envelope glycoprotein gp120 has evolved two distinct conformational states to balance viral infection and immune escape. One is a closed state resistant to most neutralization antibodies, and the other is an open state responsible for the binding of the receptor and coreceptors. Although the structures of gp120 in these two conformational states have been determined, a detailed molecular mechanism involving intrinsic dynamics and conformational transition is still elusive.