STUDIES IN THE LIVERWORT GENUS FOSSOMBRONIA (METZGERIALES) FROM SOUTHERN AFRICA. 9. A NEW SPECIES FROM MPUMALANGA AND KWAZULU-NATAL, WITH NOTES ON OTHER SPECIES

A new species of Fossombronia, F.renateae, from Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal in southern Africa is described.It is distinguished by its reflexed, undulating leaves and often stipitate pseudoperianth with a highly convoluted mouth, as well as by completely or incompletely reticulate spores Sweaters and usually by short, blunt elaters with two spiral

Several recent studies have reported a significantly greater prevalence of Clostridium perfringens encoding the novel pore-forming netF toxin gene in dogs with acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome.However, the presence of netF in other canine diarrheal diseases remains poorly characterized.This retrospective, cross-sectional study aimed to describe

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