Biotic and Economic Impacts of Plant Invasions

In Vitro Production of Virulence Factors and Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern of Aspergillus Isolates from Clinical Samples in a Tertiary Care Center

“…The test tube method with crystal violet staining could be an acceptable biofilm quantification procedure, but has a high degree of subjective uncertainty, as reading is taken through visual inspection and hence, does not detect moderate to poor biofilm producers accurately. 10 Hence, a better method such as tissue culture plate which is considered to be the gold standard for detection of biofilm production, could be adopted.…”

“…To determine the lipase activity, Tween 80 agar plates with the phenol red indicator medium was used. 10 Lipase activity was considered as positive if there was a change in color from pink to lemon yellow. Transformation of media color from reddish pink to lime yellow was detected due to a change in the pH from basic to acidic (from pH 7.2 to below 6.5) state, caused by the release of the fatty acid due to the degradation of Tween 80.…”

Insect invasions track a tree invasion: Global distribution of black locust herbivores

“…Though influenced by a variety of socio‐economic factors, increasing globalization in the form of international trade and travel is considered the main driver of biological invasions (Hulme, 2009; Hulme et al, 2008). There is a long history of moving plant species around the world for purposes of horticulture and agriculture; many of these species have escaped cultivation and become naturalized in non‐native regions, displacing native plants and plant communities, with cascading effects on other types of organisms (Rai et al, 2022; van Kleunen et al, 2018). Resulting from this accumulation of non‐native species, there is a trend of homogenization of the global flora and fauna (Seebens et al, 2015, 2017).…”

Distribución de una leñosa exótica invasora en un sistema de montaña ¿ocupan Cotoneaster franchetii y la leñosa nativa Polylepis australis (Rosaceae) hábitats similares?

“…Las invasiones biológicas son consideradas actualmente una problemática ambiental que merece una especial y urgente atención (ej., IPBES, 2019;Pyšek et al, 2020). Las especies invasoras constituyen una amenaza para la diversidad biológica global y tienen importantes impactos en la dinámica de los ecosistemas, con enormes costos socio-económicos asociados (Vilà & Hulme, 2017;Shackleton et al, 2018;Pyšek et al, 2020;Rai et al, 2022). Los sistemas de montañas alrededor del mundo no están exentos de esta problemática (Pauchard et al, 2009(Pauchard et al, , 2016Alexander et al, 2016).…”