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A living, ammonia-obligate, umbellate form, similar to the Precambrian microfossil Kakabekia umbellata Barghoorn, has been isolated from two soil specimens collected at Harlech, Wales. This organism is amenable to culture on agar and in broth. The two soil specimens are similar in that they differ
Developing effective and eco-friendly antimicrobials and pesticides has become a highly important issue. The repellent, insecticidal and antimicrobial activity of essential oils (EOs) isolated by hydrodistillation from dried leaves of the three Eucalyptus species ( E. cloeziana, E . umbellata and E.
From 1999 to 2001, a Massachusetts nursery received a number of shipments of Pothos, Epipremnum aureum (Lindl. & André) Bunting, with significant crown, petiole, and leaf rot. The plants were imported from Costa Rica. Sporangia were observed on diseased tissues, and five presumptive isolates of
Annual vinca (Catharanthus roseus), also known as Madagascar periwinkle, has been cultivated as a major color crop for landscape and as an herbal medicine. This plant performs well in dry, warm locations with full sun or partial shade. Two-month-old diseased plants (cv. First Kiss Blueberry) with
The genus Cuphea (Lythraceae) includes approximately 250 species of annual, evergreen perennials and short shrubs native to Central and South America. During the springs of 2003 and 2004, 10% of the nursery stock of approximately 12,000 potted cigar-flowers (C. ignea A. DC) grown in a screenhouse at