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BACKGROUND: More than 40 species of mudskipper is recorded worldwide, but the molecular taxonomy of very few species is studied so far. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to determine the molecular taxonomy and phylogenetic relationship of the Pseudapocryptes elongatus and Pseudapocryptes lanceolatus collected from the mudflats of Sundarban, India. METHODS: The mitochondrial COI gene was sequenced to analyze the molecular taxonomy. The species name associated with the present analyzed sequence as shown by BLAST searches of GenBank was used to define the phylogenetic relationship. RESULTS: Mitochondrial COI gene sequences of collected mudskippers were submitted to GenBank to get accession numbers. The BLAST search of GenBank matched 100% with the species name associated with the present analyzed sequence. CONCLUSIONS: The present study reveals the phylogenetic similarity between the species.
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Perciformes/classification , Animals , Base Sequence , DNA/chemistry , DNA/isolation & purification , DNA/metabolism , Databases, Genetic , Electron Transport Complex IV/chemistry , Electron Transport Complex IV/classification , Electron Transport Complex IV/genetics , Electron Transport Complex IV/metabolism , India , Perciformes/genetics , Phylogeny , Sequence Analysis, DNASubject(s)
Back Pain/diagnosis , Coitus , Fractures, Spontaneous/diagnosis , Fractures, Stress/diagnosis , Sacrum/injuries , Spinal Fractures/diagnosis , Back Pain/etiology , Female , Fractures, Spontaneous/etiology , Fractures, Stress/etiology , Humans , Middle Aged , Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal/complications , Radionuclide Imaging , Sacrum/diagnostic imaging , Spinal Fractures/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
Although asthma management guidelines in New Zealand do not advise prescribing antibiotics, almost a quarter of asthma consultations result in a prescription for antibiotics. This study, as part of a repeat audit of asthma care at an after-hours medical centre, describes general practitioners' perspectives on prescribing antibiotics to patients presenting with asthma. The results show that GPs have tended to overestimate the risk of bacterial infection in such patients.
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Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Asthma/drug therapy , Practice Patterns, Physicians' , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Medical Audit , New Zealand , Practice Guidelines as TopicABSTRACT
Pharmacognosy, Pharmacology, Clinical studies and photochemistry of the four plants, viz., Convolvulus pluricaulis, Evolvulus alsinoides, Canscora decussate and Clitoria ternatea commonly used as the drug Shankapushphi have been reviewed here.
