Hidden Resistances: How Routine Whole-Genome Sequencing Uncovered an Otherwise Undetected blaNDM-1 Gene in Vibrio alginolyticus from Imported Seafood by Jacqueline M. Morris, Karolina Mercoulia, Mary Valcanis, Claire L. Gorrie, Norelle L. Sherry, Benjamin P. Howden

“…ABSTRACT Vibrio alginolyticus causes vibriosis of marine vertebrates, invertebrates, and humans, and while there have been several reports of multidrug resistance in V. alginolyticus, carbapenem resistance is rare. …”
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Seagrass meadows as a globally significant carbonate reservoir by I. Mazarrasa, N. Marbà, C. E. Lovelock, O. Serrano, P. S. Lavery, J. W. Fourqurean, H. Kennedy, M. A. Mateo, D. Krause-Jensen, A. D. L. Steven, C. M. Duarte

“…However, most of the efforts have focused on the particulate organic carbon (POC) stocks and accumulation rates and ignored the particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) fraction, despite important carbonate pools associated with calcifying organisms inhabiting the meadows, such as epiphytes and benthic invertebrates, and despite the relevance that carbonate precipitation and dissolution processes have in the global carbon cycle. …”
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Integrating Oceanographic Data and Benthic Community Structure Temporal Series to Assess the Dynamics of a Marginal Reef by Julia Biscaia Zamoner, Anaide Wrublevski Aued, Anaide Wrublevski Aued, Luis Carlos Pinto Macedo-Soares, Vitor André Passos Picolotto, Carlos Alberto Eiras Garcia, Carlos Alberto Eiras Garcia, Bárbara Segal, Bárbara Segal

“…The most abundant groups were epilithic algal matrix (EAM; mean annual coverage: 23–60%), macroalgae (15–35%) and calcifiers (15–29%), followed by cyanobacteria (1–37%), suspension/filter-feeders (<2%), zoanthids (<1%) and other invertebrates (<0.1%). EAM was negatively correlated with “marine heatwaves” and positively correlated with “wave energy,” while macroalgae and calcifiers showed opposite responses to “marine heatwaves” and “wave energy,” respectively. …”
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Captive Common Marmosets (<named-content content-type="genus-species">Callithrix jacchus</named-content>) Are Colonized throughout Their Lives by a Community of <italic toggle="yes... by Lifeng Zhu, Qinnan Yang, Mallory J. Suhr Van Haute, Car Reen Kok, Joao Carlos Gomes-Neto, Natasha Pavlovikj, Resmi Pillai, Rohita Sinha, Haley Hassenstab, Aaryn Mustoe, Etsuko N. Moriyama, Robert Hutkins, Jeffrey French, Andrew K. Benson

“…ABSTRACT The common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) is an omnivorous New World primate whose diet in the wild includes large amounts of fruit, seeds, flowers, and a variety of lizards and invertebrates. Marmosets also feed heavily on tree gums and exudates, and they have evolved unique morphological and anatomical characteristics to facilitate gum feeding (gummivory). …”
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<i>De Novo</i> Transcriptome Assembly and Analysis of Longevity Genes Using Subterranean Termite (<i>Reticulitermes chinensis</i>) Castes by Haroon, Yu-Xin Li, Chen-Xu Ye, Jian Su, Ghulam Nabi, Xiao-Hong Su, Lian-Xi Xing

“…Both vertebrates and invertebrates have IIS-pathways that are comparable to one another, though no one has previously described de novo transcriptome assembly of IIS-pathway-associated genes in termites. …”
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Two novel mollusk short-form ApeC-containing proteins act as pattern recognition proteins for peptidoglycan by Jin Li, Jin Li, Shumin Liu, Shumin Liu, Yang Zhang, Qiuyun Huang, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Jihua OuYang, Jihua OuYang, Fan Mao, Huiping Fan, Huiping Fan, Wenjie Yi, Meiling Dong, Anlong Xu, Anlong Xu, Shengfeng Huang, Shengfeng Huang

“…The Apextrin C-terminal (ApeC) domain is a new protein domain largely specific to aquatic invertebrates. In amphioxus, a short-form ApeC-containing protein (ACP) family is capable of binding peptidoglycan (PGN) and agglutinating bacteria via its ApeC domain. …”
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Metabolism and antioxidant defense in the larval chironomid Tanytarsus minutipalpus: adjustments to diel variations in the extreme conditions of Lake Magadi by Lucas F. Bianchini, Chris M. Wood, Harold L. Bergman, Ora E. Johannsson, Pierre Laurent, Claudine Chevalier, Mosiany L. Kisipan, Geraldine D. Kavembe, Michael B. Papah, Kevin V. Brix, Gudrun De Boeck, John N. Maina, Rodi O. Ojoo, Adalto Bianchini

“…However, information for invertebrates is lacking. In the present study, the occurrence of the larval chironomid Tanytarsus minutipalpus is reported in Lake Magadi for the first time. …”
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Coastal Remote Sensing: Merging Physical, Chemical, and Biological Data as Tailings Drift onto Buffalo Reef, Lake Superior by W. Charles Kerfoot, Martin M. Hobmeier, Gary Swain, Robert Regis, Varsha K. Raman, Colin N. Brooks, Amanda Grimm, Chris Cook, Robert Shuchman, Molly Reif

“…An alternative approach, in situ simple particle classification, keying off distinct sand end members: (1) allows calculation of tailings (stamp sand) percentages; (2) aids indirect and direct assays of copper concentrations; and (3) permits determinations of density effects on benthic macro-invertebrates. The geospatial mapping shows how tailings are moving onto Buffalo Reef, the copper concentrations associated with the tailings, and how both strongly influence the density of benthic communities, providing an excellent example for the International Maritime Organization on how mining may influence coastal reefs. …”
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A Synthesis of Deepwater Horizon Impacts on Coastal and Nearshore Living Marine Resources by Steven A. Murawski, Joshua P. Kilborn, Adriana C. Bejarano, David Chagaris, David Donaldson, Frank J. Hernandez, Timothy C. MacDonald, Craig Newton, Ernst Peebles, Kelly L. Robinson

“…Our study focused on plankton, invertebrates, fishes and dolphins, and 13 “key species” were selected to conduct semi-quantitative vulnerability-resilience (V-R) analyses. …”
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The Orphan Cytokine Receptor CRLF3 Emerged With the Origin of the Nervous System and Is a Neuroprotective Erythropoietin Receptor in Locusts by Nina Hahn, Luca Büschgens, Nicola Schwedhelm-Domeyer, Sarah Bank, Bart R. H. Geurten, Pia Neugebauer, Bita Massih, Martin C. Göpfert, Ralf Heinrich

“…In contrast, relatively few invertebrates express CRLF3 and these sequences show greater variability, suggesting frequent loss due to low functional importance. …”
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Visualization of basement membranes by a nidogen-based fluorescent reporter in mice by Sugiko Futaki, Ayano Horimoto, Chisei Shimono, Naoko Norioka, Yukimasa Taniguchi, Hitomi Hamaoka, Mari Kaneko, Mayo Shigeta, Takaya Abe, Kiyotoshi Sekiguchi, Yoichi Kondo

“…Recently, live visualization of BMs in invertebrates demonstrated that their structure is flexible and dynamically rearranged during cell differentiation and organogenesis. …”
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A multi-isotope approach reveals seasonal variation in the reliance on marine resources, production of metabolic water, and ingestion of seawater by two species of coastal passerin... by Lucas Navarrete, Lucas Navarrete, Nico Lübcker, Felipe Alvarez, Felipe Alvarez, Roberto Nespolo, Roberto Nespolo, Roberto Nespolo, Juan Carlos Sanchez-Hernandez, Karin Maldonado, Zachary D. Sharp, John P. Whiteman, Seth D. Newsome, Pablo Sabat, Pablo Sabat

“…We also found a positive and significant association between the use of marine resources as measured by δ13C and δ15N values and the estimated δ18O values of ingested (pre-formed) water in both species, which indicates that Cinclodes do not directly drink seawater but rather passively ingest when consuming marine invertebrates. Finally, results obtained from physiological parameters and the isotope-based estimates of marine (food and water) resource use are consistent, supporting the use of the triple-oxygen isotopes to quantify the contribution of water sources to the total water balance of free-ranging birds.…”
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Identification and Characterization of HSP90 Gene Family Reveals Involvement of HSP90, GRP94 and Not TRAP1 in Heat Stress Response in <i>Chlamys farreri</i> by Haitao Yu, Zujing Yang, Mingyi Sui, Chang Cui, Yuqing Hu, Xiujiang Hou, Qiang Xing, Xiaoting Huang, Zhenmin Bao

“…The study indicates the functional diversity of <i>CfHSP90s</i> in growth, development, and environmental response, and our findings may have implications for the subsequent in-depth exploration of <i>HSP90s</i> in invertebrates.…”
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Bioprospecting Antiproliferative Marine Microbiota From Submarine Volcano Tagoro by Sara García-Davis, Carolina P. Reyes, Carolina P. Reyes, Irene Lagunes, José M. Padrón, Eugenio Fraile-Nuez, José J. Fernández, José J. Fernández, Ana R. Díaz-Marrero

“…During 2016, our research team had the opportunity to participate in one of the monitoring oceanographic cruises carried out in the area in order to isolate microorganisms associated with both rock samples and deep-sea invertebrates over Tagoro submarine volcano. In this study, Proteobacteria revealed as the most abundant Phylum with 70.2% among all isolated strains, followed by Firmicutes 19%, Actinobacteria 9.5%, and Bacteroidetes 1.2%. …”
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Uncovering Lasonolide A Biosynthesis Using Genome-Resolved Metagenomics by Siddharth Uppal, Jackie L. Metz, René K. M. Xavier, Keshav Kumar Nepal, Dongbo Xu, Guojun Wang, Jason C. Kwan

“…ABSTRACT Invertebrates, particularly sponges, have been a dominant source of new marine natural products. …”
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Fat characteristics and fatty acid profile of sea cucumbers (Holothuria Scabra) obtained from the coasts of the Bushehr province -Iran by Najmeh Jadavi, Seydali Vaziri, Iraj Nabipour, Mohammadreza Jafari Nasr, Gholamhosean Mohebbi

“…The medicinal and nutritional uses of these invertebrates are primordial and are important as ecological, biological and economic properties. …”
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Compilation of a database of Holocene nearshore marine mollusk shell geochemistry from the California Current System by H. M. Palmer, V. Padilla Vriesman, R. M. W. Banker, J. R. Bean

“…<p>The shells of marine invertebrates can serve as high-resolution records of oceanographic and atmospheric change through time. …”
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Quantitative study of the behavior of two broadcast spawners, the sea urchins Strongylocentrotus intermedius and Mesocentrotus nudus, during mass spawning events in situ by Peter M. Zhadan, Marina A. Vaschenko, Peter A. Permyakov

“…Background The spatial distribution of spawners and temporal parameters of spawning in motile invertebrates with external fertilization might influence reproductive success. …”
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How general are current comparative physiology studies?: A quantitative review ¿Cuán general son los estudios en fisiología comparada actualmente?: Una revisión cuantitativa by ROBERTO F. NESPOLO, PAULINA ARTACHO

“…Cross-tabulation analysis yielded results suggesting that natural populations, vertebrates and terrestrial animals are preferred over artificial populations, aquatic animals and invertebrates. Although we recognize the limitations of our survey, it has the value to indicate that historical biases need to be taken in consideration if more global approaches are being undertaking in this discipline<br>La fisiología comparada y disciplinas relacionadas (definidas en este trabajo como "ecología fisiológica") han entrado a un período de síntesis en la forma de búsqueda de patrones a gran escala. …”
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Relationship between extinction magnitude and climate change during major marine and terrestrial animal crises by K. Kaiho

“…My analyses show that the magnitude of major extinctions in marine invertebrates and that of terrestrial tetrapods correlate well with the coincidental anomaly of global and habitat surface temperatures during biotic crises, respectively, regardless of the difference between warming and cooling (correlation coefficient <span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i>=0.92</span>–0.95). …”
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