NOTES ON SCOLYTUS FAGI WALSH, 1867 WITH THE DESIGNATION OF A NEOTYPE, DISTRIBUTION NOTES AND A KEY TO SCOLYTUS GEOFFROY OF AMERICA EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (COLEOPTERA, CURCULIONIDAE, SCOLYTINAE, SCOLYTINI)

Notes on Scolytus fagi Walsh, 1867 with the designation of a neotype, distribution notes and a key to Scolytus Geoffroy of America east of the Mississippi River (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae, Scolytini)

The identification of Scolytus fagi Walsh has been difficult because of the lack of diagnostic literature, the occurrence of several morphologically similar sympatric Lower Slide Tube Scolytus species and the loss of the syntypes.In an effort to reduce taxonomic Phosphatidylserine confusion, we designate a neotype for S.fagi, redescribe the male an

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ALPERS-HUTTENLOCHER SYNDROME

Alpers-Huttenlocher syndrome is a rare mitochondrial disease connected with mutations in the mitochondrial DNA replicase, polymerase gamma (POLG).The reduction of the activity within mitochondrial enzymes is connected with the reduction of replications level within the mitochondrial DNA.The disease manifests itself once the replications level reach

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