BROAD NICHE OVERLAP BETWEEN INVASIVE NILE TILAPIA OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS AND INDIGENOUS CONGENERICS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED?

Broad Niche Overlap between Invasive Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and Indigenous Congenerics in Southern Africa: Should We be Concerned?

This study developed niche models for the native ranges of Oreochromis andersonii, O.mortimeri, and O.mossambicus, and assessed how much of their range is climatically suitable for the establishment of O.niloticus, and then reviewed the conservation implications for indigenous congenerics as a result of overlap with O.niloticus based on documented

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Where there is pancreatic juice, there is a way: Spontaneous fistulization of severe acute pancreatitis-associated collection into urinary bladder

Pancreatic fluid collections (PFC) are notorious for their extension beyond the normal confines of the pancreatic bed.This distribution is explained by dissection along the fascial planes in retroperitoneum due to the digestive enzymes within the PFC.In genitourinary track, PFCs have been described to involve the kidneys and the ureters.We report a

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Mitral endocarditis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in an older patient: Case report and literature review

We report a rare case of recurrent Achromobacter xylosoxidans bacteremia in an older woman in 2014 and 2020.During the more recent bacteremia, a diagnosis of Ironing Mat mitral endocarditis was made.The patient could not have surgery because of severe comorbidities and a high operative risk.Combined antibiotic therapy was given with piperacillin/ta

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