Scientists have found that humans and orang-utans have three known bacteria in common.
Bacteria common to man and Orang-utans
THERE are three known bacteria in both humans and orang-utans.
The first has been known to cause urinary tract infections in women, the second has been implicated in community acquired skin infections, while the third has a strong colorectal cancer connection.
The three have been known to cause diseases in humans but were not known to manifest in orang-utans.
The connection was discovered in faecal samples by researchers from Upsala University in Sweden and the University of Zurich in Switzerland.
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(From top) A combination of photos shows L nanensis, L macrochir, L pallens, L pahangensis, and L spectrum — Photos A, C, D and E by Z Randall; Photo B by M Sabaj Perez
More on Swift nest building
The mouth parts of the Swift (Aerodramus fuciphagus) have been dissected by Syed Walliuh Shah and Norzalin A Aziz of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
Taken together, the salivary glands and the tongue could provide some new insights into the unique nest building ability of Swifts.
For more go to www.sciencedirect.com.
More fish
The genus Spirit Loach (Lepidocephalus) has been in the news recently.
The fish has been upgraded from two to five species with most of them found in large rivers.
It is most common in the Chao Phraya River basin in Thailand although it has also been discovered in Borneo. The known range of these five species includes western and southern Borneo, Java, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Central Thailand.
For more go to file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/4977-14195-1-PB.pdf.
Map shows the distribution of the Lepidocephalus specimens examined.
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