Author Correction: Humic Fulvic acid mitigated Cd adverse effects on plant growth, physiology and biochemical properties of garden cress (Scientific Reports, (2021), 11, 1, (8040), 10.1038/s41598-021-86991-9)

Atilla DURSUN

Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86991-9, published online 13 April 2021.In the original version of this Article the Acknowledgments section was incomplete.“We are very grateful to The Atatürk University, Scientific Research Projects Foundation for generous financial support (Project Number FBA-2019-7219).”Now reads: “We are very grateful to The Atatürk University, Scientific Research Projects Foundation (Project Number FBA-2019-7219) and Humintech GmbH for generous support.”

MORPHOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY OF THE EURASIAN LYNX (Lynx lynx) PLANUM NASALE

Hasan Hüseyin ARI

This study reveals the macroscopic and microscopic structures of the Eurasian lynx planum nasale using materials from three dead females obtained from the Sivas Forestry Branch of Agriculture and Forestry Ministry of the Republic of Turkey. To accomplish the purpose, planum nasale was investigated using macroscopic, histological, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. The microscopic examination showed that the planum nasale consists of hairless, moist, glabrous skin and resembles a ship anchor with arm, palm, stock, and sickle parts. The planum nasale's surface is formed by epider ...More

Investigations on soil nematode diversity in three contrasting habitat types in Bolu, Turkey

Şenol YILDIZ

The study investigated nematode diversity in three contrasting habitat types around the Yenicaga Lake, Bolu Province, Turkey, in 2019 and 2020. The Shannon-Wiener index was used to evaluate nematode diversity in different taxonomic categories (order, family and genus level), trophic group and colonizer-persister (c-p) group in grassland, cropland and peatland in two locations, Hamzabey and Adakoy, in the Yenicaga Lake Reserve. The results revealed that there was statistically significant variation in the composition of nematode fauna between the study sites by the assessments of the higher tax ...More

The Improving Conditions for the Aerobic Bacteria Performing the Degradation of Obsolete Pesticides in Polluted Soils

Tinatin DOOLOTKELDİEVA | Saykal BOBUŞOVA | Mahabat KONURBAYEVA

Currently, in the territory of Kyrgyzstan, 50 storage facilities of obsolete pesticides exist; they store about 5000 tons of these hazardous chemicals. The storage conditions have become unusable for a long time. They pose a serious threat to the people living there, livestock, and the environment. The main purpose of this research was the use of selected bacteria with cytochrome P450 genes for the bioremediation of polluted soils around the burial sites in model soil experiments. In the first trial of biodegradation experiments, one contaminated soil was used without any changes in chemical c ...More

Determination of AFM(1) Levels of Mare's Milk and Koumiss Produced in the Highlands of the Kyrgyz Republic

Fatih Ramazan İSTANBULLUGİL

Mare's milk and koumiss are two very important basic foodstuffs in central Asia.This study aimed to research the AFM(1) contamination in mare's milk and koumiss samples collected from local producers in the highlands in Naryn, Issyk-Kul, Bishkek and Talas regions of Kyrgyz Republic. For this purpose, 75 raw mare's milk and 75 koumiss samples collected in May, June and July 2017 were analyzed using the ELISA method. ARM was detected in 13.3% of the 75 raw mare's milk samples with levels ranging between 6.48 and 25.45 ng/L. Approximately 53.3% of the koumiss samples were found to contain AFM(1), ...More

Genetic characterization of Erwinia amylovora isolates detected in the wild walnut-fruit forest of South Kyrgyzstan

Tinatin DOOLOTKELDİEVA | Saykal BOBUŞOVA

Erwinia amylovora, the causal agent of fire blight, was first reported in Kyrgyz orchards in 2008 and, within a few years, the disease has spread throughout most of the northern part of the country. As fire blight expanded and penetrated new areas, it also reached the unique ecosystem constituted by the Arslonbob wild walnut-fruit forests in South Kyrgyzstan. Here, we present the results of field surveys in the forests and in the nearby orchards and gardens of the Jalal-Abad region during the 2019 season. Further, we use genetic profiling of the CRISPR regions to compare the genotypes of the o ...More

Genomic analysis of a functional haloacid-degrading gene of Bacillus megaterium strain BHS1 isolated from Blue Lake (Mavi Golu, Turkey)

Yılmaz KAYA

Purpose: Bacillus megaterium strain BHS1, isolated from an alkaline water sample taken from Mavi Golu (Blue Lake, Turkey), can grow on minimal medium containing 2,2-dichloropropionic acid. We characterized this bacterium at the genomic level. Methods: The HiSeq platform was used to carry out genome sequencing, de novo assembly, and scaffolding with strain BHS1. Next, genome data were analyzed to demarcate DNA regions containing protein-coding genes and determine the function of certain BHS1 genes. Finally, results from a colorimetric chloride ion-release assay demonstrated that strain BHS1 pr ...More

Valorization of Chicken Feather Waste: Fabrication of Keratin-Chitosan Biofilms

Mustafa DOLAZ

According to scientists, keratin is one of the most abundant fibrous materials in nature after cellulose and chitin in the world. Several nature fibrous materials have a wide range of application starting from biomedical application to the construction sector, and especially the textile sector. The uses of natural fibers in these sectors are economical for increasing their specific properties, such as antibacterial properties, flexibility, tensile strength, shear strength, toughness, etc. This paper presented a new type of keratin-chitosan biofilms with the separation of keratin from waste chi ...More

First report of charcoal rot caused by Macrophomina phaseolina on common bean in Kyrgyzstan

İsmail ERPER | Saykal BOBUŞOVA

Production of amygdalin by means of callus culture in some Prunus species

Ahmet AYGÜN

Amygdalin is a glycoside which commonly found in the seeds of stone fruits. This active ingredient has a great importance in drug industry. Amygdalin is commonly obtained from the seeds of three different Prunus species (almond, cherry laurel and apricot) by producing in vitro callus cultures. In this study, analyses of amygdalin was performed with HPLC from the explants, calluses and kernels of these three species. According to the results obtained, the maximum amygdalin was noted from the whole kernel of the apricot fruits as 5888.45 mg per 100 gwhereas the maximum amygdalin content of cotyl ...More

Identification of Dalapon degrading bacterial strain, Psychrobacter sp. TaeBurcu001 isolated from Antarctica

Yılmaz KAYA

Extreme microorganism has gained interest because of their special contribution to the environmental and industrial biotechnology, particularly psychrophilic microorganisms which can live and thrive at lower temperatures. They produce enzymes with great potential to adapt to extreme conditions. In this study, a novel psychrophilic bacterial strain designated as TaeBurcu001 grew (optimally at 5.C) on a chemically defined medium containing dalapon (refer to as 2,2-dichloropropionic acid, 2,2-DCP) as the sole carbon source. TaeBurcu001 was isolated from Galindez Island, Antarctica. Phylogenetic a ...More

MINERAL NUTRIENT COMPOSITIONS OF FIELD-GROWN WEED AND MAIZE (Zea mays L.) PLANTS IN TERMS OF COMPETITION

İbrahim İlker ÖZYİĞİT

Amaranthus retroflexus L., Convolvulus arvensis L., Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. var. villosus, Datura stramonium L., Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv and Portulaca oleracea L. are weeds commonly seen in agricultural fields. Weeds pose serious threat to agricultural production. This study focuses on mineral nutrient uptake competition arisen between maize and weed species. Maize (Zea mays L.) was planted in a model field in Emirli Village-Istanbul/Turkey and the above-mentioned weeds were allowed to be grown along with maize. Then, weed and maize species along with their co-located soil sample ...More