Revision of the Afrotropical Mayrellinae (Cynipoidea: Liopteridae), with the first record of Paramblynotus from Madagascar

The liopterid subfamily Mayrellinae is revised for the Afrotropical region including the description of the following nine new species of Paramblynotus Cameron: Paramblynotus alexandriensis Buffington & van Noort sp.n.; Paramblynotus bayangensis van Noort 20Amp Mains Plug Top & Buffington sp.n.; Paramblynotus behara van Noort & Buffingt

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Two modes of fusogenic action for influenza virus fusion peptide.

The entry of influenza virus into the host cell requires fusion of its lipid envelope with the host membrane.It is catalysed by viral hemagglutinin protein, whose fragments called fusion peptides become inserted into the target bilayer and initiate its merging with the viral membrane.Isolated fusion peptides are already capable of inducing lipid mi

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