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Chen ZZ, Ding ZJ, Wang ZF, Xu SZ, Zhang SF, Yuan SS, Yan F, Liu GY, Qiu XF, Cai JC. [Comparison between laparoscopic-assisted natural orifice specimen extraction surgery and conventional laparoscopic surgery for left colorectal cancer: 5-year follow-up results of a randomized controlled study]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 26:768-772. [PMID: 37574293 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20230406-00103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the long-term efficacy of laparoscopic-assisted natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES) colectomy using Cai tube for treating left-sided colorectal cancer. Methods: This was a randomized controlled trial. Inclusion criteria were as follows: preoperative pathological diagnosis of left-sided colorectal adenocarcinoma (rectal, sigmoid colon, descending colon, or left transverse colon cancer with the caudad margin ≥8 cm from the anal margin); preoperative abdominal and pelvic computed tomography (or magnetic resonance imaging) showing maximum tumor diameter <4.5 cm; and BMI <30 kg/m2. Patients with synchronous multiple primary cancers or recurrent cancers, a history of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, preoperative evidence of significant local infiltration, distant metastasis, or complications such as intestinal obstruction and intestinal perforation, or who were not otherwise considered suitable for laparoscopic surgery were excluded. A random number table was used to randomize sequential patients to NOSES surgery using Cai tube (non-assisted incision anal sleeve: patent number ZL201410168748.2) (NOSES group) or traditional laparoscopic-assisted surgery (CLS group). Relevant clinical data of the two groups of patients were analyzed, the main outcomes being disease-free survival, overall survival, overall recurrence rate, and local recurrence rate 5 years after surgery. Results: Patients in both study groups completed the surgery successfully with no requirement for additional surgery. After mean 70 (7-83) months postoperative follow-up, the 5-year overall postoperative survival in the NOSES and CLS groups was 90.0% and 83.3%, respectively (P=0.455); disease free survival was 90.0% and 83.3%, respectively (P=0.455); overall recurrence rate 6.6% and 10.0%, respectively (P=0.625); and local recurrence rate both were 3.3% (P=0.990), respectively. None of these differences was statistically significant. Conclusions: NOSES and CLS have similar long-term efficacy, and NOSES deserves to be used in clinical practice.
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- Z Z Chen
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University; Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical College of Xiamen University; Xiamen Municipal Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University; Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical College of Xiamen University; Xiamen Municipal Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University; Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical College of Xiamen University; Xiamen Municipal Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University; Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical College of Xiamen University; Xiamen Municipal Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University; Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical College of Xiamen University; Xiamen Municipal Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University; Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical College of Xiamen University; Xiamen Municipal Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University; Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical College of Xiamen University; Xiamen Municipal Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University; Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical College of Xiamen University; Xiamen Municipal Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University; Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical College of Xiamen University; Xiamen Municipal Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University; Institute of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Medical College of Xiamen University; Xiamen Municipal Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Xiamen 361004, China
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Shen Q, Lin Z, Deng J, Chen H, Chen X, Tian J, Bao B, Dai P, Sun X. Effects of β-Si 3N 4 Seeds on Microstructure and Performance of Si 3N 4 Ceramics in Semiconductor Package. Materials (Basel) 2023; 16:4461. [PMID: 37374644 DOI: 10.3390/ma16124461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Among the various ceramic substrate materials, Si3N4 ceramics have demonstrated high thermal conductivity, good thermal shock resistance, and excellent corrosion resistance. As a result, they are well-suited for semiconductor substrates in high-power and harsh conditions encountered in automobiles, high-speed rail, aerospace, and wind power. In this work, Si3N4 ceramics with various ratios of α-Si3N4 and β-Si3N4 in raw powder form were prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 1650 °C for 30 min under 30 MPa. When the content of β-Si3N4 was lower than 20%, with the increase in β-Si3N4 content, the ceramic grain size changed gradually from 1.5 μm to 1 μm and finally resulted in 2 μm mixed grains. However, As the content of β-Si3N4 seed crystal increased from 20% to 50%, with the increase in β-Si3N4 content, the ceramic grain size changed gradually from 1 μm and 2 μm to 1.5 μm. Therefore, when the content of β-Si3N4 in the raw powder is 20%, the sintered ceramics exhibited a double-peak structure distribution and the best overall performance with a density of 97.5%, fracture toughness of 12.1 MPa·m1/2, and a Vickers hardness of 14.5 GPa. The results of this study are expected to provide a new way of studying the fracture toughness of silicon nitride ceramic substrates.
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- Qiang Shen
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118, China
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- Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802, USA
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118, China
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- Fujian Minhang Electronics Co., Ltd., Nanping 353000, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou 350118, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Foshan Graduate School of Northeastern University, Foshan 528311, China
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Zhuang YF, Xu SZ, Wang ZF, Ding ZJ, Zhang SF, Yan F, Cai JC. [Specimen extraction through natural orifices with Cai tubes in gastrointestinal surgery: a single-institute series of 234 cases]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2023; 26:357-364. [PMID: 37072313 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn441530-20221119-00476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the feasibility of Cai tube-assisted natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES) in gastrointestinal surgery. Methods: This was a descriptive case-series study. Inclusion criteria: (1) colorectal or gastric cancer diagnosed by preoperative pathological examination or redundant sigmoid or transverse colon detected by barium enema; (2) indications for laparoscopic surgery; (3) body mass index <30 kg/m2 (transanal surgery) and 35 kg/m2 (transvaginal surgery); (4) no vaginal stenosis or adhesions in female patients undergoing transvaginal specimen extraction; and (5) patients with redundant colon aged 18-70 years and a history of intractable constipation for more than 10 years. Exclusion criteria: (1) colorectal cancer with intestinal perforation or obstruction, or gastric cancer with gastric perforation, gastric hemorrhage, or pyloric obstruction; (2) simultaneous resection of lung, bone, or liver metastases ; (3) history of major abdominal surgery or intestinal adhesions; and (4) incomplete clinical data. From January 2014 to October 2022, 209 patients with gastrointestinal tumors and 25 with redundant colons who met the above criteria were treated by NOSES utilizing a Cai tube (China invention patent number:ZL201410168748.2) in the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University. The procedures included eversion and pull-out NOSES radical resection in 14 patients with middle and low rectal cancer, NOSES radical left hemicolectomy in 171 patients with left-sided colorectal cancer, NOSES radical right hemicolectomy in 12 patients with right-sided colon cancer, NOSES systematic mesogastric resection in 12 patients with gastric cancer, and NOSES subtotal colectomy in 25 patients with redundant colons. All specimens were collected by using an in-house-made anal cannula (Cai tube) with no auxiliary incisions. The primary outcomes included 1-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) and postoperative complications. Results: Among 234 patients, 116 were male and 118 were female. The mean age was (56.6±10.9) years. NOSES was successfully completed in all patients without conversion to open surgery or procedure-related death. The negative rate of circumferential resection margin was 98.8% (169/171) with both two positive cases having left-sided colorectal cancer. Postoperative complications occurred in 37 patients (15.8%), including 11 cases (4.7%) of anastomotic leakage, 3 cases(1.3%) of anastomotic bleeding, 2 cases (0.9%) of intraperitoneal bleeding, 4 cases (1.7%) of abdominal infection, and 8 cases (3.4%) of pulmonary infection. Reoperations were required in 7 patients (3.0%), all of whom consented to creation of an ileostomy after anastomotic leakage. The total readmission rate within 30 days after surgery was 0.9% (2/234). After a follow-up of (18.3±3.6) months, the 1-year RFS was 94.7%. Five of 209 patients (2.4%) with gastrointestinal tumors had local recurrence, all of which was anastomotic recurrence. Sixteen patients (7.7%) developed distant metastases, including liver metastases(n=8), lung metastases(n=6), and bone metastases (n=2). Conclusion: NOSES assisted by Cai tube is feasible and safe in radical resection of gastrointestinal tumors and subtotal colectomy for redundant colon.
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- Y F Zhuang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Tumor Institute of Xiamen University School of Medicine, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Tumor Institute of Xiamen University School of Medicine, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Tumor Institute of Xiamen University School of Medicine, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Tumor Institute of Xiamen University School of Medicine, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Tumor Institute of Xiamen University School of Medicine, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Tumor Institute of Xiamen University School of Medicine, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gastrointestinal Tumor Institute of Xiamen University School of Medicine, Xiamen Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361004, China
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Shi X, Wu J, Mensah RA, Tian N, Liu J, Liu F, Chen J, Che J, Guo Y, Wu B, Zhong G, Cheng C. Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of UTR-Introns of Citrus sinensis. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3088. [PMID: 32349372 PMCID: PMC7247714 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Introns exist not only in coding sequences (CDSs) but also in untranslated regions (UTRs) of a gene. Recent studies in animals and model plants such as Arabidopsis have revealed that the UTR-introns (UIs) are widely presented in most genomes and involved in regulation of gene expression or RNA stability. In the present study, we identified introns at both 5'UTRs (5UIs) and 3'UTRs (3UIs) of sweet orange genes, investigated their size and nucleotide distribution characteristics, and explored the distribution of cis-elements in the UI sequences. Functional category of genes with predicted UIs were further analyzed using GO, KEGG, and PageMan enrichment. In addition, the organ-dependent splicing and abundance of selected UI-containing genes in root, leaf, and stem were experimentally determined. Totally, we identified 825 UI- and 570 3UI-containing transcripts, corresponding to 617 and 469 genes, respectively. Among them, 74 genes contain both 5UI and 3UI. Nucleotide distribution analysis showed that 5UI distribution is biased at both ends of 5'UTR whiles 3UI distribution is biased close to the start site of 3'UTR. Cis- elements analysis revealed that 5UI and 3UI sequences were rich of promoter-enhancing related elements, indicating that they might function in regulating the expression through them. Function enrichment analysis revealed that genes containing 5UI are significantly enriched in the RNA transport pathway. While, genes containing 3UI are significantly enriched in splicesome. Notably, many pentatricopeptide repeat-containing protein genes and the disease resistance genes were identified to be 3UI-containing. RT-PCR result confirmed the existence of UIs in the eight selected gene transcripts whereas alternative splicing events were found in some of them. Meanwhile, qRT-PCR result showed that UIs were differentially expressed among organs, and significant correlation was found between some genes and their UIs, for example: The expression of VPS28 and its 3UI was significantly negative correlated. This is the first report about the UIs in sweet orange from genome-wide level, which could provide evidence for further understanding of the role of UIs in gene expression regulation.
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- Xiaobao Shi
- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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Guo X, Zhong D, Xie W, He Y, Zheng Y, Lin Y, Chen Z, Han Y, Tian D, Liu W, Wang F, Wang Z, Chen S. Functional Identification of Novel Cell Death-inducing Effector Proteins from Magnaporthe oryzae. Rice (N Y) 2019; 12:59. [PMID: 31388773 PMCID: PMC6684714 DOI: 10.1186/s12284-019-0312-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Secreted effector proteins play critical roles in plant-fungal interactions. The Magnaporthe oryzae genome encodes a large number of secreted proteins. However, the function of majority of M. oryzae secreted proteins remain to be characterized. We previously identified 851 in planta-expressed M. oryzae genes encoding putative secreted proteins, and characterized five M. oryzae cell death-inducing proteins MoCDIP1 to MoCDIP5. In the present study, we expand our work on identification of novel MoCDIP proteins. RESULTS We performed transient expression assay of 98 more in planta-expressed M. oryzae putative secreted protein genes, and identified eight novel proteins, MoCDIP6 to MoCDIP13, that induced plant cell death. Yeast secretion assay and truncation expression analysis revealed that the signal peptides that led the secretion of proteins to the extracellular space, were required for cell death inducing activity of the novel MoCDIPs except for MoCDIP8. Exogenous treatment of rice seedlings with recombinant MoCDIP6 or MoCDIP7 resulted in enhanced resistance to blast fungus, indicating that the two MoCDIPs trigger cell death and elicit defense responses in rice. CONCLUSIONS The newly identified MoCDIP6 to MoCDIP13, together with previously identified MoCDIP1 to MoCDIP5, provide valuable targets for further dissection of the molecular mechanisms underlying the rice-blast fungus interaction.
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- Xinrui Guo
- Institute of Oceanography, Marine Biotechnology Center, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
- Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology Research Institute, Fuzhou, 350003, China
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- Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology Research Institute, Fuzhou, 350003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology Research Institute, Fuzhou, 350003, China
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- Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology Research Institute, Fuzhou, 350003, China
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- Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology Research Institute, Fuzhou, 350003, China
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- Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology Research Institute, Fuzhou, 350003, China
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- Institute of Oceanography, Marine Biotechnology Center, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology Research Institute, Fuzhou, 350003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology Research Institute, Fuzhou, 350003, China.
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- Institute of Oceanography, Marine Biotechnology Center, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.
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- Institute of Oceanography, Marine Biotechnology Center, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, 350108, China.
- Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology Research Institute, Fuzhou, 350003, China.
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