The gut microbiome plays a crucial role in fish health, yet its diversity across life stages remains poorly understood, especially in juveniles. This study provides a comprehensive assessment of the gut microbiome in wild adult and juvenile Mugil cephalus from the Mediterranean estuary, Ashtum El-Gamil, Egypt, by integrating prokaryotic 16S and eukaryotic 18S rRNA gene metabarcoding with functional gene prediction. Gut bacteri...

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small membrane-bound particles released by numerous cell types and are gaining popularity in veterinary medicine due to their extensive biological activities and therapeutic potential. This review summarizes the classification, biogenesis, and molecular cargo of various types of EVs, such as exosomes, microvesicles, and apoptotic bodies, as well as their emerging roles in cellular communication...

Macrolophus caliginosus Wagner (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae), a predatory bug widely used in biological control against whiteflies and spider mites, also shows strong efficiency on aphids, with females consuming on average ~43.2 first-instar Aphis gossypii nymphs per day under laboratory conditions. This study evaluates the predation capacity and functional response of M. caliginosus to varying densities of Aphis craccivor...