Zoological Survey of India

Silent Circulation of Spotted Fever Group – Like Rickettsia Among Asymptomatic Border Personnel in the Eastern Himalaya

ABSTRACT Rickettsial infections are usually investigated in febrile patients, whereas molecular evidence from clinically asymptomatic populations remains limited. In this study, we screened 50 apparently healthy adult male Indo‐Tibetan Border Police personnel stationed in Dirang,...

Mitogenomic insights into the evolutionary relationships of the endemic Dawkinsia austellus and Dawkinsia lepida (Cyprinidae: Smiliogastrinae)

Dawkinsia is a genus of small to medium-sized, ray-finned freshwater cyprinid fishes commonly called barbs. These fish are endemic to the rivers of South India. In this study, we sequenced the first two Dawkinsia species, namely Dawkinsia austellus and Dawkinsia lepida , to exami...