DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF IRON-OXIDIZING ZETA- AND BETA-PROTEOBACTERIA FROM DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS AT THE JAN MAYEN VENT FIELDS

Distribution Patterns of Iron-Oxidizing Zeta- and Beta-Proteobacteria From Different Environmental Settings at the Jan Mayen Vent Fields

Iron oxidizers are widespread in marine environments and play an important role in marine iron cycling.However, little is known about the overall distribution of iron oxidizers within hydrothermal systems, including settings with little hydrothermal activity.Moreover, the extent to which different phylogenetic groups of iron oxidizers exhibit niche

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New records and geographical distribution of Alburnus hohenackeri Kessler, 1870 (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Iran

The distribution of the Persian bleak, Alburnus Bishop Shader Wand hohenackeri Kessler, 1870 in Iran is described.During a survey from 2009 to 2012, we captured 30 specimens of A.hohenackeri from Choghakhor Wetland in Tigris River basin and Kardeh Dam in Harirud River basin of Iran.This is the first report of the occurrence of this species in these

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Legal Assessment of the Possibility of Characterizing the Assassination of Major General Soleimani and Others as a Crime against Humanity

On 3 January 2020, USA government assassinated an Iranian high-ranking military official and some of his companions by a drone near the Baghdad Airport.This act of USA was conducted by the direct order of its president.This article has dealt with this question whether assassination of Major General Soleimani and his colleagues can be legally charac

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