Forest soils, where soil formation has been influenced by forest vegetation, are generally characterized by deeply rooted trees, significant ‘litter layers’ or O horizons, recycling of organic matter and nutrients, including wood, and wide varieties of soil-dwelling organisms. (J.R. Boyle, FOREST SOILS, Editor(s): Daniel Hillel, Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment, Elsevier, 2005, Pages 73-79, ISBN 9780123485304, https://doi.org/10.1016/B0-12-348530-4/00033-3.)
A tripeptide with many roles in cells. It conjugates to drugs to make them more soluble for excretion, is a cofactor for some enzymes, is involved in protein disulfide bond rearrangement and reduces peroxides. (MeSH. 2024. Glutathione. https://meshb-prev.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D005978)
The northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens, is an important disease vector of many arboviruses including West Nile virus and Saint Louis encephalitis. (Natalie R. Epstein, Kevin Saez, Asya Polat, Steven R. Davis, Matthew L. Aardema; The urban-adapted underground mosquito Culex pipiens form molestus maintains exogenously influenceable circadian rhythms. J Exp Biol 15 May 2021; 224 (10): jeb242231. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.242231)
