The S3 is the battalion's operations and training officer. A member of the battalion's command staff, an S3 typically holds the rank of major or lieutenant colonel in the Army. The S3 is also the battalion training officer, ensuring the ongoing military education of the battalion's personnel.
The Apicomplexa (also called Apicomplexia) are a large phylum of parasitic protists. Most of them possess a unique form of organelle that comprises a type of plastid called an apicoplast, and an apical complex structure.
American foulbrood is an infectious disease of honey bees (Apis mellifera and Apis cerana) caused by the spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae. It is characterized by the typical âfoulâ putrescence emanating from hives containing infected brood and represents a serious, worldwide problem for apiculture (Ellis and Munn 2005).