Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

October 22, 2021

Complete chloroplast genome sequences of five Bruguiera species (Rhizophoraceae): comparative analysis and phylogenetic relationships

Panthita Ruang-areerate, Wasitthee Kongkachana, Chaiwat Naktang, Chutima Sonthirod, Nattapol Narong, Nukoon Jomchai, Pasin Maprasop, Chatree Maknual, Nawin Phormsin, Jeremy R. Shearman, Wirulda Pootakham, Sithichoke Tangphatsornruang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12268 PubMed 34733586

October 28, 2021

In silico identification, characterization expression profile of WUSCHEL-Related Homeobox (WOX) gene family in two species of kiwifruit

Chen Feng, Shuaiyu Zou, Puxin Gao, Zupeng Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12348 PubMed 34760371

October 20, 2021

Comparative transcriptome analyses of different Salvia miltiorrhiza varieties during the accumulation of tanshinones

Jingwen Zhou, Rui Liu, Min Shuai, Zhu-Yun Yan, Xin Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12300 PubMed 34721983

October 1, 2021

Identification, expression, and functional analysis of Hsf and Hsp20 gene families in Brachypodium distachyon under heat stress

Na Li, Min Jiang, Peng Li, Xiwen Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12267 PubMed 34703676

October 20, 2021

Development of a gene doping detection method to detect overexpressed human follistatin using an adenovirus vector in mice

Koki Yanazawa, Takehito Sugasawa, Kai Aoki, Takuro Nakano, Yasushi Kawakami, Kazuhiro Takekoshi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12285 PubMed 34721976

October 8, 2021

Genetic effects of long-term captive breeding on the endangered pygmy hog

Deepanwita Purohit, Shivakumara Manu, Muthuvarmadam Subramanian Ram, Shradha Sharma, Harika Chinchilam Patnaik, Parag Jyoti Deka, Goutam Narayan, Govindhaswamy Umapathy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12212 PubMed 34707930

October 29, 2021

Improved isolation and detection of toxigenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus from coastal water in Saudi Arabia using immunomagnetic enrichment

Mariam Almejhim, Mohammed Aljeldah, Nasreldin Elhadi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12402 PubMed 34760388

October 18, 2021

Migration effects on the intestinal microbiota of Tibetans

Tian Liang, Fang Liu, Lifeng Ma, Zhiying Zhang, Lijun Liu, Tingting Huang, Jing Li, Wenxue Dong, Han Zhang, Yansong Li, Yaqiong Jiang, Weimin Ye, Su Bai, Longli Kang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12036 PubMed 34721954

October 5, 2021

Urbanization processes drive divergence at the major histocompatibility complex in a common waterbird

Ewa Pikus, Radosław Włodarczyk, Jan Jedlikowski, Piotr Minias

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12264 PubMed 34707940

October 29, 2021

Construction of a high-density linkage map and detection of sex-specific markers in Penaeus japonicus

Yaqun Zhang, Chuantao Zhang, Na Yao, Jingxian Huang, Xiangshan Sun, Bingran Zhao, Hengde Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12390 PubMed 34760384

October 28, 2021

Rapid authenticity testing of artificially bred green turtles (Chelonia mydas) using microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers

Ting Zhang, Liu Lin, Daniel Gaillard, Fang Chen, Huaiqing Chen, Meimei Li, Shannan Wu, Zhao Wang, Haitao Shi