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September 14, 2016

Whole genome sequencing of Streptococcus pneumoniae: development, evaluation and verification of targets for serogroup and serotype prediction using an automated pipeline

Georgia Kapatai, Carmen L. Sheppard, Ali Al-Shahib, David J. Litt, Anthony P. Underwood, Timothy G. Harrison, Norman K. Fry

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2477 PubMed 27672516

September 22, 2016

Validation of picogram- and femtogram-input DNA libraries for microscale metagenomics

Christian Rinke, Serene Low, Ben J. Woodcroft, Jean-Baptiste Raina, Adam Skarshewski, Xuyen H. Le, Margaret K. Butler, Roman Stocker, Justin Seymour, Gene W. Tyson, Philip Hugenholtz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2486 PubMed 27688978

September 20, 2016

A method for high precision sequencing of near full-length 16S rRNA genes on an Illumina MiSeq

Catherine M. Burke, Aaron E. Darling

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2492 PubMed 27688981

September 14, 2016

Metaproteomics of saliva identifies human protein markers specific for individuals with periodontitis and dental caries compared to orally healthy controls

Daniel Belstrøm, Rosa R. Jersie-Christensen, David Lyon, Christian Damgaard, Lars J. Jensen, Palle Holmstrup, Jesper V. Olsen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2433 PubMed 27672500

September 29, 2016

Bacterial community diversity of the deep-sea octocoral Paramuricea placomus

Christina A. Kellogg, Steve W. Ross, Sandra D. Brooke

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2529 PubMed 27703865

September 7, 2016

MxaY regulates the lanthanide-mediated methanol dehydrogenase switch in Methylomicrobium buryatense

Frances Chu, David A.C. Beck, Mary E. Lidstrom

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2435 PubMed 27651996

September 20, 2016

Environment and host species shape the skin microbiome of captive neotropical bats

Virginie Lemieux-Labonté, Nicolas Tromas, B. Jesse Shapiro, François-Joseph Lapointe

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2430 PubMed 27688962

September 20, 2016

In situ visualization of bacterial populations in coral tissues: pitfalls and solutions

Naohisa Wada, Frederic J. Pollock, Bette L. Willis, Tracy Ainsworth, Nobuhiro Mano, David G. Bourne

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2424 PubMed 27688961

September 8, 2016

Spatial heterogeneity of physicochemical properties explains differences in microbial composition in arid soils from Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico

Silvia Pajares, Ana E. Escalante, Ana M. Noguez, Felipe García-Oliva, Celeste Martínez-Piedragil, Silke S. Cram, Luis Enrique Eguiarte, Valeria Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2459 PubMed 27652001

September 13, 2016

Characterization of novel bacteriophage phiC119 capable of lysing multidrug-resistant Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7

Luis Amarillas, Cristóbal Chaidez, Arturo González-Robles, Yadira Lugo-Melchor, Josefina León-Félix

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2423 PubMed 27672499

September 13, 2016

Microbial diversity of extreme habitats in human homes

Amy M. Savage, Justin Hills, Katherine Driscoll, Daniel J. Fergus, Amy M. Grunden, Robert R. Dunn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2376 PubMed 27672493

September 28, 2016

Accuracy of conventional identification methods used for Enterobacteriaceae isolates in three Nigerian hospitals

Christiana Jesumirhewe, Peter Oladejo Ogunlowo, Mitsan Olley, Burkhard Springer, Franz Allerberger, Werner Ruppitsch

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2511 PubMed 27703855

September 1, 2016

Screening microalgae isolated from urban storm- and wastewater systems as feedstock for biofuel

Rebecca Massimi, Andrea E. Kirkwood

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2396 PubMed 27635353

September 21, 2016

Chromosomal rearrangements and protein globularity changes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from cerebrospinal fluid

Seow Hoon Saw, Joon Liang Tan, Xin Yue Chan, Kok Gan Chan, Yun Fong Ngeow

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2484 PubMed 27688977

September 22, 2016

In vitro and in vivo comparison of transport media for detecting nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Anneke Steens, Natacha Milhano, Ingeborg S. Aaberge, Didrik F. Vestrheim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2449 PubMed 27688966

September 29, 2016

Feeding bovine milks with low or high IgA levels is associated with altered re-establishment of murine intestinal microbiota after antibiotic treatment

Alison J. Hodgkinson, Wayne Young, Julie A. Cakebread, Brendan J. Haigh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2518 PubMed 27703861

September 2016

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Six known Drosophila Rhodopsins

An unusual protein in the eye of drosophila

September 2016

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Six known Drosophila Rhodopsins

An unusual protein in the eye of drosophila

Six known Drosophila Rhodopsins

An unusual protein in the eye of drosophila

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