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September 2016

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

An unusual protein in the eye of drosophila

Six known Drosophila Rhodopsins

September 6, 2016

An unusual protein in the eye of drosophila

Drosophila use seven Rhodopsin proteins to detect light. In this study, researchers investigated the unusual attributes of Rhodopsin 7.

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September 29, 2016

The relationship between mobile phone location sensor data and depressive symptom severity

Sohrab Saeb, Emily G. Lattie, Stephen M. Schueller, Konrad P. Kording, David C. Mohr

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2537 PubMed 28344895

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 27, 2016

Enzymatically crosslinked gelatin hydrogel promotes the proliferation of adipose tissue-derived stromal cells

Gang Yang, Zhenghua Xiao, Xiaomei Ren, Haiyan Long, Hong Qian, Kunlong Ma, Yingqiang Guo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2497 PubMed 27703850

September 13, 2016

Genetic signatures of ecological diversity along an urbanization gradient

Ryan P. Kelly, James L. O’Donnell, Natalie C. Lowell, Andrew O. Shelton, Jameal F. Samhouri, Shannon M. Hennessey, Blake E. Feist, Gregory D. Williams

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2444 PubMed 27672503

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 28, 2016

RBioplot: an easy-to-use R pipeline for automated statistical analysis and data visualization in molecular biology and biochemistry

Jing Zhang, Kenneth B. Storey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2436 PubMed 27703842

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 6, 2016

A limitation of the Cognitive Reflection Test: familiarity

Stefan Stieger, Ulf-Dietrich Reips

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2395 PubMed 27651989

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

New beaked whales from the late Miocene of Peru and evidence for convergent evolution in stem and crown Ziphiidae (Cetacea, Odontoceti)

Giovanni Bianucci, Claudio Di Celma, Mario Urbina, Olivier Lambert

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2479 PubMed 27688973

September 15, 2016

The evidence of porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus induced nonsuppurative encephalitis as the cause of death in piglets

Zi Li, Wenqi He, Yungang Lan, Kui Zhao, Xiaoling Lv, Huijun Lu, Ning Ding, Jing Zhang, Junchao Shi, Changjian Shan, Feng Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2443 PubMed 27672502

September 29, 2016

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Gentiana lawrencei var. farreri (Gentianaceae) and comparative analysis with its congeneric species

Peng-Cheng Fu, Yan-Zhao Zhang, Hui-Min Geng, Shi-Long Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2540 PubMed 27703869

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 1, 2016

Food safety in Thailand 4: comparison of pesticide residues found in three commonly consumed vegetables purchased from local markets and supermarkets in Thailand

Sompon Wanwimolruk, Kamonrat Phopin, Somchai Boonpangrak, Virapong Prachayasittikul

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2432 PubMed 27635366

September 20, 2016

Overland movement in African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis): a systematic review

John Measey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2474 PubMed 27688972

September 29, 2016

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) require increased dietary levels of B-vitamins when fed diets with high inclusion of plant based ingredients

Gro-Ingunn Hemre, Erik-Jan Lock, Pål Asgeir Olsvik, Kristin Hamre, Marit Espe, Bente Elisabeth Torstensen, Joana Silva, Ann-Cecilie Hansen, Rune Waagbø, Johan S. Johansen, Monica Sanden, Nini H. Sissener

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2493 PubMed 27703849

September 13, 2016

Decoupling social status and status certainty effects on health in macaques: a network approach

Jessica J. Vandeleest, Brianne A. Beisner, Darcy L. Hannibal, Amy C. Nathman, John P. Capitanio, Fushing Hsieh, Edward R. Atwill, Brenda McCowan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2394 PubMed 27672495

September 7, 2016

Genome-wide identification and characterization of WRKY gene family in Salix suchowensis

Changwei Bi, Yiqing Xu, Qiaolin Ye, Tongming Yin, Ning Ye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2437 PubMed 27651997

September 13, 2016

Comparative cephalopod shell strength and the role of septum morphology on stress distribution

Robert Lemanis, Stefan Zachow, René Hoffmann