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Effects of CO2 laser irradiation on matrix-rich biofilm

Fluorescence Microscopy

November 1, 2016

Effects of CO2 laser irradiation on matrix-rich biofilm

Researchers evaluated the formation of biofilms on tooth enamel, which had been irradiated with a CO2 laser. This study investigates a key aspect of the increasing, wide-spread clinical use of lasers in dentistry.

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November 10, 2016

Comparative analysis of the complete chloroplast genome sequences in psammophytic Haloxylon species (Amaranthaceae)

Wenpan Dong, Chao Xu, Delu Li, Xiaobai Jin, Ruili Li, Qi Lu, Zhili Suo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2699 PubMed 27867769

November 1, 2016

A potential third Manta Ray species near the Yucatán Peninsula? Evidence for a recently diverged and novel genetic Manta group from the Gulf of Mexico

Silvia Hinojosa-Alvarez, Ryan P. Walter, Pindaro Diaz-Jaimes, Felipe Galván-Magaña, E. Misty Paig-Tran

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2586 PubMed 27833795

November 22, 2016

A preliminary identification of Rf*-A619, a novel restorer gene for CMS-C in maize (Zea mays L.)

Liu Yongming, Zhao Zhuofan, Lu Yanli, Li Chuan, Wang Jing, Dong Boxiao, Liang Bing, Qiu Tao, Zeng Wenbing, Cao Moju

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2719 PubMed 27904810

November 3, 2016

Phytogeographic and genetic variation in Sorbus, a traditional antidiabetic medicine—adaptation in action in both a plant and a discipline

Anna Bailie, Sebastien Renaut, Eliane Ubalijoro, José A. Guerrero-Analco, Ammar Saleem, Pierre Haddad, John T. Arnason, Timothy Johns, Alain Cuerrier

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2645 PubMed 27833811

November 3, 2016

Phylogeography of Arenaria balearica L. (Caryophyllaceae): evolutionary history of a disjunct endemic from the Western Mediterranean continental islands

Javier Bobo-Pinilla, Sara B. Barrios de León, Jaume Seguí Colomar, Giuseppe Fenu, Gianluigi Bacchetta, Julio Peñas de Giles, María Montserrat Martínez-Ortega

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2618 PubMed 27833802

November 2, 2016

Comparison of the effectiveness of ISJ and SSR markers and detection of outlier loci in conservation genetics of Pulsatilla patens populations

Katarzyna Bilska, Monika Szczecińska

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2504 PubMed 27833793

November 3, 2016

Hypergravity hinders axonal development of motor neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans

Saraswathi Subbammal Kalichamy, Tong Young Lee, Kyoung-hye Yoon, Jin Il Lee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2666 PubMed 27833821