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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 8, 2016

Proteogenomic analyses indicate bacterial methylotrophy and archaeal heterotrophy are prevalent below the grass root zone

54 citations

1,147 downloads

4,813 views

Cristina N. Butterfield, Zhou Li, Peter F. Andeer, Susan Spaulding, Brian C. Thomas, Andrea Singh, Robert L. Hettich, Kenwyn B. Suttle, Alexander J. Probst, Susannah G. Tringe, Trent Northen, Chongle Pan, Jillian F. Banfield

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2687 PubMed 27843720

November 8, 2016

Deconvoluting simulated metagenomes: the performance of hard- and soft- clustering algorithms applied to metagenomic chromosome conformation capture (3C)

7 citations

621 downloads

3,167 views

Matthew Z. DeMaere, Aaron E. Darling

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2676 PubMed 27843713

November 29, 2016

The first complete plastid genomes of Melastomataceae are highly structurally conserved

26 citations

612 downloads