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December 2017

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

The International Space Station

December 5, 2017

Census of microbial life on the International Space Station

Microbiologists have analyzed swabs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) and compared them with samples from homes on Earth as well as the Human Microbiome Project. They found that the microbial community in this unique habitat was very diverse and more closely resembled that of homes than of humans.

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December 12, 2017

Artificial night light alters nocturnal prey interception outcomes for morphologically variable spiders

14 citations

727 downloads

2,832 views

Suet Wai Yuen, Timothy C. Bonebrake

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4070 PubMed 29250464

December 4, 2017

Molecular evolution of virulence genes and non-virulence genes in clinical, natural and artificial environmental Legionella pneumophila isolates

2 citations

450 downloads