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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 5, 2017

A microbial survey of the International Space Station (ISS)

Jenna M. Lang, David A. Coil, Russell Y. Neches, Wendy E. Brown, Darlene Cavalier, Mark Severance, Jarrad T. Hampton-Marcell, Jack A. Gilbert, Jonathan A. Eisen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4029 PubMed 29492330

December 8, 2017

Species diversity and drivers of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in a semi-arid mountain in China

He Zhao, Xuanzhen Li, Zhiming Zhang, Yong Zhao, Jiantao Yang, Yiwei Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4155 PubMed 29230378

December 19, 2017

Profiling soil microbial communities with next-generation sequencing: the influence of DNA kit selection and technician technical expertise

Taha Soliman, Sung-Yin Yang, Tomoko Yamazaki, Holger Jenke-Kodama

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4178 PubMed 29302394

December 8, 2017

Complete genome sequence and comparative genomics of the golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) pathogen, Vibrio harveyi strain QT520

Zhigang Tu, Hongyue Li, Xiang Zhang, Yun Sun, Yongcan Zhou