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First endemic freshwater Gammarus from Crete

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March 9, 2018

First endemic freshwater Gammarus from Crete

Researchers describe Gammarus plaitisi (a Gammarid amphipod), endemic to Cretan streams. The divergence of the new species is strongly connected to the geological history of the island.

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March 16, 2018

Characterization of the salivary microbiome in people with obesity

Yujia Wu, Xiaopei Chi, Qian Zhang, Feng Chen, Xuliang Deng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4458 PubMed 29576948

March 9, 2018

Current state of knowledge on Wolbachia infection among Coleoptera: a systematic review

Łukasz Kajtoch, Nela Kotásková

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4471 PubMed 29568706

March 19, 2018

Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using Caesalpinia ferrea (Tul.) Martius extract: physicochemical characterization, antifungal activity and cytotoxicity

Mônica R. P. S. Soares, Rafael O. Corrêa, Pedro Henrique F. Stroppa, Flávia C. Marques, Gustavo F. S. Andrade, Charlane C. Corrêa, Marcos Antônio F. Brandão, Nádia R. B. Raposo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4361 PubMed 29576936

March 12, 2018

Characterization of shifts of koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) intestinal microbial communities associated with antibiotic treatment

Katherine E. Dahlhausen, Ladan Doroud, Alana J. Firl, Adam Polkinghorne, Jonathan A. Eisen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4452 PubMed 29576947

March 30, 2018

Comparative genome analysis of 24 bovine-associated Staphylococcus isolates with special focus on the putative virulence genes

Silja Åvall-Jääskeläinen, Suvi Taponen, Ravi Kant, Lars Paulin, Jochen Blom, Airi Palva, Joanna Koort

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4560 PubMed 29610707

March 21, 2018

Necessity of electrically conductive pili for methanogenesis with magnetite stimulation

Oumei Wang, Shiling Zheng, Bingchen Wang, Wenjing Wang, Fanghua Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4541 PubMed 29576990

March 30, 2018

Acidification increases abundances of Vibrionales and Planctomycetia associated to a seaweed-grazer system: potential consequences for disease and prey digestion efficiency

Tania Aires, Alexandra Serebryakova, Frédérique Viard, Ester A. Serrão, Aschwin H. Engelen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4377 PubMed 29610702

March 7, 2018

Cd and Zn interactions and toxicity in ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetes in axenic culture

Vinicius H. De Oliveira, Mark Tibbett

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4478 PubMed 29568708

March 19, 2018

Homology modeling and docking studies of a Δ9-fatty acid desaturase from a Cold-tolerant Pseudomonas sp. AMS8

Lawal Garba, Mohamad Ariff Mohamad Yussoff, Khairul Bariyyah Abd Halim, Siti Nor Hasmah Ishak, Mohd Shukuri Mohamad Ali, Siti Nurbaya Oslan, Raja Noor Zaliha Raja Abd. Rahman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4347 PubMed 29576935

March 27, 2018

Genetic diversity and molecular evolution of Ornithogalum mosaic virus based on the coat protein gene sequence

Fangluan Gao, Zhenguo Du, Jianguo Shen, Hongkai Yang, Furong Liao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4550 PubMed 29607262

March 21, 2018

High resolution crystal structures of the receptor-binding domain of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin serotypes A and FA

Jonathan R. Davies, Gavin S. Hackett, Sai Man Liu, K. Ravi Acharya

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4552 PubMed 29576992

March 5, 2018

Genetic analysis of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ associated with witches’ broom on acid lime trees

Aisha G. Al-Ghaithi, Ali M. Al-Subhi, Issa H. Al-Mahmooli, Abdullah M. Al-Sadi