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January 2019

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Descriptive anatomy of the largest known specimen of Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis

Three-dimensional skull of BMT 1955.G35.1, Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis.

January 8, 2019

Descriptive anatomy of the largest known specimen of Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis

Representing one of the first times that medical imaging and three-dimensional reconstruction methods have been applied to a large skull of a marine reptile, researchers describe the partial skeleton of a large ichthyosaur from the Lower Jurassic of Warwickshire, England. The unusual three-dimensional preservation of the specimen permitted computed tomography (CT) scanning of individual braincase elements as well as the entire reassembled skull.

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January 25, 2019

The complete chloroplast genomes of three Betulaceae species: implications for molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography

Zhen Yang, Guixi Wang, Qinghua Ma, Wenxu Ma, Lisong Liang, Tiantian Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6320 PubMed 30701138

January 11, 2019

Different revegetation types alter soil physical-chemical characteristics and fungal community in the Baishilazi Nature Reserve

Jiaojiao Deng, You Yin, Jiyao Luo, Wenxu Zhu, Yongbin Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6251 PubMed 30648009

January 15, 2019

Duplicated flavonoid 3’-hydroxylase and flavonoid 3’, 5’-hydroxylase genes in barley genome

Alexander V. Vikhorev, Ksenia V. Strygina, Elena K. Khlestkina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6266 PubMed 30671306

January 14, 2019

Comparative genomics of 16 Microbacterium spp. that tolerate multiple heavy metals and antibiotics

Deric R. Learman, Zahra Ahmad, Allison Brookshier, Michael W. Henson, Victoria Hewitt, Amanda Lis, Cody Morrison, Autumn Robinson, Emily Todaro, Ethan Wologo, Sydney Wynne, Elizabeth W. Alm, Peter S. Kourtev

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6258 PubMed 30671291

January 4, 2019

Identifying accurate metagenome and amplicon software via a meta-analysis of sequence to taxonomy benchmarking studies

Paul P. Gardner, Renee J. Watson, Xochitl C. Morgan, Jenny L. Draper, Robert D. Finn, Sergio E. Morales, Matthew B. Stott

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6160 PubMed 30631651

January 16, 2019

Termite mound architecture regulates nest temperature and correlates with species identities of symbiotic fungi

Risto Vesala, Anni Harjuntausta, Anu Hakkarainen, Petri Rönnholm, Petri Pellikka, Jouko Rikkinen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6237 PubMed 30671290

January 10, 2019

Different ecological processes determined the alpha and beta components of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity for plant communities in dryland regions of Northwest China

Jianming Wang, Chen Chen, Jingwen Li, Yiming Feng, Qi Lu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6220 PubMed 30648001

January 22, 2019

Antimicrobial susceptibility and virulence genes of clinical and environmental isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Siew Mun Liew, Ganeswrei Rajasekaram, SD Ampalam Puthucheary, Kek Heng Chua

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6217 PubMed 30697478

January 9, 2019

A public database for the new MLST scheme for Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum: surveillance and epidemiology of the causative agent of syphilis

Linda Grillova, Keith Jolley, David Šmajs, Mathieu Picardeau

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6182 PubMed 30643682

January 16, 2019

Effects of table tennis multi-ball training on dynamic posture control

Yaodong Gu, Changxiao Yu, Shirui Shao, Julien S. Baker

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6262 PubMed 30671292

January 14, 2019

Mantle transcriptome sequencing of Mytilus spp. and identification of putative biomineralization genes

Magdalena Malachowicz, Roman Wenne

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6245 PubMed 30723611

January 4, 2019

Using the wax moth larva Galleria mellonella infection model to detect emerging bacterial pathogens

Rafael J. Hernandez, Elze Hesse, Andrea J. Dowling, Nicola M. Coyle, Edward J. Feil, Will H. Gaze, Michiel Vos

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6150 PubMed 30631644

January 7, 2019

Diversity analysis of the rhizospheric and endophytic bacterial communities of Senecio vulgaris L. (Asteraceae) in an invasive range

Dandan Cheng, Zhongsai Tian, Liang Feng, Lin Xu, Hongmei Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6162 PubMed 30643678

January 8, 2019

Direct and indirect parental exposure to endocrine disruptors and elevated temperature influences gene expression across generations in a euryhaline model fish

Bethany M. DeCourten, Richard E. Connon, Susanne M. Brander

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6156 PubMed 30643694

January 24, 2019

Accessible molecular phylogenomics at no cost: obtaining 14 new mitogenomes for the ant subfamily Pseudomyrmecinae from public data

Gabriel A. Vieira, Francisco Prosdocimi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6271 PubMed 30697483

January 31, 2019

Taxifolin protects rat against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by modulating the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway

Zhenqiu Tang, Chunjuan Yang, Baoyan Zuo, Yanan Zhang, Gaosong Wu, Yudi Wang, Zhibin Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6383 PubMed 30723634

January 3, 2019

Steroidal glycoalkaloids from Solanum nigrum target cytoskeletal proteins: an in silico analysis

Rumana Ahmad

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6012 PubMed 30627484

January 9, 2019

Carabid community structure in northern China grassland ecosystems: Effects of local habitat on species richness, species composition and functional diversity

Noelline Tsafack, François Rebaudo, Hui Wang, Dávid D. Nagy, Yingzhong Xie, Xinpu Wang, Simone Fattorini

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6197 PubMed 30643684

January 8, 2019

Defensin-like peptides in wheat analyzed by whole-transcriptome sequencing: a focus on structural diversity and role in induced resistance

Tatyana I. Odintsova, Marina P. Slezina, Ekaterina A. Istomina, Tatyana V. Korostyleva, Artem S. Kasianov, Alexey S. Kovtun, Vsevolod J. Makeev, Larisa A. Shcherbakova, Alexander M. Kudryavtsev

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6125 PubMed 30643692

January 11, 2019

Impact of inter- and intra-individual variation, sample storage and sampling fraction on human stool microbial community profiles

Yun Kit Yeoh, Zigui Chen, Mamie Hui, Martin C.S. Wong, Wendy C.S. Ho, Miu Ling Chin, Siew C. Ng, Francis K.L. Chan, Paul K.S. Chan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6172 PubMed 30648014

January 21, 2019

Seasonal changes of commercial traits, proximate and fatty acid compositions of the scallop Flexopecten glaber from the Mediterranean Sea (Southern Italy)

Ermelinda Prato, Francesca Biandolino, Isabella Parlapiano, Loredana Papa, Giuseppe Denti, Giovanni Fanelli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5810 PubMed 30693150

January 25, 2019

New material of the ‘microsaur’ Llistrofus from the cave deposits of Richards Spur, Oklahoma and the paleoecology of the Hapsidopareiidae

Bryan M. Gee, Joseph J. Bevitt, Ulf Garbe, Robert R. Reisz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6327 PubMed 30701139

January 3, 2019

The existence and evolution of morphotypes in Anolis lizards: coexistence patterns, not adaptive radiations, distinguish mainland and island faunas

Steven Poe, Christopher G. Anderson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6040 PubMed 30627481

January 22, 2019

Genome-wide analysis of circular RNAs in goat skin fibroblast cells in response to Orf virus infection

Feng Pang, Mengmeng Zhang, Xiaojian Yang, Guohua Li, Shu Zhu, Xin Nie, Ruiyong Cao, Xiaohong Yang, Zhenxing Zhang, Haifeng Huang, Baobao Li, Chengqiang Wang, Li Du, Fengyang Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6267 PubMed 30697481

January 25, 2019

Impact assessment of high soil CO₂ on plant growth and soil environment: a greenhouse study

Wenmei He, Gayoung Yoo, Mohammad Moonis, Youjin Kim, Xuanlin Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6311 PubMed 30701135