Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

September 3, 2019

Kombucha: a novel model system for cooperation and conflict in a complex multi-species microbial ecosystem

Alexander May, Shrinath Narayanan, Joe Alcock, Arvind Varsani, Carlo Maley, Athena Aktipis

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7565 PubMed 31534844

September 10, 2019

Diets with and without edible cricket support a similar level of diversity in the gut microbiome of dogs

Jessica K. Jarett, Anne Carlson, Mariana Rossoni Serao, Jessica Strickland, Laurie Serfilippi, Holly H. Ganz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7661 PubMed 31565574

September 26, 2019

Microbial communities associated with the black morel Morchella sextelata cultivated in greenhouses

Gian Maria Niccolò Benucci, Reid Longley, Peng Zhang, Qi Zhao, Gregory Bonito, Fuqiang Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7744 PubMed 31579614

September 23, 2019

Paenibacillus strains with nitrogen fixation and multiple beneficial properties for promoting plant growth

Xiaomeng Liu, Qin Li, Yongbin Li, Guohua Guan, Sanfeng Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7445 PubMed 31579563

September 12, 2019

Dietary fermented products using koji mold and sweet potato-shochu distillery by-product promotes hepatic and serum cholesterol levels and modulates gut microbiota in mice fed a high-cholesterol diet

Toshiki Kosakai, Hirotaka Kato, Cho Sho, Kuniaki Kawano, Ken-ichi Iwai, Yoshikazu Takase, Kenjiro Ogawa, Kazuo Nishiyama, Masao Yamasaki

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7671 PubMed 31565580

September 23, 2019

Effect of radiotherapy on the gut microbiome in pediatric cancer patients: a pilot study

Nourhan Sahly, Ahmed Moustafa, Mohamed Zaghloul, Tamer Z. Salem

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7683 PubMed 31579590

September 6, 2019

Differential mechanisms underlying responses of soil bacterial and fungal communities to nitrogen and phosphorus inputs in a subtropical forest

Yong Li, Dashuan Tian, Jinsong Wang, Shuli Niu, Jing Tian, Denglong Ha, Yuxi Qu, Guangwei Jing, Xiaoming Kang, Bing Song

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7631 PubMed 31534856

September 10, 2019

Oceanographic habitat and the coral microbiomes of urban-impacted reefs

Stephanie M. Rosales, Christopher Sinigalliano, Maribeth Gidley, Paul R. Jones, Lewis J. Gramer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7552 PubMed 31565557

September 11, 2019

Plant host and drought shape the root associated fungal microbiota in rice

Beatriz Andreo-Jimenez, Philippe Vandenkoornhuyse, Amandine Lê Van, Arvid Heutinck, Marie Duhamel, Niteen Kadam, Krishna Jagadish, Carolien Ruyter-Spira, Harro Bouwmeester

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7463 PubMed 31565550

September 12, 2019

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli using malachite green encapsulated mesoporous silica nanoparticles: an in vitro study

Parasuraman Paramanantham, Busi Siddhardha, Sruthil Lal SB, Alok Sharan, Abdullah A. Alyousef, Mohammed Saeed Al Dosary, Mohammed Arshad, Asad Syed

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7454 PubMed 31565548

September 2, 2019

Proteomics and bioinformatics analysis reveal potential roles of cadmium-binding proteins in cadmium tolerance and accumulation of Enterobacter cloacae

Kitipong Chuanboon, Piyada Na Nakorn, Supitcha Pannengpetch, Vishuda Laengsri, Pornlada Nuchnoi, Chartchalerm Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya, Patcharee Isarankura-Na-Ayudhya

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6904 PubMed 31534833

September 30, 2019

qPCR and loop mediated isothermal amplification for rapid detection of Ustilago tritici

Hanwen Yan, Jian Zhang, Dongfang Ma, Junliang Yin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7766 PubMed 31592112

September 20, 2019

Transposon mutagenesis reveals Pseudomonas cannabina pv. alisalensis optimizes its virulence factors for pathogenicity on different hosts

Nanami Sakata, Takako Ishiga, Haruka Saito, Viet Tru Nguyen, Yasuhiro Ishiga

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7698 PubMed 31579596

September 17, 2019

Ecological networks reveal contrasting patterns of bacterial and fungal communities in glacier-fed streams in Central Asia

Ze Ren, Hongkai Gao