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May 2020

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

May 28, 2020

Characterization of biofilm production in different strains of Acinetobacter baumannii and the effects of chemical compounds on biofilm formation

Ming-Feng Lin, Yun-You Lin, Chung-Yu Lan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9020 PubMed 32523805

May 4, 2020

Fauna associated with shallow-water methane seeps in the Laptev Sea

Andrey A. Vedenin, Valentin N. Kokarev, Margarita V. Chikina, Alexander B. Basin, Sergey V. Galkin, Andrey V. Gebruk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9018 PubMed 32411521

May 22, 2020

Comparative analysis of four Zantedeschia chloroplast genomes: expansion and contraction of the IR region, phylogenetic analyses and SSR genetic diversity assessment

Shuilian He, Yang Yang, Ziwei Li, Xuejiao Wang, Yanbing Guo, Hongzhi Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9132 PubMed 32509453

May 12, 2020

Ontogeny of a sexually selected structure in an extant archosaur Gavialis gangeticus (Pseudosuchia: Crocodylia) with implications for sexual dimorphism in dinosaurs

David Hone, Jordan C. Mallon, Patrick Hennessey, Lawrence M. Witmer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9134 PubMed 32435543

May 26, 2020

Cca-miR398 increases copper sulfate stress sensitivity via the regulation of CSD mRNA transcription levels in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana

Zhichao Sun, Lilu Shu, Wei Zhang, Zhengjia Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9105 PubMed 32518719

May 26, 2020

Characterization of the bacterial microbiota composition and evolution at different intestinal tract in wild pigs (Sus scrofa ussuricus)

Guangli Yang, Chuanxin Shi, Shuhong Zhang, Yan Liu, Zhiqiang Li, Fengyi Gao, Yanyan Cui, Yongfeng Yan, Ming Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9124 PubMed 32518722

May 20, 2020

High expression of stromal signatures correlated with macrophage infiltration, angiogenesis and poor prognosis in glioma microenvironment

Yixin Tian, Yiquan Ke, Yanxia Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9038 PubMed 32509446

May 5, 2020

Responses of rhizosphere soil bacteria to 2-year tillage rotation treatments during fallow period in semiarid southeastern Loess Plateau

Qing Xia, Xiaoli Liu, Zhiqiang Gao, Jianming Wang, Zhenping Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8853 PubMed 32411509

May 25, 2020

Herbicide applications increase greenhouse gas emissions of alfalfa pasture in the inland arid region of northwest China

Lina Shi, Yarong Guo, Jiao Ning, Shanning Lou, Fujiang Hou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9231 PubMed 32509469

May 29, 2020

Proliferating activity in a bryozoan lophophore

Natalia Shunatova, Ilya Borisenko

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9179 PubMed 32523809

May 19, 2020

Plasma antioxidants and oxidative stress status in obese women: correlation with cardiopulmonary response

Dyg Mastura Adenan, Zulkarnain Jaafar, Jaime Jacqueline Jayapalan, Azlina Abdul Aziz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9230 PubMed 32477840

May 25, 2020

Identifying multiple collagen gene family members as potential gastric cancer biomarkers using integrated bioinformatics analysis

Zhaoxing Li, Zhao Liu, Zhiting Shao, Chuang Li, Yong Li, Qingwei Liu, Yifei Zhang, Bibo Tan, Yu Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9123 PubMed 32509452

May 26, 2020

Microbiome analysis of healthy and diseased sponges Lubomirskia baicalensis by using cell cultures of primmorphs

Lubov Chernogor, Elizaveta Klimenko, Igor Khanaev, Sergei Belikov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9080 PubMed 32518718

May 22, 2020

Maternal trauma and fear history predict BDNF methylation and gene expression in newborns

Stefanie R. Pilkay, Terri Combs-Orme, Frances Tylavsky, Nicole Bush, Alicia K. Smith

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8858 PubMed 32509442

May 26, 2020

Descriptions of five new species of the salamander genus Chiropterotriton (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from eastern Mexico and the status of three currently recognized taxa

Gabriela Parra Olea, Mirna G. Garcia-Castillo, Sean M. Rovito, Jessica A. Maisano, James Hanken, David B. Wake

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8800 PubMed 32518712

May 6, 2020

Diversity of cultivable protease-producing bacteria and their extracellular proteases associated to scleractinian corals

Hongfei Su, Zhenlun Xiao, Kefu Yu, Qinyu Huang, Guanghua Wang, Yinghui Wang, Jiayuan Liang, Wen Huang, Xueyong Huang, Fen Wei, Biao Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9055 PubMed 32411529

May 22, 2020

A new insect trackway from the Upper Jurassic—Lower Cretaceous eolian sandstones of São Paulo State, Brazil: implications for reconstructing desert paleoecology

Bernardo de C.P. e M. Peixoto, M. Gabriela Mángano, Nicholas J. Minter, Luciana Bueno dos Reis Fernandes, Marcelo Adorna Fernandes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8880 PubMed 32509444

May 12, 2020

EZH2/H3K27Me3 and phosphorylated EZH2 predict chemotherapy response and prognosis in ovarian cancer

Si Sun, Qiang Yang, E Cai, Bangxing Huang, Feiquan Ying, Yiping Wen, Jing Cai, Ping Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9052 PubMed 32435534

May 21, 2020

Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram to predict overall survival and cancer-specific survival for patients with anaplastic thyroid carcinoma

Weiwei Gui, Weifen Zhu, Weina Lu, Chengxin Shang, Fenping Zheng, Xihua Lin, Hong Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9173 PubMed 32509460

May 15, 2020

A new genus of sinogaleaspids (Galeaspida, stem-Gnathostomata) from the Silurian Period in Jiangxi, China

Xianren Shan, Min Zhu, Wenjin Zhao, Zhaohui Pan, Pingli Wang, Zhikun Gai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9008 PubMed 32461826

May 11, 2020

Higher carbon sequestration potential and stability for deep soil compared to surface soil regardless of nitrogen addition in a subtropical forest

Chang Liao, Dong Li, Lin Huang, Pengyun Yue, Feng Liu, Qiuxiang Tian

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9128 PubMed 32435542

May 21, 2020

SMRT sequencing of the full-length transcriptome of the Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Hongjun Yang, Danping Xu, Zhihang Zhuo, Jiameng Hu, Baoqian Lu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9133 PubMed 32509454

May 14, 2020

Effects of rumen bypass melatonin feeding (RBMF) on milk quality and mastitis of Holstein cows

Songyang Yao, Hao Wu, Hui Ma, Yao Fu, Wenjuan Wei, Tiankun Wang, Shengyu Guan, Hai Yang, Xiubo Li, Jiangpeng Guo, Yongqiang Lu, Lu Zhang, Changwang He, Yi Chang, Guoshi Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9147 PubMed 32461835

May 13, 2020

Thecodont tooth attachment and replacement in bolosaurid parareptiles

Adam J. Snyder, Aaron R.H. LeBlanc, Chen Jun, Joseph J. Bevitt, Robert R. Reisz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9168 PubMed 32440377

May 29, 2020

Meiofaunal communities and nematode diversity characterizing the Secca delle Fumose shallow vent area (Gulf of Naples, Italy)

Elisa Baldrighi, Daniela Zeppilli, Luca Appolloni, Luigia Donnarumma, Elena Chianese, Giovanni Fulvio Russo, Roberto Sandulli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9058 PubMed 32523806