Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

June 4, 2020

Comparative study of gut microbiota in Tibetan wild asses (Equus kiang) and domestic donkeys (Equus asinus) on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau

Hongjin Liu, Xinquan Zhao, Xueping Han, Shixiao Xu, Liang Zhao, Linyong Hu, Tianwei Xu, Na Zhao, Xiaoling Zhang, Dongdong Chen, Fuquan He, Xin Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9032 PubMed 32547852

June 17, 2020

Novel rapid identification of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by real-time RT-PCR using BD Max Open System in Taiwan

Cherng-Lih Perng, Ming-Jr Jian, Chih-Kai Chang, Jung-Chung Lin, Kuo-Ming Yeh, Chien-Wen Chen, Sheng-Kang Chiu, Hsing-Yi Chung, Yi-Hui Wang, Shu-Jung Liao, Shih-Yi Li, Shan-Shan Hsieh, Shih-Hung Tsai, Feng-Yee Chang, Hung-Sheng Shang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9318 PubMed 32596046

June 19, 2020

Effects of supplementary feeding on the rumen morphology and bacterial diversity in lambs

Feng Lv, Xiaojuan Wang, Xin Pang, Guohua Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9353 PubMed 32596052

June 8, 2020

Temporal and spatial variability of terrestrial diatoms at the catchment scale: controls on productivity and comparison with other soil algae

Jasper Foets, Carlos E. Wetzel, Adriaan J. Teuling, Laurent Pfister

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9198 PubMed 32551194

June 24, 2020

Biofilm modelling on the contact lenses and comparison of the in vitro activities of multipurpose lens solutions and antibiotics

Sibel Dosler, Mayram Hacioglu, Fatima Nur Yilmaz, Ozlem Oyardi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9419 PubMed 32612893

June 12, 2020

Genome-wide characterization of the Zn(II)₂Cys₆ zinc cluster-encoding gene family in Pleurotus ostreatus and expression analyses of this family during developmental stages and under heat stress

Zhihao Hou, Qiang Chen, Mengran Zhao, Chenyang Huang, Xiangli Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9336 PubMed 32566411

June 17, 2020

Isolation, diversity, and antimicrobial activity of fungal endophytes from Rohdea chinensis (Baker) N.Tanaka (synonym Tupistra chinensis Baker) of Qinling Mountains, China

Chao An, Saijian Ma, Xinwei Shi, Wenjiao Xue, Chen Liu, Hao Ding

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9342 PubMed 32596051

June 26, 2020

Highly diverse root endophyte bacterial community is driven by growth substrate and is plant genotype-independent in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Aarón Barraza, Juan Carlos Vizuet-de-Rueda, Raúl Alvarez-Venegas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9423 PubMed 32617194

June 10, 2020

Succession of bacterial communities on carrion is independent of vertebrate scavengers

Cody R. Dangerfield, Ethan H. Frehner, Evan R. Buechley, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, William J. Brazelton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9307 PubMed 32566404

June 5, 2020

Immune priming against bacteria in spiders and scorpions?

Dumas Gálvez, Yostin Añino, Carlos Vega, Eleodoro Bonilla

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9285 PubMed 32547885

June 16, 2020

Diversity and spoilage potential of microbial communities associated with grape sour rot in eastern coastal areas of China

Huanhuan Gao, Xiangtian Yin, Xilong Jiang, Hongmei Shi, Yang Yang, Chaoping Wang, Xiaoyan Dai, Yingchun Chen, Xinying Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9376 PubMed 32607286

June 22, 2020

Whole-genome sequence analyses of Glaesserella parasuis isolates reveals extensive genomic variation and diverse antibiotic resistance determinants

Xiulin Wan, Xinhui Li, Todd Osmundson, Chunling Li, He Yan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9293 PubMed 32607281

June 9, 2020

Bacterial communities associated with cell phones and shoes

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

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9235 PubMed 32551196

June 12, 2020

A putative effector UvHrip1 inhibits BAX-triggered cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana, and infection of Ustilaginoidea virens suppresses defense-related genes expression

Yingling Wang, Jing Li, Shibo Xiang, Jianming Zhou, Xunwen Peng, Yingfan Hai, Yan Wang, Shuai Li, Songhong Wei

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9354 PubMed 32566413

June 2, 2020

Phyllosphere bacterial assembly in citrus crop under conventional and ecological management

Carolinne R. Carvalho, Armando CF Dias, Sérgio K. Homma, Elke JBN Cardoso

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9152 PubMed 32547860

June 30, 2020

Microbial community analysis in the gills of abalones suggested possible dominance of epsilonproteobacterium in Haliotis gigantea

Yukino Mizutani, Tetsushi Mori, Taeko Miyazaki, Satoshi Fukuzaki, Reiji Tanaka