Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

Danny Haelewaters, Thomas Hiller, Emily A. Kemp, Paul S. van Wielink, David I. Shapiro-Ilan, M. Catherine Aime, Oldřich Nedvěd, Donald H. Pfister, Ted E. Cottrell

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10110 PubMed 33194385

November 17, 2020

Anti-Streptococcus mutans and anti-biofilm activities of dextranase and its encapsulation in alginate beads for application in toothpaste

Nucharee Juntarachot, Sasithorn Sirilun, Duangporn Kantachote, Phakkharawat Sittiprapaporn, Piyachat Tongpong, Sartjin Peerajan, Chaiyavat Chaiyasut

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10165 PubMed 33240599

November 4, 2020

Characterization and comparison of the bacterial communities of rhizosphere and bulk soils from cadmium-polluted wheat fields

Li Song, Zhenzhi Pan, Yi Dai, Lin Chen, Li Zhang, Qilin Liao, Xiezhi Yu, Hongyan Guo, Guisheng Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10302 PubMed 33194446

November 3, 2020

Antimicrobial resistant gene prevalence in soils due to animal manure deposition and long-term pasture management

Yichao Yang, Amanda J. Ashworth, Jennifer M. DeBruyn, Lisa M. Durso, Mary Savin, Kim Cook, Philip A. Moore Jr., Phillip R. Owens

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10258 PubMed 33194426

November 16, 2020

Clostridium manihotivorum sp. nov., a novel mesophilic anaerobic bacterium that produces cassava pulp-degrading enzymes

Pattsarun Cheawchanlertfa, Sawannee Sutheeworapong, Piroon Jenjaroenpun, Thidathip Wongsurawat, Intawat Nookaew, Supapon Cheevadhanarak, Akihiko Kosugi, Patthra Pason, Rattiya Waeonukul, Khanok Ratanakhanokchai, Chakrit Tachaapaikoon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10343 PubMed 33240652

November 2, 2020

Non-SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences identified in clinical samples from COVID-19 infected patients: Evidence for co-infections

Mohamed A. Abouelkhair

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10246 PubMed 33194423

November 13, 2020

Identification of L-asparaginases from Streptomyces strains with competitive activity and immunogenic profiles: a bioinformatic approach

Iván González-Torres, Ernesto Perez-Rueda, Zahaed Evangelista-Martínez, Andrés Zárate-Romero, Angélica Moreno-Enríquez, Alejandro Huerta-Saquero

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10276 PubMed 33240625

November 17, 2020

Different analysis strategies of 16S rRNA gene data from rodent studies generate contrasting views of gut bacterial communities associated with diet, health and obesity

Jose F. Garcia-Mazcorro, Jorge R. Kawas, Cuauhtemoc Licona Cassani, Susanne Mertens-Talcott, Giuliana Noratto

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10372 PubMed 33240672

November 20, 2020

Genomic characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Salmonella enterica serovar Javiana

Lauren K. Hudson, Lisha Constantine-Renna, Linda Thomas, Christina Moore, Xiaorong Qian, Katie Garman, John R. Dunn, Thomas G. Denes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10256 PubMed 33240617

November 3, 2020

In silico structural homology modeling and characterization of multiple N-terminal domains of selected bacterial Tcps

Mohammed Alaidarous

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10143 PubMed 33194392

November 3, 2020

Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis emissions from humans and animals in the Three Gorges Reservoir in Chongqing, China

Qian Huang, Ling Yang, Bo Li, Huihui Du, Feng Zhao, Lin Han, Qilong Wang, Yunjia Deng, Guosheng Xiao, Dayong Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9985 PubMed 33194374

November 26, 2020

Partial restoration of normal intestinal microbiota in morbidly obese women six months after bariatric surgery

Jukka Koffert, Leo Lahti, Lotta Nylund, Seppo Salminen, Jarna C. Hannukainen, Paulina Salminen, Willem M. de Vos, Pirjo Nuutila

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10442 PubMed 33304658

November 3, 2020

Gut microbiota in hospitalized children with acute infective gastroenteritis caused by virus or bacteria in a regional Peruvian hospital

Andre Alonso Taco-Masias, Augusto R. Fernandez-Aristi, Angela Cornejo-Tapia, Miguel Angel Aguilar-Luis, Luis J. del Valle, Wilmer Silva-Caso, Victor Zavaleta-Gavidia, Pablo Weilg, Hernán Cornejo-Pacherres, Jorge Bazán-Mayra, Zully M. Puyen, Juana del Valle-Mendoza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9964 PubMed 33194370

November 10, 2020

Exogenous Fe²⁺ alleviated the toxicity of CuO nanoparticles on Pseudomonas tolaasii Y-11 under different nitrogen sources

Yuran Yang, Can Zhang, Xuejiao Huang, Xuwei Gui, Yifang Luo, Zhenlun Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10351 PubMed 33240659

November 10, 2020

Differential effects of cotreatment of the antibiotic rifampin with host-directed therapeutics in reducing intracellular Staphylococcus aureus infection

Melissa D. Evans, Robert Sammelson, Susan McDowell

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10330 PubMed 33240647

November 30, 2020

Addition of L-cysteine to the N- or C-terminus of the all-D-enantiomer [_D(KLAKLAK)₂] increases antimicrobial activities against multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli

Maki K. Ohno, Teruo Kirikae, Eisaku Yoshihara, Fumiko Kirikae, Isao Ishida