Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

December 17, 2020

Evolution of Wolbachia mutualism and reproductive parasitism: insight from two novel strains that co-infect cat fleas

Timothy P. Driscoll, Victoria I. Verhoeve, Cassia Brockway, Darin L. Shrewsberry, Mariah Plumer, Spiridon E. Sevdalis, John F. Beckmann, Laura M. Krueger, Kevin R. Macaluso, Abdu F. Azad, Joseph J. Gillespie

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10646 PubMed 33362982

December 18, 2020

Mutational spectra of SARS-CoV-2 isolated from animals

Ahmed Elaswad, Mohamed Fawzy, Shereen Basiouni, Awad A. Shehata

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10609 PubMed 33384909

December 18, 2020

Macrel: antimicrobial peptide screening in genomes and metagenomes

Célio Dias Santos-Júnior, Shaojun Pan, Xing-Ming Zhao, Luis Pedro Coelho

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10555 PubMed 33384902

December 2, 2020

Distribution of phylogenetic groups, adhesin genes, biofilm formation, and antimicrobial resistance of uropathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from hospitalized patients in Thailand

Nipaporn Tewawong, Siriporn Kowaboot, Yaowaluk Pimainog, Naiyana Watanagul, Thanunrat Thongmee, Yong Poovorawan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10453 PubMed 33344087

December 9, 2020

Effect of dietary oil from Camelina sativa on the growth performance, fillet fatty acid profile and gut microbiome of gilthead Sea bream (Sparus aurata)

David Huyben, Simona Rimoldi, Chiara Ceccotti, Daniel Montero, Monica Betancor, Federica Iannini, Genciana Terova

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10430 PubMed 33354421

December 15, 2020

Description of the microbiota in epidermal mucus and skin of sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum and Negaprion brevirostris) and one stingray (Hypanus americanus)

Susana Caballero, Ana Maria Galeano, Juan Diego Lozano, Martha Vives

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10240 PubMed 33362953

December 18, 2020

Antimicrobial activity of Streptomyces spp. isolated from Apis dorsata combs against some phytopathogenic bacteria

Yaowanoot Promnuan, Saran Promsai, Sujinan Meelai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10512 PubMed 33384897

December 2, 2020

Ixodes scapularis microbiome correlates with life stage, not the presence of human pathogens, in ticks submitted for diagnostic testing

Joshua C. Gil, Zeinab H. Helal, Guillermo Risatti, Sarah M. Hird

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10424 PubMed 33344080

December 1, 2020

The gut microbiota in the common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus): a report from the Beijing Raptor Rescue Center

Yu Guan, Hongfang Wang, Yinan Gong, Jianping Ge, Lei Bao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9970 PubMed 33344069

December 3, 2020

Analysis of 44 Vibrio anguillarum genomes reveals high genetic diversity

Mie Johanne Hansen, Egle Kudirkiene, Inger Dalsgaard

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10451 PubMed 33344086

December 1, 2020

Tracking the dynamics of individual gut microbiome of sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus during gut regeneration

Yohei Yamazaki, Yuichi Sakai, Juanwen Yu, Sayaka Mino, Tomoo Sawabe

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10260 PubMed 33344070

December 2, 2020

Comparative genomic analysis of the principal Cryptosporidium species that infect humans

Laura M. Arias-Agudelo, Gisela Garcia-Montoya, Felipe Cabarcas, Ana L. Galvan-Diaz, Juan F. Alzate

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10478 PubMed 33344091

December 1, 2020

In vitro and in vivo hypolipidemic properties of the aqueous extract of Spirulina platensis, cultivated in colored flasks under artificial illumination

Mahmoud A. Al-Saman, Nada M. Doleib, Mohamed R. Ibrahim, Mohamed Y. Nasr, Ahmed A. Tayel, Ragaa A. Hamouda

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10366 PubMed 33344072

December 8, 2020

Characterization of sediment microbial communities at two sites with low hydrocarbon pollution in the southeast Gulf of Mexico

Pablo Suárez-Moo, Araceli Lamelas, Itza Garcia-Bautista, Luis Felipe Barahona-Pérez, Gloria Sandoval-Flores, David Valdes-Lozano, Tanit Toledano-Thompson, Erik Polanco-Lugo, Ruby Valdez-Ojeda

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10339 PubMed 33354414

December 18, 2020

Use of next generation sequencing to compare simple habitat and species level differences in the gut microbiota of an invasive and native freshwater fish species

Benjamin D. Gallo, John M. Farrell, Brian Leydet

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10237 PubMed 33384896

December 3, 2020

Foliar mycoendophytome of an endemic plant of the Mediterranean biome (Myrtus communis) reveals the dominance of basidiomycete woody saprotrophs

Aline Bruna M. Vaz, Paula Luize C. Fonseca, Felipe F. Silva, Gabriel Quintanilha-Peixoto, Inmaculada Sampedro, Jose A. Siles, Anderson Carmo, Rodrigo B. Kato, Vasco Azevedo, Fernanda Badotti, Juan A. Ocampo, Carlos A. Rosa, Aristóteles Góes-Neto

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10487 PubMed 33344092

December 21, 2020

The effects of the recombinant YeaZ of Vibrio harveyi on the resuscitation and growth of soil bacteria in extreme soil environment

Yanlin Li, Jixiang Chen, Yonggang Wang, Dan Ma, Wenhong Rui

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10342 PubMed 33391864

December 16, 2020

Characterization of DNA methylation in Malawian Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates

Victor Ndhlovu, Anmol Kiran, Derek J. Sloan, Wilson Mandala, Marriott Nliwasa, Dean B. Everett, Benjamin Kumwenda, Mphatso Mwapasa, Konstantina Kontogianni, Mercy Kamdolozi, Elizabeth Corbett, Maxine Caws, Gerry Davies

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10432 PubMed 33362962

December 1, 2020

Salivary microbial changes during the first 6 months of orthodontic treatment

Mei Zhao, Min Liu, Wei Chen, Haiping Zhang, Yuxing Bai, Wen Ren

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10446 PubMed 33344084

December 3, 2020

Bacterial exposure leads to variable mortality but not a measurable increase in surface antimicrobials across ant species

Omar Halawani, Robert R. Dunn, Amy M. Grunden, Adrian A. Smith

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10412 PubMed 33344078