Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

February 15, 2021

Evaluation of full-length nanopore 16S sequencing for detection of pathogens in microbial keratitis

Liying Low, Pablo Fuentes-Utrilla, James Hodson, John D. O’Neil, Amanda E. Rossiter, Ghazala Begum, Kusy Suleiman, Philip I. Murray, Graham R. Wallace, Nicholas J. Loman, Saaeha Rauz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10778 PubMed 33628638

February 17, 2021

Scoping review of distribution models for selected Amblyomma ticks and rickettsial group pathogens

Catherine A. Lippi, Holly D. Gaff, Alexis L. White, Sadie J. Ryan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10596 PubMed 33643699

February 26, 2021

DisCoVering potential candidates of RNAi-based therapy for COVID-19 using computational methods

Narjes Rohani, Fatemeh Ahmadi Moughari, Changiz Eslahchi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10505 PubMed 33680575

February 3, 2021

Assessing the effects of time-dependent restrictions and control actions to flatten the curve of COVID-19 in Kazakhstan

Ton Duc Do, Meei Mei Gui, Kok Yew Ng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10806 PubMed 33604187

February 16, 2021

Quantile-dependent expressivity of serum C-reactive protein concentrations in family sets

Paul T. Williams

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10914 PubMed 33628645

February 5, 2021

The relationship between (sub)tropical climates and the incidence of COVID-19

David Prata, Waldecy Rodrigues, Paulo Henrique De Souza Bermejo, Marina Moreira, Wainesten Camargo, Marcelo Lisboa, Geovane Rossone Reis, Humberto Xavier de Araujo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10655 PubMed 33680577

February 16, 2021

A comparison of fourteen fully characterized mammalian-associated Campylobacter fetus isolates suggests that loss of defense mechanisms contribute to high genomic plasticity and subspecies evolution

Susan A. Nadin-Davis, John Chmara, Catherine D. Carrillo, Kingsley Amoako, Noriko Goji, Marc-Olivier Duceppe, John Devenish

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10586 PubMed 33628630

February 3, 2021

A novel bicyclic 2,4-diaminopyrimidine inhibitor of Streptococcus suis dihydrofolate reductase

Warangkhana Songsungthong, Sunisa Prasopporn, Louise Bohan, Potjanee Srimanote, Ubolsree Leartsakulpanich, Suganya Yongkiettrakul

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10743 PubMed 33604179

February 26, 2021

High prevalence of circulating DS-1-like human rotavirus A and genotype diversity in children with acute gastroenteritis in Thailand from 2016 to 2019

Siripat Pasittungkul, Fajar Budi Lestari, Jiratchaya Puenpa, Watchaporn Chuchaona, Nawarat Posuwan, Jira Chansaenroj, John Mauleekoonphairoj, Natthinee Sudhinaraset, Nasamon Wanlapakorn, Yong Poovorawan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10954 PubMed 33680579

February 18, 2021

Estimation of parameters for a humidity-dependent compartmental model of the COVID-19 outbreak

Csaba Farkas, David Iclanzan, Boróka Olteán-Péter, Géza Vekov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10790 PubMed 33643707

February 24, 2021

Low compositions of human toll-like receptor 7/8-stimulating RNA motifs in the MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 genomes imply a substantial ability to evade human innate immunity

Chu-Wen Yang, Mei-Fang Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11008 PubMed 33665043