Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

October 22, 2021

Complete chloroplast genome sequences of five Bruguiera species (Rhizophoraceae): comparative analysis and phylogenetic relationships

Panthita Ruang-areerate, Wasitthee Kongkachana, Chaiwat Naktang, Chutima Sonthirod, Nattapol Narong, Nukoon Jomchai, Pasin Maprasop, Chatree Maknual, Nawin Phormsin, Jeremy R. Shearman, Wirulda Pootakham, Sithichoke Tangphatsornruang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12268 PubMed 34733586

October 1, 2021

Shifts from cis-to trans-splicing of five mitochondrial introns in Tolypanthus maclurei

Runxian Yu, Chenyu Sun, Ying Liu, Renchao Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12260 PubMed 34703675

October 15, 2021

HLA alleles measured from COVID-19 patient transcriptomes reveal associations with disease prognosis in a New York cohort

René L. Warren, Inanc Birol

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12368 PubMed 34722002

October 28, 2021

In silico identification, characterization expression profile of WUSCHEL-Related Homeobox (WOX) gene family in two species of kiwifruit

Chen Feng, Shuaiyu Zou, Puxin Gao, Zupeng Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12348 PubMed 34760371

October 26, 2021

Phylogeny of Crataegus (Rosaceae) based on 257 nuclear loci and chloroplast genomes: evaluating the impact of hybridization

Aaron Liston, Kevin A. Weitemier, Lucas Letelier, János Podani, Yu Zong, Lang Liu, Timothy A. Dickinson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12418 PubMed 34754629

October 22, 2021

Nitzschia anatoliensis sp. nov., a cryptic diatom species from the highly alkaline Van Lake (Turkey)

Cüneyt Nadir Solak, Romain Gastineau, Claude Lemieux, Monique Turmel, Ewa Gorecka, Rosa Trobajo, Mateusz Rybak, Elif Yılmaz, Andrzej Witkowski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12220 PubMed 34733585

October 19, 2021

Genome-wide association study and population structure analysis of seed-bound amino acids and total protein in watermelon

Vijay Joshi, Padma Nimmakayala, Qiushuo Song, Venkata Abburi, Purushothaman Natarajan, Amnon Levi, Kevin Crosby, Umesh K. Reddy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12343 PubMed 34722000

October 1, 2021

Identification, expression, and functional analysis of Hsf and Hsp20 gene families in Brachypodium distachyon under heat stress

Na Li, Min Jiang, Peng Li, Xiwen Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12267 PubMed 34703676

October 18, 2021

Differential transcriptome analysis and identification of genes related to resistance to blight in three varieties of Bambusa pervariabilis × Dendrocalamopsis grandis

Fengying Luo, Xinmei Fang, Han Liu, Tianhui Zhu, Shan Han, Qi Peng, Shujiang Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12301 PubMed 34721984

October 18, 2021

Migration effects on the intestinal microbiota of Tibetans

Tian Liang, Fang Liu, Lifeng Ma, Zhiying Zhang, Lijun Liu, Tingting Huang, Jing Li, Wenxue Dong, Han Zhang, Yansong Li, Yaqiong Jiang, Weimin Ye, Su Bai, Longli Kang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12036 PubMed 34721954

October 28, 2021

The inconsistent microbiota of Budu, the Malaysian fermented anchovy sauce, revealed through 16S amplicon sequencing

Muhammad Zarul Hanifah Md Zoqratt, Han Ming Gan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12345 PubMed 34760368

October 1, 2021

Cross-reactivity and inclusivity analysis of CRISPR-based diagnostic assays of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

Kashif Aziz Khan, Marc-Olivier Duceppe

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12050 PubMed 34703657

October 21, 2021

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of auxin response factors in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Peipei Li, Qian Ma, Chengxin Qu, Shuliang Zhu, Kunkun Zhao, Xingli Ma, Zhongfeng Li, Xingguo Zhang, Fangping Gong, Dongmei Yin