Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

March 23, 2022

Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity

Rachel Gilroy, Joy Leng, Anuradha Ravi, Evelien M. Adriaenssens, Aharon Oren, Dave Baker, Roberto M. La Ragione, Christopher Proudman, Mark J. Pallen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13084 PubMed 35345588

March 21, 2022

Cooperation between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth-promoting bacteria and their effects on plant growth and soil quality

Lu Yu, Hui Zhang, Wantong Zhang, Kesi Liu, Miao Liu, Xinqing Shao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13080 PubMed 35341045

March 1, 2022

Lactococcus lactis secreting phage lysins as a potential antimicrobial against multi-drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Carumathy Chandran, Hong Yun Tham, Raha Abdul Rahim, Swee Hua Erin Lim, Khatijah Yusoff, Adelene Ai-Lian Song

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12648 PubMed 35251775

March 1, 2022

Alterations of gut fungal microbiota in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Xiaoyu Sun, Yushuang Wang, Xinke Li, Meiling Wang, Jianyi Dong, Wei Tang, Zengjie Lei, Yuling Guo, Ming Li, Yuyuan Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13037 PubMed 35251791

March 3, 2022

Hurricane María drives increased indoor proliferation of filamentous fungi in San Juan, Puerto Rico: a two-year culture-based approach

Lorraine N. Vélez-Torres, Benjamín Bolaños-Rosero, Filipa Godoy-Vitorino, Felix E. Rivera-Mariani, Juan P. Maestre, Kerry Kinney, Humberto Cavallin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12730 PubMed 35261816

March 1, 2022

Production of single cell oil by Yarrowia lipolytica JCM 2320 using detoxified desiccated coconut residue hydrolysate

Muhammad Fakhri Zainuddin, Chong Kar Fai, Mohd Shamzi Mohamed, Nor ’Aini Abdul Rahman, Murni Halim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12833 PubMed 35251776

March 8, 2022

Comparison of the composition and function of gut microbes between adult and juvenile Cipangopaludina chinensis in the rice snail system

Kangqi Zhou, Junqi Qin, Haifeng Pang, Zhong Chen, Yin Huang, Wenhong Li, Xuesong Du, Luting Wen, Xianhui Pan, Yong Lin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13042 PubMed 35282274

March 1, 2022

Remarkable genomic diversity among Escherichia isolates recovered from healthy chickens

Nicholas M. Thomson, Rachel Gilroy, Maria Getino, Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Arnoud H.M. van Vliet, Roberto M. La Ragione, Mark J. Pallen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12935 PubMed 35251780

March 7, 2022

Response of soil microbial community to plant composition changes in broad-leaved forests of the karst area in Mid-Subtropical China

Liling Liu, Ninghua Zhu, Guangyi Zhou, Peng Dang, Xiaowei Yang, Liqiong Qiu, Muyi Huang, Yingyun Gong, Suya Zhao, Jie Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12739 PubMed 35282286

March 2, 2022

Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) responds to phosphorus application and rhizobium inoculation on Acrisols of the semi-deciduous forest agro-ecological zone of Ghana

Samuel Adjei-Nsiah, David Martei, Adam Yakubu, Jacob Ulzen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12671 PubMed 35256914

March 29, 2022

NanoForms: an integrated server for processing, analysis and assembly of raw sequencing data of microbial genomes, from Oxford Nanopore technology

Anna Czmil, Michal Wronski, Sylwester Czmil, Marta Sochacka-Pietal, Michal Cmil, Jan Gawor, Tomasz Wołkowicz, Dariusz Plewczynski, Dominik Strzalka, Michal Pietal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13056 PubMed 35368340

March 29, 2022

In vitro evaluation of probiotic properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from the vagina of yak (Bos grunniens)

Qingli Zhang, Yangyang Pan, Meng Wang, Liang Sun, Yao Xi, Mei Li, Qiaoying Zeng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13177 PubMed 35368335

March 9, 2022

Environmental enrichment changes rabbits’ behavior, serum hormone level and further affects cecal microbiota

Yang Feng, Huimei Fan, Xue Liang, Xiaofeng Wang, Guoyan Gao, Shuangbao Gun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13068 PubMed 35287345

March 8, 2022

Microbial community spatial structures in Luzhou-flavored liquor pit muds with different brewing materials

Jinjin Li, Hongzhao Sun, Qian Wang, Yunfei Cai, Zhu Shi, Jianlei Jia, Lei Zheng, Ru Jiang, Lingmei Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12987 PubMed 35282287

March 22, 2022

Mutation breeding of Aspergillus niger by atmospheric room temperature plasma to enhance phosphorus solubilization ability

Qiuju Peng, Yang Xiao, Su Zhang, Changwei Zhou, Ailin Xie, Zhu Li, Aijuan Tan, Lihong Zhou, Yudan Xie, Jinyi Zhao, Chenglin Wu, Lei Luo, Jie Huang, Tengxia He, Ran Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13076 PubMed 35341057

March 10, 2022

A versatile isothermal amplification assay for the detection of leptospires from various sample types

Shuhaidah Othman, Pui-Yuei Lee, Jia-Yong Lam, Noraini Philip, Nurul Natasya Azhari, Norliza Bahtiar Affendy, Siti Norbaya Masri, Vasantha Kumari Neela, Farah Shafawati Mohd-Taib, Hui-Yee Chee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12850 PubMed 35291487

March 29, 2022

Faecal DNA metabarcoding reveals novel bacterial community patterns of critically endangered Southern River Terrapin, Batagur affinis

Mohd Hairul Mohd Salleh, Yuzine Esa, Mohamad Syazwan Ngalimat, Pelf Nyok Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12970 PubMed 35368336

March 15, 2022

Study on the differences of phyllosphere microorganisms between poplar hybrid offspring and their parents

Changjun Ding, Weixi Zhang, Yanbo Wang, Mi Ding, Xiaojiang Wang, Aiping Li, Dejun Liang, Xiaohua Su

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12915 PubMed 35310169

March 11, 2022

Antimicrobial resistance and virulence profiles of Enterobacterales isolated from two-finger and three-finger sloths (Choloepus hoffmanni and Bradypus variegatus) of Costa Rica

Matilde Fernandes, Carla Nóbrega Carneiro, Ana Maria Villada Rosales, Miguel Grilo, Yolanda Ramiro, Eva Cunha, Telmo Nunes, Luís Tavares, Janet Sandi, Manuela Oliveira

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12911 PubMed 35295556

March 8, 2022

A bZIP transcription factor, PqbZIP1, is involved in the plant defense response of American ginseng

Shanshan Yang, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Ximei Zhang, Yanmeng Bi, Weiwei Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12939 PubMed 35282281

March 18, 2022

The mRNA and miRNA profiles of goat bronchial epithelial cells stimulated by Pasteurella multocida strains of serotype A and D

Qi An, Si Chen, Luyin Zhang, Zhenxing Zhang, Yiwen Cheng, Haotian Wu, Ang Liu, Zhen Chen, Bin Li, Jie Chen, Yiying Zheng, Churiga Man, Fengyang Wang, Qiaoling Chen, Li Du

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13047 PubMed 35321408

March 7, 2022

Loss of gut microbial diversity in the cultured, agastric fish, Mexican pike silverside (Chirostoma estor: Atherinopsidae)

Jesús Mateo Amillano-Cisneros, Perla T. Hernández-Rosas, Bruno Gomez-Gil, Pamela Navarrete-Ramírez, María Gisela Ríos-Durán, Carlos Cristian Martínez-Chávez, David Johnston-Monje, Carlos Antonio Martínez-Palacios, Luciana Raggi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13052 PubMed 35282279

March 15, 2022

Freeze-drying can replace cold-chains for transport and storage of fecal microbiome samples

Hanna M. Bensch, Conny Tolf, Jonas Waldenström, Daniel Lundin, Markus Zöttl

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13095 PubMed 35310158

March 14, 2022

Identification of key microorganisms in facultative stabilization ponds from dairy industries, using metagenomics

Jose M. Irazoqui, Maria F. Eberhardt, Maria M. Adjad, Ariel F. Amadio

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12772 PubMed 35310160

March 16, 2022

Skin microbiota diversity among genetically unrelated individuals of Indian origin

Renuka Potbhare, Ameeta RaviKumar, Eveliina Munukka, Leo Lahti, Richa Ashma