Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

November 15, 2022

A manager’s guide to using eDNA metabarcoding in marine ecosystems

Zachary Gold, Adam R. Wall, Teia M. Schweizer, N. Dean Pentcheff, Emily E. Curd, Paul H. Barber, Rachel S. Meyer, Robert Wayne, Kevin Stolzenbach, Kat Prickett, Justin Luedy, Regina Wetzer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14071 PubMed 36405018

November 10, 2022

The biological function of m6A methyltransferase KIAA1429 and its role in human disease

Xiaoyu Zhang, Meng jiao Li, Lei Xia, Hairong Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14334 PubMed 36389416

November 8, 2022

The antibacterial mechanism of phenylacetic acid isolated from Bacillus megaterium L2 against Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Hang Pan, Yang Xiao, Ailin Xie, Zhu Li, Haixia Ding, XiaoJu Yuan, Ran Sun, Qiuju Peng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14304 PubMed 36389424

November 29, 2022

Insights into the vaginal microbiome in a diverse group of women of African, Asian and European ancestries

Orville St. E. Roachford, Angela T. Alleyne, Karen E. Nelson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14449 PubMed 36518275

November 23, 2022

Augmented anticancer effect and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized by using Taxus wallichiana leaf extract

Aliya Yousaf, Muhammad Waseem, Aneela Javed, Sofia Baig, Bushra Ismail, Ayesha Baig, Irum Shahzadi, Shamyla Nawazish, Iftikhar Zaman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14391 PubMed 36444381

November 8, 2022

ScanFold 2.0: a rapid approach for identifying potential structured RNA targets in genomes and transcriptomes

Ryan J. Andrews, Warren B. Rouse, Collin A. O’Leary, Nicholas J. Booher, Walter N. Moss

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14361 PubMed 36389431

November 29, 2022

Trichoderma longibrachiatum TG1 increases endogenous salicylic acid content and antioxidants activity in wheat seedlings under salinity stress

Solomon Boamah, Shuwu Zhang, Bingliang Xu, Tong Li, Alejandro Calderón-Urrea, Richard John Tiika

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12923 PubMed 36530412

November 21, 2022

Ear your heart: transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on heart rate variability in healthy young participants

Giuseppe Forte, Francesca Favieri, Erik Leemhuis, Maria Luisa De Martino, Anna Maria Giannini, Luigi De Gennaro, Maria Casagrande, Mariella Pazzaglia

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14447 PubMed 36438582

November 15, 2022

New specimens of Baurutitan britoi and a taxonomic reassessment of the titanosaur dinosaur fauna (Sauropoda) from the Serra da Galga Formation (Late Cretaceous) of Brazil

Julian C. G. Silva Junior, Agustín G. Martinelli, Thiago S. Marinho, João Ismael da Silva, Max C. Langer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14333 PubMed 36405026

November 2, 2022

Cranial osteology, taxonomic reassessment, and phylogenetic relationships of the Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian) turtle Trinitichelys hiatti (Paracryptodira)

Yann Rollot, Serjoscha W. Evers, Stephanie E. Pierce, Walter G. Joyce

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14138 PubMed 36345484

November 25, 2022

Trends and biases in African large carnivore population assessments: identifying priorities and opportunities from a systematic review of two decades of research

Paolo Strampelli, Liz AD Campbell, Philipp Henschel, Samantha K. Nicholson, David W. Macdonald, Amy J. Dickman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14354 PubMed 36452072

November 11, 2022

Marine or freshwater: the role of ornamental fish keeper’s preferences in the conservation of aquatic organisms in Brazil

Anna Karolina Martins Borges, Tacyana Pereira Ribeiro Oliveira, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14387 PubMed 36389422

November 21, 2022

Chemical composition, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Monarda didyma L. essential oil

Daniele Fraternale, Hanh Dufat, Maria Cristina Albertini, Chouaha Bouzidi, Rossella D’Adderio, Sofia Coppari, Barbara Di Giacomo, Davide Melandri, Seeram Ramakrishna, Mariastella Colomba

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14433 PubMed 36438580

November 9, 2022

Long-term monitoring projects of Brazilian marine and coastal ecosystems

Cesar A.M.M. Cordeiro, Anaide W. Aued, Francisco Barros, Alex C. Bastos, Mariana Bender, Thiago C. Mendes, Joel C. Creed, Igor C.S. Cruz, Murilo S. Dias, Lohengrin D.A. Fernandes, Ricardo Coutinho, José E.A. Gonçalves, Sergio R. Floeter, Juliana Mello-Fonseca, Andrea S. Freire, Douglas F.M. Gherardi, Luiz E.O. Gomes, Fabíola Lacerda, Rodrigo L. Martins, Guilherme O. Longo, Ana Carolina Mazzuco, Rafael Menezes, José H. Muelbert, Rodolfo Paranhos, Juan P. Quimbayo, Jean L. Valentin, Carlos E.L. Ferreira

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14313 PubMed 36389402

November 29, 2022

Supplementation of banana peel powder for the development of functional broiler nuggets

Tasleem Akram, Sharmeen Mustafa, Khola Ilyas, Muhammad Rizwan Tariq, Shinawar Waseem Ali, Sajid Ali, Muhammad Shafiq, Maryam Rao, Waseem Safdar, Madiha Iftikhar, Amna Hameed, Mujahid Manzoor, Madiha Akhtar, Zujaja Umer, Zunaira Basharat

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14364 PubMed 36518284

November 17, 2022

Extending the vibroscape to agroecosystems: investigating the influence of abiotic factors and monitoring insect vibrational signaling

Imane Akassou, Livia Zapponi, Vincenzo Verrastro, Marco Ciolli, Valerio Mazzoni

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14143 PubMed 36415862

November 7, 2022

AAA+ proteases: the first line of defense against mitochondrial damage

Gautam Pareek

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14350 PubMed 36389399

November 14, 2022

Detection and characterization of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and additional co-existence with mcr genes from river water in northern Thailand

Kamonnaree Chotinantakul, Pattranuch Chusri, Seiji Okada

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14408 PubMed 36405029

November 4, 2022

Ecological roles of secondary metabolites of Saposhnikovia divaricata in adaptation to drought stress

Sisi Cao, Lei Shi, Ying Shen, Luwen He, Xiangcai Meng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14336 PubMed 36353606

November 2, 2022

Unified methods in collecting, preserving, and archiving coral bleaching and restoration specimens to increase sample utility and interdisciplinary collaboration

Rebecca Vega Thurber, Emily R. Schmeltzer, Andréa G. Grottoli, Robert van Woesik, Robert J. Toonen, Mark Warner, Kerri L. Dobson, Rowan H. McLachlan, Katie Barott, Daniel J. Barshis, Justin Baumann, Leila Chapron, David J. Combosch, Adrienne MS Correa, Thomas M. DeCarlo, Mary Hagedorn, Laetitia Hédouin, Kenneth Hoadley, Thomas Felis, Christine Ferrier-Pagès, Carly Kenkel, Ilsa B. Kuffner, Jennifer Matthews, Mónica Medina, Christopher Meyer, Corinna Oster, James Price, Hollie M. Putnam, Yvonne Sawall

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14176 PubMed 36345483

November 16, 2022

Chimpanzee play sequences are structured hierarchically as games

Alexander Mielke, Susana Carvalho

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14294 PubMed 36411837

November 4, 2022

Examining abnormal Silurian trilobites from the Llandovery of Australia

Russell D.C. Bicknell, Patrick M. Smith

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14308 PubMed 36353603

November 11, 2022

High density and successful breeding of Turtle doves Streptopelia turtur in Moroccan olive groves

Wafae Squalli, Michael Wink, Ismail Mansouri, Fatima Fadil, Mohamed Dakki