Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

October 9, 2024

Integrating whole genome sequencing and machine learning for predicting antimicrobial resistance in critical pathogens: a systematic review of antimicrobial susceptibility tests

Carlos M. Ardila, Pradeep K. Yadalam, Daniel González-Arroyave

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18213 PubMed 39399439

October 8, 2024

Bivalve microbiomes are shaped by host species, size, parasite infection, and environment

Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Monserrat Garcia Ruiz, Diana Portugal Barron, Gregory Ruiz, Katrina Lohan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18082 PubMed 39399422

October 24, 2024

Bacterial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) using various waste carbon sources

Aansa Naseem, Ijaz Rasul, Zulfiqar Ali Raza, Faizan Muneer, Asad ur Rehman, Habibullah Nadeem

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17936 PubMed 39465164

October 25, 2024

Antimicrobial and anti-endotoxin activity of N-acetylcysteine, calcium hydroxide and their combination against Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli and lipopolysaccharides

Rayana Duarte Khoury, Amjad Abu Hasna, Carolina Fedel Gagliardi, Renata Marques de Melo Marinho, Cláudio Antonio Talge Carvalho, Eduardo Bresciani, Marcia Carneiro Valera

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18331 PubMed 39469595

October 24, 2024

Effect of acute anaerobic performance on zinc alpha 2 glycoprotein, apelin and lipasin levels

Şaban Ünver, İlknur Bıyık, Tülin Akman, Emre Şimşek, Hamza Küçük, Abdurrahim Kaplan, Deniz Günay Derebaşı, Selma İşler, Canberk Çınar, Tuba Kızılet, Yeliz Tanrıverdi Çaycı

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18093 PubMed 39465147

October 18, 2024

The impact of combined application of biochar and fertilizer on the biochemical properties of soil in soybean fields

Mingcong Zhang, Wei Xie, Xingjie Zhong, Yuqing Wang, Siyan Li, Yanhong Zhou, Chen Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18172 PubMed 39434794

October 21, 2024

Unraveling the dynamics of Xanthomonas’ flagella: insights into host-pathogen interactions

Maria L. Malvino

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18204 PubMed 39465145

October 15, 2024

Nervous system guides behavioral immunity in Caenorhabditis elegans

Yu Wang, Xuehong Sun, Lixiang Feng, Kui Zhang, Wenxing Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18289 PubMed 39430568

October 31, 2024

Study on the effect of chlorogenic acid on the antimicrobial effect, physical properties and model accuracy of alginate impression materials

Shuling Jiang, Fu-Qing Chen, Qiao-qiao Hu, Fen Yang, Niya Hu, Xi Nan Luo, Yewen Zhang, Nuodan Wu, Na Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18228 PubMed 39494305

October 8, 2024

Enhancement of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) with guanidine hydrochloride for the detection of Streptococcus equi subspecies equi (Strangles)

Alexandra Knox, Travis Beddoe

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17955 PubMed 39421427

October 28, 2024

The bacterial strains JAM1^T and GP59 of the species Methylophaga nitratireducenticrescens differ in their expression profiles of denitrification genes in oxic and anoxic cultures

Livie Lestin, Richard Villemur

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18361 PubMed 39484211

October 28, 2024

Fluconazole worsened lung inflammation, partly through lung microbiome dysbiosis in mice with ovalbumin-induced asthma

Jesadakorn Worasilchai, Piyapat Thongchaichayakon, Kittipat Chansri, Supichaya Leelahavanichkul, Vathin Chiewvit, Peerapat Visitchanakun, Poorichaya Somparn, Pratsanee Hiengrach

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18421 PubMed 39484217

October 29, 2024

Genomic evaluation of the probiotic and pathogenic features of Enterococcus faecalis from human breast milk and comparison with the isolates from animal milk and clinical specimens

Lobna Badr, Muhammad Yasir, Areej A. Alkhaldy, Samah A. Soliman, Magdah Ganash, Safaa A. Turkistani, Asif A. Jiman-Fatani, Ibrahim A. Al-Zahrani, Esam I. Azhar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18392 PubMed 39494274

October 18, 2024

Investigating the bacterial community of gray mangroves (Avicennia marina) in coastal areas of Tabuk region

Hanaa Ghabban, Doha A. Albalawi, Amenah S. Al-otaibi, Dikhnah Alshehri, Asma Massad Alenzi, Marfat Alatawy, Hanan Ali Alatawi, Dalia Kamal Alnagar, Ahmad Bahieldin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18282 PubMed 39434799

October 31, 2024

The influence of inactivated entomopathogenic bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis on the immune responses of the Colorado potato beetle

Olga V. Polenogova, Natalia A. Kryukova, Tatyana Klementeva, Anna S. Artemchenko, Alexander D. Lukin, Viktor P. Khodyrev, Irina Slepneva, Yana Vorontsova, Viktor V. Glupov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18259 PubMed 39494291

October 18, 2024

Insights into water insecurity in Indigenous communities in Canada: assessing microbial risks and innovative solutions, a multifaceted review

Jocelyn I. Zambrano-Alvarado, Miguel I. Uyaguari-Diaz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18277 PubMed 39434791

October 17, 2024

Development of multiplex real-time PCR for simultaneous detection of common fungal pathogens in invasive mycoses

Yasmin Khairani Muhammad Ismadi, Suharni Mohamad, Azian Harun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18238 PubMed 39430554

October 14, 2024

Mangrove afforestation as an ecological control of invasive Spartina alterniflora affects rhizosphere soil physicochemical properties and bacterial community in a subtropical tidal estuarine wetland

Jinwang Wang, Xi Lin, Xia An, Shuangshuang Liu, Xin Wei, Tianpei Zhou, Qianchen Li, Qiuxia Chen, Xing Liu