Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

November 29, 2024

Resistance characterization and transcriptomic analysis of imipenem-induced drug resistance in Escherichia coli

Chunyu Tong, Yimin Liang, Qi Liu, Honghao Yu, Wenzhi Feng, Bocui Song

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18572 PubMed 39624129

November 28, 2024

Exploration of severe early childhood caries microbiota through a novel developed nutrient enriched microbiological medium, high through-put 16S rRNA sequencing and culturomics

Yixin Zhang, Yang Chen, Chang Diao, Haojie Lin, Jingqi Zhu, Ruiqing Sun, Meng Wang, Yuke Chen, Hanzhang Zhou, Zixi Dong, Bin Xia, Yixiang Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18312

November 26, 2024

Viral metagenomic investigation of two Caribbean echinoderms, Diadema antillarum (Echinoidea) and Holothuria floridana (Holothuria)

Ian Hewson, Marilyn Brandt, Kayla Budd, Mya Breitbart, Christopher DeRito, Samuel Gittens Jr, Michael W. Henson, Alwin Hylkema, Moriah Sevier, Matthew Souza, Brayan Vilanova-Cuevas, Sarah Von Hoene

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18321 PubMed 39619205

November 26, 2024

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis was the specific risk factors of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus spine infection: a retrospective study in a single center

Kaori Endo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18432 PubMed 39619206

November 25, 2024

Diversity, antibacterial and phytotoxic activities of actinomycetes associated with Periplaneta fuliginosa

Qihua Liu, Jian Tao, Longhui Kan, Yinglao Zhang, Shuxiang Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18575 PubMed 39611011

November 25, 2024

Effect of the diet level of whole-plant corn silage on the colonic microflora of Hezuo pigs

Qiaoli Yang, Longlong Wang, Pengfei Wang, Zunqiang Yan, Qiong Chen, Pengxia Zhang, Jie Li, Rui Jia, Yao Li, Xitong Yin, Shuangbao Gun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18630 PubMed 39611014

November 22, 2024

Different sound exposures causes alterations in stress-related serum indicators, behaviors, and cecal microbiota of green-shell egg-laying chickens under different stocking densities

Shiwen Cao, Manhong Ye, Wanhong Wei, Fengping Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18544 PubMed 39587999

November 20, 2024

The role of andrographolide as a potential anticancer agent against gastric cancer cell lines: a systematic review

Muhamad Alojid Anis Amiera, Tuan Noorkorina Tuan Kub, Azian Harun, Rohimah Mohamud, Nur Rina Alissa Razian, Yasmin Khairani Muhammad Ismadi, Wan Alif Syazwani Wan Alias, Mohammed Hussain Abdulrazak, Ernawati Teni

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18513 PubMed 39583105

November 19, 2024

The DUF348 domains of resuscitation promoting factor 2 play important roles in the enzymatic and biological activities in Rhodococcus erythropolis KB1

Jianhui Fu, Jixiang Chen, Yonggang Wang, Dan Luo, Tianfeng Wang, Qingfang Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18561 PubMed 39583115

November 15, 2024

Rapid detection of enterobacteria in wastewater treated by microalgal consortia using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)

Henry Cameron, Jazmín Bazaes, Claudia Sepúlveda, Carlos Riquelme

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18305 PubMed 39559337

November 15, 2024

Comparative efficacy of Knema retusa extract delivery via PEG-b-PCL, niosome, and their combination against Acanthamoeba triangularis genotype T4: characterization, inhibition, anti-adhesion, and cytotoxic activity

Siriphorn Chimplee, Watcharapong Mitsuwan, Masyitah Zulkifli, Komgrit Eawsakul, Tassanee Ongtanasup, Suthinee Sangkanu, Tooba Mahboob, Sonia M.R. Oliveira, Christophe Wiart, Siva Ramamoorthy, Maria de Lourdes Pereira, Shanmuga Sundar Saravanabhavan, Polrat Wilairatana, Veeranoot Nissapatorn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18452 PubMed 39559326

November 14, 2024

The fall of the mycobacterial cell wall: interrogating peptidoglycan synthesis for novel anti-TB agents

Cheng-Yu Chiang, Nicholas P. West

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18404 PubMed 39553715

November 14, 2024

New insights into the impact of wood vinegar on the growth and rhizosphere microorganisms of cherry radish (Raphanus sativus L.)

Shiguo Gu, Wei Zhu, Liying Ren, Binbin Sun, Yuying Ren, Yongkang Niu, Xiaokang Li, Qingshan He

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18505

November 8, 2024

Simple, reference-independent assessment to empirically guide correction and polishing of hybrid microbial community metagenomic assembly

Garrett J. Smith, Theo A. van Alen, Maartje A.H.J. van Kessel, Sebastian Lücker