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September 2014

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Using shotgun metagenomics to diagnose tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

September 23, 2014

Using shotgun metagenomics to diagnose tuberculosis

A new approach to the diagnosis of TB uses shotgun metagenomics to detect and characterize the bacteria that cause TB. This is considerably faster than traditional culturing methods -

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September 16, 2014

Translation, adaptation, validation and performance of the American Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire Short Form (WEL-SF) to a Norwegian version: a cross-sectional study

7 citations

2,589 downloads

2,983 views

Tone N. Flølo, John R. Andersen, Hans J. Nielsen, Gerd K. Natvig

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.565 PubMed 25276501

September 23, 2014

Culture-independent detection and characterisation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. africanum in sputum samples using shotgun metagenomics on a benchtop sequencer

65 citations

1,844 downloads

9,083 views

Emma L. Doughty, Martin J. Sergeant, Ifedayo Adetifa, Martin Antonio, Mark J. Pallen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.585 PubMed 25279265

September 30, 2014

Effect of obesity and exercise on the expression of the novel myokines, Myonectin and Fibronectin type III domain containing 5

17 citations

1,591 downloads

3,521 views

Jonathan M. Peterson, Ryan Mart, Cherie E. Bond

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.605 PubMed 25289190

September 2, 2014

The effect of cigarette smoking habits on the outcome of dental implant treatment

17 citations

1,378 downloads

9,986 views

Dror Twito, Paul Sade

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.546 PubMed 25237600

September 9, 2014

Psoralidin induces autophagy through ROS generation which inhibits the proliferation of human lung cancer A549 cells

35 citations

1,087 downloads

3,337 views

Wenhui Hao, Xuenong Zhang, Wenwen Zhao, Xiuping Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.555 PubMed 25250213

September 16, 2014

Role of enzymatic activity in muscle damage and cytotoxicity induced by Bothrops asper Asp49 phospholipase A₂ myotoxins: are there additional effector mechanisms involved?

22 citations

908 downloads

1,822 views

Diana Mora-Obando, Cecilia Díaz, Yamileth Angulo, José María Gutiérrez, Bruno Lomonte

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.569 PubMed 25276503

September 25, 2014

Synergy as a rationale for phage therapy using phage cocktails

33 citations

897 downloads

2,244 views

Matthew Schmerer, Ian J. Molineux, James J. Bull

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.590 PubMed 25279269

September 18, 2014

MicroRNAs expression profile in CCR6⁺ regulatory T cells

4 citations

720 downloads

3,065 views

Juanjuan Zhao, Yongju Li, Yan Hu, Chao Chen, Ya Zhou, Yijin Tao, Mengmeng Guo, Nalin Qin, Lin Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.575 PubMed 25279261

September 23, 2014

Differences in healthcare expenditures for inflammatory bowel disease by insurance status, income, and clinical care setting

17 citations

698 downloads

1,668 views

Michelle D. Park, Jay Bhattacharya, KT Park

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.587 PubMed 25279267

September 2, 2014

Hand infections: a retrospective analysis

9 citations

666 downloads

1,757 views

Tolga Türker, Nicole Capdarest-Arest, Spencer T. Bertoch, Erik C. Bakken, Susan E. Hoover, Jiyao Zou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.513 PubMed 25210653

September 30, 2014

Case based rubella surveillance in Abia State, South East Nigeria, 2007–2011

5 citations

638 downloads

1,343 views

Chukwuemeka Anthony Umeh, Stella Chioma Onyi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.580 PubMed 25289179

September 11, 2014

Identification of a truncated splice variant of IL-18 receptor alpha in the human and rat, with evidence of wider evolutionary conservation

4 citations

549 downloads

2,134 views

Chris S. Booker, David R. Grattan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.560 PubMed 25250214

September 18, 2014

Anopheles gambiae densovirus (AgDNV) has negligible effects on adult survival and transcriptome of its mosquito host

11 citations

494 downloads

2,890 views

Xiaoxia Ren, Grant L. Hughes, Guodong Niu, Yasutsugu Suzuki, Jason L. Rasgon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.584 PubMed 25279264

September 4, 2014

Effects of low and high dose intraarticular tiludronate on synovial fluid and clinical variables in healthy horses—a preliminary investigation

6 citations

448 downloads

2,297 views

Katja F. Duesterdieck-Zellmer, Lindsey Moneta, Jesse F. Ott, Maureen K. Larson, Elena M. Gorman, Barbara Hunter, Christiane V. Löhr, Mark E. Payton, Jeffrey T. Morré, Claudia S. Maier

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.534 PubMed 25237596

September 11, 2014

Tracheostomy in children with congenital heart disease: a national analysis of the Kids’ Inpatient Database

12 citations

423 downloads

1,751 views

Bryan G. Maxwell, Kristen Nelson McMillan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.568 PubMed 25250217

September 30, 2014

Fibrochondrogenic potential of synoviocytes from osteoarthritic and normal joints cultured as tensioned bioscaffolds for meniscal tissue engineering in dogs

1 citation

336 downloads