The European and Japanese outbreaks of H5N8 derive from a single source population providing evidence for the dispersal along the long distance bird migratory flyways.

abstract：:With the increased availability of genome sequences for bacteria, it has become routine practice to construct genome-based phylogenies. These phylogenies have formed the basis for various taxonomic decisions, especially for resolving problematic relationships between taxa. Despite the popularity of concatenating share...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Palmer M,Venter SN,McTaggart AR,Coetzee MPA,Van Wyk S,Avontuur JR,Beukes CW,Fourie G,Santana QC,Van Der Nest MA,Blom J,Steenkamp ET

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The family Pseudopimelodidae is widely distributed in South America and includes 51 described species organized in seven genera. Only two of four species of the genus Pseudopimelodus have been recorded for the trans-Andean basins of Colombia, Pseudopimelodus bufonius and P. schultzi, whose similarity in external morph...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Restrepo-Gómez AM,Rangel-Medrano JD,Márquez EJ,Ortega-Lara A

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Reservoirs possess gradients in conditions and resources along their long (deep-shallow) axis, but the response of littoral vertebrates (fish and turtles) to these gradients is poorly understood. We have quantified the littoral vertebrate communities throughout a small reservoir in Southeastern Ohio during July and Au...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ruhl N,Soski JJ,Roosenburg WM

更新日期：2014-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Sanderlings (Calidris alba) are long-distance migratory shorebirds with a non-breeding range that spans temperate and tropical coastal habitats. Breeding in the High Arctic combined with non-breeding seasons in the tropics necessitate long migrations, which are energetically demanding. On an annual basis, the higher e...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Grond K,Ntiamoa-Baidu Y,Piersma T,Reneerkens J

更新日期：2015-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) are important disease vectors in the United States, known to transmit a variety of pathogens to humans, including bacteria, protozoa, and viruses. Their importance as a disease vector necessitates reliable and comparable methods for extracting microbial DNA from ticks....

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ammazzalorso AD,Zolnik CP,Daniels TJ,Kolokotronis SO

更新日期：2015-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A conglomerate bed from the Tournaisian Ballagan Formation of Scotland preserves a rich array of vertebrate and other nonmarine fossils providing an insight into the wider ecosystem and paleoenvironment that existed during this pivotal stage of Earth history. It challenges hypotheses of a long-lasting post-extinction ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Clack JA,Bennett CE,Davies SJ,Scott AC,Sherwin JE,Smithson TR

更新日期：2019-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to dominant mode of ecological transition in the evolution of marine mammals, different lineages of toothed whales (Odontoceti) have repeatedly invaded freshwater ecosystems during the Cenozoic era. The so-called 'river dolphins' are now recognized as independent lineages that converged on similar morpholo...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pyenson ND,Vélez-Juarbe J,Gutstein CS,Little H,Vigil D,O'Dea A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been an increase in the mortality rate and morbidity of kidney cancer (KC) with kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) being the most common subtype of KC. GRAMD1C (GRAM Domain Containing 1C) has not been reported to relate to prognosis and immunotherapy in any cancers. Using bioinformatics methods, we jud...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hao H,Wang Z,Ren S,Shen H,Xian H,Ge W,Wang W

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas syringae is the most widespread bacterial pathogen in plants. Several strains of P. syringae produce a phytotoxin, coronatine (COR), which acts as a jasmonic acid mimic and inhibits plant defense responses and contributes to disease symptom development. In this study, we found that COR inhibits early defen...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lee S,Ishiga Y,Clermont K,Mysore KS

更新日期：2013-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Extant and extinct reptiles exhibit numerous combinations of tooth implantation and attachment. Tooth implantation ranges from those possessing roots and lying within a socket (thecodonty), to teeth lying against the lingual wall of the jawbone (pleurodonty), to teeth without roots or sockets that are attached to the ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jenkins KM,Shaw JO

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Geriatric syndromes (GS) exhibit high prevalence in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) under chronic dialysis irrespective of age. We sought to determine whether GS influences medication adherence in ESRD patients. Methods. A prospective cohort of chronic dialysis patients was assembled. The pres...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chao CT,Huang JW,COGENT (COhort of GEriatric Nephrology in NTUH) study group.

更新日期：2016-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent upperward migration of plants and animals along altitudinal gradients and poleward movement of animal range boundaries have been confirmed by many studies. This phenomenon is considered to be part of the fingerprint of recent climate change on the biosphere. Here I examine whether poleward movement is occurring...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Groom QJ

更新日期：2013-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The species of poorly known but charismatic genera Haematodes Laporte, 1835 and Weiserianum Bernhauer, 1927 are revised. Weiserianumsyn. nov. is considered a junior synonym of Haematodes, with Haematodes kuntzeni (Scheerpeltz, 1936) comb. nov.Weiserianum woltersi Bernhauer, 1927 syn. nov. is treated as a synonym of Ha...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Brunke AJ,Chatzimanolis S

更新日期：2018-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Algae encompass a wide array of photosynthetic organisms that are ubiquitously distributed in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Algal species often bloom in aquatic ecosystems, providing a significant autochthonous carbon input to the deeper anoxic layers in stratified water bodies. In addition, various alga...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Morrison JM,Murphy CL,Baker K,Zamor RM,Nikolai SJ,Wilder S,Elshahed MS,Youssef NH

更新日期：2017-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:As conspicuous modular components of benthic marine habitats, gorgonian (sea fan) octocorals have perplexed taxonomists for centuries through their shear diversity, particularly throughout the Indo-Pacific. Phenotypic incongruence within and between seemingly unitary lineages across contrasting environments can provid...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rowley SJ,Pochon X,Watling L

更新日期：2015-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) worldwide. Despite recommendations for HPV vaccination of young women from health authorities, parental concerns were raised whether vaccination could induce unsafe sexual behaviour in young women. Therefore, the primary aim...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Soudeyns C,Speybroeck N,Brisson M,Mossong J,Latsuzbaia A

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethylene response factors (ERFs) are plant-specific transcription factors (TFs) that play important roles in plant growth and stress defense and have received a great amount of attention in recent years. In this study, seven ERF genes related to abiotic stress tolerance and response were identified in plants of the Po...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Huang J,Wang S,Wang X,Fan Y,Han Y

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Aims:The link between gut microbiota and type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been addressed by numerous studies. Streptococcus thermophilus from fermented milk products, has been used as a probiotic in previous research. However, whether heat-killed S. thermophilus can improve the glycemic parameters of diabetic r...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gao X,Wang F,Zhao P,Zhang R,Zeng Q

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. In recent years, there has been an explosion in the number of technical and medical diagnostic platforms being developed. This has greatly improved our ability to more accurately, and more comprehensively, explore and characterize human biological systems on the individual level. Large quantities of biomed...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： O'Rawe JA,Fang H,Rynearson S,Robison R,Kiruluta ES,Higgins G,Eilbeck K,Reese MG,Lyon GJ

更新日期：2013-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Weaning is an important event for all mammals, including young forest musk deer. However, weaning stress may cause intestinal microbiota-related disorders. Therefore, high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing was applied to study the dynamic changes in intestinal microbiota during pre-weaning (10 days before weaning) a...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li Y,Shi M,Zhang T,Hu X,Zhang B,Xu S,Ding J,Hu D,Liu S

更新日期：2020-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Unworn teeth of herbivorous mammals are not immediately functional. They have to be partially worn to expose enamel ridges which can then act as shear-cutting blades to break the food down. We use the Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) as a hypsodont, herbivorous model organism to investigate how initial wear of the tooth cr...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Winkler DE,Kaiser TM

更新日期：2015-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The expansion of moose into southern British Columbia caused the decline and extirpation of woodland caribou due to their shared predators, a process commonly referred to as apparent competition. Using an adaptive management experiment, we tested the hypothesis that reducing moose to historic levels would reduce appar...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Serrouya R,McLellan BN,van Oort H,Mowat G,Boutin S

更新日期：2017-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Liolaemus is one of the most ecologically diverse and species-rich genera of lizards worldwide. It currently includes more than 250 recognized species, which have been subject to many ecological and evolutionary studies. Nevertheless, Liolaemus lizards have a complex taxonomic history, mainly due to the inco...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Panzera A,Leaché AD,D'Elía G,Victoriano PF

更新日期：2017-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii is a bacterial phytopathogen that causes Stewart's wilt disease in corn. It uses quorum sensing to regulate expression of some genes involved in virulence in a cell density-dependent manner as the bacterial population grows from small numbers at the initial infection site in the leaf...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Packard H,Kernell Burke A,Jensen RV,Stevens AM

更新日期：2017-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives. We wished to determine test re-test reliability and construct validity of the star-track test of manual dexterity. Design. Test re-test reliability was examined in a controlled study. Construct validity was tested in a blinded randomized crossover study. Setting. The study was performed at a university hos...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kildebro N,Amirian I,Gögenur I,Rosenberg J

更新日期：2015-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To prospectively evaluate the effects of vitamin D3 on disease activity and quality of life in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients with hypovitaminosis D. METHODS:The study was a prospective double-blinded, randomized trial conducted at Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno, CA from 2012-2013. Patients with UC an...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mathur J,Naing S,Mills P,Limsui D

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of low-mobility or benthic fisheries is a difficult task because variation in the spatial distribution and population dynamics of the resources make the monitoring and assessment of these fisheries challenging. We assumed that environmental, spatial, and temporal factors can contribute to the variability of...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Murillo-Posada JC,Salas S,Velázquez-Abunader I

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent years have seen a growing awareness of the role the immune system plays in successful cancer treatment, especially in novel therapies like immunotherapy. The characterization of the immunological composition of tumors and their micro-environment is thus becoming a necessity. In this paper we introduce a deep le...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Aprupe L,Litjens G,Brinker TJ,van der Laak J,Grabe N

更新日期：2019-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural variants (SVs) are an important class of genetic variation implicated in a wide array of genetic diseases including cancer. Despite the advances in whole genome sequencing, comprehensive and accurate detection of SVs in short-read data still poses some practical and computational challenges. We present sv-c...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kuzniar A,Maassen J,Verhoeven S,Santuari L,Shneider C,Kloosterman WP,de Ridder J

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A striking and unexpected biochemical phenotype was found in an insertion mutant line in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. One of two investigated insertion mutant lines in the gene encoding the phosphate transporter PHT4;1 demonstrated a prominent loss of trienoic fatty acids, whereas the other insertion line was...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Nilsson AK,Andersson MX

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00