Results 71 to 80 of about 380,507 (171)

Inoviridae prophage and bacterial host dynamics during diversification, succession, and Atlantic invasion of Pacific-native Vibrio parahaemolyticus

mBio
The epidemiology of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, the leading cause of seafood-borne bacterial gastroenteritis of humans worldwide, dramatically changed in the United States following the establishment of a Pacific-native lineage called sequence type (ST) 36 ...
Randi L. Foxall, Jillian Means, Ashely L. Marcinkiewicz, Christopher Schillaci, Kristin DeRosia-Banick, Feng Xu, Jeffrey A. Hall, Stephen H. Jones, Vaughn S. Cooper, Cheryl A. Whistler   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolutionary rescue of spherical mreB deletion mutants of the rod-shape bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25

eLife
Maintenance of rod-shape in bacterial cells depends on the actin-like protein MreB. Deletion of mreB from Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 results in viable spherical cells of variable volume and reduced fitness.
Paul Richard J Yulo, Nicolas Desprat, Monica L Gerth, Barbara Ritzl-Rinkenberger, Andrew D Farr, Yunhao Liu, Xue-Xian Zhang, Michael Miller, Felipe Cava, Paul B Rainey, Heather L Hendrickson   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolutionary and functional genomics of DNA methylation in maize domestication and improvement

Nature Communications, 2020
Variation and evolution of DNA methylation during maize domestication remain largely unknown. Here, the authors generate genome and methylome sequencing data as well as HiChIP-based interactome data to investigate the adaptive and phenotypic consequences
Gen Xu, Jing Lyu, Qing Li, Han Liu, Dafang Wang, Mei Zhang, Nathan M. Springer, Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra, Jinliang Yang   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Different evolutionary paths to complexity for small and large populations of digital organisms

, 2016
A major aim of evolutionary biology is to explain the respective roles of adaptive versus non-adaptive changes in the evolution of complexity. While selection is certainly responsible for the spread and maintenance of complex phenotypes, this does not ...
Adami, Christoph, LaBar, Thomas
core   +4 more sources

Aphid-killing bacteria: diversity, origin, mechanisms and biocontrol potential

Frontiers in Microbiology
Aphids are among the most destructive agricultural pests worldwide and cause substantial yield losses through direct feeding, virus transmission, and indirect plant damage.
Lara Berings, Lara Berings, Nicolas Rojas-Preciado, Nicolas Rojas-Preciado, Wouter Poppelsdorf, Wouter Poppelsdorf, Sara Van Hee, Sara Van Hee, Hans Jacquemyn, Hans Jacquemyn, Bart Lievens, Bart Lievens   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of landscape variables and weather conditions on the seasonal arrival and population abundance of the green peach aphid Myzus persicae in sugar beet

Basic and Applied Ecology
Understanding the ecological drivers of plant diseases and insect pests is essential for developing sustainable management strategies as chemical control options become increasingly limited.
Nicolas Rojas-Preciado, André Wauters, Bart Lievens, Hans Jacquemyn   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Published work on freshwater science from the FBA, IFE and CEH, 1929-2006 [PDF]

, 2008
A new listing of published scientific contributions from the Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) and its later Research Council associates – the Institute of Freshwater Ecology (1989–2000) and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2000+) is provided.
Jolly, O., McCulloch, I.D., Pettman, Ian
core  

A framework for human microbiome research. [PDF]

, 2012
A variety of microbial communities and their genes (the microbiome) exist throughout the human body, with fundamental roles in human health and disease. The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Human Microbiome Project Consortium has established a ...
Human Microbiome Project Consortium
core  

Impact of Ethnic Differences and HER2 Protein Expression on the Age at Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Mixed Methods Study

Cancer Management and Research
Martinlina Seranline Karutjaiva,1 Yapo Guillaume Aboua,1 Beauty Etinosa Omoruyi,2 Festus Shafodino,3 Ramadhani Chambuso,4 Lamech M Mwapagha,3 Vincent Ifeanyi Okudoh2 1Department of Health Sciences, Namibia University of Science
Karutjaiva MS, Aboua YG, Omoruyi BE, Shafodino F, Chambuso R, Mwapagha LM, Okudoh VI   +6 more
doaj  

Review of the Arbitrium (ARM) System: Molecular Mechanisms, Ecological Impacts, and Applications in Phage–Host Communication

Microorganisms
Bacteriophages (phages) play a pivotal role in shaping microbial communities and driving bacterial evolution. Among the diverse mechanisms governing phage–host interactions, the Arbitrium (ARM) communication system represents a recently discovered ...
Junjie Shang, Qian Zhou, Yunlin Wei
doaj   +1 more source