We review the biogeography of microorganisms in light of the biogeography of macroorganisms.
A large body of research supports the idea that free-living microbial taxa exhibit …

… STALEY & KONOPKA … STALEY & KONOPKA … In a study of a pulp mill oxidation pond
system used to reduce BOD of pulp wastes, Stanley & Staley (110) studied the utilization of …

Although plasma proteins have important roles in biological processes and are the direct
targets of many drugs, the genetic factors that control inter-individual variation in plasma …

PhenoScanner is a curated database of publicly available results from large-scale genetic
association studies in humans. This online tool facilitates ‘phenome scans’, where genetic …

" Satisfyingly heavy and a pleasure to handle… Volume 2 of the Second Edition of this
highly respected work boasts a combined weight of more than 7 Kg. Their sheer size is a …

PhenoScanner is a curated database of publicly available results from large-scale genetic
association studies. This tool aims to facilitate ‘phenome scans’, the cross-referencing of …

Many common variants have been associated with hematological traits, but identification of
causal genes and pathways has proven challenging. We performed a genome-wide …

Direct microscopic examination of natural freshwater samples reveals a variety of small
microorganisms having elaborate cellular appendages. Several strains have been isolated from …

Three heterotrophic bacterial strains were isolated from different locations in Puget Sound,
Washington, by using biphenyl as the principal carbon source. These strains grow by using a …

Importance Human genetic studies have indicated that plasma lipoprotein(a) (Lp[a]) is causally
associated with the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), but randomized trials of several …