IMMUNOMODULATORY ACTIVITY OF THE LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII SUBSP. BULGARICUS LB 86 ENZYME LYSATE by L. Lаzarenko, L. Orіabinska, T. Bohdan

“…The number of aerobic and optional anaerobic bacteria, including staphylococci, streptococci, colimorphic bacteria and microscopic fungi also did not change. Obtained data of immunomodulatory activity of the enzyme lysate of L. delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus LB86 may indicate the potential prospects for its practical use in therapeutic and prophylactic drugs.…”
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RESEARCH ON MICROMYCETES IN OATS (AVENA SATIVA L.) UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF STUPINO DISTRICT, MOSCOW PROVINCE by J. I. Vargach, S. E. Golovin, I. G. Loskutov

“…The hulled cultivars ‘Bulanyi’ (VIR-15277, Russia, Moscow Prov.) and ‘Zakat’ (VIR-15384, Ukraine), and the naked cultivar Mestnyi (VIR-15290, UK) demonstrated the least contamination with pathogens: Fusarium fungi in these accessions were represented by one species – F. avenaceum.…”
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A Systematic Review of the Effect of Oral Rinsing with H2O2 on Clinical and Microbiological Parameters Related to Plaque, Gingivitis, and Microbes by Francisco Wilker Mustafa Gomes Muniz, Juliano Cavagni, Gerson Pedro José Langa, Bernal Stewart, Zilson Malheiros, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing

“…No studies evaluated the effect of H2O2 against viruses or fungi. In terms of bacteria, H2O2 demonstrates an antibacterial effect. …”
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Novel Ethyl 1,5-Disubstituted-1H-Pyrazole-3-Carboxylates as a New Class of Antimicrobial Agents by Radwan Awwad A., Ghorab Mostafa M., Alsaid Mansour S., Alanazi Fares K.

“…All the newly synthesized compounds were assayed for their antimicrobial activity against the Grampositive bacteria Staphyllococcus aureus and Bacillius subtilis and the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in addition to the fungi organisms, Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis and C. tropicalis. …”
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Induction of MAP Kinase Homologues during Growth and Morphogenetic Development of Karnal Bunt (Tilletia indica) under the Influence of Host Factor(s) from Wheat Spikes by Atul K. Gupta, J. M. Seneviratne, G. K. Joshi, Anil Kumar

“…Signaling pathways that activate different mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in response to certain environmental conditions, play important role in mating type switching (Fus3) and pathogenicity (Pmk1) in many fungi. In order to determine the roles of such regulatory genes in Tilletia indica, the causal pathogen of Karnal bunt (KB) of wheat, semi-quantitative and quantitative RT-PCR was carried out to isolate and determine the expression of MAP kinase homologues during fungal growth and development under in vitro culture. …”
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Genetic control of scald resistance in barley landraces by O. N. Soboleva, G. S. Konovalova, E. E. Radchenko

“…A high variability of this fungi explains the occurrence of new aggressive pathotypes and, accordingly, loss of cultivar resistance. …”
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Inonotus hispidus (Bull.) P. Karst. - bioecological characteristics, significance and possibility of use for medical purposes (medicinal properties) by Radulović Zlatan, Karadžić Dragan, Milenković Ivan

“…Its ability to cause cankers differentiates it from fungi that only cause heart rot. In Serbia, it is quite frequent on Persian walnut (Juglans regia), black walnut (Juglans nigra), plane tree (Platanus acerifolia) or common ash (Fraxinus excelsior). …”
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Study of Component Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Ophthalmic Emulsion Based on the Safflower Flowers (Carthamus tinctorius L.) by Zhanar Abuova, Aknur Turgumbayeva, Ardak Jumagaziyeva, Kairolla Rakhimov, Aigul Jussupkaliyeva

“…A study of the antimicrobial activity of the ophthalmic emulsion drop extracts was performed with two strains of Gram-positive bacteria, one strain of Gram-negative bacteria, and one culture of fungi. The following biologically active substances were determined from the GC-MS results: tridecane 94%, tricosane 93%, hexacosane 93%, dodecanoic acid 92%, pentacosane 91%, and linoleic acid 63.7%. …”
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Neurotoxicological Effects of Some Mycotoxins on Humans Health and Methods of Neuroprotection by Aleksandra Kuć-Szymanek, Daria Kubik-Machura, Klaudia Kościelecka, Tomasz Męcik-Kronenberg, Lidia Radko

“…Food contamination with mycotoxin-producing fungi increases the risk of many diseases, including neurological diseases closely related to the neurotoxicity of these toxins. …”
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An Overview of the Skin Microbiome, the Potential for Pathogen Shift, and Dysbiosis in Common Skin Pathologies by Anita Smith, Roberta Dumbrava, Noor-Ul-Huda Ghori, Rachael Foster, James Campbell, Andrew Duthie, Gerard Hoyne, Marius Rademaker, Asha C. Bowen

“…Recent interest in the diverse ecosystem of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses that make up the skin microbiome has led to several studies investigating the microbiome in healthy skin and in a variety of dermatological conditions. …”
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Isolation of Intestinal Parasites of Public Health Importance from Cockroaches (Blattella germanica) in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia by Haji Hamu, Serkadis Debalke, Endalew Zemene, Belay Birlie, Zeleke Mekonnen, Delenasaw Yewhalaw

“…Cockroaches are claimed to be mechanical transmitters of disease causing microorganisms such as intestinal parasites, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This study assessed the potential of the German cockroach Blattella germanica in the mechanical transmission of intestinal parasites of public health importance. …”
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Antimicrobial Efficacy and Cell Adhesion Inhibition of In Situ Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles/Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanofibrous Membranes by Jian Li, Qun Zhang, Minjing Xu, Changzhu Wu, Ping Li

“…ZnO NPs/PVA nanofibrous membranes showed a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities and cell adhesion inhibiting effects against four microorganisms including Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, Gram-negative Escherichia coli, fungi Candida albicans, and spores of Aspergillus niger. …”
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Hypoglycemic polysaccharides from Auricularia auricula and Auricularia polytricha inhibit oxidative stress, NF-κB signaling and proinflammatory cytokine production in streptozotoci... by Huan Xiang, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Chun Cui

“…Auricularia auricula (AA) and Auricularia polytricha (AP) are popular edible fungi. This study successfully produced hypoglycemic polysaccharides from un-smashed or smashing and sieving (through a 10-mesh sieve) AA and AP (termed as AAP/AAP-10 and APP/APP-10) via scalable processes (water extraction, ethanolic precipitation and deproteinization). …”
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Unveiling the potential of Aspergillus terreus SJP02 for zinc remediation and its driving mechanism by Shobham, Vishalakshi Bhanot, Mamta, Sanjay Kumar Verma, Suresh Gupta, Jitendra Panwar

“…Abstract In present study, 15 morphologically different fungi isolated from rhizopheric soils of an industrial area were screened for their Zn2+ removal efficiency from aqueous solution. …”
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Assessment of the Preservation and Conservation of Teachers’ Records at Rubanda District Local Government by Gumoshabe, Alexander R.

“…The findings of the study revealed that, biological threats, mishandling of records, dust, humidity, fungi, pests and moulds, pollution, plucking of pages of documents and poor retrieval and filling practices are leading causes of deterioration of teachers records.…”
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Exometabolomic exploration of culturable airborne microorganisms from an urban atmosphere by R. Jin, W. Hu, W. Hu, P. Duan, M. Sheng, D. Liu, Z. Huang, M. Niu, L. Wu, J. Deng, P. Fu, P. Fu

“…Bacteria exhibited proficiency in amino acid synthesis, while fungi were actively involved in amino acid metabolism, transcription, and expression processes. …”
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Results of using cell technologies for creation of new barley varieties resistant against aluminum toxicity and drought by O. N. Shupletsova, I. N. Shchennikova

“…Regenerant pants are typically much less affected by phytopathogenic fungi. The genotypes screened in selective systems in vitro had advantages over the initial varieties and standard varieties in productivity, especially under provocative conditions of acid soils and moisture deficit in 2010. …”
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Plant Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Main Families and Roles: A Review of the Literature by Samuel Salomão Silva de Oliveira, Milena Bellei Cherene, Gabriel Bonan Taveira, Érica de Oliveira Mello, André de Oliveira Carvalho, Valdirene Moreira Gomes

“…In addition, there is a wide repertoire of antimicrobial agents against bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa that can provide a large number of prototype peptides for study and biochemical manipulation. …”
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing for lung cancer low respiratory tract infections diagnosis and characterizing microbiome features by Yao Liu, Bohan Yang, Qi Qi, Shijie Liu, Yiheng Du, Linlin Ye, Qiong Zhou

“…Furthermore, in the specific detection of bacteria (95.7% vs. 22.6%) and fungi (96.0% vs. 22.2%), the detection rate of mNGS was also significantly higher than that of CMTs mainly based on culture (p<0.001, p<0.001). …”
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Does Faeces Excreted by Moxidectin-Treated Sheep Impact Coprophagous Insects and the Activity of Soil Microbiota in Subtropical Pastures? by Susana Gilaverte Hentz, Felix Guillermo Reyes Reyes, Glaciela Kaschuk, Leandro Bittencourt de Oliveira, Maria Angela Machado Fernandes, Alda Lúcia Gomes Monteiro

“…Increasing concentrations of MOX did not prevent the growth of cultivable bacteria, actinobacteria, or fungi in culture media. However, even the lower MOX concentration (1.9 ng·kg−1 soil) abruptly decreased soil microbial biomass, basal respiration, and N mineralization. …”
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