Bacterial community improves the volatile components coupled with abiotic factors during the spontaneous fermentation of Chinese strong-aroma Baijiu by Bin Lin, Jie Tang, Qun Li, Liping Zhu, Wei Jiang, Hanbing Ke, Zhang Wen, Huaichen Liu, Shengzhi Yang, Qiang Yang, Shenxi Chen, Peijie Han

“…Lactobacillus species were significantly related to volatile components. Compared with fungi, bacterial diversity accounted for 96 % of the variation in volatile components coupled with temperature, acidity and reducing sugar. …”
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Novel Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives from Furan-2-Carbaldehyde: Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structures, and Antibacterial, Antifungal, Antioxidant, and Antitumor Activities by Wilfredo Hernández, Fernando Carrasco, Abraham Vaisberg, Evgenia Spodine, Maik Icker, Harald Krautscheid, Lothar Beyer, Carmen Tamariz-Angeles, Percy Olivera-Gonzales

“…All prepared thiosemicarbazone derivatives were evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial, antifungal, and antitumor activities against Staphylococcus aureus strains, Candida albicans/Candida tropicalis fungi, and seven human tumor cell lines (HuTu80, H460, DU145, M-14, HT-29, MCF-7, and LNCaP), respectively. …”
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Mycobiota composition through the ripening of artisanal soft cheeses ‘Torta del Casar’ and ‘Queso de la Serena’ monitored by high-throughput sequencing by Almudena V. Merchán, Ángel Carlos Román, Santiago Ruiz-Moyano, María Vázquez-Hernández, Catalina M. Cabañas, María José Benito

“…Altogether, this study provides evidence of the diversity of fungi associated with traditional cheeses, highlighting the need to improve manufacturing practices to minimise variability between dairies, ensuring final quality and preserving the unique sensory characteristics that distinguish these types of Spanish artisanal cheeses.…”
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Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles of Clinacanthus nutans as Antioxidant with Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Effects by Hock Ing Chiu, Che Nurul Azieyan Che Mood, Nur Nadhirah Mohamad Zain, Muggundha Raoov Ramachandran, Noorfatimah Yahaya, Nik Nur Syazni Nik Mohamed Kamal, Wai Hau Tung, Yoke Keong Yong, Chee Keong Lee, Vuanghao Lim

“…The AgNPs showed good inhibition against bacteria, but not fungi. The inhibition results showed the highest activity against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) with 11.35 mm (AgNP-L) and 11.52 mm (AgNP-S), while the lowest inhibition was against Escherichia coli (E. coli) with 9.22 mm (AgNP-L) and 9.25 mm (AgNP-S) in the disc diffusion method. …”
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Enhancing soil quality in soybean cultivation: Mycorrhizal technology combined with intercropping under high cadmium stress by Xiaohui Wang, Xiaoxu Fan, Wei Chang, Kun Li, Mengmeng Zhang, Gaozhong Pu, Alexander.V. Kurakov, Yuan Ping, Fuqiang Song

“…This study evaluated the combined impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation and intercropping with Solanum nigrum on soil microbial diversity, enzyme activity, and environmental factors in soybean cultivation under high Cd stress. …”
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Deciphering the role of epigenetics in plant pathogen resistance: Strategies for sustainable sugarcane management by Faisal Mehdi, Yuanli Wu, Shuzhen Zhang, Yimei Gan, Zhengying Cao, Shuting Jiang, Limei Zan, Benpeng Yang

“…It provides detailed insights into the complex interactions between plants and fungi and discusses innovative crop improvement strategies aimed at improving disease resistance and overall crop resilience. …”
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The Role of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Therapeutic Antimicrobial Choices for Hematologic Patients with Pulmonary Infiltrates by Filippo Patrucco, Mattia Bellan, Davide Martinotti, Giuseppe Ielo, Paola Rebecca Iovine, Martina Mascheroni, Francesco Todisco, Martina Ubaldi, Nadia Castaldo, Francesco Gavelli, Alberto Fantin

“…Among the isolated germs, 59.4% were viruses, 28.6% were bacteria, and 12% were fungi. The patients with higher immunosuppression and the febrile ones underwent BAL earlier than the patients with mild immunosuppression (<i>p</i> = 0.01) and those with other presenting symptoms (<i>p</i> = 0.0001). …”
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Natural Food Colorant Obtained from Wild <i>Berberis vulgaris</i> L. by Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction: Optimization and Characterization by Erika N. Vega, Lorena González-Zamorano, Elena Cebadera, Lillian Barros, Tânia C. S. P. Pires, Adriana K. Molina, Tayse F. F. da Silveira, Guillermo Vidal-Diez de Ulzurrun, Javier Tardío, Montaña Cámara, Virginia Fernández-Ruiz, Patricia Morales

“…Additionally, both BVFF and BVE presented significant antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal activity, especially in the case of BVE, which inhibited the growth of several foodborne bacteria and fungi and even showed bactericidal capacity against most of the tested bacteria, particularly against <i>E. cloacae</i>, <i>E. coli</i>, <i>P. aeruginosa</i>, and <i>B. cereus</i>. …”
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Antifungal activity and mechanism of Phoebe bournei wood essential oil against two dermatophytes by Yan Yang, Qinglin Sun, Yuting Zhang, Junhua Huang, Wenjun Ma, Qi Yang, Zaikang Tong, Junhong Zhang

“…BackgroundDermatophytes are notorious pathogenic fungi that threaten human health and reduce quality of life. …”
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Systematic identification of secondary bile acid production genes in global microbiome by Yuwei Yang, Wenxing Gao, Ruixin Zhu, Liwen Tao, Wanning Chen, Xinyue Zhu, Mengping Shen, Tingjun Xu, Tingting Zhao, Xiaobai Zhang, Lixin Zhu, Na Jiao

“…This catalog greatly expanded the distribution of secondary bile acid production genes across 11 phyla, encompassing bacteria, archaea, and fungi, and extended to 14 habitats spanning hosts and environmental contexts. …”
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HPLC and GC-MS analyses of phytochemicals from Ficus carica leaf extract and essential oil along with their antimicrobial properties by Maximilian Lackner, Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem, Mohamed Z.M. Salem, Abeer A. Mohamed, José Luis Ponce-Covarrubias, Shady Selim

“…The ACE and the EO were evaluated for antibacterial activity against bacterial wilt and soft rot of potato caused by Ralstonia solanacearum LN827661 and Pectobacterium carotovorum LN851554, respectively, and evaluated for antifungal activity against cucumber grey mold fungi caused by Botrytis cinerea PP758474 and early blight of tomato caused by Alternaria alternata PP737871. …”
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Prevalence of Dermatophytosis and Antifungal Activity of Ethanolic Crude Leaf Extract of Tetradenia riparia against Dermatophytes Isolated from Patients Attending Kampala Internati... by Taufik Kakande, Yonah Batunge, Emmanuel Eilu, Ambrose Shabohurira, Justus Abimana, Saheed Adekunle Akinola, Reagan Muhwezi, Abubakar Sunusi Adam, Sarah Kemuma Onkoba, Adamu Almustapha Aliero, Collins Atuheire, Charles Drago Kato, Ibrahim Ntulume

“…Thirty-one (31) fungal isolates were obtained which included both dermatophyte and non-dermatophyte fungi. T. verrucosum had highest distribution 6 (19.35%) among dermatophytes species while Aspergillus spp. were found to have highest distribution 7 (22.58%) among non-dermatophyte species. …”
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Trichoderma virens XZ11-1 producing siderophores inhibits the infection of Fusarium oxysporum and promotes plant growth in banana plants by Haiyang Cui, Qifeng Cheng, Tao Jing, Yufeng Chen, Xiaojuan Li, Miaoyi Zhang, Dengfeng Qi, Junting Feng, Farinaz Vafadar, Yongzan Wei, Kai Li, Yankun Zhao, Dengbo Zhou, Jianghui Xie

“…Similarly, T. virens XZ11-1 also had antagonistic activities against 10 phytopathogenic fungi. Pot experiments demonstrated that T. virens XZ11-1 could colonize in the root system of banana plants. …”
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A review on the chemical ecology of the Fucaceae holobionts: from fundamental knowledge to applications by Rousseau, Coralie, Demoulinger, Gautier, Rousvoal, Sylvie, Champeval, Delphine, Dolly, Maurane, Michel, Gurvan, Thomas, François, Markov, Gabriel V., Potin, Philippe, Dittami, Simon M., Prado, Soizic, Leblanc, Catherine, Le Guillard, Cécile

“…The Fucaceae are of particular interest in this regard, as several species exhibit specificity with regard to their associated endophytic fungi. Many of these associated microbes produce a wide range of bioactive compounds themselves and may contribute to well-known properties previously attributed to the host. …”
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Effects of Mixing Tree Species on Soil Enzyme Activity and Carbon-Use Efficiency in Eroded Masson Pine Forest by WANG Man, JIANG Yongmeng, ZHANG Shiliang, ZHANG Jinxiu, ZHENG Linmin, ZENG Zhiwei, LYU Maokui, XIE Jinsheng

“…Specifically, compared with that of Y39-CF and Y19-MF, CUE of Y39-MF significantly increased by 200.00% and 136.84%, respectively. (3) By analyzing the characteristics of soil enzyme activity and the relationship between CUE and environmental factors, it was found that soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus availability was an important influencing factor, mainly affecting AP activity, C∶PEEA, N∶PEEA, VL, VA and CUE, while the stoichiometric ratio of soil nutrients mainly affected βG activity and C∶NEEA. (4) The results of redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that the ratio of fungi and bacteria mainly affected the characteristics of soil enzyme activity and CUE in the mixed forest, while the main influencing factors in pure forest were actinomyces and Gram-negative bacteria. …”
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The role of mNGS in the diagnosis of talaromycosis and case series by Jing Zhao, Hui-Ting Su, Dong Zhang, Xue-Tong Li, Min-Ya Lu, Juan Du, Jia-Yu Guo, Yi Gao, Xin-Fei Chen, Dong-Hua Wen, Shi-Yu Jia, Yao Wang, Qi-Wen Yang

“…One of them was mix infected by fungi, bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and virus, improved by voriconzole and followed by introconaole. …”
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The Combined Effect of Garlic (Allium sativum) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Extracts to Reduce the Adverse Effects of Aflatoxin B1 in Rats by Hadi Sarir, Saeedeh Zakerian, masood didarkhah

“…Mycotoxins are small molecules that are produced as secondary metabolites by filamentous fungi and yeasts. Aflatoxins, secondary metabolites of various Aspergillus spp, commonly contaminate a wide variety of tropical and subtropical food/feedstuffs. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and spread of New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase (NDM) in Italy: A call for policymakers by Gabriella Nucera

“…A ntimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change in ways that render the medications used to cure the infections they cause ineffective [1]. …”

Transfer of aflatoxin M1 and sterigmatocystin from buffalo milk to soft cheeses by Maurizio Cossu, Andrea Sanna, Giannina Chessa, Stefano Sdogati, Ivan Pecorelli, Ilaria Di Marco Pisciottano, Sara Lambiase, Pasquale Gallo, Stefania Massafra, Elena Torres, Marilena Gili, Giovanni Lo Cascio, Antonio Vella, Roberto Condoleo, Bruno Neri, Guglielmo Militello, Gilberto Giangolini, Carlo Boselli

“…In addition to the four aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, and AFG2), these fungi also produce other toxins such as Sterigmatocystin (STC), while Aflatoxicol (AFL) is a metabolite of AFB1. …”
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Stability of lead immobilization by Aspergillus niger and fluorapatite under different pH conditions by Baoxin Feng, Yu Xue, Dechao Wang, Shenghao Chen, Shuo Zhang, Liangliang Zhang, Xiaohui Chen, Da Tian, Xinxin Ye

“…This research provides new insight into Pb remediation by phosphate-solubilizing fungi and FAp in various acidic environments.…”
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