ANALYSIS OF AIR QUALITY IN TELEORMAN BY MEANS OF BIOMONITORS-LICHENS by Cernat POPA

“…Starting from the hypothesis that lichens are symbiotic organisms formed between an alga and a fungus that have the ability to store large amounts of heavy metals and from the fact that their thallus can be analyzed chemically, I chose to carry out a comparative study to determine the amount of heavy metals in the atmospheric air and to compare the values found with those obtained through conventional measurements. …”
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A high coverage reference transcriptome assembly of pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i> L.) mycorrhizal roots by A. M. Afonin, I. V. Leppyanen, O. A. Kulaeva, O. Y. Shtark, I. A. Tikhonovich, E. A. Dolgikh, V. A. Zhukov

“…Frisson inoculated with Rhizophagus irregularis BEG144 was investigated, and for both the organisms independent transcriptomes were assembled (coverage 177x for pea and 45x for fungus). Genes specific to mycorrhizal roots were found in the assembly, their expression patterns were examined with qPCR on two pea cultivars, Frisson and Finale. …”
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Tolerance of Chemoorganotrophic Bioleaching Microorganisms to Heavy Metal and Alkaline Stresses by Annick Monballiu, Nele Cardon, Minh Tri Nguyen, Christel Cornelly, Boudewijn Meesschaert, Yi Wai Chiang

“…The bioleaching potential of the bacterium Bacillus mucilaginosus and the fungus Aspergillus niger towards industrial residues was investigated by assessing their response towards various heavy metals (including arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, nickel, lead, and zinc) and elevated pH. …”
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Establishment of a Mutant Library for Infection Cushion Development and Identification of a Key Regulatory Gene in <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> by Maoyao Tang, Kexin Wang, Pan Zhang, Jie Hou, Xiaoqian Yu, Hongfu Wang, Yangyizhou Wang, Guihua Li

“…<i>Botrytis cinerea</i>, the grey mould fungus affecting over 1400 plant species, employs infection cushion (IC), a branched and claw-like structure formed by mycelia, as a critical strategy to breach host surface barriers. …”
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The use of molecular-genetic and phytopathological methods to identify genes for effective leaf rust resistance in Aegilops accessions by L. G. Tyryshkin, M. A. Kolesova

“…In the phytopathological test, the seedlings were infected with the pathogen population (avirulent to Lr9 and Lr41 genes) and the fungus clones virulent to the wheat line with the Lr9 gene.Results and conclusions. …”
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Anthracophyllum sontraense (Omphalotaceae, Agaricales), A New Species from Danang, Vietnam by Trung Thanh Nguyen, Hanh Hong Do, Toan Nguyen-Sy, Uyen Thi Diem Huynh, Nguyen Thi Lam Hai, Thi Thanh Tam Phan, Thi Thu Hoai Nguyen, Do Tan Khang, Phu Thi Tran

“…To our knowledge, this is the first record of Anthracophyllum fungus in Vietnam.…”
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Mechanisms of multidrug resistance caused by an Ipi1 mutation in the fungal pathogen Candida glabrata by Taiga Miyazaki, Shintaro Shimamura, Yohsuke Nagayoshi, Hironobu Nakayama, Akihiro Morita, Yutaka Tanaka, Yasuhiko Matsumoto, Tatsuo Inamine, Hiroshi Nishikawa, Nana Nakada, Makoto Sumiyoshi, Tatsuro Hirayama, Shigeru Kohno, Hiroshi Mukae

“…Abstract Multidrug resistance in the pathogenic fungus Candida glabrata is a growing global threat. …”
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A prebreeding study of introgression spring bread wheat lines carrying combinations of stem rust resistance genes, Sr22+Sr25 and Sr35+Sr25 by S. N. Sibikeev, O. A. Baranova, A. E. Druzhin

“…These lines were assessed for resistance to P. graminis f. sp. tritici under natural epiphytotics and to the Saratov, Lysogorsk and Omsk populations of the pathogen and to the PgtZ1 (TKSTF) and PgtF18.6 fungus isolates in laboratory conditions (TKSTF + Sr33). …”
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Can the African weaver ant be used as a vector of entomopathogenic fungi to bolster the biological control of tephritid fruit fly pests? by Thibault Nève de Mévergnies, Samba Diop, Massamba Diakhaté, Claire Detrain, Frédéric Bouvery, Thierry Brévault, Anaïs Chailleux

“…The arboreal weaver ant, Oecophylla longinoda, known for its beneficial predatory role in production crops, could be used as a vector of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae to bolster control of the invasive oriental fruit fly Bactrocera dorsalis. …”
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Exploring the Hepatoprotective Effect of Agaricus bisporus Based on Network Pharmacology by WANG Jie, WANG Jinmei, LIU Hui, LIU Xuguang, GUO Wenjing, HE Hongping

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ANALYSIS OF A GENETIC COLLECTION OF TOMATO CULTIVARS AND HYBRID FORMS FOR RESISTANCE TO LEAF MOLD USING DNA MARKERS by I. N. Shamshin, M. V. Maslova, Y. V. Gryazneva

“…Leaf mold, a disease caused by the fungus Cladosporium fulvum Cooke in tomato, is one of the reasons for a significant decrease in the fruit yield. …”
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Tomato rot by Rhizopus microsporus alters native fungal community composition and secondary metabolite production by Mmanoko Napo, Alicia Kock, Kazeem A. Alayande, Michael Sulyok, Michael Sulyok, Chibundu N. Ezekiel, Jessie Uehling, Teresa E. Pawlowska, Rasheed A. Adeleke

“…We assessed the impact of the symbiotic R. microsporus harboring its endosymbiont as well as the fungus cured of it on: (1) the magnitude of spoilage in tomato fruits, as evaluated by Koch's postulate for pathogenicity, (2) the shifts in native communities of endophytic fungi inhabiting these fruits, as examined by ITS rRNA gene metabarcoding and (3) secondary metabolites generated by these communities, as analyzed using multi-analyte LC-MS/MS. …”
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Sugar transporters of the SWEET family and their role in arbuscular mycorrhiza by A. A. Kryukov, A. O. Gorbunova, T. R. Kudriashova, O. I. Yakhin, A. A. Lubyanov, U. M. Malikov, M. F. Shishova, A. P. Kozhemyakov, A. P. Yurkov

“…This relationship results in the host plant receiving micronutrients from the mycosymbiont, mainly phosphorus, and the fungus receiving carbon assimilation products in return. …”
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Chemical Constituents and Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oil from Dried Seeds of Xylopia aethiopica by Samba Fama Ndoye, Yoro Tine, Insa Seck, Lalla Aicha Ba, Seydou Ka, Ismaila Ciss, Abda Ba, Seynabou Sokhna, Moussa Ndao, Rokhaya Sylla Gueye, Nango Gaye, Abdoulaye Diop, Jean Costa, Julien Paolini, Matar Seck

“…The antimicrobial activity of this essential oil was studied using disk diffusion and broth microdilution methods on four bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and one fungus (Candida albicans). The essential oil exhibited excellent activity against S. aureus, E. faecalis, and C. albicans and moderate activity against E. coli. …”
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Control of Unexpected <i>Mucor lusitanicus</i> in Litchi Fruit by Hydrocooling with Hypochlorous Acid and Cold Storage by I-Fang Liu, Huey-Ling Lin, Chang-Lin Chen

“…This study investigated the application of hypochlorous acid (HClO) as an alternative treatment during postharvest processes to mitigate pathological decay, targeting <i>Mucor lusitanicus</i>, a fungus primarily responsible for litchi fruit rot in Taiwan. …”
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Avirulence depletion assay: Combining R gene-mediated selection with bulk sequencing for rapid avirulence gene identification in wheat powdery mildew. by Lukas Kunz, Jigisha Jigisha, Fabrizio Menardo, Alexandros G Sotiropoulos, Helen Zbinden, Shenghao Zou, Dingzhong Tang, Ralph Hückelhoven, Beat Keller, Marion C Müller

“…Wheat production is threatened by multiple fungal pathogens, such as the wheat powdery mildew fungus (Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, Bgt). Wheat resistance breeding frequently relies on the use of resistance (R) genes that encode diverse immune receptors which detect specific avirulence (AVR) effectors and subsequently induce an immune response. …”
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Resistance to P. brasiliensis Experimental Infection of Inbred Mice Is Associated with an Efficient Neutrophil Mobilization and Activation by Mediators of Inflammation by Felipe Fornias Sperandio, Gisele Pesquero Fernandes, Ana Carolina Silvério Cerqueira Mendes, Giulia Maria de Alencar Castro Bani, Vera Lucia Garcia Calich, Eva Burger

“…Subcutaneous air-pouch inoculation of P. brasiliensis elicited a controlled and limited infection that produced a PMN-rich exudate, thus favoring the study of the interaction between the fungus and the neutrophils. Susceptible mice produced higher numbers of PMN; however, these cells were less effective in killing the fungi. …”
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Localization of rust resistance genes in old local Russian flaxes by methods of classical genetics by S. N. Kutuzova, E. A. Porokhovinova, N. B. Brutch, A. V. Pavlov

“…F2 hybrids in the phase  of cotyledon leaves were inoculated with monopustule clones  of the  fungus,  not  virulent  to any of evaluated genes.  …”
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Microbial proliferation deteriorates the corrosion inhibition capability, lubricity, and stability of cutting fluid by Yuanyuan Shen, Wenkai Zhang, Lili Wu, Yaohua Dong, Guoqiang Guo, Lihua Dong, Zhangwei Guo

“…The results show that the surface of cutting fluid sampled from the tank of a machining tool tank contained predominantly aerobic bacteria, while the bottom mainly harbored anaerobic and facultative microorganisms, with Yarrowia lipolytica representing the dominant fungus. Some obligate anaerobic bacteria were also present in the cutting fluid. …”
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Influence of the biologically active dietary supplement Floravit® on the skin and hair structure in sable (Martes zibellina) by N. N. Loenko, I. E. Chernova, T. S. Kunitsina

“…The compound is a combination of biologically active ingredients produced by the mycelial fungus Fusarium sambucinum. Studied was the effect of Floravit® on the structure of the skin and hair in adult female sable (Martes zibellina). …”
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