Peach Rust (Transchelia spp.) by Daniel Mancero-Castillo, Ali Sarkhosh, Courtney Ligon, Mercy A. Olmstead, Philip F. Harmon

“…Fungus rust is spread by airborne spores, which depend on moisture for infection. Where warm temperatures and high rainfalls usually result in severe peach rust infections. …”
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Genome sequence of Streptomyces antioxidans MUSC 164T isolated from mangrove forest by Hooi-Leng Ser, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Wai-Fong Yin, Bey-Hing Goh, Learn-Han Lee, Kok-Gan Chan

“…Having a complicated development life cycle with the ability to form spores, 27 Streptomyces species are ubiquitous in nature and can be found in interesting places like deep 28 sea, hot springs and also mangrove forest[3-11]. …”
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Interaction between Trichoderma asperellum and Bacillus spp. in the biological control of disease in the soya bean by Adeliane Ferreira Braga, Leonardo de Castro Santos, Suellen Polyana da Silva Cunha Mendes, Francielly Abrenhosa Pires, Alaerson Maia Geraldine, Weder Nunes Ferreira Junior

“…Considering the number of viable spores, the interaction between B. subtilis + T. asperellum showed better results than B. methylotrophicus + T. asperellum. …”
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Virulence Factors of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile Linked to Recurrent Infections by Laura Tijerina-Rodríguez, Licet Villarreal-Treviño, Rayo Morfín-Otero, Adrián Camacho-Ortíz, E. Garza-González

“…Finally, biofilm confers to C. difficile protection from antibiotics and acts as a reservoir for spores that allow the persistence of the infection in the host. …”
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Two new species of Micropsalliota (Agaricales, Agaricaceae) from subtropical regions of China by Jun-Qing Yan, Zhi-Heng Zeng, Ya-Ping Hu, Cheng-Feng Nie, Bin-Rong Ke, Sheng-Nan Wang, Hui Zeng

“…Morphologically, M. bispora is characterized by very small basidiomata, cymbiform basidiospores up to 9.0 μm long, white to cream pileus with fawn to dull red center, and tibiiform cheilocystidia; M. vulgaris is recognized by small basidiomata, medium-sized spores, white to cream pileus, covered with reddish brown to dark brown fibrils, various cheilocystidia that are up to 60 μm long, and hyphae of fibrils exhibiting pale brown vacuolar pigmentation. …”
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Growth and Decay of a Planktonic Microbial Culture by Alberto Schiraldi

“…Deviations of such a trend concern microbes able to form spores, modify their metabolism, or express phenotypic heterogeneity, to counterbalance adverse medium conditions.…”
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Susceptibility of lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to entomopathogenic fungi isolated from poultry houses litter and nearby soil by Elżbieta Popowska-Nowak, Dorota Tumialis, Elżbieta Pezowicz

“…Infection with a suspension at a concentration of 1 × 108 spores/ml resulted in only 4 Metarhizium anisopliae sensu lato isolates showing the highest insect mortality in the range of 30–36%. …”
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The Diagnostic Challenge of an Infrequent Spectrum of Cryptococcus Infection by Francisco Barbosa De Araujo Neto, Camila Corona De Godoy Bueno, Liege Tambelini Gomes, Daniela Alejandra Ortiz Navas, Mark Wanderley, Stefanie Gallotti Borges Carneiro, Rita Karine Veras Gomes De Mello, Laura Mendes Coura, Larissa Sayuri Missumi, Henrique Durante, Ricardo Francisco Cintra Zagatti, Márcio Valente Yamada Sawamura

“…Cryptococcal infection results from inhalation of fungal spores and usually is confined to the lungs, but may disseminate systemically. …”
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Modern Approaches to the Diagnosis and treatment of <i>Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile)</i>-associated Disease in Adults (literature Review and Expert Council Resolution) by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, D. N. Andreev, O. V. Goloshchapov, A. A. Derinov, O. Yu. Zolnikova, K. V. Ivashkin, O. Yu. Kiseleva, A. P. Kiryukhin, O. S. Lyashenko, E. A. Poluektova, A. S. Tertychnyy, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. I. Ulyanin, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin

“…C. difficile is the most important nosocomial pathogen which spores are also commonly found in the environment. …”
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Assessment of Hydrocarbonoclastic Microorganisms from Selected Mechanic Workshops in Nigeria by Adaeze Chiemela, Ugochukwu Okafor, Abba Oluchukwu

“…., known for their resilient spores suited for harsh condition, while Candida spp., was the dominant yeast genera. …”
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Ecological filters shape arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in the rhizosphere of secondary vegetation species in a temperate forest. by Yasmin Vázquez-Santos, Silvia Castillo-Argüero, Francisco Javier Espinosa-García, Noé Manuel Montaño, Yuriana Martínez-Orea, Laura V Hernández-Cuevas

“…Soil samples from the rhizosphere of each plant species were analyzed for AMF spores, organic matter (OM), pH, soil moisture, and available phosphorus, and nitrogen. …”
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Cell Imaging by Spontaneous and Amplified Raman Spectroscopies by Giulia Rusciano, Gianluigi Zito, Giuseppe Pesce, Antonio Sasso

“…Herein, we provide a couple of examples (red blood cells and bacterial spores) aimed at studying cell membranes with these techniques.…”
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Unveiling pelagic-benthic coupling associated with the biological carbon pump in the Fram Strait (Arctic Ocean) by Simon Ramondenc, Damien Eveillard, Katja Metfies, Morten H. Iversen, Eva-Maria Nöthig, Dieter Piepenburg, Christiane Hasemann, Thomas Soltwedel

“…Interestingly, several parasites are also tightly associated with carbon flux and show a strong vertical connectivity, suggesting a potential role in sedimentation processes involving their hosts, especially through interactions with resting spores, which could have implications for pelagic-benthic coupling and overall ecosystem functioning.…”
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Outbreak conditions and impacts of parasites in copepod populations by Even Sletteng Garvang, Lasse Krøger Eliassen, Josefin Titelman, Tom Andersen

“…The ability of parasites to invade host populations largely depended on traits of free‐living spores and host density. From numerical analysis, we found that the parasite typically induced oscillations in the host population. …”
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DETECTION OF CO-INFECTION IN DISEASED GUPPY (POECILIA RETICULATA): TETRAHYMENA SP., MYXOBOLUS SP. AND OPPORTUNISTIC BACTERIA by Cigdem Urku, Mustafa Kemal Meydan

“…Interestingly, Myxobolus sp. spores were only detected in the intestinal lumen. …”
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Synergistic effects of Rhizobium, Bacillus and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi on enhancing cotton growth by Tasleem Sultana, Pavan Kumar Pindi

“…Conclusion: Given these outcomes, the application of the tested bioinoculants and AMF spores is suggested as an effective strategy to enhance cotton development and yield in the soils of Mahabubnagar, potentially revolutionizing the district's agricultural practices. …”
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Random Mutagenesis of the Aspergillus oryzae Genome Results in Fungal Antibacterial Activity by Cory A. Leonard, Stacy D. Brown, J. Russell Hayman

“…To randomly generate A. oryzae mutant strains, spores were treated with ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS). …”
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Proposal of a generic model to predict the time to reject low acid fruit pulps contaminated by Byssochlamys fulva by Paulo Ricardo Santos da Silva, Michele Bertoni Mann, Isabel Cristina Tessaro, Ligia Damasceno Ferreira Marczak

“…Thus, the aim of this work was to develop a model to predict the growth and the spoilage of low acid fruits contaminated by Byssochlamys fulva spores based on the storage temperature, pH and sugar content of the fruit. …”
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A Study of the anthrax transmission model in herbivorous animals involving vaccination and harvesting by Anita Triska, Mona Zevika

“…The SVICA deterministic model was developed to better understand the transmission of anthrax by categorizing the population into susceptible, vaccinated, and infected animals, as well as carcasses and anthrax spores. The basic reproduction number (R0) is calculated using the NGM method to determine the outbreak threshold in a population. …”
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Atypical Radiographic Presentation of Cryptococcus Pneumonia in a Newly Diagnosed HIV Patient by Arthur Cacacho, Umair Ashraf, Arsalan Rehmani, Masooma Niazi, Misbahuddin Khaja

“…The patient underwent flexible fiber optic bronchoscopy, and transbronchial biopsy of the right lung showed bronchopneumonia with fungal spores consistent with filamentous Cryptococcus neoformans, which grew in tissue culture of the right lung. …”
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