SOLARIS project: a portable 3D-printed bioaerosol sampler for environmental bacterial collection by Pedro Henrique Dobroes Fonseca, Filipe Miguel Borgas Henriques Duarte, Frederico Silva de Sousa Alves, Jose Alberto de Jesus Borges, Susana Isabel Pinheiro Cardoso, Vania Cristina Henriques Silverio, Wilson David Talhao Antunes

“…A field trial at a swine facility was performed, in which Clostridioides difficile spores were successfully collected from bioaerosols and identified using microbiological and molecular methods, reinforcing our sampler’s utility and emphasizing the significance of incorporating aerosol samples in research studies within the One Health approach.…”
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Effects on Glomus mosseae Root Colonization by Paenibacillus polymyxa and Paenibacillus brasilensis Strains as Related to Soil P-Availability in Winter Wheat by Veronica Arthurson, Karin Hjort, Diriba Muleta, Lotta Jäderlund, Ulf Granhall

“…Four P. polymyxa strains and one P. brasilensis strain were compared at two cell concentrations (106 and 108 cells g−1 seeds) of inoculation, and surface sterilized AMF spores were added to pots. Mycorrhizal root colonization, plant growth, and plant uptake of phosphorus were analyzed. …”
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A Simple Method for Generating Narrowly-dispersed Bioaerosols in Various Sizes by Young-Su Jeong, Hyunsoo Seo, Sang-Soo Han, Young-Jin Koh, Kibong Choi

“…The only controlled factor was the concentration of bioaerosol models, including Bacillus globigii spores, ovalbumin, and polystyrene sphere latex. Our system generated bioaerosols with a diameter of 1–8 µm and a narrow distribution size. …”
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Pulsed Electric Field Induces Significant Changes in the Metabolome of <i>Fusarium</i> Species and Decreases Their Viability and Toxigenicity by Adam Behner, Jana Palicova, Anna-Hirt Tobolkova, Nela Prusova, Milena Stranska

“…In this study, the potential of pulsed electric field (PEF) as an advanced technology of increasing use in the food processing industry was investigated to minimize the viability of <i>Fusarium</i> pathogens and to characterize the PEF-induced changes at the metabolomic level. Spores of four <i>Fusarium</i> species (<i>Fusarium culmorum</i>, <i>Fusarium graminearum</i>, <i>Fusarium poae</i>, and <i>Fusarium sporotrichioides</i>) were treated with PEF and cultured on potato dextrose agar (PDA) plates. …”
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Assessment of Microbiological Safety and Quality of Minced Meat and Meat Contact Surfaces in Selected Butcher Shops of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Kibrom Zerabruk, Negussie Retta, Diriba Muleta, Anteneh T. Tefera

“…This study has indicated that the mean microbial counts (total aerobic mesophilic, staphylococci, Enterobacteriaceae, total coliforms, fecal coliforms, aerobic spores and yeasts/molds) of the minced meat and contact surface materials in butcher shops ranged between 2.35 and 6.50 log·cfu/g and between 1.80 and 6.30 log·cfu/cm2, respectively. …”
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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. Our data revealed that the major antimicrobial mechanism could be attributed to cell membrane damage and cellular internalization of ZnO NPs, while the hydrophobic surface of the membrane primarily contributed to the cell adhesion inhibition. …”
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Role of Nanofibers in Encapsulation of the Whole Cell by Sudarshan Sahu, Avinash Sharma, Soham Mukherjee, Deepak Kumar, Fatih Sen, Rupak Nagraik, Avvaru Praveen Kumar

“…In the field of biomaterial research, the electrospinning device is now used to manufacture nanofibers that can be used to encapsulate whole microorganisms such as bacterial cells, funguses, viruses, and even spores. The nanofiber encapsulated cells will have greater significance in the coming future because of their wide variety of applications in various fields. …”
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Unintentional transport of fungi propagules to Antarctic biome and the ability to develop at low temperatures by Anna Augustyniuk-Kram

“…Some species (G. candidum, T. viride and B. cinerea), despite the development of mycelium, did not produce spores at lower temperatures.…”
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Gastroenterological Surgery and Management of Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Review by Tomonori Takano, Hiroyuki Aiba, Mitsuo Kaku, Hiroyuki Kunishima

“…Fever and diarrhea are the common symptoms of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI); however, pseudomembranous enteritis, megacolonization, and paralytic ileus have been observed in severe cases. C. difficile spores are resistant to several types of disinfectants. …”
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Cretaceous-Tertiary Foraminifera and Palynomorphs from Djega Section and Inferred Paleodepositional Environments, Rio Del Rey Basin, Cameroon, West Africa by Njon Olivier Anoh, Mbanda L. Njoke, Ngoe D. Elangwe

“…Marine dinocysts are curiously absent from among the palynomorph assemblage, which consists dominantly of pollen grains from land plants (angiosperms and gymnosperms) and pteridophytic spores, together with a few fungal remains. Two benthonic foraminiferal assemblages that include the Campanian-Maastrichtian Bolivina afra-Haplophragmoides talokensis and the Paleocene Anomalinoides umboniferus-Eponides pseudoelevatus are well established at this outcrop. …”
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Molecular Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) Associated with Carissa edulis, an Endangered Plant Species along Lake Victoria Basin of Kenya by Benard O. Ogoma, Stephen F. Omondi, Jane Ngaira, Josephine W. Kimani

“…In all the sites, there were large numbers of spores both in soil and in the roots confirming the association between C. edulis and AMF.…”
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Recovery of Phenolic Compounds with Antioxidant Capacity Through Solid-State Fermentation of Pistachio Green Hull by Andrés Javier Ordoñez-Cano, Ulises Ramírez-Esparza, Fernando Méndez-González, Mónica Alvarado-González, Ramiro Baeza-Jiménez, Leonardo Sepúlveda-Torre, Lilia Arely Prado-Barragán, José Juan Buenrostro-Figueroa

“…The highest values for both TPC and AC were achieved in treatment 8 (60% moisture, 5 × 10⁶ spores/mL, and 1 L/Kgwm min), resulting in a 129% and 1039% increase, respectively. …”
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KAI2-dependent signaling controls vegetative reproduction in Marchantia polymorpha through activation of LOG-mediated cytokinin synthesis (14) by Aino Komatsu, Mizuki Fujibayashi, Kazato Kumagai, Hidemasa Suzuki, Yuki Hata, Yumiko Takebayashi, Mikiko Kojima, Hitoshi Sakakibara, Junko Kyozuka

“…Abstract Marchantia polymorpha reproduces vegetatively (asexually) by producing propagules known as gemmae within gemma cups and sexually through spores. We previously reported that KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE2 (KAI2)-dependent signaling promotes gemma cup and gemma formation. …”
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Current issues of protection of land rights in local government bodies by Kovalenko T.

“…In the science of land law and in practice, the role of local self-government bodies in the protection of land rights and the resolution of land disputes is not unequivocally assessed, because there are problems associated with the low efficiency of the procedures for the protection of land rights by local self-government bodies, in particular at the stage of implementation of their decisions in the land spores.Originality. In the course of the conducted research, it was found that the resolution of land disputes by local self-government bodies has the following features: an exhaustive list of land disputes that they are authorized to resolve; the decision of the local self-government body regarding a certain land dispute does not have prejudicial significance; to ensure the resolution of land disputes, local self-government bodies may form conciliation commissions, the decisions of which are not recognized as the actual decision of the local self-government body, however, the protocols of the conciliation commissions of local self-government bodies may be accepted as evidence in the process of judicial resolution of a land dispute. …”
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Influence of a lignification and mineralization of leaf tissues on resistance to a brown rust in common wheat plants by A. A. Konovalov, I. K. Shundrina, E. V. Karpova, I. V. Eltsov, E. A. Orlova, N. P. Goncharov

“…On a phytopathologic plot, against artificial infection with spores of a brown rust, two samples of spring bread wheat 3-13-15-4 and 3-4-14-3 were affected 1–5 % and 30 %, respectively. …”
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Characteristic and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacillus cereus Group Isolated from Food in Poland by Joanna Kowalska, Elżbieta Maćkiw, Dorota Korsak, Jacek Postupolski

“…Bacillus cereus is a foodborne pathogen causing food safety issues due to the formation of difficult to eliminate spores and biofilms. The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of B. cereus (conducted as part of monitoring in 2017-2018) and the presence of a toxin gene in strains isolated from retail products (pastries/cakes; vegetables, spices, delicatessen products) in Poland, and to determine the susceptibility of these microorganisms to different antimicrobial agents. …”
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Screening and Evaluation of Actinomycetes B-35 from Rhizosphere of <i>Salvia miltiorrhiza</i> Bunge and Its Biocontrol and Growth-Promoting Effects by Mingli Han, Jing Wang, Hang Lin, Chen Yang, Jing Zhang, Jiawei Liu, Guojun Pan, Na Xiao

“…The antagonistic actinomycetes fermentation filtrate and crude extract could significantly destroy the mycelium and spores of <i>Fusarium solani</i>; the biocontrol effect of mature <i>S. miltiorrhiza</i> rhizome reached 83.3%, and the number of leaves, plant height and biomass in the B-35 treatment group were significantly increased compared with the control group. …”
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Two novel entomopathogenic fungal species of Lecanicillium isolated from soil in China by Tongyi Liu, Wei Chen, Yanhong Tang, Fen Liu, Liyan Yao, Qiongbo Hu, Ke Zhang, Qunfang Weng

“…When treating with 1 × 108 spores/mL, the two strains gave mortality of > 60% and > 80% to G. mellonella and L. erysimi, respectively. …”
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Effectivity of Musa paradisiaca extract to control Saprolegnia sp. infection on giant gourami larvae by Sri Nuryati, Nadia Aulia, , Rahman

“…Challenge test was performed for 14 days by giving Saprolegnia sp. spores at the density of 104 cells/mL and banana stem extract. …”
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Nomenclatural issues concerning cultured yeasts and other fungi: why it is important to avoid unneeded name changes by Andrey Yurkov, Artur Alves, Feng-Yan Bai, Kyria Boundy-Mills, Pietro Buzzini, Neža Čadež, Gianluigi Cardinali, Serge Casaregola, Vishnu Chaturvedi, Valérie Collin, Jack W. Fell, Victoria Girard, Marizeth Groenewald, Ferry Hagen, Chris Todd Hittinger, Aleksey V. Kachalkin, Markus Kostrzewa, Vassili Kouvelis, Diego Libkind, Xinzhan Liu, Thomas Maier, Wieland Meyer, Gábor Péter, Marcin Piątek, Vincent Robert, Carlos A. Rosa, Jose Paulo Sampaio, Matthias Sipiczki, Marc Stadler, Takashi Sugita, Junta Sugiyama, Hiroshi Takagi, Masako Takashima, Benedetta Turchetti, Qi-Ming Wang, Teun Boekhout

“…But viable type material is important not only for yeasts, but also for other cultivable Fungi that are characterized by particular morphological structures (a specific type of spores), growth properties, and secondary metabolites. …”
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