Inhibitory Effects of Natural Products on Germination, Outgrowth, and Vegetative Growth of <i>Clostridium perfringens</i> Spores in Laboratory Medium and Chicken Meat by Safa Q. Alfattani, Saeed S. Banawas, Mahfuzur R. Sarker

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Spore-Derived Isolates from a Single Basidiocarp of Bioluminescent <i>Omphalotus olivascens</i> Reveal Multifaceted Phenotypic and Physiological Variations by Rudy Diaz, David Bermudes

“…We isolated 47 fungal strains of <i>Omphalotus olivascens</i> germinated from spores of a single mushroom. We first noted a high degree of variation in the outward appearances in radial growth and pigmentation among the cultures. …”
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Genetic Diversity Quantification and Characterization of Spore-Forming Bacteria Isolated from Milk Powder Produced in Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil by Marion Ruis, Hans Fröder, Karla Joseane Perez

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Weizmannia coagulans: an ideal probiotic for gut health by Shiqi Zhang, Pinglan Li, Suwon Lee, Yu Wang, Chunming Tan, Nan Shang

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NcSWP8, a New Spore Wall Protein, Interacts with Polar Tube Proteins in the Parasitic Microsporidia <i>Vairimorpha (Nosema) ceranae</i> by Pengfei Wang, Dufu Li, Qianmin Hai, Siming Liu, Yueyue Zhang, Jun Zhang, Jinshan Xu, Zhengang Ma, Zeyang Zhou

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Integrating transcriptomics, metabolomics, and network pharmacology to investigate multi-target effects of sporoderm-broken spores of Ganoderma lucidum on improving HFD-induced diabetic nephropathy rats by Lidan Hu, Lili Yu, Zhongkai Cao, Yue Wang, Caifeng Zhu, Yayu Li, Jiazhen Yin, Zhichao Ma, Xuelin He, Ying Zhang, Wunan Huang, Yuelin Guan, Yue Chen, Xue Li, Xiangjun Chen

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Spireoside Controls Blast Disease by Disrupting Membrane Integrity of Magnaporthe oryzae by Xu Liting, He Kaiwei, Guo Chunyu, Quan Cantao, Ma Yahuan, Zhang Wei, Ren Lifen, Wang Long, Song Li, Ouyang Qing, Yin Junjie, Zhu Xiaobo, Tang Yongyan, He Min, Chen Xuewei, Li Weitao

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Sporoderm-Removed Spore Powder May Suppress the Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells Through PI3K/AKT/mTOR and Erk Pathway by Jingyan Liu Master degree, Tao Zeng Doctor degree

“…Emerging evidence suggests that sporoderm-removed Ganoderma lucidum spore powder can suppress tumor growth and metastasis. …”
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CULTURAL MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS STRAINS by V. S. Rusaleyev, О. V. Pruntova, D. A. Vasilyev

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Alleviating symptoms of paediatric acute rhinosinusitis and acute otitis media with otorrhea using nasal-spraying Bacillus probiotics: a randomized controlled trial by Thanh Huu Khieu, Dung Phuong Le, Binh Thanh Nguyen, Binh Thanh Ngo, Hong Thi Chu, Duc Minh Truong, Hung Minh Nguyen, Anh Hoa Nguyen, Tung Dinh Pham, Anh Thi Van Nguyen

Subjects: “…Nasal-spraying Bacillus spores…”
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The Germination and Growth of Two Strains of <i>Bacillus cereus</i> in Selected Hot Dishes After Cooking by Josef Kameník, Marta Dušková, Alena Zouharová, Michaela Čutová, Kateřina Dorotíková, Michaela Králová, Blanka Macharáčková, Radka Hulánková

Subjects: “…<i>Bacillus cereus</i> spores…”
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Expression and Localization of an Hsp70 Protein in the Microsporidian Encephalitozoon cuniculi by Carrie E. Jolly, Cory A. Leonard, J. Russell Hayman

“…Microsporidia spore surface proteins are an important, under investigated aspect of spore/host cell attachment and infection. …”
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Microbial properties of soil fertilized by sewage sludge and cultivated with energy crops by Ewa Beata Górska, Wojciech Stępień, Izabella Olejniczak, Stefan Pietkiewicz, Hazem M. Halaji, Paweł Kowalczyk

“…The numbers of total coliforms bacteria, sulphate-reducing spore-forming bacteria, Proteus sp., saprophytic, thermophilic and aerobic spore-forming bacteria were examined. …”
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Inhibitory Mechanism of Epsilon-poly-L-Lysine against Botrytis cinerea in Apples by Yong DOU, Jing DONG, Cheng CHEN, Peihong HU, Xinchi LIU, Lingwei KONG

“…This increased the degree of lipid peroxidation of the spore membrane, damaged the spore structure, and ultimately inhibited the growth of B. cinerea. …”
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Evaluation of the application of wild yeasts in inhibiting germination of ochratoxin-producing Fungi during coffee fermentation process by Tsung-Yu Liu, Wei-Hsuan Hsu, Bao-Hong Lee

“…The findings demonstrated that the Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain effectively inhibited spore germination in A. niger. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis indicated that citric acid is likely the primary organic acid responsible for inhibiting A. niger spore germination. …”
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Detection of Bacterial Endospores in Soil by Terbium Fluorescence by Andrea Brandes Ammann, Linda Kölle, Helmut Brandl

“…Spore formation is a survival mechanism of microorganisms when facing unfavorable environmental conditions resulting in “dormant” states. …”
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Advances in Glomeromycota taxonomy and classification by F. Oehl, E. Sieverding, J. Palenzuela, K. Ineichen, G. Alves da Silva

“…Spore bimorphism is found in three genera, and one genus is associated with cyanobacteria. …”
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Microbial Safety of Low Water Activity Foods: Study of Simulated and Durban Household Samples by O. A. Ijabadeniyi, Y. Pillay

“…Spices had the highest number of aerobic bacteria, aerobic spore-formers, anaerobic spore-formers, and S. aureus. …”
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Terroir and farming practices drive arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in French vineyards by Patricia Battie-Laclau, Adrien Taudière, Mathilde Bernard, Lucas Bodénan, Myriam Duchemin, Yvan de Roman, Azimê Yol, Dominique Barry-Etienne

“…We estimate AMF abundance by measuring spore density and root mycorrhization rates, and characterize AMF communities composition using metabarcoding by sampling both root and spore compartments for each vineyard.ResultsOrganic farming slightly increases AMF abundance (spore density and mycorrhization rate). …”
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Microbiological Quality of Meat and Swabs from Contact Surface in Butcher Shops in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia by Tefera Atlabachew, Jermen Mamo

“…The study revealed that the mean microbial counts of morning samples for total aerobic mesophilic, Staphylococci, Enterobacteriaceae, total coliform, fecal coliform, aerobic spore formers, and yeasts and molds of the butcher shops were 5.31, 4.24, 4.47, 4.79, 4.74, 3.77, and 5.0 log cfu/g, respectively. …”
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