Characterisation of the Pathogenicity of <i>Beauveria</i> sp. and <i>Metarhizium</i> sp. Fungi Against the Fall Armyworm, <i>Spodoptera frugiperda</i> (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) by Nonthakorn (Beatrice) Apirajkamol, Bishwo Mainali, Phillip Warren Taylor, Thomas Kieran Walsh, Wee Tek Tay

“…Despite the high mortality from B-0571 and B-1311 isolates, scanning electron microscopy showed no fungal spore germination on dead larvae 24 h after spore application. …”
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A new species of Antherospora supports the systematic placement of its host plant by M. Piątek, M. Lutz, P.A. Smith, A.O. Chater

“…The anther smut of Tractema verna shows similarity to Antherospora eucomis, A. scillae, A. tourneuxii, A. urgineae, A. vaillantii, and A. vindobonensis but differs in spore size range, spore wall thickness, host plant genera and considerable divergences of ITS and LSU sequences. …”
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False morel poisoning in a cat by Erdem Gülersoy, Tuğçe Manolya Baş, Mahmut Ok

“…Anamnesis, presence of the ingested spore of morel observed during fecal examination is very important in the diagnosis and the prognosis is affected by the magnitude of liver damage.…”
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Effect of Crude Leaf Extracts on Colletotrichum gloeosporioides (Penz.) Sacc. by Prapassorn Bussaman, Piyarat Namsena, Paweena Rattanasena, Angsuman Chandrapatya

“…Maximum inhibition of C. gloeosporioides spore germination could be obtained after application with crude methanol extract of P. sarmentosum leaves and crude chloroform extract of Mentha cordifolia leaves at 1.25 and 2.5%, respectively. …”
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Analysis of the composition, characteristics, and antifungal properties of cutin in goji berry fruits at different developmental stages by Yueli Zhou, Dayuan Chen, Cong Wang, Huaiyu Zhang, Lunaike Zhao, Junjie Wang, Qiding Peng

“…Meanwhile, cutin extracts from goji berries at four developmental stages were evaluated for their effects on spore germination, germ tube elongation, and mycelial growth of A. alternata. …”
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Menthone lowers H3K27ac levels to inhibit Fusarium proliferatum growth by Li-Yan Zhang, Tian-Tian Li, Hong-Xin Liao, Jin-Rui Wen, Hong-Yan Nie, Fu-Rong Xu, Xiao-Yun Liu, Xian Dong

“…The treatment significantly inhibited hyphal growth, reduced spore germination rates from 31.49 to 4.95%, decreased spore viability from 46.88 to 20.91%, and reduced spore production by a factor of 17.92 compared with the control group while simultaneously enhancing cell membrane permeability. …”
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Changeover method for biosafety cabinets using ozone gas. by Mitsuru Mizuno, Daisuke Suda, Chima Matsumura, Ichiro Sekiya

“…This study focused on bacteria resistant to conventional cleaning protocols, specifically targeting endospore-forming bacteria with robust resistance to disinfectants, spore-forming fungi, and included analyses of endotoxins. …”
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Rust HUBB: DNA barcode-based identification of Pucciniales by Patricia Kaishian, Christopher R. K. Layug, Mark Anderson, Diane R. Berg, M. Catherine Aime

“…However, the complexities of the rust life cycle, which may include production of up to five different spore types and alternation between two unrelated host species, have made standard identifications, especially of less-documented spore states or alternate hosts, extremely difficult. …”
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Determining the Effects of High Intensity Ultrasound on the Reduction of Microbes in Milk and Orange Juice Using Response Surface Methodology by Balasubramanian Ganesan, Silvana Martini, Jonathan Solorio, Marie K. Walsh

“…The experimental responses for bacteria, spore, and yeast reductions fell within the predicted levels, confirming the accuracy of the models.…”
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Biology, Pathogenicity, and Genetic Diversity of the Rice Pathogen <i>Ustilaginoidea virens</i> in Heilongjiang Province, China by Peng Guo, Xiaofeng Xu, Yue Ma, Niaz Nihal, Mingxiu Yang, Zhe Ni, Younis Haseeb, Lei Hou, Anqi Lv, Junhua Zhang

“…This study aimed to investigate the influence of biological characteristics such as hyphal growth rate, spore production and germination ability on the pathogenicity of <i>Ustilaginoidea virens</i>. …”
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The inoculum potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil amended with swine slurry by A. S. Nakatani, G. S. Machineski, A. S. Scaramal, A. Colozzi-Filho

“…Results: A greater amount of external mycelium was observed in soil under no-tillage, while mycorrhizal fungal abundance spore density was greater in soil under conventional tillage. …”
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Rapidly Fatal Postlaparoscopic Liver Infection from the Rarely Isolated Species Clostridium butyricum by Kenneth L. Muldrew

“…Liver examination at autopsy showed cystic spaces, necrosis, and spore-forming Gram-positive rods. 16sRNA gene sequencing of the cystic liver tissue identified the organism as C. butyricum.…”
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Evaluating the Role of Viable Cells, Heat-Killed Cells or Cell-Free Supernatants in Bacterial Biocontrol of Fungi: A Comparison Between Lactic Acid Bacteria and <i>Pseudomonas</i> by Francesca Di Rico, Francesco Vuolo, Edoardo Puglisi

“…Therefore, further experiments were carried out to investigate the antifungal potential of the viable cells, heat-killed cells (HKC) and CFS from these strains against the germination of <i>F. oxysporum</i> spores. The viable cell trial proved successful, whereas HKC from the two bacterial isolates were ineffective against fungal spore germination. …”
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Structural characteristics, sugar metabolizing enzyme activity and biological activity of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides at different growth stages by Shengjian Ma, Yuliang Chen, Huaguo Huang, Xiaorui Pu, Huangbin Liang, Yu Kuang, Yijun Liu

“…Of the four growth stages, the spore stage had the highest GLPs content of 4.11%, the highest hexokinase (HK) and phosphoglucose isomerase (PGM) activities of 4051.4 and 322.1 nmol/(min/g), respectively, the highest total antioxidant activity (18.79 mmol/mL) and DPPH radical scavenging capacity (36.15%). …”
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Mathematical modelling of fungal growth and function by F.A. Davidson, G.P. Boswew, M.W.F. Fischer, L. Heaton, D. Hofstadler, M. Roper

“…The topics covered aspects of fungal growth ranging across several orders of rnagnitude of spatial and ternporal scales frorn the biornechanics of spore ejection, vesicle trafficking and hyphal tip growth to the forrn and function of rnycelial networks. …”
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Enhanced biocidal efficacy of alcohol based disinfectants with salt additives by Euna Oh, Hyerin Shin, Sumin Han, Soo Jee Do, Younseo Shin, Ji Hee Pi, Youngjin Kim, Dae-Hong Ko, Kyu Hyoung Lee, Hyo-Jick Choi

“…In this work we test the broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities of the salt-incorporated alcohol solution disinfectant against enveloped and non-enveloped viruses, spore-forming and non-spore-forming bacteria, and mold and yeast fungi. …”
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Analysis of Bacterial Diversity in Different Heavy Oil Wells of a Reservoir in South Oman with Alkaline pH by Biji Shibulal, Saif N. Al-Bahry, Yahya M. Al-Wahaibi, Abdulkadir E. Elshafie, Ali S. Al-Bemani, Sanket J. Joshi

“…The present study aims to understand the bacterial community composition from different heavy oil contaminated soil samples collected from geographically related oil well areas in Oman and to identify spore-forming hydrocarbon utilizing cultivable bacteria. …”
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Ewangelizacja na stadionie: ogień Ducha czy żar emocji? – analiza homiletyczna wypowiedzi ks. Johna Bashobory by Sebastian Wiśniewski

“…Johna Bashobory z jednej strony budzi spore wątpliwości teologiczne w kwestiach dotyczących istotnych zagadnień, takich jak: grzech, choroba, wolna wola człowieka, z drugiej zaś – odsłania pewne walory retoryczne, nie pozwala jednak na udzielenie ostatecznej odpowiedzi na postawione w tytule pytanie. …”
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Cell Wall Protein 2 as a Vaccine Candidate Protects Mice Against <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection by Shaohui Wang, Joshua Heuler, Jessica Bullock, Junling Qin, Soumyadeep Chakraborty, Agbendeh Lubem Nathaniel, Shifeng Wang, Xingmin Sun

“…Background/Objectives: <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> is a Gram-positive, spore-forming enteric pathogen that causes intestinal disorders, including inflammation and diarrhea, primarily through toxin production. …”
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Sugarcane Orange Rust by Philippe Rott, Sushma Sood, Jack C. Comstock, Richard N. Raid, N. C. Glynn, Robert A. Gilbert, Hardev S. Sandhu

“…It is hypothesized that rust spores were blown into the region as a disperse spore cloud from an unknown source rather than spread from a single or several small focal points. …”
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