Preventing Foodborne Illness: Cyclosporiasis cayetanensis by Keith R. Schneider, Rachael Silverberg, Susie Richardson, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider

“… Cyclospora cayetanensis is a microscopic, spore-forming, intestinal protozoan parasite and a known cause of the gastrointestinal infection cyclosporiasis, often referred to as “traveler’s diarrhea” for its prevalence among visitors to regions where the species is endemic. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Bacillus cereus and Bacillus anthracis by Keith R. Schneider, Mickey E. Parish, Renée M. Goodrich, Taylor Cookingham

“… Bacillus species are Gram positive, aerobic heterotrophs, ubiquitous bacteria, characterized by their ability to form resistant spore coats. There are about 48 known species in the genus Bacillus but only B. anthracis and B. cereus are associated with human disease. …”
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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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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Cyclosporiasis cayetanensis by Keith R. Schneider, Rachael Silverberg, Susie Richardson, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider

“… Cyclospora cayetanensis is a microscopic, spore-forming, intestinal protozoan parasite and a known cause of the gastrointestinal infection cyclosporiasis, often referred to as “traveler’s diarrhea” for its prevalence among visitors to regions where the species is endemic. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Bacillus cereus and Bacillus anthracis by Keith R. Schneider, Mickey E. Parish, Renée M. Goodrich, Taylor Cookingham

“… Bacillus species are Gram positive, aerobic heterotrophs, ubiquitous bacteria, characterized by their ability to form resistant spore coats. There are about 48 known species in the genus Bacillus but only B. anthracis and B. cereus are associated with human disease. …”
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Growth-Promoting Effects of Grass Root-Derived Fungi <i>Cadophora fastigiata</i>, <i>Paraphoma fimeti</i> and <i>Plectosphaerella cucumerina</i> on Spring Barley (<i>Hordeum vulgar... by Izolda Pašakinskienė, Violeta Stakelienė, Saulė Matijošiūtė, Justas Martūnas, Marius Rimkevičius, Jurga Būdienė, Algis Aučina, Audrius Skridaila

“…Surface-sterilized seeds were inoculated with a spore suspension of <i>Cadophora fastigiata</i> (isolate BSG003)<i>, Paraphoma fimeti</i> (BSG010), <i>Plectosphaerella cucumerina</i> (BSG006)<i>,</i> and their spore mixture. …”
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Identification and management of a novel Danshen leaf anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum karstii in Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge in China by Haoyue Ma, Haoyue Ma, Liguo Huang, Lulu Guo, Lulu Guo, Shan Chen, Jiale Liu, Changyun Liu, Yanxia Dou, Xianchao Sun, Lin He, Guanhua Ma

“…Spore germination was most strongly inhibited by the 80 % ethylicin EC, which had an EC50 value of 0.5541 µg/mL. …”
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BOTANICAL GARDEN OF TVER STATE UNIVERSITY AS A SCIENTIFIC-EDUCATIONAL CENTER by Yu. V. NAUMTSEV, A. N. LEBEDEV

“…The most interesting collection contained in the Botanical Garden of Tver State University is a fundamental collection of rare species of Tver region and spore plants. Most of the collections are on display, they are available to garden visitors. …”
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Rola środków pochodzących z Unii Europejskiej w rozwoju pszczelarstwa na przykładzie Wojewódzkiego Związku Pszczelarzy w Poznaniu by Krzysztof Pawłowski

“…Wyniki badań wskazują na pozytywne oddziaływanie środków z UE na rozwój pszczelarstwa w województwie wielkopolskim, zwłaszcza ze względu na spore zainteresowanie mechanizmem wśród pszczelarzy.…”
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Shivasia gen. nov. for the Australasian smut Ustilago solida that historically shifted through five different genera by Matthias Lutz, Kálmán Vánky, Marcin Piątek

“…Both smuts differ considerably in both LSU sequences and in several morphological traits, such as the structure of sori and the characteristics of spore balls. Accordingly, the new genus Shivasia is described to accommodate Ustilago solida. …”
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DOSADAŠNJE I POTENCIJALNE DJELATNOSTI U VELEBITSKOM PRIMORJU I PODGORJU by JOSO BRAJKOVIĆ

“…Postojeća starosna, dobna i obrazovna struktura stanovništva je nepovoljna i nedovoljna za razvoj gospodarstva zbog demografskih promjena u prošlosti, spore industrijalizacije, urbanizacije i deagrarizacije što je rezultiralo emigracijom i depopulacijom. …”
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Clostridial myonecrosis. A Case Report by Ledys Pérez Morales, Hidaleysi Quintana Hernández, Jorge E. Barletta del Castillo

“…<em>Clostridium perfringens</em> is an anaerobic Gram-positive bacillus with spore-forming ability. It is one of the most widely distributed bacterial pathogens in the environment. …”
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Identification of a transcription factor AoMsn2 of the Hog1 signaling pathway contributes to fungal growth, development and pathogenicity in Arthrobotrys oligospora by Qianqian Liu, Kexin Jiang, Shipeng Duan, Na Zhao, Yanmei Shen, Lirong Zhu, Ke-Qin Zhang, Jinkui Yang

“…Results: Loss of Aomsn2 significantly enlarged and swollen the hyphae, with an increase in septa and a significant decrease in nuclei. In particular, spore yield, spore germination rate, traps, and nematode predation efficiency were remarkably decreased in the mutants. …”
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Functional diversity of soil microbiomes in forest ecosystems and the spread of ESKAPE pathogens by Lyudmyla Symochko, Olena Demyanyuk, M.N. Coelho Pinheiro

“…These changes included an increase in the number of spore-forming, pedotrophic and oligotrophic bacteria. …”
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Current approaches to minimize the late blowing defect of cheese by Raquel Velasco, María Concepción Cabeza, Juan Antonio Ordóñez

“…Some are directed to minimize the contamination of milk in the farm, others are aimed to remove the spores through physical methods and a third strategy consists of implementing sporestatic or sporicidal procedures. …”
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Clostridium septicum Gas Gangrene in Colon Cancer: Importance of Early Diagnosis by Sowmya Nanjappa, Sweta Shah, Smitha Pabbathi

“…It is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacillus found in the gastrointestinal tract and can lead to direct, spontaneous infections of the bowel and peritoneal cavity. …”
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ANTHRAX GLOBAL EPIZOOTOLOGY. 1. SUSCEPTIBLE ANIMALS by Makhamat Nguerabe Yamtitina, V. V. Makarov

“…The susceptibility of animal species to anthrax depends not only on the dose, but also on the form (vegetative or spore) of the anthrax bacterium, the mode of infection, and the site of introduction of the pathogen into the organism. …”
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Thunderstorm-Associated Asthma or Shortness of Breath Epidemic: A Canadian Case Report by AE Dennis Wardman, Dennis Stefani, Judy C MacDonald

“…It is unclear whether an atmospheric pressure drop contributed to the release of spores and pollens.…”
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Effects of Bile Acids and Nisin on the Production of Enterotoxin by Clostridium perfringens in a Nutrient-Rich Medium by Miseon Park, Fatemeh Rafii

“…Both compounds stimulated the transcription of enterotoxin and sporulation-related genes and production of spores during the early growth phase. They also delayed spore outgrowth and nisin was more inhibitory. …”
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Antifungal Potential of Phytochemicals against Mauginiella scaettae, the Plant Pathogen Causing Inflorescence Rot of Date Palm by Eimad Dine Tariq Bouhlali, Mgal Derouich, Reda Meziani, Adil Essarioui

“…The extracts of E. torquata and C. atlantica had the strongest and dose-dependent manner inhibitory effect against mycelial growth and spore germination. E. torquata and S. molle caused the greatest sporulation reductions of about 88.05% and 36.11%, respectively. …”
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