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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Separable roles of the DNA damage response kinase Mec1ATR and its activator Rad24RAD17 during meiotic recombination. by Margaret R Crawford, Jon A Harper, Tim J Cooper, Marie-Claude Marsolier-Kergoat, Bertrand Llorente, Matthew J Neale

“…In line with previous studies, we observe severely impacted spore viability and a reduction in the frequency of recombination upon deletion of RAD24-driven by a shortened prophase. …”
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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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Impact of water stress on <i>Phaeomoniella chlamydospora</i> abundance and Petri disease symptom development in young grapevines by Jared Hrycan, Pat Bowen, Thomas Forge, Miranda Hart, Jose Ramon Úrbez-Torres

“…To investigate this hypothesis, a two-year greenhouse and a four-year field experiment were conducted on young self-rooted ‘Merlot’, and ‘Merlot’ grafted onto ‘SO4’ rootstock, artificially inoculated with different spore concentrations of Pch and subjected to water stress. …”
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The Association of Non-Dipterocarps (Fagaceae) with Mycorrhizae in Elevated CO2 Condition in Tekam Forest Reserve, Pahang by Mustafa Bakray Nur Aqilah, Azmi Nuralisya Amirah, Jamar Nurul Hidayah, Kin Thi Bee, Mansor Patahayah, Mohti Azian, Zohari Ahmad Fitri, Mohd Said Mohd Nizam

“…This study aims to determine the composition of AMF spore morphotypes under elevated CO2 and ambient conditions at Tekam Forest Reserve, Pahang. …”
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Impact of exogenous zeatin on the growth, pigment complex and capacity of sporophytes of Salvinia natans (Salviniaceae) for biological extraction of zinc from the water by Kosakivska I.V., Vasyuk V.A., Shcherbatiuk M.M., Voytenko L.V., Romanenko K.O.

“…The pigment complex of the sporophyte was more susceptible to metal action during sori formation and spore maturation, resulting in frond browning and pronounced chlorosis. …”
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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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Biocontrol yeast Kurtzmaniella quercitrusa BS-AY-S1 controls postharvest green mold of citrus fruit by producing metabolites with antifungal activity by Bi Liao, Ou Chen, Hongyan Zhang, Wenjun Wang, Lanhua Yi, Honghai Li, Kaifang Zeng

“…Additionally, the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from BS-AY-S1 markedly reduced the spore germination, spore production and mycelial growth of P. digitatum, and slowing down the progression of green mold in citrus fruit. …”
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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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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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