Toxin-antitoxin genes are differentially expressed in Escherichia coli relA and spoT mutans cultured under nitrogen, fatty acid, or carbon starvation conditions by Monika Maciąg-Dorszyńska, Paweł Olszewski, Monika Karczewska, Lidia Boss

“…However, the exact link between (p)ppGpp and toxin-antitoxin systems’ activation, as well as toxin-antitoxin role in stress adaptation remains disputed.MethodsIn this study, we performed a complex analysis of changes (RNA-Seq) in the toxin-antitoxin operons’ transcription in response to nitrogen, fatty acid, or carbon starvation, in bacteria with different abilities of (p)ppGpp accumulation.Results and discussionAlthough we observed that in some cases (p)ppGpp accumulation appears to be crucial for transcriptional activation of TA genes (e.g., ghoST, ryeA), our data indicates that the general pattern of chromosomally encoded TA gene expression in E. coli differs depending on the nutrient distribution in the environment, regardless of the alarmone accumulation.…”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cells Overexpressing MagA, an Endogenous Contrast Agent for Live Cell Imaging by Donna E. Goldhawk, Claude Lemaire, Cheryl R. McCreary, Rebecca McGirr, Savita Dhanvantari, R. Terry Thompson, Rene Figueredo, Jim Koropatnick, Paula Foster, Frank S. Prato

“…Molecular imaging with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may benefit from the ferrimagnetic properties of magnetosomes, membrane-enclosed iron biominerals whose formation in magnetotactic bacteria is encoded by multiple genes. One such gene is MagA , a putative iron transporter. …”
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Eco-toxicological effects of pesticide residues on soil biological sentinels by E.I. Atuanya, T Onuoha, E Morka

“…More so, the result obtained from this study suggest that autotrophic transformation by nitrifying bacteria and earthworm which enhances soil fertility (hence significant in crop production) may be hindered in an ecosystem polluted with these pesticide formulations, as nitrification processes will be reduced. …”
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Protein multiplicity: exemplifying an overwhelmingly likely pattern of molecular evolution? by Les Hatton, Greg Warr

“…We show that the predictions of the CoHSI theory are borne out to a high degree of statistical robustness for the multiplicious proteins of eukaryotes, bacteria, archaea, and viruses whether considered separately or in totality. …”
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Investigating Gram-negative bacilli isolates’ sensitivity to ceftazidime/avibactam by Sunali, Mithilesh Kumar Jha, Mukesh Kumar, Maneesh Kumar, Nishant Ranjan

“…Methodology: The study included 81 Gram negative bacteria isolated from patient samples. Based on the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines mentioned in the Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method. …”
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Primary Bronchopulmonary Actinomycosis Masquerading as Lung Cancer: Apropos of Two Cases and Literature Review by Stamatis Katsenos, Iosif Galinos, Panagiota Styliara, Nikoletta Galanopoulou, Konstantinos Psathakis

“…It is caused by filamentous Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria of the genus Actinomyces. Despite its rarity, pulmonary actinomycosis can involve lung parenchyma, bronchial structures, and chest wall. …”
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Development of a Novel Rapid Immunodiagnostic Kit Based on Flagellar 40 kDa Antigen Epitope for the Detection of Typhoid Fever in Indian Patients by Rahul Mitra, Surya Bhan, Gopal Nath, Narender Kumar, Ziledar Ali

“…Since the immunodiagnostic kit, uses the flagellar H antigen from bacteria present in our country, the antibodies present in the serum of patients of our country will have maximum binding affinity, enhancing the sensitivity of our test kit. …”
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Lie symmetry analysis and solitary wave solution of biofilm model Allen-Cahn by Muhammad Shakeel, Naseem Abbas, Muhammad Junaid U. Rehman, Fehaid Salem Alshammari, Abdullah Al-Yaari

“…Every graph’s wave-like structure contains information about the structural behaviour of the bacteria that build biofilms on surfaces where rectangles have different densities. …”
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Effects of immersion bathing in Lactobacillus plantarum CLY-05 on the growth performance, non-specific immune enzyme activities and gut microbiota of Apostichopus japonicus. by Bin Li, Jinjin Wang, Jianlong Ge, Meijie Liao, Xiaojun Rong, Jinyan Wang, Yingeng Wang, Zheng Zhang, Chunyuan Wang, Yongxiang Yu

“…The correlation analysis revealed that the non-specific immune enzyme activities were significantly correlated to some gut bacteria (in the phyla Proteobacteria, Firmicutes) after immersion bathing in L. plantarum CLY-05. …”
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Clustering Large-Scale Biomedical Data to Model Dynamic Accumulation Processes in Disease Progression and Anti-Microbial Resistance Evolution by Kazeem A. Dauda, Olav N. L. Aga, Iain G. Johnston

“…Many systems of biomedical interest show such dynamics: from bacteria acquiring resistances to sets of drugs, to patients acquiring symptoms during the course of progressive disease. …”
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Are probiotics useful in the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults? A review of existing systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and recommendations by Mikołaj Kamiński, Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka, Igor Łoniewski, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Wojciech Marlicz

“…The pathophysiology is complex and poorly understood, with evidence accumulating that gut microbiota can be implicated in the development and function of the enteric nervous system. Gut bacteria modulate gut barrier function, short chain fatty acid synthesis, and bile acid metabolism, factors which play roles in the gut peristalsis regulation. …”
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Preparation of Ag-Metal organic frameworks-loaded Sodium Alginate Hydrogel for the treatment of periodontitis by Jinlei Wang, Ke Li, Haizhong Yuan

“…Abstract Periodontitis, a common chronic inflammatory condition caused by bacteria, leads to loss of attachment, resorption of alveolar bone, and ultimately tooth loss. …”
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MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBAPENEM RESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE AT A TERTIARY CARE LABORATORY IN KERALA, INDIA by Swapna C. Senan, Jithu Paul Jacob, Ramani Bhai

“…Method: In this study, 401 bacteria of Klebsiella isolates were taken from various clinical samples according to standard protocol. …”
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Training VGG16, MobileNetV1 and Simple CNN Models from Scratch for Balinese Inscription Recognition by Ida Ayu Putu Febri Imawati, Made Sudarma, I Ketut Gede Darma Putra, I Putu Agung Bayupati, Minho Jo

“…Damage to these inscriptions can be caused by natural disasters, overgrown with moss, algae and bacteria. Damage can also be caused by warfare, or deliberately erased. …”
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PANoptosis in intestinal epithelium: its significance in inflammatory bowel disease and a potential novel therapeutic target for natural products by Chuanxiang Zhao, Shan Lin

“…Consequently, excessive IEC death advances intestinal permeability and as a consequence thereof the translocation of bacteria into the lamina propria, subsequently triggering an inflammatory response, which underpins the clinical disease trajectory of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). …”
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Search for new antimicrobials against extended spectrum β-lactamase-positive Escherichia coli: Potential of fungi from the phylum Ascomycota by Walter Oliva Pinto Filho Segundo, Luciana Aires de Oliveira, Ana Cláudia Alves Cortez, Érica Simplício de Souza, Hagen Frickmann, João Vicente Braga de Souza

“…The genus Penicillium remains promising for the discovery of new antimicrobial substances against resistant bacteria. In addition, those fungi have also been investigated regarding their usefulness for the biosynthesis of nanoparticles with antimicrobial activity. …”
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Detection of Helicobacter pylori in City Water, Dental Units' Water, and Bottled Mineral Water in Isfahan, Iran by Ahmad Reza Bahrami, Ebrahim Rahimi, Hajieh Ghasemian Safaei

“…This may be due to the coccoid form of bacteria which is detected by PCR method.…”
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Cuminum Cyminum L Encapsulation on Perlite/calcium alginate/single walled carbon nanotubes -Glucose Composite: Fabrication, Characterization, Antibacterial and Antifungal Propertie... by Mahdieh Chegeni, Mozhgan Mehri, Zahra Shokri Rozbahani

“…The antibacterial and antifungal properties of cumin-loaded perlite/calcium alginate/single walled carbon nanotubes -Glucose were also evaluated against Candida albicans, Gram negative (Escherichia coli) and Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria, which represented more photogenic detection compared to that of cumin. …”
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PENANGANAN JERAWAT SINDROM AKUMULASI DAHAK MENGGUNAKAN AKUPUNTUR DAN HERBAL JIANGHUANG by Dyah Agesti, Suryani Dyah Astuti, Arifa Mustika

“…Acne is clinically affected by an increase in sebum, Propionibacterium bacteria acne, hormones, genetic, stress, diet and the environment. …”
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Potency of the Consortium of Pseudomonad fluorescent pf-142 and Bacillus mycoides Isolates Against Bacterial Wilt Disease In-Vitro by Yosua Nathanael Itona Sagala, Endang Triwahyu Prasetyawati, Yenny Wuryandari

“…One technique to prevent bacterial wilt disease is consortium of antagonistic bacteria such as Pseudomonad fluorescent and Bacillus mycoides. …”
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