Phage-Derived Endolysins Against Resistant Staphylococcus spp.: A Review of Features, Antibacterial Activities, and Recent Applications by Mina Golban, Javad Charostad, Hossein Kazemian, Hamid Heidari

“…Among them, Staphylococcus, especially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), causes a wide range of diseases due to its diverse pathogenic factors and infection strategies. These bacteria also present significant issues in veterinary medicine and food safety. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of herbal (neem) and chemical (chlorhexidine) chips as local drug delivery agents in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: A clinical and microbiologic... by Jammula Surya Prasanna, Jilkapally SaiPriya

“…However, no significant differences were observed in other aspects such as the PI, GI, CAL, and the presence of Porphyromonas, Treponema, and Tannerella bacteria at the baseline, 10th day, and 30th day. Conclusions: All groups improved clinically, but no statistical difference was found in all clinical and microbiological parameters from baseline to day 30. …”
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Aloe Vera Extract-Mediated CuO NPs as Catalysts for the Synthesis of 4-Hydroxy-3-Methoxybenzaldehyde-Connected Piperidine Derivatives and Their Antibacterial Activity by Ponnusamy Packialakshmi, Perumal Gobinath, Anis Ahamed, Hissah Abdulrahman Alodaini, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Mohamed Taha Yassin, Akbar Idhayadhulla, Radhakrishnan Surendrakumar

“…The compound 2a-2j was evaluated for antibacterial activity against gram +ve and gram −ve bacteria. Compound 2d is exceptionally active against (5.0 μg/mL, E. coli), and 2c is very effective against (4.0 μg/mL, L. plantarum) when compared to reference drug and other Schiff base of vanillin-associated piperidine derivatives. …”
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Bioprospecting for Isoetes cangae Endophytes with Potential to Promote Plant Growth by Danielle Silveira Santos, Paula Veronesi Marinho Pontes, Analy Machado de Oliveira Leite, Aline Lemos Ferreira, Mariana de Souza, Thainá dos Santos Silva Araujo, Henrique Fragoso dos Santos, Guilherme Correa de Oliveira, José Augusto Bitencourt, Allysson Buraslan Cavalcanti, Rodrigo Lemes Martins, Francisco De Assis Esteves

“…In this sense, the aims of this work were to isolate, identify, and evaluate the properties of endophytic bacteria isolated from I. cangae. The bioprospecting of potentially growth-promoting endophytes required the following steps to be taken: isolation of endophytic colonies, molecular identification by 16S rDNA sequence analysis, and evaluation of the bacterial potential for nitrogen fixation, production of indole acetic acid and siderophores, as well as phosphate solubilization and mineralization. …”
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Evaluation of Individuals' Mouthwash Buying and Using Habits by Zeliha Güney, Ceyhan C Serdar, Fatma Karacaoğlu, Sivge Kurgan

“…To assess the association between variables, the Chi-square test was performed.Results: 59% of the participants are women, 29.8% consist of individuals between the ages of 18-24, 15.2% of individuals between the ages of 25-34, and 18.3% of individuals between the ages of 35-44. 54.2% of the participants have been using mouthwash for the last 2 years, and 34.5% prefer it because it kills bacteria. This was followed by the answers to prevent gingival diseases, prevent bad breath, and whiten teeth, respectively. …”
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Sepsis, Endocarditis, and Purulent Arthritis due to a Rare Zoonotic Infection with Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus by Anne Kirstine Høyer-Nielsen, Shahin Gaini, Anne Kjerulf, Rudi Kollslíð, Torkil Á Steig, Marc Stegger, Jan Jóanesarson

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In Vitro Effect of Zingiber officinale Extract on Growth of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis by Arash Azizi, Shabnam Aghayan, Saeed Zaker, Mahdieh Shakeri, Navid Entezari, Shirin Lawaf

“…The mixture was transferred to the plates. The bacteria were inoculated on plates and incubated as described. …”
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Gastrointestinal Pathobionts in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Patients by Rachel V. Purcell, Nadeem O. Kaakoush, Hazel M. Mitchell, John F. Pearson, Jacqueline I. Keenan

“…CD is thought to arise due to an immune response to environmental factors. The role of bacteria in CD has recently been highlighted, and here, we examine the prevalence of two bacterial species, enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) and Fusobacterium nucleatum, implicated in gastrointestinal pathologies, in a pediatric CD cohort. …”
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Modulatory Impacts of Probiotic on the Synthesis of Claudins and Mucins in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Broiler Chicks by ESI Mohammed, M Al-Rasheed, MS Ahmed

“…ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of 3 strains of probiotic bacteria on mRNA synthesis of some claudins (claudins1(CLD1), CLD3, and CLD5), and mucins (MUC5AC and MUC2) in broilers’ digestive systems. …”
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Co(II) and Cd(II) Complexes Derived from Heterocyclic Schiff-Bases: Synthesis, Structural Characterisation, and Biological Activity by Riyadh M. Ahmed, Enaam I. Yousif, Mohamad J. Al-Jeboori

“…Biological activity of the ligands and their metal complexes against gram positive bacterial strain Bacillus (G+) and gram negative bacteria Pseudomonas (G−) revealed that the metal complexes become less resistive to the microbial activities as compared to the free ligands.…”
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Antibiotic Resistance of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Strains—Searching for New Antimicrobial Agents—Review by Michał Michalik, Adrianna Podbielska-Kubera, Agnieszka Dmowska-Koroblewska

“…However, there is still a lack of standards to ensure the safe use of phages, including purification, dosage, means of administration, and the quantity of phages used. Some bacteria have developed defense mechanisms against phages. …”
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ArgR regulates motility and virulence through positive control of flagellar genes and inhibition of diguanylate cyclase expression in Aeromonas veronii by Zucheng Wang, Yanqiong Tang, Hong Li, Juanjuan Li, Xue Chi, Xiang Ma, Zhu Liu

“…In summary, this study elucidates the molecular mechanism by which ArgR regulates motility, highlighting its crucial role in bacterial virulence and offering new insights for the prevention and control of pathogenic bacteria.…”
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Microbial Surface Treatment of Sand with Sporosarcina pasteurii to Improve the Wind Erosion Resistance in Urmia Lake by Hooshang Katebi, Ahmad Fahmi, Ahad Ouria, Alireza Babaeian Amini, Hossein Samadi Kafil

“…Sporosarcina pasteurii was used as ureolytic bacteria for the preparation of the microbial solution. …”
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Antigen-Induced Immunomodulation in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis by Natalia Milioti, Alexandra Bermudez-Fajardo, Manuel L. Penichet, Ernesto Oviedo-Orta

“…In addition, several foreign antigens including bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis and Chlamydia pneumoniae and viruses such as enterovirus and cytomegalovirus have been associated with atherosclerosis as potentially causative or bystander participants, adding another level of complexity to the analysis of the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis. …”
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Alterations of the Gut Microbiome in Chinese Zhuang Ethnic Patients with Sepsis by Jieyang Yu, Hongping Li, Jingjie Zhao, Yanhua Huang, Chunlei Liu, Pengfei Yang, Dinggui Lu, Jian Song, Lingzhang Meng

“…Moreover, patients with sepsis could be effectively classified based on the abundance of these bacteria using a support vector machine algorithm. …”
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The effects of the gut bacterial product, gassericin A, on obesity in mice by Valeh Mahdavi, Hamid Reza Kazerani, Fereidoun Taghizad, Hedyeh Balaei

“…This research examined the impacts of the bacteriocin, gassericin A, which is generated by certain gut bacteria, using an in vivo model of obesity. Methods Fifty Swiss NIH mice were randomly assigned to five different groups. …”
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Bioactive Characteristics of Wild Berberis vulgaris and Berberis crataegina Fruits by Arzu Yaşar Eroğlu, Özlem Çakır, Mustafa Sağdıç, Enes Dertli

“…The water extracts of the Berberis fruits were tested against important foodborne pathogenic bacteria as potential antimicrobials. The extracts inhibited the growth of Bacillus cereus, Salmonella typhimurium, Yersinia enterocolitica, and Staphylococcus aureus at significant rates. …”
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Determination the site of antibiotic resistance genes in Escherichia coli isolated From Urinary Tract Infection by Karzan Abdulmuhsin Mohammad, Zirak F. Ahmed, Bayar A Mohammed, Rasti H Saeed

“…Microbiological and biochemical tests were used to identify the resistant bacteria of this genus. Screening methods were used to determine bacterial isolates for their resistance to 10 antibiotics include: Amikacin (Ak), Amoxicillin (Ax), Ampicillin (Ap), Chloramphenicol (Cm), Ciprofloxacin (Cip), Erythromycin (Er), Nalidixic acid (Nal), Penicillin (Pen), Tetracycline (Tet) and Trimethoprim (Tm). …”
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Bile Acids and the Microbiome: Making Sense of This Dynamic Relationship in Their Role and Management in Crohn’s Disease by Aditi Kumar, Hafid O. Al-Hassi, Helen Steed, Oliver Phipps, Matthew J. Brookes

“…Similarly, intestinal bacteria play a major role in bile acid metabolism as they are involved in crucial biotransformation steps in the enterohepatic circulation pathway. …”
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Phytochemicals from Pyrrosia longifolia (Burm. f.) C.V. Morton with antibacterial activity by Hilwan Yuda Teruna, Rohimatul Khodijah, Neni Frimayanti, Rudi Hendra

“…The compounds exhibited antibacterial activity against several pathogenic bacteria, with MIC and MBC values ranging from 7.8 to 250 μg/mL. …”
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