Effect of Ginger Essential Oil Emulsion Coating on the Preservation of Tender Ginger by LÜ Hanjia, LI Yuncheng, LI Qingzhou, CHEN Chuan, LIU Dayu, ZHANG Fei, MENG Fanbing

“…Microbiome analysis indicated that the combined treatment effectively reduced the diversity and richness of bacteria and fungi. The dominant microorganisms in tender ginger coated with the KLE nano-emulsion were Latilactobacillus and Rahnella, and the common spoilage microorganism Mucor in tender ginger was effectively inhibited.…”
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Dermatological Disorders following Liver Transplantation: An Update by Dipesh Kumar Yadav, Xue li Bai, Tingbo Liang

“…Nevertheless, dermatological infections related to bacteria, viruses, and fungus after LT are not uncommon. …”
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Carbon nanodots from used green tea biochar: antibacterial applications and antibiofilm carbon coatings by E. Elsa Sharon, Jae-Wook Oh, Judy Gopal

“…The antibacterial activity was tested against pathogenic coliforms as well as oral bacteria. The results indicated that the indigenously prepared carbon nanodots exhibited significant antibacterial activity. …”
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AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI DAN KOMPONEN KIMIA MINYAK ATSIRI TEMU KUNCI (Boesenbergia rotunda L. Mansf) TERHADAP BAKTERI PENYEBAB JERAWAT by Sri Mulyaningsih, Yolanda Anastasya, Endang Darmawan

“…(Mansf)) have antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus but was not specific against acne-causing bacteria. The aim of this study was to determine its chemical content and antibacterial activity of the fingerroot oil against S. aureus, S. epidermidis, and Propionibacterium acnes that cause acne. …”
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A Case of Brucella Endocarditis in Association with Subclavian Artery Thrombosis by Claudia Colomba, Lucia Siracusa, Raffaella Rubino, Marcello Trizzino, Francesco Scarlata, Claudia Imburgia, Lucina Titone

“…Brucellosis is a common zoonosis, endemic in Mediterranean countries, and caused by bacteria of Brucella genus. Brucellosis is a systemic infection and the clinical presentation varies widely from asymptomatic and mild to severe disease. …”
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Recent Advances in Biopesticide Research and Development with a Focus on Microbials [version 4; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Dennis Ndolo, Jing Ge, Debbie Muir, Lawrence Malinga, Kahsay Tadesse Mawcha

“…This review focuses largely on microbial biopesticides derived from fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes. It discusses (i) the various microbial biopesticide formulations, (ii) the mode of microbial biopesticide action, (iii) the factors that affect the potential efficacy of biopesticides, (iv) challenges to the adoption of microbial biopesticides, and (v) the role of microbial biopesticides in Integrated Pest Management programs. …”
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Resistance of Synthetic and Biologic Surgical Meshes to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm: An In Vitro Investigation by Ethan Kallick, Laura Nistico, Mark Longwell, Barbara Byers, Frank Cartieri, Rachael Kreft, Howard Edington

“…We also report the varying levels of planktonic and attached bacteria through sonication and cfu counts. While the data illustrates increased biofilm formation on biologic mesh in vitro, the study must further be investigated in vivo to confirm the study observations.…”
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Isolation of Bacillus sphaericus from Lombok Island, Indonesia, and Their Toxicity against Anopheles aconitus by Bambang Fajar Suryadi, Bagyo Yanuwiadi, Tri Ardyati, Suharjono

“…One approach to suppress malaria spread is to eliminate anopheline larvae in their habitat and the environmentally safe agent is bacteria, that is, Bacillus sphaericus. However, there is no information regarding local isolate of B. sphaericus that is toxic to mosquito larvae from Lombok. …”
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Porphyromonas gulae and canine periodontal disease: Current understanding and future directions by Kyu Hwan Kwack, Eun-Young Jang, Cheul Kim, Young-Suk Choi, Jae-Hyung Lee, Ji-Hoi Moon

“…Further research is needed to understand strain-level diversity of virulence factors and interactions between P. gulae and other oral bacteria, particularly Fusobacterium nucleatum, a common pathogen in both dogs and humans. …”
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Analysis on Soy-Yamgurt Potential as Antidiabetic in Streptozotocin-Nicotinamide Induced Rats by Jessica Kwanariesta, Herla Rusmarilin, Ismed Suhaidi

“…Based on the analysis of chemical and phytochemical characteristics of soy-yamgurt, it was found that it has water content (80.97%), total solids (18.85%), protein content (11.95%), total lactic acid (1.03%), viscosity (20.56 Pa.s), lactic acid bacteria (10.22 log CFU/g), fiber content (0.98%), IC50 value (44.99 μg/ml), total phenol (711.90 μgGAE/g) and total flavonoids (1345.73 μgQE/g). …”
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Metabolic fate of tea polyphenols and their crosstalk with gut microbiota by Meiyan Wang, Jianying Li, Ting Hu, Hui Zhao

“…Interactions between gut microbiota and TPs are bidirectional, including not only bacteria-mediated TPs metabolism, e.g., removal of gallic acid moiety and ring fission to release phenolic acid catabolites, but also TPs-based modification of bacterial profiles. …”
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Gut microbiota differences between sports and non-sports major students: a population-controlled trial by Benlong Ma, Yifang Zhang, Wenbo Yuan, Nan Hu, Shanshan Li

“…The research shows that long-term physical exercise or training can enhance gut microbiota diversity and boost beneficial bacteria, which are conducive to intestinal environmental conditions.…”
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Investigation of antioxidant, antimicrobial, and enzymatic properties of thermophilic cyanobacteria extracts by Aytan Fataliyeva, Meral Yilmaz Cankilic, Nalan Yilmaz Sariozlu

“…In a study using the agar well diffusion method, the activity of cyanobacterial extracts against test bacteria was observed. In light of the results obtained, it is believed that the isolates exhibited lipase and cellulase (pH 7 and 8) enzyme activity at both pH levels and have potential for industrial use.…”
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Microbial profile of some ready-to-cook frozen food items sold in Dhaka city, Bangladesh by Md. Shamimuzzaman, Rajib Kanti Roy, Toma Rani Majumder, Nirmal Chandra Barman, Nazia Nawshad Lina, Md. Tarek Hasan, Biplab Kumar Dash

“…Microbiological analyses were carried out to enumerate total aerobic counts of mesophilic bacteria, yeast and mold and to detect some common foodborne pathogens according to standard microbiological criteria. …”
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Single, but not mixed dietary fibers suppress body weight gain and adiposity in high fat-fed mice by Swang M. Shallangwa, Alexander W. Ross, Peter J. Morgan

“…Mechanistically it is likely that the single 10% fiber dose shifted selected bacteria above some threshold abundance, required to suppress body weight, which was not achieved by the 10% Mix, composed of 4 fibers each at 2.5%. …”
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Understanding the complex function of gut microbiota: its impact on the pathogenesis of obesity and beyond: a comprehensive review by Aref Yarahmadi, Hamed Afkhami, Ali Javadi, Mojtaba Kashfi

“…For instance, there is a surge in pro-inflammatory bacteria compared to children who are not obese. Considering the intricate nature and variety of the gut microbiota, additional investigations are necessary to clarify its exact involvement in the beginnings and advancement of obesity and related metabolic dilemmas. …”
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From deadly to life-saving effects: antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects of tarantula cubensis extract on bacterial and fungal pathogens by Elif AYDIN

“…In this study, Tarantula cubensis spider venom was investigated to produce new antimicrobial agents effective against Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria and Candida species. Antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity of T. cubensis extract against microorganisms were tested using minimum inhibition, resazurin and time killing curve methods. …”
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Assessment of Spoilage Microbiota of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during Storage by 16S rDNA Sequencing by Guangqing Du, Yuanming Gai, Hui Zhou, Shaoping Fu, Dawei Zhang

“…The spoilage abilities of bacteria belonging to the Pseudomonas and Shewanells genera were analyzed. …”
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification and its limit of detection for diagnostics of plant pathogens by Govindan Muthukumar, Ayyanar Kamalakannan, Irudhayasamy Johnson, Pachamuthu Kamaraj, Iyyamperumal Muthuvel, Shanmugam Varanavasiappan

“…Phytopathology deals with a branch of biology encompassing pathogens that infect plants. Pathogenic fungi, bacteria, viruses, viroids, and phytoplasmas are notorious and hard to control; preventive measures are important for managing disease as early as possible. …”
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Mutational signature analysis predicts bacterial hypermutation and multidrug resistance by Kalen M. Hall, Leonard G. Williams, Richard D. Smith, Erin A. Kuang, Robert K. Ernst, Christine M. Bojanowski, William C. Wimley, Lisa A. Morici, Zachary F. Pursell

“…Abstract Bacteria of clinical importance, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, can become hypermutators upon loss of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) and are clinically correlated with high rates of multidrug resistance (MDR). …”
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