Functional Potential and Chemical Profile Analysis of Propolis Oil Extracted from Propolis of Balochistan by Saliha Aziz, Ali Akbar, Zareen Gul, Muhammad Bilal Sadiq, Jahangir Khan Achakzai, Nazir Ahmad Khan, Abdul Samad, Zia Ur Rehman, Imran Ali

“…Oil showed 64.59 ± 14.59% inhibition of DPPH radical and significant antibacterial activities against target bacteria. Salmonella typhi was found to be highly sensitive (27.23 ± 4.35 mm) to PO, compared to Escherichia coli (23.40 ± 3.21), Staphylococcus aureus (21.43 ± 2.80), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (21.26 ± 3.25). …”
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Effects of lactic acid bacterial and chemical additives on the quality and biogenic amine production of oat silage at low temperature by Yuhan Huang, Tingting Jia

“…ObjectiveThe effects of low-temperature-resistant lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and chemical additives on the quality and biogenic amine production of oat (Avena sativa L.) silage stored at low temperature were investigated.MethodsThe Lactobacillus plantarum strain Y28, isolated from oat silage, demonstrated robust growth at low temperature. …”
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A Rare Case of Pneumonia Caused by Shewanella putrefaciens by Rajshree Patel, Albin Abraham, Johnson Thomas, Wanqing Zhi, Shadab Ahmed, Janice Verley

“…Gram-stained smear of endotracheal aspirate yielded gram-negative bacteria, and the isolate grown from endotracheal aspirate culture was identified as S. putrefaciens by Biomerieux API 20 NE technique. …”
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Tackling Microbial Resistance and Emerging Pathogens with Next-Generation Antibiotics by Kar Jing Chong, Huang Feng, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Masita Arip, Omotayo Fatokun, Lazuardi Mochamad, Chin Tat Ng, Sasikala Chinnapan, Malarvili Selvaraja

“…For example, we discuss the treatment of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenamase-producing Gram-negative bacteria, by using meropenem-vaborbactam. Plazomicin, lacking a hydroxyl group, effectively combats metallo-beta-lactamase, which meropenem-vaborbactam is unable to address. …”
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Ultrafast enzyme-responsive hydrogel for real-time assessment and treatment optimization in infected wounds by Yitao Zhao, Yong Tan, Chun Zeng, Weilun Pan

“…In animal experiments, the HDG hydrogel demonstrated promising capabilities in monitoring and eliminating bacteria, enhancing collagen deposition, reducing inflammation, and promoting the healing of infected wounds. …”
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Impact of Mouthwash-Induced Oral Microbiome Disruption on Alzheimer's Disease Risk: A Perspective Review by Ayoub Boulares, Hela Jdidi, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi

“…CHX mouthwash is effective in reducing dental plaque and gingival inflammation, but it also significantly alters the composition of the oral microbiome, decreasing the abundance of nitrate-reducing bacteria critical for nitric oxide (NO) production. …”
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New Insights on Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles Using Plants Emphasizing the Use of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) by Inese Kokina, Ilona Plaksenkova, Lauris Jankovskis, Marija Jermaļonoka, Renata Galek

“…NPs which were synthesized in marine plants could be a very effective agent against water bacteria; therefore, if NP biosynthesis takes place in water, biological water purification is possible. …”
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Synthesis and anti-microbial evaluation with in silico studies of novel 2-aminothiazole benzohydrazide derivatives by S. Amrutha, Paramita Das, Anjali Nayak, Supratip Laha, Sharmina Begum, Sakshi Bhardwaj

“…Compound DT03 showed significant activity against Gram-positive, Gram-negative bacteria and fungal strains, with inhibition zone diameters of 17, 19 and 16 mm, respectively. …”
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Combination Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole for Active Crohn’s Disease by Susan L Greenbloom, A Hillary Steinhart, Gordon R Greenberg

“…Recent experimental evidence underscores the contribution of intestinal bacteria to the inflammatory process of Crohn's disease. …”
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Functional Ginger Extracts from Supercritical Fluid Carbon Dioxide Extraction via In Vitro and In Vivo Assays: Antioxidation, Antimicroorganism, and Mice Xenografts Models by Chih-Chen Lee, Li-Yu Chiou, Jheng-Yang Wang, Sin-You Chou, John Chi-Wei Lan, Tsi-Shu Huang, Kuo-Chuan Huang, Hui-Min Wang

“…The ginger extracts had operative antimicroorganism potentials against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. We further discovered the strong inhibitions of ginger extracts on lethal carcinogenic melanoma through in vivo xenograft model. …”
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Preparation and Efficacy of Microemulsion Carvacrol-Based Fruit and Vegetable Cleaner and Its Application on Cherry Tomatoes by Yanshuo Wang, Dianjun Sun, Yinghan Zhang, Yichong Zhou, Ruyi Jin, Xiaoli Peng, Jian Li

“…The study found that carvacrol demonstrated a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) ranging between 0.25 and 0.5 mg/mL against four foodborne pathogenic bacteria and three spoilage fungi. The formulated cleaner, containing 67 mg/mL of carvacrol, demonstrated superior characteristics (a particle size of 228 nm, an absolute zeta potential of 21.4 mv, and a stability coefficient of 91.2%). …”
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Production of probiotic kefir from different plant-based milks by Berra Ceylan, Nilgün Öncül

“…In the plant-based kefirs, the levels of Lactobacillus spp. ranged from 7.88 ± 0.35 to 9.37 ± 0.01 log CFU/mL, Lactococcus spp. ranged from 8.71 ± 0.14 to 9.27 ± 0.15 log CFU/mL, acetic acid bacteria ranged from 8.75 ± 0.16 to 9.49 ± 0.11 log CFU/mL, L. acidophilus ranged from 5.69 ± 0.33 to 6.98 ± 0.35 log CFU/mL, and Bifidobacterium spp. ranged from 5.81 ± 0.34 to 8.57 ± 0.17 log CFU/mL during the storage. …”
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IS15DIV-flanked composite transposon harboring blaNDM-5 in multidrug-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium by Kaiting Zhao, Jing Jin, Yuan Liao, Aixia Liu, Wugao Liu, Weiping Wu

“…Asymptomatic gastrointestinal carriage is a key factor in the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. However, it is challenging to obtain direct evidence of in vivo transfer of mobile genetic elements (MGEs). …”
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A Nanostructured Cu(II) Coordination Polymer Based on Alanine as a Trifunctional Mimic Enzyme and Efficient Composite in the Detection of Sphingobacteria by Noelia Maldonado, Ana Latorre, Félix Zamora, Álvaro Somoza, Carlos J. Gómez-García, Agatha Bastida, Pilar Amo-Ochoa

“…This research raises the potential use of coordination polymers as new useful materials in two essential research fields, allowing the obtaining of a new multiartificial enzyme with the capacity to inhibit the growth of bacteria resistance. The fine selection of the ligands allows the design of a new 2D coordination polymer (CP), with the formula [Cu2(IBA)2(OH2)4]n·6nH2O, by the combination of Cu (II) as the metal center with a pseudoamino acid (H2IBA = isophthaloyl bis β-alanine). …”
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Risk Factors for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) Among Household Contacts of TB Patients: A Systematic Review by Jihan Fadilah Faiz, Ella Nurlaella Hadi

“… Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) is a condition in which an individual carries the TB bacteria without showing symptoms of active disease. …”
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Inferring Tripartite Associations of Vector-Borne Plant Pathogens Using a Next-Generation Sequencing Approach by Ava M. Gabrys, Christopher H. Dietrich, Valeria Trivellone

“…Phytoplasmas are a group of plant-pathogenic, cell-wall-less bacteria vectored primarily by leafhoppers (Hemiptera Cicadellidae), one of the most diverse families of insects. …”
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Real-time multimodal imaging of daptomycin action on the cell wall of adherent Staphylococcus aureus by Alexis Canette, Rym Boudjemaa, Julien Deschamps, Karine Steenkeste, Christian Marlière, Romain Briandet, Marie-Pierre Fontaine-Aupart

“…Results description Daptomycin, at clinically relevant concentrations, rapidly eradicated adherent bacteria in the exponential growth phase, demonstrating an efficiency comparable to its action against planktonic cells. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial effect of Cu(ii) and Zn(ii) compounds derived from 1,2,4-triazoles by Patricia Saraiva Vilas Boas de Almeida, José Roberto da Silveira Maia, Mariana Caliman Falqueto, Leandro Licursi de Oliveira

“…The biological assay of the 1,2,4-triazole compounds and their metal derivatives against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria shown the compounds of Zn(II) as the only active materials with values of MIC within the range of 133.5 µM (83.3 µg / mL) to 360.7 µM (166.6 µg / mL). …”
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NURSING CARE OF AIRWAY CLEARANCE INEFFECTIVE IN CHILDREN WITH PNEUMONIA: A CASE REPORT by Emuliana Sulpat, Amellia Mardhika, Lailatul Fadliyah, Anestasia Pangestu Mei Tyas, Susilo Harianto, Adhelia Fadilla Sari

“…Introduction: pneumonia is one of the acute lower respiratory tract infectious diseases with symptoms of cough and accompanied by shortness of breath caused by  infectious agents such as viruses,  bacteria, mycoplasma  and  aspiration of foreign  substances  , in the form of pneumonia accompanied by exudation and consultation. …”
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Research on Fermentation Technology for a Dendrobium officinale Leaf–Sweet Potato Koji Compound Beverage by Zhenlin Zhang, Zhichao Yin, Yanhong Wang, Xingtang Fang, Xi Chen, Chunlei Zhang, Qingqing Xue, Weiwei Cheng, Meihua Hu, Yixuan Zhu, Yin Yao

“…A sweet potato vinegar folk production method was used, and beneficial microorganisms, including Rhizopus, yeast, and lactic acid bacteria, were inoculated into the fermentation. The quantity of D. officinale leaves, concentration of the sweet potato koji, fermentation time, and temperature during the fermentation process were optimized using orthogonal experiments and analysis of variance. …”
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