Bioactive Components and Characterization of Extracted Paeonia officinalis using Ultrasonic and Microwave Assisted Maceration: Potential Evaluation as a Preservative in Panna Cotta by Farnaz Fallahpour Sichani, Hajar Abbasi

“…The addition of the extract to Panna cotta reduces the rate of acid production and results in lower total populations of bacteria compared to the control sample at the end of storage period. …”
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Predicting the Spatial-Temporal Distribution of Human Brucellosis in Europe Based on Convolutional Long Short-Term Memory Network by Li Shen, Chenghao Jiang, Minghao Sun, Xuan Qiu, Jiaqi Qian, Shuxuan Song, Qingwu Hu, Heilili Yelixiati, Kun Liu

“…Brucellosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by brucellae or other bacteria directly invading human body. Brucellosis presents the aggregation characteristics and periodic law of infectious diseases in temporal and spatial distribution. …”
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Physicochemical Characterization of Star Anise Silver Nanoparticles Incorporated Chitosan Biomaterial for Absorb Water and Cure Wounds by M. Prabhahar, Gomathi Kannayiram, S. Prakash, M. Saravanakumar, Sangeetha Krishnamoorthi, S. Sendilvelan, P. Rahul Senthan, T. S. Ashikmon, M. Karthik, Haiter Lenin

“…The prepared particles were characterized by UV-visible, scanning electron microscopy, and their biological efficacy was determined for their potency against bacteria and prevention of protein aggregation. The anti-inflammatory assay suggests that nanoparticles prevent the aggregation of proteins in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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In vitro gastrointestinal digestion and colonic fermentation of Mangiferin: Impacts on gut microbiota and metabolite profiles by Huilin Deng, Yaozhong Zheng, Qiongyao Wang, Jiaqi Peng, Weibin Bai, Lingmin Tian, Zouyan He, Rui Jiao

“…It also promoted beneficial bacteria like Bacteroides and Bifidobacterium, decreasing harmful genera such as Sutterella. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Heat Shock Protein 90 Inhibitors, Geldanamycin, and Analog Compounds in Precision Cancer Therapy by Atta Mohammed Alzebari, Amjad Mahmood Qadir, Mahmood Sherzad Rafaat, Abbas Salihi

“…HSP90 inhibitors have been extracted from several fungi, bacteria, and plant species. These naturally occurring chemicals play a crucial function in regulating HSP90 activity and can be utilized to develop innovative semi-synthetic or synthetic inhibitors. …”
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Antimicrobial membranes based on polycaprolactone:pectin blends reinforced with zeolite faujasite for cloxacillin-controlled release by Bárbara Bernardi, João Otávio Donizette Malafatti, Ailton José Moreira, Andressa Cristina de Almeida Nascimento, Juliana Bruzaca Lima, Lilian Aparecida Fiorini Vermeersch, Elaine Cristina Paris

“…The fibers produced showed good mechanical resistance and the incorporation of CLX was proven by assays to inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The controlled release of CLX in different pH conditions, which simulate the wound environment, was carried out for up to 229 h, achieving a released CLX concentration of up to 6.18 ± 0.02 mg L−1. …”
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Nano-selenium strengthens potato resistance to potato scab induced by Streptomyces spp., increases yield, and elevates tuber quality by influencing rhizosphere microbiomes by Haixu Liu, Yan Zhang, Lili Zhang, Yingjie Liu, Yufei Chen, Ying Shi

“…Beneficial microorganisms such as bacteria of the genus Bacillus were enriched in the rhizosphere soil. …”
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Detection of Viruses in Dentin Caries and Necrotic Pulp Caries Using ELISA Technique in Mosul, Iraq by Enas Yaseen Shehab, Anmar A. AlTaie, Basima A. Abdullah

“…Many studies focus on the role of bacteria in different types of dental caries, while the hidden role of viruses is excluded. …”
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Pea (Pisum sativum L.): the uneasy fate of the first genetical object by O. E. Kosterin

“…Pea has been used as an experimental model for investigation of the following fundamental issues: the genetic control of symbiosis with nitrogen fixing bacteria, influence of variation in the histone H1 gene on the phenotype, mechanism of nuclear- cytoplasmic conflict in remote crosses, origin of B-chromosomes in plants, and genetic control of compound leaf morphology.…”
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Remarkably Few Sputum Cultures from People with Parkinson’s Disease during Hospital In-Patient Admission by Richard W. Walker, Joel English, Grace Tan, Annette Fisher, William K. Gray

“…We wished to investigate whether sputum samples were being taken from PD patients in order to establish whether an infection was present and if so which bacteria were responsible for the infection. We recorded the number of positive sputum samples taken from admission to North Tyneside General Hospital in North-East England across a ten-year period from June 2001 to June 2011. …”
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An Overview of the Skin Microbiome, the Potential for Pathogen Shift, and Dysbiosis in Common Skin Pathologies by Anita Smith, Roberta Dumbrava, Noor-Ul-Huda Ghori, Rachael Foster, James Campbell, Andrew Duthie, Gerard Hoyne, Marius Rademaker, Asha C. Bowen

“…Recent interest in the diverse ecosystem of bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses that make up the skin microbiome has led to several studies investigating the microbiome in healthy skin and in a variety of dermatological conditions. …”
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Study of some virulence genes from uropathogenic Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated in Wasit Province, Iraq by Rana H. Raheema, Sabaa Hilal Hadi, Zainab Adil Ghani Chabuck

“…Abstract Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the most common causes of nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs), and in recent years, these bacteria have become significantly more resistant to antibiotics. …”
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Isolation of Intestinal Parasites of Public Health Importance from Cockroaches (Blattella germanica) in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia by Haji Hamu, Serkadis Debalke, Endalew Zemene, Belay Birlie, Zeleke Mekonnen, Delenasaw Yewhalaw

“…Cockroaches are claimed to be mechanical transmitters of disease causing microorganisms such as intestinal parasites, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. This study assessed the potential of the German cockroach Blattella germanica in the mechanical transmission of intestinal parasites of public health importance. …”
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Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Screening of β-Amino-, Thiadiazole/Thiadiazine-Phosphonate Based Triazole Motifs as Antimicrobial/Cytotoxic Agents by Abdou Wafaa M., Ganoub Neven A., Sabry Eman

“…Nevertheless, the most active compounds were fused thiadiazole-phosphonates, which inhibited the growth of both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria better than b-aminophosphonates and fused thiadiazolophosphonates. …”
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Use of Tick Cell Lines in Co-Infection Studies with a Preliminary Study of Co-Culture of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> and <i>Anaplasma phagocytophilum</i> by Violetta Zając, Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Angelina Wójcik-Fatla

“…We conclude that the IRE/CTVM19 tick cell line is suitable for simultaneous and continuous cultivation of both bacteria and can be applied in future research.…”
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Isolation and Characterization of the Microbiological and Physicochemical Qualities, the Protein and Amino Acid Profiles of Fermented Chicken and Duck Egg Ovalbumin by Nurliyani, M. Z. Abidin, I. Kandarina

“…The OVA was fermented using lactic acid bacteria (LAB) Lactobacillus paracasei M104 taken from goat milk and yeast Kluyveromyces marxianus KFA9 obtained from kefir. …”
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Potential and development of cellular vesicle vaccines in cancer immunotherapy by Wenxi Zhao, Xianjun Li, Jialu Guan, Shuai Yan, Lizhi Teng, Xitong Sun, Yuhan Dong, Hongyue Wang, Weiyang Tao

“…This paper presents the advantages of these three bacteria/extracellular vesicles as cancer vaccines and discusses the potential applications of functionally modified extracellular vesicles as cancer vaccines after cellular engineering or genetic engineering, as well as current clinical trials of extracellular vesicle vaccines. …”
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Community structure of heritable viruses in a Drosophila-parasitoids complex by Varaldi, Julien, Lepetit, David, Burlet, Nelly, Faber, Camille, Baretje, Bérénice, Allemand, Roland

“…The diversity and phenotypic impacts related to the presence of heritable bacteria in insects have been extensively studied in the last decades. …”
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Superfoods: exploring sustainability perspectives between nutrient synthesizers and accumulators by G. Santunione, G. Montevecchi, G. Montevecchi

“…Analyzing the sources and characteristics of the main compounds found in superfoods reveals that most of them come from plants or bacteria, rather than animal origins. Since animal-based food production is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in the agro-food sector and a major driver of deforestation and water use, it is advisable to focus on plant organisms as the primary and direct sources of beneficial compounds. …”
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Implementation Nutrigenomic of Vitamin D in Periodontitis by Hervina Hervina, I Dewa Made Sukrama, I Made Jawi

“…Conclusion: All the signaling effects of VDR can reduce bacteria induced in the inflammatory cytokines so that personalized vitamin D supplementation with an adjusted dose as needed can be used in preventing periodontitis or accelerating the healing of periodontitis.…”
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