Surveillance of pathogenic Leptospira among rodents and small mammals in enzootic areas of plague in Pasuruan Indonesia by Siti Amanah Febriani, Kurnia Ritma Dhanti, Kurniawan Kurniawan, Ristiyanto Ristiyanto, Arief Junaedi, Caecilia Hapsari Ceriapuri Sukowati, Farida Dwi Handayani

“…Simple random sampling was conducted to trap a total of 119 forms 107 rats and 12 small mammal kidneys were analyzed molecularly (PCR) to detect Leptospira bacteria with the LipL32 gene as the target. The study revealed that 7.6% (9/119) of rats in the enzootic areas of plague (Sedaeng, Tosari, Surorowo, Petren, Pakis Bincil, Kutukan) were found to carry Leptospira DNA, indicating a significant difference between infection rates per region (p < 0.0001).  …”
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Rice straw degradation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa AMB-CD-1, isolated from fresh cow dung and its impact on rice plants by Kishan Raj, Anup Singh, Tapas Chowdhury, S Gupta, Ravindra Soni

“…Therefore, this study aims to characterize the bacteria from cow dung that can degrade rice straw.Method In the present study, four bacterial isolates were isolated from the fresh cow-dung sample. …”
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Isolation and study of biological properties of <i>Bordetella bronchiseptica</i>-specific bacteriophages by T. A. Kochetova, V. V. Yuskevich, G. T. Sadykova, V. M. Popova

“…The study of specificity showed that the isolated bacteriophages lyse closely-related bacteria. In the course of electron microscopic testing of each bacteriophage such parameters as the average diameter of the head and the average length of the tail were determined. …”
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Effect of phosphoric rock on the chemical, microbiological and enzymatic quality of poultry, equine and cattle manure compost mix by Luis Paez, Jose Garcia, Joel Parra, Leonardo Lozano Jacome

“…Third, a strong positive relationship was found between ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and PBII, a medium correlation was found between PSM and TP, and a negative correlation was found between pH and PT.Conclusion Composting manure with phosphoric rock could be a low-cost source of macronutrients, minerals, and microorganisms to promote soil health and crop yields.…”
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Differential Antimicrobial Potential of Ajuga integrifolia Buch. Ham. Ex D.Don Based on Extraction Solvents by Wajid Khan, Nisar Ali, Muhammad Nazir Uddin, Dawood Ghafoor, Muhammad Ishaq, Haji Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, Shahab Khan

“…Extracts were prepared in different solvents and tested against fungi and bacteria species including, Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Xanthomonos oryzae, Citrobacter freundi, Alternaria alternata, A. solani and Aspergillus niger. …”
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Upregulation of TCPTP in Macrophages Is Involved in IL-35 Mediated Attenuation of Experimental Colitis by Baoren Zhang, Chenglu Sun, Yanglin Zhu, Hong Qin, Dejun Kong, Jingyi Zhang, Bo Shao, Xiang Li, Shaohua Ren, Hongda Wang, Jingpeng Hao, Hao Wang

“…After the successful construction of engineered bacteria expressing IL-35, a colitis model was successfully induced by giving BALB/c mice a solution containing 3% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS). …”
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Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolated from Raw Cow’s Milk by Roxana Ionela Drugea, Mădălina Iulia Siteavu, Elena Pitoiu, Cristina Delcaru, Ecaterina Monica Sârbu, Carmen Postolache, Stelian Bărăităreanu

“…Our results suggest that milk can be a reservoir of bacteria with the potential for infection in humans via the food chain. …”
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Analysis of antibiotic sensitivity of clinical strains of microorganisms with the Russian Mueller–Hinton broth by Irina S. Kosilova, Lyubov V. Domotenko, Mikhail V. Khramov

“…The study investigated the sensitivity of 47 clinical strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria to antibiotics of various functional groups using the broth microdilution method with MHB-Obolensk and MHB-BD. …”
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Evaluation of probiotic yoghurt by the mixed culture with Lactobacillus plantarum A3 by Fengxuan Lang, Jianzhu Wen, Zhen Wu, Daodong Pan, Linjun Wang

“…Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) fermentation is the simplest and safest way of food preservation, and the use of probiotics in yoghurt could provide dairy products with unique flavors, textures and health benefits. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles: Biosynthesis Using an ATCC Reference Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Activity as Broad Spectrum Clinical Antibacterial Agents by Melisa A. Quinteros, Ivana M. Aiassa Martínez, Pablo R. Dalmasso, Paulina L. Páez

“…This work demonstrates the first helpful use of biosynthesized Ag-NPs as broad spectrum bactericidal agents for clinical strains of pathogenic multidrug-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus, A. baumannii, and E. coli. …”
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Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in dairy cattle from Shahrekord, Iran by M. Rahmani Dehkordi, Z. Hemati, M. Ghorbanpour, R. Goethe, L. Abdolmohammadi Khiav

“…Based on microscopic results, eight individual milk (10%), five individual faecal (6.25%), five tank milk (26.3%) and three envi-ronmental faecal (15.8%) samples were positive for acid-fast bacteria. In IS900-PCR, MAP-DNA was detected in six individual milk (7.5%), one individual faecal (1.25%), two tank milk (10.5%) and two environmental faecal (10.5%) samples. …”

Isolation, characterization and therapeutic efficacy of lytic bacteriophage ZK22 against Salmonella Typhimurium in mice by Yihong Sun, Qing Qu, Yanhua Huang, Shuo Zhou, Hua Xiang, Wei Wang

“…The results showed that phage ZK22 at a dose of 108 PFU/mL increased the survival rates of infected mice, effectively suppressed the dissemination and colonization of the host bacteria in the mice, and alleviated the inflammatory response caused by the infection. …”
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Trace metals induce microbial risk and antimicrobial resistance in biofilm in drinking water by Bowei Li, Ling Feng, Rakia Chouari, Sofia Samoili, Stefanos Giannakis

“…Adaptive mechanisms of bacterial communities dominated by Pseudomonadota in response to trace metal pollutant stress were discovered. Pathogenic bacteria, particularly Salmonella enterica and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, were found in stagnant drinking water, potentially exacerbated by Al(III). …”
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A high coverage reference transcriptome assembly of pea (<i>Pisum sativum</i> L.) mycorrhizal roots by A. M. Afonin, I. V. Leppyanen, O. A. Kulaeva, O. Y. Shtark, I. A. Tikhonovich, E. A. Dolgikh, V. A. Zhukov

“….), a widely cultivated crop and an important model for genetics, is capable of forming triple symbiotic systems consisting of the plant, AM fungi and nodule bacteria. As transcriptomic and proteomic approaches are being implemented for studying the mutualistic symbioses of pea, a need for a reference transcriptome of genes expressed under these specific conditions for increasing the resolution and the accuracy of other methods arose. …”
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Molecular detection of <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> in pregnant women and percentage of vertical transmission to their neonates in Babylon province by Ali D. Marhash, Zainab N. Nabat, Nawras A. Abbas

“…Traditional microbiological and molecular approaches were used to study isolated bacteria. Result. Sixty (20%) of three hundred pregnant women and 16 (26.6%) of their newborns were enrolled in this study. …”
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Development of a Novel Whey Date Beverage Fermented with Kefir Grains Using Response Surface Methodology by Sana M’hir, Kais Rtibi, Asma Mejri, Manel Ziadi, Hajer Aloui, Moktar Hamdi, Lamia Ayed

“…The levels of the kefir grain inoculum (2–5% w/v), fruit syrup (10–50% w/v), and whey permeate (0–5% w/v) on pH, total phenolic content, antioxidant activity, lactic acid bacteria and yeast counts, and overall acceptability were investigated using central composite design. …”
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Mycobacterium bovis BCG Surface Antigens Expressed under the Granuloma-Like Conditions as Potential Inducers of the Protective Immunity by Yingyu Chen, Lia Danelishvili, Sasha J. Rose, Luiz E. Bermudez

“…We also demonstrated that the pathogen exposed to the biologically relevant environment has greater binding and invasion abilities to host cells than those of bacteria incubated under regular laboratory conditions. …”
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Edible portions of precooked blue swimming crab: Chemical composition and effect of chitooligosaccharide conjugate and high-pressure processing on microbial inactivation by Khaettareeya Pimsannil, Suriya Palamae, Xinru Fan, Qiancheng Zhao, Bin Zhang, Soottawat Benjakul

“…., and HPP at 500 MPa eliminated all detectable bacteria in both samples. Developed method was promising for enhancing food safety and maintaining quality of precooked crab products.…”
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Identification of bla OXA−51−23−58, bla VIM , bla NDM, and bla IMP carbapenemase genes in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from hospitalized patients by Kosar Salmani Nasrabadi, Yasaman Ahmadi, Seyed Mahdi Ghasemi, Dariush Shokri

“…Of 100 samples of bloodstream, urine, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), wound, and trachea, 60 bacteria were identified as A. baumannii. The results showed that 100% of the selected isolates were resistant to cefotaxime, ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, piperacillin-tazobactam, and meropenem. …”
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Early Childhood Caries: Expectant Mothers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Willingness to Treatment by Malini Venugopal, Vinitha Alex, Ektah Khosla, K. Korath Abraham, Arun Roy James, Elsa Thenumkal

“…Results: The result showed that around 89.3% were unaware of when to begin tooth brushing, around 78% had no idea that sharing utensils and frequent kissing can transmit cariogenic bacteria, and almost 81.3% of mothers were unaware of the fact that frequent snacking increases the probability of caries. …”
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