The Analysis of Estrogen-Degrading and Functional Metabolism Genes in Rhodococcus equi DSSKP-R-001 by Kejian Tian, Fanxing Meng, Qi Meng, Yan Gao, Lili Zhang, Le Wang, Yuqing Wang, Xue Li, Hongliang Huo

“…A new pollutant metabolism system is outlined, providing a starting point for the construction of engineered estrogen-degrading bacteria.…”
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Lifestyle as Risk Factor for Infectious Causes of Death in Young Dogs: A Retrospective Study in Southern Italy (2015–2017) by Lorena Cardillo, Giuseppe Piegari, Valentina Iovane, Maurizio Viscardi, Flora Alfano, Anna Cerrone, Ugo Pagnini, Serena Montagnaro, Giorgio Galiero, Giuseppe Pisanelli, Giovanna Fusco

“…Escherichia coli (23.9%), Clostridium perfringens type A (18.1%), and Enterococcus spp. (8.7%) were the most commonly identified bacteria, which mostly involved in coinfections. A lower prevalence of CDV and Clostridium perfringens type A was observed in puppies under 6 months of age. …”
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Copper Super-Dosing Improves Performance of Heat-Stressed Broiler Chickens through Modulation of Expression of Proinflammatory Cytokine Genes by Sudipto Haldar, Amrita Kumar Dhara, Sayantani Sihi Arora, Arpana Verma Mukherjee, Arup Nayak

“…Liver Cu at 35 d increased linearly with the dose of Cu in the diet (P=0.0001). Selected bacteria were enumerated in the digesta to ascertain if Cu super-dosing affected their population in any way in the absence of any enteric challenge. …”
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The Combinational Effect of Enhanced Infection Control Measures and Targeted Clinical Metagenomics Surveillance on the Burden of Endemic Carbapenem and Other β-Lactam Resistance Am... by Athina Giampani, Maria Simitsopoulou, Maria Sdougka, Christos Paschaloudis, Emmanuel Roilides, Elias Iosifidis

“…There is an urgent need to reduce the spread of these multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR-B), particularly in extremely vulnerable patients. …”
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Random antimicrobial peptide mixtures as non-antibiotic antimicrobial agents for cultured meat industry by Idan Yakir, Einav Cohen, Sharon Schlesinger, Zvi Hayouka

“…RPMs displayed strong bactericidal activity against Gram-positive bacteria, achieving a 6-log reduction of L. monocytogenes in cell culture medium without any cytotoxicity. …”
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Multidrug efflux pumps of Pseudomonas aeruginosa show selectivity for their natural substrates by Léna Mazza, Léna Mazza, Alexandre Bory, Alexandre Bory, Alexandre Luscher, Alexandre Luscher, Joachim Kloehn, Jean-Luc Wolfender, Jean-Luc Wolfender, Christian van Delden, Christian van Delden, Thilo Köhler, Thilo Köhler

“…Antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria are an increasing threat to human health. …”
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Multifunctional biosynthesized magnetosome for multimodal imaging and combined therapy of tumor by Xiaoqing Han, Xingbo Wang, Jiao Yan, Panpan Song, Yanjing Wang, Yaqing Kang, Abdur Rauf, Haiyuan Zhang

“…Herein, biosynthesized magnetosome (Mag) from bacteria was loaded with photothermal/photodynamic agent/near infrared (NIR) fluorescence dye (IR780) and further modified with lipid-PEG-c(RGDyK) through biomembrane, forming IMagRGD for fluorescence imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, immunotherapy and photodynamic/photothermal therapy. …”
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Antimicrobial and anti-quorum sensing activities of giant fennel (ferula elaeochytris korovin) from the hatay region by Enis Fuat Tüfekci, Anfal Alkateeb, Sarah Akar, Orhan Çorum, Yasemin Çelik Altunoğlu, Mehmet Cengiz Baloğlu, Muammer Kiraz, Nilay Çöplü

“…Because the QS system performs a crucial part in the synthesis of virulence factors in bacteria. Numerous medicinal plants are known to have promising antimicrobial and anti-QS activities. …”
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The Effect of Ca and Mg Concentrations and Quantity and Their Correlation with Caries Intensity in School-Age Children by Milaim Sejdini, Kastriot Meqa, Nora Berisha, Ekrem Çitaku, Nora Aliu, Sokol Krasniqi, Sami Salihu

“…In the development of dental caries, the relationship between demineralization and remineralization is influenced by the presence of saliva, which facilitates the transportation of ions, oral bacteria, and fermentable carbohydrates to the exposed surfaces of teeth. …”
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Resurgence of common respiratory viruses and mycoplasma pneumoniae after ending the zero-COVID policy in Shanghai by Pengcheng Liu, Menghua Xu, Lijuan Lu, Xunhua Zhu, Ran Jia, Niuniu Dong, Liyun Su, Jin Xu

“…Nine common respiratory viruses and 2 atypical bacteria were detected in respiratory specimens from the enrolled patients using a multiplex PCR-based assay. …”
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Resistance to medically important antimicrobials in broiler and layer farms in Cameroon and its relation with biosecurity and antimicrobial use by Ronald Vougat Ngom, Ronald Vougat Ngom, Andrea Laconi, Roberta Tolosi, Adonis M. M. Akoussa, Stephane D. Ziebe, Vincent M. Kouyabe, Alessandra Piccirillo

“…., Comamonadaceae and Sphingomonadaceae) were among the most abundant bacteria in drinking water and biofilm. The level of biosecurity implementation was intermediate, while the knowledge and attitude of poultry farmers toward AMU were insufficient and unsuitable, respectively. …”
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Characterizing microbial diversity and metabolic pathways in yak milk and fermented yak milk based on metagenomics: A study from Ganzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture by Jie Zhang, Yangbo Jiao, Kaiyang Liu, Wenyou Situ, Bilige Menghe, Yongfu Chen, Musu Zha

“…Yak and camel milk showed similarities, while koumiss and fermented camel milk shared dominant bacteria. Metabolic pathways in YM were enriched with carbohydrates, amino acids, fats, and purine metabolism. …”
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Direct seawater splitting for hydrogen production: Recent advances in materials synthesis and technological innovation by Yilin Zhao, Zhipeng Yu, Aimin Ge, Lujia Liu, Joaquim Luis Faria, Guiyin Xu, Meifang Zhu

“…However, efficient seawater splitting is hindered by slow kinetics caused by the ultra- low conductivity and the presence of bacteria, microorganisms, and stray ions in seawater. …”
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Diabetes and gut microbiome by Kateřina Olša Fliegerová, Tiziana Maria Mahayri, Tiziana Maria Mahayri, Hana Sechovcová, Hana Sechovcová, Chahrazed Mekadim, Jakub Mrázek, Radka Jarošíková, Radka Jarošíková, Michal Dubský, Vladimíra Fejfarová, Vladimíra Fejfarová

“…The causal relationship between gut bacteria and diabetes is still unclear, and future studies applying new methodological approaches to a broader range of microorganisms inhabiting the digestive tract are urgently needed. …”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of PCL/Chitosan/CQD‐Fe Magnetic Nanocomposite for Wound Healing: Emphasis on Gene Expression by Elham Maghareh Abed, Fatemeh Yazdian, Abbas Akhavan Sepahi, Behnam Rasekh

“…The MIC of Cs/CQD‐Fe against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli bacteria was 0.08 and 0.04 µg/mL, respectively. The mean expression of genes TGF‐β and PDGF in the nanocomposite group were 0.05 and 0.015 on day 5 and 0.18 and 0.34 on day 15 and significantly increased after 15 days, whereas the mean expression of MMP1 in the nanocomposite group was 0.63 on day 5 and 0.12 on day 15 and significantly decreased after 15 days. …”
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Atg5 deficiency in basophils improves metabolism in lupus mice by regulating gut microbiota dysbiosis by Jiaxuan Chen, Quanren Pan, Lu Lu, Xiaorong Huang, Shuting Wang, Xiaoxian Liu, Jiaqi Lun, Xiaowei Xu, Hongyong Su, Fengbiao Guo, Lawei Yang, Liuyong You, Haiyan Xiao, Wenying Luo, Hua-feng Liu, Qingjun Pan

“…Transplanting Atg5 −/− basophils improved the gut microbiota balance in MRL/lpr mice, increasing the abundance of beneficial bacteria, such as Ligilactobacillus murinus and Faecalitalea rodentium, and reducing that of potentially pathogenic bacteria such as Phocaeicola salanitronis. …”
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5-Lipoxygenase-Dependent Recruitment of Neutrophils and Macrophages by Eotaxin-Stimulated Murine Eosinophils by Ricardo Alves Luz, Pedro Xavier-Elsas, Bianca de Luca, Daniela Masid-de-Brito, Priscila Soares Cauduro, Luiz Carlos Gondar Arcanjo, Ana Carolina Cordeiro Faria dos Santos, Ivi Cristina Maria de Oliveira, Maria Ignez Capella Gaspar-Elsas

“…Eosinophil-dependent recruitment of neutrophils in naive BALB/c mice was associated with increased binding of bacteria.…”
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Role of Muramyl Dipeptide in Lipopolysaccharide-Mediated Biological Activity and Osteoclast Activity by Hideki Kitaura, Masahiko Ishida, Keisuke Kimura, Haruki Sugisawa, Akiko Kishikawa, Kazuhiro Shima, Saika Ogawa, Jiawei Qi, Wei-Ren Shen

“…Muramyl dipeptide (MDP), the minimal essential structural unit responsible for the immunological activity of peptidoglycans, is another inflammation-inducing molecule that is ubiquitously expressed by bacteria. Several studies have shown that inflammation-related biological activities were synergistically induced by interactions between LPS and MDP. …”
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MicroVi: A Cost-Effective Microscopy Solution for Yeast Cell Detection and Count in Wine Value Chain by Ismael Benito-Altamirano, Sergio Moreno, David M. Vaz-Romero, Anna Puig-Pujol, Gemma Roca-Domènech, Joan Canals, Anna Vilà, Joan Daniel Prades, Ángel Diéguez

“…Furthermore, other yeast cells were qualitatively resolved with our MicroVi microscope, such as, <i>Brettanomyces bruxellensis</i>, or bacteria, like, <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i>, thus confirming the system’s reliability for consistent microbial assessment.…”
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The promising role of nanopore sequencing in cancer diagnostics and treatment by Xinming Su, Qingyuan Lin, Bin Liu, Chuntao Zhou, Liuyi Lu, Zihao Lin, Jiahua Si, Yuemin Ding, Shiwei Duan

“…Furthermore, nanopore sequencing extends its reach to detecting microorganisms, encompassing bacteria and viruses, that are intricately associated with tumorigenesis and the development of cancer. …”
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