Isolation and Characterization of Colistin-Resistant <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> from Foods in Two Italian Regions in the South of Italy by Rosa Fraccalvieri, Angelica Bianco, Laura Maria Difato, Loredana Capozzi, Laura Del Sambro, Stefano Castellana, Adelia Donatiello, Luigina Serrecchia, Lorenzo Pace, Donatella Farina, Domenico Galante, Marta Caruso, Maria Tempesta, Antonio Parisi

“…This study emphasizes the role of food as a potential reservoir for colistin-resistant bacteria and the importance of monitoring the spread of AMR genes in foodborne pathogens.…”
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Reproductive problems in water buffalo cows associated with non-diagnosed genital lepto- spirosis. Preliminary results by Rosaura Pérez-Gil

“…In addition, it is not completely understood whether these reproductive problems are associated with the persistence of the bacteria in the reproductive tract. The main goal of this research is to demonstrate the presence of the bacterium Leptospira spp. in the genitourinary tract of Bubalus bubalis females. …”
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Comparative effects of different dietary pectin types on growth performance and intestinal health in pearl gentian grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus♀ × E. lanceolatus♂) by Lulu Zhu, Xiaoxue Meng, Xuehan Wang, Jiongting Fan, Beiping Tan, Junming Deng

“…In conclusion, dietary 8 % ALP inclusion increased the relative abundance of beneficial bacteria in the intestine, enhanced the content of mucoprotein 2, suppressed intestinal inflammation, promoted tight junctions in intestinal cells, reduced intestinal permeability, and facilitated nutrient absorption, thereby supporting the growth of pearl gentian grouper, suggesting the potential of ALP as an additive for enhancing growth and gut health in marine fish.…”
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Impact of trace elements (total and labile fraction) on the anaerobic digestion activity and microbial community structure by Rahul H.M. Pires, Maria P. Tomasino, Stéphane Simon, Rémy Buzier, Gilles Guibaud, C. Marisa R. Almeida, Ana P. Mucha

“…Prokaryotic community composition was characterized through high throughput sequencing (HTS) targeting archaea and bacteria and qPCR to evaluate changes in methanogens and metal resistance genes. …”
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The small GTPases FoRab5, FoRab7, and FoRab8 regulate vesicle transport to modulate vegetative development and pathogenicity in Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans by Xiangyu Tan, Lin Chen, Ying Chen, Yuxin Li, Lihan Lu, Erfeng Li

“…Compared to the wild type, the growth rate of the mutant ΔFoRab7 strain decreased, the bacteria produced a large amount of pigment deposition, the aerial hyphae decreased significantly, the hyphal branches increased, and the mutant almost lost the ability to produce spores. …”
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Lost microbes of COVID-19: Bifidobacterium, Faecalibacterium depletion and decreased microbiome diversity associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection severity by Eamonn MM Quigley, Thomas J Borody, Sabine Hazan, Neil Stollman, Huseyin S Bozkurt, Sonya Dave, Andreas J Papoutsis, Jordan Daniels, Brad D Barrows

“…Interestingly, there was an inverse association between disease severity and abundance of the same bacteria.Conclusion We hypothesise that low bacterial diversity and depletion of Bifidobacterium genera either before or after infection led to reduced proimmune function, thereby allowing SARS-CoV-2 infection to become symptomatic. …”
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The Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with the Presence of Antibiotic Residues in Milk from Peri-Urban Dairy Cattle Farms in Kathmandu, Nepal by Erda E. Rame Hau, Minu Sharma, Bal K. Sharma Khanal, Peter D. Sly, Deirdre Mikkelsen, Nicholas Clark, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> The presence of antibiotic residues (ARs) in animal products such as milk can be an important driver of antimicrobial resistance in commensal and pathogenic bacteria. Previous studies on ARs in Nepal have demonstrated the presence of ARs in milk samples but without further characterization of the samples for risk factor analysis. …”
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Comparative genomics reveals low levels of inter- and intraspecies diversity in the causal agents of dwarf and common bunt of wheat and hint at conspecificity of Tilletia caries an... by Somayyeh Sedaghatjoo, Bagdevi Mishra, Monika K. Forster, Yvonne Becker, Jens Keilwagen, Berta Killermann, Marco Thines, Petr Karlovsky, Wolfgang Maier

“…The majority of functionally characterized genes involved in pathogenicity, life cycle, and infection of corn smut, Ustilago maydis, were found to be absent or poorly conserved in the draft genomes and the biosynthetic pathway for trimethylamine in Tilletia spp. could be different from bacteria. Overall, 75% of the identified protein-coding genes comprising 84% of the total predicted carbohydrate utilizing enzymes, 72.5% putatively secreted proteins, and 47.4% of effector-like proteins were conserved and shared across all 16 isolates. …”
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Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Zirconium Dioxide Nanoparticles from <i>Toddalia asiatica</i>: Applications in Dye Degradation, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity by Arumugam Kathirvel, Ramalingam Srinivasan, Sathasivam Harini, Natarajan Ranjith, Govindan Suresh Kumar, Kesavan Lalithambigai, Raji Atchudan, Mohamed A. Habila, Ahmed M. Aljuwayid, Hae Keun Yun

“…Additionally, the ZrO₂ NPs exhibited strong antibacterial effects, particularly against Gram-negative bacteria such as <i>E</i>. <i>coli</i>, and significant antioxidant activity, with low IC₅₀ values for hydroxyl radical scavenging. …”
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Virulence factor discovery identifies associations between the Fic gene family and Fap2+ fusobacteria in colorectal cancer microbiomes by Geicho Nakatsu, Duhyun Ko, Monia Michaud, Eric A. Franzosa, Xochitl C. Morgan, Curtis Huttenhower, Wendy S. Garrett

“…Our genomic analysis and expression assays in fusobacteria identify Fic domain-containing genes, well-studied virulence factors in pathogenic bacteria, as potential fusobacterial virulence features. …”
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WKB ameliorates DSS-induced colitis through inhibiting enteric glial cells activation and altering the intestinal microbiota by Qi Sun, Bai-Rong Li, Dong-Hao Li, Xiao-Ying Wang, Qian-Yi Wang, Zhi-Meng Jiang, Shou-Bin Ning, Tao Sun

“…Metagenomic analysis showed that WKB restored gut microbiota balance, particularly enhancing beneficial bacteria like Akkermansia. KEGG pathway analysis further indicated that WKB supplementation improved key metabolic pathways, notably those related to phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan biosynthesis, thereby countering DSS-induced metabolic disruptions. …”
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The Isolation of Lead-Tolerant PGPR from Red Clover Soil and Its Role in Promoting the Growth of Alfalfa by Wanting Nie, Yuchen Wu, Jingwen Jiang, Zicheng Wang, Meiqi Mu, Siwen Zhao, Minghao Yang, Xi Long, Xiujie Yin, Xiaohua Teng

“…This study used lead-tolerant rhizosphere soil of red clover as experimental material; cultured, isolated, and screened 52 excellent lead-tolerant bacteria that promote rhizosphere growth; and then inoculated them into alfalfa. …”
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Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Rissen Clusters Detected in Azores Archipelago, Portugal by Leonor Silveira, Miguel Pinto, Joana Isidro, Ângela Pista, Patrícia Themudo, Luís Vieira, Jorge Machado, João Paulo Gomes

“…Considering the well-known spread of MDR between gastrointestinal bacteria, the identification of MDR circulating clones should constitute an alert to public health authorities. …”
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Thyme Essential Oil as a Potential Tool Against Common and Re-Emerging Foodborne Pathogens: Biocidal Effect on Bacterial Membrane Permeability by Martina Di Rosario, Leonardo Continisio, Giuseppe Mantova, Francesca Carraturo, Elena Scaglione, Daniela Sateriale, Giuseppina Forgione, Chiara Pagliuca, Caterina Pagliarulo, Roberta Colicchio, Mariateresa Vitiello, Paola Salvatore

“…This study investigates the potential of thyme essential oil (Thy-EO) as a natural antimicrobial agent against most common and re-emerging foodborne bacteria, including <i>S. enterica</i>, <i>Yersinia enterocolitica</i>, and <i>L. monocytogenes</i>. …”
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Detection of Vibrio harveyi using hemolysin primer in tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon by Irma Suriyani, Ince Ayu Khairana Kadriah, ilmiah Kuruseng

“…Keywords: specific primer, luminous Vibrio bacteria, pathogenic, PCR method, hemolysin gene     ABSTRAK   Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kemampuan atau sensitivitas primer hemolisin dalam mendeteksi Vibrio patogen dengan lama pemaparan berbeda. …”
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Gut dysbiosis narrative in psoriasis: matched-pair approach identifies only subtle shifts correlated with elevated fecal calprotectin by Bayazit Yunusbayev, Anna Bogdanova, Nadezhda Nadyrchenko, Lavrentii Danilov, Viktor Bogdanov, Grigory Sergeev, Radick Altinbaev, Fanil Bilalov, Milyausha Yunusbaeva

“…However, our matched-pair approach identified a subtle but systematic increase in select bacteria among patients, e.g., Megasphaera elsdenii and Eubacterium CAG 180. …”
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Insights into Treponema pallidum genomics from modern and ancient genomes using a novel mapping strategy by Marta Pla-Díaz, Gülfirde Akgül, Martyna Molak, Louis du Plessis, Hanna Panagiotopoulou, Karolina Doan, Wiesław Bogdanowicz, Paweł Dąbrowski, Maciej Oziembłowski, Barbara Kwiatkowska, Jacek Szczurowski, Joanna Grzelak, Natasha Arora, Kerttu Majander, Fernando González-Candelas, Verena J. Schuenemann

“…Despite numerous genomic studies on Treponema pallidum and the known possible biases introduced by the choice of the reference genome used for mapping, few investigations have addressed how these biases affect phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis of these bacteria. In this study, we ascertain the importance of selecting an appropriate genomic reference on phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses of T. pallidum. …”
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Self-Assembled Peptide Hydrogels PPI45 and PPI47: Novel Drug Candidates for <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infection Treatment by Quanlong Wu, Mengyin Deng, Ruoyu Mao, Na Yang, Ya Hao, Manli Cao, Da Teng, Jianhua Wang

“…Flow cytometry analysis after 2×MIC peptides treatment for 2 h revealed a 20–38% membrane disruption rate in bacteria, corroborated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations of membrane damage and bacterial collapse. …”
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Efflux Pump Activity and Mutations Driving Multidrug Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii at a Tertiary Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa by Noel-David Nogbou, Granny M. Nkawane, Khanyisa Ntshane, Charles K. Wairuri, Dikwata T. Phofa, Kagiso K. Mokgokong, Mbudzeni Ramashia, Maphoshane Nchabeleng, Lawrence C. Obi, Andrew M. Musyoki

“…Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) has developed several resistance mechanisms. The bacteria have been reported as origin of multiple outbreaks. …”
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The expansion and loss of specific olfactory genes in relatives of parasitic lice, the stored-product psocids (Psocodea: Liposcelididae) by Jun Sun, Jian Wu, Sheng-Yuan Sun, Zhi-Dong Chen, Guy Smagghe, Jin-Jun Wang, Dan-Dan Wei

“…Abstract Background Booklice, belonging to the genus Liposcelis (Psocodea: Liposcelididae), commonly known as psocids, infest a wide range of stored products and are implicated in the transmission of harmful microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria. The olfactory system is critical for insect feeding and reproduction. …”
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