Surveillance of Aflatoxin and Microbiota Related to Brewer's Grain Destined for Swine Feed in Argentina by Gisela A. Gerbaldo, Carina M. Pereyra, Lilia R. Cavaglieri, Francisco Ruiz, Liliana Pascual, Ana M. Dalcero, Isabel L. Barberis

“…Physical properties, total fungal counts, lactic acid bacteria, and fungal genera distribution were determined on this substrate. …”
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Effect of packaging materials and storage temperature on the shelf stability of Awaze paste by Biadge Kefale, Biadge Kefale, Mulugeta Admasu Delele, Mulugeta Admasu Delele, Solomon Workneh Fanta, Solomon Abate

“…The paste was stored at two temperatures: room temperature (21 ± 2°C) and refrigeration temperature (4°C).ResultsPhysical changes, color (a) value, pH, acidity, yeast and mold levels, total bacterial count (TBC), and lactic acid bacteria count (LAB) were assessed every 60 days over a period of 300 days. pH value, acidity, yeast and mold, TBC, and LAB count were significantly (p < 0.05) affected by packaging material, storage temperature and storage period. …”
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Transendothelial migration of the Lyme disease spirochete involves spirochete internalization as an intermediate step through a transcellular pathway that involves Cdc42 and Rac1 by Daiana Alvarez-Olmedo, Claire Kamaliddin, Theodore B. Verhey, May Ho, Rebekah De Vinney, George Chaconas

“…These are the first two host proteins implicated in B. burgdorferi transmigration across endothelial cells.IMPORTANCELyme borreliosis is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and related bacteria. It is the most common tick-transmitted illness in the Northern Hemisphere. …”
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Characterizing the microbiome recruited by the endangered plant Firmiana danxiaensis in phosphorus-deficient acidic soil by Jiayu Li, Jiayu Li, Jiayu Li, Guangda Tang, Guangda Tang, Hongwei Liu, Xiaoying Luo, Juntao Wang, Juntao Wang, Juntao Wang

“…In this study, we investigated the microbiome (bacteria and fungi) in the rhizosphere of Firmiana danxiaensis, an endangered plant species growing exclusively in P-deficient acidic soils on Mt. …”
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Lactobacillus plantarum J26 alleviates alcohol-induced oxidative liver injury by regulating the Nrf2 signaling pathway by Hongxuan Li, Shasha Cheng, Yuhong Wang, Yilin Sun, Jiaxin Zhang, Mingshuang Sun, Chaoxin Man, Yu Zhang, Yujun Jiang

“…Oxidative stress is one of the main ways to cause alcohol-induced liver injury, and alcoholic liver disease (ALD) has been a common health problem worldwide. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) is also considered as a potential treatment to alleviate alcohol-induced liver injury. …”
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Spatiotemporal regulation of alginate sub-structures at multiple scales revealed by monoclonal antibodies by Catherine T. Jones, Cassie Bakshani, Ieva Lelenaite, Jozef Mravec, Stjepan Krešimir Kračun, Jeff Pearson, Mathew D. Wilcox, Kevin Hardouin, Sonia Kridi, Cécile Hervé, William G.T. Willats

“…Alginates are abundant linear polysaccharides produced by brown algae and some bacteria. They have multiple biological roles and important medical and commercial uses. …”
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Phage vB_Kpn_HF0522: Isolation, Characterization, and Therapeutic Potential in Combatting K1 Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections by Yan T, Wang Q, Ma C, Teng X, Gong Z, Chu W, Zhou Q, Liu Z

“…The Galleria mellonella (G. mellonella) infection model and mouse infection models were established to evaluate the practical application potential of the phage and the fitness cost of phage-resistant bacteria.Results: Phage was isolated from hospital sewage for experimental studies. …”
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Impact of copper stress in the intestinal barriers and gut microbiota of Chinese stripe-necked turtle (Mauremys sinensis) by Zeeshan Ali, Ijaz Khan, Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Haitao Shi, Li Ding, Meiling Hong

“…This indicating the unique properties of copper including its essentiality, reactivity, and accumulation enables it to profoundly impact gut bacteria, altering both their composition and function. …”
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Review of Urinary Tract Infections in Pregnancy: Risks, Complications and Management by Patrycja Kałuziak, Jakub Parys, Agnieszka Mikosińska, Martyna Kaźmierczak, Marta Jajczak, Maciej Mossakowski, Aleksandra Witek, Mateusz Litwin, Stanisław Jesionek

“…UTIs can affect any part of the urinary system and are typically caused by bacteria, though fungi and viruses can also be responsible. …”
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Characterization and genomic insights into bacteriophages Kpph1 and Kpph9 against hypervirulent carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by Ye Huang, Yuan Huang, Zhiping Wu, Ziyue Fan, Fanglin Zheng, Yang Liu, Xinping Xu

“…Bacteriophages, also known as phages, are viruses that specifically infect bacteria; thus, phage-based therapies offer promising alternatives to antibiotic treatments targeting Hv-CRKp infections. …”
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Soil microbial community and influencing factors of different vegetation restoration types in a typical agricultural pastoral ecotone by Pei Huang, Pei Huang, Pei Huang, Hanyu Shi, Hanyu Shi, Lina Jiang, Duoping Zhu, Duoping Zhu, Zefeng Zhou, Zhenhong Hou, Xingyu Ma, Xingyu Ma

“…However, the response of the microbial network complexity of bacteria and fungi to different vegetation restoration types is unclear. …”
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Injectable iodine-containing peptide hydrogel for treatment of MRSA infection by Yu Zhang, Haiyan Liu, Weiqi Zhang, Yinghao Ding, Shengyi Zhang, Xiaowan Huang, Jiali Chen, Zhimou Yang, Feng Lin

“…The resulting hydrogel exhibited excellent biocompatibility and robust antibacterial effect, it significantly inhibited bacteria-associated endometrial infections in mice and effectively alleviated inflammation. …”
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Reverse transcriptase inhibitors diminish systemic proinflammatory responses to bacterial pathogens by Karthik Hullahalli, Katherine G. Dailey, Ryan Acbay, Masataka Suzuki, George I. Balazs, Matthew K. Waldor

“…Here, we tested this hypothesis by characterizing the effects of NRTIs on the innate immune response to bacteria. In the liver, NRTI administration following E. coli inoculation reduced the expression of a large repertoire of proinflammatory transcripts. …”
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A Chinese drug-compatibility-based approach to purslane hydrogels for acute eczema therapy by Ling Wang, Yuzhong Zhang, Shenglin Geng, Lan Ma, Yiran Wang, Dongxu Han, Guojuan Fan, Weifen Zhang, Weifen Zhang, Weifen Zhang, Yanna Lv, Jinlong Ma, Jinlong Ma, Jinlong Ma

“…However, most of the clinical applications of purslane are freshly prepared decoction, not as easy to apply as cream, because the decoction is easy to breed bacteria and easy to oxidize. Here, based on the theory of Chinese medicines compatibility, we made a purslane-tannic acid hydrogel (PL-HATA) by simple methods under mild conditions to solve the drawbacks of easy oxidation and inconvenience of use of Purslane. …”
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Repeated positron emission tomography tracing neutrophil elastase in a porcine intensive-care sepsis model by Frida Wilske, Olof Eriksson, Rose-Marie Amini, Sergio Estrada, Helena Janols, Amina Khalil, Anders Larsson, Miklós Lipcsey, Sara Mangsbo, Jonathan Sigfridsson, Jan Sjölin, Paul Skorup, Anders Wall, Viola Wilson, Markus Castegren, Gunnar Antoni

“…Their action is a two-edged sword, the mediators killing the intruding bacteria are at the same time causing tissue damage. …”
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The effect of dietary fish oil replacement by microalgae on the gilthead sea bream midgut bacterial microbiota by Katsoulis-Dimitriou, Stefanos, Nikouli, Eleni, Gkalogianni, Elli Zafeiria, Karapanagiotidis, Ioannis T., Kormas, Konstantinos A.

“…The MI feed seems to promote several beneficial bacteria with potential probiotic abilities in the fish gut, belonging to the Pseudoalteromonas, Pseudomonas, Bacillus and Rhodopseudomonas genera.…”
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Colostrum-Derived Melatonin Plus PEG Microspheres Modulate the Oxidative Metabolism of Human Colostrum Phagocytes by Caroline G. Silva, Viviane F. Luz, Victor L. Nunes, Ana B. M. Verzoto, Aron C. de M. Cotrim, Wagner B. dos Santos, Eduardo L. França, Adenilda C. Honorio-França

“…There was an increase in superoxide release in phagocytes incubated with colostrum-derived or synthetic melatonin. When exposed to bacteria, colostrum phagocytes treated with colostrum melatonin adsorbed to PEG microspheres exhibited increased superoxide, accompanied by a decrease in the release of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and a lower SOD-to-superoxide ratio. …”
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Isolation and Molecular Identification of Pathogenic Fungi from Cockroaches Caught from Babol Teaching Hospitals during 2021-2022 by Hanie Pooshideh, Jalal Jafarzade, Ali Heidarpour, Mojtaba Taghizade Armaki, saeid Mahdavi Omran, Firoozeh Kermani, Mohsen Karami

“…Background and Aim: Cockroaches are potential carriers of a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms (fungi, bacteria and parasites). Considering the importance of these insects in the transmission of pathogenic fungi and their impact on the health of hospitalized people, the aim of this study was isolation and molecular identification of pathogenic fungi from the external and internal surfaces of cockroaches collected from three educational hospitals of Babol city, Mazandaran Province, Iran. …”
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Interleukin-1 Gene Variability and Plasma Levels in Czech Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and Diabetes Mellitus by Petra Borilova Linhartova, Hana Poskerova, Marie Tomandlova, Jirina Bartova, Katerina Kankova, Antonin Fassmann, Lydie Izakovicova Holla

“…Although IL-1β levels were measured significantly higher in mononuclear cells after stimulation by mitogens, HSP70, or selected periodontal bacteria than in unstimulated cells, IL-1 genotypes did not correlate with circulating IL-1β levels. …”
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Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein (BPI), a Novel Antimicrobial Molecule in Human Breast Milk with Immune Potential by Alba Soledad Aquino-Domínguez, María de los Ángeles Romero-Tlalolini, Honorio Torres-Aguilar, Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Alba, Lucia Lourdes Martínez-Martínez, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Peña, María Teresa Hernández-Huerta, Jesús Elizarrarás-Rivas, Gabriela Tapia-Pastrana, Melisa Gómez-López, Elsa Cruz-Martínez, Uriel Eleazar Hernández-Corrales, Sergio Roberto Aguilar-Ruiz

“…Using BPI at concentrations typical of colostrum, we observed that it reduces the growth of two distinct <i>E. coli</i> strains, enhances the uptake of these bacteria by monocytes, and suppresses the secretion of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-8 in infected intestinal cells. …”
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