Effects of Different Tillage Measures Combined with Straw Returning on Soil Enzyme Activity and Microbial Community Structure and Diversity by Sa Xiao, Bing Li, Tingting Zhang, Jianzhu Luo, Jie Wang, Xiangqian Zhang, Juan Li, Dejian Zhang

“…It was found that the dominant bacteria were <i>Proteobacteria</i> and <i>Actinomycetes</i>, and the dominant fungus was <i>Ascomycetes</i>. …”
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Povidone-iodine in ophthalmological practice by I.A. Koroleva, Kozhukhov A.A

“…Reuse of local antibiotics in such a situation leads to colonization of the eye surface by bacteria with resistance to them. The only preventive measure with proven effectiveness is the use of povidone-iodine for antiseptic treatment of the eye surface before IVI. …”
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Oral Immunotherapy Using Probiotic Ice Cream Containing Recombinant Food-Grade Lactococcus lactis Which Inhibited Allergic Responses in a BALB/c Mouse Model by Alireza Vasiee, Fereshteh Falah, Mojtaba Sankian, Farideh Tabatabaei-Yazdi, Seyed Ali Mortazavi

“…This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of recombinant probiotic bacteria as a candidate for oral vaccine with the potential of treating allergy to Amaranthus retroflexus pollens. …”
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Low-Dose Oxygen Enhances Macrophage-Derived Bacterial Clearance following Cigarette Smoke Exposure by William G. Bain, Ashutosh Tripathi, Pooja Mandke, Jonathan H. Gans, Franco R. D’Alessio, Venkataramana K. Sidhaye, Neil R. Aggarwal

“…In culture, macrophages exposed to cigarette smoke and oxygen also demonstrated decreased TNF-α secretion and enhanced phagocytosis of PAO1 bacteria. Conclusions. Our findings demonstrate a novel, protective role for low-dose oxygen following cigarette smoke and bacteria exposure that may be mediated by enhanced macrophage phagocytosis.…”
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Dysbiosis of infant gut microbiota is related to the altered fatty acid composition of human milk from mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study by Kelei Li, Jin Jin, Zhizuo Liu, Chuanjing Chen, Ludi Huang, Yongye Sun

“…Changes in these differential infant bacteria were negatively correlated with changes in C18:3n-3 and total n-3 PUFA levels of breast milk. …”
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Physicochemical properties of water quality of Imeh, Edegelem and Chokocho communities located along Otamiri-oche River in Etche Ethnic Nationality of Rivers State, Nigeria by BM Onyegeme-Okerenta, C Obia, MO Wegwu

“…The results of bacteriological study showed that all the sampling locations contained high numbers of coliform bacteria in both rainy and dry seasons. The number of coliform bacteria during rainy season was 25.00±0.00, 25.00±0.00, and 35.00±0.00 for Imeh, Edegelem and Chokocho respectively. …”
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Early mucosal sensing of SIV infection by paneth cells induces IL-1β production and initiates gut epithelial disruption. by Lauren A Hirao, Irina Grishina, Olivier Bourry, William K Hu, Monsicha Somrit, Sumathi Sankaran-Walters, Chris A Gaulke, Anne N Fenton, Jay A Li, Robert W Crawford, Frank Chuang, Ross Tarara, Maria L Marco, Andreas J Bäumler, Holland Cheng, Satya Dandekar

“…An intestinal loop model was used to interrogate the effects of SIV infection on gut mucosal immune sensing and response to pathogens and commensal bacteria in vivo. At 2.5 days post-SIV infection, low viral loads were detected in peripheral blood and gut mucosa without CD4+ T cell loss. …”
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Zooplankton Structure and Potential Food Web Interactions in the Plankton of a Subtropical Chain-of-Lakes by Karl E. Havens

“…No such relationship existed between zooplankton biomass and Chl a, suggesting that the predominant food web in these systems may be based on bacteria-plankton, as has been documented in nearby Lake Okeechobee. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Potential Antibiotic-Producing Actinomycetes from Water and Soil Sediments of Different Regions of Nepal by Bhanu Shrestha, Dharmendra Kumar Nath, Alina Maharjan, Anju Poudel, Roshani Nhuchhen Pradhan, Sagar Aryal

“…Out of total samples, 8 isolates of actinomycetes were tested effective against the tested bacteria by primary screening using the well diffusion method. …”
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Storage Stability Enhancement of Lactic Acid Beverage Using Anti-MDA <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> NJAU-01: The Antioxidant’s Role by Yuehao Wu, Menghao Zhao, Suyun Li, Siyu Liu, Song Gao, Rui Liu, Mangang Wu, Hai Yu, Qingfeng Ge

“…This study evaluated the inhibitory efficacy of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> NJAU-01 (NJAU-01) on oxidation associated with malondialdehyde (MDA) and utilized the bacteria in a functional lactic acid beverage. The antioxidant capacity of the bacteria was measured in vitro, the production conditions (inoculum, fermentation time, and sugar addition) of the lactic acid beverage were optimized, and the effects of NJAU-01 on antioxidant, flavor profile, and storage stability of lactic acid beverages were investigated. …”
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Absence of Posterior Vitreous Detachment Is a Risk Factor of Severe Bleb-Related Endophthalmitis by Kazuhiko Umazume, Jun Suzuki, Yoshihiko Usui, Katsuhiko Maruyama, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Goto

“…Bleb-related endophthalmitis (BRE) after glaucoma surgery is an infection caused by bacteria in the avascular bleb gaining access into the eye. …”
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Predominance of OXA-48 Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in a Moroccan Hospital by El Mehdi Belouad, Elmostafa Benaissa, Nadia El Mrimar, Fatna Bssaibis, Adil Maleb, Mostafa Elouennass

“…Enterobacterales represented 52.7% with a proportion of 21.8% of bacteria resistant to 3GC and/or carbapenems. Within 143 isolates MDR to 3GC, K. pneumoniae, E. coli, and E. cloacae represent 53.1%, 40.6%, and 6.3%, respectively. …”
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Addition of garlic (Allium sativum) extract in fry as immunostimulant on survival and blood profile of pomfret fish (Colossoma macropomum) by Ismarica Ismarica, Helda Musfika, Dara Dewi Cut

“…Bacterial diseases, particularly those caused by Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria, are a common issue in these fish. Using immunostimulants to control bacterial diseases can enhance the function of the immune system. …”
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Meningoencephalitis with Streptococcus equi Subspecies equi Leading to a Dural Arteriovenous Fistula by Jeroen Kerstens, Busra Durmus, Stijn Lambrecht, Ingrid Baar, Margareta M. Ieven, Thijs Van Der Zijden, Paul M. Parizel, Tomas Menovsky, Martin M. Y. Lammens, Philippe G. Jorens

“…The invasiveness of these bacteria, known to be capable of releasing strongly immunogenic exotoxins, is illustrated by white matter lesions that are present in the acute phase. …”
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Clinical considerations on antimicrobial resistance potential of complex microbiological samples by Norbert Solymosi, Adrienn Gréta Tóth, Sára Ágnes Nagy, István Csabai, Csongor Feczkó, Tamás Reibling, Tibor Németh

“…We can assume that these strain-by-strain concordance results are also true for bacteria in complex microbial samples, and conclude that AMRP obtained from metagenomic ARG analysis can help choose efficient ABs. …”
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Microbiological quality of the air in the area of influence of the former wastewater treatment plant in Cajamarca, Peru by Claudia E. Rodriguez-Zevallos, Jessica K. Sanchez-Altamirano, Marco A. Sanchez-Peña, Kenny Diaz

“…Sixteen concentrations of the total microorganism count exceeded the limits established by OSHA standards, and ten concentrations of bacteria exceeded the Polish standard PN-89/Z-04111/02. …”
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Studying the Effect of Bacillus Subtilis Suspension on Plant Height, Weight and Number of Potato Tubers by Anwar Mohammed Khalil, Abd Almonem Ahmed, Marwan Abdo Hasan

“…The average number and weight of tubers were calculated for each replicate of the first-line plants (sprayed with water only), and then the average was calculated for each replicate of the second-line plants (sprayed with bacteria). The average number of tubers in the plants treated with bacteria was 17.56 tubers compared to its counterparts sprayed with water only. …”
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Effect of Moringa oleifera, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, and Their Combination on Growth Performance, Digestive Enzymes, Immunity, and Microbiota in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloti... by Mingxuan Guan, Junfeng Guan, Haotian Zhang, Dikuang Peng, Xiaotong Wen, Xiaoyong Zhang, Qing Pan

“…The microbiological analyses showed that the abundances of beneficial bacteria increased, and the relative abundances of pathogenic bacteria decreased in fish-fed MO. …”
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A Multicenter Study of Beta-Lactamase Resistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Reveals High Level Chromosome Mediated Extended Spectrum β Lactamase Resistance in Ogun S... by Folasoge A. Adeyankinnu, Babatunde O. Motayo, Akinniyi Akinduti, John Akinbo, Joseph I. Ogiogwa, Bukola W. Aboderin, R. A. Agunlejika

“…As a result of the ever increasing problem of multiresistant bacteria, we instituted a surveillance program with the aim of identifying the basic molecular properties of ESBL in our environment. …”
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Efficacy of Zingibain phyto-protease on growth performance, litter quality and gut microbiota in broilers fed high animal protein concentrates by Muhammad Shahkar Uzair, Asad Sultan, Ziaul Islam, Muqadar Shah, Muhammad Tahir, Shabana Naz, Abdulwahed Fahad Alrefaei, Sheikh Adil, Naseer Khan Momand, Rifat Ullah Khan

“…Overall, GPZ supplementation at the level of 0.02% in 4% APC added diet proved more effective in improving feed conversion, reducing harmful bacteria, and promoting the growth of beneficial gut microbiota.…”
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