Using genomics to explore the epidemiology of vancomycin resistance in a sewage system by Emilie Egholm Bruun Jensen, Saria Otani, Ivan Liachko, Benjamin Auch, Frank M. Aarestrup

“…We investigated microbiomes from a sewer, which have been colonized with glycopeptide-resistant bacteria harboring the mobile vanHAX gene cluster for a minimum of 20 years, using metagenomics sequencing and Hi-C. …”
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Microbial Contamination and Food Safety Aspects of Cassava Roasted Flour (“Rale”) in Mozambique by Andreia Massamby, Su-lin L. Leong, Bettina Müller, Lucas Tivana, Volkmar Passoth, Custódia Macuamule, Mats Sandgren

“…In samples collected in the warmer rainy season, molds, lactic acid bacteria, general aerobic bacteria and <i>Bacillus</i> spp. were isolated, whereas in samples collected in the cooler dry season, other groups of microorganisms such as yeasts and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> were present. …”
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Ginsenosides 20R-Rg3 and Rg5 enriched black ginseng inhibits colorectal cancer tumor growth by activating the Akt/Bax/caspase-3 pathway and modulating gut microbiota in mice by Peng Yu, Weiyin Xu, Yanqi Li, Zhaoyang Xie, Simeng Shao, Jianing Liu, Ying Wang, Long Wang, Hongmei Yang

“…Additionally, Rg3/Rg5-BG treatment improved the gut microbiota and intervened with bacteria associated with cancer development, including increasing beneficial probiotics such as Candidatus_Saccharibacteria and Saccharibacteria_genera_incertae_sedis and decreasing pernicious bacteria (Vampirovibrio, Clostridium_XlVb, etc.). …”
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Mechanisms of recalcitrant fucoidan breakdown in marine Planctomycetota by Carla Pérez-Cruz, Alicia Moraleda-Montoya, Raquel Liébana, Oihana Terrones, Uxue Arrizabalaga, Mikel García-Alija, Maier Lorizate, Ana Martínez Gascueña, Isabel García-Álvarez, Jon Ander Nieto-Garai, June Olazar-Intxausti, Bárbara Rodríguez-Colinas, Enrique Mann, José Luis Chiara, Francesc-Xabier Contreras, Marcelo E. Guerin, Beatriz Trastoy, Laura Alonso-Sáez

“…Fucoidan is degraded by specialized heterotrophic bacteria, which promote ecosystem function and global carbon turnover using largely uncharacterized mechanisms. …”
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A Comparison of Rice Root Microbial Dynamics in Organic and Conventional Paddy Fields by Fangming Zhu, Takehiro Kamiya, Toru Fujiwara, Masayoshi Hashimoto, Siyu Gong, Jindong Wu, Hiromi Nakanishi, Masaru Fujimoto

“…The root microbiome in the organic paddy field showed greater temporal variability, with typical methane-oxidizing bacteria accumulating during the tillering stage and the amount of symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria increasing dramatically at the early ripening stage. …”
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Biofilm characterisation of Mycoplasma bovis co-cultured with Trueperella pyogenes by Koji Nishi, Satoshi Gondaira, Yuki Hirano, Masahide Ohashi, Ayano Sato, Kazuya Matsuda, Tomohito Iwasaki, Takuya Kanda, Ryoko Uemura, Hidetoshi Higuchi

“…M. bovis released an extracellular matrix to connect with neighbouring bacteria and form a mature biofilm on the plate. Biofilm formation in the co-culture of M. bovis and T. pyogenes (strain T1: 1 × 105 and 1 × 106 CFU/well) significantly increased (p < 0.05 and p < 0.01; 64.1% and 64.8% increase) compared to that in a single culture of these bacteria. …”
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Characterization of a New Immunosuppressive and Antimicrobial Peptide, DRS-DA2, Isolated from the Mexican Frog, Pachymedusa dacnicolor by Claire Lacombe, Estefania Aleman-Navaro, Thierry Drujon, Veronica Martinez-Osorio, Emmanuelle Sachon, Erika Melchy-Pérez, Ludovic Carlier, Lorena Elizabeth Fajardo Brigido, Yannick Fleury, Christophe Piesse, Guadalupe Gutiérrez-Escobedo, Alejandro De las Peñas, Irene Castaño, Florie Desriac, Jose Luis Beristain-Hernandez, Christophe Combadiere, Yvonne Rosenstein, Constance Auvynet

“…We showed that the death of both immune cells and bacteria is induced rapidly by DRS-DA2 and that the membrane is permeabilized, leading to the loss of membrane integrity. …”
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Genotyping <em> Escherichia coli </em> O157:H7 strains isolated from cattle and small ruminants in Fars province (Iran) using Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus PCR A... by Sedigheh Mokhtari, Yahya Tahamtan, Mohammad Kargar, Keyvan Tadayon, Elham Moazamian

“… Background: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains are bacteria that cause gastrointestinal illnesses in humans. …”
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Co-occurrence of direct and indirect extracellular electron transfer mechanisms during electroactive respiration in a dissimilatory sulfate reducing bacterium by Liyuan Hou, Rebecca Cortez, Michael Hagerman, Zhiqiang Hu, Erica L.-W. Majumder

“…ABSTRACT Understanding the extracellular electron transfer mechanisms of electroactive bacteria could help determine their potential in microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and their microbial syntrophy with redox-active minerals in natural environments. …”
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mtlA, a novel typing gene offering enhanced resolution for pandemic Vibrio species by Lei Zhou, Danlei Liu, Zilong Zhang, Yongqiang Zhu, Huajun Zheng

“…To expand its application, we performed an evolutionary analysis and found that the mtlA gene was present in nine phyla, 371 genera, and 1,662 species of bacteria. It is commonly found in pathogenic species of Vibrio, followed by Paenibacillus, Mycolicibacterium, etc. …”
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Effects of Different Levels of Carbohydrates on Growth Performance, Hepatic and Intestinal Health, and Intestinal Microflora of Juvenile Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) by Jie Zhao, Yang Liu, Zhipeng Sun, Liansheng Wang, Ze Fan, Yadan Pan, Jiamin Gao, Cuiyun Lu, Xianhu Zheng

“…Elevated levels of starch intake led to harm to gut microflora, reducing bacterial populations, simultaneously boosting the presence of detrimental bacteria (Proteobacteria, Actinobacteriota, Achromobacter, and Rhodococcus) and diminishing the beneficial bacteria (Firmicutes). …”
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Skin-associated Corynebacterium amycolatum shares cobamides by M. H. Swaney, N. Henriquez, T. Campbell, J. Handelsman, L. R. Kalan

“…Cobamides, the vitamin B12 family of cofactors, are essential for metabolism in many bacteria but are only synthesized by a fraction of prokaryotes, including certain skin-associated species. …”
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Experimental and computational studies of Schiff bases derived from 4-aminoantipyrine as potential antibacterial and anticancer agents by Johana Zúñiga-Miranda, Rebeca González-Pastor, Saskya E. Carrera-Pacheco, Cristina Rodríguez-Pólit, Carlos Barba-Ostria, Antonio Machado, Linda P. Guamán, Christian D. Alcivar-León, Jorge Heredia-Moya

“…Compounds 3b, 3f, and 3h showed notable anticancer potential, while 3f and 3h also exhibited strong antibacterial effects, with 3f being the most effective against multidrug-resistant bacteria strains. These Schiff bases also inhibit biofilm formation, suggesting their potential for treating biofilm-related infections. …”
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Quality profile of milk from high producing dairy cows vaccinated against mastitis by M. N. Isakova, U. V. Sivkova, M. V. Ryaposova, I. A. Shkuratova, A. V. Lysov

“…The paper presents the analysis of somatic cell count and total bacteria count of milk from cows, vaccinated against mastitis using Startvac vaccine. …”
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Novel Organotin(IV) Schiff Base Complexes with Histidine Derivatives: Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Activity by Ariadna Garza-Ortiz, Carlos Camacho-Camacho, Teresita Sainz-Espuñes, Irma Rojas-Oviedo, Luis Raúl Gutiérrez-Lucas, Atilano Gutierrez Carrillo, Marco A. Vera Ramirez

“…The antimicrobial activity of the tin compounds has been tested against the growth of bacteria in vitro to assess their bactericidal properties. …”
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Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Potential, and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil Cones of Tunisian Cupressus sempervirens by Aicha Ben Nouri, Wissal Dhifi, Sana Bellili, Hanene Ghazghazi, Chedia Aouadhi, Ameur Chérif, Mohamed Hammami, Wissem Mnif

“…Moreover, its antibacterial activity was tested against different species of pathogenic bacteria (three Gram-positive and eight Gram-negative bacteria). …”
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Helicobacter pylori luxS mutants cause hyperinflammatory responses during chronic infection by Christina Yang, Alessandra Rodriguez y Baena, Bryce A. Manso, Shuai Hu, Raymondo Lopez-Magaña, Mané Ohanyan, Karen M. Ottemann

“…One type of signal is called autoinducer 2 (AI-2), which is produced and sensed by the LuxS enzyme found in many bacteria, including the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori. …”
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Assembly of soil multitrophic community regulates multifunctionality via multifaceted biotic factors in subtropical ecosystems by Chao Chang, En Hu, Xiaofeng Tang, Sisi Ye, Dan Zhao, Zhi Qu, Ming Li

“…High-throughput sequencing was used to examine archaea, bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, and invertebrates, while enzyme activity assays were used to assess ecosystem multifunctionality related to nutrient provisioning. …”
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Zingiber striolatum phytochemicals ameliorated hyperglycemia symptoms by modulating gut microbial communities in mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Tingting Liu, Xiaodong Ge, Lu Song, Huanhuan Wu, Xue Qian, Bowen Jia, Chao Zhao, Yi Zhuang

“…Moreover, the high-dose (ZSE-H) treatment increased the relative abundance of beneficial bacteria such as Faecalibaculum, while reducing harmful bacteria such as Bilophila, thereby alleviating insulin resistance. …”
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Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oil of <i>Camphora glanduliferum</i> ‘Honganzhang’ by Yang Yang, Qiuting Xiang, Yinan Yang, Donglv Shu, Jiawen Yan, Lijun Huang, Xiumei Yang, Jing Peng, Xingliang Chen, Guoqun Yang

“…In terms of antibacterial effect, CGHEO has significant antibacterial effects on three Gram-negative bacteria (<i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Salmonella enteritidis</i>, and <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>), and two Gram-positive bacteria (<i>Bacillus subtilis</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>). …”
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