Efficient Production of Fuel Ethanol via the Simultaneous Use of Distillery Stillage Biomass and Beet Molasses by Katarzyna Osmolak, Dawid Mikulski, Grzegorz Kłosowski

“…The maximum glucose concentration of about 12 g/L (hydrolysis efficiency about 35.5%) was achieved even with the lowest enzyme dose, i.e., 7.5 FPU per gram of biomass. The yeast also showed high fermentation activity in media prepared from stillage biomass and molasses, producing about 50 g/L of ethanol regardless of the fermentation strategy used. …”
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The Analysis of the Ability NaOH Activated Rice Husk Ash Silica to Reduce Cl Ion Levels by Nurul Widya Febryzha, La Harimu, Wa Ode Mulyana, Ekacahyana Mandasari

“…The results showed that the optimum adsorbed percentage of Cl ions occurred at an optimum mass of 0.025 gram, optimum pH of 7, and optimum contact time of 30 minutes with an adsorbed percentage of 45.7% and an adsorption capacity of 9.14 mg/g. …”
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Stray dogs as carriers of E. coli resistant strains for the retracted and re-emerged antibiotic colistin, based on the mcr-1 gene presence by Ioannis Tsakmakidis, Anastasia Parisi, Dimitrios K. Papadopoulos, Maria V. Alvanou, Konstantinos V. Papageorgiou, Evanthia Petridou, Ioannis A. Giantsis

“…Reports of resistance to colistin, an antibiotic that is considered a last resort drug against resistant Gram-negative bacteria, have been increasing over the last years. …”
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<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Phage M198 and Its Therapeutic Potential by Lika Leshkasheli, Ia Kusradze, Darejan Bolkvadze, Lia Askilashvili, Maria Chichashvili, Giorgi Tsertsvadze, Elisabed Zaldastanishvili

“…Non-antibiotic antibacterial agents are in high demand for many Gram-negative bacterial pathogens, including <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>. …”
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Characterization of Integrons and Quinolone Resistance in Clinical Escherichia coli Isolates in Mansoura City, Egypt by Shaymaa H. Abdel-Rhman, Rehab M. Elbargisy, Dina E. Rizk

“…Quinolones are used to treat infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria, but resistance genes emerged. …”
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Corynebacteria from the respiratory microbiota modulate inflammatory responses and associate with a reduced pneumococcal burden in the lungs by Caroline Bergenfelz, Phuong Do, Liv Larsson, Hanna Ivarsson, Kasper Malmborn, Anders P. Håkansson

“…Corynebacterium propinquum and C. pseudodiphtheriticum (Corynebacteria) are two Gram-positive species that frequently colonize the upper respiratory tract and strongly associate with a reduced incidence of respiratory tract infections. …”
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Extensive Prostatic Abscess in an Elderly Patient Requiring Multidisciplinary Drainage by John Michael Nesemann, Kathy Huen, Jonathan Bergman

“…Prior to the advent of antibiotics, the major causes were gonorrheal and Staphylococcus aureus infections, but with the advent of antibiotics, microbial culprits have shifted to gram-negative organisms. Patients typically present with lower urinary tract symptoms, perineal or lower back pain, and systemic symptoms. …”
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Brucellosis Presenting with Febrile Pancytopenia: An Atypical Presentation of a Common Disease and Review of Brucellosis by Carina Chang, Bryce D. Beutler, Mark B. Ulanja, Chukwudum Uche, Milan Zdrnja

“…Brucellosis is a febrile zoonotic disease caused by one of several species of the Gram-negative coccobacillus Brucella. It is endemic to the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, and Central America. …”
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Effect of Activator Types on the Production of Activated Carbon from Cocoa (Theobroma cacao, L.) Pod Husk as Metal Adsorbent by Aisman Aisman, Sahadi Didi Ismanto, Nadila Aprilianda

“…On the other hand, magnesium chloride (MgCl2) emerged as the most economically viable activator, with a price of Rp. 30,00 per gram. …”
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Performance Assessment of Multiple Classifiers Based on Ensemble Feature Selection Scheme for Sentiment Analysis by Monalisa Ghosh, Goutam Sanyal

“…Initially, unigram and bigram features are extracted by applying n-gram method. In addition, we generate a composite features vector CompUniBi (unigram + bigram), which is sent to the feature selection methods Information Gain (IG), Gini Index (GI), and Chi-square (CHI) to get an optimal feature subset by assigning a score to each of the features. …”
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THERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN WITH ACUPUNCTURE AND TURMERIC by Farah Dynah Daeq Aszar, Ario Imandiri, Arifa Mustika

“…Herbal therapy was given for 30 days, taken 3 times a day with a dose of turmeric 1 gram. Results: This therapy could reduce the scale of low back pain from scale 8 to 0 and the spasme scale from 3 to 0, that also reducing the frequency of low back pain. …”
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A CLINICAL CASE OF HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA CAUSED BY KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIA, DUE TO CONTACT WITH A FAMILY MEMBER by N.D. Gerasymenko, N.I. Digtiar

“…Routine analysis of sputum according to Gram gives approximate data, which is a clarification for empiric treatment. …”
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Internal Parasites of Pigs and Worm Control Practices in Bamboutos, Western Highlands of Cameroon by Marc K. Kouam, Fabrice D. Ngueguim, Vaia Kantzoura

“…The overall prevalence was 74.7% (95 % Confidence Interval (CI): 69.6–79.3%) and the overall mean egg/oocyst per gram of feces (epg/opg) was 304.1±1218.0. The following parasites were found: Strongylid parasites (58.6%; epg= 105.0±134.7); Coccidia (26.9; opg=517.2± 1862.1); Strongyloides ransomi (25.9%; epg=61.9± 40.8); A. suum (3.7%. epg=50±0); Metastrongylus sp (0.9%; epg=50±0); Trichuris suis (0.9%; epg=50±0); and Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (0.62%; epg=50±0). …”
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Extent and Resistance Patterns of ESKAPE Pathogens Isolated in Pus Swabs from Hospitalized Patients by Salim S. Masoud, Anna Kovacevich, Raidah Gangji, Helmut Nyawale, Mary Nyange, Albert Ntukula

“…A high level of antibiotic resistance was shown in all ESKAPE and non-ESKAPE pathogens. The Gram-negative bacteria of ESKAPE pathogens were further analyzed comparing 3rd generation cephalosporin and carbapenems resistance patterns. …”
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Novel Ethyl 1,5-Disubstituted-1H-Pyrazole-3-Carboxylates as a New Class of Antimicrobial Agents by Radwan Awwad A., Ghorab Mostafa M., Alsaid Mansour S., Alanazi Fares K.

“…All the newly synthesized compounds were assayed for their antimicrobial activity against the Grampositive bacteria Staphyllococcus aureus and Bacillius subtilis and the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, in addition to the fungi organisms, Candida albicans, C. parapsilosis and C. tropicalis. …”
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Cryo-EM structure and evolutionary history of the conjugation surface exclusion protein TraT by Chloe Seddon, Sophia David, Joshua L. C. Wong, Naito Ishimoto, Shan He, Jonathan Bradshaw, Wen Wen Low, Gad Frankel, Konstantinos Beis

“…Unexpectedly, we identify chromosomal TraT homologues from multiple Gram-negative phyla which form numerous divergent lineages in a phylogenetic tree of TraT sequences. …”
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Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Activity of Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni Leaves Extract against Streptococcus sanguis (A Primary Inhabitant of Dental Plaque): In Vitro Study by Manar Ibrahim Ahmed, Safa Ali Hamad, Maha Abdulsalam

“…Microscopic examination, gram stain, optochin test, catalase test and polymerase chain reaction were used to ensure the identification of S. sanguis. …”
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Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa YK01, a sequence type 16 isolated from a patient with keratitis by Shuo Jiang, Mengmin Ye, Ke Liu, Huiluo Cao, Xiaoshan Lin

“…Abstract Objectives Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen, is frequently associated with multidrug resistance and global epidemic outbreaks, contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. …”
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Pola Kuman dan Uji Kepekaan pada Pasien Community Acquired Pneumonia di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2016 by Narlis Narlis, Ellyza Nasrul, Efrida Efrida

“…Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif retrospektif terhadap 201 sampel sputum pasien CAP yang diperiksa kultur kemudian dilanjutkan dengan pewarnaan Gram dan uji biokimia untuk mengidentifikasi bakteri. …”
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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF MANGOSTEEN BARK FRACTION (GARCINIA MANGOSTANA L.) SALMONELLA TYPHI ATCC 13311 by Salmah Wilujeng Anggraini, Vevi Maritha, Susanti Erikania

“…Salmonella typhi is a Gram-negative bacterium in the Enterobacteriaceae family. …”
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