Feasibility of Metatranscriptome Analysis from Infant Gut Microbiota: Adaptation to Solid Foods Results in Increased Activity of Firmicutes at Six Months by Floor Hugenholtz, Jarmo Ritari, Lotta Nylund, Mark Davids, Reetta Satokari, Willem M. de Vos

“…Newborns are rapidly colonized by microbes and their intestinal tracts contain highly dynamic and rapidly developing microbial communities in the first months of life. …”
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A Review on Biosurfactant Applications in the Petroleum Industry by Wei Xi, Yuanye Ping, Masoome Agha Alikhani

“…Biosurfactants are synthesized by microbes; therefore, various genetic diversities of microorganisms provide the considerable capability to produce new types of biosurfactants, which can develop EOR technology. …”
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Microbial Control in the Processing of Low-Temperature Meat Products: Non-Thermal Sterilization and Natural Antimicrobials by Xiaoyang Zhang, Feng Na, Min Zhang, Wei Yang

“…This paper provides a comprehensive review of the specific applications of biocides and non-thermal sterilization methods in food, highlighting the control parameters and their effects on microbes during low-temperature meat processing, to supply pertinent researchers with theoretical references.…”
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Effects of life history strategy on the diversity and composition of the coral holobiont communities of Sabah, Malaysia by Golam Rabbani, Lutfi Afiq-Rosli, Jen Nie Lee, Zarinah Waheed, Benjamin J. Wainwright

“…Abstract Coral-associated microbes have essential roles in promoting and regulating host function and health. …”
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The role of delays in innate and adaptive immunity to intracellular bacterial infection by Simeone Marino, Edoardo Beretta, Denise E. Kirschner

“…Initially an innate response attempts to clear any invasion by microbes. If it fails to clear or contain the pathogen, an adaptive response follows that is specific for the microbe and in most cases is successful at eliminating the pathogen. …”
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Metagenomic Insights into Pigeon Gut Microbiota Characteristics and Antibiotic-Resistant Genes by Wei Dai, Haicong Zhu, Junhong Chen, Hui Chen, Dingzhen Dai, Jian Wu

“…Background: Antibiotics were extensively used in the pigeon breeding industry previously to promote growth and prevent disease, leading to the spread of antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) in gut microbes, which has become a major public health concern. …”
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Insects Induced Mango Fruit Rot: Unraveling the Culprits by Sivagami Subramaniam, Noor Aisyah Md Noordin, Noor Azrizal-Wahid, Nur Ain Izzati Mohd Zainudin

“…Mango fruit rot caused by insects and microbes has become a significant threat to mango production in Southeast Asia and worldwide. …”
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Oxidation state of bioavailable dissolved organic matter influences bacterioplankton respiration and growth efficiency by Brandon M. Stephens, Paolo Stincone, Daniel Petras, Chance J. English, Keri Opalk, Stephen Giovannoni, Craig A. Carlson

“…Abstract Oxygen consumption by oceanic microbes can predict respiration (CO2 production) but requires an assumed respiratory quotient (RQ; ΔO2/ΔCO2). …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Effect of the Extracts of the Pods of Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. (Fabaceae) by Memory Makosa, Simbarashe Sithole, Stanley Mukanganyama

“…One of the mechanisms of action of these phytochemicals is via membrane-damaging effects on microbes.…”
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Advancing biomonitoring of eDNA studies with the Anaconda R package: Integrating soil and One Health perspectives in the face of evolving traditional agriculture practices. by Pierre-Louis Stenger, Audrey Léopold, Kelly Dinh, Pierre Mournet, Nadia Robert, Julien Drouin, Jacques Wamejonengo, Sylvie Russet, Thomas Ibanez, Laurent Maggia, Fabian Carriconde

“…Notably, this package also revealed the potential contributions of beneficial soil microbes, including saprophytes and plant-endophyte fungi, in suppressing soil-borne pathogens. …”
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Gut Microbiome and Inflammation: A Study of Diabetic Inflammasome-Knockout Mice by Roma Pahwa, Miriam Balderas, Ishwarlal Jialal, Xinpu Chen, Ruth Ann Luna, Sridevi Devaraj

“…Together, these findings indicate that interaction of the intestinal microbes with the innate immune system is a crucial factor that could modify diabetes and complications.…”
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Scale-Up of Tailor-Made Onsite Enzyme Blend From Cassava Peels for Industrial Bioethanol Production by Martison Budu, Patrick Boakye, Joseph A. Bentil

“…To investigate cassava-degrading microbes, Aspergillus niger demonstrated the highest enzyme activity with a diameter of zone of clearance of 16 mm. …”
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Characterization of Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) Essential Oil Obtained by Solvent-Free Microwave Extraction with Kombucha Tea (Anthriscus sylvestris L.) Produced by Adding Guava (... by Merve Dilara Gerek, Filiz Yangılar

“…The increased acetic acid bacteria and yeast count indicates that Anthriscus sylvestris is a viable substrate for the proliferation of Kombucha symbiotic microbes. Adding guava peel and rosemary oil to kombucha significantly increased its total phenolic, flavonoid, and vitamin C content (P<0.05). …”
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A Phage‐Based Approach to Identify Antivirulence Inhibitors of Bacterial Type IV Pili by Tori M. Shimozono, Nancy J. Vogelaar, Megan T. O'Hara, Zhaomin Yang

“…Antivirulants are small molecules designed to target virulence factors, thereby attenuating the virulence of infectious microbes. The bacterial type IV pilus (T4P), an extracellular protein filament that depends on the T4P machinery (T4PM) for its biogenesis, dynamics and function, is a key virulence factor in many significant bacterial pathogens. …”
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Subregional pedoclimatic conditions with contrasted UV-radiation shape host-microbiome and metabolome phenotypes in the grape berry by Viviana Martins, Cécile Abdallah, António Teixeira, Carolina Moreira, Márcio Nóbrega, Arnaud Lanoue, Hernâni Gerós

“…The high phenotypic plasticity of berries and the role of microbes in this process are relevant upon current projections for increased UV radiation and temperature in Southern European viticulture, in a climate change scenario, with predicted impacts on regional wine quality and on the development of adaptation strategies for resilient viticulture.…”
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Bacterial Diversity Associated with Terrestrial and Aquatic Snails by Konstantinos Apostolou, Canella Radea, Alexandra Meziti, Konstantinos Ar. Kormas

“…In order to create a stepping stone for future snail microbiome studies, in this literature review, we combined all the available knowledge to date, as documented in scientific papers, on any microbes associated with healthy and diseased terrestrial and aquatic snail species from natural and farmed populations. …”
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Lewy body diseases and the gut by Timothy R. Sampson, Malú Gámez Tansey, Andrew B. West, Rodger A. Liddle

“…We describe interactions within the GI tract with resident microbes and exogenous toxicants, and how these may directly contribute to ⍺-syn pathology along with related metabolic and immunological responses. …”
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Yeti claws: Cheliped sexual dimorphism and symmetry in deep-sea yeti crabs (Kiwaidae). by Christopher Nicolai Roterman, Molly McArthur, Cecilia Laverty Baralle, Leigh Marsh, Jon T Copley

“…Yeti crabs (Kiwaidae) are deep-sea hydrothermal vent and methane seep dwelling crustaceans that farm chemosynthetic microbes on their bodies. Sexual dimorphism is a common feature of decapod crustaceans, but little is known about its prevalence in species from deep-sea habitats. …”
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The Role of Oral Fusobacterium nucleatum in Female Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Fariah I. Gaba, Raquel Carcelén González, Raquel González Martïnez

“…More recently, oral Fusobacterium nucleatum species have been observed in cancerous human breast tissue, drawing attention to the role of microbes in cancer pathogenesis. Objectives. Investigating oral Fusobacterium nucleatum species as potential biomarkers for female-specific breast cancer. …”
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Fungal and oomycete pathogens and heavy metals: an inglorious couple in the environment by Joanna Gajewska, Jolanta Floryszak-Wieczorek, Ewa Sobieszczuk-Nowicka, Autar Mattoo, Magdalena Arasimowicz-Jelonek

“…Despite such adverse effects, published data is indicative of the fact that fungal and oomycete pathogens have a relatively high tolerance to HMs in comparison to other groups of microbes such as bacteria. Likely, these pathogens may harbor a network of detoxification mechanisms that ensure their survival in a highly HM-polluted (micro)habitat. …”
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