Raiding nature’s genetic toolbox for UV-C resistance by functional metagenomics by Garrett A. Roberts Kingman, Justin L. Kipness, Lynn J. Rothschild

“…One approach to this problem is to use experimental laboratory evolution to adapt microbes to these novel environmental conditions. This approach can be dramatically improved through functional metagenomics, large-scale introduction of foreign genetic material to screen for phenotypes in a new host organism. …”
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Metagenomic analysis revealing the metabolic role of microbial communities in the free amino acid biosynthesis of Monascus rice vinegar during fermentation by Hang Gao, Jian Zhang, Li Liu, Lijun Fu, Yan Zhao, Germán Mazza, Xin Zhang

“…Through metagenomic analysis, this work aimed to elucidate the roles of microbes in FAA biosynthesis during Monascus rice vinegar fermentation. …”
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Immune Evasion Strategies of Trypanosoma cruzi by Ana Flávia Nardy, Célio Geraldo Freire-de-Lima, Alexandre Morrot

“…Microbes have evolved a diverse range of strategies to subvert the host immune system. …”
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Clot Formation in the Sipunculid Worm Themiste petricola: A Haemostatic and Immune Cellular Response by Tomás Lombardo, Guillermo A. Blanco

“…During formation of the clot, microbes or small particles are entrapped. Phagocytosis of self and non-self particles shed from the clot occurs at the clot neighbourhood, demonstrating that clotting is the initial phase of a well-orchestrated dual haemostatic and immune cellular response.…”
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Guards and decoys: RIPoptosome and inflammasome pathway regulators of bacterial effector-triggered immunity. by Haleema Sadia Malik, James B Bliska

“…Virulent microbes produce proteins that interact with host cell targets to promote pathogenesis. …”
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Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of Bacterial Isolates in Garlic, Ginger, Pepper, and Turmeric Commonly Traded Within Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria by A. E. Ajiboye, M. O. Jimoh, B. A. Hammed, T. E. Adesokan

“… Food condiments/spices consisting of leaves, flowers, seeds or stems of plants are food additives that add special aromas and flavors to food thereby increasing its taste but could harbor an array of microbes. Hence, the objective of this paper was to isolate, identify, and characterize the bacterial isolates in food condiments (Garlic, Ginger, Pepper, and Turmeric) commonly traded within Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria using various standard microbial techniques. …”
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Toxicity of Ulva lactuca and green fabricated silver nanoparticles against mosquito vectors and their impact on the genomic DNA of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti by Al Thabiani Aziz

“…This could further contribute to further research helping future generations to be free from these deadly disease‐causing vectors and pathogenic microbes.…”
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Plant-Derived Iron Nanoparticles for Removal of Heavy Metals by Deepika Thilakan, Jaie Patankar, Srushti Khadtare, Nilesh S. Wagh, Jaya Lakkakula, Khalid Mohamed El-Hady, Saiful Islam, Md. Rabiul Islam, Mohd Shahnawaz Khan, Nouf Omar Alafaleq, Mohammad Tarique

“…Nanoparticle synthesis has seen exponential development recently as its characteristics of high surface area, high rate of adsorption, and easy, cost-effective synthesis have been exploited for the purpose of ground water purification via the removal of organic and inorganic compounds, along with the removal of heavy metals and microbes. The synthesis of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles (ZVI NPs) by green methods has proved to be environmentally friendly in many ways as it employs the use of naturally occurring plant extracts. …”
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Resistance and resilience of soil microbiomes under climate change by Julia A. Boyle, Bridget K. Murphy, Ingo Ensminger, John R. Stinchcombe, Megan E. Frederickson

“…Additionally, we found evidence that symbiotic groups of microbes important to plant performance respond in diverse ways to climate treatments and their legacy, suggesting plants may be impacted by past climatic events like drought and warming, even if they do not experience the event themselves.…”
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Using moss as a bio-indicator to evaluate soil quality in litchi orchard. by Siyu Chen, Yan Sun, Da Yang, Shangdong Yang, Tian Liang, Hongwei Tan

“…Therefore, soil chemical and biological properties, microbial community structures and the metabolic functions of microbes in soils between moss- and non-moss-growth areas were analyzed using traditional and high-throughput sequencing technologies. …”
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Pest Status of Subfamily Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Noctuoidea): Review by Amritpal Singh Kaleka, Gagan Preet Kour Bali

“…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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Microbially produced imidazole propionate impairs prostate cancer progression through PDZK1 by Shengkai Jin, Yuhua Zhou, Jing Lv, Yichen Lu, Yuwei Zhang, Menglu Li, Ninghan Feng

“…Abstract Background A close relationship exists between castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and histidine metabolism by gut microbes. However, the effects of the histidine metabolite imidazole propionate (IMP) on prostate cancer (PCa) and its underlying mechanisms are not well understood. …”
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Stomach bugs: What’s new in 2024 by K. Lehr, C. Thon, M. Ebert, A. Link

“…Many open questions remain about the microbes in the stomach, an environment long considered inhospitable. …”
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KUALITAS UDARA DI RUANGAN RSUD NAMLEA KABUPATEN BURU PROVINSI MALUKU by Tina Amnah Ningsih, Farha Assagaff

“…Suggestions for Namlea Hospital to improve the quality of the physical environment and air microbes.…”
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Enteric coating of granules containing the probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus by Pyar Hassan, Peh Kok-Khiang

“…In addition, the enteric coating using Eudragit L30D-55 could protect probiotics from the acidic gastric environment and enhance the bioactivity of probiotics along with replacement of pathogenic microbes in human intestine…”
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Research Progress on Effects and Treatment of Microplastic Pollution in Freshwater Ecosystems by TANG Hongliang, MA Jinlong, XU Chenchen, PENG Songyao, FENG Lijuan

“…Studies have shown that microplastics exert toxic effects on the growth and reproduction of freshwater organisms by adsorbing toxic chemicals and microbes on the surfaces, and that microplastics even affect the food chain and the health of freshwater ecosystems. …”
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Defining Established and Emerging Microbial Risks in the Aquatic Environment: Current Knowledge, Implications, and Outlooks by Neil J. Rowan

“…It specifically focuses on current knowledge, future outlooks and offers some potential alleviation strategies that may reduce or eliminate the risk of problematic microbes in their viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state and Cryptosporidium oocysts in the aquatic environment. …”
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Prevalence and dynamics of antimicrobial resistance in pioneer and developing Arctic soils by Shamik Roy, Robin A. Dawson, James A. Bradley, Marcela Hernández

“…Our analyses suggest a strong positive relationship between soil age and ARGs and ARB, which we attribute to increased competition between microbes in older soils. We also observed a strong negative relationship between soil age and ARG diversity mediated by soil organic matter – suggesting facilitation due to the alleviation of nutrient limitation. …”
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Geographic Distribution Patterns of Soil Microbial Community Assembly Process in Mangrove Constructed Wetlands, Southeast China by Ping Hu, Qiong Yang

“…Wetland plants, on the other hand, together with their inter-root microbes, significantly affect the ecological functions of constructed wetlands. …”
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The Biosorption of Copper(II) Using a Natural Biofilm Formed on the Stones from the Metro River, Malang City, Indonesia by Andi Kurniawan, Siti Mariyah Ulfa, Chamidah Chamidah

“…Biofilm is the predominant habitat of microbes in aquatic ecosystems. Microhabitat inside the biofilm matrix is a nutrient-rich environment promoted by the adsorption of nutrient ions from the surrounding water. …”
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