Dual-functional copper oxide nanofluids for transformer: Synergistic enhancement of antimicrobial and insulating properties by Haidan Lin, Lijie Xu, Qunying Yu, Jiachang Guo, Dan Liu, Daiyong Yang, Jingyao Luan, Junbo Liu, Feilong Yi

“…Two dominant actinomycetes (Mycoplana and Rothia), isolated from operational transformers, achieved up to 98.19% and 96.32% inactivation rates when exposed to CuO NFs, coupled with a 1.62-fold increase in AC breakdown voltage compared to base oil, owing to the designed monoclinic-phase CuO nanoparticles (+20.14 ± 1.5 mV) that disrupted microbial integrity via electrostatic adhesion and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, which is the first demonstration of nanoscale ROS-mediated antimicrobial mechanisms in oil-immersed insulation systems. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms of the Biological Control of Pine Wilt Disease Using Microorganisms by Xiaotian Su, Yimou Luo, Jingfei Hu, Yixin Xia, Min Liu, Yongxia Li, Haihua Wang

“…We emphasized the feasibility of multi-strategy microbial integrated control, which provides a framework for future studies on microbial-based PWD control strategies.…”
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Evaluating stool microbiome integrity after domestic freezer storage using whole-metagenome sequencing, genome assembly, and antimicrobial resistance gene analysis by Paula Momo Cabrera, Nicholas A. Bokulich, Petra Zimmermann

“…For accurate microbiome analysis, samples need to be collected and stored under specific conditions to preserve microbial integrity and composition, with −80°C storage considered the gold standard for stabilization. …”
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