Safety of transtympanic application of probiotics in a chinchilla animal model by Carol Nhan, Aren Bezdjian, Shyamali Saha, Satya Prakash, Lily H. P. Nguyen, Sam J. Daniel

“…These preliminary safety evaluations and the pathogen inhibitory effects of L. plantarum demonstrated by previous studies present this probiotic as a candidate of interest for further investigation.…”
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Improving natural red pigment production by Streptomyces phaeolivaceus strain GH27 for functionalization of textiles with in silico ADME prediction by Gehad H. El Sayed, Mohamed Fadel, Rasha Fouad, Hend M. Ahmed, Ahmed A. Hamed

“…The treatment of cotton, wool, and polyester samples suppressed pathogen growth to differing extents. Polyester had the most important inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus (50.03%) and Bacillus cereus (39.49%). …”
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Exploring the Diversity and Ecological Dynamics of Palm Leaf Spotting Fungi—A Case Study on Ornamental Palms in Portugal by Diana S. Pereira, Alan J. L. Phillips

“…With climate change altering environmental conditions, the identification of fungi thriving in or inhabiting these microhabitats becomes crucial for predicting shifts in pathogen dynamics and mitigating future fungal disease outbreaks. …”
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H3K4 methylation regulates development, DNA repair, and virulence in Mucorales by Macario Osorio-Concepción, Carlos Lax, Damaris Lorenzo-Gutiérrez, José Tomás Cánovas-Márquez, Ghizlane Tahiri, Eusebio Navarro, Ulrike Binder, Francisco Esteban Nicolás, Victoriano Garre

“…On the other hand, histone methylation is a regulatory mechanism with pleiotropic effects, including the virulence of several pathogenic fungi. However, the role of epigenetic changes at the histone level never has been studied in Mucorales. …”
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Predictors for recurrence of chronic osteomyelitis following long bones cavity defect replacement with synthetic materials by Alexander V. Afanasyev, Svetlana A. Bozhkova, Vasily A. Artyukh

“…The following factors affecting the treatment outcome were assessed: location (r=0.205, p=0.019); duration of osteomyelitis (r=0.23, p=0.007); history of debridement operations (r=0.264, p=0.002); bone defect volume (r=0.175, p=0.045); physiological class according to Cierny-Mader (r=0.188, p=0.004); anatomical type of osteomyelitis according to Cierny-Mader (r=0.15, p=0.086); nature of the pathogen (r=0.123, p=0.162). The degree of the osteomyelitis recurrence risk, threshold values ​​for quantitative factors and the total score the scale were established. …”
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<i>In silico</i> search for and analysis of R gene variation in primitive cultivated potato species by A. A. Gurina, M. S. Gancheva, N. V. Alpatieva, E. V. Rogozina

“…Pathogen recognition receptors encoded by R genes play a key role in plant protection. …”
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α-amanitin induces hepatotoxicity via PPAR-γ inhibition and NLRP3 inflammasome activation by Haowei Wang, Huijie Zhang, Lin Miao, Chan Wang, Hanxin Teng, Xiaodong Li, Xiaoxing Zhang, Genmeng Yang, Shangwen Wang, Xiaofeng Zeng

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Characteristic and Antimicrobial Resistance of Bacillus cereus Group Isolated from Food in Poland by Joanna Kowalska, Elżbieta Maćkiw, Dorota Korsak, Jacek Postupolski

“…Bacillus cereus is a foodborne pathogen causing food safety issues due to the formation of difficult to eliminate spores and biofilms. …”
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Atypical Microbiological Feature of Infectious Endophthalmitis on Jeju Island: A 10-Year Study at a Single Tertiary Referral Center by Joong Hyun Park, Dong Yoon Kim, Ahnul Ha, Dae Joong Ma, Hye Jin Lee, Jinho Jeong, Jin Young Kim

“…Among the exogenous causes, Staphylococcus species (Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, and S. hominis) were the most common pathogens (7 cases). Achromobacter xylosoxidans was the second most common causative pathogen (4 cases) followed by Moraxella species (3 cases). …”
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Slight Pro-Inflammatory Immunomodulation Properties of Dendritic Cells by Gardnerella vaginalis: The “Invisible Man” of Bacterial Vaginosis? by Thomas Bertran, Patrick Brachet, Marjolaine Vareille-Delarbre, Julie Falenta, Annie Dosgilbert, Marie-Paule Vasson, Christiane Forestier, Arlette Tridon, Bertrand Evrard

“…We investigated the interactions between G. vaginalis and human monocyte-derived DCs using a wide range of bacterial concentrations (multiplicity of infection from 0.01 to 100), and the effects of this pathogen on PHA-induced lymphocyte proliferation. As observed by electron microscopy and cytometry, G. vaginalis reduced the internalization ability of DCs by forming extracellular clusters and induced neither DC maturation, nor DC secretion of cytokines, except at the highest dose with a very early DC maturation state. …”
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Cinnamic Acid Compounds (<i>p</i>-Coumaric, Ferulic, and <i>p</i>-Methoxycinnamic Acid) as Effective Antibacterial Agents Against Colistin-Resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> by Alaaddin Korkut, Serap Özkaya Gül, Esra Aydemir, Hakan Er, Elif Odabaş Köse

“…Colistin-resistant <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> (COLR-Ab) is an opportunistic pathogen commonly associated with nosocomial infections, and it is difficult to treat with current antibiotics. …”
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Phenotypic and transcriptomic analyses reveal major differences between apple and pear scab nonhost resistance by Vergne, Emilie, Chevreau, Elisabeth, Ravon, Elisa, Gaillard, Sylvain, Pelletier, Sandra, Bahut, Muriel, Perchepied, Laure

“…Nonhost resistance is the outcome of most plant/pathogen interactions, but it has rarely been described in Rosaceous fruit species. …”
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Development of Antimicrobial Biopolymer Film Incorporated with a Mixture of Sodium Lactate and Diacetate and Studying its Efficacy Against Listeria monocytogenes and Microbiologica... by Katherine Sierra, Luis Guzman, Vianca Tashiguano, Micah T. Black, Payten Leeds, Jakob Doster, Laura J. Garner, Sungeun Cho, Yucheng Peng, Amit Morey

“…Through the 12-week storage, the LD biopolymer film initially exhibited bacteriostatic effects, followed by bactericidal (decrease of ∼2 log CFU/g), and again bacteriostatic effect on the pathogen during weeks 0–4, 5–6, and 7–12, respectively. …”
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Detection of Francisellaceae and the differentiation of main European F. tularensis ssp. holarctica strains (Clades) by new designed qPCR assays by Kristin Köppen, Kerstin Rydzewski, Julia Zajac, Marwah Al-Senwi, Sema Evcimen, Darius Schulze, Daniela Jacob, Klaus Heuner

“…Abstract Background The zoonotic and highly infectious pathogen Francisella tularensis is the etiological agent of tularemia. …”
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Immunoglobulin M response in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) following ranavirus infection by Zhenyu Huang, Naicheng Liu, Mingyang Xue, Chen Xu, Yuding Fan, Yan Meng, Nan Jiang, Yiqun Li, Wenzhi Liu, Yang He, Yong Zhou

“…Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgM+ B cells are key components of the humoral immune system, providing defense against pathogen invasion. While the role of IgM in the systemic and mucosal immune responses of fish to parasites and bacteria has been partially investigated, its function in viral infections remains underexplored. …”
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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in retail venison in Montreal detected using a nested PCR method by Chi Zhao, Mengyu Zhang, Jiaxuan Lan, Xiaoqi Mi, Xiaonan Lu, Qian Liu

“…Toxoplasma gondii is a globally significant zoonotic pathogen responsible for congenital disorders and opportunistic infections, primarily transmitted through foodborne pathways. …”
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Prebreeding research of near-isogenic lines of spring bread wheat with a combination of translocations from Agropyron elongatum (Host.) Р.В. and Aegilops ventricosa Tausch. by S. N. Sibikeev, A. E. Druzhin

“…To protect bread wheat from pathogens and, in particular, rust diseases, introgressive resistance genes located in alien translocations are commonly used. …”
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Glycosylation Patterns in <i>Meccus (Triatoma) pallidipennis</i> Gut: Implications for the Development of Vector Control Strategies by Elia Torres-Gutiérrez, Frida Noelly Candelas-Otero, Olivia Alicia Reynoso-Ducoing, Berenice González-Rete, Mauro Omar Vences-Blanco, Margarita Cabrera-Bravo, Martha Irene Bucio-Torres, Paz María Silvia Salazar-Schettino

“…Understanding glycosylation patterns provides critical insights into vector–pathogen interactions that could eventually inform novel control approaches. …”
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In vitro inhibition of Xanthomonas vasicola pv. musacearum, the causal agent of banana Xanthomonas Wilt, using medicinal plant extracts from North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic... by Franchement Mukeshambala, Angele Ibanda, Ludivine Lassois, Gakuru Semacumu, Dhed’a Djailo, Leon Nabahungu, Guy Blomme, Godefroid Monde

“…Of the thirteen plant species identified as effective against the pathogen, the Myrtaceae and Euphorbiaceae families were the most represented. …”
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Efficacy of Larimichthys crocea TASOR protein-derived peptide FAM286 against Staphylococcus aureus by Ritian Jin, Guanglei Wei, Rong Lin, Wenfeng Lin, Jude Juventus Aweya, Duo Liang, Wuyin Weng, Shen Yang

“…Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a major foodborne pathogen, could lead cause of intestinal infections in humans. …”
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