Genomic insights and comparative analysis of Colletotrichum species associated with anthracnose fruit rot and crown rot of strawberry in North Carolina by Tika B. Adhikari, Norman Muzhinji, Ashley N. Philbrick, Frank J. Louws, Frank J. Louws

“…Colletotrichum is a large genus of fungal phytopathogens responsible for significant economic losses in numerous crops globally. These pathogens exhibit varying host specificities; some have a broad host range, while others are more limited. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of <i>Lactobacillus gasseri</i> Strains from Women for Potential Vaginal Health Applications by Eui-Chun Chung, Jong Seo Lee, Hye Ji Lim, Seok-Jin Kim, Youn-Jee Chung, Kum-Joo Shin

“…BELG74 produced the most lactic acid at a concentration of 20.12 g/L, which correlated with anti-pathogenic activity against <i>Gardnerella vaginalis</i>, <i>Fannyhessea vaginae,</i> and <i>Candida albicans</i> of more than 90%. …”
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Application of copy number variation sequencing combined with whole exome sequencing in prenatal left–right asymmetry disorders by Yu Qin, Muon Senglong, Koksear Touch, Juan Xiao, Ruijie Fang, Qingling kang, Lei Fan, Shufang Li, Jing Liu, Jianli Wu, Yuanyuan Wu, Xinwei Shi, Haiyi Liu, Xun Gong, Xingguang Lin, Ling Feng, Suhua Chen, Wei Li

“…CNV-seq revealed a 16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome in a situs inversus fetus presenting pathogenic and a 2q36.3 microduplication syndrome in a fetus with Heterotaxy presenting a variant of uncertain significance (VUS). …”
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NF1 with 47,XYY mosaicism diagnosed by mandibular neurofibromas by Erina Tonouchi, Kei-ichi Morita, Yosuke Harazono, Kyoko Hoshino, Tetsuya Yoda

“…Targeted next-generation sequencing of the patient’s blood sample revealed a novel frameshift mutation in NF1 (NM_000267.3:c.6832dupA:p.Thr2278Asnfs*8) that is considered a pathogenic variant.…”
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Phytophthora Identification and Sampling in Citrus Nurseries by Jamie D. Burrow, Diane B. Bright, Tim D. Riley, James H. Graham

“… Phytophthora species are important soil-borne, fungus-like pathogens that attack the root systems, trunk, and fruit of citrus trees at any age. …”
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Two Cases of Leigh Syndrome in One Family: Diagnostic Challenges and Clinical Management Experience in Latvia by Arta Katkevica, Madara Kreile, Ieva Grinfelde, Gita Taurina, Ieva Micule, Iveta Dzivite-Krisane, Arta Smite-Laguna, Ieva Malniece

“…In this study, we report the first LS case in Latvia with SURF1 pathogenic variants in two siblings. The difficulties encountered establishing a diagnosis for the first proband and the effective prenatal diagnosis for the second offspring that led to termination of the pregnancy are discussed.…”
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Granulomatous Hepatitis in Association with Fever and a Palmar Rash by Desmond J Leddin, James A Barrowman

“…The definitive answer to the question of whether syphilitic hepatitis exists awaits the development of comprehensive rests to exclude viral pathogens.…”
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Phytophthora Identification and Sampling in Citrus Nurseries by Jamie D. Burrow, Diane B. Bright, Tim D. Riley, James H. Graham

“… Phytophthora species are important soil-borne, fungus-like pathogens that attack the root systems, trunk, and fruit of citrus trees at any age. …”
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Cerebral Amyloidoma Resulting from Central Nervous System Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Geetha Jagannathan, Guldeep Uppal, Kevin Judy, Mark T. Curtis

“…Cerebral amyloid accumulation can be the result of a number of disease states and it is crucial for proper patient care to identify the pathogenic process leading to amyloidoma formation. …”
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The Mitochondrial Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetases: Genes and Syndromes by Daria Diodato, Daniele Ghezzi, Valeria Tiranti

“…This paper reviews the current knowledge of mutations affecting mitochondrial aminoacyl tRNAs synthetases and their role in the pathogenic mechanisms underlying the different clinical presentations.…”
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Conventional versus ultrasound and microwave assisted synthesis: Some new environmentally friendly functionalized picolinium-based ionic liquids with potential antibacterial activi... by Messali Mouslim

“…The antimicrobial profile of the novel ionic liquids was evaluated and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) showed their moderate to low antimicrobial activity against eight types of human pathogens.…”
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Granulomatous Lobular Mastitis Associated with Mycobacterium abscessus in South China: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ye-sheng Wang, Qi-wei Li, Lin Zhou, Run-feng Guan, Xiang-ming Zhou, Ji-hong Wu, Nan-yan Rao, Shuang Zhu

“…Mycobacteria, which are known as rapidly growing bacteria, are pathogens that are responsible for cutaneous or subcutaneous infections that especially occur after injection, trauma, or surgery. …”
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Cerebral Phaeohyphomycosis in a Patient with Neurosarcoidosis on Chronic Steroid Therapy Secondary to Recreational Marijuana Usage by Preetam Gongidi, Debkumar Sarkar, Eric Behling, Joshua Brody

“…Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is often a fatal disease that typically takes a hematogenous spread after inhalation or accidental skin inoculation of pathogens. We present a patient with a history of heavy marijuana smoking while being on chronic steroid therapy for treatment of neurosarcoidosis who was found to have multiple brain abscesses from Curvularia sp. …”
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Novel MLH1 nonsense variant in a patient with suspected Lynch syndrome by Nobue Takaiso, Issei Imoto, Toshihiko Matsumoto, Akiyo Yoshimura

“…Genetic testing for mismatch repair genes (indicative of Lynch syndrome) revealed a novel heterozygous germline pathogenic variant, NM_000249.4:c.856A>T/NP_000240.1:p.…”
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Peutz–Jeghers syndrome: review of the literature and clinical case presentation by V. O. Kaybysheva, V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, O. S. Shifrin, K. V. Pyurveyeva, A. Ye. Leonovich, O. A. Sklyanskaya, A. A. Sheptulin

“…Recurrent bleedings from polyps and intestinal obstruction became the cause of four extensive resections of the small and large intestine that resulted in development of short bowel syndrome and disability of the patient.Conclusion. Now there is no pathogenically proved treatment of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. …”
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Discussion of the problem of functional constipation and irritable bowel syndrome in the reports of the International Congress on Neurogastroenterology and Motility (Bologna, 2012) by A. A. Sheptulin, M. A. Vize-Khripunova

“…The mechanisms of cardiotoxic effect of cisapride and tegaserod were demonstrated and the safety of the administration of prucalopride was assessed. Currently the new pathogenic mechanisms of the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are under active study: the role of the infection, the violation of the intestinal mucosa permeability, the immune shifts, the reduction in the bile acids resorption etc.Conclusion. …”
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Transmission Risk on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Escherichia coli versus Klebsiella pneumoniae by Tanja Artelt, Martin Kaase, Ivonne Bley, Helmut Eiffert, Alexander Mellmann, Helmut Küster, Martina Lange, Simone Scheithauer

“…Isolation precautions required for neonatal intensive care units are part of a bundle with the aim to prevent transmission, colonization, and infection with multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens as neonates face an increased risk of mortality and morbidity in case of infection. …”
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COVID-19 – a new challenge for the medical community by D. Valančius, V. Kasiulevičius

“… Coronaviruses are important human and animal pathogens. At the end of 2019, a novel coronavirus was identified as the cause of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, a city in the Hubei Province of China. …”
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Intestinal Host-Microbe Interactions under Physiological and Pathological Conditions by Rodrigo Bibiloni, Eduardo J. Schiffrin

“…The intestinal mucosa is unique in that it can be tolerant to the resident, symbiotic microbiota but remaining, at the same time, responsive to and able to fight pathogens. The close interaction between host-symbiotic microbiota at the mucosal level poses important challenges since microbial breaches through the gut barrier can result in the breakdown of gut homeostasis. …”
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Optimal control and bifurcation analysis of a delayed fractional-order SIRS model with general incidence rate and delayed control by Conghui Xu, Yongguang Yu, Guojian Ren, Xinhui Si

“… A fractional-order generalized SIRS model considering incubation period is established in this paper for the transmission of emerging pathogens. The corresponding Hopf bifurcation is discussed by selecting time delay as the bifurcation parameter. …”
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