Brazilian Spotted Fever with an Approach in Veterinary Medicine and One Health Perspective by Sabrina Destri Emmerick Campos, Nathalie Costa da Cunha, Nádia Regina Pereira Almosny

“…There is increasing interaction between man and pathogens transmitted by arthropods, especially by ticks. …”
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Reclaimed Water in Your Florida-Friendly Edible Landscape by Terra Freeman, Tiare Silvasy, Yilin Zhuang, Esen Momol

“…However, using reclaimed water on plants harvested and consumed from the home landscape must be approached with caution for vegetables, fruit trees, herbs, and other edible crops due to the risk of contamination from pathogens and salts. Before using reclaimed water in your Florida-Friendly edible garden, it is important to have a clear understanding of what it is and how it can be safely used. …”
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Disseminated Tuberculosis Presenting as Chronic Orchiepididymitis in a Military Trainee: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Michael U. Williams, Ashley Burris, Amy Zingalis, David A. Lindholm, Brian K. White

“…The acute form secondary to sexually transmitted or enteric pathogens is well known to primary care providers. …”
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Genital Abnormalities and Growth Retardation as Early Signs of Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Ataxia Syndrome by Kyriaki Papadopoulou-Legbelou, Maria Ntoumpara, Maria Kavga, Eleni P. Kotanidou, Ioannis Papoulidis, Assimina Galli-Tsinopoulou, Maria Fotoulaki

“…We describe a homozygous pathogenic variant in the DNAJC19 gene, diagnosed in Northern Greece, presenting with genital anomalies, growth failure, cardiomyopathy, and ataxia, but without increased urinary 3-methylglutaconic acid and additional presence of vitamin D disorders, hypercalciuria, and osteopenia. …”
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Interferon-Stimulated Genes and Immune Metabolites as Broad-Spectrum Biomarkers for Viral Infections by Chien-Hsin Huang, Maudry Laurent-Rolle, Tyler L. Grove, Jack Chun-Chieh Hsu

“…The type I interferon (IFN-I) response is a critical component of the immune defense against various viral pathogens, triggering the expression of hundreds of interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs). …”
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Malnutrition and Its Influence on Gut sIgA–Microbiota Dynamics by Monica Profir, Robert Mihai Enache, Oana Alexandra Roşu, Luciana Alexandra Pavelescu, Sanda Maria Creţoiu, Bogdan Severus Gaspar

“…Secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) plays an important role in maintaining and increasing beneficial intestinal microbiota populations and protecting against pathogenic species. Depletion of beneficial bacterial populations throughout life is also conditioned by malnutrition. …”
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Cardiac Tamponade from Purulent Pericarditis due to Cutibacterium acnes by Ardalon Farhat-Sabet, Robert Hull, Dustin Thomas

“…Cutibacterium acnes (formerly Propionibacterium acnes) is an anaerobic bacteria that is ubiquitous in skin flora and is commonly thought of as a culture contaminant; however, it does have pathogenic potential. We present a case of purulent pericarditis secondary to C. acnes leading to cardiac tamponade. …”
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Germinal center dynamics during acute and chronic infection by Samantha Erwin, Stanca M. Ciupe

“…The ability of the immune system to clear pathogens is limited during chronic virus infections where potent long-lived plasma and memory B-cells are produced only after germinal center B-cells undergo many rounds of somatic hypermutations. …”
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Acholeplasma laidlawii PG8 Culture Adapted to Unfavorable Growth Conditions Shows an Expressed Phytopathogenicity by Vladislav M. Chernov, Natalia E. Moukhametshina, Yurii V. Gogolev, Tatiana N. Nesterova, Maxim V. Trushin, Olga A. Chernova

“…This resulted in more frequent appearance of various morphological alterations when plants of vinca (Vinca minor L.) were infected by adapted mycoplasma cells. The increasing pathogenicity was accompanied by changes in genome expression in these adapted cells. …”
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Effects of highland barley β-glucan on gut microbiota composition and metabolism in vitro fermentation by Yinchen Ge, Jiaci Liu, Huacheng Tang, Yanqing Zang, Yang Cao

“…The results showed that HBG could enrich microbial diversity, increase the abundance of beneficial bacteria, and inhibit the biology of pathogenic bacteria. In addition, HBG increased the content of short-chain fatty acids and decreased fermentation broth pH. …”
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Cupriavidus gilardii infection following heart failure: a case report and literature review by Yanwen Liu, Jianxin Gao, Jingyun Ye, Hui Han, Haiyan Zhu

“…Knowledge about the pathogenic characteristics of Cupriavidus gilardii is limited, especially cardiac infection with this bacterium has not been reported. …”
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Decoding the Genetics of Recurrent Molar Pregnancy by Sumita Mehta, Sunita Bijarnia Mahay, Abhishek Satapathy, Kiran Arora

“…We report the case of a 31-year-old woman with previous three molar pregnancies who on genetic testing was found to be compound heterozygous for pathogenic variants in the NLRP7 gene (c.2738A>G and c.2078G>C). …”
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Veillonella Bacteremia in Alcoholic Hepatitis by Patrick Lee, Brandon K. K. Fields, Tom Liang, Michael P. Dubé, Seth Politano

“…Veillonella species are commensal bacteria of the human oral, gut, and vaginal microbiota that are rarely identified as clinically relevant pathogens. Here, we describe a novel case of Veillonella atypica bacteremia in a patient with biopsy-proven alcoholic hepatitis. …”
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Generation of an induced pluripotent stem cell line (UCLi026-A) from a patient with ADCY5-related disease carrying the heterozygous variant c.1253G > A; (p. Arg418Gln) by Sharmin Alhaque, Dimitri Budinger, Barbara Garavaglia, Giovanna Zorzi, Serena Barral, Manju A. Kurian

“…We generated an induced pluripotent stem cell line from the fibroblasts of an affected patient with the common heterozygous pathogenic variant, c.1253G > A (p.Arg418Gln). This line was further characterised for pluripotency, differentiation potential and genomic integrity. …”
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Develop Your Own Florida Olive IPM Plan by Morgan Byron, Eleanor Phillips, Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman

“…Gillett-Kaufman and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department touches on some aspects of olive tree health that will help improve your trees' natural resistance to pests and pathogens. At the end of the guide is a monthly care and observation schedule to help you recognize when you should begin scouting for key pests and when important grove management decisions should be made. …”
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Pyoderma Gangrenosum Mimicking an Infected Wound following Dynamic Hip Screw Fixation by Metin Nizamoglu

“…Although debridement can offer aid in resolving lesions, this is contraindicated in the acute phase as this can cause acceleration of the pathogenic process. Biopsy of the lesion does not offer a definitive diagnosis; therefore suspicion must be maintained as the diagnosis is ultimately a clinical one. …”
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Association between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Endocrinopathies: Clinical Implications by Ana-Maria Singeap, Carol Stanciu, Laura Huiban, Cristina Maria Muzica, Tudor Cuciureanu, Irina Girleanu, Stefan Chiriac, Sebastian Zenovia, Robert Nastasa, Catalin Sfarti, Camelia Cojocariu, Anca Trifan

“…Definite correlations are supported by clear evidence so far, but further studies are needed in order to completely clarify the pathogenic mechanisms and, especially, to identify therapeutic implications. …”
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A multigene phylogeny toward a new phylogenetic classification of Leotiomycetes by Peter R. Johnston, Luis Quijada, Christopher A. Smith, Hans-Otto Baral, Tsuyoshi Hosoya, Christiane Baschien, Kadri Pärtel, Wen-Ying Zhuang, Danny Haelewaters, Duckchul Park, Steffen Carl, Francesc López-Giráldez, Zheng Wang, Jeffrey P. Townsend

“…Abstract Fungi in the class Leotiomycetes are ecologically diverse, including mycorrhizas, endophytes of roots and leaves, plant pathogens, aquatic and aero-aquatic hyphomycetes, mammalian pathogens, and saprobes. …”
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Bacterial profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of adult lower respiratory tract infections in Colombo, Sri Lanka by Nadeesha Amarasinghe, Muthulingam Athavan, Deepal Jayamanne, Yamuna Rajapakshe, Aflah Sadikeen, Kirthi Gunasekara, Amitha Fernando, Lilani Karunanayake

“…Discussion and Conclusion: In our study, the most predominant pathogens recovered from LRTIs were P. aeruginosa and coliforms (Klebsiella spp.) as Gram negative, and S. pneumoniae as Gram positive bacteria. …”
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Use of standardized nasal and skin decolonization to reduce rates of bacteremia in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Madyson Taylor, Russell L Griffin, Jeremey Walker, Catina James, Angela Akinsanya, Mary Duncan, Rachael A Lee

“…For gram-positive cocci (GPC) pathogens, a nonsignificant 40% increased rate was observed in the post-implementation period (RR 1.40, 95% CI 0.89–2.21), due mostly to a significant increase in the crude rate of Enterococcus BSI (RR 1.89, 95% CI 1.01–3.55). …”
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