Dose and strain dependent lethality of Usutu virus in an Ifnar−/− mouse model by Johanna M. Duyvestyn, Eleanor M. Marshall, Peter J. Bredenbeek, Barry Rockx, Martijn J. van Hemert, Marjolein Kikkert

“…These results enhance our understanding of the pathogenicity of different USUV strains and provide guidance for the use of low doses for inoculation in an Ifnar−/− animal model.…”
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NIR‐II emissive biohybrid nanovesicles as mild‐temperature photothermal antibiofilm agents against acute bacterial skin and skin‐structure infections by Ji Wang, Zhihao Wu, Xiaoxi Ma, Zhihui Huang, Haorong Dong, Jinxin Zhang, Xiaoming Liu, Pengfei Zhang, Shuhuai Yao

“…Abstract The emergence of antibiotic‐resistant bacteria poses a significant challenge to the prompt and appropriate treatment of pathogenic bacteria infections, such as acute bacterial skin and skin‐structure infections (ABSSSI), especially in the presence of biofilms. …”
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Highly Sensitive In Vivo Imaging of Bacterial Infections with a Hydrophilicity‐Switching, Self‐Immobilizing, Near‐Infrared Fluorogenic β‐Lactamase Probe Enriched within Bacteria... by Fangfang Chen, Yuyao Li, Yan Peng, Yifan Zhu, Gao He, Zhengwei Zhang, Hexin Xie

“…The discovery of effective therapies against antibiotic‐resistant pathogens has become an urgent need, necessitating innovative approaches to accelerate the identification and development of novel antibacterial agents. …”
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Essential oils used in the poultry industry: Would it be an effective green alternative against Salmonella spp. dissemination and antimicrobial resistance? by Heitor Leocádio de Souza Rodrigues, Isis Mari Miyashiro Kolososki, Valdinete Pereira Benevides, Mauro M.S. Saraiva, Angelo Berchieri Junior

“…Thus, investigations related to the pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of action, and adverse effects of EOs in the poultry's body are important to elucidate the treatment with these alternative antimicrobials, as well as to understand their interactions with both pathogenic bacteria and the bacteria that naturally compose the poultry's microbiota.…”
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Effect of composting on the microbiological and parasitic load in animal production wastes in Brazil by Paula Fernanda Alves Ferreira, Júlia Ferreira Xavier, Danielli Monsores Bertholoto, Dayanne Araújo de Melo, Thaís Ribeiro Correia, Shana de Mattos de Oliveira Coelho, Miliane Moreira Soares de Souza, Marco Antônio de Almeida Leal, Ednaldo da Silva Araújo, Irene da Silva Coelho

“…However, the final composts retained a higher pathogenic microbial load than that required by the current Brazilian legislation for use in agriculture.…”
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Retinitis Pigmentosa with EYS Mutations Is the Most Prevalent Inherited Retinal Dystrophy in Japanese Populations by Yuuki Arai, Akiko Maeda, Yasuhiko Hirami, Chie Ishigami, Shinji Kosugi, Michiko Mandai, Yasuo Kurimoto, Masayo Takahashi

“…In silico analysis suggests that 20 of 25 novel missense variants are pathogenic. EYS mutations had the highest prevalence at 23.5%. c.4957_4958insA and c.8868C>A were the two major EYS mutations identified in this cohort. …”
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Stem/Progenitor Cell Niches Involved in Hepatic and Biliary Regeneration by Guido Carpino, Anastasia Renzi, Antonio Franchitto, Vincenzo Cardinale, Paolo Onori, Lola Reid, Domenico Alvaro, Eugenio Gaudio

“…Stem/progenitor niches have important implications in regenerative medicine for the liver and biliary tree and in pathogenic processes leading to diseases of these tissues.…”
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Abrogation of mercuric chloride-induced nephritis in the Brown Norway rat by treatment with antibodies against TNFα by A. Molina, F. Sánchez-Madrid, T. Bricio, A. Martín, E. Escudero, V. Alvarez, F. Mampaso

“…Taken together our results confirm that TNF-α plays an important role in the induction and development of HgCl2-induced nephritis and highlights the pathogenic importance of the local release of TNF in those renal diseases in which prominent glomerular macrophage accumulation is a constant feature.…”
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Effects of synergistic fermentation of tea bee pollen with bacteria and enzymes on growth and intestinal health of Apis cerana cerana by Panpan Xue, Le Xu, Yakai Tian, Mingkui Lv, Pingping Fang, Kun Dong, Qiuye Lin, Zhenhui Cao

“…No molds and yeasts as well as pathogens were detected. Compared to the unfermented pollen, honey bee workers administrated with fermented tea pollen with L. reuteri LP4 showed significantly increased survival rate by 24.34 % on day 15. …”
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Bacterial Profile and Antibiotic Resistance in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer in Guangzhou, Southern China: Focus on the Differences among Different Wagner’s Grades, IDSA/IWGDF... by Xiaoying Xie, Yunwen Bao, Lijia Ni, Dan Liu, Shaona Niu, Haixiong Lin, Hongyu Li, Chaohui Duan, Li Yan, Songyin Huang, Zhaofan Luo

“…Clinician should try to stay updated in antibiotic resistance pattern of common pathogens in their area. This paper provided them the detailed information in this region.…”
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Plesiomonas: A Review on Food Safety, Fish-Borne Diseases, and Tilapia by Alejandro De Jesús Cortés-Sánchez, Luis Daniel Espinosa-Chaurand, Mayra Díaz-Ramirez, Erika Torres-Ochoa

“…Food safety can be at risk of being lost at any stage of the food chain if the food is contaminated by pathogenic microorganisms. Many diverse bacteria are present in the environment and as part of the microbiota of food that can be transmitted to humans during the handling and consumption of food. …”
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Genomic Variability among Field Isolates and Laboratory-Adapted Strains of Leptospira borgpetersenii Serovar Hardjo by Alejandro Llanes, Carlos Mario Restrepo, Pablo Riesgo-Ferreiro, Sreekumari Rajeev

“…Strains belonging to two clonal subtypes (types A and B) with marked differences in their pathogenicity in the hamster experimental model have been described for this serovar. …”
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Blueberry malvidin-3-galactoside modulated gut microbial dysbiosis and microbial TCA cycle KEGG pathway disrupted in a liver cancer model induced by HepG2 cells by Zhen Cheng, Jie Lin, Ningxuan Gao, Xiyun Sun, Xianjun Meng, Ruihai Liu, Yunen Liu, Weisheng Wang, Bin Li, Yuehua Wang

“…Our results showed that blueberry M3G increased the microbial diversity and regulated the structure of intestinal microbiota in mice, such as increasing the abundance of Clostridia (butyric acid-producing bacteria), Oscillospira and Ruminococcus, and reducing the abundance of pathogenic Erysipelotrichi. Compared with the group of liver cancer (LC) and 5-fluorouracil (5 F), blueberry M3G significantly regulated microbial TCA cycle KEGG pathway via improving the expression of key proteins (porA, DLAT, aceE, PC and OGDH). …”
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Reduced Expression of VAMP8 in Lacrimal Gland Affected by Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease by Masaki Fukui, Yoko Ogawa, Shin Mukai, Mizuka Kamoi, Teru Asato, Yutaka Kawakami, Kazuo Tsubota

“…Collectively, the reduction of VAMP8 expression in the cGVHD-affected LG can be involved in the pathogenic processes of cGVHD-induced dry eye disease.…”
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Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli Isolated from Ground Beef in Huasca de Ocampo, Hidalgo, Mexico by A. P. Cordero-López, V. Vega-Sánchez, V. M. Martínez-Juárez, J. I. Olave-Leyva, F. R. Gómez-De Anda, N. E. Reyes-Rodríguez

“…Cattle have been reported as reservoirs of different strains of pathogenic E. coli, where the origin of animal-human transmission is usually based on the food chain. …”
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Chemical Composition and Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activities of Satureja montana L. Essential Oil and Its Antibacterial Potential against Salmonella Spp. Strains by Hanene Miladi, Rihab Ben Slama, Donia Mili, Sami Zouari, Amina Bakhrouf, Emna Ammar

“…EO exhibited high antibacterial activities with strong effectiveness against several pathogenic food isolated Salmonella spp. including S. enteritidis with a diameter of inhibition zones growth ranging from 21 to 51 mm and MIC and MBC values ranging from 0.39–1.56 mg/mL to 0.39–3.12 mg/mL, respectively. …”
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Comparison of the evolution of physicochemical and microbial characteristics of the wastes, those most commonly generated in Algeria during composting by Derias Fatma Zohra, Mekakia Mehdi Mokhtaria, Lounis Zoubida, Fahrul Huyop, Ida Bagus Wayan Gunam

“…The results also showed that the concentration of pathogenic microorganisms such as Salmonella and Shigella did not exceed the NFU44-051 standard.Conclusion The findings support the industrialization of waste valorization by composting as an effective technique for waste reduction given the current situation and encourage investors and promote the industrialization of waste recovery by composting in Algeria.…”
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A Case of Rafiq Syndrome (MAN1B1-CDG) in a Palestinian Child, With Brief Literature Review of 44 Cases by Reema Iskafi MD, Bahaa AbuRahmeh MD, Roa’a Aljuneidi MD, Hidaya AlShweiki MD, Siraj Abdelnabi MD, Anas Abukhalaf MBBS, Bara’ Maraqa PBoS

“…This constellation of manifestations raised suspicion of a genetic disorder, prompting whole exome sequencing (WES), which revealed the presence of a homozygous likely pathogenic variant in the MAN1B1 gene (c.1976T>G)(p.Phe659Cys). …”
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Evaluation of the Microbiota and Integrity of Respirators Reused by Health Professionals in a Hospital Environment by José D. Paiva, Giselda Neves, Paulo C. Neto, Wanuska Portugal, Douglas Ferreira, Fernando Lundgren, Idalina Cambuim, Ana C. Paiva, Elvis França

“…Considering the findings regarding the presence and pathogenicity of microorganisms, it is possible that the reuse of respirators for up to 36 h does not harm the health of immunocompetent users. …”
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Sequential transcriptome profiling: comparative analysis of normal and canine lymphoma preceding detailed T-cell and B-cell subtype comparison by Yeji Kim, Yeji Kim, Jihyun Kim, Jihyun Kim, Yunji Song, Yunji Song, Keunhwan Jang, Se Eun Kim, Se Eun Kim, Se Eun Kim, Ha-Jung Kim, Ha-Jung Kim

“…Additionally, noteworthy genes, including IKZF2, CCL4, SAA1, and CD40, exhibited differential expression in the TCL group compared to the B-cell lymphoma (BCL) group.DiscussionThe upregulation of HERC5 may impact on canine lymphoma pathogenicity. Furthermore, the upregulation of IKZF2, CCL4, and SAA1, along with the downregulation of CD40, may contribute to adverse clinical characteristics of TCL in dogs.…”
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