Spireoside Controls Blast Disease by Disrupting Membrane Integrity of Magnaporthe oryzae by Xu Liting, He Kaiwei, Guo Chunyu, Quan Cantao, Ma Yahuan, Zhang Wei, Ren Lifen, Wang Long, Song Li, Ouyang Qing, Yin Junjie, Zhu Xiaobo, Tang Yongyan, He Min, Chen Xuewei, Li Weitao

“…Plant secondary metabolites typically exhibit broad-spectrum antifungal activity without selective toxicity against pathogens. However, only a small fraction of antifungal metabolites have been identified from the tens of thousands of known plant secondary metabolites. …”
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Characterization of Broad Spectrum Bacteriophage vB ESM-pEJ01 and Its Antimicrobial Efficacy Against Shiga Toxin-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> in Green Juice by Eun Jeong Park, Seungki Lee, Jong Beom Na, Ye Bin Kim, Kee Man Lee, Seon Young Park, Ji Hyung Kim

“…Therefore, these results suggest that the polyvalent phage vB_ESM-pEJ01 is a promising biocontrol agent for foodborne pathogens in RTE foods such as fresh juices.…”
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Molecular Characterization and Evolution Analysis of Two Forms of TLR5 and TLR13 Genes Base on Larimichthys crocea Genome Data by Lihua Jiang, Liyi Pei, Ping Wang, Liqin Liu, Gong Li, Binjian Liu, Zhenming Lǚ, Tabata Hiromasa, Hao Pan, Atsushi Ogura

“…TLRs (Toll-like receptors) are essential in host defense against pathogens. There are two types of TLR5, namely, membrane form of TLR5 (TLR5M) and soluble form of TLR5 (TLR5S), both of which perform a crucial role in flagellin response. …”
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Genome Sequencing of a Mung Bean Plant Growth Promoting Strain of P. aeruginosa with Biocontrol Ability by Devaraj Illakkiam, Manoharan Shankar, Paramasivan Ponraj, Jeyaprakash Rajendhran, Paramasamy Gunasekaran

“…Pseudomonas aeruginosa PGPR2 is a mung bean rhizosphere strain that produces secondary metabolites and hydrolytic enzymes contributing to excellent antifungal activity against Macrophomina phaseolina, one of the prevalent fungal pathogens of mung bean. Genome sequencing was performed using the Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine generating 1,354,732 reads (6,772,433 sequenced bases) achieving ~25-fold coverage of the genome. …”
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Characterization and genome analysis of a novel phage BP15 infecting Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Te-Ken Hsu, Yi-Yin Chen, Shiao-Wen Li, Hui-Yu Shih, Hsin-Yiu Chou, Jeff Chia-Kai Hsu, Han-Ching Wang, Li-Li Chen

“…Abstract Vibrio parahaemolyticus is pathogenic to both humans and marine animals. Antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria have been reported to cause mortalities in shrimp, with phage therapy presenting an alternative and eco-friendly biocontrol strategy for controlling bacterial diseases. …”
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Clinical evidence based review and recommendations of aerosol generating medical procedures in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic by Andrew Thamboo, Jane Lea, Doron D. Sommer, Leigh Sowerby, Arman Abdalkhani, Christopher Diamond, Jennifer Ham, Austin Heffernan, M. Cai Long, Jobanjit Phulka, Yu Qi Wu, Phillip Yeung, Marc Lammers

“…Abstract Background Aerosol generating medical procedures (AGMPs) present risks to health care workers (HCW) due to airborne transmission of pathogens. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential for HCWs to recognize which procedures are potentially aerosolizing so that appropriate infection prevention precautions can be taken. …”
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Exosomes in neuron-glia communication: A review on neurodegeneration by Naeimeh Akbari-Gharalari, Sina Khodakarimi, Farshad Nezhadshahmohammad, Mohammad Karimipour, Abbas Ebrahimi-Kalan, Jiagian Wu

“…Results: Although the immediate practical applications of exosomes are somewhat limited, their potential as carriers of pathogenic attributes offers promising opportunities for the development of precisely targeted therapeutic strategies for neurological disorders. …”
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A One Health approach for the genomic characterization of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter isolates using Nanopore whole-genome sequencing by Ana Hurtado, Medelin Ocejo, Beatriz Oporto, José Luis Lavín, Ruth Rodríguez, María Ángeles Marcos, Mikel Urrutikoetxea-Gutiérrez, Mikel Urrutikoetxea-Gutiérrez, Miriam Alkorta, Miriam Alkorta, Miriam Alkorta, José María Marimón, José María Marimón

“…This study demonstrates that ONT sequencing is a powerful tool for molecular surveillance of bacterial pathogens in the One Health framework.…”
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Cells and Cytokines in Milk of Subclinically Infected Bovine Mammary Glands after the Use of Immunomodulatory Composition GLP 810 by Gundega Gulbe, Māra Pilmane, Vaira Saulīte, Simona Doniņa, Jevgenijs Jermolajevs, Lilija Peškova, Anda Valdovska

“…A reduction in the number of pathogenic bacteria was also detected. The analyses of tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-10, and beta-defensin-2 revealed that the production of the aforementioned cytokines significantly increased, whereas no significant effects on interleukin-1 and caspase-6 expression in milk leukocytes were recorded. …”
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On the ability to extract MLVA profiles of Vibrio cholerae isolates from WGS data generated with Oxford Nanopore Technologies by Jérôme Ambroise, Bertrand Bearzatto, Jean-Francois Durant, Leonid M. Irenge, Jean-Luc Gala

“…Abstract Objective Multiple-Locus Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (VNTR) Analysis (MLVA) is widely used to subtype pathogens causing foodborne and waterborne disease outbreaks. …”
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Gut Microbiota as Emerging Players in the Development of Alcohol-Related Liver Disease by Wei Li, Wenkang Gao, Shengqi Yan, Ling Yang, Qingjing Zhu, Huikuan Chu

“…In patients with alcohol-related liver disease, the relative abundance of pathogenic bacteria, including <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>, increases and is positively correlated with the level of severity exhibited by alcohol-related liver disease. …”
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Ophiostomatalean Fungi (Ascomycota, Ophiostomatales) Associated with Three Beetles from <i>Pinus sylvestris</i> var. <i>mongolica</i> in Heilongjiang, China by Zheng Wang, Caixia Liu, Yingjie Tie, Xiuyue Song, Huimin Wang, Quan Lu

“…Certain fungi from the ophiostomatalean contribute to forest pest outbreaks and can be pathogenic to pine trees. However, only a limited number of ophiostomatalean fungi associated with beetles infesting <i>Pinus sylvestris</i> var. …”
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Insight into the codon usage patterns and adaptation of Tembusu Virus by Fucheng Guo, Huiming Tan, Jinjin Yang, Rumin Jia, Ruichen Wang, Lie Wu, Fengzhi Pan, Kai Kang, Weitian Xie, Youquan Li, Kewei Fan

“…This work advances our understanding of the basic biology underlying TMUV epidemiology, pathogenicity, and species-specific adaptation.…”
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Multiple gene-deletion vaccinia virus Tiantan strain against mpox by Yilong Zhu, Dapeng Li, Renshuang Zhao, Minghua Chen, Yue Li, Xia Yang, Hongyue Mao, Xiao Li, Yiquan Li, Chao Shang, Xianzhu Xia

“…Abstract Monkeypox virus (MPXV) is an important zoonotic pathogenic virus, which poses serious threats to public health. …”
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Necrostatin-1 Alleviates Diffuse Pulmonary Haemorrhage by Preventing the Release of NETs via Inhibiting NE/GSDMD Activation in Murine Lupus by Xinai Han, Xiaoming Zhang, Rui Song, Shiqi Li, Shujing Zou, Quanguang Tan, Tianyang Liu, Shugeng Luo, Zhe Wu, Hongyu Jie, Jinhong Wang

“…Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) contain numerous antigens and proinflammatory substances that directly damage the vascular endothelium and aggravate vascular inflammation, which is considered an important pathogenic factor of DAH in SLE. Therefore, blocking the release of NETs from neutrophils is an important target for the treatment of DAH in SLE. …”
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Clinical efficacy of Methylene Blue mediated antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) using 680 nm Diode Laser in patients undergoing Open Flap Debridement: An Original Research by Soundarya Singh, Manisha Rout, Mayur Kaushik, Shilpa Sharma, Aprajita Srivastava

“…PDT could be a useful adjunct to mechanical as well as antibiotics in eliminating periodontal-pathogenic bacteria. Methods: The patients selected were randomly divided into two groups. …”
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Population features of prevalence and clinical-diagnostic role of NOD2 gene polymorphisms associated with Crohn’s disease by D. A. Kuznetsova, M. V. Merzlyakov, G. V. Vavin, A. S. Razumov, V. L. Emanue

“…It will allow not only to increase efficacy of early diagnosis and the CD risk prognosis, but to define environmental factors affecting clinical utilization of genetic factors that is a premise for development of pathogenic justified management algorithm encompassing both populationbased and regional factors.…”
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Sorbitol induces flavonoid accumulation as a secondary signal via the nanoencapsulated SPc/lncRNA809-MmNAC17 module against Alternaria alternata in Malus micromalus by Tingting Du, Dong Meng, Hongyan Cao, Yi Lian, Rui Wu, Tengyue Liu, Tianyi Wang, Cai Qin, Zhihua Song, Biying Dong, Yujie Fu, Qing Yang

“…Abstract Sorbitol is an important primary metabolite that serves as both a carbon source and signal to pathogens. The leaf diseases caused by Alternata alternata are particularly serious in crabapple (Malus micromalus). …”
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Species diversity of saprophagous flies (Diptera) in hospital grounds of Tehran, Iran by Abbas Ali Mirzakhanlou, Mansoureh Shayeghi, Hassan Vatandoust, Arman Izadian, Zahra Karimi, Kamran Akbarzadeh

“…Synanthropic flies are essential in transmitting various pathogens, producing myiasis, and their application in forensic entomology. …”
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Cross-protective effect of acid adaptation on ethanol tolerance in Salmonella Enteritidis by Shoukui He, Beining Ye, Zengfeng Zhang, Yan Cui, Siyun Wang, Xianming Shi

“…Cross protection can undermine the effectiveness of control measures on foodborne pathogens, and therefore brings major implications for food safety. …”
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