Characterisation of the Endophytic and Rhizospheric Bacillus licheniformis Strains Isolated from Sweet Potato with Plant Growth-Promoting and Yield Enhancing Potential by Ádám Bordé-Pavlicz, Anuar Rysbekovich Zhumakayev, Henrietta Allaga, Mónika Vörös, Pramod Wasudeo Ramteke, Tamás Monostori, Csaba Vágvölgyi

“…., production of indole-3-acetic acid up to 40.42 μg mL−1, production of ammonia up to 0.87 mg mL−1, phosphorus solubilising activity, siderophore production), with two strains (SZMC 27713 and SZMC 27715) demonstrating inhibitory activity (ranging between 7% and 38%) against plant pathogenic fungi prevalent in sweet potato cultivation. …”
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TIM-3 and TIM-1 Could Regulate Decidual γδTCR Bright T Cells during Murine Pregnancy by Jasper Nörenberg, Matyas Meggyes, Pal Jakso, Eva Miko, Aliz Barakonyi

“…These mechanisms could play a part in the active maternal immunotolerance towards the fetus, allowing an efficient protection against pathogens during healthy murine pregnancy.…”
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Characterizing temporal and global host innate immune responses against SARS-CoV-1 and -2 infection in pathologically relevant human lung epithelial cells. by Vivian Y Tat, Aleksandra K Drelich, Pinghan Huang, Kamil Khanipov, Jason C Hsu, Steven G Widen, Chien-Te Kent Tseng, George Golovko

“…Our findings suggest that these genes affect both pathogens directly and indirectly through the innate immune response, making them potential targets for host-directed antivirals. …”
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Marine Macroalgae Display Bioreductant Efficacy for Fabricating Metallic Nanoparticles: Intra/Extracellular Mechanism and Potential Biomedical Applications by Sabiha Mahmood Ansari, Quaiser Saquib, Valeria De Matteis, Hend Awad Alwathnani, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Abdulaziz Ali Al-Khedhairy

“…Bioactive constituents from the above resources have been found on the green metallic NPs, which has demonstrated their efficacies as prospective antibiotics and anti-cancer agents against a range of human pathogens and cancer cells. Moreover, these NPs can be characterized for the size, shapes, functional groups, surface properties, porosity, hydrodynamic stability, and surface charge using different characterization techniques. …”
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Surfaces and Air Bacteriology of Selected Wards at a Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hailu Getachew, Awoke Derbie, Daniel Mekonnen

“…The hospital environment is a source of medically important pathogens that are mostly multidrug resistant (MDR) and posing a major therapeutic challenge. …”
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Antioxidant, antimicrobial and cytotoxic potential of condensed tannins from Leucaena leucocephala hybrid-Rendang by Mazni Abu Zarin, Ho Yin Wan, Azizul Isha, Nurdin Armania

“…In this study, CTs were extracted from a Leucaena leucocephala hybrid-Rendang and subjected to various biological studies including antioxidant (using Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging assay), anti-microbial (against different pathogens) and cytotoxic activities (toward human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7), human colon carcinoma (HT29), human cervical carcinoma (HeLa) and human liver carcinoma (HepG2) cell lines) in cancer cells through in vitro experiments. …”
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Serodiagnosis and Risk Factors Associated with Infectious Agents of Reproductive Diseases in Bovines of Chiquinquirá, District of Boyacá (Colombia) by Deisy J. Lancheros-Buitrago, Diana M. Bulla-Castañeda, Martin O. Pulido-Medellin, Henry A. López Buitrago, Adriana M. Díaz-Anaya, Diego J. Garcia-Corredor

“…Considering our results, we suggest implementing prevention and control plans that include vaccination as a prophylactic measure and biosecurity tools that reduce the probability of contagion and transmission of pathogens.…”
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Water Hyacinth, an Invasive Species in Africa: A Literature Review by Lubembe, Sharon Indasi, Okoth, Sharon, Turyasingura, Benson, Oyugi, Timothy, Ibarasa, Hillary, Moenga, Kelvin, Chavula, Petros, Tumushabe, Jennifer Turyatemba

“…Water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes (Eichhornia crassipes) has proliferated rapidly in African inland waters, posing numerous threats to fisheries by reducing the existence of some species; water quality by lowering levels of dissolved oxygen; human health and the environment by introducing various disease causing pathogens and harbouring dangerous animals. The hyacinths further impact human activities by blocking waterways for fishing and destroying habitat for some fish to bread properly. …”
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Staphylococcal skin infection isolates from dogs without recent antibiotic exposure are 100% susceptible to clindamycin by W. Cooper Brookshire, Larry D. Ballard, Vernon C. Langston, Joo Youn Park, Keun-Seok Seo

“…Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed on 67 pathogenic canine staphylococcal isolates (62 Staphylococcus pseudintermedius and 5 Staphylococcus schleiferi) from patients who met the study inclusion criteria, and 100% of isolates were susceptible to antibiotics commonly prescribed for canine staphylococcal skin infections, including clindamycin. …”
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Properties of new polycationic bacteriochlorin photosensitizers: cytotoxicity and interaction with biofilms by Irina Tiganova, Yulia Zhizhimova, Eteri Tolordava, Elena Makarova, Natalia Shevlyagina, Alexander Barmashov, Maria Baryshnikova, Vladimir Zhukhovitsky, Yulia Romanova

“…Aim: Biofilms of pathogenic bacteria are phenotypically resistant to antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents, host immune systems, and adverse environmental conditions, and are responsible for most chronic infections. …”
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Biochemical Properties of the Acid Ectophosphatase Activity of <i>Phytomonas serpens</i> Involved in Cell Proliferation by Luiz Fernando Carvalho-Kelly, Anita Leocadio Freitas-Mesquita, Thaís Souza Silveira Majerowicz, José Roberto Meyer-Fernandes

“…<i>Phytomonas serpens</i> share similarities with pathogenic trypanosomatids, including surface enzymes that are involved in adhesion to the salivary gland of their experimental host, the insect <i>Oncopeltus fasciatus</i>. …”
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Invariant Natural Killer T Cells as Key Players in Host Resistance against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by Joes Nogueira-Neto, Flavio V. Loures, Alessandra S. Schanoski, David A. G. Andrade, Michelangelo B. Gonzatti, Tania A. Costa, Bruno C. Vivanco, Patrícia Xander, Daniela S. Rosa, Vera L. G. Calich, Alexandre C. Keller

“…Invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cells are key players in the immunity to several pathogens; however, their involvement in the resistance to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis infection remains unknown. …”
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Testing the Purity of <i>Limnospira fusiformis</i> Cultures After Axenicity Treatments by Michael Schagerl, Alexander Kaptejna, Fabian Polz, Sameh S. Ali, Shuhao Huo, Joana Seneca, Petra Pjevac, Vera Hechtl

“…Axenicity is strived because it ensures that pathogens or harmful microorganisms are absent and that the harvested biomass is consistent in terms of quality and composition. …”
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Multiple viral infections and antimicrobial use in hospitalized children with respiratory illness during pandemic and early post-pandemic era, Taiwan by Chyi-Liang Chen, Yi-Ching Chen, Hsuan-Ling Hsiao, Yi-Jung Chang, Hsin-Chieh Li, Merve Arslan Aydin, Cheng-Hsun Chiu

“…Pediatric physicians continued to use antibiotics for febrile symptoms in hospitalized children with respiratory illness, even when viral pathogens were identified.…”
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Evaluation of Cinnamon Essential Oil and Its Emulsion on Biofilm-Associated Components of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Clinical Strains by Tea Ganić, Ilinka Pećinar, Biljana Nikolić, Dušan Kekić, Nina Tomić, Stefana Cvetković, Stefana Vuletić, Dragana Mitić-Ćulafić

“…Background/Objectives: <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, one of the most dangerous pathogens, is able to form biofilm structures and aggravate its treatment. …”
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First Clinical Evidence About the Use of a New Silver-Coated Titanium Alloy Instrumentation to Counteract Surgical Site Infection at the Spine Level by Lucrezia Leggi, Silvia Terzi, Maria Sartori, Francesca Salamanna, Luca Boriani, Emanuela Asunis, Cristiana Griffoni, Gianluca Giavaresi, Alessandro Gasbarrini

“…<b>Materials and Methods:</b> The demographic data, type of surgery, comorbidities, pathogens, and treatment details of consecutive patients with an SSI who received the SFS between 2018 and 2021 were extracted from their medical records and analyzed. …”
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Etiologic Causes and Epidemiological Characteristics of Patients with Intraocular Foreign Bodies: Retrospective Analysis of 1340 Cases over Ten Years by Lin Li, Hai Lu, Kai Ma, Yun-Yun Li, Hai-Yan Wang, Ning-Pu Liu

“…Population characteristics, pathogenic factors, and the outcomes during the past ten years were discussed. …”
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Effectiveness of a Commercial Lactic Acid Bacteria Intervention Applied to Inhibit Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli on Refrigerated Vacuum-Aged Beef by Katie R. Kirsch, Tamra N. Tolen, Jessica C. Hudson, Alejandro Castillo, Davey Griffin, T. Matthew Taylor

“…Because of their antagonistic activity towards pathogenic and spoilage bacteria, some members of the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been evaluated for use as food biopreservatives. …”
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Infections with Giardia duodenalis and Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar as Hidden and Prevalent Conditions in Periurban Communities in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Deiviane A. Calegar, Kerla J. L. Monteiro, Andressa B. Gonçalves, Márcio N. Boia, Lauren H. Jaeger, Beatriz C. Nunes, Filipe A. Carvalho-Costa

“…This difference was also significant for infection with any pathogenic parasite (43/187 (23%) vs. 40/272 (14/7%); PR = 1.56; 95% CI = 1.06–2.30; p=0.026). …”
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An environmental isolate of Pseudomonas, 20EI1, reduces Aspergillus flavus growth in an iron-dependent manner and alters secondary metabolism by Elizabeth M. Wyman, W. Scott Grayburn, Matthew K. Gilbert, Matthew D. Lebar, Jessica M. Lohmar, Jeffrey W. Cary, Thomas J. C. Sauters, Antonis Rokas, Ana M. Calvo

“…IntroductionAspergillus flavus is an opportunistic pathogenic fungus that infects oilseed crops worldwide. …”
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