Mitochondrial genome of Cordyceps blackwelliae: organization, transcription, and evolutionary insights into Cordyceps by Yong-Jie Zhang, Xiang-Ping Fan, Jia-Ni Li, Shu Zhang

“…Abstract Cordyceps is a diverse genus of insect pathogenic fungi, with about 180 accepted species, including some well-known ones used as ethnic medicine and/or functional food. …”
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Electronic Cigarettes: Ally or an Enemy in Combating Tobacco-Use-Associated Diseases - An Integrative Review by Hunny Sharma, Manisha Ruikar

“…ECs may also adversely affect oral health due to increased bacterial pathogenicity and periodontitis. At last, these nicotine-containing ECs can yield nicotine comparable to Traditional cigarettes (TCs) and sometimes to a much greater extent, thus posing the threat of the user becoming nicotine dependent. …”
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Structural basis for c-di-GMP-mediated inside-out signaling controlling periplasmic proteolysis. by Marcos V A S Navarro, Peter D Newell, Petya V Krasteva, Debashree Chatterjee, Dean R Madden, George A O'Toole, Holger Sondermann

“…Our structural and functional analyses identified a conserved system for the regulation of periplasmic proteases in a wide variety of bacteria, including many free-living and pathogenic species.…”
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Effect of innate and induced immunity on infectious bursal disease pathogenesis by A. N. Semina

“…The molecular basis for the virus pathogenicity and exact cause of the clinical disease and death are still understudied as they are not clearly associated with the disease severity and degree of bursa of Fabricius lesions. …”
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Do cytokines play a role in the transition from acute to chronic musculoskeletal pain? by Andrea Ebersberger, Hans-Georg Schaible

“…More systematic studies are needed to unravel the pathogenic role of cytokines in human musculoskeletal pain, taking into account the disease process and the mechanisms of pain initiation and maintenance.…”
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Exploration of Lipid Metabolism Alterations in Children with Active Tuberculosis Using UHPLC-MS/MS by Baixu Sun, Fang Liu, Qingqin Yin, Tingting Jiang, Min Fang, Li Duan, Shuting Quan, Xue Tian, Adong Shen, Kaixia Mi, Lin Sun

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The impact of tuberculosis-induced hyperglycemia on pulmonary microbiota and airway mucus secretion in individuals not previously diabetic: A systematic review and meta-analysis pr... by Victor Moses Musyoki, Marianne Mureithi, Annamari Heikinheimo, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Kariuki Njaanake, Omu Anzala

“…The lung environment harbours a community of microbes that play a significant role in health and disease, including innate protection against pathogenic microorganisms. Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, psychological stress associated with the tuberculosis (TB) disease, and the metabolites from the rifampicin treatment regimen have been reported to induce hyperglycemia and consequently type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in individuals not previously diabetic. …”
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A data-driven semi-parametric model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the United States. by John M Drake, Andreas Handel, Éric Marty, Eamon B O'Dea, Tierney O'Sullivan, Giovanni Righi, Andrew T Tredennick

“…To support decision-making and policy for managing epidemics of emerging pathogens, we present a model for inference and scenario analysis of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the USA. …”
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Endophytic Bacteria Ability in Controlling Damping Off and Sclerotium Wilt (Sclerotium rolfsii) in Soybean by Husda Marwan, Sri Mulyati, Weni Wilia

“… Endophytic bacteria have potency as candidates of biological control agents to plant disease, because the bacteria as reported to be associated with plant resistance to pathogens. The study aimed to determine the ability of endophytic bacteria to inhibit the growth of Sclerotium rolfsii in vitro, and suppress damping off disease incedence and Sclerotium wilt disease severity on soybean. …”
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Pharmacological inhibition of key metabolic pathways attenuates Leishmania spp infection in macrophages. by Elaine Carvalho de Oliveira, Rafael Tibúrcio, Gabriela Duarte, Amanda Lago, Léon de Melo, Sara Nunes, Gustavo Gastão Davanzo, Ana Júlia Martins, Bruno Vinagre Ribeiro, Deborah Mothé, Juliana B P Menezes, Patrícia Veras, Natalia Tavares, Pedro M Moraes-Vieira, Cláudia Ida Brodskyn

“…Macrophages represent a fundamental component of the innate immune system that play a critical role in detecting and responding to pathogens as well as danger signals. Leishmania spp. infections lead to a notable alteration in macrophage metabolism, whereby infected cells display heightened energy metabolism that is linked to the integrity of host mitochondria. …”
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Larvicidal Effect of Vorticella microstoma (Ehrenberg, 1830) on Mosquito Larvae, and Morphological Changes under Induced Environmental Conditions by Achini Koshila Ranasinghe, L. D. Amarasinghe

“…There may be parasitic, epibiont, pathogenic, or even predatory species among this biota, and to investigate their potential against the mosquito population is worth studying. …”
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Food microbiology in the post-COVID-19 era: insights from bibliometric analysis in bioeconomics by Carlos Alberto Zuniga-Gonzalez

“…Abstract Background Before the COVID-19 outbreak, food microbiology was essential in identifying and preventing foodborne pathogens like Salmonella and E. coli. The pandemic underscored the importance of this discipline, highlighting the need for enhanced surveillance and microbiological control in the food chain to avert future public health threats. …”
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CULTURAL MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF BACILLUS SUBTILIS STRAINS by V. S. Rusaleyev, О. V. Pruntova, D. A. Vasilyev

“…Many studies in this feld are focused on Bacillus subtilis that is widespread in the environment and non-pathogenic for animals and humans. Results of tests of Bacillus subtilis for its biological properties and antagonistic activity aimed at optimization of methodical approaches for detection of strain with the highest antagonistic effect on some opportunistic microorganisms and their further use as probiotics are described. …”
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Feasibility study of PET/CT for the detection and localization of nervous system damage caused by trimethyltin chloride by Anqing Liu, Qingqiang Tu, Ming Huang

“…However, the precise pathogenic mechanism of TMT remains incompletely elucidated, and there persists a dearth of sensitive detection methodologies for early diagnosis of TMT. …”
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Ethnomedicinal, Pharmacological, and Phytochemical Overview of Diplazium esculentum by Abhishek Singh

“…Pharmacologically D. esculentum exhibits multifaceted activities including antioxidant properties antimicrobial effects against a spectrum of pathogens hepatoprotective potential and emerging evidence suggesting antidiabetic activity. …”
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Antagonistic activity of endophytic fungi from Maize plants (Zea mays L.) against Fusarium oxysporum Schltdl. by Aji Oktira Roka, Rofiyanti Dilla

“…Antagonistic activity against pathogenic fungi was determined in vitro through dual culture methods, filtrate culture methods, and volatile compound production. …”
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Green Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Moringa oleifera Leaves and Its Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity Activities by Gufran Mahmood Mohammed, Sumaiya Naeema Hawar

“…The nanoparticles also showed potent antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria and fungi using the well diffusion method. …”
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A computational and structural approach to identify malignant non-synonymous FOXM1 single nucleotide polymorphisms in triple-negative breast cancer by Prarthana Chatterjee, Satarupa Banerjee

“…E235Q, R256C, G429E and S756P were identified as pathogenic nsSNPs and among the shortlisted variants molecular dynamics simulations identified E235Q as the most damaging malignant SNP, followed by S756P. …”
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Analysis of engineered T7 bacteriophages containing genetic sequences encoding antimicrobial peptides by Tobias Ludwig, Daniela Volke, Andor Krizsan

“…Because of the global spread of multi- and pan-resistant bacteria, there is a need to identify, research, and develop new strategies to combat these pathogens. In a previous proof-of-concept study, we presented an innovative strategy by genetically modifying lytic T7 bacteriophages. …”
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Association of Toll-Like Receptor 2 (TLR2) Expression in Placenta and Intrauterine Exposure to Hepatitis B Virus by Dian Utami, Maisuri T. Chalid, Rina Masadah, Rizalinda Sjahril, Andi Dwi Bahagia Febriani

“…The placenta is a specialized organ that only performs during pregnancy and serves as an immunological barrier in preventing pathogens to reach the fetus. It has been known that toll-like receptors (TLRs) on the placenta respond to antigens, such as zymosan, lipopolysaccharide, and other viral infections. …”
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