Review on bacterial outer membrane vesicles: structure, vesicle formation, separation and biotechnological applications by Xiaofei Zhao, Yusen Wei, Yuqing Bu, Xiaokai Ren, Zhanjun Dong

“…It also explores their role in pathogenicity and the techniques for their enrichment and isolation. …”
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Optimal Control of Multiple Transmission of Water-Borne Diseases by G. Devipriya, K. Kalaivani

“…The controls represent an immune boosting and pathogen suppressing drugs. The objective function is based on a combination of minimizing the number of infected individuals and the cost of the drugs dose. …”
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Arcobacter Butzleri in an AIDS Patient by Trevor Hwee Yong Tan, Sai Meng Tham, Paul Anatharajah Tambyah

“…Arcobacter butzleri (A. butzleri) is an emerging enteric pathogen increasingly identified in Europe and is likely under-reported in other global regions. …”
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Imidazole and Azo-Based Schiff Bases Ligands as Highly Active Antifungal and Antioxidant Components by Siham Slassi, Adeline Fix-Tailler, Gérald Larcher, Amina Amine, Abdelkrim El-Ghayoury

“…Finally the determination of MIC80 values against pathogenic fungi such as S. apiospermum, A. fumigatus, and C. albicans revealed that these ligands have effective antifungal properties with highest activities (MIC80) on C. albicans for the azole based ligands L1-L3. …”
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QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS TRANSMISSION THROUGH INCUBATION EGGS by A. S. Oganesyan, A. V. Varkentin, N. Ye. Baskakova, A. K. Karaulov

“…Probability of low-pathogenic AI virus transmission through poultry incubation eggs due to possible contamination of the egg and package surfaces with the said agents is indicated. …”
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Mycobacterium avium Infection of Multinucleated Giant Cells Reveals Association of Bacterial Survival to Autophagy and Cholesterol Utilization by Jayanthi J. Joseph, Amy Leestemaker-Palmer, Soheila Kazemi, Lia Danelishvili, Luiz E. Bermudez

“…Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (M. avium) is an opportunistic environmental pathogen that typically infects patients with existing lung conditions such as cystic fibrosis or COPD. …”
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The mutational landscape of ARMC5 in Primary Bilateral Macronodular Adrenal Hyperplasia: an update by Lucas Bouys, Anna Vaczlavik, Isadora P. Cavalcante, Florian Violon, Anne Jouinot, Annabel Berthon, Patricia Vaduva, Stéphanie Espiard, Karine Perlemoine, Peter Kamenicky, Marie-Christine Vantyghem, Antoine Tabarin, Gérald Raverot, Cristina L. Ronchi, Ulrich Dischinger, Martin Reincke, Maria C. Fragoso, Constantine A. Stratakis, Albain Chansavang, Eric Pasmant, Bruno Ragazzon, Jérôme Bertherat, for the COMETE and ENSAT Networks

“…Conclusions This is the first extensive review of ARMC5 pathogenic variants. It shows that they are spread on the whole coding sequence. …”
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Exploration of Nitrate Reductase Metabolic Pathway in Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis by Sintia Almeida, Cassiana Sousa, Vinícius Abreu, Carlos Diniz, Elaine M. S. Dorneles, Andrey P. Lage, Debmalya Barh, Vasco Azevedo

“…The enzymes that are involved in electron transport chain are also identified by in silico methods. Findings about pathogen metabolism can contribute to the identification of relationship between nitrate reductase and the C. pseudotuberculosis pathogenicity, virulence factors, and discovery of drug targets.…”
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Nontyphoidal Salmonella as a Cause of Mediastinal Abscess after Aortic Valve Replacement: A Case Report and Review of Postoperative Salmonella Infections by Natasha Spottiswoode, Michael J. Peluso, Tobias Deuse, Jennifer M. Babik

“…Nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) is a pathogen that causes several human clinical illnesses, most commonly gastroenteritis. …”
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Insights into quorum sensing (QS): QS-regulated biofilm and inhibitors by Wen-Si Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Lydia Ngiik-Shiew Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Kok-Gan Chan

“…Also, many QS-controlled activities are involved in virulence and pathogenicity. Hence, understanding the details of quorum sensing mechanisms, its phenotype regulation (biofilm), and QS inhibitors (which attenuate virulence/pathogenicity) may open a new avenue for controlling bacterial infections. …”
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Guava root-knot nematode Meloidogyne enterolobii by Chang Liu, Zane J. Grabau, Johan Desaeger

“… Meloidogyne enterolobii is an emerging destructive pathogen. The aim of this manuscript is to help growers be aware of the symptom, distribution, destructiveness and management measures of this nematode. …”
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Microbial Contamination and Food Safety (Volume I) by Joana Bastos Barbosa

“…Food safety is a global concern driven by the constant need to find innovative solutions to mitigate contamination risks by pathogenic microorganisms [...]…”
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Insights into Viral Zoonotic Diseases: COVID-19 and Monkeypox by Alysha Kaur Sachdev, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…This review aims to provide an overview of COVID-19 and monkeypox, delving into their pathogenicity, clinical features, treatment modalities, and challenges. …”
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Prenatal genetic detection in foetus with gallbladder size anomalies: cohort study and systematic review of the literature by Yimo Zeng, Rong Hu, Jian Lu, Yiming Qi, Dan Chen, Chaoxiang Yang, Jing Wu

“…Aneuploidies were identified in seven foetuses. Pathogenic/likely pathogenic copy number variations (CNVs) were found in nine foetuses, and α0-thalassemia in five foetuses. …”
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Insights into incompatible plasmids in multidrug-resistant Raoultella superbugs by Jiao Feng, Changxin Wu, Dongsheng Zhou, Lingfei Hu, Kai Mu, Zhe Yin

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Effects of Soil Disinfection Using Chlorine Dioxide on Soil Fungal Communities in Apple Replant Fields and the Growth of <i>Malus hupehensis</i> Rehd. Seedlings by Gongshuai Wang, Yuxin Xie, Jinhui Lv, Susu Zhang, Chengmiao Yin, Yusong Liu, Zhiquan Mao

“…Treatment with 600 mg·L⁻¹ chlorine dioxide significantly decreased the detected copy number of genes associated with soil-borne pathogenic <i>Fusarium</i>, optimized the soil microbial community structure, and reduced the relative abundance of pathogenic fungi. …”
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Diaporthaceae associated with root and crown rot of maize by S.C. Lamprecht, P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald, Y.T. Tewoldemedhin, W.F.O. Marasas

“…To determine the role of P. ambiguum as a root pathogen of maize, pathogenicity tests were conducted under glasshouse conditions at 18 °C night and 28 °C day temperatures using a pasteurised soil, river sand and perlite medium and a 0.5 % sand-bran inoculum. …”
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In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Composite Flour Formulations Developed Using Selected Local Grain Varieties by T. P. Sathsara S. Perera, Pahan I. Godakumbura, M. A. B. Prashantha, S. B. Navaratne

“…Furthermore, the antimicrobial activities of the flour formulations against selected Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogenic microorganisms were comparatively evaluated using agar well diffusion and disk diffusion assays. …”
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Quantification of Persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Contrasting Soils by A. Mark Ibekwe, Sharon K. Papiernik, Catherine M. Grieve, Ching-Hong Yang

“…This study shows that if soil is contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, fumigation alone may not eliminate the pathogen, but may cause decrease in microbial diversity which may enhance the survival of the pathogen.…”
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POCT Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by PGM and Application of Preventing Nosocomial Infection of Bronchoscopy by Tao Wen, Houqi Ning, Yinping Yang, Jinze Zhang

“…Background. The primary pathogen responsible for bronchoscope contamination is Pseudomonas aeruginosa. …”
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