Inhibitory Effect of <i>Moringa oleifera</i> Seed Extract and Its Behenic Acid Component on <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Biofilm Formation by Seoyoung Kim, Tae-Jong Kim

“…<i>aureus</i>, a commensal skin pathogen.…”
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Impacts of host phylogeny, diet, and geography on the gut microbiome of rodents. by Sufia Akter Neha, John D Hanson, Jeremy E Wilkinson, Robert D Bradley, Caleb D Phillips

“…Mammalian gut microbial communities are thought to play a variety of important roles in health and fitness, including digestion, metabolism, nutrition, immune response, behavior, and pathogen protection. Gut microbiota diversity among hosts is strongly shaped by diet as well as phylogenetic relationships among hosts. …”
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Centrality of Hygienic Honey Bee Workers in Colony Social Networks by Adrian Perez, Brian R. Johnson

“…Along with important attributes such as age and caste, immunity-related factors such as the performance of sanitary tasks or exposure to a pathogen can also influence an individual’s social interactions and their place in the resulting social network. …”
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Monitoring Population Phenology of Asian Citrus Psyllid Using Deep Learning by Maria Bibi, Muhammad Kashif Hanif, Muhammad Umer Sarwar, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shouket Zaman Khan, Casper Shikali Shivachi, Asad Anees

“…It vectors a phloem vessel-dwelling bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, which is a causative pathogen of the serious citrus disease known as Huanglongbing. …”
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Identification of Environmental Determinants Involved in the Distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Southeast Asia using MaxEnt software. by Jose Francis V Abrantes, Zenn Ashley P Cariño, Hozeo Luis S Mercado, Fatima N Vicencio, Gio Ray S Sosa, Miguel Angelo M Habaña, Nikki Heherson A Dagamac

“…This study aimed to determine the environmental variables that would predict the most suitable ecological niche for this pathogenic bacterium in SEA by maximum entropy (MaxEnt) modeling. …”
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Identification of therapeutic targets for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment using bioinformatics and machine learning by ZhanQiang Xie, YongLi Situ, Li Deng, Meng Liang, Hang Ding, Zhen Guo, QinYing Xu, Zhu Liang, Zheng Shao

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Triphenylmethane derivatives have high in vitro and in vivo activity against the main causative agents of cutaneous leishmaniasis. by Renata Celi Carvalho de Souza Pietra, Lucas Fonseca Rodrigues, Eliane Teixeira, Levi Fried, Benjamin Lefkove, Ana Rabello, Jack Arbiser, Lucas Antônio Miranda Ferreira, Ana Paula Fernandes

“…In this study, we evaluate the activity of the triphenylmethane (TPM) class of compounds against three species of Leishmania which are pathogenic in humans. The TPM have a history of safe use in humans, dating back to the use of the original member of this class, gentian violet (GV), from the early 20(th) century. …”
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Quality of phytopathometric variables generated from a ranking scale for the CABMV-passionfruit pathosystem by Antonio Carlos Mota Porto, Mariana de Lima Santos, Antonio Carlos Oliveira

“…The Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV) is one of the most important pathogenic agents in passionfruit culture, causing extensive loss throughout the national territory. …”
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Investigating Rice Blast Resistance Gene Distribution among Landrace Rice Varieties in Lower Northern Thailand for Improving Rice Cultivars by Sittichai Urtgam, Kawee Sujipuli, Urasri Suyasunanont, Nontaporn Rattanachak, Jirapas Jongjitwimol, Touchkanin Jongjitvimol

“…Due to the rapid evolution and high genetic diversity of the pathogen, the innate rice resistance (R) genes associated with defense mechanisms are significantly considered as the most important for rice breeding program to create new rice varieties, resistant to blast disease. …”
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Bacterial Colonization in the Airways and Intestines of Twin and Singleton Preterm Neonates: A Single-Center Study by Jiawei Yao, Tao Ai, Lei Zhang, Wei Tang, Zijin Chen, Yuedong Huang, Yinghong Fan

“…The top ten genera were Streptococcus, Acinetobacter, Ralstonia, Staphylococcus, Comamonas, Enterococcus, Stenotrophomonas, Dechlorosoma, Sphingopyxis, and Rothia. Potentially pathogenic and highly stress-tolerant Gram-negative bacteria were predominant in the intestinal flora. …”
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Myricetin exposure reduces PC differentiation in vitro in primary human B cells by Shabirul Haque, Betty Diamond

“…Blocking or reducing PC differentiation is one approach to treat autoimmune diseases that are characterized by the presence of pathogenic autoantibodies. Recent studies have suggested the potential of myricetin, a natural flavonoid with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, to block or reduce PC differentiation. …”
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Pleiotropic effects of a recessive Col1a2 mutation occurring in a mouse model of severe osteogenesis imperfecta. by Michelangelo Corcelli, Rachel Sagar, Ellen Petzendorfer, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, Fleur S van Dijk, Anna L David, Pascale V Guillot

“…In Europe, approximately 85-90% of individuals with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) have dominant pathogenic variants in the Col1a1 or Col1a2 genes whilst for Asian, especially Indian and Chinese cohorts, this ratio is much lower. …”
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Isolation and Physiomorphological Characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7-Infecting Bacteriophages Recovered from Beef Cattle Operations by Pushpinder Kaur Litt, Divya Jaroni

“…Characterization of bacteriophages, with a diverse host range of E. coli O157:H7, could aid in the development of effective biocontrol strategies for this pathogen in the food industry.…”
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Anti-oxidation enhancement, inflammation alleviation, and microbial composition optimization of using tussah (Antheraea pernyi) silk fibroin peptides for hyperglycaemia remission. by Rui Mi, Xuejun Li, Yajie Li, Xingfan Du

“…Besides, the supplementation of TSFP presented a greater ability to shape and optimize the gut microbial composition by enriching the profitable bacteria and inhibiting the pathogenic microorganisms. Correlation analysis also revealed that the abundances of functional bacteria in the TSFP-treated groups exhibited better correlations with serum parameters, which would be of positive significance for blood glucose regulation and inflammation remission.…”
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The Role of TLR4 on B Cell Activation and Anti-β2GPI Antibody Production in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome by Si Cheng, Haibo Wang, Hong Zhou

“…High titer of anti-β2-glycoprotein I antibodies (anti-β2GPI Ab) plays a pathogenic role in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). …”
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The Immunological Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Characteristics of Children in Tajikistan Republic by Nighina M. Khodzhaeva, Alla M. Baranova, Anatoly K. Tokmalaev

“…The imbalance of cytokine profile is an important pathogenic factor in the development of severe and recurrent forms of the disease, since the formation of a defective immune response to parasitic antigens contributes to adverse outcomes. …”
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Immunological Approaches and Different Strategies for Vaccine Development Against SARS-COV-2 by Muhammed Babakir-Mina

“…This study gives an update on the current immunological approaches and vaccination strategies for the emerging SARS-COV-2, and discusses the challenges and hurdles to overcome for developing efficacious vaccines against this dangerous pathogen. …”
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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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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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