Oriental Rat Flea Xenopsylla cheopsis (Rothschild, 1903) (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) by Chad L. Cross, Jason L. Williams, Andrea Lucky

“…In addition to its role as a vector of the plague bacterium, this species can vector other pathogens and at least two tapeworm parasites of humans (Marquardt, et al. 2000; Gage 2005). …”
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Optimal control and bifurcation analysis of a delayed fractional-order SIRS model with general incidence rate and delayed control by Conghui Xu, Yongguang Yu, Guojian Ren, Xinhui Si

“… A fractional-order generalized SIRS model considering incubation period is established in this paper for the transmission of emerging pathogens. The corresponding Hopf bifurcation is discussed by selecting time delay as the bifurcation parameter. …”
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Dermatophyte Virulence Factors: Identifying and Analyzing Genes That May Contribute to Chronic or Acute Skin Infections by Rebecca Rashid Achterman, Theodore C. White

“…Dermatophytes are prevalent causes of cutaneous mycoses and, unlike many other fungal pathogens, are able to cause disease in immunocompetent individuals. …”
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Reclaimed Water Use in the Landscape: Constituents of Concern in Reclaimed Water by Gurpal S. Toor, Mary Lusk

“…Reclaimed water is former wastewater from households, schools, offices, hospitals, and commercial and industrial facilities that has been disinfected and treated to remove certain impurities such as nutrients and pathogens. After flowing out of wastewater treatment plants, reclaimed water is piped back to communities for reuse in numerous domestic, industrial, and agricultural applications. …”
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Legionella pneumophila — The causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease by Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Wei Yu Tee, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Long Chiau Ming, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…L. pneumophila is a facultative intracellular pathogen that infects and replicates within eukaryotic host cells such as macrophages and protozoan. …”
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Impatiens Downy Mildew by Laura Warner, Bill Schall, Aaron J. Palmateer, Natalia A. Peres

“…Downy mildews are caused by several different species of pathogens that tend to be plant-host specific. Plasmopara obducens is the pathogen that affects impatiens. …”
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2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Decay Control of Florida Fresh Citrus by Mark A. Ritenour, Jiuxu Zhang, Liliana M. Cano, Megan M. Dewdney

“…It is most often caused by fungal or oomycete pathogens that grow and develop in the hot and wet conditions typical of Florida. …”
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Tropilaelaps mite Tropilaelaps spp. Delfinado & Baker (Arachnida: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) by Ashley N. Mortensen, Sarah Burleson, Gunasegaran Chelliah, Ken Johnson, Daniel R. Schmehl, Jamie D. Ellis

“… Honey bees throughout the world are exposed to numerous pests, parasites, and pathogens. One such parasite is Tropilaelaps spp. Delfinado & Baker, an ectoparasitic mite that feeds on the hemolymph of developing honey bees. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Decay Control of Florida Fresh Citrus by Mark A. Ritenour, Jiuxu Zhang, Liliana M. Cano, Megan M. Dewdney

“…It is most often caused by fungal or oomycete pathogens that grow and develop in the hot and wet conditions typical of Florida. …”
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The plane: Materiality, air, and environmental-health “heterotopia” by Tatiana Konrad

“…The article proposes conceiving of the plane as a material object that creates environmental-health “heterotopias”—a concept borrowed from Michel Foucault—generating pollution via emissions and pathogens. It investigates the value of viewing the plane in this way in the era of environmental and health crises. …”
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Reclaimed Water Use in the Landscape: Understanding Landscape Irrigation Water Quality Tests by Gurpal S. Toor, Mary Lusk

“…Reclaimed water is former wastewater from households, schools, offices, hospitals, and commercial and industrial facilities that has been disinfected and treated to remove certain impurities such as nutrients and pathogens. After flowing out of wastewater treatment plants, reclaimed water is piped back to communities for reuse in numerous domestic, industrial, and agricultural applications. …”
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2018–2019 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Decay Control of Florida Fresh Citrus by Mark A. Ritenour, Jiuxu Zhang, Liliana M. Cano, Megan M. Dewdney

“…It is most often caused by fungal or oomycete pathogens that grow and develop in the hot and wet conditions typical of Florida. …”
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Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar by James D. Ellis, Mary C. Bammer, William H. Kern Jr.

“…It is specific to region (north, central, and south Florida) and month and includes recommendations for major management considerations like when to treat for parasites or pathogens and when to feed colonies or harvest honey. …”
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Postharvest Quality and Decay Incidence among Tomato Fruit as Affected by Weather and Cultural Practices. by Jerry A. Bartz, Steven A. Sargent, John W. Scott

“…During periods of persistently wet fields, decay pathogens infect damaged fruit on the plant as well as injuries to petioles and stems. …”
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Persistent Peril: Confronting Recurrent Chest Abscess from Nontuberculous Mycobacteria by P Prem Ananth, R Anand, S Raghul Raj, N Nagarajan, M Thoupikka

“…Near-drowning incidents can lead to the aspiration of contaminated water, allowing waterborne pathogens, including NTM to enter the body and establish chronic infections. …”
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2019–2020 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Decay Control of Florida Fresh Citrus by Mark A. Ritenour, Jiuxu Zhang, Liliana M. Cano, Megan M. Dewdney

“…It is most often caused by fungal or oomycete pathogens that grow and develop in the hot and wet conditions typical of Florida. …”
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Elevated Blood Urea Nitrogen-to-Serum Albumin Ratio as a Factor That Negatively Affects the Mortality of Patients with Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia by Ding-Yun Feng, Yu-Qi Zhou, Xiao-Ling Zou, Mi Zhou, Hai-Ling Yang, Xiao-Xia Chen, Tian-Tuo Zhang

“…This reported mortality identified by the univariate Cox regression analysis is found to have been affected by the following factors: age greater than 70 years, presence of diabetes mellitus and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, gastric tube intubation, administration of proton-pump inhibitor, blood albumin level less than 30 g/l, elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, antibiotics therapy in the preceding 90 days, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, blood lymphocyte count less than 0.8 × 109/L, elevated blood urea nitrogen/albumin (BUN/ALB) level, and presence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. In the second multivariate analysis, administration of proton-pump inhibitor, administration of antibiotics in the preceding 90 days, ICU admission, blood lymphocyte count less than 0.8 × 109/L, elevated BUN/ALB level, and presence of MDR pathogens were still associated with 30-day mortality. …”
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Molecular Detection of Antibiotic-Resistant Genes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Nonclinical Environment: Public Health Implications in Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Mojisola Clara Hosu, Sandeep Vasaikar, Grace Emily Okuthe, Teke Apalata

“…Evaluation of resistant profiles and detection of antimicrobial-resistant genes of bacterial pathogens in the nonclinical milieu is imperative to assess the probable risk of dissemination of resistant genes in the environment. …”
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A multigene phylogeny toward a new phylogenetic classification of Leotiomycetes by Peter R. Johnston, Luis Quijada, Christopher A. Smith, Hans-Otto Baral, Tsuyoshi Hosoya, Christiane Baschien, Kadri Pärtel, Wen-Ying Zhuang, Danny Haelewaters, Duckchul Park, Steffen Carl, Francesc López-Giráldez, Zheng Wang, Jeffrey P. Townsend

“…Abstract Fungi in the class Leotiomycetes are ecologically diverse, including mycorrhizas, endophytes of roots and leaves, plant pathogens, aquatic and aero-aquatic hyphomycetes, mammalian pathogens, and saprobes. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Colistin-Resistant <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> from Foods in Two Italian Regions in the South of Italy by Rosa Fraccalvieri, Angelica Bianco, Laura Maria Difato, Loredana Capozzi, Laura Del Sambro, Stefano Castellana, Adelia Donatiello, Luigina Serrecchia, Lorenzo Pace, Donatella Farina, Domenico Galante, Marta Caruso, Maria Tempesta, Antonio Parisi

“…Virulence gene analysis showed that <i>E. coli</i> and other isolates carried genes linked to pathogenicity, increasing the potential risk to public health. …”
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