Effects and function of citric acid on fermentation quality and microbial community in sugarcane tops silage with high and low water-soluble carbohydrate content by Qichao Gu, Jie Zhang, Bo Lin, Hao Ding, Qi Yan, Caixiang Wei, Yipei Yao, Ruizhanghui Wang, Caixia Zou

“…., Clostridium_sensu_stricto_12 and Paecilomyces) and animal pathogens, while amino acid metabolism was lower in high-WSC STS regardless of CA treatment. …”
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Use of standardized nasal and skin decolonization to reduce rates of bacteremia in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Madyson Taylor, Russell L Griffin, Jeremey Walker, Catina James, Angela Akinsanya, Mary Duncan, Rachael A Lee

“…For gram-positive cocci (GPC) pathogens, a nonsignificant 40% increased rate was observed in the post-implementation period (RR 1.40, 95% CI 0.89–2.21), due mostly to a significant increase in the crude rate of Enterococcus BSI (RR 1.89, 95% CI 1.01–3.55). …”
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<i>Microdochium majus</i> Isolated from Grapevine Is a Mycoparasite of <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> by Kálmán Zoltán Váczy, Dóra Szabó, Nikolett Molnár, Tibor Kiss, Levente Kiss, Yu Pei Tan, Ádám Novák, Xénia Pálfi, Adrienn Gomba-Tóth, Zoltán Karácsony

“…The best known <i>Microdochium</i> spp. are important pathogens of small-grain cereals and/or endophytes of diverse monocot hosts. …”
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Severe pneumonia caused by Nocardia otitidiscaviarum in a patient with bronchiectasis and IgA nephropathy: a case report by Yi Lin, Zhao-Zhao Jiang, Xiao-Qian Chi, Jian-Sheng Chen, Chao Wen, Chao Zhang, Ying-Ying Wang, Guang-Liang Xie

“…Appropriate bacterial culture methods and efficient identification techniques should be adopted to promptly identify pathogens, and personalized treatment plans should be developed based on antibiotic sensitivity tests to save patients’ lives.…”
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Therapeutic Values of Earthworm Species Extract from Azad Kashmir as Anticoagulant, Antibacterial, and Antioxidant Agents by Rozina Ghulam Mustafa, Andleeb Dr Saiqa, Jorge Domínguez, Madiha Jamil, Saira Manzoor, Samna Wazir, Bushra Shaheen, Asma Parveen, Rida Khan, Shaukat Ali, Nazish Mazhar Ali, Fatima Jalal, Sadaf Azad Raja

“…Results revealed that all earthworm extracts showed the inhibition of all tested bacterial pathogens except P. aeruginosa (1), P. aeruginosa (2), S. warneri, and L. curvatus. …”
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Differential gene expression profile in Porphyromonas gingivalis treated human gingival keratinocytes and their role in the development of HNSCC by Dakshinya M, Anitha P, A.S. Smiline Girija, Paramasivam A, Vijayashree Priyadharsini J

“…Background: Periodontitis is considered to be one of the major risk factors associated with cancers of the oral cavity. Periodontogenic pathogens such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, Tannerella forsythia, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans are the important pathogens associated with periodontitis. …”
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Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance in Adult Hospitalized Patients With Cancer: A Multicenter Analysis by Vikas Gupta, Michael J. Satlin, Kalvin Yu, Yehoda M. Martei, Lillian Sung, Lars F. Westblade, Scott C. Howard, ChinEn Ai, Diane C. Flayhart

“…Conclusion AMR rates for certain key pathogens were 1.5–2 times greater in hospitalized cancer patients compared to hospitalized noncancer patients. …”
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Metabolites induced by citrus tristeza virus and ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ influence the feeding behavior of Diaphorina citri: an electrical penetration graph and LC–MS/M... by Jingtian Zhang, Fengchun Xia, Yuhe Li, Yangyang Liu, Fengnian Wu, Xiaoling Deng, Meirong Xu

“…Abstract Citrus Huanglongbing and Citrus tristeza are two diseases that affect the citrus industry worldwide. The pathogens causing these diseases are the phloem-limited bacteria ‘Candidatus Liberibacter spp.’ …”
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Assessing tick attachments to humans with citizen science data: spatio-temporal mapping in Switzerland from 2015 to 2021 using spatialMaxent by Lisa Bald, Nils Ratnaweera, Tomislav Hengl, Patrick Laube, Jürg Grunder, Werner Tischhauser, Netra Bhandari, Dirk Zeuss

“…Abstract Background Ticks are the primary vectors of numerous zoonotic pathogens, transmitting more pathogens than any other blood-feeding arthropod. …”
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Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Prevalence, Causal Agents, and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility by Ketema Bizuwork, Haile Alemayehu, Girmay Medhin, Wondwossen Amogne, Tadesse Eguale

“…It also aimed to identify causal bacterial pathogens and to assess their antimicrobial susceptibility. …”
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Histological staining of tick bite skin biopsies for spirochetes and Powassan virus RNA by Jihane Oufattole, Anne Piantadosi, Sam R. Telford, Alvaro C. Laga, Isaac H. Solomon

“…ABSTRACT Ixodes scapularis is a vector of several human pathogens in the United States, including Borrelia burgdorferi, the cause of Lyme disease, and Powassan virus (POWV), an emerging cause of severe encephalitis. …”
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Bacteraemia in a Nigerian hospital: Implementing antimicrobial resistance surveillance by Adewale A. Amupitan, Adeyemi T. Adeyemo, Adefunke O. Amupitan, Temitope O. Obadare, Aaron O. Aboderin

“…Results: Aerobic blood cultures were conducted in a third of clinical sepsis cases (n = 601/1851), of which 114 (19.0%) were true positives, with a 2.2% contamination rate. Pathogens recovered included six priority blood pathogens reportable to WHO GLASS. …”
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Bacterial contamination in public transport during COVID-19 pandemic: Characterization of an unusual Staphylococcus aureus isolate tolerant to vancomycin by Eva Smelikova, Marcela Krutova, Vaclav Capek, Marie Brajerova, Pavel Drevinek, Jan Tkadlec

“…Public transport represents a potential site for the transmission of resistant pathogens due to the rapid movement of large numbers of people. …”
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A Nanoparticle Comprising the Receptor-Binding Domains of Norovirus and <i>Plasmodium</i> as a Combination Vaccine Candidate by Ming Xia, Pengwei Huang, Frank S. Vago, Wen Jiang, Xi Jiang, Ming Tan

“…Background: Noroviruses, which cause epidemic acute gastroenteritis, and <i>Plasmodium</i> parasites, which lead to malaria, are two infectious pathogens that pose threats to public health. The protruding (P) domain of norovirus VP1 and the αTSR domain of the circumsporozoite protein (CSP) of <i>Plasmodium</i> sporozoite are the glycan receptor-binding domains of the two pathogens for host cell attachment, making them excellent targets for vaccine development. …”
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Biocontrol Potential of Rhizospheric Bacillus Strains Against <i>Sclerotinia minor</i> Jagger Causing Lettuce Drop by Lihui Xu, Qinghua Shang, Mogens Nicolaisen, Rong Zeng, Shigang Gao, Ping Gao, Zhiwei Song, Fuming Dai, Jingze Zhang

“…Bac20 inhibited oxalic acid formation in early-stage lettuce leaves infected with <i>S. minor</i> Jagger, delaying pathogen infestation. Greenhouse experiments for controlling lettuce drop demonstrated that inoculation with Bac20 controlled lettuce drop by 71.7%. …”
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Laboratory capacity-building during COVID-19 in Somalia: improving access to essential diagnostics for national health security in a fragile setting by Salvador Figuereo, Sahra Isse Mohamed, Desalegn Takele, Abdulrahman M. Sheikh, Solomon Chane Abera, Ayni Muhiadin Mohamed, Mutaawe Lubogo, Hassan Mukhtar Abukar, Mary Joan Karanja, Sulaiman Bangura, Antoine Abou Fayad, Ali Haji Adam, Abdinasir Yusuf Osman, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik

“…We describe how the country moved rapidly from no testing capability to molecular testing and genomic sequencing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and other pathogens. Methods We reviewed primary sources information as well as data and records from secondary sources from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023. …”
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homeRNA self-blood collection enables high-frequency temporal profiling of presymptomatic host immune kinetics to respiratory viral infection: a prospective cohort studyResearch in... by Fang Yun Lim, Hannah G. Lea, Ashley M. Dostie, Soo-Young Kim, Tammi L. van Neel, Grant W. Hassan, Meg G. Takezawa, Lea M. Starita, Karen N. Adams, Michael Boeckh, Joshua T. Schiffer, Ollivier Hyrien, Alpana Waghmare, Erwin Berthier, Ashleigh B. Theberge

“…In this nationwide prospective cohort study, we leveraged a Tasso-SST based self-blood collection and stabilization tool (homeRNA) to profile detailed kinetics of the presymptomatic to convalescence host immunity to contemporaneous respiratory pathogens. Methods: We enrolled non-symptomatic adults with recent exposure to ARIs who subsequently tested negative (exposed-uninfected) or positive for respiratory pathogens. …”
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Inflammasome in Intestinal Inflammation and Cancer by Tiago Nunes, Heitor S. de Souza

“…The activation of specific cytosolic pathogen recognition receptors, the nucleotide-binding-oligomerization-domain- (NOD-) like receptors (NLRs), leads to the assembly of the inflammasome, a multimeric complex platform that activates caspase-1. …”
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PRIMARY MENINGOENCEPHALITIS CAUSED BY NAEGLERIA FOWLERI: A MINI REVIEW by Hassan Bin-Asif et al

“…FLA other than N. fowleri such as Acanthamoeba and Balamuthia species are also harmful because they are vectors of many bacterial pathogens including Vibrio, Pseudomonas, Legionella, Enterobacter and Mycobacterium species which help them to feed and colonize in environments, thus contributing to their pathogenesis and transferability to their hosts. …”
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Infectious Keratitis: Secreted Bacterial Proteins That Mediate Corneal Damage by Mary E. Marquart, Richard J. O'Callaghan

“…Studies of these bacterial pathogens have determined the proteins of interest that could be targets for future therapeutic options for decreasing corneal damage.…”
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