Structure of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 Type IV pilus. by Hannah Ochner, Jan Böhning, Zhexin Wang, Abul K Tarafder, Ido Caspy, Tanmay A M Bharat

“…Type IV pili (T4Ps) are abundant in many bacterial and archaeal species, where they play important roles in both surface sensing and twitching motility, with implications for adhesion, biofilm formation and pathogenicity. …”
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Maximising informativeness for target capture-based phylogenomics in Erica (Ericaceae) by Seth D. Musker, Nicolai M. Nürk, Michael D. Pirie

“…Comprising just over 300 genes, the targets had excellent recovery rates in roughly 90 Erica species as well as outgroups from Calluna, Daboecia, and Rhododendron, and had high information content as measured by parsimony informative sites and Quartet Internode Resolution Probability (QIRP) at shallow nodes. …”
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Paraoxonase 2 Induces a Phenotypic Switch in Macrophage Polarization Favoring an M2 Anti-Inflammatory State by Marie Koren-Gluzer, Mira Rosenblat, Tony Hayek

“…Moreover, the PON2-null MPM demonstrated enhanced phagocytosis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the basal state and following M1 activation. …”
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The First Infant Bloodstream Infection Caused by Pantoea dispersa in China: A Case Report and Literature Review by Yu W, Sun Z, Wang M, Li Z, Zhang C, Sun Y, Wang S

“…Wenwen Yu,1,2 Zhaohui Sun,3 Mengyuan Wang,1,2 Zheng Li,1,2 Chunyan Zhang,1,2 Yanmeng Sun,1,2 Shifu Wang1,2 1Department of Clinical Microbiology, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan Children’s Hospital, Jinan, 250022, People’s Republic of China; 2Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Children’s Health and Disease, Jinan, 250022, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ultrasound, Zhaoyuan People’s Hospital, Yantai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Shifu Wang, Email wshfu709@163.comAbstract: Pantoea is a prevalent environmental Gram-negative bacterium comprising over 20 distinct species. It is a facultative anaerobe capable of forming smooth, translucent colonies on culture plates. …”
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A simple inland culture system provides insights into ascidian post-embryonic developmental physiology by Birthe Thuesen Mathiesen, Mayu Ohta, Boris Pinto De Magalhaes, Chiara Castelletti, Vincenzo Perria, Keaton Schuster, Lionel Christiaen, Naoyuki Ohta

“…Here, we first aimed to further develop a simple protocol for reliable inland culture of tunicate model species of the Ciona genus. We cultured both Ciona robusta and Ciona intestinalis in controlled experimental conditions, with a focus on dietary variables, and quantified growth and maturation parameters. …”
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Solanum Procumbens-Derived Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Suppress Lung Cancer In Vitro through Elevation of ROS by Ibrahim Ibrahim Abdel Aziz, Almaimani A. Riyad, Almasmoum A. Hussian, Ghaith M. Mazen, Moorthy Kannaiyan

“…Furthermore, reactive oxygen species (ROS) were examined and it was shown that the nanoparticles elevated ROS levels, which led to lipid peroxidation. …”
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Effects of starter cultures on the metabolite profile, antioxidant activities, and anti-aging properties of tapuy lees by Edward Kevin B. Bragais, Paul Mark B. Medina

“…The bubod contains variable number and species of microorganisms and influences the physical and chemical properties of tapuy and tapuy lees, resulting in inconsistent quality products. …”
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Retrograde Positive Contrast Urethrocystography of the Fish Urogenital System by Francesco Macrì, Annamaria Passantino, Michela Pugliese, Simona Di Pietro, Daniele Zaccone, Pietro Giorgianni, Rossella Bonfiglio, Fabio Marino

“…Furthermore, the main interest of this study is that it demonstrates the morphological variability of the lower urinary system that exists between different species of fishes.…”
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Quantitative evidence for dimorphism suggests sexual selection in the maxillary caniniform process of Placerias hesternus. by James L Pinto, Charles R Marshall, Sterling J Nesbitt, Daniel Varajão de Latorre

“…Placerias hesternus, a Late Triassic dicynodont, is one of the last megafaunal synapsids of the Mesozoic. The species has a tusk-like projection on its maxillary bone, known as the caniniform process. …”
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PyBootNet: a python package for bootstrapping and network construction by Shayan R. Akhavan, Scott T. Kelley

“…Background Network analysis has emerged as a tool for investigating interactions among species in a community, interactions among genes or proteins within cells, or interactions across different types of data (e.g., genes and metabolites). …”
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Molecular screening of rare cucurbit accessions for the presence of markers for genes and QTls controlling resistance to powdery mildew by E. N. Markova, F. A. Berensen, I. V. Gashkova, O. Yu. Antonova

“…A possible solution to this problem is to increase the resistance of host plants to pathogens by introducing resistance genes from wild species or rare crop relatives, since other options, including the use of fungicides, can disrupt ecosystems and harm living organisms. …”
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Assessment of heavy metal pollution in seawater, benthic flora and fauna and their ability to survive under stressors along the northern Red Sea, Egypt by Salah-Tantawy Ahmed, Mahdy Aldoushy, Dar Mahmoud A., Young Shuh-Sen, Abdelreheem Abdelbaset M. A.

“…Regarding the biota samples, Porifera species were more adaptable than others to an accumulation of most metals in their tissues. …”
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Extraction of Oil from Azadirachta indica and Moringa stenopetala Seeds and Evaluation of its Physicochemical Properties by Degnechew Genene

“…Seventeen experiments were conducted for each species thereby developing the quadratic models with a P-value < 0.0001(significant). …”
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Antioxidant Protection against Curative and Palliative Doses of Ionizing Irradiation in Human Blood Decreases with Aging by Jelena Kasapović, Vesna Stojiljković, Ljubica Gavrilović, Nataša Popović, Zorka Milićević

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are independently recognized to play a significant role in radiation-induced damage on healthy tissue and in aging process. …”
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Simulation modeling tools in training environmental science students by А. G. Kot, A. B. Achasov, O. Yu. Seliverstov, V. G. Karpov

“…Based on equations that consider the reproduction and mortality of both species, students need to explore the interaction between populations under different input parameters. …”
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Integrated metabolomics and transcriptomics reveal the role of calcium sugar alcohol in the regulation of phenolic acid biosynthesis in Torreya grandis nuts by Qiandan Xie, Zhengchu Jiang, Chenliang Yu, Qi Wang, Wensheng Dai, Jiasheng Wu, Weiwu Yu

“…Abstract Background Torreya grandis, a prominent tree species of the autochthonous subtropical region of China, possesses a drupe-like fruit containing a nut that is rich in nutrients and bioactive compounds. …”
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Antimalarial Activity of Tinospora baenzigeri against Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice by Sakaewan Ounjaijean, Manas Kotepui, Voravuth Somsak

“…Plant species of the genus Tinospora (Menispermaceae) possess several pharmacological properties, and T. crispa has been reported to have antimalarial activity. …”
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New Oxygenated Methoxy-<i>p</i>-Cymene Derivatives from Leopard’s Bane (<i>Doronicum columnae</i> Ten., Asteraceae) Essential Oil: Synthesis Facilitating the Identification of Isom... by Milan Ž. Dimitrijević, Marko Z. Mladenović, Milica D. Nešić, Milan S. Dekić, Vidak N. Raičević, Niko S. Radulović

“…Species of the genus <i>Doronicum</i> are known for their pharmacological properties and essential oils, the chemical composition of which remains inadequately studied. …”
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History and current status of plant genetic resources conserved and maintained by the Hungarian central genebank by Zoltan Ay, Attila Simon, Adrienn Gyurkó, Evelin Fekete, Balázs Horváth, Borbála Baktay

“…Today, it is the seventh largest genebank in Europe with 57,381 accessions of 1,745 plant species across 605 genera. Almost 95% of samples are maintained in the form of seeds in 15 cooled storage rooms (at temperatures of 5–8°C or -18°C), while the others are conserved in vitro, in the form of tubers or field collections. …”
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Pest categorisation of Morganella longispina by EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Anna Berlin, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de laPeña, Nicolas Desneux, Francesco Di Serio, Anna Filipiak, Paolo Gonthier, Beata Hasiów‐Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca B. Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos Papadopoulos, Roel Potting, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van derGaag, Alex Gobbi, Virag Kertesz, Andrea Maiorano, Spyridon Antonatos, Dimitrios Papachristos, Oresteia Sfyra

“…The geographic distribution of the species includes many countries of the continents of Africa, North and South America, Asia and Oceania. …”
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