The role of mycobacteremia screening in enhancing non-tuberculous mycobacteria detection in hospitalized persons with HIV by Mengjiao Miao, Hongyan Zhu, Ziyao Liu, Jinjin Yang, Yiting Zhang, Chenyu Ma, Jiamin Qin, Yaling Chen, Hongxia Wei, Wei Chen, Yongfeng Yang, Zhiliang Hu, Zhiliang Hu, Zhiliang Hu

“…Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) was the predominant pathogen, representing 95% (95% CI, 86.7–98.3%) of positive blood cultures, though it accounted for only 66.2% (95% CI, 54.3–76.3%) of NTM species isolated from respiratory samples. The sensitivity of mycobacterial blood cultures (MBC) in diagnosing all culture-proven NTM infections was 63.9% (95% CI, 54.0–72.8%), increasing to 75.7% (95% CI, 64.8–84.0%) in patients with CD4 counts <50 cells/μL. …”
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Mycobiota composition through the ripening of artisanal soft cheeses ‘Torta del Casar’ and ‘Queso de la Serena’ monitored by high-throughput sequencing by Almudena V. Merchán, Ángel Carlos Román, Santiago Ruiz-Moyano, María Vázquez-Hernández, Catalina M. Cabañas, María José Benito

“…The results showed that Yarrowia alimentaria, Yarrowia lipolytica, Kluyveromyces lactis and Pichia fermentans dominated the fungal populations in all samples, although other species such as Debaryomyces hansenii, Debaryomyces vindobonensis and Geotrichum candidum were identified in specific dairies at different ripening stages. …”
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Prevalence and antibiotic resistance patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from chicken droppings on poultry farms in Gondar city, Northwe... by Mitkie Tigabie, Muluneh Assefa, Yalewayker Gashaw, Azanaw Amare, Aklilu Ambachew, Sirak Biset, Feleke Moges

“…The samples were subsequently transferred to buffered peptone water and cultured on MacConkey agar. Species of the isolates were identified via routine biochemical tests, including oxidase, catalase, urease, Simon's citrate, sulfide indole motility medium, triple sugar iron agar and growth at temperatures of 37 °C and 42 °C. …”
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High-fat diet-induced liver injury in Channa argus through lipid metabolism, anti-oxidative status, apoptosis, and inflammation by Jiaxin Tian, Ying Li, Jiwu Wan, Zhinan Yang, Guiqin Wang

“…Channa argus, a valuable fish species in southern Chinese aquaculture, is susceptible to fatty liver disease. …”
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Dissolved Mn(III) is a key redox intermediate in sediments of a seasonally euxinic coastal basin by R. Klomp, R. Klomp, O. M. Żygadłowska, M. S. M. Jetten, V. E. Oldham, N. A. G. M. van Helmond, N. A. G. M. van Helmond, C. P. Slomp, C. P. Slomp, W. K. Lenstra, W. K. Lenstra

“…Dissolved Mn(III)-L is a relatively stable and mobile Mn species, compared to Mn(II), and is therefore more easily transported laterally throughout the coastal zone and possibly also to open marine waters.…”
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Emergence of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>bla</i>_POM-1 Harboring <i>Pseudomonas otitidis</i> Isolated from River Water in Ghana by Frederick Ofosu Appiah, Samiratu Mahazu, Isaac Prah, Taira Kawamura, Yusuke Ota, Yohei Nishikawa, Mitsunori Yoshida, Masato Suzuki, Yoshihiko Hoshino, Toshihiko Suzuki, Tomoko Ishino, Anthony Ablordey, Ryoichi Saito

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> This study highlights the emergence of <i>bla</i>_POM-1 harboring <i>P. otitidis</i> in Ghana and affirms the conservation of <i>bla</i>_POM-1 and <i>adeF</i>, <i>rsmA</i>, and <i>qacG</i> in the species.…”
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Transition metal-based MOFs for Fenton-like photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants: Performance, stability, and biocompatibility by S.M. Tikhanova, Yu.A. Tishchenko, E.Yu. Stovpiaga, M. Timofeeva, D.V. Lipin, S.A. Povarov, V.A. Milichko, A.S. Timin, S.A. Shipilovskikh, V.I. Popkov

“…The proposed mechanism involves ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) and Fe-driven generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as hydroxyl radicals. In vitro studies conducted on human monocytes (THP-1), murine embryonic fibroblasts (MEF-NF), breast cancer cells (4T1), melanoma cells (B16-F10), and colorectal cancer cells (CT26) demonstrated high biocompatibility of the developed MOFs. …”
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Effects of lipopolysaccharide infusion on feed intake, apparent digestibility, rumen fermentation and microorganisms of young Holstein bulls fed diets with different ratios of lysi... by Huiyao Wang, Hongyun Liu, Shijia Pan, Zhicong Ma, Yanming Wang, Jianxin Liu, Chong Wang, Zhigao An

“…LPS infusion had no significant effect on rumen microorganisms at either the species or phylum level (p &gt; 0.05). However, feeding different ratios of Lys and Met could significantly increasing the abundance of Oribacterium (p &lt; 0.05) and tended to increase the abundance of norank_f__norank_o__RF_39 at the genus level (p = 0.087). …”
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Transcriptome analysis reveals potential regulatory mechanism of genes and pathways following Aeromonas veronii infection and hypoxic stress in Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinen... by Gang Jiang, Fengyuan Yan, Yuanfeng Xu, Jianlin Li, Wenrong Feng, Guo an Hua, Wen jing Li, Jun Zhou, Yongkai Tang

“…Environment hypoxia and Aeromonas veronii infection represent the major physiological challenge for the economic aquaculture species. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying these stresses remain incompletely elucidated. …”
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Genetic selection for postweaning growth rate shows no relevant negative impact on reproductive performance in breeding rabbit does by P.J. Marín-García, E. Martínez-Paredes, L. Ródenas, T. Larsen, M. Cambra-López, E. Blas, J.J. Pascual

“…Genetic selection for growth rate has often been related with potential negative effects on various reproductive traits across different species. Using rabbit as a model, this study has evaluated for the first time how genetic selection for growth rate has affected feed efficiency, resource allocation, blood traits, reproductive performance and survival during five reproductive cycles in rabbit does. …”
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In vitro anticancer effects of frankincense and its nanoemulsions for enhanced cancer cell targeting by Rayya A. Al-Balushi, Aiswarya Chaudhuri, Raghuram Kandimalla, Ashanul Haque, Khalaf M. Alenezi, Mohd. Saeed, Mohammad Changez, Thuraya Al Harthy, Mohammed Al Hinaai, Samra Siddiqui, Ashish Kumar Agrawal, Farrukh Aqil, Farrukh Aqil

“…Cytotoxicity, wound healing, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), and reactive oxygen species (ROS) assays were performed against breast cancer (MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-231-TR) and lung cancer (A549, A549-TR, H1299) cell lines.ResultsThe optimized FO-NEs exhibited an average particle size of 65.1 ± 4.21 nm, a PDI of 0.258 ± 0.04, and a zeta potential of −22.3 ± 1.2 mV. …”
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Molecular mechanisms impact on fluoroquinolone resistance among E.coli from enteric carriage monitoring before prostate biopsy and earliest description of qnrB81 by Rehaiem Amel, Bouzouita Abderrazek, Ferjani Sana, Saadi Ahmed, Zrelli Mariem, Kanzari Lamia, Ferjani Asma, Mohamed Riadh Ben Slama, Boutiba Ben Boubaker Ilhem

“…From February 2016 to December 2018, the incidence of rectal carriage of Qs-FQs resistant Enterobacterales detected from rectal swabs of patients before undergoing (TRUS-BP) was 61.06% (80/131) all related to E. coli species. Based on the MICs range of Qs (24–256 mg/L) and FQs (0.24–128 mg/L) breakpoint by EUCAST, we categorized these E. coli isolates into three resistance profiles (I, II, and III) associated with the patterns of chromosomal mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining regions (QRDRs) of gyrA and parC and the plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance encoding genes (PMQRs) detected by PCR-based assay and sequencing; MICs increase in an escalation step according to the co-occurrence of multiple molecular mechanisms. …”
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Effect of the season on blood changes of oxidative stress index (OSi) in the Italian Mediterranean Buffalo (Bubalis bubalis by Giovanna De Matteis, Emanuela Rossi, Maria Chiara La Mantia, Roberto Steri, Vittoria Lucia Barile, David Meo Zilio

“…Previous studies in cattle showed that high temperatures increase the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), causing an imbalance between ROS and the ability of antioxidant systems to detoxify and remove the reactive intermediates. …”
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Blockade of TIPE2-Mediated Ferroptosis of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Achieves the Full Potential of Combinatory Ferroptosis and Anti-PD-L1 Cancer Immunotherapy by Hafiza Kashaf Tariq, Zihao Liang, Lawan Rabiu, Abdulrahman Ibrahim, Nada Mohamady Farouk Abdalsalam, Rong Li, Qiong Yang, Xiaochun Wan, Dehong Yan

“…Here, we report that TIPE2, a phospholipid transfer protein, regulated the ferroptosis susceptibility in MDSCs through reprogramming lipid peroxidation-related phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) and phosphatidylcholine (PC) species composition. TIPE2-deficient MDSCs resisted IKE-induced ferroptosis by up-regulating SLC7A11 and GPX4, and dissolved ferroptosis-induced immunosuppressive function by down-regulating lipid ROS whilst encouraging T cell proliferation and infiltration into tumor tissues to improve ferroptosis therapy. …”
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The Role of Gut Microbiota in Male Erectile Dysfunction of Rats by Zhunan Xu, Shangren Wang, Chunxiang Liu, Jiaqi Kang, Yang Pan, Zhexin Zhang, Hang Zhou, Mingming Xu, Xia Li, Haoyu Wang, Shuai Niu, Li Liu, Daqing Sun, Xiaoqiang Liu

“…Results: The erectile function of rats and the species diversity of intestinal microbiota in the HFD group was significantly lower, and the characteristics of the intestinal microbiota community structure were also significantly different between the two groups. …”

Functional Analysis of Durum Wheat GASA1 Protein as a Biotechnological Alternative Against Plant Fungal Pathogens and a Positive Regulator of Biotic Stress Defense by Mohamed Taieb Bouteraa, Walid Ben Romdhane, Alina Wiszniewska, Narjes Baazaoui, Mohammad Y. Alfaifi, Anis Ben Hsouna, Miroslava Kačániová, Stefania Garzoli, Rania Ben Saad

“…Isolated and purified TdGASA1 protein exhibited significant antifungal activity in the growth inhibition test conducted on eight species of pathogenic fungi on solid and liquid media. …”
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Investigating the Occurrence of Soil-Transmitted Parasites Contaminating Soil, Vegetables, and Green Fodder in the East of Nile Delta, Egypt by Samah H. Yahia, Samia E. Etewa, Abd Allah A. Al Hoot, Salwa Z. Arafa, Nesreen S. Saleh, Mohamed H. Sarhan, Suzan I. Rashad, Shimaa S. Hassan

“…Various parasitic life forms were significantly found in 249 out of 400 (62.25%) of the vegetable samples, with (65.1%) of them harboring one parasite species, whereas 9.2% significantly contained up to three parasites. …”
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Surveillance of Mycoplasma agassizii in Texas tortoises (Gopherus berlandieri) for translocation with emphasis on treatment and recovery by Christin A. Moeller, Saren Perales, Wraith Rodriguez, Alynn M. Martin, Cord B. Eversole, Sandra Rideout-Hanzak, Paul Crump, Clayton D. Hilton, Scott E. Henke

“…BackgroundTexas tortoises (Gopherus berlandieri) are a Texas-state threatened species. Translocation is often suggested as a mitigation option; however, disease status and the potential for spread must be considered prior to such efforts. …”
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Genomic epidemiology and antimicrobial resistance of Morganella clinical isolates between 2016 and 2023 by Wentao Zhu, Qian Liu, Jinlv Liu, Jinlv Liu, Yaqi Wang, Yaqi Wang, Hong Shen, Ming Wei, Ji Pu, Li Gu, Jing Yang, Jing Yang, Jing Yang

“…While, the average nucleotide identity between these groups showed only 91.5-92.2% similarity, raising the possibility that they may be distinct species. Phylogenomic analysis revealed that the 102 M. morganii isolates fell into six clades, with clades 4-6 making up the majority. …”
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High-throughput untargeted metabolomics reveals metabolites and metabolic pathways that differentiate two divergent pig breeds by S. Bovo, M. Bolner, G. Schiavo, G. Galimberti, F. Bertolini, S. Dall’Olio, A. Ribani, P. Zambonelli, M. Gallo, L. Fontanesi

“…Metabolomics can describe the molecular phenome and may contribute to dissecting the biological processes linked to economically relevant traits in livestock species. Comparative analyses of metabolomic profiles in purebred pigs can provide insights into the basic biological mechanisms that may explain differences in production performances. …”
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