Uneven distribution of prokaryote-derived horizontal gene transfer in fungi: a lifestyle-dependent phenomenon by Fei Liu, Shi-Hui Wang, Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon, Rui-Lin Zhao

“…Our findings highlight that fungal lifestyle traits, such as being parasitic or saprotrophic, play a key role in determining the extent of HGT, with parasites showing the highest gene acquisition rates. We also uncovered unique patterns of HGT occurrence based on fungal morphology and reproduction. …”
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Another way? An investigation into an institution’s use of the Wayson stain in re-evaluating “no organisms seen” on Gram stain smears from positive blood cultures by Christopher C. Attaway, Jessica Smith, Daniel D. Rhoads

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Nutrient conditions affect antimicrobial pharmacodynamics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Maik Kok, Thomas Hankemeier, J. G. Coen van Hasselt

“…By simulating different nutrient conditions, we aimed to uncover interactions between nutrient availability and antibiotic sensitivity. …”
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Depletion of key gut bacteria predicts disrupted bile acid metabolism in inflammatory bowel disease by Daniel Peterson, Christopher Weidenmaier, Sonia Timberlake, Rotem Gura Sadovsky

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Construction and characterization of an infectious cDNA clone of turtle grass virus X from a naturally infected Thalassia testudinum plant by Luis Alvarado-Marchena, Bradley T. Furman, Mya Breitbart

“…Ultrastructural studies also demonstrated significant cytopathological changes resulting from TGVX infection, including chloroplast swelling, reduced thylakoid grana, and the presence of viral replication organelles and filamentous virus-like particles. …”
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In vivo interspecies dissemination of IncM2-type blaNDM-1 carrying plasmid by Mor N. Lurie-Weinberger, Darya Bychenko-Banyas, Meirav Mor, Sivan Laviad-Shitrit, Ella Kaplan, Nadya Rakovitsky, Alona Keren-Paz, Chaim Ben-Zvi, Yehuda Carmeli

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Vibrio alginolyticus is the pathogen of “Baotou” disease causing serious damage to Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis cultivation in China by Tong Pang, Feng Wang, Qunqun Guo, Mengjie Zhang, Yuanyuan Sun, Jianguo Liu

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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genomic insertion of functional genes into Lactiplantibacillus plantarum WCFS1 by Kamilla Wiull, Lisa K. Haugen, Vincent G. H. Eijsink, Geir Mathiesen

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Bone Mass Loss and Sarcopenia in Ecuadorian Patients by M. Intriago, G. Maldonado, R. Guerrero, O. D. Messina, C. Rios

“…Patients with osteosarcopenia and sarcopenia had lower BMI, handgrip strength, ASM, SMI, and total-body skeletal muscle mass than those with osteopenia/osteoporosis or normal patients. …”
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Putative evolution of Myxococcus fulvus 124B02 plasmid pMF1 from a chromosomal segment in another Myxococcus species by Shruti Jain, Gaurav Sharma

“…We further reported that all pMF1 plasmid genes depict homology with Myxococcus stipitatus CYD1 draft genome (contig 28) and a chromosomal segment of M. stipitatus DSM14675 in a syntenic manner, implying the presence of plasmid-like structure in M. stipitatus CYD1, integrated into its chromosome. …”
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Joint Adaptive OFDM and Reinforcement Learning Design for Autonomous Vehicles: Leveraging Age of Updates by Mamady Delamou, Ahmed Naeem, Huseyin Arslan, El Mehdi Amhoud

“…This enables the AV to achieve two primary objectives: establishing a stable communication link with other AVs and accurately estimating the velocities of surrounding objects with high resolution. …”
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Gut colonization of Bacteroides plebeius suppresses colitis-associated colon cancer development by Hung-Lin Chen, Po-Yuan Hu, Chang-Shan Chen, Wei-Han Lin, Daniel K. Hsu, Fu-Tong Liu, Tzu-Ching Meng

“…By investigating the impact of Bacteroides plebeius that can be colonized in mouse gut by feeding the animal with seaweed diet, we unveil a novel mechanism through which this beneficial bacterium reshapes the gut microbial community and produces metabolites with anti-inflammatory and tumor-suppressive properties. …”
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Hydrothermal synthesis of pristine nickel diselenide (NiSe2) and Co induced nickel diselenide (NiCoSe2) nanoparticles with enhanced electrochemical behaviour for supercapacitor app... by S. Saranya, S. Suthakaran, S. Dhanapandian, A. Dinesh, Rajendra P. Patil, Manikandan Ayyar, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, S. Santhoshkumar

“…The specific capacitance value for the pure is found to be 384 F g−1 and increased to 860 F g−1 for NiCoSe2 at the scan rate of 2 mVs−1, showed that the synergetic effect of bimetals has improved the electrochemical performance of NiSe2 nanoparticles.…”
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Improved Zika virus plaque assay using Vero/TMPRSS2 cell line by Olukunle O. Oluwasemowo, Monica E. Graham, Deepa K. Murugesh, Monica K. Borucki

“…From data generated in our lab, we became curious if Vero/TMPRSS2 cells may be a better alternative; therefore, we compared the plaque forming units of two strains of ZIKV on Vero/TMPRSS2 cells to those produced by Vero cells. We also compared the virus stock titer generated on Vero/TMPRSS2 cells to that generated by the Vero cell line. …”
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SCovid v2.0: a comprehensive resource to decipher the molecular characteristics across tissues in COVID-19 and other human coronaviruses by Zijun Zhu, Xinyu Chen, Guoyou He, Rui Yu, Chao Wang, Changlu Qi, Liang Cheng

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Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri requires a genus-specific outer membrane protein and TolB to coordinate cell membrane integrity and virulence by Leilei Wu, Xueyan Zhu, Hang Long, Xinyu Huang, Shuying Zhu, Qi Xue, Ziao Li, Huasong Zou

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Inorganic polyphosphate and the stringent response coordinately control cell division and cell morphology in Escherichia coli by Christopher W. Hamm, Michael J. Gray

“…(p)ppGpp is produced in response to amino acid starvation and other nutrient limitations and stresses and regulates both the activity of proteins and expression of genes. Escherichia coli also makes inorganic polyphosphate (polyP), an ancient molecule evolutionary conserved across most bacteria and other cells, in response to a variety of stress conditions, including amino acid starvation. …”
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Successful management of refractory epilepsy in creatine transporter deficiency with cannabidiol and clobazam: A case report by Maria Borrell‐Pichot, Carmen Fons, Susana Boronat, Alba Sierra‐Marcos

“…Behavioral improvement was also noted by his caregivers. No adverse effects were reported. …”
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Virulence is not directly related to strain success in planta in Clavibacter nebraskensis by Molly Veregge, Cory D. Hirsch, Matthew J. Moscou, Liana Burghardt, Peter Tiffin, Devanshi Khokhani

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Antimicrobial peptide LL37 is potent against non-growing Escherichia coli cells despite a slower action rate by Salimeh Mohammadi, Derek Saucedo, Sattar Taheri-Araghi

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