Olivetol’s Effects on Metabolic State and Gut Microbiota Functionality in Mouse Models of Alimentary Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and 2, and Hypercholesterolemia by Anastasia A. Zabolotneva, Katerina E. Popruga, Valentin V. Makarov, Sergei M. Yudin, Andrei M. Gaponov, Sergei A. Roumiantsev, Aleksandr V. Shestopalov

“…In addition, olivetol affected the composition and functional activity of gut microbiota communities, inducing an expansion of probiotic species such as <i>Akkermansia muciniphila</i> and <i>Bacteroides acidifaciens</i> and depleting the representation of pathobionts such as <i>Prevotella</i>, although olivetol supplementation did not influence the diversity or richness of the communities. …”
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Investigating the Role of Gut Microbiota in Pediatric Patients with Severe COVID-19 or MIS-C by Elena Franchitti, Paolo Bottino, Francesca Sidoti, Andrea Carpino, Giulia Pruccoli, Ugo Ramenghi, Cristina Costa, Ugo Ala, Emilia Parodi, Deborah Traversi

“…Significant differences in alpha and beta diversity were observed between COVID-19 and MIS-C patients, particularly concerning low-abundance species. Levels of <i>Bacteroides</i> spp., <i>Bifidobacterium</i> spp., and <i>Akkermansia muciniphila</i> were comparable between groups, while an increased activity of <i>Bifidobacterium</i> spp. was noted in children with positive fecal samples (<i>p</i> = 0.019). …”
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Investigating the Impact of HTNV Infection on the Gut Microbiota of Wild-Type and NLRX1 Knockout Mice by Wenjie Sun, Yaxin Ding, Ziyu Liu, Shiyuan Hou, Danni Sun, Ruixue Ma, Huarui Kang, Xiaohan Ma, Jiayu Wang, Hongrui Mu, Yunhua Lv, Tianle Gu, Qikang Ying, Fang Wang, Xingan Wu, Rongrong Liu

“…Our findings revealed an increase in the ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroides in Nlrx1-/- mice, suggesting a potential link to inflammation. …”
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Selenium-enriched and ordinary green tea extracts prevent high blood pressure and alter gut microbiota composition of hypertensive rats caused by high-salt diet by Meirong Wu, Xiaobin Wu, Jiangxiong Zhu, Fanglan Li, Xinlin Wei, Yuanfeng Wang

“…More specifically, GT intake specifically and significantly enriched the relative abundance of Paraprevotella and Bacteroides, whereas Se-GT was characterized by specific and significant enrichment for Allobaculum and Bifidobacterium. …”
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İbâdiyye'nin Hâricîliğe İsnadı Meselesi by Mehmet Kubat, Mehmet Hanifi Yoldaş

“…Yapılan tanımlamalarda Ezârika, Necedât, Acâride, Sufriyye, Beyhesiyye ve diğer Hâricî fırkalar sertlik yanlısı ve aşırıya kaçanlar olarak vasıflandırıldı. …”
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Fecal occult blood affects intestinal microbial community structure in colorectal cancer by Wu Guodong, Wu Yinhang, Wu Xinyue, Shen Hong, Chu Jian, Qu Zhanbo, Han Shuwen

“…There was no statistical difference in diversity between CRC patients with negative FOBT and positive FOBT. Bacteroides, Blautia and Escherichia-Shigella were more correlated to healthy individuals, while Streptococcus showed higher correlation with CRC patients with negative FOBT. …”
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Effects of Bile Acids on Growth Performance, Hepatopancreatic Antioxidant Capacity, Intestinal Immune-Related Gene Expression, and Gut Microbiota of <i>Penaeus vannamei</i> by Yun Zhao, Duanduan Chen, Hui Wang

“…In addition, the supplementation of 0.1 mg/kg BA significantly altered the gut microbial composition, reducing the proportion of harmful Proteobacteria while enhancing the relative abundance of beneficial microorganisms such as Firmicutes and Bacteroides. In conclusion, 1.0 mg/kg and 10.0 mg/kg BA supplementation significantly improved the growth performance, digestive capacity, and antioxidant capacity of shrimp, among which 1.0 mg/kg supplementation had the most significant effect and improved the intestinal microbial composition of shrimp.…”
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Fermented soy whey induced changes on intestinal microbiota and metabolic influence in mice by Wei Han, Xuhui Zhuang, Qian Liu, Bo Sun, Haijiang Miao, Xiaolin Zhang

“…Obviously, with mice's body weight loss, Firmicutes/Bacteroides ratio reduced accordingly (< 1.21), and the abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila was significantly increased (the maximum amount was about 0.013%). …”
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Microbiome Associated with Slovak Raw Goat Milk, Trace Minerals, and Vitamin E Content by Andrea Lauková, Lenka Micenková, Ľubomíra Grešáková, Michaela Maďarová, Monika Pogány Simonová, Valentína Focková, Jana Ščerbová

“…The genera Enterobacter, Pseudomonas (1.3% and 0.5%), and Bacteroides (6.4%) were evaluated in small percentage abundance too. …”
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The Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis: Transcriptome and Gut Microbiota Profiling by Sanwang Wang, Hongliang Chen, Xin Wen, Jingjing Mu, Mingyue Sun, Xiaowen Song, Bin Liu, Jinbo Chen, Xueli Fan

“…The results of 16S rRNA sequence analysis showed that FMT increased the relative abundance of Firmicutes and Proteobacteria and reduced the abundance of Bacteroides and Actinobacteria. Meanwhile, FMT could modulate gut microbiota balance, especially via increasing the relative abundance of g_Adlercreutzia, g_Sutterella, g_Prevotella_9, and g_Tyzzerella_3 and decreasing the relative abundance of g_Turicibacter. …”
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Revisiting Near-infrared Features of Kilonovae: The Importance of Gadolinium by Salma Rahmouni, Masaomi Tanaka, Nanae Domoto, Daiji Kato, Kenta Hotokezaka, Wako Aoki, Teruyuki Hirano, Takayuki Kotani, Masayuki Kuzuhara, Motohide Tamura

“…Our analysis reveals that most candidate elements with strong absorption lines are lanthanides ( Z  = 57–71) and actinides ( Z  = 89–103). This is due to their complex structures leading to many low-lying energy levels, which results in strong transitions in the near-infrared range. …”
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Performance improvements and increased ruminal microbial interactions in Angus heifers via supplementation with native rumen bacteria during high-grain challenge by Fan Yang, Madison T. Henniger, Andrew S. Izzo, Emily A. Melchior, Brooke A. Clemmons, Mary A. Oliver, James R. Gaffney, Cameron Martino, Taylor B. Ault-Seay, Miranda L. Striluk, Jordan J. Embree, Juan F. Cordero-Llarena, Pierre-Yves Mulon, David E. Anderson, Mallory M. Embree, Phillip R. Myer

“…The NRM inoculation consisted of six microorganisms (1.70 M CFU /day/animal) isolated from the rumen of healthy feedlot cattle: Succinivibrio dextrinosolvens ASCUSBF53, Prevotella albensis ASCUSBF41, Chordicoccus furentiruminis ASCUSBF65, Bacteroides xylanisolvens ASCUSBF52, Clostridium beijerinckii ASCUSBF26, and Syntrophococcus sp. …”
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Gut microbial subtypes and clinicopathological value for colorectal cancer by Shuwen Han, Jing Zhuang, Yifei Song, Xinyue Wu, Xiaojian Yu, Ye Tao, Jian Chu, Zhanbo Qu, Yinhang Wu, Shugao Han, Xi Yang

“…The characteristic bacteria of each subtype were Escherichia‐Shigella in subtype A, Streptococcus in subtype B, Blautia in subtype C, and Bacteroides in subtype D. Clinical information (e.g., free fatty acids and total cholesterol) and CRC pathological information (e.g., tumor depth) varied among gut microbial subtypes. …”
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MiMeJF: Application of Coupled Matrix and Tensor Factorization (CMTF) for Enhanced Microbiome-Metabolome Multi-Omic Analysis by Zheyuan Ou, Xi Fu, Dan Norbäck, Ruqin Lin, Jikai Wen, Yu Sun

“…<b>Results</b>: Our results revealed biologically meaningful biomarkers, such as <i>Bacteroides vulgatus</i> and acylcarnitines associated with IBD and pyroglutamic acid and p-cresol associated with COVID-19 outcomes, which provide new avenues for research. …”
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COVID-19 and Decision-Making for Pregnant Women: Taking or Relinquishing Control in Response to a Pandemic by Elizabeth Kaselitz, Chelsea Finkbeiner, Sarah Javaid, Sarah Barringer, Sarah D. Compton, Maria Muzik, Cheryl A. Moyer

“…Open-ended qualitative responses from an anonymous, online survey of pregnant women in the United States, conducted on April 3-24, 2020, were analyzed using the Attride-Stirling qualitative framework. A conceptual framework for understanding the impact of COVID-19 on women’s birth plans was generated. 2,320 pregnant women (mean age 32.7 years, mean weeks pregnant 24.6 weeks) responded to the open-ended prompts, reflecting the following themes: the impact(s) of COVID-19 on pregnant women (including unanticipated changes and uncertainty), the effect of COVID-19 on decision-making (including emotional reactions and subsequent questioning of the healthcare system), and how both of those things led women to either exercise or relinquish their agency related to their birth plan. …”
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Selective Americium Separation: New Insights into the Complexation of Trivalent f-Elements with SO3-Ph-BTBP by Sauerwein Fynn S., Sittel Thomas, Geist Andreas, Panak Petra J., Wilden Andreas, Modolo Giuseppe

“…Additionally, combinations of monoand di-methylated TODGA derivatives with SO3-Ph-BTBP were tested, showing a decreasing performance regarding the actinide(III)/lanthanide(III) and Am(III)/Cm(III) separation with increasing degree of methylation.…”
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Inhibitory Effect of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus KSFY07 on Kappa-Carrageenan-Induced Thrombosis in Mice and the Regulation of Oxidative Damage by Pan Wang, Fang Tan, Jianfei Mu, Hongjiang Chen, Xin Zhao, Yanan Xu

“…A mouse faeces examination revealed that LDSB-KSFY07 could also upregulate Bacteroides, Lactobacterium, and Bifidobacterium microbial expression and downregulate Firmicutes expression in the gut. …”
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Understanding the affinity of Cyphos Nitrate for Zr(IV) over other metal ions present in simulated high level liquid waste compositions by Alok Rout, S. Sriram, N. Ramanathan

“…The presence of Zr(IV) in the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) is an hindrance for a smooth and safe reprocessing of actinides and other fission products. The separation of Zr(IV) from nitric acid feed through solvent extraction route is a challenging task as far as its aqueous chemistry and the selectivity of the proposed extractants for it is concerned. …”
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Beyond the fever: shotgun metagenomic sequencing of stool unveils pathogenic players in HIV-infected children with non-malarial febrile illness by Patricia Nabisubi, Stephen Kanyerezi, Grace Kebirungi, Ivan Sserwadda, Mike Nsubuga, Grace Kisitu, Patricia Ntege Nahirya, Bonny Mulindwa, George P. Akabwai, Sylvia Nantongo, Adeodata Kekitiinwa, Edgar Kigozi, Nsubuga Moses Luutu, Fred Ashaba Katabazi, Leymon Kalema, Andrew Katabalwa, Daudi Jjingo, Gerald Mboowa

“…Importantly, shotgun metagenomics revealed potentially pathogenic players including Trichomonas vaginalis, Candida albicans, Giardia, and Bacteroides in stool from this patient population. This sheds light on the complexities of microbial interactions that potentially underpin non-malarial febrile illness in this group. …”
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The Influence of Gastric Microbiota and Probiotics in <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Infection and Associated Diseases by Jagriti Verma, Md Tanveer Anwar, Bodo Linz, Steffen Backert, Suneesh Kumar Pachathundikandi

“…While the development of <i>H. pylori</i>-associated intestinal metaplasia is accompanied by an increase in Bacteroides, the stomachs of GC patients are dominated by Firmicutes such as <i>Lactobacillus</i> and <i>Veillonella</i>, constituting up to 40% of the total microbiota, and by Bacteroidetes such as <i>Prevotella</i>, whereas the numbers of <i>H. pylori</i> are decreasing. …”
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