A genome-wide association study of adults with community-acquired pneumonia by Eva Suarez-Pajes, Itahisa Marcelino-Rodriguez, Elisa Hernández Brito, Silvia Gonzalez-Barbuzano, Melody Ramirez-Falcon, Eva Tosco-Herrera, Luis A. Rubio-Rodríguez, María Luisa Briones, Olga Rajas, Luis Borderías, Jose Ferreres, Antoni Payeras, Leonardo Lorente, Javier Aspa, Jose M. Lorenzo Salazar, José Manuel Valencia-Gallardo, Nieves Carbonell, Jorge L. Freixinet, Felipe Rodríguez de Castro, Jordi Solé Violán, Carlos Flores, Carlos Rodríguez-Gallego

“…In infectious diseases, host genetics plays a critical role in susceptibility and immune response, and the immune pathways involved are highly dependent on the microorganism and its route of infection. Here we aimed to identify genetic risk loci for CAP using a case-control genome-wide association study (GWAS). …”
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High-Throughput Indirect Monitoring of TORC1 Activation Using the pTOMAN-G Plasmid in Yeast by Melissa Gómez, Guilherme Rocha, Diego Ruiz, Claudio Martínez, Francisco Salinas, Eduardo Kessi-Pérez

“…The target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) is a highly conserved protein complex whose primary function is to link nutrient availability to cell growth in eukaryotes, particularly nitrogen sources. …”
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Microbial fortification of rotary drum compost and vermicompost with Trichoderma viride via solid-state fermentation and GC-MS profiling of bioactive compounds by Jyoti, Meena Khwairakpam

“…Microbial fortification using beneficial microorganism such as Trichoderma viride offers a sustainable approach to enhance compost functionality. …”
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Non-targeted Metabolomic Analysis of Differences in the Composition of Different Rice Varieties for Baijiu Production by LIU Maoke, TIAN Xinhui, LIU Yao, TANG Yuming, QIN Jian, FENG Jun, LIU Chengyuan

“…Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis of differential metabolites identified 16 significantly differential biological pathways (P < 0.05), of which 14 were assigned to metabolic functions, including those related to Baijiu brewing such as galactose metabolism, the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids, fatty acid biosynthesis, and butanoate metabolism. …”
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The Microbiological Activity of Soil in Response to Gliotoxin, the “Lethal Principle” of <i>Trichoderma</i> by Anastasia V. Teslya, Elena V. Gurina, Artyom A. Stepanov, Aleksandr V. Iashnikov, Alexey S. Vasilchenko

“…<i>Trichoderma</i> is a soil-dwelling microorganism that has many benefits for plants and is therefore widely used in agriculture. …”
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