Search
Search Results
-
Nitrogen-fixing bacteria promote growth and bioactive components accumulation of Astragalus mongholicus by regulating plant metabolism and rhizosphere microbiota
BackgroundThe excessive application of chemical fertilizers in the cultivation of Astragalus mongholicus Bunge results in a reduction in the quality...
-
Emerging Cases of Cat-Transmitted Sporotrichosis Driven by Sporothrix brasiliensis in Northeast Brazil
Cat-transmitted sporotrichosis is caused by the emerging fungal pathogen Sporothrix brasiliensis and constitutes a significant public health issue...
-
Optimizing Real-Time PCR for Accurate Identification and Quantification of Common Probiotic Bacteria in Iranian Probiotic Dairy Products
The effectiveness of probiotics for health depends on the strain type and dosage. In this study, we endeavored to establish a robust quantitative...
-
Identification of volatile metabolites produced from levodopa metabolism by different bacteria strains of the gut microbiome
Interspecies pathways in the gut microbiome have been shown to metabolize levodopa, the primary treatment for Parkinson’s disease, and reduce its...
-
Lysinibacillus pinottii sp. nov., a novel species with anti-mosquito and anti-mollusk activity
An isolate of a Gram-positive, strictly aerobic, motile, rod-shaped, endospore forming bacterium was originally isolated from soil when screening and...
-
Recent advances in the pathogenesis and prevention strategies of dental calculus
Dental calculus severely affects the oral health of humans and animal pets. Calculus deposition affects the gingival appearance and causes...
-
Enhancing Phosphate Uptake and Antifungal Activity in Tomato Plants via Bacillus licheniformis Mutagenesis: Evaluating Growth Parameters
The objective of the investigation was to improve phosphate solubilization in tomato plants by Bacillus licheniformis , a rhizobacterium that promotes...
-
Biochemical characterisation and production kinetics of high molecular-weight (HMW) putative antibacterial proteins of insect pathogenic Brevibacillus laterosporus isolates
BackgroundBacterial genomes often encode structures similar to phage capsids (encapsulins) and phage tails which can be induced spontaneously or...
-
An altered uterine microbiota with endometrial hyperplasia
BackgroundEndometrial hyperplasia (EH) is a precursor to endometrial cancer, and the role of the microbiome in its development is unclear.
...
-
Comparative genomics of Vibrio toranzoniae strains
Vibrio toranzoniae is a marine bacterium belonging to the Splendidus clade that was originally isolated from healthy clams in Galicia (NW Spain). Its...
-
A dynamic subpopulation of CRISPR–Cas overexpressers allows Streptococcus pyogenes to rapidly respond to phage
Many CRISPR–Cas (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats and CRISPR-associated protein) systems, which provide bacteria with...
-
Develo** a genomic-based strategy to confirm microbial identity in bio-inputs containing multiple strains: an easy, fast, and low-cost multiplex PCR applied to inoculants carrying soybean Bradyrhizobium
Brazil stands out in research, industrial development, and farmers' use of microbial inoculants, with an emphasis on getting benefits from the...
-
Bacterial reprogramming of tick metabolism impacts vector fitness and susceptibility to infection
Arthropod-borne pathogens are responsible for hundreds of millions of infections in humans each year. The blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis , is the...
-
A safe, effective and adaptable live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to reduce disease and transmission using one-to-stop genome modifications
Approved vaccines are effective against severe COVID-19, but broader immunity is needed against new variants and transmission. Therefore, we...
-
Thiolated chitosan nanoparticles encapsulated nisin and selenium: antimicrobial/antibiofilm/anti-attachment/immunomodulatory multi-functional agent
BackgroundThe increase in the resistance of bacterial strains to antibiotics has led to research into the bactericidal potential of non-antibiotic...
-
Development and validation of extraction and clean-up procedures for UPLC-MS/MS analysis of aflatoxins in spices
UPLC-MS/MS analytical conditions for the analysis of aflatoxins in spices were optimized and validated in this study. Liquid-liquid partition-based...
-
Antimicrobial efficacy and amino acid substitutions associated with susceptibility to the tellurium compound AS101 against Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae
The tellurite toxicity in Haemophilus influenzae and H. parainfluenzae remains unclear. To understand the potential of tellurite as a therapeutic...
-
Individual and combined occurrences of the prevalent mycotoxins in commercial feline and canine food
Mycotoxins, such as aflatoxin B 1 (AFB 1 ), deoxynivalenol (DON), fumonisins (FBs), ochratoxin A (OTA), T-2 toxin (T-2), and zearalenone (ZEN), can...
-
Twenty Years in EUCAST Anti-Fungal Susceptibility Testing: Progress & Remaining Challenges
Since its inception in 2002, the EUCAST Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Subcommittee (AFST) has developed and refined susceptibility testing...
