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Comparative genome analysis of the genus Marivirga and proposal of two novel marine species: Marivirga arenosa sp. nov., and Marivirga salinae sp. nov.
BackgroundThe phylum Bacteroidota represents a significant proportion of heterotrophic bacteria found in marine ecosystems. Members of the phylum Bacteroidota...
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Equidae pythiosis in Brazil and the world: a systematic review of the last 63 years (1960–2023)
This systematic review compiles reports of clinical pythiosis in horses, mules and donkeys from 1960 to 2023 worldwide, focusing on Brazil. We...
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Rose Bengal diacetate-mediated antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation: potentiation by potassium iodide and acceleration of wound healing in MRSA-infected diabetic mice
Previous studies have shown that antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (aPDI) can be strongly potentiated by the addition of the non-toxic...
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Continental scale comparison of mycobiomes in Parmelia and Peltigera lichens from Turkey and South Korea
BackgroundLichens, traditionally considered as a simple partnership primarily between mycobiont and photobiont, are, in reality, complex holobionts...
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Assessment of reference genes for qRT-PCR normalization to elucidate host response to African swine fever infection
Viral infection disrupts the normal regulation of the host gene’s expression. In order to normalise the expression of dysregulated host genes upon...
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Influence of the agrochemical benomyl on Cryptococcus gattii-plant interaction in vitro and in vivo
Cryptococcus gattii , an environmental fungus, is one of the agents of cryptococcosis. The influence of agrochemicals on fungal resistance to...
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Tumour-associated and non-tumour-associated bacteria co-abundance groups in colorectal cancer
Background & aimsGut microbiota is closely related to the occurrence and development of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the differences in...
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Biofilm-producing ability of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinically isolated in China
BackgroundStaphylococcus aureus , a commensal bacterium, colonizes the skin and mucous membranes of approximately 30% of the human population. Apart...
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Impact of captivity and natural habitats on gut microbiome in Epinephelus akaara across seasons
BackgroundThe gut microbiota significantly influences the health and growth of red-spotted grouper ( Epinephelus akaara ), a well-known commercial...
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Gut microbiota Parabacteroides distasonis enchances the efficacy of immunotherapy for bladder cancer by activating anti-tumor immune responses
ObjectiveBladder cancer(BCa) was a disease that seriously affects patients’ quality of life and prognosis. To address this issue, many researches...
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Formic acid sandwich method is well-suited for filamentous fungi identification and improves turn around time using Zybio EXS2600 mass spectrometry
ObjectivesMatrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is extensively employed for the identification...
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Characterization of the fungal genus Sphaerellopsis associated with rust fungi: species diversity, host-specificity, biogeography, and in-vitro mycoparasitic events of S. macroconidialis on the southern corn rust, Puccinia polysora
Sphaerellopsis species are putative hyperparasites of rust fungi and may be promising biological control agents (BCA) of rust diseases. However, few...
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CRISPR-Cas3 and type I restriction-modification team up against blaKPC-IncF plasmid transfer in Klebsiella pneumoniae
ObjectiveWe explored whether the Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-Cas and restriction-modification (R-M) systems are...
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Investigation on biofilm composition and virulence traits of S. pseudintermedius isolated from infected and colonized dogs
Staphylococcus pseudintermedius , which is part of the skin microbiome of dogs, causes a variety of opportunistic infections. These infections may...
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Exploring the biofilm inhibitory potential of Candida sp. UFSJ7A glycolipid on siliconized latex catheters
Biosurfactants, sustainable alternatives to petrochemical surfactants, are gaining attention for their potential in medical applications. This study...
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Physicochemical characterization of the brown pigment produced by Azospirillum brasilense HM053 using tryptophan as precursor
Microorganisms are known to be a promising source of biopigments because they are easy to obtain, can be produced on a commercial scale, and are...
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Clinical-laboratory characteristics predictive of COVID-19 severity: a prospective hospital cohort, in Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil
ObjectiveTo describe the clinical-laboratory profile and analyze the factors associated with the severity of COVID-19.
MethodsA prospective cohort...
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Bacteriophage therapy- a refurbished age-old potential strategy to treat antibiotic and multidrug resistant bacterial infections in future
The worldwide prevalence of antimicrobial resistance coupled with the unavailability of newer antibiotics, has brought the sharp focus back among the...