Walnut oil prevents hyperlipidemia induced by high-fat diet and regulates intestinal flora and liver metabolism by Rui Yang, Dan Chen, Yanling Chen, Yage Ma, Chaoyin Chen, Shenglan Zhao

“…The results of intestinal flora showed that at the genus level, there were significant increases in the relative abundance of Collinsella and Blautia (p < 0.01) while significant decreases of Oscillospira and Allobaculum (p < 0.01) in the HFD group vs. the ND group. …”
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Chemical composition and glucose uptake effect on 3T3-L1 adipocytes of Ligustrum lucidum Ait. flowers by Lili Cui, Jinmei Wang, Mengke Wang, Baoguang Wang, Zhenhua Liu, Jinfeng Wei, Wenyi Kang

“…This study demonstrated that compounds 2, 5-7 were isolated for the first time from this plant and compounds 2 and 7 were isolated for the first time in genus Ligustrum, L. lucidum flowers, KR, KF and HO may possess potential hypoglycemic effect.…”
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Establishment and maturation of gut microbiota in White King pigeon squabs: role of pigeon milk by Xiaoqin Xu, Xiaoqin Xu, Zihan Wang, Zihan Wang, Yi Jian, Long Zhang, Long Zhang, Caiquan Zhou, Caiquan Zhou, Li Liu, Hui Liu

“…At the phylum level, the predominant microbial taxa identified in the feces of FN were Firmicutes, Actinobacteriota, and Proteobacteria. At the genus level, the main dominant bacterial groups included Lactobacillus, Limosilactobacillus, and Turicibacter. …”
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Antileishmanial Effect of 5,3′-Hydroxy-7,4′-dimethoxyflavanone of Picramnia gracilis Tul. (Picramniaceae) Fruit: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies by Sara M. Robledo, Wilson Cardona, Karen Ligardo, Jéssica Henao, Natalia Arbeláez, Andrés Montoya, Fernando Alzate, Juan M. Pérez, Victor Arango, Iván D. Vélez, Jairo Sáez

“…Species of Picramnia genus are used in folk medicine to treat or prevent skin disorders, but only few species have been studied for biological activity and chemical composition. …”
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Salvia deserti Decne., an endemic and rare subshrub from Arabian desert: antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic effects of leaf hydroethanolic extracts by Arbi Guetat, Slimen Selmi, Abdelrhman T. Abdelwahab, Marwa A. Abdelfattah, Abd Ealrhman M. Elhaj, Roaa T. Mogharbel, M. J. A. Abualreish, Abdullah F. Alanazi, Karim Hosni, Naceur Mejri, Abdennacer Boulila

“…Many plant species of the genus Salvia L. such as “Arabian desert sage” (Salvia deserti) should began to be the focus of phytochemical and bioactivity studies.MethodsThe study aims to investigate, first-ever, the antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic effects of the leaf hydroethanolic extract of S. deserti, an endemic and rare subshrub from Arabian desert. …”
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Exploring changes in metabolites and fecal microbiota of advanced gastric cancer based on plasma metabolomics and 16S rDNA sequencing by Xinyi Feng, Yu Zhang, Jun Feng, Zhongjun Li, Zhi Zhang, Lin Zhu, Ruoyu Zhou, Haibo Wang, Xiaojun Dai, Yanqing Liu

“…There are significant differences in 23 communities at the genus level. We focus on Lactobacillales, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, Veillonella, Bacilli and Megasphaera. …”
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In Vitro Susceptibility and Florfenicol Resistance in Citrobacter Isolates and Whole-Genome Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Citrobacter freundii by Wangxiao Zhou, Qianqian Chen, Changrui Qian, Kai Shen, Xinyi Zhu, Danying Zhou, Wei Lu, Zhewei Sun, Hongmao Liu, Kewei Li, Teng Xu, Qiyu Bao, Junwan Lu

“…The genus Citrobacter is an opportunistic pathogen causing infections in animals, and the published data for its resistance to florfenicol are scarce. …”
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Genome assembly of an endemic butterfly (Minois aurata) shed light on the genetic mechanisms underlying ecological adaptation to arid valley habitat by Wenqian Hu, Yi Wang, Xiaoxiao Chen, Jialong Huang, Jingge Kuang, Lei Wang, Kangshan Mao, Liang Dou

“…Further mitochondrial genome analysis of four Minois species placed M. aurata in a basal position within the genus, supporting it as an independent species. A total of 185 rapidly evolving and 232 specific gene families were identified in M. aurata. …”
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Characterization and Probiotic Potential of <i>Levilactobacillus brevis</i> DPL5: A Novel Strain Isolated from Human Breast Milk with Antimicrobial Properties Against Biofilm-Formi... by Ivan Iliev, Galina Yahubyan, Elena Apostolova-Kuzova, Mariyana Gozmanova, Daniela Mollova, Iliya Iliev, Lena Ilieva, Mariana Marhova, Velizar Gochev, Vesselin Baev

“…Lactobacillus is a key genus of probiotics commonly utilized for the treatment of oral infections The primary aim of our research was to investigate the probiotic potential of the newly isolated <i>Levilactobacillus brevis</i> DPL5 strain from human breast milk, focusing on its ability to combat biofilm-forming pathogens such as <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>. …”
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A green forage diet enhances microbial diversity in buffalo rumen by Angela Salzano, Giovanna Bifulco, Alfio Calanni Macchio, Valentina Longobardi, Francesca Aragona, Giovan Maria Pacelli, Giuseppe Campanile

“…Indeed, at the order level, the Peptostreptococcales-Tissierellales, Veillonellales-Selenomonadales, and Bradymonadales groups showed statistically significant differences (p<0.05), with the former bacteria being more abundant in the Dry group and the other two in the Green group. Moreover, at the genus level, Prevotellaceae_YAB2003_group and Colidextribacter were more abundant (p<0.05) in the Dry group, while Selenomonas, Prevotellaceae-UCG-007, Quinella, Oscillospira, and Tyzzerella, were more abundant (p<0.05) in the Green group. …”
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The Thermal Tolerance of Springtails in a Tropical Cave, with the Description of a New <i>Coecobrya</i> Species (Collembola: Entomobryidae) from Thailand by Nongnapat Manee, Louis Deharveng, Cyrille A. D’Haese, Areeruk Nilsai, Satoshi Shimano, Sopark Jantarit

“…A new species of Collembola in the genus <i>Coecobrya</i>, <i>C. microphthalma</i> <b>sp. nov.…”
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Cecum microbiota composition, fermentation characteristics, and immunometabolic biomarkers of Yunshang black goat fed varying dietary energy and protein levels by Binlong Fu, Xiaoqi Zhao, Muhammad Khan, Yanting Jiang, Weijuan Li, Maida Mushtaq, Baiji Danzeng, Xiaojun Ni, Zobia Azeem, Qingyong Shao, Bai Xue, Yina Ouyang

“…Verrucomicrobia abundance was lower in LEHP than in HELP and LELP (p &lt; 0.05). At the genus level, 311 genera were identified, with Clostridium, Prevotella, unidentified_BS11, and others showing significant variation. …”
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Image-based analysis of quantitative morphological characteristics of wild potato tubers using the desktop application SeedСounter by K. A. Ivanova, E. G. Komyshev, M. A. Genaev, A. A. Egorova, K. A. Koloshina, N. A. Chalaya, D. A. Afonnikov, A. V. Kochetov, E. V. Rogozina, S. V. Gerasimova

“…The development of quantitative digital phenotyping methods for evaluation of wild potato (section Petota Dumort., genus Solanum L.) tuberization is required for annotation of genebank collections and selection of the suitable donor material for potato breeding. …”
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Molecular characterization and lineage analysis of canine astrovirus strains from dogs with gastrointestinal disease in Ecuador based on ORF-2 gene analysis by Anthony Loor-Giler, Anthony Loor-Giler, Silvana Santander-Parra, Sara Castillo-Reyes, Martín Campos, Martín Campos, Renan Mena-Perez, Renan Mena-Perez, Santiago Prado-Chiriboga, Santiago Prado-Chiriboga, Luis Nunez, Luis Nunez

“…Canine Astrovirus (CaAstV) part of the Astroviridae family and genus Mamastrovirus, is a linear RNA virus with a genome of approximately 6.6 kb with three open reading frames (ORF): ORF1a and ORF1b, which code for the most conserved non-structural proteins, and ORF2, which code for the capsid protein, the most variable region of the genome. …”
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Human soft tissue sarcomas harbor an intratumoral viral microbiome which is linked with natural killer cell infiltrate and prognosis by William J Murphy, Robert J Canter, Nikhil Joshi, Sean J Judge, Morgan A Darrow, Steve W Thorpe, Alicia A Gingrich, Lauren M Perry, Sylvia M Cruz, Kara T Kleber, Louis B Jones, Ugur N Basmaci, Matthew L Settles, Blythe P Durbin-Johnson, Arta Monir Monjazeb, Janai Carr-Ascher, Jonathan A Eisen

“…Metagenomic classification was used to estimate abundance using genus and species taxonomic levels across all classified organisms, and data were analyzed with respect to clinicopathologic factors.Results Fifteen patients were enrolled. …”
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Excessive activation of JAK-STAT signaling contributes to inflammation induced by acute Vibrio infection in shrimp by Hongliang Zuo, Xiya Yang, Youxi Wang, Bangping Hu, Zhiming Zhu, Zhixun Guo, Shaoping Weng, Jianguo He, Xiaopeng Xu

“…This phenomenon has been well studied in mammals but is less explored in invertebrates. Bacteria of the genus Vibrio are among the most harmful pathogens to humans and aquatic animals. …”
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Description of a new Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) (Ixodida: Argasidae) tick species from Pakistan by Abid Ali, Mehran Khan, Muhammad Numan, Abdulaziz Alouffi, Mashal M. Almutairi, Ronel Pienaar, Minique H. de Castro, Lidia Chitimia-Dobler, Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Ben J. Mans, Ala Tabor

“…The genus Ornithodoros is notably diverse within the family Argasidae, comprising approximately 134 species distributed among 4 subgenera, 1 of which is the subgenus Pavlovskyella. …”
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Gut microbial composition associated with risk of premature aging in women with Yin-deficiency constitution by Yingying Zhai, Yingying Zhai, Jing Li, Jing Li, Yanqi Cao, Yanqi Cao, Yufei Li, Yufei Li, Xuejie Bao, Xuejie Bao, Jinfeng Liang, Jinfeng Liang, Qi Liu, Qi Liu, Yifan Xia, Ruoxi Yu

“…At the phylum level, Cyanobacteria and Synerobacteria only emerged in the YinDC group. At the genus level, Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium, Haemophilus, Alistipes, and Dialister showed higher abundance in the YinDC group. …”
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Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of Alphacoronaviruses in Bat Populations of Rostov and Novosibirsk Regions of Russia, 2021–2023 by Olesia V. Ohlopkova, Igor V. Popov, Ilia V. Popov, Kristina A. Stolbunova, Marina A. Stepanyuk, Alexey D. Moshkin, Aleksei A. Maslov, Ivan A. Sobolev, Aleksey V. Malinovkin, Elizaveta V. Tkacheva, Daria A. Bogdanova, Ekaterina A. Lukbanova, Alexey M. Ermakov, Alexander Y. Alekseev, Svetoslav D. Todorov, Alexander M. Shestopalov

“…Utilizing PCR screening and sequencing, viruses belonging to the <i>Alphacoronavirus</i> genus were detected in several bat species, with prevalence rates ranging from 4.94% to 62.5%. …”
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Effects of chili straw on rumen fermentation, meat quality, amino acid and fatty acid contents, and rumen bacteria diversity in sheep by Jinlong Li, Jinlong Li, Jinlong Li, Yong Tuo, Yong Tuo, Yong Tuo, Linjiao He, Linjiao He, Linjiao He, Yan Ma, Yan Ma, Zhijun Zhang, Zhijun Zhang, Zhiqiang Cheng, Changjiang Zang, Tongjun Guo, Tongjun Guo

“…Key findings include: (1) No significant differences were observed in rumen pH, NH3-N, or acetic acid-to-propionic acid ratio across groups (P &gt; 0.05). (2) Rumen microbial diversity indices did not vary significantly between groups (P &gt; 0.05), though the relative abundance of Firmicutes and Proteobacteria increased, and Bacteroidota decreased in CS-fed groups, with specific genus-level changes. (3) Carcass weight decreased in the CS20% group (P &lt; 0.01). (4) Cooking loss decreased in CS10%, 15%, and 20% groups (P &lt; 0.05), and meat redness increased in CS15% and 20% groups (P &lt; 0.01). (5) Saturated fatty acids decreased, while the PUFA/SFA ratio and amino acid profiles, including sulfur-containing amino acids (SAA), dibasic amino acids (DAA), essential amino acids (EAA), and total amino acids (TAA), increased with CS, with a significant rise in Gly content in the CS15% group (P &lt; 0.05). …”
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