Genome-wide CRISPR-based screen identifies E2F transcription factor 1 as a regulator and therapeutic target of aristolochic acid-induced nephrotoxicity by Ziqi Liu, Huan Gao, Guoliang Li, Yongjiang Yu, Mengxing Cui, Honghao Peng, Xinchao Guan, Xue Zhang, Zhihan Zhang, Xiaoyu Shen, Shen Chen, Daochuan Li, Liping Chen, Yongmei Xiao, Wen Chen, Lili Liu, Qing Wang

“…Aristolochic Acid I (AAI) is widely present in traditional Chinese medicines derived from the Aristolochia genus and is known to cause significant damage to renal tubular epithelial cells. …”
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Comparative microbial metagenomic analysis of drinking water plants and wastewater treatment plants in Istanbul by Mehmet Demirci, Cankut Çubuk, Ferhat Dasdemir, Abdulkerim Suat Saribas, Esra Billur Balcıoglu, Dogukan Ozbey, Dogu Yorulmaz, Tugba Olmez Hanci, Safak Basa, Bekir Sami Kocazeybek, Bekir Sami Kocazeybek

“…No statistically significant results were found in the analysis of raw waters collected from DWTPs and samples taken from the ozonation unit outlet—from the phylum level to the genus level (p > 0.05). The inlet and outlet points of WWTPs showed no statistically significant results from the phylum to species levels (p > 0.05). …”
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First-year dynamics of the anaerobic microbiome and archaeome in infants’ oral and gastrointestinal systems by Charlotte J. Neumann, Rokhsareh Mohammadzadeh, Pei Yee Woh, Tanja Kobal, Manuela-Raluca Pausan, Tejus Shinde, Victoria Haid, Polona Mertelj, Eva-Christine Weiss, Vassiliki Kolovetsiou-Kreiner, Alexander Mahnert, Christina Kumpitsch, Evelyn Jantscher-Krenn, Christine Moissl-Eichinger

“…We demonstrated the presence of archaea in the infant oral cavity and GIT microbiome from early infancy, with Methanobrevibacter being the predominant genus. Still, transient patterns show that no stable archaeome is formed. …”
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Spatiotemporal characteristics of macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups and biological assessment of water quality in the Hulan River Basin by Peilun Li, Shuhan Xiong, Jiacheng Liu, Xiangsheng Meng, Anqi Wang, Chunfeng Wang, Yanshen Zhang, Jilong Wang

“…The results indicated the collection of 88 taxonomic units (genus or species) of macroinvertebrates, belonging to 4 phyla, 14 orders, and 35 families. …”
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Risks of parasitic helminth disease outbreaks and influence of physico-chemical factors in flood prone areas of Yaoundé, Cameroon by Noura Efietngab Atembeh, Jean Patrick Molu, Jeanne Valerie Emvoutou Maboulou, Boris Fominyam, Rodrigue Nanfack Dongmo, Gabriel Bertrand Zambo, Emilie Tchinda Tiecheu, Jeannette Tombi, Lucia Nkengazong, Serge Hubert Zebaze Togouet, Jean Louis Essame Oyono

“…In all, resistant forms of nine parasite species were recorded with the genus Toxocara being the most diversified with two species. …”
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Effects of Carbonate Alkalinity on Antioxidants, Immunity and Intestinal Flora of <i>Penaeus vannamei</i> by Chuang Gao, Zhonghong Li, Bo Ma, Rantao Zuo, Xudong Shen, Mingkang Chen, Chuanqi Ren, Wenjun Zheng, Zhonglu Cai, Jiaxing Li, Shuang Li

“…Moreover, the 16SrDNA high-throughput sequencing results showed that the intestinal abundance of Proteobacteria in <i>Penaeus vannamei</i> was significantly decreased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) under high carbonate alkalinity stress, and the abundance of Bacteroides was significantly increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05). At the genus level, the abundance of <i>Chrysobacteria</i> was significantly increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Soil variation response is mediated by growth trajectories rather than functional traits in a widespread pioneer Neotropical tree by Levionnois, Sébastien, Tysklind, Niklas, Nicolini, Eric, Ferry, Bruno, Troispoux, Valérie, Le Moguedec, Gilles, Morel, Hélène, Stahl, Clément, Coste, Sabrina, Caron, Henri, Heuret, Patrick

“…Cecropia is a widespread pioneer Neotropical genus that generally dominates early successional forest stages. …”
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Upper Oligocene to Pleistocene planktonic foraminifera stratigraphy at North Atlantic DSDP Site 407, Reykjanes Ridge: diversity trends and biozonation using modern Neogene taxonomi... by T. M. Weitkamp, T. M. Weitkamp, M. J. Razmjooei, M. J. Razmjooei, P. N. Pearson, H. K. Coxall, H. K. Coxall

“…Systematic species counts enable quantitative diversity analysis, with a particular focus on the genus <i>Neogloboquadrina</i>, which becomes increasingly prevalent at Site 407 from the late Neogene to Quaternary. …”
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Modulatory effect of Echium plantagineum oil on the n-3 LC-PUFA biosynthetic capacity of chicken (Gallus gallus) by Jesús Villora, José Antonio Pérez, Nieves Guadalupe Acosta, Deiene Rodríguez-Barreto, Pedro Juan Alonso, Mónica B. Betancor, Alexandr Torres, Sergio Álvarez, Covadonga Rodríguez

“…Emerging evidence suggest that local plants like those including in Echium genus, rich in SDA and with a balanced LA/ALA ratio, could offer a more sustainable and efficient alternative to traditional ALA sources in poultry production.…”
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From the depths of the Java Trench: genomic analysis of Priestia flexa JT4 reveals bioprospecting and lycopene production potential by Ocky K. Radjasa, Ray Steven, Yosua Natanael, Husna Nugrahapraja, Septhy K. Radjasa, Tati Kristianti, Maelita R. Moeis, Joko P. Trinugroho, Haekal B. Suharya, Alfito O. Rachmatsyah, Ari Dwijayanti, Mutiara R. Putri, Charlie E. de Fretes, Zen L. Siallagan, Muhammad Fadli, Rafidha D. A. Opier, Jandinta D. Farahyah, Viana Rahmawati, Meirifa Rizanti, Zalfa Humaira, Ary S. Prihatmanto, Nugroho D. Hananto, R. Dwi Susanto, Agus Chahyadi, Elfahmi, Neil Priharto, Kamarisima, Fenny M. Dwivany

“…This study is the first to identify the "open-type" (α < 1) pangenome within the genus Priestia. Moreover, our analysis uncovered eight biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) using the common genome mining pipeline, antiSMASH. …”
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Autoinducer-2 enhances the defense of Vibrio furnissii against oxidative stress and DNA damage by modulation of c-di-GMP signaling via a two-component system by Heng Zhang, Wenjin Zhao, Wenguang Yang, Huimin Zhang, Xinyu Qian, Kai Sun, Qiao Yang, Xihui Shen, Lei Zhang

“…Here, we identify a second type of AI-2 receptor, a membrane-bound histidine kinase with a periplasmic dCache_1 sensory domain, in a member of the genus Vibrio, and thus show that AI-2 enhances the defense of V. furnissii against oxidative stress and DNA damage by modulation of c-di-GMP signaling via the AsrK-AsrR two-component system. …”
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Estimation of Evolutionary Divergence and Biogeography of the Family Cordycipitaceae (Ascomycota, Hypocreales) by Huili Pu, Jiao Yang, Nemat O. Keyhani, Lixia Yang, Minhai Zheng, Chenghao Qiu, Yuchen Mao, Junya Shang, Yongsheng Lin, Chengjie Xiong, Longbing Lin, Pengyu Lai, Yanbin Huang, Xin Yuan, Huiling Liang, Longfei Fan, Xiaoli Ma, Chunjin Qiu, Junzhi Qiu

“…., (ii) a new record species isolated from infected Lepidopteran host, <i>Blackwellomyces lateris</i>, (iii) a new record species in the genus <i>Niveomyces</i>, with <i>sporothrix</i>-like asexual morphs, namely <i>N. multisynnematus</i>, isolated from dipteran insects (flies), and (iv) a known species of the (hyper-) mycoparasite, <i>Liangia sinensis</i>, isolated from the fungus <i>Ophiocordyceps globiceps</i> (Ophiocordycipitaceae) growing on a dipteran host. …”
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Associations between changes in the gut microbiota and liver cirrhosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ye Liu, Ziwei Chen, Chang Li, Tianhan Sun, Xuanmei Luo, Boyue Jiang, Meilan Liu, Qing Wang, Tong Li, Jianfu Cao, Yayu Li, Yuan Chen, Lu Kuai, Fei Xiao, Hongtao Xu, Hongyuan Cui

“…Furthermore, the class Bacilli, predominantly represented by the genus Streptococcus, was markedly enriched in the cirrhosis group. …”
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Effects of replacing soybean meal with cottonseed meal on growth performance, carcass trait, intestinal development and intestinal microbiota of broiler chickens by Lei Yan, Sha An, Xiaoguo Lv, Zunzhou Lv, Beibei Zhang, Mingan Choct, Yuming Guo, Zhengguo Wang, Baozuo Yan, Yong Li

“…Cottonseed meal had no significant effect on the alpha diversity, beta diversity, and taxonomic composition at the phylum and genus levels of the ileal microbiota in broilers (P > 0.05). …”
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A chromosome-level genome assembly of Meteorus pulchricornis Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Shiji Tian, Ruizhong Yuan, Xingzhou Ma, XiaoHan Shu, Yu Fang, Zhaohe Lu, Qiuyu Qu, Yu Jin, Jiabao Gong, Yanlin Peng, Ziqi Wang, Xiqian Ye, Xuexin Chen, Pu Tang

“…So far, only three scaffold-level genomes have been published for the genus Meteorus. In this study, we present a high-quality, chromosome-level genome assembly of M. pulchricornis, characterized by high accuracy and contiguity. …”
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Longitudinal Survey of Astrovirus infection in different bat species in Zimbabwe: Evidence of high genetic Astrovirus diversity by Chidoti, Vimbiso, De Nys, Hélène, Abdi, Malika, Mashura, Getrude, Pinarello, Valérie, Chiweshe, Ngoni, Matope, Gift, Guerrini, Laure, Pfukenyi, Davies, Cappelle, Julien, Mwandiringana, Ellen, Missé, Dorothée, Gori, Elizabeth, Bourgarel, Mathieu, Liégeois, Florian

“…All the bat astroviruses tested in this study clustered with the Mamastrovirus genus. Two distinct groups of amplified sequences were identified. …”
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Screening and identification of two novel phosphate-solubilizing Pyrenochaetopsis tabarestanensis strains and their role in enhancing phosphorus uptake in rice by Xiaozhe Bao, Haifei Lu, Jinyao Zhao, Taotao Yang, Longmei Wu, Jixiang Zou, Qingchun Chen, Bin Zhang

“…An initial comparative sequence analysis of the hypervariable regions of the ITS rDNA and morphological analysis identified two strains belonging to the genus Pyrenochaetopsis, designated Pyrenochaetopsis tabarestanensis WFY-1 (PtWFY-1) and WFY-2 (PtWFY-2). …”
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Gut bacteria Prevotellaceae related lithocholic acid metabolism promotes colonic inflammation by Liping Chen, Zhenghao Ye, Junhua Li, Lijia Wang, Yu Chen, Meiping Yu, Jian Han, Jiangeng Huang, Dongyan Li, Yongling Lv, Kai Xiong, De’an Tian, Jiazhi Liao, Ursula Seidler, Fang Xiao

“…Analysis of the microbiome and metagenomic data revealed changes in the gut microbiota, notably an increased abundance of an unclassified genus within the family Prevotellaceae in DSS-induced colitis mice. …”
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Effects of dietary Spirulina platensis supplementation on growth performance, whole body composition, antioxidant activity, histological alterations, and resistance to Vibrio parah... by Ragaa A. Ahmed, Samyah D. Jastaniah, Bothaina A. Alaidaroos, Manal E. Shafi, Ehab El-Haroun, Yasmin M. Abd El-Aziz, Ola Hasan Abd El Megeed, Mada M. AL-Qurashi, Safia M.A. Bahshwan, Mohammad Bodrul Munir, Zulhisyam Abdul Kari, Roshmon Thomas Mathew, Moaheda E.H. Eissa, El-Sayed Hemdan Eissa, Amal Elfeky

“…It is also used as a feed additive in aquafeeds, where it serves as a growth promoter and immune stimulant. The genus S. platensis recognize for its high protein content, carotenoid, phycocyanin and phytochemicals content, which can help mitigate challenges in the aquaculture industry challenges such as disease outbreaks, pathogen infection and ultimately contributing to aquaculture sustainability. …”
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Association of Corticosteroid Inhaler Type with Saliva Microbiome in Moderate-to-Severe Pediatric Asthma by Amir Hossein Alizadeh Bahmani, Mahmoud I. Abdel-Aziz, Simone Hashimoto, Corinna Bang, Susanne Brandstetter, Paula Corcuera-Elosegui, Andre Franke, Mario Gorenjak, Susanne Harner, Parastoo Kheiroddin, Leyre López-Fernández, Anne H. Neerincx, Maria Pino-Yanes, Uroš Potočnik, Olaia Sardón-Prado, Antoaneta A. Toncheva, Christine Wolff, Michael Kabesch, Aletta D. Kraneveld, Susanne J. H. Vijverberg, Anke H. Maitland-van der Zee, on behalf of the SysPharmPediA consortium

“…Significant differential abundance between groups, with higher relative abundance in the MDI group compared to the DPI group, was detected at the family level [Carnobacteriaceae (adjusted <i>p</i> = 0.033)] and at the genus level [<i>Granulicatella</i> (adjusted <i>p</i> = 0.021) and <i>Aggregatibacter</i> (adjusted <i>p</i> = 0.011)]. …”
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