Phytochemical, Cytotoxic, and Antimicrobial Evaluation of the Fruits of Miswak Plant, Salvadora persica L. by Mohammed Al Bratty, Hafiz A. Makeen, Hassan A. Alhazmi, Sohier M. Syame, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Husham E. Homeida, Shahnaz Sultana, Waquar Ahsan, Asaad Khalid

“…Interestingly, it was found to be ineffective against other Gram-positive as well as Gram-negative microorganisms. …”
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Isolation, Identification, and Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Bacteria from the Conjunctival Sacs of Dogs with Bacterial Conjunctivitis in Different Regions of Wuhan, China by Yuxin Li, Yinan Wang, Xin Gao, Lihong Luo, Bohan Zhang, Xiao Wang, Jing Li, Ruijia Wu, Lixin He, Wenxuan Li, Changwei Qiu

“…Drug susceptibility testing for aminoglycoside antibiotics was performed on the most commonly isolated gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The expression of two aminoglycoside modifying enzyme genes, <i>aacA-aphD</i> and <i>aac (6′)-Ib</i>, and three 16S rRNA methyltransferase genes, <i>rmtB</i>, <i>rmtE</i> and <i>npmA</i>, were analyzed by PCR. …”
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Rapid diagnostic testing combined with an immediate infectious disease consultation increases the rate of septic intensive care unit patients on targeted antibiotic therapy by Evelyn Kramme, Nadja Käding, Nadja Käding, Tobias Graf, Karolin Schmoll, Heidi Linnen, Katharina Nagel, Esther Grote-Levi, Susanne Hauswaldt, Dennis Nurjadi, Dennis Nurjadi, Jan Rupp, Jan Rupp, Jan Rupp

“…Regarding antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), genotypic testing (ePlex®) was successful for Gram-positive cocci, but inadequate for Gram-negative rods. …”
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Deep eutectic solvent enhances antibacterial activity of a modular lytic enzyme against Acinetobacter baumannii by Aleksandra Maria Kocot, Tomasz Swebocki, Karolina Ciemińska, Adrianna Łupkowska, Małgorzata Kapusta, Dennis Grimon, Ewa Laskowska, Anna-Karina Kaczorowska, Tadeusz Kaczorowski, Rabah Boukherroub, Yves Briers, Magdalena Plotka

“…The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of MLE-15 was 100 µg/mL for a panel of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, while the MIC of reline ranged from 6.25 to 25% v/v for the same strains. …”
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RETRACTED: The Mechanism of Pertussis Cough Revealed by the Mouse-Coughing Model by Yukihiro Hiramatsu, Koichiro Suzuki, Takashi Nishida, Naoki Onoda, Takashi Satoh, Shizuo Akira, Masahito Ikawa, Hiroko Ikeda, Junzo Kamei, Sandra Derouiche, Makoto Tominaga, Yasuhiko Horiguchi

“…ABSTRACT Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a contagious respiratory disease caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis. This disease is characterized by severe and uncontrollable coughing, which imposes a significant burden on patients. …”
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Assessment of the essential oil extracted from Citrus aurantifolia leaves using solvent-free microwave extraction technique by G.M. Masud Rana, Md. Jasim Uddin, Jaytirmoy Barmon, Bijoy Chandra Ghos, Tahmina Akter Chowdhury, Amit Kumar Dey, Bijoy Maitra, Ismat Moin Tamanna, AHM Mahbubur Rahman, Barun Kanti Saha, Mst. Sarmina Yeasmin

“…The EO also exhibited antimicrobial action against gram-positive Listeria monocytogenes (ATCC 13,932) and gram-negative Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and S. choleraesuis (ATCC 10,708). …”
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Infectious keratitis following photorefractive keratectomy: a 13-year study at a tertiary center by Alireza Attar, Hossein Jamali, Julio Ortega-Usobiaga, Golnoush Mahmoudinezhad, Dagny Zhu, Mohammad Mohammadi

“…Conclusion This long-term study found a post-PRK keratitis rate of 0.018%, with gram-positive bacteria as the most common pathogens. …”
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Serum β2-MG, sCHE, and PSGL-1 Expression in Patients with Esophageal Cancer and Their Association with Postoperative Lung Infection After Mediastinoscopy by Yu FENG, Rulin QIAN, Dong CUI, Chaoying CHANG, Maolin CHEN

“…ResultsFifty-two strains of bacteria were isolated from the sputum of 38 patients with postoperative lung infections, and these included 35 (67.31%) Gram-negative, 14 (26.92%) Gram-positive, and 3 (5.77%) fungal strains. …”
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Click chemistry-enabled gold nanorods for sensitive detection and viability evaluation of copper(II)-reducing bacteria by Tongtong Tian, Wenjing Yang, Xiaohuan Wang, Te Liu, Baishen Pan, Wei Guo, Beili Wang

“…Using dark-field microscopy (DFM), we demonstrated a strong linear correlation between AuNR counts and the logarithm of bacterial concentration for both Gram-negative Escherichia coli (including KPC-2-expressing antibiotic-resistant strains) and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus across a range of 101 to 107 cells, achieving a remarkable detection limit of 101 cells. …”
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New Insights on <i>Gordonia alkanivorans</i> Strain 1B Surface-Active Biomolecules: Gordofactin Properties by João Tavares, Susana M. Paixão, Tiago P. Silva, Luís Alves

“…Furthermore, gordofactin exhibited growth inhibition against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and it demonstrated concentration-dependent free radical scavenging activity for 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (IC₅₀ ≈ 1471 mg/L). …”
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Bacterial flora of the eyelids and conjunctiva in the development of inflammatory pathology in the anterior part of the eye by E.A. Kleshcheva, G.M. Chernakova, N.V. Melnikova, A.E. Kleshchev

“…The antibiotic demonstrates broad-spectrum efficacy against gram-negative and gram-positive microorganisms, including those commonly found in the conjunctival sac and on the eyelids. …”
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Development of a Flexible Produce Supply Chain Food Safety Risk Model: Comparing Tradeoffs Between Improved Process Controls and Additional Product Testing for Leafy Greens as a Te... by Gabriella Pinto, Gustavo A. Reyes, Cecil Barnett-Neefs, YeonJin Jung, Chenhao Qian, Martin Wiedmann, Matthew J. Stasiewicz

“…To evaluate tradeoffs, we modeled two well-studied, frequently used interventions: additional product testing (8 of 375-gram tests/lot) and improved process controls (additional −0.87 ± 0.32 Log(CFU/g) reduction). …”
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MsCL-P1: A multifunctional C-type lectin from largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) with broad microbe binding and agglutination activities by Siyi She, Ying Ye, Fengyao Guo, Shun Yang, Mengmeng Huang, Hui Fei

“…Furthermore, the rCRD showed significant binding activity towards multiple microbes, including Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi. …”
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Spectroscopic Characterization and Biological Effects of 1-Oxo-bisabolone-rich <i>Pulicaria burchardii</i> Hutch. subsp. <i>burchardii</i> Essential Oil Against Viruses, Bacteria,... by Giusy Castagliuolo, Federica Dell’Annunziata, Sara Pio, Michela Di Napoli, Alessia Troiano, Dario Antonini, Natale Badalamenti, Maurizio Bruno, Vincenzo Ilardi, Veronica Folliero, Mario Varcamonti, Gianluigi Franci, Anna Zanfardino

“…The antimicrobial activity was tested against various Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, demonstrating a significant inhibition of bacterial growth, particularly against <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> (MIC value of 0.6 mg/mL). …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Different Mint Species Based on Their In Vitro Antioxidant and Antibacterial Effect by Ameni Sfaxi, Szilvia Tavaszi-Sárosi, Kovács Flórián, Katalin Patonay, Péter Radácsi, Ákos Juhász

“…The least effective oil in the case of Gram-negative bacteria was bergamot mint (inhibition zone: 7.67–8.67 mm, MIC: 2.00, >2.00 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>%, IC₅₀: 0.11–0.25 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>%, MBC: 2.00, >2.00 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>%), while in the case of Gram-positive bacteria, oils containing dihydrocarvone as the main compound possessed the weakest antibacterial effect (inhibition zone: 9.00–10.00 mm, MIC: 1.00–2.00 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>%, IC₅₀: 0.22–0.37 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>%, MBC: >2.00 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>%). …”
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Prevalance and Intensity of Helminthiasis in Gastrointestinal Tractus of Goat At Kwanyar Sub-District, Bangkalan District by Alivia Fairuz Ilmi, Arimbi Arimbi, Sarmanu Sarmanu, Agus Wijaya

“…In addition, the calculation of worm eggs per gram fecal sample was obtained the number of infecting eggs ranges from 0-500 and the categorized as mild degree of infection. …”
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Accurate Identification of Cancerlectins through Hybrid Machine Learning Technology by Jieru Zhang, Ying Ju, Huijuan Lu, Ping Xuan, Quan Zou

“…Advanced machine learning identification methods, such as support vector machine and basic sequence features (n-gram), have also been used to identify cancerlectins. …”
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus: spread, detection and identification techniques by G. S. Skitovich, N. B. Shadrova, O. V. Pruntova

“…Vibrio parahaemolyticus are gram-negative halophilic bacteria found in marine and coastal waters all over the world which cause acute food-borne gastroenteritis in humans. …”
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Boundary Characteristic Orthogonal Polynomials in the Study of Transverse Vibrations of Nonhomogeneous Rectangular Plates with Bilinear Thickness Variation by R. Lal, Yajuvindra Kumar

“…The free transverse vibrations of thin nonhomogeneous rectangular plates of variable thickness have been studied using boundary characteristic orthogonal polynomials in the Rayleigh-Ritz method. Gram-Schmidt process has been used to generate these orthogonal polynomials in two variables. …”
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Minimum Variance Beamforming Based on Covariance Matrix Reconstruction Using Orthogonal Vectors by Saman Rezaeizadeh, Mehdi Bekrani

“…In this paper, in order to make the beamformer robust to the incorrect estimation of the data covariance matrix, a covariance matrix reconstruction method using the orthogonal steer vectors obtained by the Gram Schmidt algorithm along with a diagonal loading is employed. …”
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