Use of a microfluidic platform to uncover basic features of energy and environmental stress responses in individual cells of Bacillus subtilis. by Matthew T Cabeen, Jonathan R Russell, Johan Paulsson, Richard Losick

“…Bacteria use a variety of stress-sensing systems to sense and respond to diverse stressors and to ensure their survival under adverse conditions. The gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis responds to energy stress (ATP depletion) and to environmental stressors using two distinct stress-sensing pathways that converge on the alternative sigma factor σB to provoke a general stress response. …”
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Apparent Prevalence of Beef Carcasses Contaminated with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Sampled from Danish Slaughter Cattle by Hisako Okura, Nils Toft, Nicola Pozzato, Annalucia Tondo, Søren Saxmose Nielsen

“…Cheek muscle tissues from carcasses of two dairy cows were positive by culture whereas 4% of the animals were estimated with ≥10 CFU/gram muscle based on realtime PCR. Age was found to be associated with carcass contamination with MAP. …”
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Dynamics of <i>Nakaseomyces glabratus</i> biofilm formation by E. M. Lenchenko, N. P. Sachivkina, A. V. Liseitsev

“…In the presence of gingivitis and odontolithiasis clinical signs in dogs, excessive growth of gram-positive yeast microorganisms is a differential sign of the decreased resistance of the digestive system mucous membranes to colonization. …”
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Minimal Inhibitory Concentration Assay of Tridax procumbens Stem Extract-Based Chitosan Gel against Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Sachin Aditya, M. Jeevitha, Kaarthikeyan Gurumoorthy, Rajeshkumar Shanmugham

“…A widespread rod-shaped, gram-negative, strictly aerobic bacteria called Pseudomonas aeruginosa can infect both plants and animals, including humans. …”
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Sinonasal Melioidosis in a Returned Traveller Presenting with Nasal Cellulitis and Sinusitis by Rebecca Sin Mei Lim, Sam Flatman, Markus C. Dahm

“…Blood cultures and swabs were positive for a gram-negative bacillus, Burkholderia pseudomallei. …”
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Phenotypic detection of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in clinical isolates at a tertiary care hospital by Astha Sinha, Mamta Gour, Riti Jain Seth

“…Background: In the past decade, there has been a global emergence of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli, especially Enterobacterales. …”
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Morphological and biochemical identification of Ralstonia solanacearum strains in ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) wilt disease by Kezia Natalia, Andree Wijaya Setiawan, Ruth Meike Jayanti

“…The study involved purposive sampling, isolation, and purification of isolates, followed by morphological characterization through observation and biochemical characterization using Gram staining with KOH, oxidase test, arginine activity test, hypersensitivity test, bacterial density calculation, Koch's postulates, and biovar characterization. …”
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Pyogenic Liver Abscess Caused by Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in a 21-Year-Old Male by Samuel Igbinedion, Meher S. Mavuram, Moheb Boktor, John Bienvenu

“…Clinicians must consider broadening antibiotic coverage to include gram-positive organisms if the patient presents with severe illness and risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus infections.…”
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Aislamiento de Serratia marcescens en herida quirúrgica by Ledys Pérez Morales, Yenisbel Valdivia Portales, Acelia Torres Morel

“…La Serratia marcescens es un bacilo Gram negativo, anaerobio facultativo, oxidasa negativo, perteneciente a la familia enterobacteriacea. …”
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Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Determination of Trace Amounts of Silver after Solid-Phase Extraction with 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole Immobilized on Microcrystalline Naphthalene by Farid Shakerian, Ali Mohammad Haji Shabani, Shayessteh Dadfarnia, Mahdieh Shabani

“…Under the optimum experimental conditions, the adsorption capacity was found to be 1.18 mg of silver per gram of the sorbent. A sample volume of 800 mL resulted in a preconcentration factor of 160. …”
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Quantification and identification of bacterial presence in salted eggs by Zukhrufa Vista Vindriati, Usamah Afiff, Trioso Purnawarman

“…The total bacterial count was determined using the plate count agar method, and bacterial identification was based on phenotypic analysis, which included Gram staining and biochemical tests. Results The total bacterial load in fresh salted eggs was below the maximum limit set by SNI 7388:2009 (1×105 CFU/g), whereas the pasta dough and black egg yolk exceeded this limit. …”
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Innovative Strategies in Oncology: Bacterial Membrane Vesicle-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy by Guodong Li, Shuangpeng Pu, Lisiyao You, Yuan Gao, Yuexia Zhong, Huadong Zhao, Dong Fan, Xiyan Lu

“…Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are double-layered structures of nanoscale lipids released by gram-negative bacteria. They have the same membrane composition and characteristics as primitive cells, which enables them to penetrate cells and tissues efficiently. …”
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Chromobacterium violaceum Isolated from a Wound Sepsis: A Case Study from Nepal by Shamshul Ansari, Pramod Paudel, Kishor Gautam, Sony Shrestha, Sangita Thapa, Rajendra Gautam

“…Chromobacterium violaceum is a facultative anaerobic, Gram-negative rod, prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. …”
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus: Exploring its Incidence in Malaysia and the Potential of Streptomyces sp. as an Anti-Vibrio Agent by Ke-Yan Loo, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Priyia Pusparajah, Sunny Hei Wong, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“…., a class of filamentous, Gram-positive bacteria that produce a variety of bioactive compounds during their life cycle, which can be useful in drug discovery. …”
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Complete Whole-Genome Sequence of Streptomyces sp. MUM 178J, a Potential Anti-Vibrio Agent by Ke-Yan Loo, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kah-Ooi Chua, Priyia Pusparajah, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“… Streptomyces sp. is a group of filamentous, Gram-positive bacteria notoriously known for their capabilities in producing bioactive compounds that have been used as novel drugs and lead in drug development. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Agroindustrial Byproducts for the Production of Alkaline Protease by Wild and Mutant Strains of Bacillus subtilis in Submerged and Solid State Fermentatio... by Hamid Mukhtar, Ikramul Haq

“…During submerged fermentation, different agro-industrial byproducts were tested which include defatted seed meals of rape, guar, sunflower, gluten, cotton, soybean, and gram. In addition to these meals, rice bran, wheat bran, and wheat flour were also evaluated for protease production. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Diabetes Patients with Foot Ulcers by Tamil Selvi Sivanmaliappan, Murugan Sevanan

“…All pus samples were subjected to gram staining; bacterial culture and subsequently the antibiotic sensitivity to 15 different antibiotics for the confirmed P. aeruginosa were performed as per the standard procedures. …”
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Sulbactam–Durlobactam: A Novel Antibiotic Combination for the Treatment of Acinetobacter baumannii–Calcoaceticus Complex (ABC) Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia and Ventilator-... by Wissam K. Kabbara, Elina Sadek, Hanine Mansour

“…Sulbactam–durlobactam is a new β-lactamase inhibitors combination active against MDR Gram-negative bacteria including ABC. It is currently approved for the treatment of HABP/VABP caused by susceptible ABC strains.…”
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Rapid Visualization of Human Tumor Xenografts through Optical Imaging with a Near-Infrared Fluorescent Anti–Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Nanobody by Sabrina Oliveira, Guus A.M.S. van Dongen, Marijke Stigter-van Walsum, Rob C. Roovers, Jord C. Stam, Willem Mali, Paul J. van Diest, Paul M.P. van Bergen en Henegouwen

“…Quantification of the IR-conjugated proteins in the tumors revealed ≈ 17% of injected dose per gram 2 hours after injection of 7D12-IR, which was significantly higher than the tumor uptake obtained 24 hours after injection of cetuximab-IR. …”
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Anthelmintic Drug Resistance of Gastrointestinal Nematodes of Naturally Infected Goats in Haramaya, Ethiopia by Anteneh Wondimu, Yehualashet Bayu

“…One hundred goats with a minimum of 150 eggs per gram (EPG) count were selected and randomly divided into five groups, 20 goats in each group, four treated and one untreated group. …”
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