Phylogeny of Flavobacteria Group Isolated from Freshwater Using Multilocus Sequencing Analysis by Seyoung Mun, Jungnam Lee, Siwon Lee, Kyudong Han, Tae-Young Ahn

“…Sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene has been widely used for the classification of microorganisms. However, we have been unable to clearly identify five Flavobacterium species isolated from a freshwater by using the gene as a single marker, because the evolutionary history is incomplete and the pace of DNA substitutions is relatively rapid in the bacteria. …”
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Prospects of Artificial Kefir Grains Prepared by Cheese and Encapsulated Vectors to Mimic Natural Kefir Grains by Xue Han, Huaxi Yi, Sainan Zhao, Jialei Sun, Yu Wang

“…Results indicated that the protein and polysaccharide content of cheese vector were much higher than encapsulated vector; the distribution of microorganisms inside the cheese vector was more similar to that inside the natural kefirs. …”
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Enhancing Beef Hamburger Quality: A Comprehensive Review of Quality Parameters, Preservatives, and Nanoencapsulation Technologies of Essential and Edible Oils by Tainara Santos Oliveira, Rogeria Comastri de Castro Almeida, Vanessa de Lima Silva, Cláudio Vaz Di Mambro Ribeiro, Leilson Rocha Bezerra, Camila Duarte Ferreira Ribeiro

“…Essential and edible oils have applications in reducing oxidative processes and inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in meats and their derivatives, providing a natural alternative to synthetic preservatives. …”
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Microbes as Resources to Remove PPCPs and Improve Water Quality by Francesca Demaria, Marcel Suleiman, Philippe Corvini, Pilar Junier

“…To mitigate these risks, there is a growing interest in exploiting microorganisms and their enzymes for bioremediation purposes. …”
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Bioengineering in Solid-State Fermentation for next sustainable food bioprocessing by Muyideen Olaitan Bamidele, Micheal Bola Bamikale, Eliseo Cárdenas-Hernández, Motolani Adepeju Bamidele, Guillermo Castillo-Olvera, José Sandoval-Cortes, Cristóbal Noe Aguilar

“…A review of bioengineering strategies that optimize microbial growth and metabolite production in SSF systems is presented in this chapter, including novel bioreactor designs and genetic engineering of microorganisms combined with metabolic engineering. The present document also describes some of the important developments in the extraction and purification of bioactive molecules from SSF processes, with special emphasis on their potential for using waste from the food industry to reduce the environmental burden. …”
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Progress on the Classification, Characteristics and Food Industry Application of Microbial Proteases and Lipases by Yao ZHANG, Jiaxin WANG, Chanchan WEN, Jiayun HU, Xiaofeng LIU, Yuanfeng WU

“…Proteases and lipases are mainly obtained from animals, plants and microorganisms. The microbial proteases and lipases have attracted great interest due to easy obtaining, low cost and simple molecular modification. …”
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The Renaissance of Polyamines: New Roles in Crop Yield and Quality Properties in Freshly Fruit by Jenifer Puente-Moreno, Fernando Garrido-Auñón, María E. García-Pastor, Daniel Valero, María Serrano

“…PAs are present in a variety of organisms, including plants, animals and microorganisms. In plants, the main PAs are putrescine (PUT), spermidine (SPD) and spermine (SPM). …”
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Enhancing chickpea yield through the application of sulfur and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria by Jafar Nabati, Afsaneh Yousefi, Alireza Hasanfard, Zahra Nemati, Nastaran Kahrom, Ali Malakshahi Kurdestani

“…Abstract Plant growth-promoting microorganisms can enhance sulfur uptake and boost crop production. …”
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Analysis of airborne germ concentrations and Covid 19 transmission at Port Health Office of Semarang by Dewi Windy Cintya, Raharjo Mursid

“…The use of ventilation systems (using air conditioning or fans) will also affect the development of microorganisms in the room. Efforts have been made to control the development of airborne germs in the room, including the placement of a humidifier, maintenance of air conditioners/fans, and the obligation to use PPE (masks) in the room to minimize the transmission of Covid 19 during activities.…”
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Bacteroides utilization for dietary polysaccharides and their beneficial effects on gut health by Jiaobo Cheng, Jielun Hu, Fang Geng, Shaoping Nie

“…Polysaccharide was a class of macromolecular substance with various bioactive functions. Gut symbiotic microorganisms could utilize the polysaccharides from various sources, thus have important impact on human health. …”
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Insights into microbiota community dynamics and flavor development mechanism during golden pomfret (Trachinotus ovatus) fermentation based on single-molecule real-time sequencing a... by Yueqi Wang, Qian Chen, Huan Xiang, Dongxiao Sun-Waterhouse, Shengjun Chen, Yongqiang Zhao, Laihao Li, Yanyan Wu

“…Volatile profiles resulted from the interactions among the microorganisms and derived enzymes, with the main metabolic pathways being amino acid biosynthesis/metabolism, carbon metabolism, and glycolysis/gluconeogenesis. …”
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Clostridium subterminale Septicemia in a Patient with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Adenocarcinoma by Kevin M. Trapani, Leigh J. Boghossian, Elizabeth Caskey

“…Given the prevalence of Clostridia and the contemporary emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) microorganisms, both typical and atypical cases regarding rare members of the species have a significant role in the clinical management and public health planning.…”
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Recipe for Success: Suggestions and Recommendations for the Isolation and Characterisation of Bacteriocins by Ellen Twomey, Colin Hill, Des Field, Máire Begley

“…Our laboratory group has been working on bacteriocins for over 25 years, and during that time, we have isolated bacteriocin-producing microorganisms from a variety of sources including human skin, human faeces, and various foods. …”
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Chitosan and Its Nanoparticles: A Multifaceted Approach to Antibacterial Applications by Emir Akdaşçi, Hatice Duman, Furkan Eker, Mikhael Bechelany, Sercan Karav

“…Chitosan, a multifaceted amino polysaccharide biopolymer derived from chitin, has extensive antibacterial efficacy against diverse pathogenic microorganisms, including both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, in addition to fungi. …”
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The Prospects for the Therapeutic Implications of Genetically Engineered Probiotics by Sayyeda Farwa Mazhar, Muhammad Afzal, Ahmad Almatroudi, Samman Munir, Usman Ali Ashfaq, Maria Rasool, Hammad Raza, Hafiz Muhammad Waqas Munir, Muhammad Shahid Riaz Rajoka, Mohsin Khurshid

“…The interest in the therapeutic use of probiotic microorganisms has been increased during the last decade although the doubts have ascended about the probiotics mainly because their beneficial effects are not fully understood, and, in many cases, their usefulness has not been validated in clinical trials. …”
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Skin Immune Landscape: Inside and Outside the Organism by Florence Abdallah, Lily Mijouin, Chantal Pichon

“…In fact, the skin surface is cohabited by microorganisms recognized as skin microbiota that live in complete harmony with the immune sentinels and contribute to the epithelial barrier reinforcement. …”
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Hormetic Concentrations of Hydrogen Peroxide but Not Ethanol Induce Cross-Adaptation to Different Stresses in Budding Yeast by Halyna M. Semchyshyn

“…The biphasic-dose response of microorganisms to hydrogen peroxide is a phenomenon of particular interest in hormesis research. …”
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Reduction of Offensive Odor from Natural Rubber Using Zinc-Modified Bentonite by Bryan B. Pajarito, Kayla C. Castañeda, Sofia Denise M. Jeresano, Dominique Ann N. Repoquit

“…Zinc-modified bentonite demonstrates an antimicrobial effect against microorganisms that are known to degrade or produce offensive odor from raw NR. …”
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Antimicrobial properties of Graphene sheets embedded with Titanium Oxide and Calcium Oxide nanoparticles for industrial wastewater treatment by Reza Darini, Hamed Ahari, Amir Khosrojerdi, Behrooz Jannat, Hossein Babazadeh

“…Abstract This study investigated the antimicrobial efficacy of graphene, titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2NPs), and calcium oxide nanoparticles (CaONPs) against various microorganisms in dairy wastewater. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of graphene was determined to be 41.66 mg/L for Escherichia coli and 33.33 mg/L for Staphylococcus aureus, outperforming TiO2NPs and CaONPs. …”
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Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Grafted Poly(Vinyl Chloride) Polymer against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria by Shrajan Kotian, Sonali Gupta, Yashoda Malgar Puttaiahgowda, Sanmit Shetty

“…Infectious diseases caused by microorganisms have gained worldwide attention in recent years. …”
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