Influence of Sanitizers on the Lipopolysaccharide Toxicity of Escherichia coli Strains Cultivated in the Presence of Zygosaccharomyces bailii by Lerato Mogotsi, Olga De Smidt, Pierre Venter, Willem Groenewald

“…The influence of sublethal concentrations of two sanitizers, liquid iodophor and liquid hypochlorite (LH), on the growth rates and toxicity of food-borne pathogenic Escherichia coli strains grown in the presence of spoilage yeast Zygosaccharomyces bailii was assessed. …”
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Nanomaterials–plants–microbes interaction: plant growth promotion and stress mitigation by Gurleen Kaur Sodhi, Tharuka Wijesekara, Kailash Chand Kumawat, Priyanka Adhikari, Kuldeep Joshi, Smriti Singh, Beatrice Farda, Rihab Djebaili, Enrico Sabbi, Fares Ramila, Fares Ramila, Fares Ramila, Devendra Sillu, Gustavo Santoyo, Sergio de los Santos-Villalobos, Ajay Kumar, Marika Pellegrini, Debasis Mitra

“…Concurrently, their antimicrobial and protective properties provide resilience against biotic stressors, including pathogens and pests, by promoting plant immune responses and optimizing microbial-plant symbiosis. …”
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Viral Etiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations during the A/H1N1pdm09 Pandemic and Postpandemic Period by Ivan Sanz, Sonia Tamames, Silvia Rojo, Mar Justel, José Eugenio Lozano, Carlos Disdier, Tomás Vega, Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu

“…Influenza A viruses were the pathogens most often detected during the pandemic and the following two influenza epidemics in contradistinction to human rhino/enteroviruses that were the main viruses causing AE-COPD before the pandemic. …”
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Does a biological invasion modify host immune responses to parasite infection? by Gregory P. Brown, Richard Shine, Lee A. Rollins

“…Parasites at the invasion front may have reduced pathogenicity because traits that negatively impact host dispersal are left behind in the expanding range. …”
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Programmable Multiplexed Nucleic Acid Detection by Harnessing Specificity Defect of CRISPR‐Cas12a by Xin Guan, Rui Yang, Jiongyu Zhang, Jeong Moon, Chengyu Hou, Chong Guo, Lori Avery, Danielle Scarola, Daniel S. Roberts, Rocco LaSala, Changchun Liu

“…This programmable multiplexed nucleic acid assay has the potential to be widely applied for sensitive, specific, and simultaneous detection of different pathogens.…”
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An Egyptian child with Wolman disease presenting with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis by Rabab El Hawary, Safa Meshaal, Alia S. Eldash, Sohilla Lotfy, Dalia Abd Elaziz, Radwa Alkady, Rania Darwish, Aya Erfan, Mai Saad, Engy Chohayeb, Nermeen Galal, Aisha M. Elmarsafy

“…Next-generation sequencing was performed, and it revealed one homozygous previously reported pathogenic variant in LIPA gene: c.398del; p. (Ser133Ter); thus, the diagnosis of Wolman disease was confirmed. …”
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Distribution and environmental dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes in poultry farms and surrounding ecosystems by ShangMin Li, Kai Wang, DanPing Wang, HongZhi Wang, HuaXuan Zhao, JunHua Pu, KeHua Wang, ChunMei Li

“…Our findings confirm that farms are important sources for the environmental dissemination of pathogens and ARGs.…”
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New Species of <i>Diaporthales</i> (<i>Ascomycota</i>) from Diseased Leaves in Fujian Province, China by Xiayu Guan, Taichang Mu, Nemat O. Keyhani, Junya Shang, Yuchen Mao, Jiao Yang, Minhai Zheng, Lixia Yang, Huili Pu, Yongsheng Lin, Mengjia Zhu, Huajun Lv, Zhiang Heng, Huiling Liang, Longfei Fan, Xiaoli Ma, Haixia Ma, Zhenxing Qiu, Junzhi Qiu

“…Members of the order <i>Diaporthales</i> are distributed worldwide and include devastating plant pathogens as well as endophytes and saprophytes. However, many phyllosphere <i>Diaporthales</i> species remain uncharacterized, with studies examining their diversity needed. …”
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From Cure to Crisis: Understanding the Evolution of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Human Microbiota by Hamed Tahmasebi, Neda Arjmand, Marzieh Monemi, Ali Babaeizad, Farnaz Alibabaei, Negar Alibabaei, Aisa Bahar, Valentyn Oksenych, Majid Eslami

“…Industrialization and environmental factors have exacerbated this issue, contributing to a rise in infections with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (MRSA) and carbapenem-resistant <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i>. These resistant pathogens compromise the effectiveness of essential treatments like surgical prophylaxis and chemotherapy, increase healthcare costs, and prolong hospital stays. …”
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Phenotypic variability and the gender paradox in the R363C variant of Fabry disease by Alison C. Leslie, Jeanine Jarnes, Alia Ahmed, Sofia Shrestha, Jeffrey Wang, Chester B. Whitley, Nishitha R. Pillai

“…A family is presented here with a 36‐year‐old female who is symptomatic with chronic kidney disease and her oligosymptomatic 70‐year‐old father, both of whom have a heterozygous and hemizygous GLA pathogenic variant, respectively, c.1087C>T (p.R363C). …”
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Syzygium malaccense leaf extract-mediated silver nanoparticles: synthesis, characterization, and biomedical evaluation in Caenorhabditis elegans and lung cancer cell line by Santosh Mallikarjun Bhavi, Bothe Thokchom, Sapam Riches Singh, Sukesh Kumar Bajire, Rajesh P. Shastry, B. S. Srinath, Shivanand S. Bhat, Kotresha Dupadahalli, Chandramohan Govindasamy, Swati Ravi Chalekar, B. P. Harini, Ramesh Babu Yarajarla

“…Additionally, SM-AgNPs increased Caenorhabditis elegans survival and reduced paralysis under pathogenic bacterial exposure. This study demonstrates the potential of SM-AgNPs in biomedical applications, emphasizing selective anticancer activity and antimicrobial effects in vivo.…”
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Evaluation of hesperidin as a potential larvicide against Culex pipiens with computational prediction of its mode of action via molecular docking by Abdullah Haikal, Mahmoud Kamal, Eslam M. Hosni, Yhiya Amen

“…Culex pipiens, commonly known as the northern house mosquito, is a major vector of several human pathogens, such as the West Nile virus and filariasis, making it a key target in the fight against vector-borne diseases. …”
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Description and characterization of pneumococcal community acquired pneumonia (CAP) among radiologically confirmed CAP in outpatients by Josselin Le Bel, Juliette Pinot, Toni Alfaiate, Marie Ecollan, Fanny Cussac, Raphaël Pecqueur, Marie-Pierre Revel, Cyrille Vartanian, Emmanuelle Varon, Christian Theilacker, Xavier Duval, Henri Partouche, Cédric Laouénan, Serge Gilberg

“…Pneumococcal CAP was defined by the combination of a chest X-ray (CXR) compatible with CAP and SP detection by any of four microbiological tests (blood culture, sputum culture, pneumococcal urinary antigen test [BinaxNow®] and serotype-specific multiplex urinary antigen detection test [Pfizer Inc®]. To identify other pathogens, next to cultures, nasopharyngeal multiplex PCR was performed. …”
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Release of Gentamicin and Vancomycin from Preformed Spacers in Infected Total Hip Arthroplasties: Measurement of Concentrations and Inhibitory Activity in Patients’ Drainage Fluids... by Dario Regis, Andrea Sandri, Elena Samaila, Anna Benini, Manuel Bondi, Bruno Magnan

“…The inhibitory activity of drainage fluids showed substantial intersubject variability related to antibiotic concentrations and differed according to the pathogens tested. Gentamicin and vancomycin were released from temporary hip spacers at bactericidal concentrations, and their use in combination exerted strong inhibition against methicillin-resistant S. aureus and Coagulase Negative Staphylococci strains.…”
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Essential oil and furanosesquiterpenes from myrrh oleo-gum resin: a breakthrough in mosquito vector management by Eleonora Spinozzi, Marta Ferrati, Cecilia Baldassarri, Paolo Rossi, Guido Favia, Giorgio Cameli, Giovanni Benelli, Angelo Canale, Livia De Fazi, Roman Pavela, Luana Quassinti, Cristiano Giordani, Fabrizio Araniti, Loredana Cappellacci, Riccardo Petrelli, Filippo Maggi

“…Abstract Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are vectors of various pathogens of public health concern and replacing conventional insecticides remains a challenge. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Activities of 1H-Imidazo [5, 6-f] [1,10] Phenanthroline-2(3H)-Thione and Its Ni(II) and Cu(II) Complexes by Radiet Anbessie Tirkeso, Tilahun Wubalem Tsega, Gebru G/Tsadik Amdemichael

“…As multidrug resistant pathogens are emerging, the search for novel potent drug candidates is ever going. …”
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Up-Regulation of Endothelin Receptors Induced by Cigarette Smoke — Involvement of MAPK in Vascular and Airway Hyper-Reactivity by Yaping Zhang, Lars Edvinsson, Cang-Bao Xu

“…This review focuses on cigarette smoke exposure that induces activation of intracellular mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and subsequently results in the up-regulation of endothelin receptors in the vasculature and airways, which mediates vascular and airway hyper-reactivity, one of the important pathogenic characteristics of cardiovascular and airway diseases. …”
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Bibliometric study of plastics microfluidic chip from 1994 to 2022: A review by Rhesa Muhammad Faisal, Olusola Olaitan Ayeleru, Helen Uchenna Modekwe, Ishmael Matala Ramatsa

“…These tools are useful for detecting cell cultures, food pathogens, biomedical, energy, and disease. The affordability, versatility, biocompatibility, strength, and transparency of thermoplastics have contributed to its widespread use in the commercialization of microfluidic chips. …”
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Structural basis of Spliced Leader RNA recognition by the Trypanosoma brucei cap-binding complex by Harald Bernhard, Hana Petržílková, Barbora Popelářová, Kamil Ziemkiewicz, Karolina Bartosik, Marcin Warmiński, Laura Tengo, Henri Gröger, Luciano G. Dolce, Cameron D. Mackereth, Ronald Micura, Jacek Jemielity, Eva Kowalinski

“…Abstract Kinetoplastids are a clade of eukaryotic protozoans that include human parasitic pathogens like trypanosomes and Leishmania species. …”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Cloth Sampling to Rinse Sampling on Microbial Recovery and Salmonella Detection in Poultry Meats by Yuyuan Feng, Sudipta Talukder, Bakytzhan Bolkenov, Toni Duarte, Xiang Yang

“…Concurrently, poultry is a significant vector for transmitting foodborne pathogens such as Salmonella to humans. Periodic sampling is imperative for industries and retail outlets to ensure the quality and safety of their products. …”
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