Preventing Foodborne Illness: Bacillus cereus and Bacillus anthracis by Keith R. Schneider, Mickey E. Parish, Renée M. Goodrich, Taylor Cookingham

“…This document is FSHN04-05, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors and retailers; Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Management of Nematodes with Cowpea Cover Crops by Koon-Hui Wang, Robert McSorley

“…If used appropriately, cover crops can improve soil structure and fertility, decrease soil erosion, provide foliage and animal feed, and suppress crop pests such as weeds, insects, nematodes, and other plant pathogens. Residues from cover crops can be incorporated as green manure to supply nutrients and improve fertility for the next crop. …”
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Develop Your Own Florida Olive IPM Plan by Morgan Byron, Eleanor Phillips, Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman

“…Gillett-Kaufman and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department touches on some aspects of olive tree health that will help improve your trees' natural resistance to pests and pathogens. At the end of the guide is a monthly care and observation schedule to help you recognize when you should begin scouting for key pests and when important grove management decisions should be made. …”
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Diarrhea in Farmed White-tailed Deer Fawns by Juan Manuel Campos Krauer, Samantha Wisely

“…Wisely and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation focuses on disease in fawns caused by pathogenic types of Escherichia coli, describes the pathogens and how they infect fawns, and includes advice about treatment and prevention. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw463   …”
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Pest Management Perceptions and Practices for Equine Farms in North and Central Florida by Erika T. Machtinger, Norman C. Leppla, Cindy Saunders

“…So, homeowners have a high risk of exposure to pathogens that can be transmitted by filth flies to humans. …”
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Microbial Colonization and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles in Chronic Wounds: A Comparative Study of Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Venous Ulcers by Florica Sandru, Elena Poenaru, Smaranda Stoleru, Andreea-Maria Radu, Alexandra-Maria Roman, Corina Ionescu, Aurelian Zugravu, Jafal Mugurel Nader, Livia-Cristiana Băicoianu-Nițescu

“…Prevalence rates of key pathogens, such as <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, and <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>, were compared between the two groups. …”
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In silico development of a multi-epitope-based vaccine against Burkholderia cepacia complex using reverse vaccinology by Donya Ghorbani, Donya Ghorbani, Masoumeh Beig, Masoumeh Beig, Narjes Noori Goodarzi, Mohammad Sholeh, Mohammad Sholeh, Behzad Shahbazi, Behzad Shahbazi, Yaser Moghaddam, Farzad Badmasti

“…BackgroundMultidrug-resistant Burkholderia cenocepacia and Burkholderia multivorans have emerged as significant pathogens, particularly in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic granulomatous disease (CGD).ObjectiveGiven the absence of approved vaccines, this study aimed to identify potential vaccine candidates against these pathogens.MethodsThe complete genomes of B. cenocepacia and B. multivorans were retrieved from the GenBank. …”
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The viability of treated piggery wastewater for reuse in agricultural irrigation by Viviane F Velho, Rodrigo A Mohedano, Paulo Belli Filho, Rejane HR Costa

“…This technology has been shown effective in reducing organic matter, nutrients, and pathogens in the treatment of the effluents with low or high organic load rate. …”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Phytochemicals from Tea and Agarwood Leaf Extracts against Isolated Bacteria from Poultry and Curd by Shah Rucksana Akhter Urme, Syeda Fahmida Ahmed, Mohammed Mostafa Al Quadir, Mst Rubaiat Nazneen Akhand, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Khan

“…The effects of abusing antibiotics not only increase pathogenic resistance but also cause various diseases and syndromes. …”
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Annotated image dataset with different stages of European pear rust for UAV-based automated symptom detection in orchardsMendeley Data by Virginia Maß, Pendar Alirezazadeh, Johannes Seidl-Schulz, Matthias Leipnitz, Eric Fritzsche, Rasheed Ali Adam Ibraheem, Martin Geyer, Michael Pflanz, Stefanie Reim

“…The evaluation of fruit genetic resources regarding a resistance to pathogens is an essential basis for subsequent selection in fruit breeding. …”
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Etiology of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in Tertiary-Care Hospitals in Thailand: A Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study by Rongrungruang Y, Plongla R, Pleumkanitkul S, Hantrakun V, Khawcharoenporn T

“…The top three causative pathogens of NP were Acinetobacter baumannii (44.2%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (34.6%), and Klebsiella pneumoniae (28.3%). …”
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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

“…Gram-positive bacteria were the most commonly isolated pathogens in microbiological studies, accounting for 45.2% (19/42) of cases. …”
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Phage-mediated virulence loss and antimicrobial susceptibility in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by Yanshuang Yu, Mengzhu Wang, Liuying Ju, Minchun Li, Mengshi Zhao, Hui Deng, Christopher Rensing, Qiu E. Yang, Shungui Zhou

“…Overall, our findings highlight the potential of phages not only as agents for combating bacterial resistance, but also a driver of evolution outcomes that could lead to more favorable clinical outcomes in the treatment of multidrug resistance pathogens.IMPORTANCECarbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae represents one of the leading pathogens for infectious diseases. …”
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Genetic determinants of silver nanoparticle resistance and the impact of gamma irradiation on nanoparticle stability by Amira M. Mahfouz, Walaa A. Eraqi, Hala Nour El Din El Hifnawi, Alaa El Din Shawky, Reham Samir, Mohamed A. Ramadan

“…Silver nanoparticle (AgNPs) preparations are widely applied to treat multidrug-resistant pathogens. Therefore, there is an urgent need for greater knowledge regarding the effects of improper and excessive use of these medications. …”
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Identification and characterization of Serratia nematophila and Acinetobacter guillouiae from putrid-skin disease lesions in farmed Chinese spiny frog (Quasipaa spinosa) by Ling Guo, Xiyu Jin, Dan Yang, Li Wei, Jie Chen, Zhihua Lin, Li Ma

“…ABSTRACT Serratia and Acinetobacter are recognized as significant opportunistic pathogens affecting aquatic animals and humans. However, their infections in amphibians are poorly documented, and their pathogenicity to the Chinese spiny frog (Quasipaa spinosa) remains unexplored. …”
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Bio-ecological characteristics of Malus genus species in the context of prospective directions in horticulture and landscape forestry by Tetiana Moskalets, Oleksandr Kratiuk, Mariana Ivankiv, Sergii Shevchenko, Nataliia Shevchuk

“…Under the conditions of the Northern Forest-Steppe of Ukraine, Malus species were differentiated by their resistance to the scab pathogen (Venturia inaequalis Cooke). The results established that domestic apple (cultivar Dozhnytsia), hybrid crab apple, and plum-leaved apple exhibited high resistance to this pathogen, which affects both foliage and fruit. …”
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Epidemiological survey on tick borne diseases of pet dogs in korla, northwestern china by Jianhui CHEN, Shen SHI 2, Nannan CUI, Lixin SU, Ziqi WANG, Fang LI, Shang ZHAN, Guoyu ZHAO, Yuanzhi WANG, Xijiang WANG

“…Pet dogs pose a potential risk to transmitting zoonotic pathogens by ticks. However information about the prevalence status in pet dogs of tick-borne diseases is currently limited. …”
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Bacterial etiologies, antimicrobial susceptibility profiles and associated factors among patients with otitis media referred to Nekemte Public Health Research and Referral Laborato... by Endalu Tesfaye Guteta, Fedasan Alemu Abdi, Seifu Gizaw Feyisa, Betrearon Sileshi Kinfu, Tadese Bekele Tafesse

“…Currently, there is little information on the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of pathogenic bacterial isolates from patients with otitis media in Ethiopia. …”
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Consequences of insecticide overuse in Hungary: assessment of pyrethroid resistance in Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes by Rebeka Csiba, Zsaklin Varga, Dorina Pásztor, Bianka Süle, Vera Ihuoma Ogoke Mxinwa, Zoltán Soltész, Brigitta Zana, Krisztián Bányai, Gábor Kemenesi, Kornélia Kurucz

“…Abstract Background Mosquitoes, as vectors of various pathogens, have been a public health risk for centuries. …”
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Optimized methods for the targeted surveillance of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in human stool by Sarah Gallichan, Sally Forrest, Esther Picton-Barlow, Claudia McKeown, Maria Moore, Eva Heinz, Nicholas A. Feasey, Joseph M. Lewis, Fabrice E. Graf

“…ABSTRACT Understanding transmission pathways of important opportunistic, drug-resistant pathogens, such as extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli, is essential to implementing targeted prevention strategies to interrupt transmission and reduce the number of infections. …”
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