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Microbiology Research, Volume 13, Issue 4

December 2022 - 26 articles

Cover Story: Biocontrol bacteria can be a sustainable technology to prevent phytopathogenic diseases. In blueberry plantations, the fungus Macrophomina phaseolina causes charcoal rot disease, producing plant death and a reduction in yields. Biocontrol bacteria were applied to blueberry crops to study changes in the microbiota associated with their rhizosphere using metabarcoding. The bacteria community was modulated by these treatments and, to a lesser extent, the fungi. Another common phytopathogen, Fusarium, positively correlated with dead plants, likely favoring the infection by M. phaseolina. Other taxa found in healthy plants deserve further study as targets for biocontrol strategies. View this paper
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Articles (26)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,325 Views
9 Pages

Effect of a Diet Based on Biotransformed Sorghum on Rabbit Intestinal Morphology and Fecal Fiber Composition

  • Carlos A. Hernández-Martínez,
  • Laura Levin,
  • Griselda Treviño-Cabrera,
  • Carlos E. Hernández-Luna,
  • Hugo Bernal-Barragán,
  • Uziel Castillo-Velázquez,
  • Luis Edgar Rodríguez-Tovar,
  • Cesar Dávila-Martínez,
  • Armando Trejo-Chávez and
  • Gerardo Méndez-Zamora
  • + 1 author

18 December 2022

Some of the goals of meat production systems are to improve feed efficiency, reduce costs, provide proper nutrition and avoid metabolic disorders. Hence, the aim of this work was to compare a rabbit diet based on untreated sorghum (T1) with a second...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,579 Views
11 Pages

10 December 2022

Lead (Pb) pollution from local mines and industrial use increases risks for human, animal, and plant health. Pectin is an effective chelator of Pb, and it has been shown that a unicellular green alga, Penium margaritaceum, synthesizes pectin in the c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
16,304 Views
12 Pages

Potential for Microbial Cross Contamination of Laundry from Public Washing Machines

  • Kelly Whitehead,
  • Jake Eppinger,
  • Vanita Srinivasan,
  • M. Khalid Ijaz,
  • Raymond W. Nims and
  • Julie McKinney

9 December 2022

Although clothes washing machines remove dirt, microorganisms are not reliably removed by modern cold-water machine-washing practices. Microbial bioburden on clothing originates from the wearer’s skin, the environment (indoor and outdoor), and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,539 Views
10 Pages

Semi-Synthetic Ecdysteroid 6-Oxime Derivatives of 20-Hydroxyecdysone Possess Anti-Cryptococcal Activity

  • Bettina Szerencsés,
  • Mónika Vörös,
  • Kristóf Bagi,
  • Márton B. Háznagy,
  • Attila Hunyadi,
  • Csaba Vágvölgyi,
  • Ilona Pfeiffer and
  • Máté Vágvölgyi

Cryptococcosis, a life-threatening fungal infection, frequently occurs in patients suffering from AIDS. The treatment of the disease is hampered by the limited number of the effective drugs and the increasing resistance; therefore, to find new active...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,995 Views
13 Pages

Candida albicans seriously threatens human health, especially for immunosuppressed groups. The antifungal agents mainly include azoles, polyenes and echinocandins. However, the few types of existing antifungal drugs and their resistance make it neces...

  • Opinion
  • Open Access
9 Citations
11,552 Views
9 Pages

Lactobacillus crispatus M247: Characteristics of a Precision Probiotic Instrument for Gynecological and Urinary Well-Being

  • Alexander Bertuccioli,
  • Marco Cardinali,
  • Giordano Zonzini,
  • Massimiliano Cazzaniga and
  • Francesco Di Pierro

24 November 2022

The altered patterns of a microbial population colonizing an organ are increasingly recognized as a relevant item in human disease pathogenesis. The female urogenital tract is no exception, as some vaginal microbiota patterns, named community state t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
6,447 Views
9 Pages

Frequency and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Streptococcus agalactiae Strains Isolated from Women in Yaounde, Cameroon

  • Cécile Ingrid Djuikoue,
  • Paule Dana Djouela Djoulako,
  • Rodrigue Kamga Wouambo,
  • Rosine Yemetio Foutsa,
  • Dorine Ekeu Ngatcheu and
  • Teke Apalata

24 November 2022

Group B Streptococcus (GBS), a commensal in the body, causes a wide range of infectious diseases. This bacterium is dangerous for pregnant women and their babies, in whom it is responsible for early neonatal bacterial sepsis (EOS). The colonisation l...

  • Correction
  • Open Access
1,387 Views
1 Page

The authors wish to make the following correction to this paper [...]

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,268 Views
16 Pages

14 November 2022

SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the group of RNA viruses with a pronounced tendency to mutate. Omicron BA.2.75 is a subvariant believed to be able to suppress the currently dominant BA.5 and cause a new winter wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Omicron BA.2.75 is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,261 Views
9 Pages

Aims: Mutans streptococci include Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus, which can cause tooth decay. The current study aimed to compare their virulence genes with each other and to correlate them with the clinical data of patients. Materia...

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