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Microorganisms, Volume 11, Issue 8

August 2023 - 260 articles

Cover Story: Conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs) have emerged as promising nanomaterials for biomedical applications due to their unique photophysical and physicochemical characteristics. They play a crucial role in bioimaging, therapeutics, fluorescence, and sensing. In addition, they outperform small molecules and quantum dots as fluorescent probes, with high brightness, stability, quantum yield, and biocompatibility, and low toxicity. Challenges include, but are not limited to, optimizing CPNs’ particle size for biomedical use and making them scalable through cost-effective and eco-friendly preparation methods. The review highlights the growing interest in CPNs and focuses on their recent achievements and high performance. The potential of CPNs to advance biomedical research and healthcare is emphasized, along with the challenges and future perspectives. View this paper
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Articles (260)

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,308 Views
15 Pages

Porcine extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) is a leading cause of death in pigs and has led to considerable economic losses for the pig industry. Porcine ExPEC infections often cause systemic inflammatory responses in pigs, characteri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,335 Views
14 Pages

Seasons are the important influencing factor for gut microbiota, which in turn affects the ecology and evolution of the host. The seasonal variation in gut microbiota has increasingly attracted the attention of researchers and professionals worldwide...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,065 Views
15 Pages

Fungal Community Composition at the Last Remaining Wild Site of Yellow Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp. ochroleuca)

  • Andrea Dove,
  • Michael D. Charters,
  • Matthew J. Campbell,
  • Hanna Blake,
  • Manoj Menon and
  • Viswambharan Sarasan

The yellow early marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp. ochroleuca) is a critically endangered terrestrial orchid in Britain. Previous attempts to translocate symbiotic seedlings to a site near the last remaining wild site demonstrated some succes...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,341 Views
10 Pages

Pediatric Osteoarticular Kingella kingae Infections of the Hand and Wrist: A Retrospective Study

  • Blaise Cochard,
  • Elvin Gurbanov,
  • Ludmilla Bazin,
  • Giacomo De Marco,
  • Oscar Vazquez,
  • Giorgio Di Laura Frattura,
  • Christina N. Steiger,
  • Romain Dayer and
  • Dimitri Ceroni

Our understanding of pediatric osteoarticular infections (OAIs) has improved significantly in recent decades. Kingella kingae is now recognized as the most common pathogen responsible for OAIs in pediatric populations younger than 4 years old. Resear...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,142 Views
13 Pages

Phylogeographic Analysis of Soft-Rot-Causing Pectobacterium spp. Strains Obtained from Cabbage in Serbia

  • Aleksandra Jelušić,
  • Marco Scortichini,
  • Sanja Marković,
  • Petar Mitrović,
  • Renata Iličić,
  • Slaviša Stanković and
  • Tatjana Popović Milovanović

The aim of this study was to establish a link between genetic diversity and the geographic origin of Pectobacterium strains belonging to three species—P. carotovorum, P. versatile, and P. odoriferum—isolated from cabbage in Serbia by comp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,026 Views
14 Pages

Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Decreases Macrophage Phagocytosis of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

  • Ian E. Hollifield,
  • Natalya I. Motyka,
  • Kaylynn A. Fernando and
  • Jacob P. Bitoun

Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) are endemic in low-resource settings and cause robust secretory diarrheal disease in children less than five years of age. ETEC cause secretory diarrhea by producing the heat-stable (ST) and/or heat-labile (LT) enteroto...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,648 Views
28 Pages

Seroprevalence of Infections with TORCH Agents in Romania: A Systematic Review

  • Cristiana Luiza Radoi,
  • Ovidiu Zlatian,
  • Maria Balasoiu,
  • Lucian Giubelan,
  • Andreea Cristina Stoian,
  • Livia Dragonu,
  • Alexandru Neacsu and
  • Dominic Gabriel Iliescu

Maternal–fetal infectious pathology—notably the TORCH panel (Toxoplasma gondii, rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex viruses)—critically impacts maternal and neonatal health. This review collates data on the seroprevalence o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,972 Views
13 Pages

Native Pig Neutrophil Products: Insights into Their Antimicrobial Activity

  • Eric Fernández-De La Cruz,
  • Joanna Wessely-Szponder,
  • Miguel Viñas,
  • Teresa Vinuesa,
  • Alexandra Merlos,
  • Marta Jorba,
  • Paula Espinal and
  • Ester Fusté

Cationic antimicrobial peptides are molecules with potential applications for treating infections due to their antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties. The aim of this work was to explore the antimicrobial activity and mechanisms of action of a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,089 Views
42 Pages

A Scoping Review Evaluating the Current State of Gut Microbiota Research in Africa

  • Sara M. Pheeha,
  • Jacques L. Tamuzi,
  • Bettina Chale-Matsau,
  • Samuel Manda and
  • Peter S. Nyasulu

The gut microbiota has emerged as a key human health and disease determinant. However, there is a significant knowledge gap regarding the composition, diversity, and function of the gut microbiota, specifically in the African population. This scoping...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,978 Views
11 Pages

Differences in Microbial Community Composition between Uterine Horns Ipsilateral and Contralateral to the Corpus Luteum in Beef Cows on Day 15 of the Estrous Cycle

  • Madison Blake Walker,
  • Matthew Patrick Holton,
  • Todd Riley Callaway,
  • Jeferson Menezes Lourenco and
  • Pedro Levy Piza Fontes

This study evaluated differences in uterine microbiota composition between uterine horns ipsilateral and contralateral to the corpus luteum of beef cows on day 15 of the estrous cycle. Cows (n = 23) were exposed to an estrus synchronization protocol...

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