2026 September - 260 articles
Soil microeukaryotic communities are essential for nutrient cycling and the maintenance of soil fertility, yet their diversity in tropical agricultural systems remains poorly characterized. In this study, high-throughput metabarcoding of the V4 regio...
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis and remains one of the most common healthcare-associated infections. Clostridioides difficile sequence types 1 and 11 (ST1 and ST...
Adhesionto the gut epithelium is the first step in ETEC infection and is mediated by colonization factors (CFs). CFs are also the main targets of the ETEC vaccines currently in development, which are based on a small set of CFs considered to be the m...
The Beijing genotype is the main component of the M. tuberculosis population in Kazakhstan. In this study, we investigated the association of drug resistance (including MDR) and clinical forms of tuberculosis with the Beijing genotype and its dominan...
Cosmetic testers in community pharmacies may act as a source of microbial transmission, but their microbiological safety remains poorly characterised. This study assessed microbial contamination of 42 cosmetic testers (eight product categories) from...
Two novel bacterial strains, designated YIM B11945T and YIM B11997T, were isolated from soil samples collected in the Napahai Plateau wetland, Yunnan Province, China. The cells were aerobic, Gram-stain-positive, motile and non-spore-forming rods. The...
Healthy host plants harbor taxonomically structured and diverse endophytic microbial communities that establish sophisticated symbiotic crosstalk with their hosts. These endophytic microbiomes confer multiple beneficial traits, including growth promo...
Although gut microbiota dysbiosis is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD), its dynamic alterations across distinct clinical stages remain largely unexplored. This study aimed to identify stage-specific microbial biomarkers across the CAD spe...
Increasing wildfire severity under climate change may alter the trajectory of belowground recovery in alpine forests, yet its long-term effects on soil microbial communities remain poorly understood. Here, we examined soil physicochemical properties...
This study investigated the prevalence and genomic characteristics of Bacillus cereus group organisms in animal-origin foods sold in Guangzhou, China. A total of 505 retail samples, including 117 milk samples and 388 commercially available smoked sau...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), due to its persistent nature and the hazardous effects associated with chlorine content, poses global challenges like accelerated environmental pollution, public health crises and an increased economic burden. Its sustainabl...
The untapped genetic diversity of extremophilic microalgae provides distinctive physiological and biochemical traits with potential to support Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), and...
Microbial testing plays a crucial role in medical and biological research, serving as a significant direction in disease prevention and control studies. Traditional manual testing, which involves identifying colonies on Petri dishes is the best metho...
Harmful cyanobacterial blooms require control strategies that suppress bloom-forming taxa while limiting effects on non-target primary producers and toxin-related risks. We developed a cationic polyquaternium (P126)-engineered local red-soil composit...
Tumors of the spine and spinal cord, including primary and metastatic vertebral tumors, intramedullary gliomas, and refractory intradural lesions, are challenging to treat because curative local therapy is limited by the eloquent, nonregenerating neu...
The sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus is an important aquaculture species in artificial reef areas. Understanding the bacterial communities in its different tissues and their relationship with the environment is of great ecological significance for...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), encompassing Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a chronic relapsing intestinal inflammatory disorder driven by complex interactions among host genetics, immune dysregulation, and gut microbiot...
Long-term manure fertilization changes soil phosphorus (P) availability and the microbial groups involved in organic P mineralization, but phoC- and phoD-harboring communities may respond differently. In this study, a ten-year continuous field experi...
Mineral springs in the Andean–Amazonian transition represent poorly explored aquatic ecosystems whose hydrogeochemical heterogeneity may favor the establishment of specialized microbial communities. In this study, bacterial communities in sedim...
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major global public health concern, particularly in resource-limited regions. Approximately 12.5% of individuals worldwide have been exposed to HEV, and 15–110 million individuals have current or recent HEV infectio...
The sustainability limitations of fishmeal and fish oil have increased interest in nutrient- rich microalgal co-products for aquafeeds. This study evaluated the effects of processing on the nutritional composition and apparent digestibility of a defa...
Implant-associated infections are often caused by biofilm-forming pathogens such as Staphylococcus (S.) aureus. While local antibiotic delivery systems aim to prevent adhesion and biofilm establishment, declining drug concentrations may result in sub...
The microbiome, as a vast and dynamic community of microbes, is now recognized as a key regulator of host physiology, profoundly influencing health and susceptibility to disease. Accordingly, probiotics are a mainstay of prevention and treatment. But...
Bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) carry a high mortality, and comparative real-world data remain limited, particularly for metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) and dual-carbapenemase producers. We conduc...
Although hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria play a critical role in petroleum bioremediation, the substrate-specific metabolic pathways and adaptive mechanisms that underlie their competitive dominance remain poorly understood. Dietzia sp. CN-3, a salt-t...
Bivalve mollusks are recognized as bioaccumulators of enteric viruses and, therefore, represent important environmental sentinels for microbiological contamination. The contamination of these organisms is primarily associated with the exposure of coa...
The COVID-19 pandemic redirected infection control and antimicrobial stewardship towards SARS-CoV-2, potentially increasing multidrug-resistant (MDR) bloodstream infections (BSIs). We compared MDR BSI epidemiology and outcomes in a non-COVID intensiv...
Extreme rainfall events significantly affect groundwater systems by altering hydrogeological conditions and accelerating the migration of pollutants, exacerbating the ecological vulnerability of over-exploited areas. However, there is a lack of syste...
Aging is characterized by gradual shifts in cellular and physiological processes, even in individuals who remain apparently clinically healthy. These changes reflect a coordinated decline in metabolic efficiency, immune regulation, organ function, ps...
The genus Amycolatopsis, belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria, is known for producing diverse bioactive secondary metabolites and plays a significant role in microbial drug discovery. This study centers on the strain TRM77291, sourced from a unique...
Vaginal dysbiosis may contribute to female infertility, but evidence on specific microbiota patterns remains inconsistent. This meta-analysis updates the epidemiological evidence linking vaginal dysbiosis to reduced female fertility, with a particula...
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are key components of the innate immune system across a wide range of organisms. In addition to their direct antimicrobial activity, AMPs exert immunomodulatory effects that differ from those of conventional antibiotics....
Microalgae thrive in diverse and often challenging environments by coordinating metabolic and physiological responses to environmental stress, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying these adaptations remain incompletely understood. Here, we combined...
The course of critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit very often may be complicated by viral infections. Latent viruses may reactivate in ‘apparently’ immunocompetent critically ill patients as consequence of inflammat...
This study evaluated whether yeast culture (YC) supplementation could alleviate rumen disturbances induced by a high-concentrate diet in lambs. Forty-five three-month-old Du × Han F1 male lambs were assigned to control (CON), high-concentrate (...
Crown gall remains difficult to manage because pathogenic agrobacteria can persist in soil, rhizosphere niches, infected roots, plant residues, and propagative materials, while repeated wounding creates new infection sites. This review examines how t...
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunistic, multidrug-resistant pathogen commonly associated with respiratory and bloodstream infections. Owing to extensive intrinsic and acquired antimicrobial resistance and limited pediatric-specific evidence...
Food spoilage and foodborne microorganisms remain major challenges for food safety and preservation, stimulating the search for alternative antimicrobial agents compatible with minimally processed and clean-label products. In this study, six short sy...
Alternative splicing (AS) is a significant post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism that facilitates environmental adaptation in fungi. However, the conservation of this mechanism and its host specificity during the infection of various hosts by B. ...
D-tagatose is a rare sugar that occurs naturally and combines high sweetness with a low caloric value. It has several beneficial effects, including anticariogenic activity, modulation of the intestinal microbiota, and potential benefits for diabetes...
This study evaluated the ability of filamentous fungi to biosynthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). The nitrate reductase activity of the selected fungi, considered a key enzyme involved in AgNP biosynthesis, was assessed as a selection criterion. A...
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne pathogen predominantly transmitted by Culex mosquitoes. Although birds are the primary hosts, other vertebrates, such as humans and horses, can also be affected. WNV incidence is increasing globally, expandin...
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is an important cause of colibacillosis in poultry, and increasing antimicrobial resistance has highlighted the need for alternative preventive strategies. This study aimed to develop an O18-cross-reacting mat...
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The gut microbiota plays a key role in immune regulation in multiple sclerosis (MS), yet longitudinal data on microbiome dynamics and their relationships with disability and biomarkers remain limited. This study aimed to identify longitudinal gut mic...
Pseudoiodinine is an antimicrobial compound produced by Pseudomonas mosselii that exhibits strong inhibitory activity against bacterial and fungal pathogens of rice, highlighting its potential as a green biopesticide. However, the regulatory mechanis...
The composition, richness, and diversity of rhizosphere fungal communities play significant roles in plant development in Chinese fir plantations. Understanding their structure and assembly, along with their relationship to soil physicochemical prope...
Background: Although Toxoplasma gondii has been recognized as an obligate intracellular parasite, the lipid metabolic alterations it induces in colonic contents during acute infection remain poorly characterized. Methods: An acute infection model was...
The bioluminescence of entomopathogenic bacteria of the genus Photorhabdus was considered to be constitutive. However, it has recently been shown that under heat shock conditions, lux-operon is activated in Photorhabdus temperata cells. In the presen...
Saccharomyces boulardii is the most clinically established probiotic yeast, but non-Saccharomyces strains also exhibit probiotic potential. These non-conventional yeasts can survive gastrointestinal conditions, adhere to intestinal mucosa, and modula...
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