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Microorganisms, Volume 8, Issue 7

July 2020 - 130 articles

Cover Story: Enteroviral infections have been linked to type 1 diabetes (T1D); its diagnosis peaks in the colder season, where viral infections come together with unfavorable conditions; less sunlight and exercise outside, an increase in cytokines- leading to pro-inflammatory gene networks. Insulin-producing β-cells in the pancreas are specifically permissive to virus infection, resulting in a storm of chemokines and cytokines, subsequent immune cell activation, β-cell destruction and the onset of T1D in genetically predisposed individuals. SARS-CoV-2 can highly infect islet cells, with severe metabolic complications and acute diabetes onset. In this review, we discuss the action of enteroviruses on autoimmunity and β-cell destruction and its crosstalk with genetics. Thanks to Prof. Richard E. Lloyd for kindly providing the enterovirus image. Created using smart server medical art under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Articles (130)

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  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,882 Views
13 Pages

Tarhana is a traditional cereal product fermented by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeast strains that has gained special interest recently as an infant nutrition. Tarhana contains wheat flour, yogurt, and various vegetables that might create a micro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
44 Citations
7,897 Views
14 Pages

Batch and Continuous Lactic Acid Fermentation Based on A Multi-Substrate Approach

  • Agata Olszewska-Widdrat,
  • Maria Alexandri,
  • José Pablo López-Gómez,
  • Roland Schneider and
  • Joachim Venus

The utilisation of waste materials and industrial residues became a priority within the bioeconomy concept and the production of biobased chemicals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility to continuously produce L-lactic acid from diff...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,570 Views
24 Pages

Impaired Hypothalamic Microglial Activation in Offspring of Antibiotic-Treated Pregnant/Lactating Rats Is Attenuated by Prebiotic Oligofructose Co-Administration

  • Nicole A. Cho,
  • Alissa C. Nicolucci,
  • Teja Klancic,
  • Weilan Wang,
  • Keith A. Sharkey,
  • Richelle Mychasiuk and
  • Raylene A. Reimer

Microbial colonization of the gut early in life is crucial for the development of the immune and nervous systems, as well as influencing metabolism and weight gain. While early life exposure to antibiotics can cause microbial dysbiosis, prebiotics ar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
6,197 Views
17 Pages

Functional Biodiversity of Yeasts Isolated from Colombian Fermented and Dry Cocoa Beans

  • Johannes Delgado-Ospina,
  • Samantha Triboletti,
  • Valentina Alessandria,
  • Annalisa Serio,
  • Manuel Sergi,
  • Antonello Paparella,
  • Kalliopi Rantsiou and
  • Clemencia Chaves-López

Yeasts play an important role in the cocoa fermentation process. Although the most relevant function is the degradation of sugars and the production of ethanol, there is little understanding of the enzyme activities and attributes that allow them to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,834 Views
22 Pages

Extracellular Vesicles in Human Preterm Colostrum Inhibit Infection by Human Cytomegalovirus In Vitro

  • Manuela Donalisio,
  • Simona Cirrincione,
  • Massimo Rittà,
  • Cristina Lamberti,
  • Andrea Civra,
  • Rachele Francese,
  • Paola Tonetto,
  • Stefano Sottemano,
  • Marcello Manfredi and
  • Annalisa Lorenzato
  • + 7 authors

Breast milk is a complex biofluid that nourishes infants, supports their growth and protects them from diseases. However, at the same time, breastfeeding is a transmission route for human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), with preterm infants being at a great...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,225 Views
20 Pages

The acidity of peat-based substrates used in forest nurseries limits seedling mineral nutrition and growth as well as the activity of microorganisms. To our knowledge, no study has yet evaluated the use of granular calcite as a covering material to i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
6,944 Views
18 Pages

Characterization of Salmonella Phage LPST153 That Effectively Targets Most Prevalent Salmonella Serovars

  • Md. Sharifull Islam,
  • Yang Hu,
  • Md. Furkanur Rahaman Mizan,
  • Ting Yan,
  • Ishatur Nime,
  • Yang Zhou and
  • Jinquan Li

Foodborne diseases represent a major risk to public health worldwide. In this study, LPST153, a novel Salmonella lytic phage with halo (indicative of potential depolymerase activity) was isolated by employing Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium A...

  • Correction
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,235 Views
1 Page

Correction: Lukša, J., et al. Fungal Microbiota of Sea Buckthorn Berries at Two Ripening Stages and Volatile Profiling of Potential Biocontrol Yeasts. Microorganisms 2020, 8, 456

  • Juliana Lukša,
  • Iglė Vepštaitė-Monstavičė,
  • Violeta Apšegaitė,
  • Laima Blažytė-Čereškienė,
  • Ramunė Stanevičienė,
  • Živilė Strazdaitė-Žielienė,
  • Bazilė Ravoitytė,
  • Dominykas Aleknavičius,
  • Vincas Būda and
  • Raimondas Mozūraitis
  • + 1 author

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

  • Article
  • Open Access
75 Citations
7,113 Views
14 Pages

Effects of Plasma-Activated Water on Skin Wound Healing in Mice

  • Dehui Xu,
  • Shuai Wang,
  • Bing Li,
  • Miao Qi,
  • Rui Feng,
  • Qiaosong Li,
  • Hao Zhang,
  • Hailan Chen and
  • Michael G Kong

Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has been widely used in biomedicine during the last two decades. While direct plasma treatment has been reported to promote wound healing, its application can be uneven and inconvenient. In this study, we first activated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,809 Views
11 Pages

Skin Bacteria Mediate Glycerol Fermentation to Produce Electricity and Resist UV-B

  • Arun Balasubramaniam,
  • Prakoso Adi,
  • Tra My Do Thi,
  • Jen-Ho Yang,
  • Asy Syifa Labibah and
  • Chun-Ming Huang

Bacteria that use electron transport proteins in the membrane to produce electricity in the gut microbiome have been identified recently. However, the identification of electrogenic bacteria in the skin microbiome is almost completely unexplored. Usi...

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