Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a secondary metabolite produced by several Fusarium species that is hazardous to humans and animals after entering food chains. In this study, by adding cofactors, the Devosia strain A6-243 is identified as the DON-transformin...
Thirty-two bacterial isolates were obtained from root nodules of Lupinus angustifolius growing in Northern Tunisia. Phylogenetic analyses based on recA and gyrB partial gene sequences grouped the strains into six clusters: four clusters belonged to t...
Two cell-wall-associated polysaccharides were isolated and purified from the deep-sea marine bacterium Devosia submarina KMM 9415T, purified by ultracentrifugation and enzymatic treatment, separated by chromatographic techniques, and studied by sugar...
In this study, a dual-member bacterial consortium with the ability to oxidize deoxynivalenol (DON) to 3-keto-DON, designated SD, was first screened from the feces of Tenebrio molitor larvae. This consortium consisted of Pseudomonas sp. SD17-1 and Dev...
Climate change, environmental pollution and associated abiotic stresses are beginning to meaningfully affect agricultural production worldwide. Salt stress is, however, one of the most important threats that significantly impairs plant growth and dev...
Fusarium head blight (FHB) of cereals is a severe disease caused by the Fusarium graminearum species complex. It leads to the accumulation of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) in grains and other plant tissues and causes substantial economic losses...
Sustainable agriculture increasingly relies on organic amendments that integrate circular economy principles. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)-derived compost (MSW-compost) represents a promising candidate as soil amendment in viticulture, yet its impact...
Trichothecene mycotoxins, especially T-2 toxin, represent a significant threat to food safety and public health. Although the enzymatic degradation of deoxynivalenol has been extensively investigated, there are few reports of enzymes capable of effic...
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is one of the most toxic mycotoxins, widely contaminating agricultural products and posing a serious threat to food safety and human health. Enzymatic degradation is considered a promising detoxification strategy due to its high e...
Vascular calcification (VC) is a frequent condition in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and a well-established risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Gut dysbiosis may contribute to CVD and inflammation in CKD patients. Nonethel...
In this study, 207 strains of aerobic and facultatively anaerobic cellulolytic bacteria were isolated from the gut of Holotrichia parallela larvae. These bacterial isolates were assigned to 21 genotypes by amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis...
Populus euphratica (P. euphratica) is a dominant tree species in the arid and semi-arid regions along the main stem of the Tarim River. This study aims to explore the response of microbial communities in the rhizosphere soil of P. euphratica to varyi...
More than six decades of human activity in Antarctica resulted in chronic diesel contamination of soils surrounding research stations. Phytoremediation assisted by the native vascular plant Deschampsia antarctica is one of the few remediation strateg...
Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a prevalent trichothecene mycotoxin in cereals that poses food and feed safety risks while causing important economic losses. Microbial biotransformation offers a selective, mild strategy for DON detoxification. Here, we scree...
Soil fertility is determined by biological diversity at all levels of life, from genes to entire biocenoses. The aim of this study was to evaluate bacterial diversity in soil contaminated with Cd2+, Co2+ and Ni2+ and sown with Brassica napus. This is...
Environmental pollution stands as one of the significant global challenges we face today. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), a class of stubborn organic pollutants, have long been a focal point of bioremediation research. This study aims to exp...
Although peanut shells represent an abundant agricultural waste, their high-value utilization potential as a horticultural substrate has not been fully recognized. Meanwhile, horticultural crops such as tomatoes are in urgent demand for high-quality...
Deoxynivalenol (DON), a Group III carcinogenic mycotoxin frequently detected in cereals and animal-derived food products, poses serious health risks to animals and humans. In this study, we developed a genetically engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae...
The imbalance of the soil microbiome is a primary indicator of ARD (apple replant disease). Biofumigation is a treatment that enables the restoration of microbiome balance. This study involved an analysis of the taxonomic and functional diversity of...
Slow sand filters (SSFs) have been widely used in the construction of water plants in rural areas. It is necessary to find river sand of suitable particle size to improve SSF treatment of micro-polluted water so as to ensure the effective and long-te...
DepA, a pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ)-dependent enzyme isolated from Devosia mutans 17-2-E-8, exhibits versatility in oxidizing deoxynivalenol (DON) and its derivatives. This study explored DepA’s substrate specificity and enzyme kinetics, foc...
Improvements in the crop productivity, soil health, and sustainable intensification should be premised on the better understanding of interactions between the cropping systems and soil microbial diversity. In this study, we assessed variations in the...
Deoxynivalenol (DON), a mycotoxin produced by Fusarium species, severely contaminates grains and feed, posing a continuous threat to human and livestock health. In this study, the DON-degrading enzyme (DDE) gene from Devosia sp. JA3 was heterologousl...
Deoxynivalenol (DON), one of the main mycotoxins with enteric toxicity, genetic toxicity, and immunotoxicity, and is widely found in corn, barley, wheat, and rye. In order to achieve effective detoxification of DON, the least toxic 3-epi-DON (1/357th...
True morels (Morchella, Pezizales) cultivated in soil are subject to complex influences from soil microbial communities. To explore the characteristics of soil microbial communities on morel cultivation, and evaluate whether these microbes are relate...
Oligosaccharides are plant immune elicitors with recognized roles in seed germination, root development and stress regulation. However, most studies have focused on single oligosaccharides or the independent effects of rhizosphere microorganisms. The...
Bioorganic fertilizers can alleviate (a) biotic stresses and sustainably increase crop yields. The effect of bioorganic fertilizers on the rhizosphere bacterial community of Panax notoginseng and soil metabolism remains unknown. Here, we tracked the...
Atrazine causes serious contamination of agricultural soils and groundwater. This study investigated the influence mechanism of sterilized soil (CKs), unsterilized soil (CKn), sterilized soil amended with 45 (SsV1), 60 (SsV2), 75 (SsV3) days of vermi...
Wheat crown rot, caused by Fusarium pseudograminearum, is an emerging soil-borne fungal disease and causes serious damage in areas where water is scarce. However, the interactions between plant, microbiome, and pathogen under different watering regim...
Genetic variability in bacterial populations that nodulate Lupinus cosentinii in Tunisia was investigated. Phylogenetic studies of 40 isolates using recA partial sequences categorized them into three clusters within the Bradyrhizobium genus. Twenty-t...
Antibiotic treatment is regarded as an emergency measure to avoid disease occurrence of aquatic animals during metamorphosis in an aquaculture system, which is very common in hatcheries of bivalve mollusc larvae. However, it is still unclear how and...
Microplastics are a globally-ubiquitous aquatic pollutant and have been heavily studied over the last decade. Of particular interest are the interactions between microplastics and microorganisms, especially the pursuit to discover a plastic-specific...
Continuous cropping obstacles severely constrain Chinese chive (Allium tuberosum) production, yet the integrated mechanisms involving soil properties, microbial communities, and rhizosphere metabolites remain unclear. We hypothesized that long-term m...
The Korean fir (Abies koreana), a native coniferous tree species mainly found on Mt. Halla in Jeju, South Korea, is suffering from continuous population decline and has been declared an endangered species. Research efforts have focused on the possibl...
The present study was conducted to compare the effect of two barnyard millet varieties viz. Echinochloa frumentacea (L.) (HNJZ) and Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) var. austro-japonensis (BZ), on fertility and physicochemical properties of alkaline soil o...
To analyze the effects of in situ vegetable residue return on soil properties and microorganisms, this study conducted a continuous three-season in situ residue return experiment with four treatments: no return (CK), residue return (HTJ), residue ret...
Pine wilt disease (PWD) caused by Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is a major threat to pine forests worldwide. Induction of resistance is a promising and safe management option that should be investigated in relation to its possible influence on the pine...
Soil salinization constrains global wheat production, but how organic–microbial amendments alleviate saline–alkali stress across plant tissues remains poorly characterized. In a single-season field trial, we compared three treatments&mdas...
The qualities of precooked foods can be significantly changed by the microorganisms produced during room temperature storage. This work assessed the effects of different antibacterial treatments (CK, without any treatment; microwave treatment, MS; mi...
Blood is conventionally thought to be sterile. However, emerging evidence on the blood microbiome has started to challenge this notion. Recent reports have revealed the presence of genetic materials of microbes or pathogens in the blood circulation,...
Lupin is a high-protein legume crop that grows in a wide range of edaphoclimatic conditions where other crops are not viable. Its unique seed nutrient profile can promote health benefits, and it has been proposed as a phytoremediation plant. Most rhi...
The intercropping of Morchella in pear orchards has important production value in improving the utilization rate and economic benefits of the orchard; however, there is little research on the intercropping model of pear-Morchella. In this study, meta...
Underground coal extraction alters aquatic ecosystems. Quantitative evaluation of microbial responses serves as an indicator for ecological security. High-throughput amplicon sequencing and structural equation modeling were applied to analyze aquatic...
Plants, and microorganisms associated with them, offer an effective tool for removing pollutants, such as heavy metals, from the soil environment. The aim of this study was to determine changes caused by Ni2+, Co2+, and Cd2+ in the genetic diversity...
The structure of microbial communities in sponge-sand filters, used for the treatment of real domestic sewage with elevated ammonium nitrogen concentrations (approximately 155 mg·dm−3), was characterized using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. A...
Soil health reflects the sustained capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem, ensuring support for all forms of life. The evaluation of soil health relies heavily on physicochemical indicators. However, it remains unclear whether and h...
In this study, pristine biochar (BC1) and magnesium-modified biochar (BC2) were prepared from corn straw. Different nitrogen deposition intensities (0, 8, 30, and 50 kg N/(ha·yr)) were simulated by adding NH4NO3 solution. A laboratory incubati...
In order to understand the mechanisms of microbial growth on waste polyurethane sponge materials, their effectiveness as biomass carriers in domestic sewage with increased ammonium nitrogen content treatment was assessed. Comparative experiments were...
Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) represent a sustainable and eco-friendly strategy to enhance crop productivity and support integrated agricultural systems. Among these, members of the genus Bacillus are highly valued for their resilience...
Crop replanting leads to soil degradation and soil productivity reduction, which is a challenge for sustainable agricultural development. We previously found that silicon fertilizers combined with additional microbial agents are an effective means to...
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