Global warming is profoundly altering the structure and function of permafrost peatland ecosystems, but how soil microorganisms as core regulators of biogeochemical cycles respond to the process remains unclear. We investigated peatlands of the conti...
In this article, we present a microfluidic technique for the rapid enumeration of bacterial density with a syringe filter to trap bacteria and the quantification of the bacterial density through pressure difference measurement across the membrane. Fi...
Host plants play a vital role in insect population differentiation, while symbiotic associations between bacteria and insects are ubiquitous in nature. However, existing studies have given limited attention to the connection between host-related diff...
Prokaryotic communities coordinate quorum behaviour in response to external stimuli to control fundamental processes including inter-bacterial communication. The obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen Chlamydia adopts two developmental forms, inva...
This study aimed to evaluate bacterial and fungal biomarkers to differentiate patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), predict the IBD prognosis, and determine the relationship of these biomarkers with IBD pathogenesis. The composition and fun...
Ambient ionization mass spectrometry (AIMS) is both labor and time saving and has been proven to be useful for the rapid delineation of trace organic and biological compounds with minimal sample pretreatment. Herein, an analytical platform of probe s...
Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a crucial diagnostic tool for identifying pneumonia in the pediatric age group. However, it plays a limited role in the early distinction between viral and bacterial pneumonia in children. The objectives of our study were to...
We used T2 relaxation, chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST), and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess whether bacterial infection can be differentiated from inflammation in a myositis-induced mouse model....
While the gut bacterial communities of sea cucumbers have been extensively studied, the extent to which environmental filtering may shape bacterial assembly across different host compartments remains poorly understood. This study employed Illumina Mi...
Postbiotics, including bacterial lysates, are considered alternatives to probiotics. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of bacterial lysates (BLs) extracted from Pediococcus acidilactici K10 (K10 BL) and P. acidilactici HW01 (...
Bacterial endotoxins, as major components of Gram-negative bacterial outer membrane leaflets and a well-characterized TLR4-MD-2 ligand, are lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) that are constantly shed from bacteria during growth and infection. For the first t...
Ascitic fluid infection is a serious complication of liver cirrhosis. The distinction between the more common spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) and the less common secondary peritonitis in patients with liver cirrhosis is crucial due to the var...
Unraveling rhizosphere microbial assembly and plant–microbe co-adaptation is essential for understanding how fragile mountain ecosystems respond to environmental stress. This study investigated the rhizosphere bacterial communities of Carex ene...
Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) has a negative surface charge in physiological environments, which allows the adsorption of calcium ions to initiate the nucleation of different calcium phosphate phases. The aim of this study was to investigate differen...
Plant microbiomes provide significant fitness advantages to their plant hosts, especially in the sub-nival belt. Studies to date have primarily focused on belowground communities in this region. Here, we utilized high-throughput DNA sequencing to qua...
As key drivers of soil biogeochemical cycles, soil microbial communities play essential roles in maintaining soil fertility, nutrient cycling, and plant growth. In this study, high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA and ITS genes was used to investiga...
The sycamore lace bug, Corythucha ciliata, a globally invasive pest that damages Platanus spp., harbors a bacterial microbiome that may help it adapt to different geographical environments. However, the geographical differentiation patterns of its ba...
A biosensor utilizing long-period fiber gratings (LPFG) functionalized with nanoporous coated structures was developed for the rapid detection of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteria. The nanoporous structure coatings on the LPFG surface facili...
The diagnostics of two of the most prevalent lung diseases in dogs, bacterial pneumonia (BP) and lung neoplasm (LN), are challenging as their clinical signs are identical and may also occur in extrapulmonary diseases. This study aims to identify ultr...
Background: The turnaround times for phenotypic tests used to monitor the bacterial load of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, in both clinical and preclinical studies, are delayed by the organism’s slow growth in culture media. The existence of diffe...
The Chavy–Waddy–Kolokolnikov model for the description of bacterial colonies is considered. In order to establish if the mathematical model is integrable, the Painlevé test is conducted for the nonlinear ordinary differential equat...
Thyroid hormone (TH) signaling controls muscle progenitor cells differentiation. However, inflammation can alter muscle TH signaling by modulating the expression of TH transporters (Slc16a2), receptors (Thra1), and deiodinase enzymes (Dio2 and Dio3)....
Gut microbiota influence nutrient acquisition, immune function, and pathogen resistance, yet are rarely considered in ex situ planning. We compared gut bacterial (16S ribosomal RNA; 16S rRNA) and fungal (internal transcribed spacer 1; ITS1) communiti...
Bacterial Vaginosis is a common disease and recurring public health problem. Additionally, this infection can trigger other sexually transmitted diseases. In the medical field, not all possible combinations among the pathogens of a possible case of B...
Bacterial blight is a common disease found in the rice-growing regions in the Korean peninsula. Identification of the gene network involved against Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae Korean race K2 in popular japonica cultivars is essential in underpinnin...
To reveal how land use type regulates soil bacterial community structure, co-occurrence networks, and carbon–nitrogen functions across 0–100 cm profiles in the alpine semi-arid Huangshui River Basin, soils from five land use types (cropla...
The Ralstonia solanacearum species complex (RSSC) causes bacterial wilt in a broad range of economically important hosts. The RSSC has been reclassified into three species, of which R. solanacearum sequevars 1 and 2 in phylotype IIB are designated as...
Bacterial blight, caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo), is an overwhelming disease in rice-growing regions worldwide. Our previous studies revealed that the executor R gene Xa23 confers broad-spectrum disease resistance to all naturally occu...
Bacterial spot (BS) is one of the most devastating foliar bacterial diseases of tomato and is caused by multiple species of Xanthomonas. We performed the RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) analysis of three tomato lines with different levels of resistance to X...
Background/Objectives: Bacterial outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) play a role in bacterial communication, virulence, antimicrobial resistance, and host–pathogen interaction. OMV isolation is a key step for studying these particles’ function...
Introduction: Osteoporosis (OP) is a prevalent condition marked by reduced bone density and a heightened risk of fractures. Current treatments often have side effects, underscoring the need for safer alternatives. Recent research highlights the signi...
Yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) is an important freshwater fish species in aquaculture. However, as intensive farming has rapidly expanded, infectious diseases caused by various bacteria, such as Aeromonas hydrophila, have also increased. We...
The development of rapid, reliable, and low-cost methods that enable discrimination among clinically relevant bacteria is crucial, with emphasis on those listed as WHO Global Priority 1 Critical Pathogens, such as carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter b...
Bacterial canker caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae (Pss) is responsible for substantial loss to the production of sweet cherry in Chile. To date, the molecular mechanisms of the Pss–sweet cherry interaction and the disease-related gen...
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The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a broader use of masks by both professionals and the general population. This resulted in a severe worldwide shortage of devices and the need to increase import and activate production of safe and...
The honeybee Apis mellifera is highly appreciated worldwide because of its products, but also as it is a pollinator of crops and wild plants. The beehive is vulnerable to infections due to arthropods, fungi, protozoa, bacteria and/or viruses that man...
Plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) are secreted into the rhizosphere, i.e., the soil zone surrounding the roots of plants. They are often involved in root-associated microbiome assembly, but the association between PSMs and microbiota is not well c...
Concern about salt levels in freshwater habitats receiving road de-icer runoff has inspired the development of “eco-friendly” formulations that are intended to be less toxic to aquatic organisms, but few experiments have determined that t...
This prospective observational study aimed to investigate the utility of lung ultrasound (LUS) in diagnosing and managing pediatric respiratory infections, specifically focusing on viral, bacterial, and SARS-CoV-2 infections. Conducted over a period...
Objectives: To develop and validate a radiological nomogram combining radiological and clinical characteristics for differentiating mycoplasma pneumonia and bacterial pneumonia with similar CT findings. Methods: A total of 100 cases of pneumonia pati...
Honeybee vitellogenin (Vg) transports pathogen fragments from the gut to the hypopharyngeal glands and is also used by nurse bees to synthesize royal jelly (RJ), which serves as a vehicle for transferring pathogen fragments to the queen and young lar...
Soil salinization severely constrains agricultural productivity, while root-associated microbiota contribute to plant adaptation to saline–alkali stress. However, developmental assembly dynamics of rhizosphere and root endosphere bacterial comm...
Differentiating viral from bacterial infections in febrile children is challenging and often leads to an unnecessary use of antibiotics. There is a great need for more accurate diagnostic tools. New molecular methods have improved the particular diag...
Crop tree management (CTM) is a widely applicable silviculture technology that is used to improve the performance of individual trees. However, only little information is available about the effects of the CTM regime on the soil microbial community s...
Background Granulomatous lung diseases include a spectrum of disorders, both infectious and noninfectious, unified by the presence of granulomas in the lung parenchyma. Granulomas are microscopic, organized collections of immune cells that arise as a...
Introduction: We sought to determine whether the delta neutrophil index (DNI), a marker that is reported to be used to predict the diagnosis, prognosis, and disease severity of bacteremia and sepsis, is useful in differentiating bacterial infection w...
FebriDx is a rapid point-of-care test combining qualitative measurements of C-reactive protein (CRP) and Myxovirus Resistance Protein A (MxA) using a disposable test device to detect and differentiate acute bacterial from viral respiratory tract infe...
Background: Bacterial infection’s differential impact in singleton versus twin pregnancies and the modifying role of cervical interventions remain unclear. The objective is to investigate the association between bacterial infection and preterm...
Candida albicans is a commensal polymorphic and opportunistic fungus, which usually resides as a small community in the oral cavities of a majority of humans. The latter eco-system presents this yeast varied opportunities for mutualistic interactions...
The growing deterioration of water quality, driven by water scarcity and microbiological contamination, demands the development of sustainable and low-environmental-impact technological alternatives. Against this background, the present study assesse...
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