The increasing availability of large-scale time series data allows the inference of microbial community dynamics by association network analysis. However, correlation-based association network analyses are noninformative of causal, mediating and time...
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Network-based assessments are important for disentangling complex microbial and microbial–host interactions and can provide the basis for microbial engineering. There is a growing recognition that chemical-mediated interactions are important fo...
Plastic pollution has become a global environmental issue, yet little is known about how plastics degrade and interact with microbes under polar conditions, especially upon entering the marine environment. Here, we report the first in situ time-serie...
Background: Hospital-acquired multidrug-resistant organism (HA-MDRO) infections remain a major patient-safety threat linked to antimicrobial exposure, but long-term hospital-level evidence on whether integrated stewardship can reduce HA-MDRO burden r...
Background: Astilbin is a bioactive flavonoid with documented anti-inflammatory properties; however, its sustained interactions with the gut microbiota remain poorly understood. Fecal samples from three healthy donors were pooled and fermented with a...
Nowadays, pesticides are widely used in preventing and controlling the diseases and pests of crop, but at the same time pesticide residues have brought serious harm to human’s health and the environment. It is an important subject to study micr...
The structure of mixed microbial cultures—such as the human gut microbiota—is influenced by a complex interplay of interactions among its community members. The objective of this study was to propose a strategy to characterize microbial i...
Biological processes underlying health and disease are inherently dynamic and are best understood when characterized in a time-informed manner. In this comprehensive review, we discuss challenges inherent in time-series microbiome data analyses and c...
A one-stage partial nitritation/anammox (PN/A) process with intermittent aeration is possible under sidestream conditions, but implementation in a mainstream is a challenge due to increased Carbon/Nitrogen (C/N) ratios in domestic wastewater. This st...
Exploring efficient methods to enhance leaching efficiency is critical for bioleaching technology to deal with sulfide concentrate. In our study, a novel artificial microbial community was established to augment the bioleaching efficiency and recover...
Soil health is the basis of ecological and food security for humanity. Among the informative indicators of soil health are microbiological indicators based on the intensity of the carbon dioxide release from the soil. The reaction of the microbial co...
10-deoxoartemisinin is a semisynthetic derivative of artemisinin that lacks a lactone carbonyl group at the 10-position, and has stronger antimalarial properties than artemisinin. However, 10-deoxoartemisinin has limited utility as a therapeutic agen...
This paper considers an uncertain nonlinear switching system with time delay, which is denoted as a series of uncertain delay differential equations. Previously, there were few published results on such kinds of uncertain switching systems. To fill t...
Deep-sea polymetallic nodule provinces harbor rich benthic microbial communities that underpin biogeochemical cycles and sustain abyssal ecosystem functions. Recent studies have begun to map their abundance, diversity and community structure, emphasi...
Abundant non-medicinal byproducts of Polygonatum sibiricum and Gentiana scabra are severely underutilized, resulting in resource waste and environmental burden. A previous study confirmed that triple-microbial co-fermentation enhances their antibacte...
The Cambrian Series 2–Miaolingian transition is a pivotal period during Earth history, which witnessed the decline of biodiversity and the reduction in biomass, i.e., the redlichiid–olenellid trilobite extinction. The notable δ13C e...
Hydrocarbon biodegradation rates in the deep-sea have been largely determined under atmospheric pressure, which may lead to non-representative results. In this work, we aim to study the response of deep-sea microbial communities of the Eastern Medite...
During his famous 1943 lecture series at Trinity College Dublin, the reknown physicist Erwin Schrödinger discussed the failure and challenges of interpreting life by classical physics alone and that a new approach, rooted in Quantum principles, must...
Microbial communities are the fundamental determinants of Nongxiang Daqu quality. In this study, we systematically investigated the assembly and succession mechanisms of microbial communities during Nongxiang Daqu fermentation. Our findings reveal th...
(1) Background: The appearance and progression of carious lesions represent a complex phenomenon of interactions of microbial factors (the action of bacteria on the tooth), of the factors related to the host, to the diet, and to the time factor. Whic...
This study applied a multi-level contact oxidation process system in a pilot-scale experiment to treat automobile painting wastewater. The experimental wastewater had been pre-treated through a series of physicochemical methods, but the water still c...
Agricultural waste negatively impacts the environment and generates economic difficulties for agro-industrial companies and farmers. As a result, it is necessary for an eco-friendly and sustainable alternative to managing this type of waste. Therefor...
A food pasteurization or sterilization process was treated as a system comprising a target microorganism, a food medium, and applied lethal agents (both thermal and nonthermal). So, the state of such a system was defined by the target microorganism&r...
Northeast Shark River Slough (NESS), lying at the northeastern perimeter of Everglades National Park (ENP), Florida, USA, has been subjected to years of hydrologic modifications. Construction of the Tamiami Trail (US 41) in 1928 connected the east an...
This experiment investigated the role of the gut microbiota in the growth and development of Antheraea pernyi, isolated gut bacteria related to lignin degradation in oak trees, and preliminarily verified their lignin degradation ability, providing a...
This study investigates the impacts of bismuth and tin on the production of CH4 and volatile fatty acids in a microbial electrosynthesis cell with a continuous CO2 supply. First, the impact of several transition metal ions (Ni2+, Fe2+, Cu2+, Sn2+, Mn...
To improve the mechanical properties of calcareous sand, it is proposed that microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) technology be used. A series of solidification tests were conducted in natural seawater and freshwater environments....
Three microbial fuel cells (MFCs) with different volumes (S-, M-, and L-MFCs) were operated at individual flow (phase I) and serially connected flow modes (phase II for forward flow and phase III for reverse flow) at the same flow rate. The three MFC...
With the rapid development of the economy and productivity, an increasing number of citizens are not only concerned about the nutritional value of algae as a potential new food resource but are also, in particular, paying more attention to the safety...
The Eastern South Pacific coastal zone is characterized by seasonal and interannual variability, driven by upwelling and El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO), respectively. These oceanographical conditions influence microbial communities and th...
Foodborne pathogens represent one of the most dangerous threats to public health along the food chain all over the world. Over time, many methods were studied for pathogen inhibition in food, such as the development of novel packaging materials with...
Understanding the dynamics of organic carbon mineralization is fundamental in forecasting biosphere to atmosphere net carbon ecosystem exchange (NEE). With this perspective, we developed 3D-CMCC-PSM, a new version of the hybrid process based model 3D...
Time-series experiments are crucial for understanding the transient and dynamic nature of biological phenomena. These experiments, leveraging advanced classification and clustering algorithms, allow for a deep dive into the cellular processes. Howeve...
In the field of geotechnical engineering, microbially induced calcium precipitation technology is feasible and sustainable alternative to improve the engineering characteristics of sand foundation under different geological conditions for a long time...
Ensuring access to safe drinking water remains a crucial global challenge, particularly in low-income and developing regions. Point-of-use (POU) sand filters, known for their affordability and efficiency, hold promise for improving water quality. Thi...
Aiming at the problems of serious soil desertification, increased soil and water loss, and reduced soil-available nutrients in the agro-pastoral ecotone in Northeast Inner Mongolia, this study took corn variety A6565 as the planting crop and analyzed...
Background: Gut microbiota is a complex ecosystem of bacteria, viruses, archaea, protozoa and yeasts in our intestine. It has several functions, including maintaining human body equilibrium. Microbial “dysbiosis” can be responsible for outbreak of lo...
The USA is the third-leading cotton-producing country worldwide and cotton farming is common in the state of Georgia. Cotton harvest can be a significant contributor to airborne microbial exposures to farmers and nearby rural communities. The use of...
To determine the evolution of microbial community and microbial shift under anaerobic processes, this study investigates the use of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). In the DGGE, short- and medium-sized DNA fragments are separated based...
Drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections, on average, increase the length of stay (LOS) in U.S. hospitals by 5 days, translating to approximately $15,000 per patient. We used statistical and machine-learning models to explore the relationshi...
Urban estuarine environments face increasing water safety risks due to microbial contamination from combined sewer overflows (CSOs), particularly during heavy rainfall events. In megacities like Tokyo, where waterfronts are widely used for recreation...
We investigated the effect of a 24-week energy-restricted intervention with low or high dairy intake (LD or HD) on the metabolic profiles of urine, blood and feces in overweight/obese women by NMR spectroscopy combined with ANOVA-simultaneous compone...
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) is associated with Citrus Huanglongbing (HLB), a devastating disease in the US. Previously, we conducted a two-year-long monthly HLB survey by quantitative real-time PCR using root DNA fractions prepared from...
A commercially available microfluidics flow cell was utilized together with widefield fluorescence microscopy to evaluate the effects of disinfectants on bacterial strains. The flow cell’s inner surface supports the formation of biofilms of num...
Crop residue decomposition is an important part of the carbon cycle in agricultural ecosystems, and microorganisms are widely recognized as key drivers during this process. However, we still know little about how nitrogen (N) input and rhizosphere ef...
Background: On a national level, heroin-related hospital admissions have reached an all-time high. With the foot being the fourth most common injection site, heroin-related lower-extremity infections have become more prevalent owing to many factors,...
In this research series, several sugar beet molasses of different osmolalities were inoculated with a mix of the following microorganisms, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes, to develop mathematical models and correlations o...
The fermentation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum is a complex bioprocess due to the nonlinear and dynamic nature of microbial growth. Traditional monitoring methods often fail to provide early and actionable insights into fermentation outcomes. This...
Facility agriculture is essential for modernizing the production of horticultural plants, while long-standing over-fertilization and improper tillage in some vegetable facilities in northern China have resulted in reduced soil quality, increased gree...
Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are emerging technologies that can produce electricity while treating wastewater. A series of tests were carried out to evaluate the efficiency of this technology for treating dairy wastewater (DWW). The experiments used Sh...
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