Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles of Clinacanthus nutans as Antioxidant with Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Effects by Hock Ing Chiu, Che Nurul Azieyan Che Mood, Nur Nadhirah Mohamad Zain, Muggundha Raoov Ramachandran, Noorfatimah Yahaya, Nik Nur Syazni Nik Mohamed Kamal, Wai Hau Tung, Yoke Keong Yong, Chee Keong Lee, Vuanghao Lim

“…The AgNPs showed good inhibition against bacteria, but not fungi. The inhibition results showed the highest activity against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) with 11.35 mm (AgNP-L) and 11.52 mm (AgNP-S), while the lowest inhibition was against Escherichia coli (E. coli) with 9.22 mm (AgNP-L) and 9.25 mm (AgNP-S) in the disc diffusion method. …”
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Application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of post-stroke infections: a case series study using multiple sample types by Xiaopu Chen, Yong Liang, Wei Yang, Wenzhen He, Zhiqiang Xing, Shunxian Li, Shaoyu Cai, Jiping Fu, Xiaotang Peng, Manli Chen, Jiaming Wu

“…BackgroundMetagenomic high-throughput sequencing (mNGS) represents a powerful tool for detecting nucleic acids from various pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites, in clinical samples. …”
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Enhancing soil quality in soybean cultivation: Mycorrhizal technology combined with intercropping under high cadmium stress by Xiaohui Wang, Xiaoxu Fan, Wei Chang, Kun Li, Mengmeng Zhang, Gaozhong Pu, Alexander.V. Kurakov, Yuan Ping, Fuqiang Song

“…This study evaluated the combined impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation and intercropping with Solanum nigrum on soil microbial diversity, enzyme activity, and environmental factors in soybean cultivation under high Cd stress. …”
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Deciphering the role of epigenetics in plant pathogen resistance: Strategies for sustainable sugarcane management by Faisal Mehdi, Yuanli Wu, Shuzhen Zhang, Yimei Gan, Zhengying Cao, Shuting Jiang, Limei Zan, Benpeng Yang

“…It provides detailed insights into the complex interactions between plants and fungi and discusses innovative crop improvement strategies aimed at improving disease resistance and overall crop resilience. …”
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The Role of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Therapeutic Antimicrobial Choices for Hematologic Patients with Pulmonary Infiltrates by Filippo Patrucco, Mattia Bellan, Davide Martinotti, Giuseppe Ielo, Paola Rebecca Iovine, Martina Mascheroni, Francesco Todisco, Martina Ubaldi, Nadia Castaldo, Francesco Gavelli, Alberto Fantin

“…Among the isolated germs, 59.4% were viruses, 28.6% were bacteria, and 12% were fungi. The patients with higher immunosuppression and the febrile ones underwent BAL earlier than the patients with mild immunosuppression (<i>p</i> = 0.01) and those with other presenting symptoms (<i>p</i> = 0.0001). …”
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Conjunctival microbiota variations in a subset of middle-aged and elderly individuals from Beijing, China by Tian-Yao Zhao, Yu-Chen Wang, Ying-Juan Sun, Jun-Yue Wang, Xiao-Dan Jiang, Xue-Min Li, Ai-Hua Deng

“…Gram-positive rods accounted for 49.18% (60 strains), gram-positive cocci accounted for 45.08% (55 strains), gram-negative bacteria accounted for 4.92% (6 strains), and fungi accounted for 0.82% (1 strain). This study found that the most abundant genera in the conjunctival sac were Corynebacterium (42.62%), Staphylococcus (31.15%), Micrococcus (9.84%), Acinetobacter (4.10%), and Bacillus (3.28%). …”
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Natural Food Colorant Obtained from Wild <i>Berberis vulgaris</i> L. by Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction: Optimization and Characterization by Erika N. Vega, Lorena González-Zamorano, Elena Cebadera, Lillian Barros, Tânia C. S. P. Pires, Adriana K. Molina, Tayse F. F. da Silveira, Guillermo Vidal-Diez de Ulzurrun, Javier Tardío, Montaña Cámara, Virginia Fernández-Ruiz, Patricia Morales

“…Additionally, both BVFF and BVE presented significant antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal activity, especially in the case of BVE, which inhibited the growth of several foodborne bacteria and fungi and even showed bactericidal capacity against most of the tested bacteria, particularly against <i>E. cloacae</i>, <i>E. coli</i>, <i>P. aeruginosa</i>, and <i>B. cereus</i>. …”
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Antifungal activity and mechanism of Phoebe bournei wood essential oil against two dermatophytes by Yan Yang, Qinglin Sun, Yuting Zhang, Junhua Huang, Wenjun Ma, Qi Yang, Zaikang Tong, Junhong Zhang

“…BackgroundDermatophytes are notorious pathogenic fungi that threaten human health and reduce quality of life. …”
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Systematic identification of secondary bile acid production genes in global microbiome by Yuwei Yang, Wenxing Gao, Ruixin Zhu, Liwen Tao, Wanning Chen, Xinyue Zhu, Mengping Shen, Tingjun Xu, Tingting Zhao, Xiaobai Zhang, Lixin Zhu, Na Jiao

“…This catalog greatly expanded the distribution of secondary bile acid production genes across 11 phyla, encompassing bacteria, archaea, and fungi, and extended to 14 habitats spanning hosts and environmental contexts. …”
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HPLC and GC-MS analyses of phytochemicals from Ficus carica leaf extract and essential oil along with their antimicrobial properties by Maximilian Lackner, Abdelfattah Z.M. Salem, Mohamed Z.M. Salem, Abeer A. Mohamed, José Luis Ponce-Covarrubias, Shady Selim

“…The ACE and the EO were evaluated for antibacterial activity against bacterial wilt and soft rot of potato caused by Ralstonia solanacearum LN827661 and Pectobacterium carotovorum LN851554, respectively, and evaluated for antifungal activity against cucumber grey mold fungi caused by Botrytis cinerea PP758474 and early blight of tomato caused by Alternaria alternata PP737871. …”
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Prevalence of Dermatophytosis and Antifungal Activity of Ethanolic Crude Leaf Extract of Tetradenia riparia against Dermatophytes Isolated from Patients Attending Kampala Internati... by Taufik Kakande, Yonah Batunge, Emmanuel Eilu, Ambrose Shabohurira, Justus Abimana, Saheed Adekunle Akinola, Reagan Muhwezi, Abubakar Sunusi Adam, Sarah Kemuma Onkoba, Adamu Almustapha Aliero, Collins Atuheire, Charles Drago Kato, Ibrahim Ntulume

“…Thirty-one (31) fungal isolates were obtained which included both dermatophyte and non-dermatophyte fungi. T. verrucosum had highest distribution 6 (19.35%) among dermatophytes species while Aspergillus spp. were found to have highest distribution 7 (22.58%) among non-dermatophyte species. …”
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Trichoderma virens XZ11-1 producing siderophores inhibits the infection of Fusarium oxysporum and promotes plant growth in banana plants by Haiyang Cui, Qifeng Cheng, Tao Jing, Yufeng Chen, Xiaojuan Li, Miaoyi Zhang, Dengfeng Qi, Junting Feng, Farinaz Vafadar, Yongzan Wei, Kai Li, Yankun Zhao, Dengbo Zhou, Jianghui Xie

“…Similarly, T. virens XZ11-1 also had antagonistic activities against 10 phytopathogenic fungi. Pot experiments demonstrated that T. virens XZ11-1 could colonize in the root system of banana plants. …”
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Bees on the run: Nosema spp. (Microsporidia) in Apis mellifera and related products, Italy by Giovanni Sgroi, Luigi Jacopo D’Auria, Luigi Jacopo D’Auria, Maria Gabriella Lucibelli, Andrea Mancusi, Yolande Thérèsa Rose Proroga, Mauro Esposito, Mauro Esposito, Simona Rea, Daniel Signorelli, Federica Gargano, Nicola D’Alessio, Ranju Ravindran Santhakumari Manoj, Peyman Khademi, Giuseppe Rofrano, Giuseppe Rofrano

“…IntroductionThe decline of the European/western honeybee (Apis mellifera) population is on account of a plethora of microorganisms, such as Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae, two microsporidian fungi responsible of nosemosis that affects welfare and production of the bee industry. …”
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A review on the chemical ecology of the Fucaceae holobionts: from fundamental knowledge to applications by Rousseau, Coralie, Demoulinger, Gautier, Rousvoal, Sylvie, Champeval, Delphine, Dolly, Maurane, Michel, Gurvan, Thomas, François, Markov, Gabriel V., Potin, Philippe, Dittami, Simon M., Prado, Soizic, Leblanc, Catherine, Le Guillard, Cécile

“…The Fucaceae are of particular interest in this regard, as several species exhibit specificity with regard to their associated endophytic fungi. Many of these associated microbes produce a wide range of bioactive compounds themselves and may contribute to well-known properties previously attributed to the host. …”
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Effects of Mixing Tree Species on Soil Enzyme Activity and Carbon-Use Efficiency in Eroded Masson Pine Forest by WANG Man, JIANG Yongmeng, ZHANG Shiliang, ZHANG Jinxiu, ZHENG Linmin, ZENG Zhiwei, LYU Maokui, XIE Jinsheng

“…Specifically, compared with that of Y39-CF and Y19-MF, CUE of Y39-MF significantly increased by 200.00% and 136.84%, respectively. (3) By analyzing the characteristics of soil enzyme activity and the relationship between CUE and environmental factors, it was found that soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus availability was an important influencing factor, mainly affecting AP activity, C∶PEEA, N∶PEEA, VL, VA and CUE, while the stoichiometric ratio of soil nutrients mainly affected βG activity and C∶NEEA. (4) The results of redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that the ratio of fungi and bacteria mainly affected the characteristics of soil enzyme activity and CUE in the mixed forest, while the main influencing factors in pure forest were actinomyces and Gram-negative bacteria. …”
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The role of mNGS in the diagnosis of talaromycosis and case series by Jing Zhao, Hui-Ting Su, Dong Zhang, Xue-Tong Li, Min-Ya Lu, Juan Du, Jia-Yu Guo, Yi Gao, Xin-Fei Chen, Dong-Hua Wen, Shi-Yu Jia, Yao Wang, Qi-Wen Yang

“…One of them was mix infected by fungi, bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and virus, improved by voriconzole and followed by introconaole. …”
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The Combined Effect of Garlic (Allium sativum) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa) Extracts to Reduce the Adverse Effects of Aflatoxin B1 in Rats by Hadi Sarir, Saeedeh Zakerian, masood didarkhah

“…Mycotoxins are small molecules that are produced as secondary metabolites by filamentous fungi and yeasts. Aflatoxins, secondary metabolites of various Aspergillus spp, commonly contaminate a wide variety of tropical and subtropical food/feedstuffs. …”
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Jianwei Xiaoshi oral liquid attenuates high-calorie diet-induced dyspepsia in immature rats via regulating the pancreatic secretion pathway and maintaining the homeostasis of intes... by Yan Zhang, Xiaolu Wei, Shan Jiang, Wenya Gao, Kun Wang, Hongjie Wang, Huijun Wang, Nan Si, Yanyan Zhou, Keke Luo, Mengxiao Wang, Yuyang Liu, Lihua Chen, Liqi Ni, Haiyu Zhao

“…In total, 15 differential bacteria and 16 differential fungi were identified. Targeted metabolomics analysis of SCFAs revealed a significant decrease in valeric acid (VA), acetic acid (AA), and isovaleric acid (IVA) levels in the model group, which were restored to the corresponding levels after the administration of JWXS. …”
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New insights into freshwater ascomycetes: discovery of novel species in diverse aquatic habitats by Lu Li, Lu Li, Lu Li, Darbhe Jayarama Bhat, Darbhe Jayarama Bhat, Hong-Bo Jiang, Hong-Bo Jiang, Hong-Bo Jiang, Hong-Bo Jiang, Jun-Fu Li, Jun-Fu Li, Jun-Fu Li, Jun-Fu Li, Turki M. Dawoud, Fangqi Sun, Fangqi Sun, Fangqi Sun, Fangqi Sun, Sukanya Haituk, Sukanya Haituk, Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon, Ratchadawan Cheewangkoon, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Rungtiwa Phookamsak, Rungtiwa Phookamsak

“…During investigations of freshwater fungi in Hunan and Yunnan provinces, China, Chaetopsina yunnanensis sp. nov. …”
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The process of nitrogen-adaptation root endophytic bacterial rather than phosphorus-adaptation fungal subcommunities construction unveiled the tomato yield improvement under long-t... by Xiaoxia Li, Xiaoxia Li, Xiaoxia Li, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Awais, Shuang Wang, Shuang Wang, Shuang Wang, Shuang Wang, Zhu Zhang, Zhu Zhang, Zhu Zhang, Shuning Zhao, Shuning Zhao, Shuning Zhao, Yufeng Liu, Yufeng Liu, Yufeng Liu, Zhouping Sun, Zhouping Sun, Zhouping Sun, Hongdan Fu, Hongdan Fu, Hongdan Fu, Tianlai Li, Tianlai Li, Tianlai Li

“…Interactions between endophytes (endophytic bacteria and fungi) and plants are crucial in maintaining crop fitness in agricultural systems, particularly in relation to abundant and rare subcommunities involved in community construction. …”
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