Preventing Foodborne Illness: Clostridium botulinum by Keith R. Schneider, Mickey E. Parish, Renée M. Goodrich, Taylor Cookingham

“…This document is FSHN04-06, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors, and retailers; Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Pool Chemicals and Personal Safety by Fred Fishel

“…Pool chemicals containing chlorine safeguard against recreational-water illnesses caused by disease-causing pathogens, such as the diarrhea-causing Cryptosporidium. …”
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Colletotrichum Crown Rot (Anthracnose Crown Rot) of Strawberries by Natalia A. Peres, Steven J. MacKenzie

“…Colletotrichum crown rot is caused by the fungi Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Colletotrichum fragariae. Both pathogens kill strawberry plants by aggressively invading crown tissue. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: E. coli O157:H7 by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich, Melissa A. Kirby

“… This is one in a series of fact sheets discussing common foodborne pathogens of interest to food handlers, processors, and retailers.  …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Campylobacteriosis by Soohyoun Ahn, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Keith R. Schneider

“…Over 800,000 cases per year of diarrheal disease in the United States were linked to Campylobacter, being ranked No. 4 in the pathogens causing foodborne illnesses. Campylobacter is also responsible for 15% of foodborne illness-related hospitalizations, and 6% of foodborne illness-related deaths. …”
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Turfgrass Disease Management by Monica L. Elliott, Philip F. Harmon

“…Turfgrass diseases are underappreciated because the biological organisms (plant pathogens) causing the problems are rarely observed. …”
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Southern House Mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus Say by Stephanie Larrick, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly

“…It describes this medium-sized brown mosquito that exists throughout the tropics and the lower latitudes of temperate regions and is a vector of many pathogens, several of which affect humans — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, medical importance, and management. …”
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Examination of Faecal Caliform Presence in Groundwater in Ghana (A Case Study in Ketu South Municipality) by Seth Y Ahiabor, Austin D Amoako

“…The high coliforms content of the eight hand-dug wells poses a health risk and renders the water unsuitable for human consumption. The presence of pathogenic organisms in the water could be attributed to pit latrine in the vicinity that extent their influence on these water qualities, since they are sited close to them. © JASEM…”
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Application of ursodeoxycholic acid at non-alcoholic and alcohol-induced steatohepatitis by Ye. A. Fedos’ina, M. V. Mayevskaya

“…UDCA has antiapoptotic, cytoprotective, immunomodulating, anti-oxidative effect, so it can be used as pathogenic therapy at alcohol-induced and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. …”
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Sodium dichloroisocyanurate: a promising candidate for the disinfection of resilient drain biofilm by Abbie Martin, Natasha Doyle, Tom F. O'Mahony

“…Biofilm contained within drain and plumbing systems may contain pathogenic viruses and bacteria which pose a significant risk to patient safety within healthcare environments. …”
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A study on Bacterial Infections Associated with Central Nervous System in Pakistani Population by Muneeba Afzal, Hamza Altaf, Tayyaba Faiz, Samra Mannan

“…These trends emphasize the importance of understanding CNS infections in Pakistan, focusing on causes, clinical presentations, and pathogens involved. Conclusion: This review highlights the need for improved training, resources, and high quality care. …”
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Integrated analysis of proteomics and metabolomics in infantile epileptic spasms syndrome by Jun Chen, Xiaoqian Wang, Xueyi Rao, Huan Luo, Yajun Shen, Jing Gan

“…Objective: This study aims to investigate the pathogenic mechanisms of IESS, utilizing metabolomics and proteomics analyses to uncover potential biomarkers for the disease, thereby providing new insights for diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. …”
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Neglected tropical diseases in Yemen: a systematic review of epidemiology and public health challenges by Ibrahim Ahmed Ahmed Alhothily, Rahmat Dapari, Nazri Che Dom

“…Dengue virus, hepatitis B and C viruses were the most prominent viral pathogens, while bacterial NTDs were primarily caused by Escherichia coli, cholera, and Salmonella. …”
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Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy by S. N. Mammayev, A. M. Karimova, T. E. Il’yasova, A. Sh. Khasayev

“…Their aim should be the detailed studying of pathogenic mechanisms, development of clear standard diagnostic criteria and methods of treatment of this category of patients.…”
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Development of High Dietary Fiber Cereal Bar as Emergency Food Product and The Chemical-Microbiological Properties and Nutritional Content by Ani Radiati, Sumarto Sumarto, Fahmi Hafid, Emma Kamelia, Lia Nurcahyani, Dini Mariani, Siti Badriah, Tjahja Muhandri

“…Microbiological tests confirmed that the product was safe from pathogenic microbes, with total plate count (TPC) and Enterobacteriaceae  within safe limits. …”
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Differential gene expression profile in Porphyromonas gingivalis treated human gingival keratinocytes and their role in the development of HNSCC by Dakshinya M, Anitha P, A.S. Smiline Girija, Paramasivam A, Vijayashree Priyadharsini J

“…Background: Periodontitis is considered to be one of the major risk factors associated with cancers of the oral cavity. Periodontogenic pathogens such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, Treponema denticola, Tannerella forsythia, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans are the important pathogens associated with periodontitis. …”
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Genomic insights and comparative analysis of Colletotrichum species associated with anthracnose fruit rot and crown rot of strawberry in North Carolina by Tika B. Adhikari, Norman Muzhinji, Ashley N. Philbrick, Frank J. Louws, Frank J. Louws

“…Colletotrichum is a large genus of fungal phytopathogens responsible for significant economic losses in numerous crops globally. These pathogens exhibit varying host specificities; some have a broad host range, while others are more limited. …”
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Phytophthora Identification and Sampling in Citrus Nurseries by Jamie D. Burrow, Diane B. Bright, Tim D. Riley, James H. Graham

“… Phytophthora species are important soil-borne, fungus-like pathogens that attack the root systems, trunk, and fruit of citrus trees at any age. …”
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Peutz–Jeghers syndrome: review of the literature and clinical case presentation by V. O. Kaybysheva, V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, O. S. Shifrin, K. V. Pyurveyeva, A. Ye. Leonovich, O. A. Sklyanskaya, A. A. Sheptulin

“…Recurrent bleedings from polyps and intestinal obstruction became the cause of four extensive resections of the small and large intestine that resulted in development of short bowel syndrome and disability of the patient.Conclusion. Now there is no pathogenically proved treatment of Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. …”
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Discussion of the problem of functional constipation and irritable bowel syndrome in the reports of the International Congress on Neurogastroenterology and Motility (Bologna, 2012) by A. A. Sheptulin, M. A. Vize-Khripunova

“…The mechanisms of cardiotoxic effect of cisapride and tegaserod were demonstrated and the safety of the administration of prucalopride was assessed. Currently the new pathogenic mechanisms of the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are under active study: the role of the infection, the violation of the intestinal mucosa permeability, the immune shifts, the reduction in the bile acids resorption etc.Conclusion. …”
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