Safety Assessment of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> GUANKE Based on Whole-Genome Sequencing, Phenotypic, and Anti-Inflammatory Capacity Analysis by Simin Lu, Kun Yue, Siqin He, Yuanming Huang, Zhihong Ren, Jianguo Xu

“…Safety assessments confirmed that <i>L. plantarum</i> GUANKE neither exhibited β-hemolytic activity nor harbored detectable transferable drug resistance genes. The strain exhibited remarkable acid tolerance and bile salt resistance. …”
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High prevalence of Blastocystis sp. in farmed sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Northern China by Zhen-Qiu Gao, Yang Gao, Yang Gao, Hong-Di Zhuang, Guang-Rong Bao, Jing Liu, Jian-Ming Li, Nian-Yu Xue, Hong-Wei Cao, Shuo Liu

“…IntroductionBlastocystis sp. is a widespread intestinal protist, that threatens the health of humans and animals. …”
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Optimizing Low Crude Protein Diets with Coated Cysteamine Hydrochloride and Exogenous Alkaline Protease Supplementation in Broiler Chickens by Hafiz Abu Bakar Siddique, Ehsaan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Muneeb, Saima Naveed, Elham Assadi Soumeh, Sohail Ahmad, Rashed A. Alhotan, Abdulrahman S. Alharthi, Ala E. Abudabos

“…A notable interaction (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.05) between CSH and EAP was detected in body weight gain (BWG), feed conversion ratio (FCR), carcass characteristics, and gut morphology during the whole study duration. …”
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Recombinant Hydrophobic Polypeptide MBAY Loaded Into SPION-Exosome Realizes Sustained-Release to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Zong X, Xiao S, Xia H, Guo D, Wu J, Zhuang M, Rao L

“…The in vitro release profile and in vivo pharmacokinetic profile of MBAY-Exosome-SPION were detected using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). …”
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Salmonellosis outbreak associated with the consumption of food at a wedding in an urban restaurant in Kazakhstan: a retrospective cohort study by Saya Gazezova, Dilyara Nabirova, Michelle Waltenburg, Maral Rakhimzhanova, Manar Smagul, Lena Kasabekova, Roberta Horth

“…Staphylococcus aureus was detected in 92% (35/38) of patient gastric lavage samples. …”
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Insight into the physicochemical characteristics and biological features of dietary polysaccharides extracted from palm kernel cake by Ying Shen, Hong Peng, Haoran Bi

“…The results revealed that due to its poor solubility of PPA in water, the detected molecular weight of PPA was only 2040 g/mol, which was significantly lower than that of PPE (65,300 g/mol). …”
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Effects of Bacillus subtilis C-3102 addition on nutrient digestibility, faecal characteristics, blood chemistry and faecal Lactobacilli spp., Enterococci spp., and Escherichia coli... by Oguzhan Kahraman, Emel Gurbuz, Fatma Inal, Huzur Derya Arık, Mustafa Selcuk Alatas, Zekeriya Safa Inanc, Ibrar Ahmed

“…In this study, we investigated the effects of dietary supplementation with Bacillus subtilis C-3102 on diet digestibility, faecal characteristics, intestinal shedding of microbiota, and hematological characteristics in healthy dogs. …”
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Investigating the molecular mechanisms associated with ulcerative colitis through the application of single-cell combined spatial transcriptome sequencing by Hua Huang, Jiaze Ma, An Kang, Tianwei Guo, Wei Sun, Yan Xu, Lijiang Ji

“…Furthermore, a significant correlation was detected between TIMP1 and T cell exhaustion-related genes such as genes related to T cell exhaustion, including T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA4). …”
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Effects of early access to feed and water in hatchers on growth performance in broiler chickens by M. Boyner, E. Ivarsson, E. Wattrang, L. Sun, A. Wistedt, H. Wall

“…Some differences in relative weights of digestive organs between hatching groups were detected at the end of study, while no persistent effects on caecal microbiota composition were observed. …”
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MONITORING THE SPECTRUM OF THE URINARY TRACT MICROBIOME AND INVESTIGATING DRUG-RESISTANT FORMS AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC by Olena V. Vlasova, Hanna L. Pustovoyt, Tatyana I. Yarmola, Nataliia V. Moisieieva, Iulia A. Kostrikova, Anatolii A. Miahkokhlib

“…More than 80% of the pathogens belong to the intestinal microflora, which indicates a violation of the microbiome and bacterial translocation of uropathogens from the intestine, including due to the unreasonable use of antibiotics. …”
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Pitfalls in the diagnosis of apparent homozygous mutations: two cases of IL10RA deficiency inflammatory bowel disease and a literature review by Xiu Shi, Ziqing Ye, Lai Qian, Wenhui Hu, Ye Yang, Chunmeng He, Zhiheng Huang, Bingbing Wu, Ying Huang

“…Further investigation reveals that detecting hidden genetic patterns is essential for accurate diagnosis, genetic counselling, and disease mechanism analysis. …”
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Food additive emulsifiers and cancer risk: Results from the French prospective NutriNet-Santé cohort. by Laury Sellem, Bernard Srour, Guillaume Javaux, Eloi Chazelas, Benoit Chassaing, Emilie Viennois, Charlotte Debras, Nathalie Druesne-Pecollo, Younes Esseddik, Fabien Szabo de Edelenyi, Nathalie Arnault, Cédric Agaësse, Alexandre De Sa, Rebecca Lutchia, Inge Huybrechts, Augustin Scalbert, Fabrice Pierre, Xavier Coumoul, Chantal Julia, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Benjamin Allès, Pilar Galan, Serge Hercberg, Mélanie Deschasaux-Tanguy, Mathilde Touvier

“…Experimental research suggests deleterious effects of emulsifiers on the intestinal microbiota and the metabolome, leading to chronic inflammation and increasing susceptibility to carcinogenesis. …”
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Wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) as a potential reservoir of cytolethal distending toxin-producing Providencia strains in Japan by Okechukwu John Obi, Atsushi Hinenoya, Sharda Prasad Awasthi, Noritoshi Hatanaka, Shah M. Faruque, Shinji Yamasaki

“…Intriguingly, the cdtB gene in P. rustigianii strains was detected on dual plasmids. Notably, all the cdt gene-positive Providencia strains were found to carry plasmid-mediated T3SS-related genes. …”
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Effect of bile acids on digestion by O. O. Stremoukhov

“…Measurement of the absolute length of the intestine and the path traversed by contrasting mass through the intestines, carried out on graph paper. …”
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Functional Characteristics and Lipid Lowering Activity of Auricularia heimuer Soluble Dietary Fiber by Xueyu SHANG, Heriban MEI, Ling SU, Qi WANG

“…Its molecular weight, monosaccharide composition and sugar chain composition were analyzed, its water holding capacity, oil holding capacity, swelling power and other physical and chemical properties were detected, and its lipid-lowering activity in vitro was evaluated by measuring cholesterol adsorption capacity, lipase inhibition rate and cholate binding rate. …”
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Seroprevalence and pathological investigation of salmonellosis in poultry by M. Al Mamun, M. Jamal Uddin Bhuiyan, M. Ali Zinnah, Abul Khair, M. Mahmudul Hassan, M. Bashir Uddin

“…Serum plate agglutination test was performed for detection of seroprevalence and routine histopathological method was used.…”
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Prevalence, virulence genes, and antimicrobial profiles of Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolated from healthy cattle in Tunisia by Ghassan Tayh, Salma Mariem Boubaker, Rym Ben Khedher, Mounir Jbeli, Faten Ben Chehida, Aymen Mamlouk, Monia Dâaloul-Jedidi, Lilia Messadi

“… Introduction: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 is associated with intestinal infection in humans and is considered an important cause of food-borne diseases. …”
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An acoustic-optic confocal probe based photoacoustic and ultrasonic tracheal endoscopy for characterizing phantom and model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Xiaowei Chen, Xue Wen, Bingyan Fang, Zhixiong Lei, Jiarui Chen, Lvming Zeng, Kedi Xiong, Weizhan Luo, Lan Zhang, Hongbo Fu, Shiyue Li, Jian Zhang

“…Integrated photoacoustic endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound (PAE/EUS) are recognized as an effective method for detecting intestinal and intravascular diseases. Changes in the morphology and composition of the trachea are significant hallmarks of respiratory diseases. …”
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Ecotoxicological implications of agricultural ecosystem sedimentary arsenic exposure in benthic organisms: A case study on apple snail by Xiaoyang Bi, Binran Wang, Jingyi Guo, Junhao Qin, Huashou Li, Dongqin Li, Guikui Chen, Rongliang Qiu

“…The highest total As concentration was detected in the shell (3.08 μg g−1), followed by the intestine-stomach (0.75 μg g−1), visceral mass (0.70 μg g−1), and head-foot (0.33 μg g−1). …”
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Bacteriome Signature in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Patients Correlates with Increased Gut Permeability and Systemic Inflammatory Cytokines by Larissa S. Souza, Alexandre S. Ferreira-Junior, Pedro C. Estella, Ricardo K. Noda, Lhorena F. Sousa, Miguel T. Y. Murata, Lucas A. L. Carvalho, João L. Brisotti, Daniel G. Pinheiro, Josias Rodrigues, Carlos M. C. B. Fortaleza, Gislane L. V. de Oliveira

“…Increased plasma levels of IL-2, IL-6, IL-17A, IFN-γ, and zonulin were detected in patient samples. Some genera were elevated during acute infection, which was positively correlated with C-reactive protein, while <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> and <i>Escherichia-Shigella</i> were associated with increased zonulin levels, indicating compromised intestinal barrier function. …”
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