Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and biochar synergistically enhance Cd(II) phytoremediation in Koelreuteria bipinnata by Kang Liu, Hongyan Chen, Naili Zhang, Lijia Dong, Aiping Wu, Xinping Wang, Yanhong Wang

“…Cadmium (Cd(II)) contamination is a global environmental issue. While synergistic interactions between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and biochar may enhance Cd(II) phytoremediation in plants, the combined effects on Koelreuteria bipinnata and their underlying mechanisms remain unknown. …”
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Isolation and identification of Klebsiella pneumonia from wound infections and study of the synergistic effect of carpenems and cefepime by Ali Qasim, Hind Abdullah Salih

“… Surgical site infection (SSI) is a major source of morbidity and mortality in developing countries despite recent advances in sterile techniques. We studied antibiotics through their effect on bacterial pathogens isolated from wound infections singly and synergistically, which were observed in hospitals in Dhi Qar Governorate. …”
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Soil microbial legacy mediated by buckwheat flavonoids enhances cabbage resistance to clubroot disease by Jiabing Wu, Shilin Hu, Jing Chen, Lili Zhou, Shengdie Yang, Na Zhou, Lei Wu, Guoqing Niu, Yong Zhang, Xuesong Ren, Qinfei Li, Jun Yuan, Hongyuan Song, Jun Si

“…Results Three-year field trials revealed that buckwheat rotation sustainably reduced clubroot severity by 67%–97%, regardless of pathogen load. Soil sterilization eliminated this suppression, implicating a microbial basis. …”
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Antibiotic-persistent bacterial cells exhibiting low-level ROS are eradicated by ROS-independent membrane disruption by Yanghui Ye, Yuanqing Tian, Mingxin Duan, Weiwei Zhu, Jingyun Wu, Yilin Chen, Feng Xu, Xilin Zhao, Karl Drlica, Yuzhi Hong

“…Cultures of high-frequency-persistent hipA7 and metG2 mutants and low-frequency-persistent wild-type cells were rapidly sterilized by ROS-independent, synergistic membrane disruption using aminoglycoside-polymyxin combinations; rapid eradication occurred at clinically achievable concentrations for both antibiotics. …”
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