Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Cold-Adapted Bacillus subtilis From the Southern Ocean and Comparative Genomic Insights by Shikha Sharma, Abhishek Chauhan, Anuj Ranjan, Rajpal Srivastav, Ritu Chauhan, Vivek Narayan Singh, Tanu Jindal

“…Antibiotic susceptibility was assessed via the agar well diffusion assay against 10 therapeutically significant antibiotics. …”
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Virulence genes, efflux pumps, and molecular typing of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from North Iran by Arta Hafezi Birgani, Hamid Reza Goli, Seyed Davar Siadat, Abolfazl Fateh, Vajihe Sadat Nikbin, Fatemeh Sakhaee, Fatemeh Ashrafian, Mohammad Reza Haghshenas, Mehrdad Gholami

“…All isolates were confirmed using biochemical and conventional microbiological methods, followed by the assessment of susceptibility patterns through disk diffusion and the detection of resistance and virulence genes using conventional PCR. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> and <i>Campylobacter coli</i> Isolated from Processed Chickens and Turkeys in Morocco by Zineb Soubai, Nadia Ziyate, Sami Darkaoui, Rim Rais, Siham Fellahi, Benaissa Attarassi, Nabila Auajjar

“…Additionally, the disk diffusion method was employed to assess antimicrobial susceptibility, and conventional PCR was utilized to detect the presence of the <i>tet(O)</i> gene in tetracycline-resistant strains. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Salmonella enterica Serotypes Typhi and Paratyphi in blood samples received from Laboratories across Pakistan from January –December 2021 by Dr Omera Naseer, Ms. Saadia Ambreen, Dr. Muhammad Salman

“…Paratyphi) is essential for timely detection of emerging resistance. This study examined the pattern of antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella.enterica serotypes Typhi and Paratyphi in blood culture isolates received from laboratories located at different sites across Pakistan. …”
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A machine learning model reveals invisible microscopic variation in acute ischaemic stroke (≤ 6 h) with non-contrast computed tomography by Jiahe Tan, Mengjun Xiao, Zhipeng Wang, Shuzhen Wu, Kun Han, Haiyan Wang, Yong Huang

“…Methods This study proposed a machine learning (ML) for infarct detection, enabling automated quantitative assessment of AIS lesions on NCCT images. …”
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Multiparametric MRI for the improved diagnostic accuracy of Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: Research protocol of a case-control study design. by Albert Dayor Piersson, Buhari Ibrahim, Subapriya Suppiah, Mazlyfarina Mohamad, Hasyma Abu Hassan, Nur Farhayu Omar, Mohd Izuan Ibrahim, Ahmad Nazlim Yusoff, Normala Ibrahim, M Iqbal Saripan, Rizah Mazzuin Razali

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using structural MRI (sMRI), functional MRI (fMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) performed alone is inadequate. …”
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Diagnosis of some rare forms of breast cancer by S. A. Shevchenko, N. I. Rozhkova, A. V. Dorofeev

“…Breast cancer (BC) is a heterogeneous disease, in which it is crucial not only to detect the tumor, but also to determine its biological characteristics to choose an optimal treatment strategy. …”
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One-Day Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum &amp;beta;-Lactamase (ESBL) and Carbapenemase-Producing Bacteria in Fecal Samples from Surgical Patients: A Concerning Trend of Antibiotic R... by Sintondji K, Lègba B, Koudokpon CH, Fabiyi K, Dougnon V

“…Identification was done using Maldi Tof mass spectrometry, and antibiotic susceptibility was tested using disk diffusion and specialized tests for ESBL (double disk synergy technique) and carbapenem (NG-TEST CARBA 5) resistance detection. …”
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The Roles of Transcrustal Magma- and Fluid-Conducting Faults in the Formation of Mineral Deposits by Farida Issatayeva, Auez Abetov, Gulzada Umirova, Aigerim Abdullina, Zhanibek Mustafin, Oleksii Karpenko

“…The roles of helium, nitrogen, and hydrogen in changing the physical properties of rocks, in accordance with their intrastructural diffusion, has been clarified; as a result of low-energy impact, stress fields are formed in the solid rock skeleton, the structures and textures of rocks are rearranged, and general porosity develops. …”
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Bloodstream infections with emphasis on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized and Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Minichil Worku, Solomon Belay, Tigist Molla, Azanaw Amare, Mitkie Tigabie, Wesam Taher Almagharbeh, Muluneh Assefa

“…This requires routine detection, molecular characterization of mecA gene, and improved infection prevention at the healthcare facility.…”
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Multidrug-resistant E. Coli in wastewater sources: a comparative study and identification of resistance hotspots by Reham R. Abdelgalel, Reham Ali Ibrahem, Doaa Safwat Mohamed, Abo Bakr F. Ahmed

“…Methods The isolates were subjected to antibiotic sensitivity tests using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method using 11 antibiotics. Conventional PCR was performed for the detection of E. coli that produces beta-lactamase, as well as for the phylogenetic typing of isolates and to detect diarrheagenic strains. …”
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Antibacterial Potential of Endemic Medicinal Plants of the Maluku Islands, Indonesia, against Urinary Tract Infection Pathogens by Eka Astuty, Vinsa Delia Luhulima, Stefanus Cahyo Ariwicaksono

“…Further investigation is necessary to fully comprehend the mechanisms of action, detection, and description of bioactive compounds, particularly against human pathogens.…”
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Current status of Botryosphaeriaceae species in Italy: Impacts on agricultural crops and forest ecosystems by Dalia AIELLO, Carlo BREGANT, Antonia CARLUCCI, Vladimiro GUARNACCIA, Giorgio GUSELLA, Benedetto Teodoro LINALDEDDU, Laura MUGNAI, Maria Luisa RAIMONDO, Giancarlo POLIZZI

“…Many fungi belonging to Botryosphaeriaceae are well-known as causal agents of diseases in economically and ecologically important agricultural crops and forest trees. In Italy, the high diffusion of Botryosphaeriaceae infections observed over the last decade, has shown the importance of this group of fungi, which are becoming limiting factors for plant production in agricultural systems, nurseries and natural and urban landscapes. …”
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Early Planet Formation in Embedded Disks (eDisk). XXI. Limited Role of Streamers in Mass Supply to the Disk in the Class 0 Protostar IRAS 16544-1604 by Miyu Kido, Hsi-Wei Yen, Jinshi Sai, Shigehisa Takakuwa, Nagayoshi Ohashi, Yuri Aikawa, Yusuke Aso, Christian Flores, Ilseung Han, Patrick M. Koch, Woojin Kwon, Jeong-Eun Lee, Zhi-Yun Li, Leslie W. Looney, Mayank Narang, Kazuya Saigo, Rajeeb Sharma, Travis J. Thieme, Kengo Tomida, Jonathan P. Williams

“…Infall signatures are also observed in the more diffuse extended protostellar envelope observed with the ALMA from the comparison to the infalling and rotating envelope model. …”
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Timescales of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon and Dust Continuum Emission from Gas Clouds Compared to Molecular Gas Cloud Lifetimes in PHANGS-JWST Galaxies by Jaeyeon Kim, Mélanie Chevance, Lise Ramambason, Kathryn Kreckel, Ralf S. Klessen, Daniel A. Dale, Adam K. Leroy, Karin Sandstrom, Ryan Chown, Thomas G. Williams, Sumit K. Sarbadhicary, Francesco Belfiore, Frank Bigiel, Enrico Congiu, Oleg V. Egorov, Eric Emsellem, Simon C. O. Glover, Kathryn Grasha, Annie Hughes, J. M. Diederik Kruijssen, Janice C. Lee, Debosmita Pathak, Ismael Pessa, Erik Rosolowsky, Jiayi Sun, Jessica Sutter, David A. Thilker

“…After star formation is detected in H α , mid-IR emission persists for 3–7 Myr during the stellar feedback phase, covering 70%–80% of the H α emission. …”
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Antimicrobial Usage, Susceptibility Profiles, and Resistance Genes in Campylobacter Isolated from Cattle, Chicken, and Water Samples in Kajiado County, Kenya by Daniel W. Wanja, Paul G. Mbuthia, Lilly C. Bebora, Gabriel O. Aboge, Brian Ogoti

“…The antibiotic resistance genes were detected as follows: tet (O), gyrA, cmeB, blaOXA-61, and aph-3-1 genes were detected at 93.2%, 61.2%, 54.4%, 36.9%, and 22.3% of all Campylobacter isolates, respectively. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Clostridium perfringens from healthy broiler chickens: A potential public health threat by Tsepo Ramatla, Silence Ncube, Prudent Mokgokong, Jane Nkhebenyane, Lesego Molale-Tom, Rendani Ndou, Ntelekwane Khasapane, Carlos Bezuidenhout, Oriel Thekisoe, Kgaugelo Lekota

“…Faecal samples were pooled (5 per pool from the same farm), resulting in 96 pooled samples. The disc diffusion method was used for documenting phenotypic AR, whilst PCR was used for the identification of C. perfringens and detection of toxin and antibiotic resistance genes. …”
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Pulmonary vasculopathy in explanted lungs from patients with interstitial lung disease undergoing lung transplantation by Yaniv Dotan, Jeffrey Stewart, Andrew Gangemi, He Wang, Amandeep Aneja, Chandra Dass, Huaqing Zhao, Nathaniel Marchetti, Gilbert D'Alonzo, Francis C Cordova, Gerard Criner, Albert James Mamary, Baidarbhi Chakraborty

“…These findings suggest that advanced pulmonary arterial vasculopathy is common in patients with advanced fibrotic ILD and may develop prior to the clinical detection of PH by RHC.…”
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Fluopsin C Promotes Biofilm Removal of XDR <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> and Presents an Additive Effect with Polymyxin B on Planktonic Cells by Leandro Afonso, Kathlen Giovana Grzegorczyk, Julio Martins Salomão, Kawany Roque Basso, Leonardo Cruz Alves, Maria Clara Davis Silva, Andreas Lazaros Chryssafidis, Bárbara Gionco-Cano, Sueli Fumie Yamada-Ogatta, Galdino Andrade

“…<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> emerged as one of the most important pathogens for the development of new antimicrobials due to the worldwide detection of isolates resistant to all commercial antibiotics, especially in nosocomial infections. …”
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Performance evaluation of four antibiotics using the BD Phoenix™ NMIC-413 antimicrobial susceptibility testing panel for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and carbapenem-resi... by Yajuan Guan, Yajuan Guan, Zhenli Song, Yanshan Chen, Yanshan Chen, Jiayu Feng, Jiayu Feng, Yizhi Fan, Yongyu Rui, Yongyu Rui

“…The NMIC-413 panel and the disk diffusion method were employed for AST of MEM, IPM, FEP, and SCF. …”
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