Multicomponent Synthesis of 2,4,5-Trisubstituted Thiazoles Using a Sustainable Carbonaceous Catalyst and Assessment of Its Herbicidal and Antibacterial Potential.

Herein, a novel, biocatalyzed, and on-water microwave-assisted multicomponent methodology have been developed for the synthesis of trisubstituted thiazoles (-). The reaction was catalyzed using a sulfonated peanut shell residue-derived carbonaceous catalyst (). The developed catalyst was characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area analyzer, a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX), and a particle size analyzer (PSA).

A One Health exploration of antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli originated from urban and rural lakes ecosystem.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the most serious threats to One Health. Aquatic environments are an ideal non-clinical AMR reservoir and can act as a key battlefront for tackling the AMR. However, AMR data using the One Health approach remain scarce in aquatic environments worldwide.

Application of a novel lytic phage to control enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in dairy food matrices.

A novel Escherichia coli phage designated as EC BD was isolated from cattle dung samples. Transmission electron microscopy demonstrated that the morphology of phage EC BD belongs to the family Myoviridae. The efficiency of plating (EOP) and scanning electron microscopy revealed the strong lytic activity of phage EC BD with a large burst size and a short latent period.

Volatile organic compounds of the soil bacterium Bacillus halotolerans suppress pathogens and elicit defense-responsive genes in plants.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) produced by bacteria play an important, yet relatively unexplored role in interactions between plants and phytopathogens. In this study, the soil bacterium Bacillus halotolerans NYG5 was identified as a potent biocontrol agent against several phytopathogenic fungi (Macrophomina phaseolina, Rhizoctonia solani, Pythium aphanidermatum, and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) through the production of VOCs. NYG5-emitted VOCs also inhibited the growth of bacterial pathogens (Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Xanthomonas campestris, Clavibacter michiganensis, and Pseudomonas syringae).

Sustainable smart anti-corrosion coating materials derived from vegetable oil derivatives: a review.

Sustainable development is a critical concern in this fast-paced technological world. Therefore, it is essential to employ renewable resources to move towards sustainable development goals (SDGs). The polyols attained from renewable resources, including lignin, chitosan, vegetable oils, cellulose, and the polymers derived from them have attracted the attention of the majority of researchers, both in academia and industry.

Bacterial volatile organic compounds as biopesticides, growth promoters and plant-defense elicitors: Current understanding and future scope.

Bacteria emit a large number of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the environment. VOCs are species-specific and their emission depends on environmental conditions, such as growth medium, pH, temperature, incubation time and interaction with other microorganisms. These VOCs can enhance plant growth, suppress pathogens and act as signaling molecules during plant-microorganism interactions.

Urinary tract infection and sepsis causing potential of multidrug-resistant Extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli isolated from plant-origin foods.

The dissemination of Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) in food is a critical concern for human health and food safety. The present study is the first to systematically examine the diverse plant-origin foods such as cucumber, carrot, tomato, radish, chilli, fenugreek, coriander, peppermint, spring onion, cabbage, and spinach for the presence of ExPEC or specific putative ExPEC pathotypes with an in-depth assessment of their phylogenetics, virulence, and drug resistance. A total of 77 (15.

Current Perspectives on Chitinolytic Enzymes and Their Agro-Industrial Applications.

Chitinases are a large and diversified category of enzymes that break down chitin, the world's second most prevalent polymer after cellulose. GH18 is the most studied family of chitinases, even though chitinolytic enzymes come from a variety of glycosyl hydrolase (GH) families. Most of the distinct GH families, as well as the unique structural and catalytic features of various chitinolytic enzymes, have been thoroughly explored to demonstrate their use in the development of tailor-made chitinases by protein engineering.

Leafy greens as a potential source of multidrug-resistant diarrhoeagenic and .

A continued rise in leafy green-linked outbreaks of disease caused by pathogenic or , particularly strains exhibiting multidrug resistance (MDR), has emerged as a major threat to human health and food safety worldwide. Thus, the present study was conducted to examine antimicrobial resistance, including MDR, in diarrhoeagenic (DEC) and isolates obtained from leafy greens from rural and urban areas of India. Of the collected samples (830), 14.

Restoration of heavy metal-contaminated soil and water through biosorbents: A review of current understanding and future challenges.

Heavy metal pollution in soil and water is a potential threat to human health as it renders food quality substandard. Different biosorbents such as microbial and agricultural biomass have been exploited for heavy metal immobilization in soil and sorptive removal in waters. Biosorption is an effective and sustainable method for heavy metal removal in soil and water, but the inherent challenges are to find cheap, selective, robust, and cost-effective bioadsorbents.

A Highly Efficient and Reproducible Fusarium spp. Inoculation Method for Brachypodium distachyon.

Fusarium spp. are devastating fungal pathogens which cause significant losses in many cereal crops like wheat, maize, and barley. Genetic improvement of disease resistance requires an improved understanding of defense-associated processes operating in the host in response to an attack by Fusarium spp.

Influence of co-inoculation of bacteria-cyanobacteria on crop yield and C-N sequestration in soil under rice crop.

The performance of three selected bacterial strains-PR3, PR7 and PR10 (Providencia sp., Brevundimonas sp., Ochrobacterium sp.

Modulation of IAA production in cyanobacteria by tryptophan and light.

Cyanobacteria represent less a investigated group of prokaryote, in terms of their plant growth promoting potential, especially in relation to the production of phytohormones. The present investigation was aimed towards analyzing growth kinetics, indole acetic acid (IAA) production and acetylene reduction activity (ARA) as an index of nitrogen fixation in two selected cyanobacterial strains belonging to the genus Anabaena, as influenced by tryptophan supplementation and light:dark conditions. Interesting observations were recorded in terms of enhancement of IAA production accompanied by protein and chlorophyll accumulation in the two cyanobacterial strains grown in media without tryptophan and incubated under light:dark or continuous light conditions.