Bimetallic selenium/zinc oxide nanoparticles: biological activity and plant biostimulant properties.

Extracts of medicinal seeds can be used to synthesize nanoparticles (NPs) in more environmentally friendly ways than physical or chemical ways. For the first time, aqueous extract from unexploited grape seeds was used in this study to create Se/ZnO NPS utilizing a green technique, and their antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity, antioxidant activities, and plant bio stimulant properties of the economic Vicia faba L. plant were evaluated.

Investigating the in vitro antibacterial, antibiofilm, antioxidant, anticancer and antiviral activities of zinc oxide nanoparticles biofabricated from Cassia javanica.

It is thought to be risk-free, environmentally benign, and safe for biological processes to produce zinc oxide nanoparticles from renewable resources. This study examined Cassia javanica's ability to create ZnONPs. The generated ZnONPs were analyzed using a variety of techniques, such as TEM, FTIR spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, and XRD analysis.

Functional analysis of bacterial genes accidentally packaged in rhizospheric phageome of the wild plant species .

The study aimed to reveal the structure and function of phageome existing in soil rhizobiome of in order to detect accidentally-packaged bacterial genes that encode Carbohydrate-Active enZymes (or CAZymes) and those that confer antibiotic resistance (e.g., antibiotic resistance genes or ARGs).

Abundant resistome determinants in rhizosphere soil of the wild plant Abutilon fruticosum.

A metagenomic whole genome shotgun sequencing approach was used for rhizospheric soil micribiome of the wild plant Abutilon fruticosum in order to detect antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) along with their antibiotic resistance mechanisms and to detect potential risk of these ARGs to human health upon transfer to clinical isolates. The study emphasized the potential risk to human health of such human pathogenic or commensal bacteria, being transferred via food chain or horizontally transferred to human clinical isolates. The top highly abundant rhizospheric soil non-redundant ARGs that are prevalent in bacterial human pathogens or colonizers (commensal) included mtrA, soxR, vanRO, golS, rbpA, kdpE, rpoB2, arr-1, efrA and ileS genes.

Composition, Abundance, and Diversity of the Soil Microbiome Associated with the Halophytic Plants and on Jeddah Seacoast, Saudi Arabia.

The coast of the Red Sea in Jeddah City is home to a unique microbial community that has adapted to extreme environmental conditions. Therefore, it is essential to characterize the microbial community in this unique microbiome to predict how environmental changes will affect it. The aim of this study was to conduct metagenomic sequencing of 16S rRNA and ITS rRNA genes for the taxonomic classification of the microbial community in soil samples associated with the halophytic plants and .

Functional annotation of rhizospheric phageome of the wild plant species .

Introduction: The study aims to describe phageome of soil rhizosphere of in terms of the genes encoding CAZymes and other KEGG enzymes.

Methods: Genes of the rhizospheric virome of the wild plant species were investigated for their ability to encode useful CAZymes and other KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) enzymes and to resist antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the soil.

Results: Abundance of these genes was higher in the rhizospheric microbiome than in the bulk soil.

Metagenomic study of the communities of bacterial endophytes in the desert plant Senna Italica and their role in abiotic stress resistance in the plant.

Plant leaves and roots are home to diverse communities of bacteria, which play a significant role in plant health and growth. Although one of the most unfriendly environments for plant growth is deserts, desert plants can influence their surrounding microbial population and choose favorable bacteria that encourage their growth under these severe circumstances. Senna italica is known for its excellent medicinal values as a traditional medical plant, but little is known about its associated endophytic bacterial community under extreme conditions.

Abundant antibiotic resistance genes in rhizobiome of the human edible medicinal plant.

(or the miracle tree) is a wild plant species widely grown for its seed pods and leaves, and is used in traditional herbal medicine. The metagenomic whole genome shotgun sequencing (mWGS) approach was used to characterize antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) of the rhizobiomes of this wild plant and surrounding bulk soil microbiomes and to figure out the chance and consequences for highly abundant ARGs, e.g.

Antibiotic sensitivity and resistance of gastrointestinal microflora isolated from preterm neonates.

This study aimed to isolate and identify common bacteria from 19 preterm neonates who spent their first weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit. Stool samples were collected, and bacteria were isolated and purified from the samples. The isolated bacterial species were tested for antibiotic susceptibility or resistance.

The role of NF-kappaB in mediating the anti-inflammatory effects of IL-10 in intestinal epithelial cells.

In inflammatory bowel disease, cells that infiltrate the mucosa regulate intestinal epithelial cell function partly through release of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of the anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10, on normal mouse intestinal epithelial cells (Mode-K) in the absence or presence of IL-1. Western blotting assays and immunocytochemistry were used to identify the presence of IL-1 and IL-10 receptors on Mode-K cells; and electrophoretic mobility shift assays were used to study the activation of NF-kappaB transcription factor.