Fermentation Extract Alleviates Inflammation in Pneumonia.

The filamentous fungus , also known as koji mold, has been used for centuries in the production of fermented foods in East Asia. fermentation can produce enzymes and metabolites with various bioactivities. In this study, we investigated whether fermentation extract (AOFE) has any effect on (Mp) pneumonia.

Etiologic and Audiologic Characteristics of Patients With Pediatric-Onset Unilateral and Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

Importance: Pediatric-onset unilateral and asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is a common condition, but in most patients, the cause remains unclear; thus, determination of the hearing outlook is difficult.

Objective: To analyze the etiologic and audiologic characteristics of pediatric-onset unilateral and asymmetric SNHL.

Design, Setting, And Participants: In this retrospective cohort study performed from January 1, 2008, through December 31, 2016, patients at a tertiary referral center who were diagnosed with pediatric-onset unilateral or asymmetric SNHL were divided into 3 groups according to their hearing levels: unilateral hearing loss with scaled-out levels (UHL-SO), unilateral hearing loss with residual hearing (UHL-RH), and asymmetric hearing loss (AHL).

The effect of Mn(II) on the autoinducing growth inhibition factor in Deinococcus radiodurans.

Decreases in cell division at the stationary phase in bacterial cultures are often due to the depletion of nutrients and/or accumulation of toxic waste products. Yet, during the stationary phase, the highly radiation-resistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans undergoes new rounds of cell division when Mn(II) is added to the medium in a phenomenon known as manganese-induced cell division (MnCD). When cells were cultured in medium without Mn(II)-enrichment, a heat-resistant, proteinase K-resistant factor (or factors) with a molecular mass less than 10 kD accumulated in the spent medium.

ATP-dependent fructose uptake system in Deinococcus radiodurans.

The bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP)-dependent group translocation system (PTS) requires the presence of both membrane-bound and cytoplasmic components to phosphorylate and translocate sugar. Deinococcus radiodurans has a functional fruA gene coding for the membrane-bound components of the fructose-specific PTS. However, fruB gene coding for the fructose-specific cytosolic components of PTS is a pseudogene.