Antimicrobial activity of Lactobacillus casei on Staphylococcus pseudintermedius isolates.

Background: Antimicrobial resistance is increasing each year. For example, in 2019 it was directly responsible for an estimated >1 million deaths. Additionally, the development of new drugs is much slower, generating enormous concerns about responses to infection in the future health scenario.

Fishers and First Responders: Oil Spill Safety Workshop Design and Evaluation.

Objectives: This paper describes the design and evaluation of a workshop created to develop safer disaster response strategies for fishing communities, using the 2019 Northeast Brazil Oil Spill as a starting point for community-engaged education.

Methods: The 3-day pilot workshop included presentations, structured discussions, and interactive activities with small-scale fishers (SSFs), university researchers, and representatives of local government agencies. The workshop was evaluated through a mixed-method approach that considered qualitative data from discussion groups, collectively built products, and content retention.

Cognitive Functioning in Females with Endometriosis-Associated Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Literature Review.

Objective: Cognitive complaints are commonplace among women living with endometriosis-associated chronic pelvic pain (CPP); yet, surprisingly few studies have assessed their cognitive functioning. As an initial step to address the resulting knowledge gap, this review aimed to synthesize the current literature reporting on cognition in females with endometriosis-associated CPP, and due to the poverty of endometriosis studies, to draw on data from female cohorts with other chronic pain conditions to gain potentially relevant insights.

Methods: Three database searches were conducted (Scopus, PubMed, and PsycINFO).

NMR study of the interaction between MinC and FtsZ and modeling of the FtsZ:MinC complex.

The Min system is a key spatial regulator of cell division in rod-shaped bacteria and the first FtsZ negative modulator to be recognized. Nevertheless, despite extensive genetic and in vitro studies, the molecular mechanism used by MinC to inhibit Z-ring formation remains incompletely understood. The crystallization of FtsZ in complex with other negative regulators such as SulA and MciZ has provided important structural information to corroborate in vitro experiments and establish the mechanism of Z-ring antagonism by these modulators.