A Case of Notifiable Alithiatic Cholecystitis.

Acute alithiatic cholecystitis is an inflammation of the gallbladder without evidence of gallstones, often due to infection. It can occur at any age, and it is predominant in males. Listeriosis is a rare bacterial infection caused by Listeria monocytogenes (LM) through the ingestion of contaminated food such as dairy, legumes, and raw meats.

Cryopreservation and recovery of a complex hypersaline microbial mat community.

Cryopreservation of microorganisms is an essential tool in industrial- and food applications where conservation of microbial activity and critical beneficial traits need to be guaranteed to provide a consistent product or production process. This often refers to simple, single species or low diversity assemblages in liquid cultures that can easily be revived and regrown to perform the desired process. Cryopreservation is also of essence for scientific experimentation where many environmental samples are taken in remote sampling sites and at high costs.

Draft Genome Sequences of sp. strains CCAP1479/9, CCAP1479/10, CCAP1479/13, CCY0621, and CCY9618: Five Freshwater Clade Picocyanobacteria.

Picocyanobacteria are essential primary producers in freshwaters yet little is known about their genomic diversity and ecological niches. We report here five draft genomes of freshwater picocyanobacteria: sp. CCAP1479/9, sp.

Free-living nematodes of Mediterranean ports: A mandatory contribution for their use in ecological quality assessment.

Free-living nematodes were investigated in three Mediterranean commercial ports (Ancona and Trieste, Italy; Koper, Slovenia) in terms of abundance, diversity and functionality. Results indicated that r-strategist genera were dominant in all ports and that a more diverse assemblage characterized Trieste, despite the high contamination levels, suggesting a potential adaptation to long-standing contamination. The main environmental factor that shaped the assemblage in all ports were Total Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, while Total Organic Carbon and the grain-size were less relevant.

Draft genome sequences of three filamentous cyanobacteria isolated from brackish habitats.

Brackish cyanobacterial genome sequences are relatively rare. Here, we report the 5.5 Mbp, 5.