Contrasting gut bacteriomes unveiled between wild Antheraea assamensis Helfer (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) and domesticated Bombyx mori L. (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) silkworms.

Background: Insect gut microbiomes play a fundamental role in various aspects of insect physiology, including digestion, nutrient metabolism, detoxification, immunity, growth and development. The wild Muga silkworm, Antheraea assamensis Helfer holds significant economic importance, as it produces golden silk.

Methods And Results: In the current investigation, we deciphered its intricate gut bacteriome through high-throughput 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing.

Co-inoculation of native multi-trait plant growth promoting rhizobacteria promotes plant growth and suppresses blight disease in castor ( L.).

Background: Castor ( L.) is cultivated for seed oil and to feed (leaves) Eri silkworm, (Donovan) Hutt. blight affects castor cultivation resulting substantial yield loss (∼30%).

Mechanistic Understanding of Gordonia sp. in Biodesulfurization of Organosulfur Compounds.

Although conventional oil refining process like hydrodesulfurization (HDS) is capable of removing sulfur compounds present in crude oil, it cannot desulfurize recalcitrant organosulfur compounds such as dibenzothiophenes (DBTs), benzothiophenes (BTs), etc. Biodesulfurization (BDS) is a process of selective removal of sulfur moieties from DBT or BT by desulfurizing microbes. Therefore, BDS can be used as a complementary and economically feasible technology to achieve deep desulfurization of crude oil without affecting the calorific value.

Refining the Model by Using Stress Marker Genes to Assess Infection and Recuperation during Phage Therapy.

The is an effective model for probing interactions with phages. Despite valuable insights from this model, the larvae are not easily amenable to assessing detailed clinical responses to either bacteria or phages. Here, larval survival, colonisation and toxin levels were compared to expression profiles of 17 stress genes to monitor infection (CDI), and recuperation during phage therapy.

'Get in Early'; Biofilm and Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella) Models Reveal New Insights into the Therapeutic Potential of Clostridium difficile Bacteriophages.

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a global health threat associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Conventional antibiotic CDI therapy can result in treatment failure and recurrent infection. C.