Promising Ursolic Acid as a Novel Antituberculosis Agent: Current Progress and Challenges.

Tuberculosis (TB) stands as the second most prevalent cause of global human mortality from infectious diseases. In 2022, the World Health Organization documented an estimated number of global TB cases reaching 7.5 million, which causes death for 1.

Controlling the microbial composition during the fermentation of Ishizuchi-kurocha.

Ishizuchi-kurocha is a popular postfermented tea in Japan. It is performed by domestic and natural fermentation relied on microorganisms derived from tea leaves or the environment of the manufacturing. Ishizuchi-kurocha undergoes aerobic fermentation of fungi first, then second fermented by anaerobic fermentation of lactic acid bacteria during natural fermentation processing.

Draft Genome Sequence of Lactobacillus plantarum IYO1511, Isolated from Ishizuchi-Kurocha.

IYO1511, isolated from a traditional postfermented tea, is a predominant species associated with Ishizuchi-kurocha. Here, we report the whole-genome sequence of this bacterium. The draft genome comprises 3,229,083 nucleotides and 3,044 coding DNA sequences (CDSs), with an average G+C content of 44.

Enhanced Lipid Production and Molecular Dynamics under Salinity Stress in Green Microalga (137C).

Microalgal lipids are a source of valuable nutritional ingredients in biotechnological industries, and are precursors to biodiesel production. Here, the effects of salt-induced stresses, including NaCl, KCl, and LiCl stresses, on the production of lipid in green microalga (137c) were investigated. NaCl stress dramatically increased saturated fatty acids (SFAs), which accounted for 70.