Aim: The aim of this study was to develop a selective enrichment broth for efficient isolation of Escherichia albertii.
Methods And Results: A total of 412 raccoon rectal swabs suspended in PBS (phosphate-buffered saline) were tested by a real-time PCR to quantify the number of E. albertii followed by its isolation. The number of E. albertii in the PBS suspension strongly affected the isolation rate (1.2%-89%), which notably dropped (≤33%) when the number was <4 log10 CFU ml-1. However, enrichment of PBS suspension containing raccoon feces in tryptic soy broth containing cefixime, tellurite, and deoxycholate (CTD-TSB), the selective medium developed in this study, remarkably improved the isolation efficiency (up to 48%) of E. albertii.
Conclusions: CTD-TSB is a useful enrichment culture medium for E. albertii and contributes to increase its isolation rate.
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Microbiology (Reading)
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Instituto de Microbiologa, Colegio de Ciencias Biolgicas y Ambientales, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
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Hubei Key Laboratory of Spices & Horticultural Plant Germplasm Innovation & Utilization, College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei 434025, China.
Root-associated endophytic fungi can create symbiotic relationships with trees to enhance stress tolerance, but the underlying mechanisms, especially with regard to waterlogging tolerance, remain unclear. This study aimed to elucidate the effects of Funneliformis mosseae and Serendipita indica on the growth, root cross-section structure, and root transcriptional responses of peach under waterlogging stress, with a focus on polyamine and proline metabolism. Genes and transcription factors associated with secondary cell wall biosynthesis were selected, and their expression profiles were analyzed.
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Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtse River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
Though reduction of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) to Cr(III) by dissolved organic matter (DOM) is critical for the remediation of polluted soils, the effects of DOM chemodiversity and underlying mechanisms are not fully elucidated yet. Here, Cr(VI) reduction and immobilization mediated by microbial byproduct (MBP)- and humic acid (HA)-like components in (hot) water-soluble organic matter (WSOM), (H)WSOM, from four soil samples in tropical and subtropical regions of China were investigated. It demonstrates that Cr(VI) reduction capacity decreases in the order WSOM > HWSOM and MBP-enriched DOM > HA-enriched DOM due to the higher contents of low molecular weight saturated compounds and CHO molecules in the former.
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Department of Obstetrics, The Affiliated Taian City Central Hospital of Qingdao University, Taian, People's Republic of China.
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Front Genet
January 2025
Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China.
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the impact of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) treatment on the miRNA and mRNA profiles of stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs). Specifically, it sought to identify key miRNAs and their target mRNAs associated with enhanced therapeutic efficacy in LIPUS-treated stem cell-derived EVs.
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