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Environ Microbiome
January 2025
Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden.
Background: Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a major disease affecting cereal crops including wheat, barley, rye, oats and maize. Its predominant causal agent is the ascomycete fungus Fusarium graminearum, which infects the spikes and thereby reduces grain yield and quality. The frequency and severity of FHB epidemics has increased in recent years, threatening global food security.
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December 2024
College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
Ants as social insects live in groups, which increases the risk of contagious diseases. In response to the threat of pathogens, ants have evolved a variety of defense mechanisms, including incorporating antimicrobial chemicals into nest material for nest hygiene. is an arboreal ant, building its nest using plant tissues.
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December 2024
National Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
Background/objectives: has recently received increased attention as a potential biological agent because of its broad-spectrum antagonistic capacity against harmful bacteria and fungi. This study aims to thoroughly analyze the genomic characteristics of BRI3, thereby providing theoretical groundwork for the agronomic utilization of this strain.
Methods: In this work, we evaluated the beneficial traits of the newly isolated strain BRI3 via in vitro experiments, whole-genome sequencing, functional annotation, and comparative genomic analysis.
Sci Rep
January 2025
Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
Azithromycin (AM) is one of the prescribed drugs in pandemic medication treatment which has paid great attention. We developed in this study a simply modified carbon paste electrode (CPE) to detect AM using poly-threonine (PT). PT or similar polymers are used as carriers to enhance the delivery and effectiveness of AM.
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January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) account for a large proportion of healthcare-associated infections. CAUTIs, caused by colonization of the catheter surface by uropathogens, are challenging to treat, especially when compounded by antibiotic resistance. One prophylactic strategy that could reduce pathogen colonization is bacterial interference, whereby the catheter surface is coated with non-pathogenic bacteria.
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