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En las Clínicas Odontológicas se llevan a cabo actividades que ponen en riesgo al profesional y paciente por la contaminación microbiológica. Objetivo: Determinar el grado de contaminación bacteriana en la turbina, ...

In the Northern Patagonian Andes, the austral beech Nothofagus pumilio dominates the upper limit of the temperate forest and is an important source of allochthonous dissolved organic matter (DOM) in mountain lakes. In ad...

Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis causes bacterial wilt and canker in tomato. A detailed account of pathogen effects on growth and water parameters of affected plants is lacking. Besides, the long latent per...

Bacillus cereus is an endospore-forming, Gram-positive bacterium able to cause food-borne diseases. Lactic acid bacteria are known for their ability to synthesize organic acids and bacteriocins, but the potential of thes...

Abstract In contemporary society, the increasing number of pet-owning households has significantly heightened interest in companion animal health, expanding the probiotics market aimed at enhancing pet well-being. Conseq...

Prospection of cellulose-degrading bacteria in natural environments allows the identification of novel cellulasesand hemicellulases that could be useful in second-generation bioethanol production. In this work, celluloly...

RESUMO A proximidade dos primatas não humanos (PNH) com o ser humano pode ser considerada um fator de risco para transmissão de bactérias entre essas duas populações. Neste estudo, foi investigada a microbiota anfib...

Various specially designed poly(acrylamide-co-N-isopropylacrylamide) (PAA-NIPA) nanoparticles (NPs) with different acrylamide (AA)/NIPA molar compositions were synthesized by microemulsion polymerization and evaluated as...

Alveolar socket preservation (ASP) requires an ideal barrier membrane that provides anti-bacterial activity, water contact angle (WCA) and swelling behavior to support bone regeneration. This study evaluated these charac...

Abstract Probiotics are living microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, provide a health benefit to the host and are considered safe. Most probiotic strains that are beneficial to human health are incl...

Otitis media is a prevalent condition affecting individuals of all ages, often accompanied by symptoms such as ear pain, fluid accumulation, and possible hearing loss. Bacterial infections are among the leading causes, w...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is an opportunistic bacterium, which could aggressively infect immunocompromised patients and thus, cause high mortality rate. In addition, P. aeruginosa in oropharynx could be aspi...

Abstract Background Animals rely on symbiotic bacteria living within/on their tissues for multiple functions, while simultaneously needing to protect themselves via immune functions or other defenses from potentially pat...

Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is the most important anti-inflammatory cytokine at intestinal level, and its absence is involved in inflammatory bowel diseases. However, oral treatment with IL-10 is difficult because of its low ...

Background: Etlingera elatior has been reported to possess antimicrobial properties; however, its therapeutic effects in bacterial cystitis, particularly those caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), remain inadequa...

Dois estudos foram realizados com vacas lactantes utilizadas como unidade experimental e doadoras de líquido ruminal, sendo as populações de bactérias utilizadas para avaliar a ação de níveis crescentes de lasaloc...

IntroductionAxillary bromhidrosis is characterized by excessive sweat gland activity and foul body odor, significantly affecting patients’ psychological well-being and social interactions.MethodsThis study recruited 30...

En México la producción de papa es afectada por la enfermedad de Zebra chip causada por la bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum que es transmitida por el psílido Bactericera cockerelli. El objetivo de esta in...

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Xac), the bacterium that causes citrus canker, contains a gene in the hrp [for hypersensitive response (HR) and pathogenicity] cluster that encodes a harpin protein called Hpa1. Hpa1 pro...

Objetivou-se avaliar o efeito de aditivos microbianos com bactérias heterofermentativas ou homofermentativas sobre as características de silagens de cana-de-açúcar (Saccharum spp.). A cana-de-açúcar foi inoculada c...

ABSTRACT We evaluated the difference between rumen bacteria in Tan sheep fed either by grazing or in a feedlot. The aim was to provide a theoretical basis for ruminant nutrition and meat quality based on rumen fermentati...

Intestinal microbiota of aquatic animals is closely associated with the environment, influencing their health, immune defense, and environmental adaptability. To understand the relationships among the Manila clam (Rudita...

ABSTRACT Many bacteria produce flagella to swim and navigate through environments. Depending on the species, flagella are beneficial for other activities such as sensing surfaces to initiate biofilm development, secretio...

Abstract Background Recent studies highlight the critical role of gut microbiota in sepsis pathogenesis and its potential link to neurological disorders, particularly sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE). However, the ...