Profile of non-tuberculous mycobacteria amongst tuberculosis presumptive people in Cameroon
Cameroon is a tuberculosis (TB) burden country with a 12% positivity among TB presumptive cases. Of the presumptive cases with a negative TB test, some are infected with Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM). How... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 26, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Valerie Flore Donkeng Donfack, Thierry Anicet Zemo Fokou, Lazare Eric Noche Wadje, Yves Le Grand Napa Tchuedji, Yvonne Josiane Djieugoue, Sorelle Nguimfack Teagho, Brenda Shile Takong, Yannick Patrick Assolo, Suzanne Magloire Ongboulal, Yannick Willy Kamd Tags: Research Source Type: research

Structure predictions and functional insights into Amidase_3 domain containing N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine amidases from Deinococcus indicus DR1
N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine amidases are cell wall modifying enzymes that cleave the amide bond between the sugar residues and stem peptide in peptidoglycan. Amidases play a vital role in septal cell wall cleavag..... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 26, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Malvika Modi, Menaka Thambiraja, Archana Cherukat, Ragothaman M Yennamalli and Richa Priyadarshini Tags: Research Source Type: research

Relationship between heart failure and intestinal inflammation in infants with congenital heart disease
The association between heart failure (HF) and intestinal inflammation caused by a disturbed intestinal microbiota in infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) was investigated. (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 25, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Qi-Liang Zhang, Xiu-Hua Chen, Si-Jia Zhou, Yu-Qing Lei, Qiang Chen and Hua Cao Tags: Research Source Type: research

In vitro investigation of relationship between quorum-sensing system genes, biofilm forming ability, and drug resistance in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen in the health-care systems and one of the primary causative agents with high mortality in hospitalized patients, particularly immunocompromised. The limitation ... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 25, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jaber Hemmati, Mohsen Nazari, Fatemeh Sadat Abolhasani, Amjad Ahmadi and Babak Asghari Tags: Research Source Type: research

Human-derived bacterial strains mitigate colitis via modulating gut microbiota and repairing intestinal barrier function in mice
Unbalanced gut microbiota is considered as a pivotal etiological factor in colitis. Nevertheless, the precise influence of the endogenous gut microbiota composition on the therapeutic efficacy of probiotics in... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 23, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Juanjuan Dai, Mingjie Jiang, Xiaoxin Wang, Tao Lang, Leilei Wan and Jingjing Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Clostridium butyricum inhibits the inflammation in children with primary nephrotic syndrome by regulating Th17/Tregs balance via gut-kidney axis
This study was d... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 23, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ting Li, Xiaolong Ma, Ting Wang, Wenyan Tian, Jian Liu, Wenke Shen, Yuanyuan Liu, Yiwei Li, Xiaoxu Zhang, Junbai Ma, Xiaoxia Zhang, Jinhai Ma and Hao Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

HPV-associated cervicovaginal microbiome and host metabolome characteristics
Cervicovaginal microbiome plays an important role in the persistence of HPV infection and subsequent disease development. However, cervicovaginal microbiota varied cross populations with different habits and r... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 22, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yao Zhang, Xu Wu, Dan Li, Rong Huang, Xiangyu Deng, Mingxing Li, Fukuan Du, Yueshui Zhao, Jing Shen, Yu Chen, Pingxiu Zhang, Congcui Hu, Zhangang Xiao and Qinglian Wen Tags: Research Source Type: research

In vitro and in silico studies of enterobactin-inspired Ciprofloxacin and Fosfomycin first generation conjugates on the antibiotic resistant E. coli OQ866153
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens is a growing concern worldwide due to its impact on the treatment of bacterial infections. The "Trojan Horse" strategy has been proposed as a po... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 22, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Mohamed T. Khazaal, Ahmed H. I. Faraag and Hoda H. El-Hendawy Tags: Research Source Type: research

Transcriptomic and physiological analyses of Trichoderma citrinoviride HT-1 assisted phytoremediation of Cd contaminated water by Phragmites australis
In this study, we co... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 21, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: DaWei Chen, YiHan Wang, Ni Li, YaLi Huang, YiFan Mao, XiaoJun Liu, YaRong Du and Kun Sun Tags: Research Source Type: research

Pretreatment with an antibiotics cocktail enhances the protective effect of probiotics by regulating SCFA metabolism and Th1/Th2/Th17 cell immune responses
Probiotics are a potentially effective therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); IBD is linked to impaired gut microbiota and intestinal immunity. However, the utilization of an antibiotic cocktail (Abx) p... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 18, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Jing Xu, Haoming Xu, Xue Guo, Hailan Zhao, Jiaqi Wang, Jianhong Li, Jie He, Hongli Huang, Chen Huang, Chong Zhao, Yingfei Li, Youlian Zhou, Yao Peng and Yuqiang Nie Tags: Research Source Type: research

Long-term push –pull cropping system shifts soil and maize-root microbiome diversity paving way to resilient farming system
The soil biota consists of a complex assembly of microbial communities and other organisms that vary significantly across farming systems, impacting soil health and plant productivity. Despite its importance, ... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 18, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Abdul A. Jalloh, Fathiya Mbarak Khamis, Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf, Sevgan Subramanian and Daniel Munyao Mutyambai Tags: Research Source Type: research

High prevalence of ST5-SCCmec II-t311 clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bloodstream infections in East China
This study aims to determine the molecular characteristics and... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 16, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Qing Zhan, Gaoqin Teng, Weiwei Chen and Xiao Yu Tags: Research Source Type: research

High-throughput sequencing reveals differences in microbial community structure and diversity in the conjunctival tissue of healthy and type 2 diabetic mice
To investigate the differences in bacterial and fungal community structure and diversity in conjunctival tissue of healthy and diabetic mice. (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 16, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Fengjiao Li, Shuo Yang, Ji Ma, Xiaowen Zhao, Meng Chen and Ye Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

The potential role of Listeria monocytogenes in promoting colorectal adenocarcinoma tumorigenic process
Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen, which can cause a severe illness, especially in people with a weakened immune system or comorbidities. The interactions between host and pathogens and between patho... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 15, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Giulia Baldelli, Mauro De Santi, Collins Njie Ateba, Giorgia Cifola, Giulia Amagliani, Christ-Donald Kaptchouang Tchatchouang, Peter Kotsoana Montso, Giorgio Brandi and Giuditta Fiorella Schiavano Tags: Research Source Type: research

Characteristics of the oral and gastric microbiome in patients with early-stage intramucosal esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Oral microbiome dysbacteriosis has been reported to be associated with the pathogenesis of advanced esophageal cancer. However, few studies investigated the potential role of oral and gastric microbiota in ear... (Source: BMC Microbiology)
Source: BMC Microbiology - March 15, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Han Chen, Xingzhou Jiang, Fengyi Zhu, Ruoyun Yang, Xin Yu, Xiaoying Zhou and Nana Tang Tags: Research Source Type: research