Salmonella can survive, grow, and acquire antibiotic resistance genes on cantaloupe surfaces, with transfer rates reaching 2.79 log 10 CFU/mL in vitro.
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Pichia occidentalis volatiles selectively reduce survival and oviposition in Drosophila suzukii, with up to 80% repellency, while attracting Drosophila melanogaster.
Co-biotic formulations significantly enhance gut microbiome metabolites and beneficial taxa without increasing gas production in an ex vivo model.
Salmonella phage SF1 enhances bacterial hypersensitivity to disinfectants, showing synergy with benzalkonium chloride, hydrogen peroxide, and triclosan, and steering populations toward sanitizer vulnerability.
Disruption of PTS(Ntr) signaling in Rhizobium leguminosarum reprograms carbon allocation, increasing storage polymers and mimicking nitrogen starvation under nutrient-rich conditions.
FeS oxidation in estuarine and coastal sediments significantly accelerates ARG enrichment and dissemination, with a 2.5-fold increase linked to microbial metabolic activity.
Carnobacterium maltaromaticum significantly reduces Listeria monocytogenes cell counts by about 1 log CFU/cm² in multi-species biofilms, highlighting its antagonistic role.
RyhB modulates cytochrome c synthesis in Shewanella oneidensis by regulating heme biosynthesis and degradation, counteracting Fur loss effects with a novel mechanism.
Cold temperatures and reduced microbial diversity extend the persistence of virulent Francisella tularensis in aquatic environments, with type B strains remaining culturable after 1 year.
Microfluidic droplet technology increases Arctic soil microbial recovery by over 6-fold and isolates 180 times more strains than conventional methods.
Flow cytometry outperforms SYBR Green I/PI and microscopy for accurate B. burgdorferi viability assessment, with 94% reliability compared to manual methods.
Heterotrophic bacteria from marine and soil environments fix inorganic carbon at rates influenced by temperature and resource levels, with up to 1.1% biomass contribution.
PhpR represses yggS transcription in Alcaligenes, revealing a PLP-dependent regulatory mechanism controlling bacterial vitamin B6 homeostasis.
Hybrid capture metagenomic sequencing achieves over 19% viral read fraction in nearly 450 wastewater samples across the US, enabling effective pathogen detection.
Complex organic carbon inputs, like chitin, enhance microbial diversity and foster diverse microbial networks in marine sediments, including methanogenic lineages.
Both HT-qPCR platforms, Takara Bio SmartChip and Standard BioTools Biomark HD, reliably quantify microbial genes with over 87% agreement across assays, enabling consistent environmental and clinical microbiology analysis.
A novel, deeply divergent TcdB-like toxin gene was identified in a cryptic Clostridioides difficile strain from Japan, expanding the known diversity of this key virulence factor.
Six autotrophic pathways, including four natural and two synthetic, were identified in coal seam microbiomes, revealing diverse carbon fixation strategies.
Optimized fermentation of Bacillus altitudinis AS19 increased siderophore yield over twofold, enhancing its antifungal activity against Candida albicans.
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MclX controls mother cell lysis in Bacillus thuringiensis by inhibiting SpoIIID, reducing cwlC expression and delaying lysis during sporulation.
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Alteromonas macleodii EZ55 exudates, including vesicles, significantly enhance Prochlorococcus MIT9312 growth and survival, with effects observed across all growth phases.
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