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Horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes in clinical environments by Lerminiaux, Nicole A, Cameron, Andrew D S

“…A global medical crisis is unfolding as antibiotics lose effectiveness against a growing number of bacterial pathogens. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT)…”
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Compositional analysis: a valid approach to analyze microbiome high-throughput sequencing data by Gloor, Gregory B, Reid, Gregor

“…A workshop held at the 2015 annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists highlighted compositional data analysis methods and the importance of…”
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Damage to Trichothecium roseum caused by sodium silicate is independent from pH by Niu, Li-li, Bi, Yang, Bai, Xiao-dong, Zhang, Sheng-gui, Xue, Hua-li, Li, Yong-cai, Wang, Yi, Calderón-Urrea, Alejandro

“…Trichothecium roseum is one of the most important postharvest pathogens in arid and semiarid regions. Sodium silicate (NaSi) and environmental pH have…”
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Antimicrobial peptides of the genus Bacillus: a new era for antibiotics by Sumi, Chandra Datta, Yang, Byung Wook, Yeo, In-Cheol, Hahm, Young Tae

“…The rapid onset of resistance reduces the efficacy of most conventional antimicrobial drugs and is a general cause of concern for human well-being. Thus, there…”
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Renaissance of vancomycin: approaches for breaking antibiotic resistance in multidrug-resistant bacteria by Mühlberg, Eric, Umstätter, Florian, Kleist, Christian, Domhan, Cornelius, Mier, Walter, Uhl, Philipp

“…The emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria demands innovations in the development of new antibiotics. For decades, the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin…”
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Bacterial microbiome associated with the rhizosphere and root interior of crops in Saskatchewan, Canada by Cordero, Jorge, de Freitas, J Renato, Germida, James J

“…Rhizosphere and root associated bacteria are key components of plant microbiomes and influence crop production. In sustainable agriculture, it is important to…”
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Zika virus: an emerging challenge to public health worldwide by Sharma, Vikrant, Sharma, Manisha, Dhull, Divya, Sharma, Yashika, Kaushik, Sulochana, Kaushik, Samander

“…Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus that was first isolated from Zika forest, Uganda, in 1947. Since its inception, major and minor outbreaks have been…”
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Synthesis of bacterial polysaccharides via the Wzx/Wzy-dependent pathway by Islam, Salim T, Lam, Joseph S

“…The surfaces of bacteria mediate a multitude of functions in the environment and in an infected host, including adhesion to both biotic and abiotic substrata,…”
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Something old, something new: revisiting natural products in antibiotic drug discovery by Wright, Gerard D

“…Antibiotic discovery is in crisis. Despite a growing need for new drugs resulting from the increasing number of multi-antibiotic-resistant pathogens, there…”
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Isolation and identification of salt-tolerant plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria and their application for rice cultivation under salt stress by Sultana, Shahnaz, Paul, Sumonta C, Parveen, Samia, Alam, Saiful, Rahman, Naziza, Jannat, Bushra, Hoque, Sirajul, Rahman, Mohammad Tariqur, Karim, Muhammad Manjurul

“…Growth and productivity of rice are negatively affected by soil salinity. However, some salt-tolerant rhizosphere-inhabiting bacteria can improve salt…”
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Functional potential differences between Firmicutes and Proteobacteria in response to manure amendment in a reclaimed soil by Li, Wenxi, Zhang, Yueping, Mao, Wei, Wang, Changsong, Yin, Shixue

“…Manure amendment generally bolsters soil organisms but not all bacteria equally. To understand why different taxa respond differently, we used shotgun…”
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d-Amino acids in antimicrobial peptides: a potential approach to treat and combat antimicrobial resistance by Kapil, Shikha, Sharma, Vipasha

“…Antimicrobial resistance is one of the leading challenges in the human healthcare segment. Advances in antimicrobial resistance have triggered exploration of…”
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Salt-tolerant and plant-growth-promoting bacteria isolated from high-yield paddy soil by Zhang, Shiying, Fan, Cong, Wang, Yongxia, Xia, Yunsheng, Xiao, Wei, Cui, Xiaolong

“…Growth and productivity of rice is negatively affected by soil salinity. However, some salt-tolerant bacteria improve the health of plants under saline stress…”
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In vitro degradation of low-density polyethylene by new bacteria from larvae of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella by Montazer, Zahra, Habibi Najafi, Mohammad B, Levin, David B

“…Three bacterial species isolated from whole body extracts of the greater wax moth larvae, , were evaluated for their ability to utilize low-density…”
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Crop, genotype, and field environmental conditions shape bacterial and fungal seed epiphytic microbiomes by Morales Moreira, Zayda P, Helgason, Bobbi L, Germida, James J

“…Seeds are reproductive structures able to carry and transfer microorganisms that play an important role in plant fitness. Genetic and external factors are…”
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Do we still need Illumina sequencing data? Evaluating Oxford Nanopore Technologies R10.4.1 flow cells and the Rapid v14 library prep kit for Gram negative bacteria whole genome assemblies by Lerminiaux, Nicole, Fakharuddin, Ken, Mulvey, Michael R, Mataseje, Laura

“…The best whole genome assemblies are currently built from a combination of highly accurate short-read sequencing data and long-read sequencing data that can…”
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Multidisciplinary approaches for studying rhizobium-legume symbioses by diCenzo, George C, Zamani, Maryam, Checcucci, Alice, Fondi, Marco, Griffitts, Joel S, Finan, Turlough M, Mengoni, Alessio

“…The rhizobium-legume symbiosis is a major source of fixed nitrogen (ammonia) in the biosphere. The potential for this process to increase agricultural yield…”
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The oral cavity microbiota: between health, oral disease, and cancers of the aerodigestive tract by Le Bars, Pierre, Matamoros, Sébastien, Montassier, Emmanuel, Le Vacon, Françoise, Potel, Gilles, Soueidan, Assem, Jordana, Fabienne, de La Cochetière, Marie-France

“…Many studies show that the human microbiome plays a critical role in the chronic pathologies of obesity, inflammatory bowel diseases, and diabetes. More…”
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Isolation of plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria from rhizospheric soil of halophytes and their impact on maize (Zea mays L.) under induced soil salinity by Ullah, Sami, Bano, Asghari

“…The present investigation was aimed to scrutinize the salt tolerance potential of plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) isolated from rhizospheric soil…”
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Bacteriophages: the possible solution to treat infections caused by pathogenic bacteria by El-Shibiny, Ayman, El-Sahhar, Salma

“…Since their discovery in 1915, bacteriophages have been used to treat bacterial infections in animals and humans because of their unique ability to infect…”
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