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The rhizosphere: a playground and battlefield for soilborne pathogens and beneficial microorganisms [PDF]

, 2009
The rhizosphere is a hot spot of microbial interactions as exudates released by plant roots are a main food source for microorganisms and a driving force of their population density and activities.
Alabouvette, C., Paulitz, T.C., Moënne-Loccoz, Y., Steinberg, C., Raaijmakers, J.M.   +4 more
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Male-killing bacteria in insects: mechanisms, incidence and implications [PDF]

, 2000
Bacteria that are vertically transmitted through female hosts and kill male hosts that inherit them were first recorded in insects during the 1950s. Recent studies have shown these "male-killers" to be diverse and have led to a reappraisal of the biology
Hurst, GDD, Jiggins, FM, Gregory D.D. Hurst, Francis M. Jiggins   +3 more
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Do we need to change our perspective about gut biomarkers? A public data mining approach to identify differentially abundant bacteria in intestinal inflammatory diseases

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
IntroductionThe gut microbiome is involved in multiple processes that influence host physiology, and therefore, disruptions in microbiome homeostasis have been linked to diseases or secondary infections.
Laura Vega, Laura Bohórquez, Juan David Ramírez, Juan David Ramírez, Marina Muñoz   +4 more
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A Cross-Sectional Study of the Gut Microbiota Composition in Moscow Long-Livers

Microorganisms, 2020
The aim was to assess the gut microbiota of long-livers from Moscow. This study included two groups of patients who signed their consent to participate. The group of long-livers (LL) included 20 participants aged 97–100 years (4 men and 16 women).
Daria A. Kashtanova, Nataliya S. Klimenko, Irina D. Strazhesko, Elizaveta V. Starikova, Oksana E. Glushchenko, Denis A. Gudkov, Olga N. Tkacheva   +6 more
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Lactiplantibacillus pentosus P2020 protects the hyperuricemia and renal inflammation in mice

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023
IntroductionHyperuricemia (HUA) is a common metabolic disease, and its prevalence has been increasing worldwide. Pharmaceutical drugs have been used for controlling HUA but they all have certain side effects, which thus calls for discovering alternative ...
Zhihuan Wang, Liqiong Song, Xianping Li, Yuchun Xiao, Yuanming Huang, Yue Zhang, Jintong Li, Mingding Li, Zhihong Ren   +8 more
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Beneficial properties of lactic acid bacteria naturally present in dairy production

BMC Microbiology, 2018
Background Consumers are increasingly demanding for natural and beneficial foods, in order to improve their health and well-being. Probiotics play an important role in such demand, and dairy foods are commonly used as vehicles for such bacteria ...
Monique Colombo, Nathália P. A. Castilho, Svetoslav D. Todorov, Luís Augusto Nero   +3 more
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Beneficial Relationships Between Endophytic Bacteria and Medicinal Plants

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Plants benefit extensively from endophytic bacteria, which live in host plant tissues exerting no harmful effects. Bacterial endophytes promote the growth of host plants and enhance their resistance toward various pathogens and environmental stresses ...
Wei Wu, Wenhua Chen, Shiyu Liu, Jianjun Wu, Yeting Zhu, Luping Qin, Bo Zhu   +6 more
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Identification of rice blast disease-suppressing bacterial strains from the rhizosphere of rice grown in Pakistan. [PDF]

, 2009
Sixteen bacterial strains isolated from the roots and rhizosphere of rice plants growing in saline and non-saline soils from the Shorkot area of Pakistan were tested for their ability to promote plant growth and reduce the incidence of rice blast disease.
Price, Adam H., Naureen, Zakira, Hafeez, Fauzia Y., Roberts, Michael R   +3 more
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A citrus essential oil causes higher disturbance on the growth kinetics of Enterococcus faecalis than Lactobacillus rhamnosus

Scientia Agropecuaria, 2022
Essential oils (EOs) have turned a promising alternative to using antibiotics in poultry production due to their antimicrobial properties. EOs could effectively combat pathogenic bacteria affecting poultry.
Carmen M. S. Ambrosio, Alberto C. Miano, Erick Saldaña, Eduardo M. Da Gloria   +3 more
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Ocimum sanctum, Zingiber officinale, and Piper nigrum extracts and their effects on gut microbiota modulations (prebiotic potential), basal inflammatory markers and lipid levels: oral supplementation study in healthy rats

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2022
Context Ocimum sanctum Linn (Labiatae) (OS), Zingiber officinale Rose (Zingiberaceae) (ZO), and Piper nigrum Linn (Piperaceae) (PN) are used in traditional medicine as immunomodulator, anti-inflammatory, and bioavailability enhancer agents.
Narendra Babu Kondapalli, Rajkumar Hemalatha, Satyanarayana Uppala, Srinivas Reddy Yathapu, Shujauddin Mohammed, Mullapudi Venkata Surekha, Ananthan Rajendran, Dinesh Kumar Bharadwaj   +7 more
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