Recent Advances in the Biocontrol of Nosemosis in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)
Journal of Fungi, 2022 Nosemosis is a disease triggered by the single-celled spore-forming fungi Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae, which can cause extensive colony losses in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). Fumagillin is an effective antibiotic treatment to control nosemosis, but
Massimo Iorizzo +7 more
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The potential application of probiotics for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19
Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics, 2022 Background Given the severe infection, poor prognosis, and the low number of available effective drugs, potential prevention and treatment strategies for COVID-19 need to be urgently developed.
Engy Elekhnawy, Walaa A. Negm
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Biofilms for babies: introducing microbes and biofilms to preschool-aged children [PDF]
, 2017 Microbes are beneficial to life on our planet as they facilitate natural processes such as global nutrient cycling in our environment. This article details a 30-minute activity to introduce pre-school children ranging from 3 to 5 years of age to microbes
Couto, Jillian M.
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Functional Investigation of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacterial Communities in Sugarcane
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Plant microbiota are of great importance for host nutrition and health. As a C4 plant species with a high carbon fixation capacity, sugarcane also associates with beneficial microbes, though mechanisms underlying sugarcane root-associated community ...
Mingjia Li +12 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016 Oral iron administration in African children can increase the risk for infections. However, it remains unclear to what extent supplementary iron affects the intestinal microbiome.
Guus A.M. Kortman +17 more
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Remote Sensing of Chiral Signatures on Mars [PDF]
, 2012 We describe circular polarization as a remote sensing diagnostic of chiral signatures which may be applied to Mars. The remarkable phenomenon of homochirality provides a unique biosignature which can be amenable to remote sensing through circular ...
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A Vavilovian approach to discovering crop-associated microbes with potential to enhance plant immunity [PDF]
, 2014 Through active associations with a diverse community of largely non-pathogenic microbes, a plant may be thought of as possessing an “extended genotype,” an interactive cross-organismal genome with potential, exploitable implications for plant immunity ...
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Modulation of porcine intestinal epitheliocytes immunetranscriptome response by Lactobacillus jensenii TL2937 [PDF]
, 2016 In order to evaluate probiotic strains applicable for the beneficial immunomodulation of the porcine gut (immunobiotics), we previously developed a porcine intestinal epitheliocyte cell line (PIE cells).
Albarracín, Leonardo Miguel +14 more
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The Hologenome Concept of Evolution: Medical Implications
Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2019 All natural animals and plants are holobionts, consisting of the host and microbiome, which is composed of abundant and diverse microorganisms. Health and disease of holobionts depend as much on interactions between host and microbiome and within the ...
Eugene Rosenberg, Ilana Zilber-Rosenberg
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Nano-hydroxyapatite increased soil quality and boosted beneficial soil microbes
Plant Nano Biology, 2022 : Nano-hydroxyapatite (nano-HA) is a promising phosphorus nanofertilizer to be applied in agriculture. Understanding their environmental implications is important for their safe and sustainable use.
Xiaorong Jia +7 more
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