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Phenological Changes in the Fecal Microbiota of Elaphurus davidianus in Inner Mongolia Daqingshan National Nature Reserve

Animals
Given the ongoing global decline in biodiversity, species reintroduction has become an important strategy for the conservation of endangered wildlife.
Chunyan Liu, Jingjing Zhang, Yingshan Dong, Hua Ju, Taben Haoren, Lun He, Suritu, Haibo Ma, Jiawen Liu, Defu Hu, Dong Zhang, Liping Yan, Shumiao Zhang, Yunyun Gao   +13 more
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Avidin is evolutionarily conserved in fish but dispensable for development and resistance against Streptococcus agalactiae in zebrafish

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The presence of biotin‐binding avidin proteins in fish and their biological significance are poorly characterized. We cataloged fish avidins and demonstrate that they are widely present and evolutionarily conserved. We created avd knockout zebrafish and show that zebavidin is dispensable for development and that resistance of avd knockout embryos in ...
Anni K. Saralahti, Markus J. T. Ojanen, Mataleena Parikka, Otto Kauko, Mika Rämet, Vesa P. Hytönen   +5 more
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Microbial biomarkers as indicators of sperm viability in an insect

Royal Society Open Science
Our understanding of microbial variation in male reproductive tissues is poorly understood, both regarding how it varies spatially across different tissues and its ability to affect male sperm and semen quality. To redress this gap, we explored the relationship between male sperm viability and male gut and reproductive tract ...
Kathryn B. McNamara, Ashley M. Dungan, Linda L. Blackall, Leigh W. Simmons   +3 more
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Structural and biochemical insights into the thermostable esterase Ta0887 from Thermoplasma acidophilum

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
In this study, a novel esterase from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum was biochemically and structurally characterized. Our results demonstrate that Ta0887 is a highly thermostable esterase that preferentially hydrolyzes p‐nitrophenyl hexanoate and possesses an α‐helical cap domain that likely contributes to its substrate ...
Alejandro Delgado‐Rey, Miriam Livier Llamas‐García, Gabriela M. Montero‐Morán, Leticia Santos, Samuel Lara‐González   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Healthy Human Blood Microbiome: Fact or Fiction?

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2019
The blood that flows perpetually through our veins and arteries performs numerous functions essential to our survival. Besides distributing oxygen, this vast circulatory system facilitates nutrient transport, deters infection and dispenses heat ...
Diego J. Castillo, Riaan F. Rifkin, Riaan F. Rifkin, Don A. Cowan, Marnie Potgieter   +4 more
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Dynamics of Microbial Indicators in Waste Water

Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Agriculture, 2017
Water ecosystems are constantly under the pressure of a high number of biotic and abiotic factors, and their action leads to the occurrence of fluctuations in species and populations. The specific response of organisms to external pressures leads to the reorganization of ecosystems, with qualitative and quantitative changes.
Vlad STOIAN, Roxana VIDICAN, Ioan ROTAR, Florin PĂCURAR   +3 more
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Salmonella enterica serovar typhi limits the potency of typhoid toxin and ADP‐ribosylating toxin AB to establish a persistent infection

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The two catalytic subunits of typhoid toxin dissociate from the holotoxin in the ER of an intoxicated cell, but only CdtB exits the ER to generate immunosuppressive effects. PltA is retained in the ER and sequestered from its cytosolic target, thus allowing the anti‐inflammatory effects of CdtB to promote intestinal colonization.
Maria C. Zabala‐Rodriguez, Juliette K. Tinker, Teresa Frisan, Taj Azarian, Ken Teter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seeing the forest for the genes: using metagenomics to infer the aggregated traits of microbial communities [PDF]

, 2014
Most environments harbor large numbers of microbial taxa with ecologies that remain poorly described and characterizing the functional capabilities of whole communities remains a key challenge in microbial ecology.
Daniel eLaughlin, Fierer, Noah, Laughlin, Daniel C., Noah Fierer, Noah eFierer, Albert eBarberan, Daniel C. Laughlin, Barberán, Albert, Albert Barberán   +8 more
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A minimal cellulosome‐like system in Cellulosilyticum lentocellum

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Cellulose‐degrading bacteria typically use cellulosomes, large multi‐enzyme complexes on a scaffold protein. In Cellulosilyticum lentocellum, we characterise a far smaller arrangement, a single scaffold bound to one cellulase through a single cohesin‐dockerin interaction.
John Allan, Amias Alstrom‐Moore, Gary W Black   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supplementation of black pepper (Piper nigrum) in goats’ diet: influence on nutrient utilization and ruminal microbial characteristics

Acta Scientiarum: Animal Sciences
The use of phytogenic feed additives in livestock nutrition has gained increasing attention for their potential to improve rumen function and animal performance. Therefore, a 56-day study was conducted to assess the effects of black pepper (Piper nigrum)
Oluwatosin Omotoso
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