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Assessing long-distance atmospheric transport of soilborne plant pathogens [PDF]

Environmental Research Letters, 2023
Pathogenic fungi are a leading cause of crop disease and primarily spread through microscopic, durable spores adapted differentially for both persistence and dispersal via soil, animals, water, and/or the atmosphere. Computational Earth system models and
Hayes Klemm Brodsky, Rocío Calderón, Douglas S Hamilton, Longlei Li, Andrew Miles, Ryan Pavlick, Kaitlin M Gold, Sharifa G Crandall, Natalie Mahowald   +8 more
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A Game of Life with dormancy. [PDF]

Proc Biol Sci
The factors contributing to the persistence and stability of life are fundamental for understanding complex living systems. Organisms are commonly challenged by harsh and fluctuating environments that are suboptimal for growth and reproduction, which can lead to extinction.
Nevermann DH, Gros C, Lennon JT.
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The oncolytic activity of Clostridium novyi nontoxic spores in breast cancer [PDF]

BioImpacts, 2022
Introduction: Hypoxia context is highly specific for tumors and represents a unique niche which is not found elsewhere in the body. Clostridium novyi is an obligate anaerobic bacterium. It has a potential to treat tumors.
Fatemeh Abedi Jafari, Asghar Abdoli, Reza Pilehchian, Neda Soleimani, Seyed Masoud Hosseini   +4 more
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RocTest: A standardized method to assess the performance of root organ cultures in the propagation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Over the past three decades, root organ cultures (ROCs) have been the gold standard method for studying arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) under in vitro conditions, and ROCs derived from various plant species have been used as hosts for AM monoxenic ...
Dane Goh, Julien G. A. Martin, Claudia Banchini, Allyson M. MacLean, Franck Stefani   +4 more
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Antimicrobial Activity of Tannic Acid In Vitro and Its Protective Effect on Mice against Clostridioides difficile

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), recurrently reported as an urgent threat owing to its increased prevalence and mortality, has attracted significant attention.
Weigang Wang, Jing Cao, Jing Yang, Xiaoran Niu, Xiaoxuan Liu, Yu Zhai, Cuixin Qiang, Yanan Niu, Zhirong Li, Ning Dong, Baojiang Wen, Zirou Ouyang, Yulian Zhang, Jiayiren Li, Min Zhao, Jianhong Zhao   +15 more
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Genomic versus Plasmid-Borne Expression of Germinant Receptor Proteins in Bacillus cereus Strain 14579

Microorganisms, 2022
Germinant receptors (GRs) are proteins in the spore-forming bacteria of Bacillus species that are crucial in triggering spore germination by sensing nutrients in the spores’ environment.
Yan Wang, Peter Setlow, Stanley Brul
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Sporulation: A response to starvation in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe

MicrobiologyOpen, 2022
The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe employs two main strategies to adapt to the environment and survive when starved for nutrients. The strategies employ sporulation via sexual differentiation and extension of the chronological lifespan.
Hokuto Ohtsuka, Kazuki Imada, Takafumi Shimasaki, Hirofumi Aiba   +3 more
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Decontamination of Spores on Model Stainless-Steel Surface by Using Foams Based on Alkyl Polyglucosides

Molecules, 2023
In the food industry, the surfaces of processing equipment are considered to be major factors in the risk of food contamination. The cleaning process of solid surfaces is essential, but it requires a significant amount of water and chemicals.
Carolina Dari, Heni Dallagi, Christine Faille, Thomas Dubois, Christelle Lemy, Maureen Deleplace, Marwan Abdallah, Cosmin Gruescu, Julie Beaucé, Thierry Benezech, Anne-Laure Fameau   +10 more
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Morphology, Anatomy, Micromorphology, and Palynology of the Squirrel’s Foot Fern, Davallia mariesii (Davalliaceae)

Horticulturae, 2023
Davallia mariesii T. Moore ex Baker, a member of the section Trogostolon (Copel.) M. Kato and Tsutsumi (Davalliaceae M.R. Schomb.), is a lithophytic or epiphytic herb that grows on rocks and tree trunks in montane forests.
Sungyu Yang, Goya Choi, Jun-Ho Song
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The relative citation ratio: what is it and why should medical librarians care?

Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2018
Bibliometrics is becoming increasingly prominent in the world of medical libraries. The number of presentations related to research impact at the Medical Library Association (MLA) annual meeting has been increasing in past years.
Alisa Surkis, Stuart Spore
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