Article
Materials Science, Textiles
Hongyang Wang, Junsheng Wang, Bi Zhao, Shengli Hu, Gang Xue, Jianjun Xia
Summary: This study investigated the effects of inclination angle, waterproof grade, and fabric structure of the flame retardant outer layer of firefighting protective clothing on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination and laundering. Results showed that fabric with a water repellent finish had increased adsorption capacity, and the outer layer absorbed more PAHs at 180 degrees inclination angle. The fabric structure with single layer had strong adsorption capacity and low removal capacity for PAHs.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL TEXTILES
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Vladimir Scholtz, Jana Jiresova, Bozena Sera, Jaroslav Julak
Summary: NTP is a new and safe microbicidal agent with significant beneficial effects on cereals and products, showing high potential for future practical use in decontamination and disinfection.
Article
Soil Science
R. Marzaioli, M. Trifuoggi, F. A. Rutigliano
Summary: High concentrations of trace elements in the soil can have toxic effects on the microbial community. This study evaluated the impact of trace element concentrations in soils exposed to industrial and agricultural activities on the soil microbial community. The results showed that the measured trace element concentrations did not cause toxic effects on the microbial community, although chronic exposure to different patterns of trace element contamination may have led to site-specific adaptive responses in microbial populations.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Adam J. Stavola, Adam G. Hartberger
Summary: The study found that the type of smear media used affects tritium collection efficiency, with porous smear materials leading to an increase in measured tritium activity over time. Both water-wetted cotton swabs and paper smears showed significant time dependence in measured activity, with cotton swabs also exhibiting reduced collection efficiency.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Adam J. J. Stavola, Adam G. G. Hartberger
Summary: The study compared the efficiency and time dependence of different smear media (water-wetted cotton swabs, water-wetted paper smears, and ethanol-wetted Styrofoam wipes) in measuring tritium activity, deriving more restrictive limits for rapid measurement of tritium smears while ensuring regulatory compliance.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jing Zhang, Xi Tang, Yifan Cai, Wen-Wen Zhou
Summary: This paper reviews the contamination of aflatoxins, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol, fumonisins, and ochratoxin A in major cereals (rice, wheat, and maize) in China. Based on 8700 samples from 30 provincial areas, previous research suggests that the temperature and humidity in the highly contaminated Chinese cereal-growing regions match the growth conditions of potential antagonists. Therefore, the paper summarizes the methods of microbial detoxification, microbial active substance detoxification, and other microbial inhibition methods for treating contaminated cereals, and proposes strategies for combining these methods with the treatment of contaminated cereals in China.
Article
Engineering, Civil
S. Krzeminska, M. Szewczynska
Summary: The concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in firefighter protective clothing was determined under different conditions. The study found that the total PAH concentration was strongly dependent on use conditions and clothing layer. PAH concentration was approximately 10-12 times higher in clothing worn during fire suppression compared to clothing worn during live-fire simulation.
FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Caiyan Wang, Yang Xia, Yunfei Liu, Chen Kang, Nan Lu, Di Tian, Hui Lu, Fuhai Han, Jian Xu, Tetsuya Yomo
Summary: This study developed a Python-based pipeline named CleanSeq, which automatically detects and removes contaminated reads, and analyzes possible genome variants with proper verifications via local re-alignments. The application and reproducibility of CleanSeq were demonstrated in simulated and experimental evolution genome sequencing data.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jennifer Sanguinet, Charles Edmiston
Summary: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of dry hydrogen peroxide (DHP) in reducing air and surface microbial contamination in various settings within a large hospital, with the greatest reductions achieved on privacy curtains.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
(2021)
Article
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Xi Qu, Hong Wang, Adil Farooq Lodhi, Yu-lin Deng, Ying Zhang
Summary: This study compared the performance of five types of wipes used by the Chinese Space Station (CSS) in terms of microbial decontamination. Results showed that wiping the surface with high microbial load using wet wipes was more effective in removing microorganisms compared to low microbial load surfaces. For daily cleaning, two pure water wipes per 100 cm(2) are suitable, while at higher microbial concentrations visible to astronauts, thorough and repeated wiping with at least four quaternary ammonium-based wipes per 100 cm(2) is recommended.
Article
Agronomy
Vanesa Santas-Miguel, Montserrat Diaz-Ravina, Angela Martin, Elena Garcia-Campos, Ana Barreiro, Avelino Nunez-Delgado, Esperanza Alvarez-Rodriguez, Manuel Arias-Estevez, David Fernandez-Calvino
Summary: The laboratory experiment examined the medium-term influence of three tetracycline antibiotics on soil enzymes and microbial communities in four agricultural soils. It was found that there was a residual effect on microbial parameters, with different microbial sensitivity depending on soil type and properties. The PLFA patterns showed different microbial communities depending mainly on soil type and the type of antibiotic, demonstrating potential environmental relevance for health risk assessment in soils.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xinxin Hu, Wei Shi, Si Wei, Xiaowei Zhang, Hongxia Yu
Summary: The (anti-)androgenic activities in sludges may pose potential risks to human health, especially from sludges produced by chemical wastewater treatment plants. These sludges could have adverse effects on human health, with children at a greater risk than adults.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Francisco Nadal-Molero, Alicia Campos-Lopez, Juan Tur-Moya, Ana-Belen Martin-Cuadrado
Summary: By analyzing microbial communities in raw hides, salt-cured hides, and different industrial salts, it was found that contaminated hides have a missing core microbiome, while damaged hides have a high representation of microorganisms such as Halomonas. Collagenase activity was found in damaged hides, and Alkalibacillus was identified as a potential inhibitor of microbial degradation.
SYSTEMATIC AND APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Karabelo M. Moloantoa, Zenzile P. Khetsha, Esta Van Heerden, Julio C. Castillo, Errol D. Cason
Summary: This article introduces a method using bacteria for complete denitrification, aiming to produce nitrogen gas as a terminal byproduct and mitigate nitrogen pollution in wastewater. The synergistic interaction of different bacteria and the optimization of their enzymatic activities are highlighted.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yujiao Sun, Aizhong Ding, Xiaohui Zhao, Wonjae Chang, Liangsuo Ren, Yinjun Zhao, Ziyu Song, Di Hao, Yueqiao Liu, Naifu Jin, Dayi Zhang
Summary: Total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) contamination poses threats to ecological systems and human health. In this study, TPH contamination level, microbial community structure and functional genes were investigated at a multi-contaminated industrial site in Lanzhou. After the spill accident, soil bacterial communities became significantly diverse, but the dominant microbes remained the same as Pseudomonadaceae and Comamonadaceae. The abundance of hydrocarbon-degradation related genes increased significantly at the site where the spill accident occurred in multi-contaminated areas.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Viscardo P. Fabbri, Mattia Riefolo, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Liliana Gabrielli, Giovanna Cenacchi, Carmine Gallo, Raffaele Aspide, Guido Frascaroli, Rocco Liguori, Raffaele Lodi, Caterina Tonon, Antonietta D'Errico, Maria Pia Foschini
Summary: The study described 33 cases of brain autopsies performed during two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing SARS-CoV-2 infection status and pathological findings.
Article
Microbiology
Maddalena Giannella, Elda Righi, Renato Pascale, Matteo Rinaldi, Natascia Caroccia, Chiara Gamberini, Zaira R. Palacios-Baena, Giulia Caponcello, Maria Cristina Morelli, Mariarosa Tame, Marco Busutti, Giorgia Comai, Luciano Potena, Elena Salvaterra, Giuseppe Feltrin, Umberto Cillo, Gino Gerosa, Mara Cananzi, Salvatore Piano, Elisa Benetti, Patrizia Burra, Monica Loy, Lucrezia Furian, Gianluigi Zaza, Francesco Onorati, Amedeo Carraro, Fiorella Gastaldon, Maurizio Nordio, Samir Kumar-Singh, Mahsa Abedini, Paolo Boffetta, Jesus Rodriguez-Bano, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Pierluigi Viale, Evelina Tacconelli
Summary: This study compared the antibody response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in solid organ transplant recipients and healthcare workers. The results showed that healthcare workers had significantly higher antibody levels compared to solid organ transplant recipients, and the antibody levels in both groups varied over time. Specific factors and medications may influence the antibody response in solid organ transplant recipients.
Article
Microbiology
Paolo Gaibani, Linda Bussini, Stefano Amadesi, Michele Bartoletti, Federica Bovo, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Pierluigi Viale, Simone Ambretti
Summary: This study described the emergence of cross-resistance to MER-VAB and IMI-REL in a KPC-Kp strain isolated from a hematological patient, highlighting the potential development and diffusion of new multidrug resistance traits.
Review
Infectious Diseases
Paolo Gaibani, Tommaso Giani, Federica Bovo, Donatella Lombardo, Stefano Amadesi, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Marco Coppi, Gian Maria Rossolini, Simone Ambretti
Summary: Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a serious global threat due to the rapid spread of MDR pathogens and limited treatment options. New beta-lactams/beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations (beta L-beta LICs) have shown promise for treating MDR Gram-negative infections. However, resistance to these novel molecules has started to emerge. This review summarizes the mechanisms of resistance to ceftazidime/avibactam, meropenem/vaborbactam, and imipenem/relebactam in MDR Gram-negative microorganisms, with a focus on antimicrobial activities and resistance traits related to novel beta L-PLICs. The detection methods for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of these molecules are also discussed.
Article
Cell Biology
Giulia Piccirilli, Liliana Gabrielli, Maria Paola Bonasoni, Angela Chiereghin, Gabriele Turello, Eva Caterina Borgatti, Giuliana Simonazzi, Silvia Felici, Marta Leone, Nunzio Cosimo Mario Salfi, Donatella Santini, Tiziana Lazzarotto
Summary: This study evaluates the characteristics and pathogenetic mechanisms of brain damage in congenital HCMV infection. HCMV preferentially infects neural stem/progenitor cells and neuronal committed cells, leading to structural and functional brain defects.
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Cecilia Bonazzetti, Beatrice Tazza, Dino Gibertoni, Zeno Pasquini, Natascia Caroccia, Francesca Fani, Giacomo Fornaro, Renato Pascale, Matteo Rinaldi, Beatrice Miani, Chiara Gamberini, Maria Cristina Morelli, Mariarosa Tame, Marco Busutti, Giorgia Comai, Luciano Potena, Laura Borgese, Elena Salvaterra, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Luigia Scudeller, Pierluigi Viale, Maddalena Giannella
Summary: The relationship between antibody response (AbR) and breakthrough infection (BI) after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in 614 solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients was analyzed. Heart transplant recipients had the lowest probability of immunization and the highest probability of breakthrough infection. Non-high-level AbR and shorter time from transplantation were associated with breakthrough infection.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2023)
Editorial Material
Infectious Diseases
Liliana Gabrielli, Giulia Piccirilli, Evangelia Petrisli, Simona Venturoli, Eva Caterina Borgatti, Alice Balboni, Antonella Marangoni, Tiziana Lazzarotto
EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Francesco Sanmarchi, Dino Gibertoni, Davide Golinelli, Davide Gori, Maria Pia Fantini, Lawrence M. Scheier
Summary: This study aims to characterize distinct subgroups based on vaccine beliefs and identify ideal targets for public health interventions. Findings suggest that trust in science and medical providers, as well as favorable views towards healthcare, are positively associated with higher levels of vaccine beliefs. Therefore, public health campaigns should focus on improving trust in science and medical providers.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Liliana Gabrielli, Alice Balboni, Eva Caterina Borgatti, Giulio Virgili, Evangelia Petrisli, Alessia Cantiani, Matteo Pavoni, Federico Baiesi Pillastrini, Simona Venturoli, Giulia Piccirilli, Tiziana Lazzarotto
Summary: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of inherited chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 (iciHHV-6) in hospitalized patients and investigate the clinical features of individuals carrying this integration. HHV-6 PCR on hair follicles was used to confirm iciHHV-6 status when the blood viral load was more than 5 Log(10) copies/mL. The results showed that the prevalence of iciHHV-6 in our population was 2.6% (53/2019).
Article
Microbiology
Giulia Piccirilli, Alessandro Rocca, Eva Caterina Borgatti, Liliana Gabrielli, Daniele Zama, Luca Pierantoni, Marta Leone, Camilla Totaro, Matteo Pavoni, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Marcello Lanari
Summary: RSV bronchiolitis is a common reason for infant hospitalization. The role of RSV load in disease severity is still unclear. This study found that the highest viral replication occurs within the first 48 hours of admission and higher RSV-RNA values were associated with the need for oxygen therapy and longer respiratory support duration. High RSV load values were also correlated with lower white blood cell counts, especially lymphocyte counts, and younger age.
Article
Infectious Diseases
Federica Bovo, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Simone Ambretti, Paolo Gaibani
Summary: The aim of this study was to compare the BMD method with the DD test and strip test in assessing the antimicrobial activity of CFD against KPC-Kp strains. The CA between the BMD method and DD test was 92%, while the CA between the BMD method and strip test was 90.7%. KPC-Kp strains showing resistance to CFD were 36% by three methods. The DD test was found to be a valid alternative to the BMD method, while the strip test exhibited major limitations.
Review
Infectious Diseases
Susanna Esposito, Francesco Blasi, Nigel Curtis, Sheldon Kaplan, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Marianna Meschiari, Cristina Mussini, Maddalena Peghin, Carlos Rodrigo, Antonio Vena, Nicola Principi, Matteo Bassetti
Summary: This paper discusses the main characteristics and clinical use of new licenced anti-staphylococcal drugs. In vitro studies have shown that some new anti-staphylococcal antibiotics have better antimicrobial activity and more favorable pharmacokinetic properties and safety compared to currently available drugs. However, further research is needed before the problem of S. aureus resistance to antibiotics can be completely solved.
Article
Biology
Claudio Foschi, Beatrice Giorgi, Simone Ambretti, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Francesco Saverio Violante
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the sanitizing effectiveness of a UVC device (SanificaAria 200) in various hospital settings during routine activities. The results showed that the UVC device was able to effectively reduce bacterial loads and inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus within one hour. Therefore, SanificaAria 200 has the potential to eliminate airborne pathogens and reduce health risks.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
G. Marchesini, D. Gibertoni, C. Giansante, V. Perlangeli, R. Grilli, L. Scudeller, C. Descovich, P. Pandolfi
Summary: This study investigated the impact of diabetes in immigrants on the Italian healthcare system and their compliance with standard protocols. The findings showed that the prevalence of diabetes was slightly higher in immigrants compared to the general population, and immigrants had poorer metabolic control and adherence to diagnostic and therapeutic protocols.
JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Antonella Marangoni, Stefano Amadesi, Marielle Ezekielle Djusse, Claudio Foschi, Valeria Gaspari, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Paolo Gaibani
Summary: Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) is a systemic sexually transmitted infection mainly spreading within men who have sex with men (MSM). In this study, the whole genome of a C. trachomatis strain (LGV/17) responsible for a rectal LGV case was described. The LGV/17 strain showed a genomic structure similar to reference sequences and was closely related to other L2f strains, indicative of the long-distance dynamics of transmission.
CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2023)