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Microbiology
Miaomiao Li, Qingyun Ma, Delong Kong, Xiaoyan Han, Juan Che, Yiqing Zhou, Xu Jiang, Zhiyong Ruan, Qinghua Zhang
Summary: Strain LAM1902(T) is a Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, motile, short-rod-shaped bacterium with nicosulfuron-degrading ability, representing a novel species within the genus Pseudomonas. The strain shows a close phylogenetic relationship with members of the family Pseudomonadaceae, particularly with Pseudomonas nitroreducens, Pseudomonas nitritireducens, and Pseudomonas panipatensis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Meihong Zhang, Depeng Li, Xinyue Yang, Fuxiao Wei, Qiu Wen, Yuqing Feng, Xiaolu Jin, Dan Liu, Yuming Guo, Yongfei Hu
Summary: Growing evidence suggests a close relationship between gut microbiota and chicken growth performance. Through integrated multi-omics analyses, this study reveals differences in gut microbiota composition and host-microbiota interactions between high body weight (HBW) and low body weight chickens. The HBW microbiota contributes to chicken growth by regulating gut function and homeostasis. Additionally, a specific bacterial consortium derived from HBW chickens shows potential as a chicken growth promoter. These findings provide new insights into the potential links between gut microbiota and chicken phenotypes, with implications for improving chicken growth performance.
Review
Ecology
Monica Thukral, Andrew E. Allen, Daniel Petras
Summary: This article highlights the use of non-targeted metabolomics methods in aquatic chemical ecology research and discusses the opportunities and challenges of mass spectrometry-based methods in expanding our understanding of environmental systems.
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Agricultural Engineering
Congfeng Xu, Xin Su, Jinghong Wang, Fangzheng Zhang, Guinan Shen, Yuan Yuan, Lei Yan, Hongzhi Tang, Fuqiang Song, Weidong Wang
Summary: The lignin-degrading bacterial consortium LDC efficiently degrades rice straw lignin in mineral salt medium. The microbial community structure and enzyme expression levels vary greatly during different incubation phases, with significant up-regulation of lignin degradation enzymes. This provides valuable microbial resources and data support for the industrialization of rice straw bio-pulping.
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
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Microbiology
Tianfei Yu, Xiaodong Liu, Jiamin Ai, Jiamin Wang, Yidan Guo, Xinhui Liu, Xiaolong He, Zhenshan Deng, Yingying Jiang
Summary: Microbial community succession during the enrichment of crude-oil-degrading bacteria was analyzed using Illumina high-throughput sequencing. Rhodococcus sp. OS62-1, Dietzia sp. OS33, and Pseudomonas sp. P35 were isolated and used to construct a bacterial consortium with high crude-oil-degrading efficiency, providing technical support for bioremediation of crude oil pollution.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Surabhi Awasthi, Reshu Chauhan, Yuvraj Indoliya, Abhishek Singh Chauhan, ShashankKumar Mishra, Lalit Agrawal, Sanjay Dwivedi, Shiv Naresh Singh, Suchi Srivastava, Poonam C. Singh, Puneet Singh Chauhan, Debasis Chakrabarty, Sudhakar Srivastava, Rudra Deo Tripathi
Summary: This study investigated the mechanisms of microbial consortium-mediated growth promotion and arsenic amelioration in rice using transcriptome and proteome analysis. The results indicated that the microbial consortium significantly reduced arsenic toxicity, improved growth of root hairs, and affected the expression of various genes and proteins related to nutrient transport, defense, and metabolism in rice plants exposed to arsenic stress.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
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Engineering, Environmental
Pingjin Yang, Yun Peng, Hengyi Liu, Di Wu, Ronghuan Yuan, Xiaoming Wang, Lei Li, Xuya Peng
Summary: This study reveals the mechanism of foaming in anaerobic digestion process, identifying EPS as a key factor in foam events. Microorganisms can resist stress environments by producing more EPS.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Helin Wang, Linlin Xie, Shufan Liu, Anna Dai, Xiaoxing Chi, Dongjie Zhang
Summary: The study found that oat antimicrobial peptides can improve the antioxidant capacity of the colon, reduce the production of inflammatory cells, and have a preventive effect on enteritis. Moreover, oat antimicrobial peptides can change the abundance of intestinal microorganisms, increase the abundance of probiotics, and optimize the diversity of intestinal microorganisms. Oat antimicrobial peptides provide a microbial barrier for gut microbes, producing acidic metabolites that inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria and maintain the integrity of the intestinal mucosa.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Leonardo Stari, Tanmoy Roy Tusher, Chihiro Inoue, Mei-Fang Chien
Summary: This study reports the enrichment of a stable aerobic carbon tetrachloride-degrading bacterial consortium for the first time, and identifies a predominant Pseudomonas strain in this consortium. The isolated Pseudomonas strain has the potential for in-situ bioremediation of carbon tetrachloride-contaminated environments under aerobic conditions.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Yinzhuang Zhu, Mingmei Ai, Xiaoqiang Jia
Summary: Through the design and construction of an artificial microbial consortium, this study successfully enhanced the production of mcl-PHA. A xylose-utilizing E. coli and a mcl-PHA-producing P. putida worked synergistically to achieve efficient accumulation of mcl-PHA.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Analytical
Ian Oesterle, Manuel Pristner, Sabrina Berger, Mingxun Wang, Vinicius Verri Hernandes, Annette Rompel, Benedikt Warth
Summary: Polyphenols, abundant in plants and fungi, have beneficial bioactive properties. High-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) is favored for analyzing their complexity. This study evaluated the advantages of HRMS, using untargeted techniques and online resources, for annotating polyphenols and other molecules. Despite the sensitivity loss compared to low-resolution mass spectrometry (LRMS), HRMS is capable of comprehensively investigating human polyphenol exposure, linking it to human health effects and toxicological mixture effects with other xenobiotics.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ajay Prasanth Ramalingam, Williams Mohanavel, Ameena Premnath, Raveendran Muthurajan, P. V. Vara Prasad, Ramasamy Perumal
Summary: This genetic profile variation study on 61 sorghum accessions identified distinct metabolic profiles between tropical and temperate sorghums, with grain-color-based analysis identifying two lines with rich amounts of antioxidants. The study provides new opportunities for developing biofortified sorghum with enhanced nutraceutical and therapeutic values through molecular breeding and metabolic engineering.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Thierry Tran, Remy Romanet, Chloe Roullier-Gall, Francois Verdier, Antoine Martin, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Herve Alexandre, Cosette Grandvalet, Raphaelle Tourdot-Marechal
Summary: This study applied metabolomic analysis to investigate the chemical composition of kombucha during different production phases and with different types of tea. Results showed that the first phase of acidification had the most significant impact on the chemical composition due to the metabolism of acetic acid bacteria and polyphenols. Additionally, the type of tea mainly influenced the overall composition of polyphenols, with black tea polyphenols being more affected by microbial activity compared to green tea polyphenols.
Article
Microbiology
Ruolin Qin, Tao Xu, Xiaoqiang Jia
Summary: Phenanthrene biodegradation is often limited by its low water solubility and dissolution rate. In this study, we engineered a strain of Pseudomonas putida to produce rhamnolipid biosurfactants, which promote the biodegradation of phenanthrene by an engineered strain of Escherichia coli. The two-species consortium exhibited a synergistic effect in degrading phenanthrene, resulting in a significant increase in the degradation ratio.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jennifer Ose, Biljana Gigic, Stefanie Brezina, Tengda Lin, Andreas Baierl, Anne J. M. R. Geijsen, Eline van Roekel, Nivonirina Robinot, Audrey Gicquiau, David Achaintre, Pekka Keski-Rahkonen, Franzel J. B. van Duijnhoven, Tanja Gumpenberger, Andreana N. Holowatyj, Dieuwertje E. Kok, Annaleen Koole, Petra Schrotz-King, Alexis B. Ulrich, Martin Schneider, Arve Ulvik, Per-Magne Ueland, Matty P. Weijenberg, Nina Habermann, Augustin Scalbert, Andrea Gsur, Cornelia M. Ulrich
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the associations of metabolites with risk of recurrence in stage II/III CRC patients, but no statistically significant associations were found. Further follow-up in larger studies is needed to confirm these results.
