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Plant Sciences
Mohammad Almogdad, Akvile Jonaviciene, Roma Semaskiene
Summary: The broad bean weevil (Bruchus rufimanus Boh.) is an economically important insect pest that damages the broad bean crop by burrowing into the seed and feeding on the endosperm or embryo, leading to reduced germination and seedling growth. This study conducted from 2018 to 2020 investigated the impact of seed damage by B. rufimanus on seed quality, germination rate, seedling growth, and the incidence of seed-borne fungal pathogens. The results showed that seed damage by B. rufimanus was associated with increased fungal contamination and decreased germination rate. Various fungal genera, including Fusarium spp., Alternaria spp., Aspergillus spp., Penicillium spp., Cladosporium spp., Mucor spp., and Botrytis spp., were identified. Cladosporium spp. was the most common genus.
Article
Microbiology
Shuai Du, Pankaj Trivedi, Zhong Wei, Jiao Feng, Hang-Wei Hu, Li Bi, Qiaoyun Huang, Yu-Rong Liu
Summary: Soil organic carbon is the key factor influencing the prevalence of fungal phytopathogens in agricultural soils. The application of crop straw and fresh livestock manure significantly increases the proportion of fungal phytopathogens. These findings advance our understanding of the occurrence and environmental drivers of soilborne fungal phytopathogens under agricultural fertilization regime and have important implications for their control.
Article
Agronomy
Yuanping Zhou, Wenjiao Luo, Maoxing Li, Qiong Wang, Yongxin Liu, Huachun Guo
Summary: Growing potatoes in idle rice fields through the rice-potato rotation system can improve food security and suppress soilborne fungal pathogens.
Article
Horticulture
Hillary Righini, Roberta Roberti, Silvia Cetrullo, Flavio Flamigni, Antera Martel Quintana, Ornella Francioso, Veronica Panichi, Stefano Cianchetta, Stefania Galletti
Summary: The study demonstrated that seed priming with Jania adhaerens water-soluble polysaccharides (JA WSPs) can protect tomato plants from soil-borne pathogens and promote plant growth. Results showed that WSPs increased seedling emergence, reduced disease severity, and enhanced plant development.
Review
Parasitology
Izabella Mysliwy, Agnieszka Perec-Matysiak, Joanna Hildebrand
Summary: Raccoons and raccoon dogs are considered two of the most successful invasive alien species due to their ability to adapt to urban environments. Their growing populations pose a threat in maintaining and transmitting vector-borne pathogens. This review summarizes current data on the occurrence, diversity, and prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in raccoons and raccoon dogs, and highlights the need for further research to understand their epidemiology and assess potential risks to wildlife.
PARASITES & VECTORS
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Pranab Dutta, Madhusmita Mahanta, Soibam Basanta Singh, Dwipendra Thakuria, Lipa Deb, Arti Kumari, Gunadhya K. Upamanya, Sarodee Boruah, Utpal Dey, A. K. Mishra, Lydia Vanlaltani, Dumpapenchala VijayReddy, Punabati Heisnam, Abhay K. Pandey
Summary: Trichoderma spp. is widely used as a biocontrol agent worldwide. Its interactions with host plants and pathogens at a molecular level are crucial in understanding the mechanisms involved in establishing a close relationship with the plant host through strong antifungal/antimicrobial activity. Key factors determining the biocontrol potential of Trichoderma include mycoparasitism, antibiosis, competition, and induction of a systemic acquired resistance (SAR)-like response. This review aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of how Trichoderma interacts with host plants and its role as a biocontrol agent against soil-borne phytopathogens, with a focus on the diverse molecular aspects of this interaction.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biology
Maela Leon, Monica Berbegal, Paloma Abad-Campos, Antonio Ramon-Albalat, Tito Caffi, Vittorio Rossi, Gultakin Hasanaliyeva, Pierre Antoine Noceto, Daniel Wipf, Sasa Sirca, Jaka Razinger, Anne-Laure Fragniere, Patrik Kehrli, Aurora Ranca, Anamaria Petrescu, Josep Armengol
Summary: The study found that black-foot disease-associated fungi can be present on the roots of cover crops grown in organic vineyards, potentially increasing inoculum levels in vineyard soils. Results showed that various fungal species related to black-foot disease were found on cover crops in several European countries.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hongyan Cheng, Daqi Zhang, Lirui Ren, Zhaoxin Song, Qingjie Li, Jiajia Wu, Wensheng Fang, Bin Huang, Dongdong Yan, Yuan Li, Qiuxia Wang, Aocheng Cao
Summary: The research found that bio-activation of soil selectively inhibited soil-borne pathogens while promoting beneficial microbial recovery, resulting in increased tomato yield. The significant increase in soil pH and catalase activity, along with changes in microbial community structure, may enhance the soil's ability to suppress pathogens.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Wei Zhang, Bo-wen Zhang, Jie-fu Deng, Lin Li, Tu-yong Yi, Yan-yun Hong
Summary: The study demonstrated that calcium application significantly influenced the microbial community structure in peanut rhizosphere, leading to enrichment of specific dominant bacteria that enhance peanuts' resistance to soil-borne pathogens.
Review
Soil Science
Ugo De Corato
Summary: This paper briefly analyzes the governance of soil organic amendments as an external source of organic matter and beneficial microbiota and discusses possible solutions to enhance soil suppressiveness and help growers understand the complex processes/interactions that lead to it, based on the principles of green economy.
APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Babett Greff, Andras Saho, Erika Lakatos, Laszlo Varga
Summary: Soil-borne phytopathogens can cause significant losses to cereal and horticultural crops worldwide. Synthetic pesticides are still widely used, but the search for sustainable alternatives is becoming more urgent. The incorporation of botanicals and aromatic plants into agricultural practices can help control plant diseases, but their application needs to be carefully regulated to avoid negative impacts on soil fertility. This study reviews the efficiency of secondary metabolites from aromatic and medicinal plants as biopesticides against soil-borne plant pathogens, and highlights the potential of recycling waste from aromatic plant industries to improve soil health.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mengting Zhang, Yinyue Wang, Yuanyi Hu, Huacai Wang, Yawen Liu, Bingran Zhao, Jie Zhang, Rongxiang Fang, Yongsheng Yan
Summary: In nature, plants are colonized by various microbes that play essential roles in their growth and health. The concept of heterosis, where first-generation hybrids exhibit superior phenotypic performance relative to their parents, may also apply to the hybridization of microbiota. The root microbiota of hybrid rice varieties were found to be distinct from those of their parental lines and exhibit features of heterosis in diversity and composition. Furthermore, the root bacterial microbiota of a specific hybrid variety was found to protect rice against fungal pathogens, and the protection was transferable to neighboring plants.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Yi Zhang, Wensheng Fang, Dongdong Yan, Yutong Ji, Xinhua Chen, Anmin Guo, Zhaoxin Song, Yuan Li, Aocheng Cao, Qiuxia Wang
Summary: The study found that applying AITC through drip irrigation was more effective than injection for controlling soil-borne pests. This provides guidance for optimizing the application of AITC.
PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Ziheng Peng, Yu Liu, Jiejun Qi, Hang Gao, Xiaomeng Li, Qi Tian, Xun Qian, Gehong Wei, Shuo Jiao
Summary: This study examined the distribution patterns and environmental drivers of fungal soil-borne pathogens in agricultural fields across China. It found that climate factors, such as temperature and precipitation, regulated the abundance and richness of these pathogens, with higher levels in the topsoil. The dominant pathogens were identified as two phylotypes belonging to the genus Fusarium, and their abundance was negatively correlated with precipitation and temperature. These findings have important implications for pathogen control and crop production.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Jian Ye, Lili Zhang, Xuan Zhang, Xiujuan Wu, Rongxiang Fang
Summary: Plants face dual damage when infected with insect-borne microbial pathogens. Research has shown that many host genes involved in multistress resistance are related to innate immunity and plant hormone signaling, especially jasmonate and salicylic acid. Utilizing genome editing or chemical modulators to fine-tune crop defensive signaling offers potential for sustainable control of insect-borne diseases.
TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Fanny Bertelli, Carey Meredith Suehs, Jean Pierre Mallet, Marie Caroline Rotty, Jean Louis Pepin, Frederic Gagnadoux, Eric Matzner-Lober, A. Bourdin, Nicolas Molinari, Dany Jaffuel
Summary: CPAP remains the cornerstone of obstructive sleep apnoea treatment, but data describing residual sleep-disordered breathing events is difficult to interpret due to differences in metrics and definitions. This study aims to compare the accuracy of CPAP-measured AHI against the gold standard measured by polysomnography, and to evaluate other sleep disordered breathing indices.
Article
Allergy
Jeremy Charriot, Milka Maravic, Michael Huguet, Isabelle Vachier, Carey Suehs, Arnaud Bourdin
Summary: This study investigated the treatment profile of severe asthma patients in France in 2018, revealing discrepancies between guidelines and real-life practice. The findings emphasized the need for improved patient phenotyping and provided insight into the positioning of current and forthcoming biologics.
WORLD ALLERGY ORGANIZATION JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Carey Meredith Suehs, Laurence Solovei, Kheira Hireche, Isabelle Vachier, Denis Mariano Goulart, Lucie Gamon, Jeremy Charriot, Isabelle Serre, Nicolas Molinari, Arnaud Bourdin, Sebastien Bommart
Summary: The CLIPPCAIR study aims to develop and validate a new algorithm using CT data to predict post-operative lung function for lung cancer patients, assisting in the assessment of surgical feasibility. Two cohorts of patients will be recruited for developing and validating predictive models based on CT scans before surgery.
ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dany Jaffuel, Erika Nogue, Philippe Berdague, Michel Galinier, Pauline Fournier, Marion Dupuis, Frederic Georger, Marie-Pierre Cadars, Jean-Etienne Ricci, Nathalie Plouvier, Francois Picard, Vincent Puel, Jean-Pierre Mallet, Carey M. Suehs, Nicolas Molinari, Arnaud Bourdin, Francois Roubille
Summary: Optimizing medical cardiac treatment for sleep apnoea in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction is recommended. The impact of sacubitril-valsartan on sleep apnoea remains unknown. Results suggest a significant decrease in AHI after 3 months of SV treatment, supporting the current guidelines for HFrEF optimization and indicating potential positive airway pressure sparing effects.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Laetitia Crouzet, Anne Gramond, Carey Suehs, Pascale Fabbro-Peray, Mocrane Abbar, Jorge Lopez-Castroman
Summary: This study aims to compare the effectiveness of a new therapeutic program based on third-generation cognitive behavioral therapy (Hyper-mCBT) with the Barkley program in improving ADHD symptoms in children and their parents. The study will randomly assign 248 children diagnosed with ADHD to either the Hyper-mCBT program or the Barkley program, and evaluate the outcomes. The results will contribute to the development of innovative psychotherapy programs for ADHD.
Article
Allergy
Arnaud Bourdin, Sebastien Bommart, Gregory Marin, Isabelle Vachier, Anne Sophie Gamez, Engi Ahmed, Carey M. Suehs, Nicolas Molinari
Summary: The study aimed to compare small-airway responsiveness in obese and non-obese women with asthma during methacholine challenge. The results showed that obese women with asthma have greater small-airway responsiveness compared to non-obese women.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Mathilde Volpato, Jerome Vialaret, Christophe Hirtz, Aurelie Petit, Carey Suehs, Jeremy Patarin, Eric Matzner-Lober, Isabelle Vachier, Nicolas Molinari, Arnaud Bourdin, Jeremy Charriot
Summary: In muco-obstructive lung diseases, rheology can predict sputum eosinophilia and is correlated with mucin concentrations.
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Charlotte Vernisse, Edouard Tuaillon, Carey Suehs, Delphine Gras, Anne Sophie Bedin, Jeremy Charriot, Lucie Knabe, Isabelle Vachier, Pascal Chanez, Aurelie Petit, Arnaud Bourdin
Summary: Epithelial cytokines play a role in T1/T2 inflammatory patterns. This study examines the persistence of this trait in air-liquid interface (ALI) epithelial cultures and its relation to systemic patterns like blood eosinophil counts (BECs). The study finds that ALIs release disease-specific cytokine cocktails into their subnatants, even in a differentiated cell line environment, suggesting the continued presence of alarmin orientation.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Carey Meredith Suehs, Nicolas Molinari, A. Bourdin, Laurence Solovei
Summary: This study aims to analyze data on lung function and incremental exercise testing before and after surgical correction of pectus excavatum (PE). A historical-prospective cohort will be formed, including historical inclusions and prospective inclusions. Data collection includes spirometry, incremental exercise testing, body mass index, body composition, and questionnaires. The results will be published in an international peer-reviewed journal.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Carey Meredith Suehs, Isabelle Vachier, David Galeazzi, Francois Vaast, Fanny Cardon, Nicolas Molinari, Arnaud Bourdin
Summary: This pilot trial aims to compare traditional face-to-face patient therapeutic education with chatbot-guided education for asthma patients. The study will enroll 80 adult patients with diagnosed asthma and randomize them into two groups. The primary outcome is the change in the total Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire score after 6 months.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jeremy Charriot, Maeva Zysman, Laurent Guilleminault, Mathilde Volpato, Aurelie Fort-Petit, Isabelle Vachier, Jeremy Patarin, Carey Suehs, Engi Ahmed, Nicolas Molinari, Arnaud Bourdin
Summary: This study aims to provide an objective biomarker for guiding the prescription of azithromycin in COPD patients, by using sputum rheology to assess their condition and reduce antibiotic exposure. The study is a multicentric, randomized, controlled trial with 36 patients, having a one-year follow-up to evaluate the number of COPD exacerbations as the primary outcome.
Article
Respiratory System
Fanny Bertelli, Carey M. Suehs, Jean-Pierre Mallet, Isabelle Court-Fortune, Frederic Gagnadoux, Jean Christian Borel, Olivier Gaubert, Nicolas Molinari, Arnaud Bourdin, Dany Jaffuel
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on long-term Positive Airway Pressure (PAP) adherence in French sleep apnea patients. The results showed that the pandemic had a minimal effect on PAP adherence in the study population.
RESPIRATORY RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ilaria Giovannelli, Nadhim Bayatti, Abigail Brown, Dennis Wang, Marius Mickunas, William Camu, Jean-Luc Veyrune, Christine Payan, Cecilia Garlanda, Massimo Locati, Raul Juntas-Morales, Nicolas Pageot, Andrea Malaspina, Ulf Andreasson, Carey Suehs, Safa Saker, Christophe Masseguin, John de Vos, Henrik Zetterberg, Ammar Al-Chalabi, P. Nigel Leigh, Timothy Tree, Gilbert Bensimon, Paul R. Heath, Pamela J. Shaw, Janine Kirby
Summary: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a fatal neurodegenerative disease for which there is currently no effective treatment. This study found that low-dose interleukin-2 treatment in ALS patients can increase regulatory T-cells and inhibit inflammatory pathways. Analysis demonstrated individual variability among patients and proposed a regression model to predict patient response to treatment.
BRAIN COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Respiratory System
Laura Mattei, Carey M. Suehs, Khuder Alagha, Arnaud Bourdin, Christophe Brousse, Jeremy Charriot, Gilles Devouassoux, Stephanie Fry, Laurent Guilleminault, Marion Gouitaa, Camille Taille, Pascal Chanez, Laurie Pahus
Summary: This study achieved an expert consensus in defining failure criteria for anti-interleukin 5/R treatment in severe asthma patients. The study proposed objective criteria for treatment failure and provided guidelines for prescription, evaluation, and discontinuation decision-making. These criteria and guidelines can help physicians tailor treatment plans more effectively for severe asthma patients.
THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE
(2021)
Article
Respiratory System
Laurence Halimi, Carey M. Suehs, Gregory Marin, Clement Boissin, Anne-Sophie Gamez, Isabelle Vachier, Nicolas Molinari, Arnaud Bourdin
Summary: The study found that patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension have poor health-related quality of life, and the Physical Functioning subscale of HRQoL is independently associated with disease progression. Additionally, depression is the unique psychological characteristic associated with Physical Functioning.
Article
Plant Sciences
Anaswara Rani, Sneha Asha, Minsa Mini, Pooja P. Rajan, Merin Tomy, Ashita Jose, Xavier Ts, Praveen Kumar
Summary: This study focuses on the eco-friendly synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles using Centra-therum punctatum leaf extract. The synthesized nanoparticles showed potent antimicrobial activity and effectively inhibited biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These findings demonstrate the potential of copper oxide nanoparticles for environmentally friendly synthesis and applications.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2024)
Article
Plant Sciences
Bruno Fagundes dos Santos, Talita Oliveira de Arauja, Camilla Oliveira Rios, Advanio Inacio Siqueira-Silva, Eduardo Gusmao Pereira
Summary: This study investigated the interaction between iron excess and phosphorus deficiency in Paspalum densum. The results showed that iron excess decreased phosphorus concentration in roots, while phosphorus deficiency increased iron concentration in leaves. Stomatal limitation was the main cause of decreased photosynthesis due to iron excess. Phosphorus deficiency contributed to higher phosphorus use efficiency and biomass.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2024)