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Fisheries
Micheli Zaminhan-Hassemer, Gustavo Botton Zagolin, Caio Augusto Perazza, David Aciole Barbosa, Fabiano B. Menegidio, Luiz Lehmann Coutinho, Polyana Tizioto, Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf
Summary: In this study, the effects of a blend of essential oils on the productive performance and intestinal microbiota of juvenile Nile tilapia were investigated. The results showed that supplementation with 3.3 g kg(-1) of essential oils improved the growth performance and modulated the gut microbiota of tilapia. The maximum levels of the essential oils blend for final weight, weight gain, daily weight gain, and feed conversion were calculated.
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Microbiology
Negash Kabtimer Bereded, Getachew Beneberu Abebe, Solomon Workneh Fanta, Manuel Curto, Herwig Waidbacher, Harald Meimberg, Konrad J. Domig
Summary: This study examined the variations in the gut microbiota of Nile tilapia across an altitudinal gradient in Ethiopia. The results showed that altitude can modulate the composition and diversity of the gut microbiota in Nile tilapia. Some shared bacterial communities were also detected.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Shuangshuang Wang, Feng Song, Haoyu Gu, Zhilong Shu, Xiaowen Wei, Ke Zhang, Yuxiang Zhou, Lanrui Jiang, Zefei Wang, Jienan Li, Haibo Luo, Weibo Liang
Summary: This study investigated the gut microbiota of healthy adults with different traits. The results showed differences in gut microbiota composition between male and female subjects. Additionally, the gut microbiota composition was able to distinguish between different BMI groups. At the phylum level, specific phyla were found to be increased in different BMI groups for both males and females. At the genus level, several distinct genera were identified across BMI groups. The accuracy of predicting body type using a linear regression model was 74%.
MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alice Michel, Riana Minocher, Peter-Philip Niehoff, Yuhong Li, Kevin Nota, Maya A. Gadhvi, Jiancheng Su, Neetha Iyer, Amy Porter, Urbain Ngobobo-As-Ibungu, Escobar Binyinyi, Radar Nishuli Pekeyake, Laura Parducci, Damien Caillaud, Katerina Guschanski
Summary: This study investigates the interplay between diet and gut microbiome in three geographically isolated populations of the critically endangered Gorilla beringei graueri. The findings show population- and social group-specific dietary and gut microbial profiles and covariation between diet and gut microbiome. Diet differences may be influenced by plant availability.
Article
Microbiology
Zhicheng Huang, Jinyan Gao, Chunyan Peng, Jingjing Song, Zongsheng Xie, Jixin Jia, Haochen Li, Shumiao Zhao, Yunxiang Liang, Bin Gong
Summary: In this study, the gut microbiota of Nile tilapia was analyzed before and after feeding with different concentrations of Chlorella vulgaris. The results showed that only long-term feeding of 2% C. vulgaris significantly increased the diversity of the gut microbiota. Additionally, the composition of the gut microbiota was altered by the addition of 2% C. vulgaris. This study provides valuable insights into the impact of C. vulgaris on the gut microbiota in fish.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ahmed M. Serag, Mohamed S. Abdel-Sabour, Mohamed El-Hadidi, Mohamad Maged, Mahmoud Magdy, Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan, Mohamed H. Refaat
Summary: This study analyzed the bacterial composition in the gut of Nile tilapia fish in Egypt and found significant differences in gut bacteria between fish from different lakes. Some of the identified bacteria were pathogenic. The study also showed that the environmental conditions in different lakes can influence the composition of the fish's microbiota, with Nile tilapia in certain lakes being exposed to anthropogenic pollutants.
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Antonino Malacrino, Saveria Mosca, Maria Giulia Li Destri Nicosia, Giovanni E. Agosteo, Leonardo Schena
Summary: The plant microbiome plays a crucial role in plant biology, ecology, and evolution. The study reveals that plant genotype has varying impacts on the diversity, structure, and composition of bacterial microbiomes in fruits, leaves, and soil, with a stronger effect observed in fruits. This suggests that plant genotype is an important factor in shaping the structure of plant microbiomes, providing potential insights for enhancing plant productivity, nutrition, and defenses.
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Mercedes Quintanilla-Mena, Julio Vega-Arreguin, Marcela Del Rio-Garcia, Victoria Patino-Suarez, Santy Peraza-Echeverria, Carlos Puch-Hau
Summary: The study investigated the effects of BaP on the gut microbiome of Oreochromis niloticus. Dysbiosis was observed at 24 hours post-injection, followed by a slight recovery at 72 hours and stabilization at 120 hours. The gut microbiome played a significant role in PAH degradation mainly at 24 hours post-injection.
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Miao Wang, Zijian Fan, Ziyue Zhang, Mengmeng Yi, Zhigang Liu, Xiaoli Ke, Fengying Gao, Jianmeng Cao, Maixin Lu
Summary: This study investigated the impact of diet on the dynamics of gut microbiota in Nile tilapia. The results demonstrated that different diet types have a significant effect on the intestinal microbiota of tilapia in their early life stages. These findings provide valuable information for studying the microbial community in the gut of tilapia and suggest the potential for modulating the gut microbiota in the early life stages of these fish.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Jan Kubovciak, Lucie Schmiedova, Tomas Albrecht, Martin Tesicky, Oldrich Tomasek, Tereza Kauzalova, Jakub Kreisinger
Summary: The gut microbiota (GM) varies between different host species and is co-divergent with host phylogeny. This study examined the variability of host specificity and co-divergence in different clades of GM. The results showed significant host specificity but weak co-divergence between passerine species and their GM.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Lucia Diaz-Abad, Natassia Bacco-Mannina, Fernando Miguel Madeira, Ester A. Serrao, Aissa Regalla, Ana R. Patricio, Pedro R. Frade
Summary: The study characterized the gut microbiome of green sea turtles and their food items, finding Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes, and Firmicutes as the most abundant bacterial phyla. Two red algae bacterial indicators were also identified in the cloacal compartments, suggesting the ingestion of microbial components that assist in digesting these food items.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Mustafa Rustemoglu
Summary: The gut microbiota plays a vital role in the physiological and behavioral processes of organisms, and urban beekeeping practices can alter the gut microbial diversity of honeybees, potentially leading to infestation by human-pathogenic bacteria.
Article
Neurosciences
Zhuoxin Li, Jie Zhou, Hao Liang, Li Ye, Liuyan Lan, Fang Lu, Qing Wang, Ting Lei, Xiping Yang, Ping Cui, Jiegang Huang
Summary: This study systematically reviewed the relationship between the alpha diversity of the gut microbiota and neurological diseases. The findings suggest that alpha diversity of the gut microbiota could be a promising predictor for certain neurological diseases such as AD, schizophrenia, and MS.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Fabiano Sillo, Marzia Vergine, Andrea Luvisi, Alice Calvo, Gianniantonio Petruzzelli, Raffaella Balestrini, Stefano Mancuso, Luigi De Bellis, Federico Vita
Summary: This study applied metabarcoding to assess the differences among samples of T. magnatum collected from different areas in Tuscany, Italy. The results showed differences in microbial composition between different parts of the truffle (gleba and peridium) as well as between productive and unproductive soils, with distinctive associated taxa. Furthermore, the findings indicated specific characteristics associated with truffle collection areas, suggesting microbial selection related to different environments.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Marcella D. D. Baiz, Andrea C. Benavides, Eliot T. T. Miller, Andrew W. W. Wood, David P. L. Toews
Summary: Understanding the factors influencing microbiome diversity is crucial for understanding host-symbiont interactions and co-evolutionary dynamics. This study focused on wood-warblers and found that host evolutionary history has the strongest influence on gut microbiome differentiation, compared to environmental factors and diet diversity. The similarity of gut microbiomes was more congruent with the host phylogeny than with host diet similarity, suggesting that host traits may play a role in colonization and maintenance of microbes.
Article
Microbiology
Negash Kabtimer Bereded, Getachew Beneberu Abebe, Solomon Workneh Fanta, Manuel Curto, Herwig Waidbacher, Harald Meimberg, Konrad J. Domig
Summary: This study examined the variations in the gut microbiota of Nile tilapia across an altitudinal gradient in Ethiopia. The results showed that altitude can modulate the composition and diversity of the gut microbiota in Nile tilapia. Some shared bacterial communities were also detected.
Article
Food Science & Technology
R. R. Birke, T. Causon, R. Turetschek, F. Emerstorfer, T. Karner, K. J. Domig, S. Hann
Summary: The quantification of nitrate and nitrite in molasses is an emerging requirement for the sugar industry. Establishing a validated analytical methodology is necessary for compliance with EU-guidelines. The study shows that quantification of nitrate and nitrite in molasses can be achieved with excellent precision under repeatability conditions.
Article
Microbiology
Lucija Podrzaj, Johanna Burtscher, Konrad J. Domig
Summary: This study investigated the genetic diversity and functional traits of C. tyrobutyricum strains related to late blowing defects in cheese. Comparative genomics analysis revealed a high level of genetic diversity and identified key genes related to translation, energy production, and defense mechanisms. The findings provide important insights into the spoilage potential of C. tyrobutyricum in cheese.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Raju Koorakula, Matteo Schiavinato, Mahdi Ghanbari, Gertrude Wegl, Nikolaus Grabner, Andreas Koestelbauer, Viviana Klose, Juliane C. Dohm, Konrad J. Domig
Summary: The emergence of resistance against common antibiotics in the gut microbiota is a major issue. Phytogenic feed additives (PFAs) have the potential to improve animal health by positively affecting the gut microbial ecosystem. This study found that PFAs can decrease the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes and could be an alternative to antibiotics in poultry farming.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wilfried Woeber, Lars Mehnen, Manuel Curto, Papius Dias Tibihika, Genanaw Tesfaye, Harald Meimberg
Summary: This study compares the explanatory power of unsupervised machine learning models to traditional landmark-based approaches for population structure investigation. The findings show that unsupervised machine learning can obtain biologically meaningful results and reveal latent population clusters.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Florian Hemetsberger, Benjamin Zwirzitz, Nadia Yacoubi, Wolfgang Kneifel, Karl Schedle, Konrad J. Domig
Summary: The study investigates the impact of heat treatment and soybean variety on the gut microbiota of chickens. The results show that both factors affect the abundance of certain bacterial species in the chicken's gut, highlighting the sensitivity of the microbial community to dietary differences.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Luca Porfiri, Johanna Burtscher, Richard T. Kangethe, Doris Verhovsek, Giovanni Cattoli, Konrad J. Domig, Viskam Wijewardana
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of gamma irradiation and heat inactivation on different strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and their ability to preserve metabolic activity and immune modulation. The results showed that gamma irradiation could retain metabolic activity and immune modulation, while heat inactivation could not. Different strains of LAB and inactivation methods had varying impacts on immune modulation, highlighting the potential of gamma irradiation in producing safe non-replicative metabolically active LAB and its application as a vaccine adjuvant.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Yvonne Kummer, Christian Fikar, Johanna Burtscher, Martina Strobl, Reinhard Fuchs, Konrad J. Domig, Patrick Hirsch
Summary: This study aimed to simulate the impact of an African swine fever outbreak in Austria and evaluated control strategies and identified bottlenecks. A hybrid approach of discrete-event and agent-based simulation was used. The results compared two control strategies and showed that with a preventive culling strategy, fewer farms would be infected and fewer pigs would be culled.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Raju Koorakula, Mahdi Ghanbari, Matteo Schiavinato, Gertrude Wegl, Juliane C. Dohm, Konrad J. Domig
Summary: This study aimed to determine the impact of different sample storage and RNA extraction strategies on the recovery and integrity of microbial RNA extracted from livestock fecal samples. Differences in the extraction method and sample type (pig or chicken) significantly affected the quantity and quality of RNA. Storing the fecal samples in RNALater and using the PM kit for extraction yielded the best results in terms of RNA yield and integrity.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Nicola Pacher, Johanna Burtscher, Sophia Johler, Danai Etter, Denisse Bender, Lars Fieseler, Konrad J. Domig
Summary: As the spoilage of bread threatens global food security, this review provides an overview of the routes of entry of Bacillus endospores into bread, the bacterial species implicated in rope spoilage, the factors influencing rope development, and the methods used to assess bacterial rope-forming potential. However, there are still key knowledge gaps and challenges that need to be addressed in future research.
Article
Microbiology
Botond Bendeguz Suranyi, Benjamin Zwirzitz, Csilla Mohacsi-Farkas, Tekla Engelhardt, Konrad J. Domig
Summary: In order to enhance agricultural productivity and feed the growing population, irrigation is crucial. However, the use of poorly characterized water sources increases the prevalence of foodborne diseases. Therefore, analyzing microorganisms in irrigation water can help prevent such cases.
Review
Microbiology
Lamenew Fenta, Habtamu Mekonnen, Negash Kabtimer
Summary: Postharvest disease management is crucial for improving crop quality and productivity. The use of agrochemicals in disease control, however, has negative effects on consumer health, the environment, and fruit quality. Microbial biocontrol agents offer an eco-friendly alternative, but their implementation in sustainable agriculture requires further research and understanding of plant-pathogen-environment interactions. This review summarizes previous studies on the function of microbial biocontrol agents against postharvest crop diseases and explores their mechanisms, potential applications, and challenges in commercialization.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Sophie Hillinger, Julia Saeckler, Konrad J. Domig, Stefanie Dobrovolny, Rupert Hochegger
Summary: Insects could potentially become a reliable food source for humans in the future and help solve issues with the current food chain. A new DNA metabarcoding method that targets a specific mitochondrial DNA fragment was developed to identify and differentiate insects in food. The method was successfully able to correctly identify insect species in various samples.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
S. Nogueira, M. Curto, C. Gkenas, F. Afonso, D. Dias, J. Heumueller, P. M. Felix, R. F. de Lima, P. Chainho, A. C. Brito, F. Ribeiro
Summary: The invasive Mozambique tilapia primarily feeds on phytoplankton and shows limited predation on other fish species. However, the high densities of tilapia may impact basal trophic levels and nutrient availability, potentially leading to resource competition with native species.
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2023)
