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Identification and Functional Assessment of the First Placental Adhesin of Treponema pallidum That May Play Critical Role in Congenital Syphilis

Shekerah Primus, Sandra C. Rocha, Lorenzo Giacani, Lorenzo Giacani et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2020)

Syphilis is a global, re-emerging sexually transmitted infection and congenital syphilis remains a major cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes due to bacterial infection in developing nations with a high rate of fetus loss. The molecular mech...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.621654

Molecular detection of antibiotic resistance genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from poultry farms of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Padma Shrestha, Bijay Bajracharya, Deena Shrestha, Ajit Kumar Karna et al. • BMC Microbiology (2026)

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a critical global health challenge and is currently addressed through a “One Health” approach that investigates its occurrence in humans, animals, and the environment, as wel...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12866-026-04713-5

An Investigation of Potential Health Risks from Zoonotic Bacterial Pathogens Associated with Farm Rats

Lorina Badger-Emeka, Yasmeen Al-Mulhim, Fatimah Al-Muyidi, Maram Busuhail et al. • Environmental Health Insights (2020)

Background: The 21st century has seen a wide range of diseases resulting from zoonotic infections, of which bacterial infections have led to outbreaks of food-borne diseases. Aim: The study looks at bacterial pathogen carriage by farm rats ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/1178630220942240

Process-Programmed Extraction–Structure–Activity Relationships (ESAR) in edible and medicinal mushroom polysaccharides: a mechanistic and application-oriented framework

Cunchao Zhao, Muhammad Aaqil, Rui He, Muhammad Kamil et al. • Journal of Advanced Research (2026)

Background: Edible and medicinal mushroom polysaccharides (EMMPs) display wide-ranging bioactivities, yet progress has been limited by siloed workflows. Extraction, structural analysis, and biological evaluation are often conducted independ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2025.12.040

Stage-Dependent Within-Individual Comparison Reveals SIV-Specific Activation/Exhaustion Shift in Rhesus Macaques

Ling Tong, Zhe Cong, Long Tian, Jingjing Zhang et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2021)

It is challenging to trace the complicated individual-based variations of HIV-specific immunocompetence shift during the successful antiretroviral therapy (ART) era. Using eight rhesus monkeys simulating a longitudinal stage-dependent cohor...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.704449

Evaluation of resistance modulation in MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae using peppermint oil nanoemulsion: integrating antibacterial assays and molecular modeling

Sardar Ali, Firasat Hussain, Tehmeena Nousheen, Kashif Rahim et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2025)

IntroductionMultidrug-resistant urinary tract pathogens, primarily Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, represent a significant and growing public health challenge. The overuse of antibiotics has accelerated the development of ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1704938

Casearia tomentosa fruit extracts exposed larvicidal activity and morphological alterations in Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes albopictus under in vitro and semi field conditions

Priyanka Mandal, Goutam Chandra • BMC Research Notes (2024)

Abstract Mosquitoes are notorious insects that transmit a wide range of infectious diseases, including zika, malaria, chikungunya, filariasis, and dengue. The overuse and incorrect application of synthetic pesticides to control mosquitoes h...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13104-023-06663-x

Multifunctional properties of Phlomis aurea extracts: In-vitro antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, potent repellency against two mosquito vectors and molecular docking studies

Mohamed A. M. El-Tabakh, Ahmed Z. I. Shehata, Ahmed M. Sadek, Salem S. Salem et al. • Applied Biological Chemistry (2025)

Abstract To develop economically viable and environmentally benign methodologies for organic reactions and reveal the practical utility of transitional natural compounds and their derivatives. In addition, a new research method to conduct d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13765-025-00982-2

Handbook of Archaeological Sciences

A. Mark Pollard, Don R. Brothwell • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (2001)

List of Contributors. Foreword: Martin Aitken FRS. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Archaeological Science: A current Perspective (D. Brothwell & A. Pollard). DATING.Overview -- Dating in Archaeology: Past, Present and Future (R. Hedges). Qu...

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The Composition and Phosphorus Cycling Potential of Bacterial Communities Associated With Hyphae of Penicillium in Soil Are Strongly Affected by Soil Origin

Xiuli Hao, Xiuli Hao, Xiuli Hao, Xiuli Hao et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2020)

Intimate fungal-bacterial interactions are widespread in nature. However the main drivers for the selection of hyphae-associated bacterial communities and their functional traits in soil systems remain elusive. In the present study, baiting...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02951

Endophytic Bacillus spp. as a Prospective Biological Tool for Control of Viral Diseases and Non-vector Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say. in Solanum tuberosum L.

Antonina Sorokan, Ekaterina Cherepanova, Guzel Burkhanova, Svetlana Veselova et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2020)

Viral diseases and their damage causing significant loss to economically important crops have increased by several folds during the last decade. All the conventional approaches are not able to eradicate the viral infection. Therefore, there...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.569457

Endophyte <i>Bacillus vallismortis</i> BL01 to Control Fungal and Bacterial Phytopathogens of Tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) Plants

Vladimir K. Chebotar, Maria S. Gancheva, Elena P. Chizhevskaya, Anastasia V. Erofeeva et al. • Horticulturae (2024)

Some strains of Bacillus vallismortis have been reported to be efficient biocontrol agents against tomato pathogens. The aim of our study was to assess the biocontrol ability of the endophytic strain BL01 Bacillus vallismortis through in vi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae10101095

Elucidating the functions of fabF1 and fabF2 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: implications for fatty acid metabolism and pathogenicity

Zhe Hu, Junfei Yu, Mengchen Li, Xiangru Liu et al. • BMC Microbiology (2026)

Abstract Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen responsible for severe infections in immunocompromised individuals, including burn patients and those with cystic fibrosis. β-Ketoacyl-ACP synthases play essential role...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12866-026-04824-z

Determination of fitness traits of Orius strigicollis Poppius (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) on Pectinophora gossypiella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) using two-sex life table analysis

Shahzaib Ali, Qian Zhu, Waqar Jaleel, Shakeel Ur Rehman et al. • PeerJ (2020)

Background Pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) is a destructive insect pest of cotton crops in China and globally, which is actively predated on by Orius strigicollis. Studies on the fitness or survival of O. strigicollis fed on P. gos...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9594

The Infection Route of Tomato Zonate Spot Virus in the Digestive System of Its Insect Vector Frankliniella occidentalis

Yong Chen, Yong Chen, Yuyan Liu, Liang Wang et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2022)

Tomato zonate spot virus (TZSV) is a phytopathogen of the genus Orthotospovirus (Bunyaviridae) that is widespread in many areas of Southwest China. TZSV is mainly transmitted by Frankliniella occidentalis, but its exact infection route rema...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.911751

Synergistic effects of the entomopathogenic fungus Isaria javanica and low doses of dinotefuran on the efficient control of the rice pest Sogatella furcifera

Tingting Zhou, Qian Zhao, Chengzhou Li, Lu Ye et al. • Journal of Integrative Agriculture (2024)

The rice planthopper, Sogatella furcifera, is a piercing-sucking insect pest of rice, Oryza sativa. It is responsible for significant crop yield losses, and has developed moderate to high resistance to several commonly used chemical insecti...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2023.06.007

Multivariate analysis for agronomic, physiological, macro, and micronutrient traits of exotic vegetable amaranth genotypes

Mirza Abrar, Tanveer Ahmad, Shahid Iqbal, Rana Naveed Ur Rehman et al. • BMC Plant Biology (2024)

Abstract The genus amaranth is comprised of 60–70 species. This climate hardy plant is grown as a vegetable as well as cereal crop in many areas of the world. Current study multivariate analysis was used to characterize the exotic vegetable...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-05862-3

LC–MS/MS-guided discovery of japonamides C and D, two new cyclohexadepsipeptides, from the Nicotiana tabacum-derived endophytic fungus Aspergillus japonicus TE-739D

Haisu Wang, Xianwei Hao, Chen Dong, Xiaolong Yuan et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2025)

Endophytic fungi belonging to the Aspergillus genus have received substantial attention due to their notable secondary metabolic potential. In this study, chemical investigations using LC–MS/MS-based molecular networking on the endophytic f...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1595569

Microbial Electrosynthesis Reshapes Energy Metabolism and Physiology in Clostridium ljungdahlii

Sara Al Sbei, Santiago T. Boto, Thomas Krüger, Kai Papenfort et al. • Microbial Biotechnology (2026)

ABSTRACT Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) enables a variety of microorganisms, particularly acetogens, to utilize electrical energy in the form of electrons to produce valuable compounds from CO2. In the closely related process of gas ferme...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.70398

Microbial Biofilms Along a Geochemical Gradient at the Shallow-Water Hydrothermal System of Vulcano Island, Mediterranean Sea

Valentina Sciutteri, Valentina Sciutteri, Francesco Smedile, Salvatrice Vizzini et al. • Frontiers in Microbiology (2022)

Shallow water hydrothermal vents represent highly dynamic environments where strong geochemical gradients can shape microbial communities. Recently, these systems are being widely used for investigating the effects of ocean acidification on...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.840205