Six percent of Americans, including 3 million high schoolers, use e-cigarettes, which contain
potentially toxic substances, volatile organic compounds, and metals. We present the first …

Ginsenoside has a wide range of pharmacological activities, but little research has been
conducted on its microbial pathogen inhibition and the relationship between its antimicrobial …

L-arabinose inducible promoters are commonly used in gene expression analysis. However,
nutrient source and availability also play a role in biofilm formation; therefore, L-arabinose …

Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, remains an important public
health burden in Southeast Asia and other endemic countries. Various genoty** methods …

Two bacterial strains, denoted so4 and w15, isolated from wheat straw (WS)-degrading
microbial consortia, were found to grow synergistically in media containing WS as the single …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes persistent infections in the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF)
patients. Airway sputum contains various host-derived nutrients that can be utilized by P …

Next‐generation whole‐genome sequencing has revolutionised the study of infectious
diseases in recent years. The availability of genome sequences and its understanding have …

Bacterial adaptation to stress can lead to phenotypic variants with diverse levels of niche
competitiveness, pathogenicity, and antimicrobial resistance. In this work, we employed …

Bacterial vaginosis is the leading vaginal disorder in women in reproductive age. Although
bacterial vaginosis is related with presence of a biofilm composed predominantly by …

Macrophages (MΦs) are prevalent innate immune cells, present throughout human bodily
tissues where they orchestrate innate and adaptive immune responses to maintain cellular …