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  1. Functional gastrointestinal disorders like diarrhea continue to affect children under five years in low-income countries. Incorporating health-enhancing bioactive compounds such as prebiotics in diet offers a ...

    Authors: Docus Alowo, Solomon Olum, Ivan Muzira Mukisa and Duncan Ongeng
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:307
  2. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves the complex interplay among the mucosal barrier, microbiota, immunity and genetic factors. There are currently no satisfactory treatments for IBD. Administration of th...

    Authors: Zeyan Xu, Lijiang Zhao, Mengting Wu, Anqi Cui, Wei Chen, Guohao Zheng, Jingyi Zhou, Daqing Gao and Ruihua Shi
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:306
  3. Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici (FOL) wilt endangers Egyptian tomato productivity. Nanotechnology has emerged as an efficient tool for managing plant diseases. This study evaluated salicylic acid nanoparticl...

    Authors: Tahsin Shoala, Hoda A. S. El-Garhy, Nevein A. S. Messiha and Sozan E. El-Abeid
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:305
  4. The production of bioplastics from marine microorganisms is significantly relevant in the field of biotechnological applications for sustainable ecological management. Nevertheless, the expense associated with...

    Authors: Mahmoud H. Hendy, Amr M. Shehabeldine, Amr H. Hashem, Ahmed F. El-Sayed and Hussein H. El-Sheikh
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:304
  5. The microsporidian Nosema bombycis is an obligate intracellular fungal-related parasites of the Bombyx mori, causing the epidemic disease Pebrine and extensive economic losses in the agricultural and sericulture ...

    Authors: Xiancui Zhang, Liang Yang, Tong Cai, Haoran Liao, Peiwen Cai, Xinkuang Zhao, Nengjie Gu, Zihan Yue, Yanzhou Gu, Fan Zhang, Choufei Wu and Xingmeng Lu
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:303
  6. The pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus is significantly attributed to its capacity to produce biofilms, which bolster bacterial resistance against antibiotics and host immune responses. This study aimed to ex...

    Authors: Mostafa Alibegli, Aliakbar bay, Amirabbas Fazelnejad, Pouria Nourmohammadi Ghezelghaye, Hossein Jafari Soghondikolaei and Hamid Reza Goli
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:302
  7. The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) offers one of the most extreme environments for yaks (Bos grunniens). The yak is an indigenous species, and the wild yak was domesticated on the QTP. The gut microbiota plays a v...

    Authors: Tariq Shah, Xusheng Guo, Gulraiz Ahmad, Muhammad Ishaq, Ahmad Ud Din, Sadia Sardar and Luming Ding
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:301
  8. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of cellulase or Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) on the fermentation characteristics and microbial community structure of the sorghum straw silage. Sorghum straw was...

    Authors: Lichao He, Chao Jiang, He Dong, Yinuo Wang, Jiaxin Tang, Mengjie Hu, Junjie Luo, Shuai Du, Yushan Jia, Yanzi Xiao and Sihan You
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:300
  9. The urgent need for new antibacterial drugs has driven interest in repurposing therapies to combat Gram-positive biofilms and persisters. Fingolimod, an Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug for multip...

    Authors: Yongpeng Shang, Yu Huang, Qingyin Meng, Zhijian Yu, Zewen Wen and Fangyou Yu
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:299
  10. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by soil bacteria and fungi are crucial for microbial growth and provide many functions for the soil and its microbes. EPS composition may depend on microbial c...

    Authors: Rebeca Leme Oliva, Umesh B. Khadka, Tessa Camenzind, Jens Dyckmans and Rainer Georg Joergensen
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:298
  11. Heavy metals (HMs) contamination is a major issue produced by industrial and mining processes, among other human activities. The capacity of fungi to eliminate HMs from the environment has drawn attention. How...

    Authors: A. Metwally Rabab, S.Taha Asmaa, H. Mohamed Asmaa and A. Soliman Shereen
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:297
  12. Leymus chinensis (Trin.) Tzvel is a perennial high-quality indigenous grass in China; characterized by high yield, elevated crude protein content, excellent palatability, substantial leaf volume, adaptability, an...

    Authors: Yuting Yan, Muqier Zhao, Pengbo Sun, La Zhu, Xingquan Yan, Junfeng Hao, Qiang Si, Zhijun Wang, Yushan Jia, Mingjiu Wang, Weifeng Hou and Gentu Ge
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:296
  13. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) transfers fecal matter from a donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a recipient to induce changes to the gut microbiota for therapeutic benefit; however, differences i...

    Authors: Xian-Jie Bai, Yu-Chen Mei, Jia-Tong Zhao, Zhi-Ren Chen, Chen-Xi Yang, Xiao-Juan Dong, Jia-Wei Yu, Lin-Biao Xiang, Er-Zheng Zhou, Yong Chen, Jia-Yi Hao, Zhi-Jie Zhang, Yu-Xuan Liuyang, Lu Ren, Ying-Min Yao, Lei Zhang…
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:295
  14. The swift emergence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) across interconnected One Health compartments poses a significant global threat. Although plant growth-promoting (PGP) bacteria possess numerous attrib...

    Authors: Sameh H. Youseif, Fayrouz H. Abd El-Megeed, May S. Soliman, Amr Ageez, Akram H. Mohamed, Saher A. Ali and Amani A. El-Kholy
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:294
  15. In clinical practice, bloodstream infections (BSIs) can lead to a very high mortality rate. Rapid identification (ID) of the pathogenic bacteria in positive blood cultures (PBCs) can guide the clinical impleme...

    Authors: Yili Ping, Qiong Chen, Xiling Sun, Haiyan Wang, Shaohua Lin, Bingwei Zhu, Zhejiong Wang, Jun Lu and Junmin Cao
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:293
  16. SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus are highly contagious respiratory viruses that continuously pose major threats to human and public health. The high frequency of viral mutations led to the emergence of resistant...

    Authors: Rongbo Luo, Beilei Shen, Bingshuo Qian, Lingjun Fan, Junkui Zhang, Xiuwen Deng, Yan Sun, Shijun Zhang, Tiecheng Wang, Yuanguo Li, Weiyang Sun, Xiaobin Pang, Wu Zhong and Yuwei Gao
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:292
  17. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have garnered significant attention due to their diverse applications in nanotechnology, biomedicine, and environmental science. This study explores the biogenic synthesis of AgNPs...

    Authors: Basma T. Abd-Elhalim, Salma H. Mohamed, Badawi A. Othman and Mohammed N. Abou Seada
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:291
  18. Antibiograms are statistics on bacterial spectrum and resistance rates. It is of importance to regularly monitor the trends in antimicrobial resistance within the institution through the periodic cumulative re...

    Authors: Ghada Omer Hamad Abd El-Raheem, Mohamed Elhadi Ahmed Dihesh, Mohamed Elmutaz Babikir Elmardi, Hana Eltayeb Salih Elamin, Latifa Elsir Abas Zeinelabdin, Dalia Omer Suliman Ahmed, Misa Abdelmajid Alhaj Mudather, Omema Abdelkrem Abdelftah Gaber and Hanadie Mustafa Ebrahim Abdalla
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:290
  19. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes infections in both human and veterinary medicine, presenting significant challenges in treatment because of biofilm production and its intrinsic res...

    Authors: Anne Dalponte, Viviane Filor, Antina Lübke-Becker, Marcus Fulde, Thomas Alter, Mathias Müsken and Wolfgang Bäumer
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:289
  20. Bacillus velezensis (B. velezensis) has gained increasing recognition as a probiotic for improving animal growth performance and intestinal health. However, whether B. velezensis affects growth performance, immun...

    Authors: Lumin Yu, Lingling Zhang, Shanpeng Zhang, Yuzhong Zhao, Zhihao Bi, Junye Xu, Hongcheng Fu and Xinglin Zhang
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:288
  21. Halophilic microorganisms abound in numerous hypersaline environments, such as salt lakes, salt mines, solar salterns, and salted seafood. In the northwest of Dingbian county (Shaanxi province, China), there e...

    Authors: Yue Ding, Juntao Ke, Tao Hong, Aodi Zhang, Xue Wu, Xinran Jiang, Shilong Shao, Ming Gong, Shengda Zhao, Liang Shen and Shaoxing Chen
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:287
  22. Bacteria rely on an arsenal of weapons to challenge their opponents in highly competitive environments. To specifically counter closely related bacteria, specialized weapons with a narrow activity spectrum are...

    Authors: Clara Margot Heiman, Hammam Antar, Florian Fournes, Christoph Keel and Jordan Vacheron
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:286
  23. Tongue diagnosis can assess the physiological functions and pathological conditions of colorectal cancer (CRC).

    Authors: Wu Zheng, Wu Yinhang, Chu Jian, Jin Congjian, Qu Zhanbo, Jean-Marie Nianga, Louis Wang, Wang Zefeng, Huang Jiaqun, Yu Xiaojian, Yang Shujing, Duan Jinlong, Liu Jiang and Han Shuwen
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:285
  24. The application of wastewater-based epidemiology has gained traction as a cost effective tool in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance with studies showing a correlation between the presence of resistant...

    Authors: Naledi S. Masalane, Linda A. Bester, Arshad Ismail, Sabiha Y. Essack and Joshua Mbanga
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:284
  25. This study aimed to analyze the differences in microbial composition between the proximal and distal intestinal segments of newborns with intestinal atresia, speculating about the mechanism underlying the init...

    Authors: Yang Chen, Ling Zhou, Qianghui Liao, Dong Xiao, Ledao Zhu, Jinlong Yao, Jiashu Liu, Xu’ning Zhang, Xiaopeng Ma, Feng Ren and Zhiyong Wang
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:283
  26. The association of disturbance in gut microbiota with hypertension (HTN) defined on three separate occasions among children and adolescents remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to compare the differences i...

    Authors: Jiahong Sun, Liu Yang, Chuanwei Ma, Lili Yang, Min Zhao, Costan G. Magnussen and Bo Xi
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:282
  27. To investigate the role and mechanisms of gut microbiota in hyperuricemia-induced renal injury, we established renal failure models using unilateral nephrectomized mice. After four weeks of adenine and potassi...

    Authors: Ping Liu, Ping Hu, Meiping Jin, Weiqian Sun, Jiajun Wu, Yuyan Tang, Danye Shi, Ting Xie, Yijing Tong, Lusheng Huang, Dongliang Zhang, Hui Zheng, Xudong Xu and Haidong He
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:280
  28. Cyanobacteria have diversified through their long evolutionary history and occupy a wide range of environments on Earth. To advance our understanding of their adaptation mechanisms in extreme environments, we ...

    Authors: Ching-Nen Nathan Chen, Keng-Min Lin, Yu-Chen Lin, Hsin-Ying Chang, Tze Ching Yong, Yi-Fang Chiu, Chih-Horng Kuo and Hsiu-An Chu
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:279
  29. Low salinity is a crucial environmental stressor that affects estuarine coral ecosystems considerably. However, few studies have focused on the effects of low-salinity conditions on coral-associated microorgan...

    Authors: Mengling Lan, Kaixiang Gao, Zhenjun Qin, Zhanhong Li, Ru Meng, Lifei Wei, Biao Chen, Xiaopeng Yu, Lijia Xu, Yongzhi Wang and Kefu Yu
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:278
  30. Ruminant livestock are essential for global food production, and understanding sex-specific rumen fermentation and microbial differences is key to improving production efficiency and meat quality. This study e...

    Authors: Yueting Pan, Gege Sun, Guo Li, Shuaicheng Chen, Haibing Liu, Huaxuan Li, Chugang Mei, Wucai Yang and Linsen Zan
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:277
  31. Bletilla striata (Thunb.) Rchb. F., a perennial herbaceous plant renowned for its medicinal properties, exhibits growth and secondary metabolite production that are significantly influenced by soil microorganisms...

    Authors: Qingqing Xu, Yan Fu, Jinqiang Zhang, Chunyun Xu, Changgui Yang, Qingsong Yuan, Jiao Xu, Weike Jiang, Yongping Zhang, Tao Zhou and Chenghong Xiao
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:276
  32. This study aims to explore the relationship between gut microbiota and fecal metabolomic profiles in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with and without lupus nephritis (LN), in order to identif...

    Authors: Siyun Cheng, Xiaojie Chu, Zhongyu Wang, Adeel Khan, Yue Tao, Han Shen and Ping Yang
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:275
  33. Circadian rhythm disturbance is associated with functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This study aimed to explore the effects of dysregulated circadian rhythm on viscera...

    Authors: Gaichao Hong, Yajuan Zhao, Jieru Zhou, Lilin Hu, Gangping Li and Yu Jin
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:274
  34. Rhodotorulae are environmentally ubiquitous yeasts that were originally considered non-pathogenic. However, over the last fifty years, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (R. mucilaginosa) has established itself as an emerg...

    Authors: Hassan Aboul-Ella, Tarek Mosallam, Ojena Samir, Aisha Ali, Arwa Qasim, Hossam Eldin Mahmoud and Ahmed Samir
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:273
  35. Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) poses a critical global threat, especially in ICUs. Yet, reports on ST164 CRAB harboring blaNDM-1 remain scarce. This study investigates two clinical CRAB isola...

    Authors: Kun Wang, Weidong Zhu, Lu Gong, Xiaolu Yang, Haowei Ye, Zhenghao Lou, Jie Yang, Xiawei Jiang, Wei Li, Fangfang Tao, Hao Xu, Beiwen Zheng and Wenhong Liu
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:272
  36. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) infection causes severe gastrointestinal and lethal disease in piglets, leading to huge economic losses for the swine industry worldwide. Recent studies have emphasized p...

    Authors: Shihan Zhang, Xin Shan, Guanglong Qu, Anqi Sun, Junhong Xing, Qiuyuan Liu, Zixuan Liu, Yibing Wang, Xinyue Zhang, Xin Cao, Yan Zeng, Jianzhong Wang, Chunfeng Wang and Jingtao Hu
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:271
  37. Under human care, felids are typically fed similar diets, unlike wild counterparts whose diets vary by body mass and ecology. This study evaluated fecal microbiota and fermentation products in 18 zoo felids fr...

    Authors: Mengmeng Sun, Annelies De Cuyper, Jia Xu, Alicia Quiévy and Geert P. J. Janssens
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:270
  38. Enterobacter cloacae (E. cloacae) is a notorious pathogen that poses serious threat to both human and animal health, causing severe gut infections and contributing to food spoilage. Traditional chemical treatment...

    Authors: Ting Yang, Haojie Sha, Wenlu Bi, Jianguo Zeng and Dingding Su
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:269
  39. Antibiotic resistance caused by pathogenic microbes have become a serious issue in health field as most of the antibiotics discovered are rendered ineffective for the treatment of numerous microbial infections. S...

    Authors: K H Sreenithya, Salim Manoharadas and Shobana Sugumar
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:268
  40. The emerging foodborne pathogen, Aeromonas hydrophila, co-infects humans and animals, especially fish, threatening aquacultural production and public health. Previously, we found that Scatophagus argus, a widely ...

    Authors: Yuan Sun, Lingyun Hao, Jianbing Liang, Shiyang Ye and Maoliang Su
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:266
  41. Elemental sulfur is widely used in fungicide applications to control crop diseases in agricultural systems, but its effects on soil microbial communities are largely unknown. In China, significant amounts of e...

    Authors: Xiaoyu Liang, Yong Zhang, Sanlian Wan, Ling Xia, Peichun Li, Shuming Wang, Ye Yang, Wen Zhu, Ming Zhou, Meng Wang and Yu Zhang
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:265
  42. The aim of this study was to identify genetic factors responsible for antibiotic resistance in Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that can cause long-term gastroduodenal disease. The primary resistance of H. pylori

    Authors: Phuc Hoang Bui, Trang Ngoc Minh Cao, Thanh Truc Tran, Takashi Matsumoto, Junko Akada and Yoshio Yamaoka
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:264
  43. Fish and seafood are highly perishable commodities, necessitating innovative packaging solutions to mitigate microbial spoilage and extend shelf life. This study developed a bioactive nanocomposite biosensor i...

    Authors: Bahareh Nowruzi, Mahshid Ghorbani, Maryam Ghane, Mahrokh Ashrafizadeh, Rojan Barandak and Melika Targholizadeh
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:263
  44. Bacteriophage lysins have high antimicrobial activities with many advantages as alternatives to antibiotics, however, lysins generally do not exhibit intracellular bactericidal capabilities due to a lack of ce...

    Authors: Xiaoxu Zhang, Dongyan Xiong, Xiaohong Li, Heng Xue, Min Chen, Junping Yu and Hongping Wei
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:262
  45. Pullulanase (EC 3.2.1.41) is an important debranching enzyme that plays a critical role in maximizing the abundant energy present in branched polysaccharides. Its unique ability to efficiently degrade branched...

    Authors: Frank Abimbola Ogundolie, Tolulope Peter Saliu, Michael Obinna Okpara, Jacqueline Manjia Njikam, Folasade Mayowa Olajuyigbe, Joshua Oluwafemi Ajele and Gattupalli Naresh Kumar
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:261
  46. Skin wound healing presents a complex challenge, often compounded by the risk of infection. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) emerged as a novel therapeutic for reducing bacterial load and expediting wound healing...

    Authors: Ruidi Gao, Houyu He, Xingyu Yang, Wei Wang, Jing Gao and Chunjun Yang
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:260
  47. Plant-microbe interactions in the rhizosphere and endosphere are crucial for maintaining plant health and ecosystem dynamics. These interactions are shaped by several factors, including the plant’s development...

    Authors: Fantaye Ayele Dadi, Saraladevi Muthusamy, Samrat Ghosh, Diriba Muleta, Kassahun Tesfaye, Fassil Assefa, Jie Xu, Farideh Ghadamgahi, Rodomiro Ortiz and Ramesh Raju Vetukuri
    Citation: BMC Microbiology 2025 25:259

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