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Microorganisms, Volume 9, Issue 8

August 2021 - 248 articles

Cover Story: We speculated whether SARS-CoV-2 interference in the hematopoietic progenitor differentiation process could be the cause of thrombotic events in either COVID-19 patients or vaccinated individuals. The premises are: (i) the subversive activity perpetrated by the SARS-CoV-2 virus inside targeted CD34+ hemopoietic stem cells at the very beginning of the differentiation phase towards the myeloid lineage red cells and platelets. (ii) The presence of different single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the individual’s genetic make-up that involve genes regulating immune system responses and genes controlling the coagulation mechanism. View this paper.
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Articles (248)

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,896 Views
20 Pages

Remediation Strategies to Control Toxic Cyanobacterial Blooms: Effects of Macrophyte Aqueous Extracts on Microcystis aeruginosa (Growth, Toxin Production and Oxidative Stress Response) and on Bacterial Ectoenzymatic Activities

  • Zakaria Tazart,
  • Maura Manganelli,
  • Simona Scardala,
  • Franca Maria Buratti,
  • Federica Nigro Di Gregorio,
  • Mountasser Douma,
  • Khadija Mouhri,
  • Emanuela Testai and
  • Mohammed Loudiki

Increasing toxic cyanobacterial blooms in freshwater demand environmentally friendly solutions to control their growth and toxicity, especially in arid countries, where most drinking water is produced from surface reservoirs. We tested the effects of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,594 Views
13 Pages

The main goal of this paper was to assess the ability of a combination of Candida boidinii and Bacillus pumilus to remove phenol in table olive processing water, as a function of some variables, like temperature, pH, a dilution of waste and the order...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,373 Views
15 Pages

HERV-K Modulates the Immune Response in ALS Patients

  • Giannina Arru,
  • Grazia Galleri,
  • Giovanni A. Deiana,
  • Ignazio R. Zarbo,
  • Elia Sechi,
  • Marco Bo,
  • Maria Piera L. Cadoni,
  • Davide G. Corda,
  • Claudia Frau and
  • Elena R. Simula
  • + 6 authors

Human endogenous retrovirus (HERV)-K env-su glycoprotein has been documented in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), where HERV-K env-su 19–37 antibody levels significantly correlated with clinical measures of disease severity. Herein, we investigate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,945 Views
15 Pages

Root-Associated Microbiomes, Growth and Health of Ornamental Geophytes Treated with Commercial Plant Growth-Promoting Products

  • Gavriel Friesem,
  • Noam Reznik,
  • Michal Sharon Cohen,
  • Nir Carmi,
  • Zohar Kerem and
  • Iris Yedidia

The microbial community inhabiting a plant’s root zone plays a crucial role in plant health and protection. To assess the ability of commercial plant growth-promoting products to enhance the positive effects of this environment, two products containi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
41 Citations
12,072 Views
30 Pages

Hepatitis B Virus DNA Integration, Chronic Infections and Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  • Maria Bousali,
  • George Papatheodoridis,
  • Dimitrios Paraskevis and
  • Timokratis Karamitros

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is an Old World virus with a high mutation rate, which puts its origins in Africa alongside the origins of Homo sapiens, and is a member of the Hepadnaviridae family that is characterized by a unique viral replication cycle. I...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,571 Views
14 Pages

Effects of Age, Diet CP, NDF, EE, and Starch on the Rumen Bacteria Community and Function in Dairy Cattle

  • Yangyi Hao,
  • Yue Gong,
  • Shuai Huang,
  • Shoukun Ji,
  • Wei Wang,
  • Yajing Wang,
  • Hongjian Yang,
  • Zhijun Cao and
  • Shengli Li

To understand the effects of diet and age on the rumen bacterial community and function, forty-eight dairy cattle at 1.5 (M1.5), 6 (M6), 9 (M9), 18 (M18), 23 (M23), and 27 (M27) months old were selected. Rumen fermentation profile, enzyme activity, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,497 Views
16 Pages

Assessment of Carbon Substrate Catabolism Pattern and Functional Metabolic Pathway for Microbiota of Limestone Caves

  • Suprokash Koner,
  • Jung-Sheng Chen,
  • Bing-Mu Hsu,
  • Chao-Wen Tan,
  • Cheng-Wei Fan,
  • Tsung-Hsien Chen,
  • Bashir Hussain and
  • Viji Nagarajan

Carbon utilization of bacterial communities is a key factor of the biomineralization process in limestone-rich curst areas. An efficient carbon catabolism of the microbial community is associated with the availability of carbon sources in such an eco...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,321 Views
9 Pages

Rational Design for Enhanced Acyltransferase Activity in Water Catalyzed by the Pyrobaculum calidifontis VA1 Esterase

  • Amanda Staudt,
  • Henrik Terholsen,
  • Jasmin Kaur,
  • Henrik Müller,
  • Simon P. Godehard,
  • Ivaldo Itabaiana,
  • Ivana C. R. Leal and
  • Uwe T. Bornscheuer

Biocatalytic transesterification is commonly carried out employing lipases in anhydrous organic solvents since hydrolases usually prefer hydrolysis over acyl transfer in bulk water. However, some promiscuous acyltransferases can catalyze acylation in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,005 Views
18 Pages

Fruit flies including Bactrocera zonata and B. dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) are considered major pests of orchard systems in Pakistan. This study evaluated the laboratory virulence, sub-lethal effects, horizontal transmission, greenhouse, and fiel...

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