Journal: Microbiology Spectrum

Article Title: Changing patterns of respiratory pathogens in hospitalized children with community-acquired pneumonia in northern China following the lifting of non-pharmaceutical interventions

doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01279-25

Figure Lengend Snippet: Prevalence of pathogens in mono-infection and co-infection in children with CAP during 2022 and 2023. ( A ) Positive proportion of viruses, viral-viral co-infections, viral-bacterial co-infections, bacterial-bacterial co-infections, and bacteria in different years. ( B and C ) Heatmap of the co-infection rate of respiratory pathogens in 2022 ( B ) and 2023 ( C ). The grid color represents the co-infection rate of respiratory pathogens among children with SCAP. A darker color indicates higher co-infection rates between the pair of pathogens.

Article Snippet: Multiplex fluorescent PCR assays were performed to detect bacterial pathogens using the Respiratory Pathogens Nucleic Acid Test Kit in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions (Sansure Biotech, Changsha, China).

Techniques: Infection, Bacteria

Journal: Metabolites

Article Title: Biological Characterization and Metabolic Variations among Cell-Free Supernatants Produced by Selected Plant-Based Lactic Acid Bacteria.

doi: 10.3390/metabo13070849

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 1. Antibacterial activity of selected lactic acid bacteria against pathogenic bacteria using the spot assay method.

Article Snippet: The incubation process took place anaerobically at 37 ◦C for a duration of 24 h. Six pathogenic bacteria (Bacillus cereus ATCC®33019TM, B. subtilis ATCC®21332TM, Cronobacter sakazakii ATCC®25944TM, Escherichia coli O157:H7 IMR E91, Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC®14028TM, and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC®25923TM) were used for this study.

Techniques: Activity Assay, Bacteria, Spot Test

Journal: Metabolites

Article Title: Biological Characterization and Metabolic Variations among Cell-Free Supernatants Produced by Selected Plant-Based Lactic Acid Bacteria.

doi: 10.3390/metabo13070849

Figure Lengend Snippet: Figure 2. Antibacterial activity of lactic acid bacterial cell-free supernatants against pathogenic bacteria using the well diffusion method.

Article Snippet: The incubation process took place anaerobically at 37 ◦C for a duration of 24 h. Six pathogenic bacteria (Bacillus cereus ATCC®33019TM, B. subtilis ATCC®21332TM, Cronobacter sakazakii ATCC®25944TM, Escherichia coli O157:H7 IMR E91, Salmonella Typhimurium ATCC®14028TM, and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC®25923TM) were used for this study.

Techniques: Activity Assay, Bacteria, Diffusion-based Assay

Journal: Scientific Reports

Article Title: Functionalization of eggshell membranes with CuO–ZnO based p–n junctions for visible light induced antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli

doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-78005-x

Figure Lengend Snippet: E. coli planktonic cells (left) and E. coli biofilm (right) inhibition growth analysis of the native ESM (P 0 ) and functionalized ESMs (P 1 –P 7 ). Statistical significance was assessed using two-tailed Studentʼs t-test; the results are represented as mean ± standard error, *P < 0.05 compared to control M + /M− = bacterial suspension/bacterial growth media, n = 3.

Article Snippet: Further, the antibacterial activity was evaluated against non-pathogenic Escherichia coli ( E. coli ATCC 25922) strain, as Gram-negative bacteria model, in both planktonic and biofilm growth state.

Techniques: Inhibition, Two Tailed Test, Control, Suspension

Journal: Scientific Reports

Article Title: Functionalization of eggshell membranes with CuO–ZnO based p–n junctions for visible light induced antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli

doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-78005-x

Figure Lengend Snippet: Schematic representation of the enhancement of antibacterial performance under visible light in the CuO-ZnO p–n junction. The FESEM images of an E. coli on the native ESM (P 0 ) and on the functionalized ESM (P 7 ).

Article Snippet: Further, the antibacterial activity was evaluated against non-pathogenic Escherichia coli ( E. coli ATCC 25922) strain, as Gram-negative bacteria model, in both planktonic and biofilm growth state.

Techniques: