Sleeve gastrectomy decreases high-fat diet induced colonic pro-inflammatory status through the gut microbiota alterations by Chong Cao, Xiaozhuo Tan, Hai Yan, Qiwei Shen, Rong Hua, Yikai Shao, Qiyuan Yao

“…To probe the causal relationship between alterations of the gut microbiota and improvements of pro-inflammatory status in the colon following SG, we applied broad-spectrum antibiotics cocktails on mice that received SG to disturb the gut microbial changes. …”
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Combinatorial approach of vitamin C derivative and anti-HIV drug-darunavir against SARS-CoV-2 by Alaka Sahoo, Shasank S. Swain, Biswaranjan Paital, Maitreyee Panda

“…Conclusions: Overall, the present work suggests that bioinformatics tools are suitable for recognizing potential candidates in an emergency, and herein the selected ‘anti-HIV-drug-vitamin c derivatives’ cocktails may potential-cum-fewer toxic regimens against COVID-19 treatment.…”
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Heterogeneous OPAT regimens within and across infection diagnoses: Day-level medication use patterns among 2072 OPAT patients by Madison Ponder, Renae Boerneke, Asher Schranz, Michael Swartwood, Claire Farel, Alan Kinlaw

“…Accounting for 64 antimicrobial medications and 520 cocktails administered for at least 1 patient day in our OPAT registry, we also defined 18 hierarchical or mutually exclusive classifications of treatment (eg, “daptomycin alone” or “daptomycin and any other antibiotic(s)” (Fig. key). …”
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Loss of AA13 LPMOs impairs degradation of resistant starch and reduces the growth of Aspergillus nidulans by Majid Haddad Momeni, Maria Louise Leth, Claus Sternberg, Erwin Schoof, Maike Wennekers Nielsen, Jesper Holck, Christopher T. Workman, Jakob Blæsbjerg Hoof, Maher Abou Hachem

“…However, the contribution of LPMOs to polysaccharide breakdown in complex cocktails of hydrolytic and oxidative enzymes, similar to fungal secretomes, remains elusive. …”
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Phenotypical Changes of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells in Sepsis Patients: Correlation With Immune Status? by Ping Wang, Jun Wang, Yi-hao Li, Lan Wang, Hong-cai Shang, Jian-xun Wang

“…Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated by density centrifugation and stained with cocktails of antibodies. Populations of HSPCs and their subpopulation were analyzed by flow cytometry. …”
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Combinatory Exposure to Urolithin A, Alternariol, and Deoxynivalenol Affects Colon Cancer Metabolism and Epithelial Barrier Integrity in vitro by Julia Groestlinger, Carina Seidl, Elisabeth Varga, Giorgia Del Favero, Giorgia Del Favero, Doris Marko

“…It regularly faces “chemical cocktails” composed of food constituents, their human and microbial metabolites, and foodborne contaminants, such as mycotoxins. …”
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Tracking of enzymatic biomass deconstruction by fungal secretomes highlights markers of lignocellulose recalcitrance by Gabriel Paës, David Navarro, Yves Benoit, Senta Blanquet, Brigitte Chabbert, Bernard Chaussepied, Pedro M. Coutinho, Sylvie Durand, Igor V. Grigoriev, Mireille Haon, Laurent Heux, Charlène Launay, Antoine Margeot, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Sana Raouche, Marie-Noëlle Rosso, Estelle Bonnin, Jean-Guy Berrin

“…Further systematic assessment of these markers during enzymatic degradation will foster the development of novel cocktails to unlock the degradation of lignocellulose biomass.…”
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Screening of Phytophagous and Xylophagous Insects Guts Microbiota Abilities to Degrade Lignocellulose in Bioreactor by Amandine Gales, Lucile Chatellard, Maider Abadie, Anaïs Bonnafous, Lucas Auer, Hélène Carrère, Jean-Jacques Godon, Guillermina Hernandez-Raquet, Claire Dumas, Claire Dumas

“…Microbial consortia producing specific enzymatic cocktails are present in the gut of phytophagous and xylophagous insects; they are known to be the most efficient ecosystems to degrade lignocellulose. …”
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Distinct Changes in Microbiota-Mediated Intestinal Metabolites and Immune Responses Induced by Different Antibiotics by Sunghyun Yoon, Giljae Lee, Junsun Yu, Kiuk Lee, Kyeongju Lee, Jiyeon Si, Hyun Ju You, GwangPyo Ko

“…The cocktails of antibiotics are utilized to study the functions of microbiota. …”
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Targeting Hidden Pathogens: Cell-Penetrating Enzybiotics Eradicate Intracellular Drug-Resistant <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> by Christian Röhrig, Markus Huemer, Dominique Lorgé, Samuel Luterbacher, Preeda Phothaworn, Christopher Schefer, Anna M. Sobieraj, Léa V. Zinsli, Srikanth Mairpady Shambat, Nadja Leimer, Anja P. Keller, Fritz Eichenseher, Yang Shen, Sunee Korbsrisate, Annelies S. Zinkernagel, Martin J. Loessner, Mathias Schmelcher

“…Finally, synergistically active PGH-CPP cocktails reduced the total S. aureus by more than 2.2 log units in a murine abscess model after peripheral injection. …”
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Effectiveness of Aqueous Chlorine Dioxide in Minimizing Food Safety Risk Associated with <i>Salmonella</i>, <i>E. coli</i> O157:H7, and <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> on Sweet Potat... by Phillip Luu, Vijay Singh Chhetri, Marlene E. Janes, Joan M. King, Achyut Adhikari

“…Sweet potatoes were spot inoculated (4.2 to 5.7 log CFU/cm²) with multi-strain cocktails of <i>Salmonella</i> spp., <i>E. coli</i> O157:H7, and <i>L. monocytogenes</i> and treated for 10–30 min with 5 ppm aqueous ClO₂ or water. …”
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Microbiological Safety of Cut Melons Sold in Portuguese Retail Markets: A Pilot Study by Yu Hsuan Tseng, Joana Barbosa, Teresa Bento de Carvalho, Paula Teixeira

“…Following artificial contamination of melons with cocktails of <i>Salmonella</i> spp., <i>E. coli</i> and <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>, it was observed that, despite the smaller number of <i>L. monocytogenes</i> recovered, all the pathogens were transferred from the contaminated peels to the interior of the melons. …”
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Origen y sociogénesis de las fiestas “rave” y su relación con el consumo enteogénico by Camilo Alfonso Delgado

“…Estos lugares son: en la ciudad de Armenia: la Finca “El Florián”, en donde se realizan habitualmente raves; en Pereira y Manizales: “Tropical Cocktails” cadena de bebidas interdepartamental y punto de encuentro de algunos de los ravers de estas ciudades, además en Manizales “Twilo” en donde se realizan los renombrados After Party. …”
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HIV-1 Vpr activates host CRL4-DCAF1 E3 ligase to degrade histone deacetylase SIRT7 by Xiaohong Zhou, Christina Monnie, Maria DeLucia, Jinwoo Ahn

“…Methods HEK293T cells were transfected with cocktails of plasmids expressing DCAF1, DDB1, SIRT7 and Vpr. …”
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Investigation of the Impact from IL-2, IL-7, and IL-15 on the Growth and Signaling of Activated CD4⁺ T Cells by Canaan Coppola, Brooks Hopkins, Steven Huhn, Zhimei Du, Zuyi Huang, William J. Kelly

“…The developed Fuzzy model that can predict the growth rate of activated CD4⁺ T cells for various combinations of cytokines, along with identified optimal cytokine cocktails and important genes found in transcriptomic data, can pave the way for optimizing activated CD4 T cells by regulating cytokines in the clinical setting.…”
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Xylanase production by Thermobacillus xylanilyticus is impaired by population diversification but can be mitigated based on the management of cheating behavior by Romain Bouchat, Frédéric Vélard, Sandra Audonnet, Damien Rioult, Frank Delvigne, Caroline Rémond, Harivony Rakotoarivonina

“…Abstract Background The microbial production of hemicellulasic cocktails is still a challenge for the biorefineries sector and agro-waste valorization. …”
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Elaborate cellulosome architecture of Acetivibrio cellulolyticus revealed by selective screening of cohesin–dockerin interactions by Yuval Hamberg, Vered Ruimy-Israeli, Bareket Dassa, Yoav Barak, Raphael Lamed, Kate Cameron, Carlos M.G.A. Fontes, Edward A. Bayer, Daniel B. Fried

“…The knowledge gained by such efforts brings us closer to understanding the exceptional catalytic abilities of cellulosomes and will allow the use of novel cellulosomal components in artificial assemblies and in enzyme cocktails for sustainable energy-related research programs.…”
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Multi-omics and taxonomic analyses of empty fruit bunch adapted mangrove microbial communities with lignocellulolytic abilities by Lam, Ming Quan

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Efficiency studies of biobutanol production from pretreated lemongrass leaves using clostridium beijerinckii sr1 by Ramanathan, Shankar

“…Screening for suitable pretreatment methods resulted in the highest reducing sugar production of 61.05 g/L employing physico-chemical pretreatment method (autoclaving at 121°C for 15 minutes in 2% (v/v) of sulphuric acid) followed by enzyme saccharification using Celluclast and Novozyme enzyme cocktails at concentration of 3% (v/v) each using 7% (w/v) of lemongrass leaves. …”
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Inactivation of Salmonella, Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli, and Listeria monocytogenes in Raw Diet Pet Foods Using High-Pressure Processing by Alvin Lee, Nicole Maks-Warren, Viviana Aguilar, Karolina Piszczor, Brittany Swicegood, Mu Ye, Joshua Warren, Edward O'Neill, Mark Fleck, Susy Tejayadi

“…Three formulation types that varied in the amounts of striated meat, organ meat, bone, seeds, and other ingredients (fruits, vegetables, and minor ingredients) designated as A-, S-, and R-formulations were used.Eight raw diet pet foods, consisting of three beef formulations (A-, S- and R-Beef), three chicken formulations (A-, S-, and R-Chicken), and two lamb formulations (A- and S-Lamb), were inoculated with 7 log CFU/g cocktails of Salmonella, E. coli STEC or L. monocytogenes, HPP at 586 MPa for 1–4 min, and stored refrigerated (4°C) or frozen (−10 to −18°C) for 21 days with microbiological analyses at various time intervals.A- formulations (20–46% meat, 42–68% organs, 0.9–1.3% seeds, and 10.7–11.1% fruits, vegetables, and minor ingredients) inoculated with Salmonella and treated at 586 MPa for at least 2 min achieved a 5-log reduction 1 day post-HPP and maintained that inactivation level during frozen storage. …”
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