Longevity, cellular senescence and the gut microbiome: lessons to be learned from crocodiles by Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Sutherland Maciver, Adel Elmoselhi, Nelson Cruz Soares, Naveed Ahmed Khan

“…Furthermore, preliminary studies that demonstrate the remarkable properties of crocodile gut microbial flora are discussed. Given the profound role of the gut microbiome in the health of its' host, it is likely that the crocodile gut microbiome and its’ metabolites may be contributing to their extended life expectancy and elucidating the underlying mechanisms and properties of these metabolites may hold clues to developing new treatments for age-related diseases for the benefit of Homo sapiens.…”
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Comprehensive study of the Tobias Creek valley following the development of the Krasnaya Polyana mountain resort by Tatiana L. Gorbunova, Natalia K. Gudkova, Natalia I. Rubanova (Matova), Vitaly G. Shcherbina

“…The ecosystem components “flora” and “soil” were subject to the greatest anthropogenic impact. …”
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Leclercia adecarboxylata Cholecystitis with Septic Shock in Immunocompetent Patient by Nooraldin Merza, John Lung, Ahmed Taha, Ahmed Qasim, Jill Frost, Tarek Naguib

“…L. adecarboxylata is a Gram-negative rod previously named Escherichia adecarboxylata, isolated as normal flora in the gut of animals including human stool. …”
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A STUDY ON THE WEEDS DIVERSITY ALONG MARIOTTEYA CANAL AT GIZA GOVERNORATE, EGYPT by Safwat Azer

“…A total of 88 species belong to 74 genera and 27 families were recorded and identified with Egyptian floras and available checklists. The dicotyledons families were represented by (69%); while monocotyledons were (31%). …”
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Dietary Bile Acid Supplementation Could Regulate the Glucose, Lipid Metabolism, and Microbiota of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) Fed with a High-Lipid Diet by Liping Yang, Mingyu Liu, Mengjuan Zhao, Shaoyang Zhi, Wenlei Zhang, Leya Qu, Jinrui Xiong, Xiao Yan, Chaobin Qin, Guoxing Nie, Shengpeng Wang

“…This study sought to examine the role of bile acids in the regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism, intestinal flora, and growth in high-fat diet-fed common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). …”
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Two new species of Begonia L. (Begoniaceae) from central Laos by Лонид Владимирович Аверьянов, Кхан Синь Нгуен, Т.В. Майсак, Хьеп Тьен Нгуен, Хьеу Куанг Нгуен

“…Both described species represent characteristic native element of aboriginal limestone flora of lowland karstic formations in central part of Laos.…”
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Towards the unravelling of the slug <i>A. ater–A. rufus</i> complex (Gastropoda Arionidae): new genetic approaches by M. L. Peláez, A. G. Valdecasas, D. Martinez, J. L. Horreo

“…<p>The genus <i>Arion</i> includes several slug species, some of which are considered to be a pest to both cultivated and wild flora. Within this genus, the <i>Arion ater</i> complex comprises two different morphological forms: <i>Arion rufus</i> and <i>A. ater</i>, but there is no consensus about their species status. …”
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Catheter-associated urinary infection in kidney post-transplant patients by Luiz Carlos de Oliveira, Antonio Marmo Lucon, Willian Carlos Nahas, Luiz Estevam Ianhez, Sami Arap

“…RESULTS: There was a predominance of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and S. viridans in the normal urethral meatus flora and in the first two days of urethral catheterization. …”
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Naringin Exhibited Therapeutic Effects against DSS-Induced Mice Ulcerative Colitis in Intestinal Barrier–Dependent Manner by Ruige Cao, Xing Wu, Hui Guo, Xin Pan, Rong Huang, Gangqiang Wang, Jikai Liu

“…Moreover, naringin increased the relative abundance of <i>Firmicutes</i>/<i>Bacteroides</i> and reduced the content of <i>Proteobacteria</i> to improve the intestinal flora disorder caused by DSS, which promotes the intestinal health of mice. …”
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Anti-infective potential of hot-spring bacteria by Pallavi Pednekar, Roopesh Jain, Girish Mahajan

“…The diversity of geographical location decides the type of micro-flora. In the past various terrestrial and aqueous microorganisms have provided several novel bioactive secondary metabolites of pharmaceutical importance. …”
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Paleobotanical features of Tyumen and Naunak formations (middle-upper jurassic of the south-east of West Siberia) by Irina Vladimirovna Rychkova, Marina Ivanovna Shaminova

“…Endemic structure of Naunak plant complex flora points to the specific conditions of Naunak strata formation. …”
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PLANEJAMENTO DE UMA TRILHA INTERPRETATIVA COMO FERRAMENTA DO ECOTURISMO NA APA DA BARRA DO RIO MAMANGUAPE - PARAÍBA, BRASIL by Mércia Maria Araújo Luna, Lucas Aguiar Nogueira Rosa, Vitor Pablo de Melo

“…Os resultados apontaram nove pontos de atratividade onde foram abordados aspectos de relevância da flora, da fauna e da história da APA. Nota-se a necessidade da implantação de trilhas ecológicas no principal e maior fragmento de Floresta Atântica da APA, a Floresta do Oiteiro, uma vez que as trilhas só estão previstas no plano de manejo para um dos quatro municípios que abrange a APA, Lucena. …”
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Measuring the threat from a distance: insight into the complexity and perspectives for implementing sentinel plantation to test the host range of Xylella fastidiosa by Noemi Casarin, Séverine Hasbroucq, Júlia López-Mercadal, Miguel Ángel Miranda, Claude Bragard, Jean-Claude Grégoire

“…In order to assess the circulation of the bacterium in the sentinel plot and around it, surveys of the local flora and insect vectors were carried out, as well as the planting of a network of rosemary “spy plants”. …”
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Qualité microbiologique du kilishi (produit carné séché) produit dans la ville de Ngaoundéré (Cameroun) by Mbawala, A., Daoudou, B., Ngassoum, MB.

“…In this regard, aerobic mesophilic flora, coliforms, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Salmonella spp., sulphito-reducing Clostridium, yeast and moulds were counted on kilishi samples that were diluted serially (ten-fold) and inoculated on selective media. …”
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Evolution of sarcoma 180 (ascitic tumor) in mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni by Fausto Edmundo Lima Pereira, Pedro Raso, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho

“…A imunossupressão induzida pela infecção favorece a proliferação de bactérias da flora endógena aumentando a quantidade de endotoxinas absorvidas pelo intestino.…”
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Cytotoxic Effects of Lactobacilli Isolated from Azerbaijan Traditional Cheeses on Colorectal Tumor Cells HCT 116 and Identification of Paramount Strains by Mitra Rabiei, Gholamreza Zarrini, Majid Mahdavi

“…Much attention has been given to nutritional supplements that can alter intestinal flora as factors preventing colon cancer. Research has shown that lactic acid bacteria in foods are potentially capable of inducing apoptosis. …”
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Analysis of the intestinal lumen microbiota in an animal model of colorectal cancer. by Qingchao Zhu, Zhiming Jin, Wen Wu, Renyuan Gao, Bomin Guo, Zhiguang Gao, Yongzhi Yang, Huanlong Qin

“…Collectively, we can conclude that a significant difference in intestinal bacterial flora exists between healthy rats and CRC rats.…”
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Phylogenetic relationships, virulence factors and Rep-PCR epidemiological analysis of E. coli from human sources by Simona Caroppo, Vesselina Kroumova, Elena Grossini, Rosalia Ticozzi, Alessandro Raimondi, Giacomo Fortina

“…In this work, 32 E. coli isolates from urinary tract infections, 25 from bacteraemia, 12 from low respiratory tract infections, and 25 from the normal commensal flora were characterized for the phylogenetic type, the virulence factors (VFs) carriage and the Rep-PCR clonal composition.The B2 phylogenetic type was predominant among the urinary isolates (59%), the B2 and D strains among the haematic isolates (32% and 32%).The A phylogenetic type was predominant among the commensal and the respiratory isolates (52% and 58% respectively).The distribution of the B2 type strains among the urinary isolates and of the D type strains among the faecal isolates was suggesting a urinary-origin for the B2 phylogenetic type isolates found in the blood and a direct faecal derivation for the haematic isolates with D phylogenetic type.Twenty-nine VFs were analyzed.The B2 and D type strains carried a higher burden of VFs than the A and B1 phylogenetic type strains (average of VFs/strain = 8 vs 3). …”
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Gut-derived bacterial toxins impair memory CD4+ T cell mitochondrial function in HIV-1 infection by Brian Ferrari, Amanda Cabral Da Silva, Ken H. Liu, Evgeniya V. Saidakova, Larisa B. Korolevskaya, Konstantin V. Shmagel, Carey Shive, Gabriela Pacheco Sanchez, Mauricio Retuerto, Ashish Arunkumar Sharma, Khader Ghneim, Laura Noel-Romas, Benigno Rodriguez, Mahmoud A. Ghannoum, Peter P. Hunt, Steven G. Deeks, Adam D. Burgener, Dean P. Jones, Mirela A. Dobre, Vincent C. Marconi, Rafick-Pierre Sekaly, Souheil-Antoine Younes

“…We propose that toxic solutes from the gut bacterial flora may impair CD4+ T cell recovery during ART and may contribute to CD4+ T cell lymphopenia characteristic of INRs.…”
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Investigation on the Protein Degradation, Free Fatty Acid Content and Area Fraction of Poosti Cheese, Iranian Traditional Cheese Ripened in Skin by Mojgan Hemmatian, Mehrnaz Aminifar, Farnoosh Attar

“…In addition, the microstructural parameter was considerably affected by the aging as a consequence of the effect of salt on the activity of raw milk and skin micro flora. Conclusions: The decline in proteolysis rate during the last stage of aging could be correlated with the inhibitory effects of salt on the engaged microorganisms, and increase in the pore fraction of the microstructure during the first month of Poosti cheese aging could be due to casein rearrangement and gas release by the fermentative activity of microorganisms. …”
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