Applied Microbiology, Vol. 4, Pages 704-719: Impact of Carao (Cassia grandis) on Lactobacillus plantarum Immunomodulatory and Probiotic Capacity Applied Microbiology doi: 10.3390/applmicrobiol4020048 Authors: Jhunior Marcia Hector Manuel Zumbado Manuel Álvarez Gil Daniel Martín-Vertedor Ismael Montero-Fernández Ajitesh Yadav Ricardo S. Aleman Lactobacillus plantarum has beneficial effects on the reduction of symptoms of poor lactose digestion and hypercholesterolemia, removal of the duration and severity of diarrheal processes, improvement of the intestinal permeability barrier, prevention of ..read more

Applied Microbiology, Vol. 4, Pages 650-664: Molecular Characterization of the Gorgonzola Cheese Mycobiota and Selection of a Putative Probiotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii for Evaluation as a Veterinary Feed Additive Applied Microbiology doi: 10.3390/applmicrobiol4020045 Authors: Voyron Bietto Fontana Martello Bruni Pessione Gorgonzola is an Italian “erborinato” blue cheese from cow’s milk, bearing blue-green “parsley-like” spots due to the spread of Penicillium roqueforti mycelium. Due to its pH, water activity ..read more

Applied Microbiology, Vol. 4, Pages 635-649: Longitudinal Sequencing and Variant Detection of SARS-CoV-2 across Southern California Wastewater Applied Microbiology doi: 10.3390/applmicrobiol4020044 Authors: Jason A. Rothman Andrew Saghir Amity G. Zimmer-Faust Kylie Langlois Kayla Raygoza Joshua A. Steele John F. Griffith Katrine L. Whiteson Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is useful for detecting pathogen prevalence and may serve to effectively monitor diseases across broad scales. WBE has been used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to track disease burden through quantifying SARS-CoV-2 RNA ..read more

Applied Microbiology, Vol. 4, Pages 620-634: Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain W83 Infection Induces Liver Injury in Experimental Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease (ALD) in Mice Applied Microbiology doi: 10.3390/applmicrobiol4020043 Authors: Yun Zhou Craig McClain Wenke Feng The liver plays a vital role in the defense against infections. Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), a dominant etiologic oral bacterium implicated in periodontal disease (PD), has been associated with various systemic diseases. This study aimed to investigate the influence of P. gingivalis on alcohol-associated liver di ..read more

Applied Microbiology, Vol. 4, Pages 607-619: In Silico Prophage Analysis of Halobacterium salinarum ATCC 33170 Applied Microbiology doi: 10.3390/applmicrobiol4020042 Authors: Danielle L. Peters Bassel Akache Wangxue Chen Michael J. McCluskie The extremophile Halobacterium salinarum is an aerobic archaeon that has adapted to thrive in high-salt environments such as salted fish, hypersaline lakes, and salterns. Halophiles have garnered significant interest due to their unique interactions with bacteriophages known as haloarchaeophages. Studies have identified and characterized prophages in halop ..read more

Applied Microbiology, Vol. 4, Pages 594-606: The Influence of Technological Shifts in the Food Chain on the Emergence of Foodborne Pathogens: An Overview Applied Microbiology doi: 10.3390/applmicrobiol4020041 Authors: Saja Hamaideh Amin N. Olaimat Murad A. Al-Holy Ahmad Ababneh Hafiz Muhammad Shahbaz Mahmoud Abughoush Anas Al-Nabulsi Tareq Osaili Mutamed Ayyash Richard A. Holley The transformation of the food chain due to technological advances has had significant implications in regard to food safety. A noteworthy trend in this evolution relates to the emergence of new or previously unseen pa ..read more

Applied Microbiology, Vol. 4, Pages 563-581: Green Macroalgae Hydrolysate for Biofuel Production: Potential of Ulva rigida Applied Microbiology doi: 10.3390/applmicrobiol4020039 Authors: Walaa Sayed Audrey Cabrol Alaa Salma Abdeltif Amrane Maud Benoit Ronan Pierre Hayet Djelal In this study, the green macroalgae Ulva rigida, which contains 34.9% carbohydrates, underwent treatment with commercial hydrolytic enzymes. This treatment yielded a hydrolysate that contained 23 ± 0.6 g·L−1 of glucose, which was subsequently fermented with Saccharomyces cerevi ..read more

Applied Microbiology, Vol. 4, Pages 582-593: Breaking the Mold: Towards Rapid and Cost-Effective Microbial Contamination Detection in Paints and Cosmetics Using ATP-Bioluminescence Applied Microbiology doi: 10.3390/applmicrobiol4020040 Authors: Mira Mutschlechner Daniela Chisté Harald Schöbel Traditional culture-based methods, though a “gold standard” for bacterial detection in various industrial sectors, do often not fulfill today’s high requirements regarding rapidity, on-site applicability, and cost-efficiency both during operation and evaluation. H ..read more

Applied Microbiology, Vol. 4, Pages 536-562: Biogenic Amine Formation in Artisan Galotyri PDO Acid-Curd Cheeses Fermented with Greek Indigenous Starter and Adjunct Lactic Acid Bacteria Strain Combinations: Effects of Cold (4 °C) Ripening and Biotic Factors Compromising Cheese Safety Applied Microbiology doi: 10.3390/applmicrobiol4010038 Authors: Charikleia Tsanasidou Loulouda Bosnea Athanasia Kakouri John Samelis The formation of biogenic amines (BAs) in artisan Galotyri PDO cheeses fermented with Sterptococcus thermophilus ST1 and the Greek indigenous nisin A-producing Lactococcus lac ..read more

Applied Microbiology, Vol. 4, Pages 520-535: PluMu—A Mu-like Bacteriophage Infecting Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Applied Microbiology doi: 10.3390/applmicrobiol4010037 Authors: Lee Julia Bartsch Roberto Fernandez Crespo Yunfei Wang Michael A. Skinner Andrew N. Rycroft William Cooley David J. Everest Yanwen Li Janine T. Bossé Paul R. Langford Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae is the causative agent of pleuropneumonia, an economically important lung disease in pigs. In draft genomes of two Cypriot clinical A. pleuropneumoniae isolates (MIDG3457 and MIDG3459), we previously identified ..read more