Enumerating soil biodiversity

MA Anthony, SF Bender… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - pnas.org
Soil is an immense habitat for diverse organisms across the tree of life, but just how many
organisms live in soil is surprisingly unknown. Previous efforts to enumerate soil biodiversity …

Iron homeostasis and organismal aging

RS Zeidan, SM Han, C Leeuwenburgh, R Xiao - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Iron is indispensable for normal body functions across species because of its critical roles in
red blood cell function and many essential proteins and enzymes required for numerous …

The dark side of iron: the relationship between iron, inflammation and gut microbiota in selected diseases associated with iron deficiency anaemia—a narrative review

IJ Malesza, J Bartkowiak-Wieczorek, J Winkler-Galicki… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Iron is an indispensable nutrient for life. A lack of it leads to iron deficiency anaemia (IDA),
which currently affects about 1.2 billion people worldwide. The primary means of IDA …

An overview of the public health challenges in diagnosing and controlling human foodborne pathogens

A Elbehiry, A Abalkhail, E Marzouk, AE Elmanssury… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pathogens found in food are believed to be the leading cause of foodborne illnesses; and
they are considered a serious problem with global ramifications. During the last few …

Evolutionary dynamics between phages and bacteria as a possible approach for designing effective phage therapies against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

M Hasan, J Ahn - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the increasing global threat of antibiotic resistance, there is an urgent need to develop
new effective therapies to tackle antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. Bacteriophage …

Phages in food industry biocontrol and bioremediation

P Cristobal-Cueto, A García-Quintanilla, J Esteban… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacteriophages are ubiquitous in nature and their use is a current promising alternative in
biological control. Multidrug resistant (MDR) bacterial strains are present in the livestock …

The role of oral iron in the treatment of adults with iron deficiency

JO Lo, AE Benson, KL Martens… - European journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency in the world, affecting over 20% of
premenopausal women worldwide. Oral iron supplementation is often the first‐line treatment …

Natural antioxidants in anemia treatment

C Cotoraci, A Ciceu, A Sasu, A Hermenean - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Anemia, characterized by a decrease of the hemoglobin level in the blood and a reduction in
carrying capacity of oxygen, is a major public health problem which affects people of all …

Iron status and physical performance in athletes

A Solberg, H Reikvam - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Iron is an important mineral in the body, essential for muscle function and oxygen transport.
Adequate levels of iron in the blood are necessary for athletes, as iron-deficiency anemia …

Advances in bacteriophage therapy against relevant multidrug-resistant pathogens

A Broncano-Lavado, G Santamaría-Corral, J Esteban… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increase of multiresistance in bacteria and the shortage of new antibiotics in the market
is becoming a major public health concern. The World Health Organization (WHO) has …