Objectives To evaluate the microbiological quality of a hospital's treated water distribution system, characterize opportunistic bacterial isolates and their antimicrobial susceptibility profiles, investigate the genetic relatedness between environmental and clinical isolates from a One Health perspective. Study design Prospective observational study. Methods A total of 352 water samples were collected over six months from str...

Lionfish ( Pterois spp.) are hypothesized to negatively influence cryptobenthic reef fish assemblages through predation. We evaluated these potential effects on Caribbean reefs in Costa Rica and tropical reefs in Brazil. Brazil provided a reference condition for cryptobenthic assemblages prior to lionfish invasion, while the Costa Rica sites enabled comparisons between reefs inside marine protected areas (MPAs), where lionfish...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of immunocastration and ractopamine hydrochloride (RAC) supplementation on growth performance and carcass traits of male pigs slaughtered 21 days after the second immunization. Sixty-four pigs (Landrace × Large White, initial body weight 103.05 ± 0.67 kg) were individually tagged and randomly assigned to a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement in a completely randomized design, con...

In vitro propagation of Prunus sp. using semi-solid media allows clonal multiplication but requires frequent subcultures and higher labor and material costs. In contrast, temporary immersion bioreactors (TIBs) promoted faster shoot elongation, higher biomass accumulation, and improved overall shoot quality, while reducing handling time and the cost per regenerated plant. This work aimed to establish in vitro selected rootstock...

Paenibacillus species have emerged as promising candidates for sustainable agriculture due to their functional versatility in plant growth promotion and biocontrol. We performed a comparative genomic analysis of 428 high-quality Paenibacillus genomes to assess their ecological adaptability and biotechnological potential. The analyzed strains originated from diverse environments, reflecting broad ecological distribution. Functi...