98%
921
2 minutes
20
The increasing use of florfenicol in marine aquaculture poses significant challenges to biological nitrogen removal. However, its influence on mixotrophic denitrification in marine recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) remains insufficiently explored. This study delved into the effects of florfenicol on intracellular electron transfer behavior, extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) defense mechanisms, and microbial community succession in sulfur autotrophic-heterotrophic denitrification systems. The results showed that mixotrophic denitrification performance was influenced by florfenicol in dose-dependent manner. High concentrations of florfenicol significantly impaired intracellular electron transfer from complex I to cytochrome c, and reduced denitrifying enzymes activity, in turn hindering the effective utilization of inorganic and organic electron donors by microorganisms. Microbial metabolism was suppressed under florfenicol stress, which activated defense mechanisms by stimulating the release of polysaccharides in EPS. Microbial community analysis revealed that high content of florfenicol altered the microbial composition, shifting the dominant autotrophic denitrifiers from Marinicella to unclassified_f_Rhod-obacteraceae and introducing new denitrifiers (Erysipelothrix and Fusibacter). Moreover, the higher diversity and relative abundance of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB) was induced, increasing the risk of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) dissemination.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.122497 | DOI Listing |
Commun Biol
September 2025
Division of Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Planegg - Martinsried, Germany.
The internal resistance of axons to ionic current flow determines action potential conduction velocity. Although mitochondria support axonal function, axons have been modeled as organelle-free cables, and mitochondrial impact on conduction velocity, specifically by increasing internal resistance, remains understudied. We combine computational modeling and electron microscopy of forebrain premotor axons controlling birdsong production.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhysiol Plant
September 2025
Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.
Several genes in the mitochondria of angiosperms are interrupted by introns, and their posttranscriptional excision involves numerous nucleus-encoded auxiliary factors. Most of these factors are of eukaryotic origin, among them members of the pentatricopeptide-repeat (PPR) family of RNA-binding proteins. This family divides into the PLS and P classes, with PLS-class proteins typically participating in C-to-U mRNA editing and P-class members contributing to transcript stabilization and intron splicing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFReproduction
October 2025
Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
In Brief: Advanced maternal age (AMA) is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly those associated with placental dysfunction. This study showed that in a mouse model of AMA, male but not female fetuses had increased placental apoptosis and lipid peroxidation, as well as increased mitochondrial content, suggesting that the placentas of male fetuses in AMA mothers adapt to be able to deliver sufficient energy to the fetus.
Abstract: Although advanced maternal age (AMA) increases the risk of fetal growth restriction (FGR) and stillbirth, the mechanisms leading to the placental dysfunction observed in AMA are unknown.
Acta Parasitol
September 2025
Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Environment, Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China.
Purpose: This study aimed to identify and analyze the role of Ferric reductase inBlastocystis sp. subtype 2 (ST2) and explore the relationship between the parasite and iron metabolism.
Methods: The location of Ferric reductase in Blastocystis sp.
FASEB J
September 2025
Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials
The onset and progression of periodontitis are closely related to metabolic reprogramming in the periodontal microenvironment, with osteoclasts playing a critical role in tissue destruction. Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) of periodontal tissues from healthy individuals and patients with severe chronic periodontitis revealed a significant increase in the expression of mitochondrial-related genes during osteoclast differentiation, suggesting the critical role of mitochondrial function in this process. This study investigates the potential of the novel mitoribosome-targeting antibiotic radezolid in inhibiting osteoclast differentiation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF