The nasal cavity represents a host-microbial interface critical to respiratory defense against viral infections, including those caused by influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus or SARS-CoV-2. Although the nasal microbiome itself has been well characterized, the nasal metabolome...

Optimal handling is the most important means to ensure adequate sample quality. We aimed to investigate whether pre-centrifugation delay time and temperature could be accurately predicted and to what extent variability induced by pre-centrifugation management can be adjusted for. We used untarget...

Background/Objectives: Policosanol, a bioactive compound derived from rice bran wax, has demonstrated potential for alleviatingshown potential in combating stress, yet its underlying mechanisms remain elusive. This study aimed to elucidate its role in mitigating chronic stress-induced growth impa...

SCFAs are the main microbial fermentation products from dietary fibers in colon and play a key role in keeping healthy in the whole-body. However, differences of SCFAs concentration in the serum and colon samples collected from rats had attracted few attentions. Here, we optimized the extract and...

Antibiotic treatment failure in Staphylococcus aureus infections is frequently associated with antimicrobial resistance or the emergence of small-colony variants (SCVs), a metabolically quiescent phenotype that complicates infection management. Here, we show that ciprofloxacin induces a stable SC...