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{"title":"Analysis of the anthropogenic effect on <i>the Silencio</i> River in Salvador Escalante, Michoacán, México.","authors":"Mario Alberto Pérez-Méndez, Guadalupe Selene Fraga-Cruz, Gustavo Álvarez-Gómez, Fabricio Nápoles-Rivera, Gladys Jiménez-García, Rafael Maya-Yescas","doi":"10.7717/peerj.18531","DOIUrl":"10.7717/peerj.18531","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The average annual water availability worldwide is approximately 1,386 trillion cubic hectometers (hm³), of which 97.5% is saltwater and only 2.5% is freshwater. Nearly 70% is not available for human consumption as it is in glaciers, snow, and ice. It is estimated that only 0.77% is accessible freshwater for human use. Mexico has an availability of 451,584.7 million cubic meters (m³) of freshwater, with accessibility and distribution being unequal. The growth in urbanization, population, and industrialization has caused a decrease in water quality, and other parameters. Organic and inorganic contaminants evolved from various sources cause the degradation of water quality. The pollution of aquatic bodies, such as rivers and lakes, is one of the main problems in the world. In Salvador Escalante in México, the domestic wastewaters treatment plant (WWTP) is being exposed to effluents contaminated with metals like copper, cadmium, lead, and mercury. In this work, active sludges from the WWTP were analyzed. First, particle size distribution of flocs was measured by a sedimentation process. Secondly, analysis of the tolerance that microorganisms exhibit to metals (<i>i.e.</i>, factors) was performed, based on a 2 <math><mover><mrow></mrow> <mrow><mo>ˆ</mo></mrow> </mover> </math> (4-1) factorial design of experiments at laboratory-scale, measuring pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and electrical conductivity (responses). This aims to evaluate the capacity of the WWTP for improve the water quality. Microbiologic cultures were used for a qualitative study of the microorganisms contained in the active sludges; it was found that <i>Enterobacterium</i> does not grow in presence of heavy metals. Cadmium is the most harmful metal for microorganisms according to Pareto diagrams presented in this study.</p>","PeriodicalId":19799,"journal":{"name":"PeerJ","volume":"13 ","pages":"e18531"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737336/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143009454","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unveiling the complex double-edged sword role of exosomes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.","authors":"Xueyan Huang, Yuedi Tang","doi":"10.7717/peerj.18783","DOIUrl":"10.7717/peerj.18783","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignancy arising from the epithelium of the nasopharynx. Given its late diagnosis, NPC raises serious considerations in Southeast Asia. In addition to resistance to conventional treatment that combines chemotherapy and radiation, NPC has high rates of metastasis and frequent recurrence. Exosomes are small membrane vesicles at the nanoscale that transport physiologically active compounds from their source cell and have a crucial function in signal transmission and intercellular message exchange. The exosomes detected in the tissues of NPC patients have recently emerged as a potential non-invasive liquid biopsy biomarker that plays a role in controlling the tumor pathophysiology. Here, we take a look back at what we know so far about the complex double-edged sword role of exosomes in NPC. Exosomes could serve as biomarkers and therapeutic agents, as well as the molecular mechanisms by which they promote cell growth, angiogenesis, metastasis, immunosuppression, radiation resistance, and chemotherapy resistance in NPC. Furthermore, we go over some of the difficulties and restrictions associated with exosome use. It is anticipated that this article would provide the reference for the apply of exosomes in clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":19799,"journal":{"name":"PeerJ","volume":"13 ","pages":"e18783"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737332/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143008009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Genome-wide analyses of the NAC transcription factor gene family in <i>Acer palmatum</i> provide valuable insights into the natural process of leaf senescence.","authors":"Xin Meng, Chun Feng, Zhu Chen, Faheem Afzal Shah, Yue Zhao, Yuzhi Fei, Hongfei Zhao, Jie Ren","doi":"10.7717/peerj.18817","DOIUrl":"10.7717/peerj.18817","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Acer palmatum</i> is a deciduous shrub or small tree. It is a popular ornamental plant because of its beautiful leaves, which change colour in autumn. This study revealed 116 <i>ApNAC</i> genes within the genome of <i>A. palmatum</i>. These genes are unevenly distributed on the 13 chromosomes of <i>A. palmatum</i>. An analysis of the phylogenetic tree of <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> NAC family members revealed that ApNAC proteins could be divided into 16 subgroups. A comparison of ApNAC proteins with <i>NAC</i> genes from other species suggested their potential involvement in evolutionary processes. Studies suggest that tandem and segmental duplications may be key drivers of the expansion of the <i>ApNAC</i> gene family. Analysis of the transcriptomic data and qRT‒PCR results revealed significant upregulation of most <i>ApNAC</i> genes during autumn leaf senescence compared with their expression levels in summer leaves. Coexpression network analysis revealed that the expression profiles of 10 <i>ApNAC</i> genes were significantly correlated with those of 200 other genes, most of which are involved in plant senescence processes. In conclusion, this study contributes to elucidating the theoretical foundation of the <i>ApNAC</i> gene family and provides a valuable basis for future investigations into the role of <i>NAC</i> genes in regulating leaf senescence in woody ornamental plants.</p>","PeriodicalId":19799,"journal":{"name":"PeerJ","volume":"13 ","pages":"e18817"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737331/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143009332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association between maternal rectovaginal group B streptococcus and the risk of stillbirth: a meta-analysis.","authors":"Yujue Wang, Jingjing Liu, Jinlian Song, Teng Zhang","doi":"10.7717/peerj.18834","DOIUrl":"10.7717/peerj.18834","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization in pregnant women is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, including stillbirth. This meta-analysis investigated the relationship between maternal rectovaginal GBS colonization and the risk of stillbirth.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a comprehensive literature search across several databases, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Wanfang, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure, covering studies published from the inception of the database until September 9, 2024. The search focused on observational studies comparing the risk of stillbirth in pregnant women with and without rectovaginal GBS colonization. Results were summarized using odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and a random-effects model was used to account for potential heterogeneity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of ten studies comprising 121,195 pregnant women were included in the analysis. The pooled results indicated no significant overall association between maternal rectovaginal GBS colonization and the risk of stillbirth (OR: 1.66, 95% CI [0.95-2.91], <i>p</i> = 0.08; <i>I²</i> = 84%). However, sensitivity analyses revealed a significant association in studies that included intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) (OR: 1.36, 95% CI [1.02-1.80], <i>p</i> = 0.03). Subgroup analyses demonstrated a significant association between maternal rectovaginal GBS colonization and stillbirth risk in retrospective studies (OR: 2.62, <i>p</i> = 0.04) and in studies employing multivariate analysis (OR: 2.11, <i>p</i> = 0.04).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>While the meta-analysis did not find a significant overall association between maternal rectovaginal GBS colonization and stillbirth, significant associations were noted under specific conditions, such as studies using IAP, retrospective designs, and multivariate analyses. Further research is needed to clarify these associations.</p>","PeriodicalId":19799,"journal":{"name":"PeerJ","volume":"13 ","pages":"e18834"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737329/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143009493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of induced stress on reactive and proactive control in depression.","authors":"Akihiro Masuyama","doi":"10.7717/peerj.18821","DOIUrl":"10.7717/peerj.18821","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Depression, a widespread mental health issue, is often marked by impaired cognitive control, particularly in managing proactive and reactive processes. The Dual Mechanisms of Control (DMC) framework differentiates between these two modes of cognitive control: proactive control involves sustained goal maintenance, while reactive control is more stimulus-driven and transient. Stress, known to exacerbate cognitive dysfunction in depression, may influence the balance between these control processes, though the specific effects remain poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate how acute stress influences proactive and reactive control in individuals with depressive symptoms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 142 participants were divided into high-stress and control conditions and further categorized based on their depression levels, measured using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Cognitive control was assessed using the AX-Continuous Performance Task (AX-CPT), both before and after exposure to a stress-inducing anagram task, which was designed to differentiate between high-stress and low-stress conditions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants exposed to the high-stress condition reported significantly greater stress and fatigue levels compared to the control group, validating the stress manipulation. Although the balance between reactive and proactive control, as measured by the Proactive Behavioral Index (PBI), did not show significant changes, depressive individuals in the high-stress condition exhibited a significant decline in their ability to retain contextual information, as indicated by a reduction in the <i>d</i>'-context index. This suggests that depressive individuals may be more prone to stress-induced difficulties in proactive control.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These findings highlight the selective impact of stress on proactive cognitive control in individuals with depressive symptoms, shedding light on a potential cognitive vulnerability in depression. While the balance between reactive and proactive control remained stable, the impaired retention of contextual information post-stress points to a specific deficit in proactive control. This could have implications for targeted cognitive interventions, such as cognitive control training, aimed at enhancing resilience against stress in depressive populations. Future research should explore the long-term effects of stress on cognitive control, particularly in clinically diagnosed individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":19799,"journal":{"name":"PeerJ","volume":"13 ","pages":"e18821"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737340/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143009516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of tropical fruit blends on fermentative and pigmentation aspects of probiotic native cultured goat milk.","authors":"Isadora Kaline Camelo Pires de Oliveira Galdino, Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, Miqueas Oliveira Morais da Silva, Giordanni Cabral Dantas, Elainy Virgínia Dos Santos Pereira, Tiago Almeida de Oliveira, Karina Maria Olbrich Dos Santos, Antonio Silvio do Egito, Flávia Carolina Alonso Buriti, Haíssa Roberta Cardarelli","doi":"10.7717/peerj.18813","DOIUrl":"10.7717/peerj.18813","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Fruits are sources of bioactive compounds such as phenolics that bring health benefits to consumers. The addition of fruit products and microorganisms with probiotic potential in fermented goat milk can facilitate the acquisition of these benefits through diet. In this sense, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of incorporating a mixture of ingredients from jaboticaba (<i>Myrciaria cauliflora</i>), jambolana (<i>Syzygium cumini</i>), and mandacaru (<i>Cereus jamacaru</i>) fruits on fermentation parameters (pH, titratable acidity, viability of the native culture <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> CNPC003 and the starter culture), associated with pigmentation (phenolic compound content and color) through experimental mixture design.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A simplex-centroid experimental design was conducted, comprised of seven trials totaling the addition of 30% of the fruit preparations in the final formulation of fermented milk and one control trial (without addition of preparations), with the response being the total phenolic content and the instrumental color parameter a*. Fermentations were carried out with the addition of the native culture <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> CNPC003 and the starter culture <i>Streptococcus thermophilus.</i> Subsequently, analyses of pH, titratable acidity, viability of the native and starter cultures, total phenolic compound content, and the instrumental color parameter a* were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The final pH among trials ranged from 4.55 to 4.69, titratable acidity ranged from 0.59 to 0.64, the population <i>of L. plantarum</i> CNPC003 reached levels exceeding 8 log CFU/g, as did the population of <i>Streptococcus thermophilus</i>. The content of phenolic compounds was higher in trials T1, T5, and T7, as well as the color parameter (a*). The use of experimental mixture design contributed to the development of products with high viability of <i>L. plantarum</i>, high content of phenolic compounds, and a characteristic color of the added fruits, bringing benefits to consumer health.</p>","PeriodicalId":19799,"journal":{"name":"PeerJ","volume":"13 ","pages":"e18813"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737326/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143009337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social presence effect in language comprehension: evidence from event-related potential (ERP) research.","authors":"Teng Yu, Xue Sui, Yu Tong Li","doi":"10.7717/peerj.18798","DOIUrl":"10.7717/peerj.18798","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to examine the impact of social presence on Chinese reading comprehension and associated neural responses.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants tasked with reading Chinese sentences either alone or in the presence of others and subsequently assessing the accuracy of the sentences' meanings. Concurrently, we recorded the participants' electrical brain responses to critical word processing.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Behavioral results indicated no significant effect of social presence on the judgment of sentence accuracy. Electroencephalogram (EEG) results, however, revealed that reading in the presence of others elicited more pronounced left anterior negativity (LAN) components in the left front of the scalp compared to reading alone. Additionally, incorrect meanings triggered larger N400 and P600 amplitudes in the mid-parietal region than correct meanings.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Social presence intensifies early neural responses during the reading of Chinese sentences, although it does not influence semantic integration or conflict resolution. These findings support the notion that social context affects language processing.</p>","PeriodicalId":19799,"journal":{"name":"PeerJ","volume":"13 ","pages":"e18798"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737328/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143009498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"To stay or to go: resource diversity alters the dispersal behavior of sympatric cryptic marine nematodes.","authors":"Rodgee Mae Guden, Sofie Derycke, Tom Moens","doi":"10.7717/peerj.18790","DOIUrl":"10.7717/peerj.18790","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Animals can use specific environmental cues to make informed decisions about whether and where to disperse. Patch conditions are known to affect the dispersal behavior of animals, but empirical studies investigating the impact of resource diversity on the dispersal of closely related species are largely lacking. In this study, we investigated how food diversity affects the dispersal behavior of three co-occurring cryptic species of the marine bacterivorous nematode complex <i>Litoditis marina</i> (Pm I, Pm III and Pm IV). Using microcosms composed of a local patch (inoculation plate), a connection tube, and a distant patch (dispersal plate), we examined nematode dispersal patterns with bacteria serving as the food source. Food treatments included low-, medium-, and high-diversity bacterial mixtures of 5, 10, and 15 bacterial strains, respectively. Additionally, a single-strain food resource <i>Escherichia coli</i> was used as a control treatment. Both local and distant patches had either identical food treatments ('homogeneous patches') or <i>E. coli</i> in the local patches and more diverse food (low-, medium-, or high-diversity food) in distant patches ('heterogeneous patches'). Our results show that the dispersal behavior of the cryptic species varies depending on food diversity, indicating that <i>L. marina</i> acquire information about their environment when making dispersal decisions. All three cryptic species tend to disperse faster toward food patches that increase fitness. Pm I and Pm IV exhibited faster dispersal toward patches with a more diverse food source, while Pm III showed similar dispersal rates toward <i>E. coli</i>, medium-diversity, and high-diversity food. This indicates that resource diversity can alter the dispersal behavior of cryptic species and may be an important mechanism to achieve species coexistence in the field.</p>","PeriodicalId":19799,"journal":{"name":"PeerJ","volume":"13 ","pages":"e18790"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737338/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143009551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Single-cell transcriptome analysis reveals cellular reprogramming and changes of immune cell subsets following tetramethylpyrazine treatment in LPS-induced acute lung injury.","authors":"Mingyan Wu, Shanmei Wang, Xiaolan Chen, Li Shen, Jurong Ding, Hongbin Jiang","doi":"10.7717/peerj.18772","DOIUrl":"10.7717/peerj.18772","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Acute lung injury (ALI) is a disordered pulmonary disease characterized by acute respiratory insufficiency with tachypnea, cyanosis refractory to oxygen and diffuse alveolar infiltrates. Despite increased research into ALI, current clinical treatments lack effectiveness. Tetramethylpyrazine (TMP) has shown potential in ALI treatment, and understanding its effects on the pulmonary microenvironment and its underlying mechanisms is imperative.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We established a mouse model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI and performed single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). Bioinformatic analyses of the immune, epithelial and endothelial cells were then performed to explore the dynamic changes of the lung tissue microenvironment. We also analyzed the effects of TMP on the cell subtypes, differential gene expression and potential regulation of transcriptional factors involved. Immunohistochemistry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were performed to identify the effects of TMP on immune inflammatory response.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that TMP efficiently protected against LPS-induced acute lung injury. Results of scRNA-seq showed that the cells were divided into seven major cell clusters, including immune cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells and epithelial cells. Neither dexamethasone (Dex) nor TMP treatment showed any significant protective effects in these clusters. However, TMP treatment in the LPS-induced ALI model significantly increased follicular helper T cells and reduced CD8+ naive T cells, Vcan-positive monocytes and Siva-positive NK cells. In addition, TMP treatment increased the number of basal epithelial cells and lymphatic endothelial cells (LECs), indicating its protective effects on these cell types. Scenic analysis suggested that TMP likely mitigates LPS-induced injury in epithelial and endothelial cells by promoting FOSL1 in basal epithelial cells and JunB in LECs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings suggest that TMP appears to alleviate LPS-induced lung injury by regulating the immune response, promoting epithelial cell survival and boosting the antioxidant potential of endothelial cells. This study highlights the potential therapeutic use of TMP in the management of ALI.</p>","PeriodicalId":19799,"journal":{"name":"PeerJ","volume":"13 ","pages":"e18772"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737342/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143009455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Common insect pests in homes and cultural heritage sites.","authors":"Bouthaina Hasnaoui, Fabien Fohrer, Philippe Parola, Jean-Michel Berenger","doi":"10.7717/peerj.18700","DOIUrl":"10.7717/peerj.18700","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Insect pests represent a threat to the integrity of historic buildings and homes, causing serious losses and irreversible damage. These pests can cause extensive damage to organic materials, including wood, textiles, and paper. Beetles, termites, booklice, moths, and cockroaches are just some of the main insect pests that are frequently found in historic buildings and homes. Beetle species such as the furniture beetle and the powderpost beetle are well recognised for their capacity to infest and feed on wood. Termite infestations can remain undetected and cause considerable damage that may even lead to the complete destruction of a building's structural integrity. Cloth moth larvae are known to damage textiles, including carpets, furniture, clothes, and tapestries. Some wood-destroying species of cockroaches have the potential to harm historic buildings. Booklice have the ability to eat cellulose fibres found in archived articles and artefacts stored in heritage buildings, causing deterioration and damage to documents over time. This article reviews the literature and presents an overview of the major insect pests belonging to five known orders Coleoptera, Blattodea, Lepidoptera, Zygentoma (long-tailed silverfish) and Psocoptera, which pose a threat to households, museums, depositories, libraries, and cultural heritage buildings. We also discuss their biology, their impact on human health, and the various potential approaches to identifying them.</p>","PeriodicalId":19799,"journal":{"name":"PeerJ","volume":"13 ","pages":"e18700"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11737333/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143009505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}