Contents

Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Virology

Vol. 40, No. 3, 2025

REVIEWS

DNA Base Editors Are a Promising Tool for Gene Therapy of Human Viral Infections

T. I. Aliev and I. R. Imatdinov p. 155  abstract

Mouse and Rat Wound-Infection Models for Testing New Drugs under Development

M. V. Kozlova, Yu. N. Malenkova, P. S. Skorobogatova, I. R. Khisaeva, N. E. Bondareva, and A. B. Sheremet p. 160  abstract

EXPERIMENTAL PAPERS

Production and Characterization In Vitro of Recombinant RCL Domain of Serpin Ipis of Ixodes persulcatus Ticks

K. V. Karelina, E. V. Protopopova, S. E. Pashkovskii, V. A. Ternovoi, and R. B. Bayandin p. 175  abstract

Biological and Genomic Characterization of Phage Ec2-7 with Antimicrobial Activity against STEC Strains Escherichia coli

E. R. Zulkarneev and N. V. Pimenov p. 183  abstract

Comparative Characteristics of Microbial Communities in the Surface Waters of Bays in the Coastal Waters of the Sea of Japan Exposed to Anthropogenic Impact

K. G. Gaev, N. A. Manucharova, A. L. Ponomareva, A. G. Rogov, S. V. Toshakov, A. S. Krylova, E. K. Shematorova, R. B. Shakirov, E. A. Petrova, A. I. Eskova, I. M. Varakin, and R. G. Vasilov p. 190  abstract

The Effect of Hybrid Histidine Kinase Gene Inactivation on Cell Morphology in Azospirillum baldaniorum and Azospirillum brasilense

L. P. Petrova, I. V. Volokhina, and A. V. Shelud’ko p. 200  abstract

ESR2, AR, and CYP19A1 Gene Associations in a Sample of Russian Males with Congenital Irreversible Disorders of Gender Identity

D. V. Shibalev, A. A. Vasileva, V. I. Korchagin, S. A. Kremenitskaya, N. V. Solovieva, A. P. Ryskov, and V. A. Vasilyev p. 208  abstract

PITPNA-AS1 lncRNA Expression in Colorectal Cancer Tissues May Be a New Biomarker

Seyyedeh Sepideh Iranipour, Abedeh Rezaei, and Mohammad Khalaj-Kondori p. 216  abstract

Effect of Cell-Free Culture Supernatants (CFCS) of Lactic Acid Bacteria on Salmonella AI-II Activity and Biofilm Formation

Ebru Öztaş Gülmüş, Nefise Akçelik, Caner Özdemir, and Mustafa Akçelik p. 221  abstract

Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Attenuate Persistent Corneal Epithelial Injury by Promoting Retinal Neural-Like Cell Proliferation and Hindering Their Differentiation

Dengting Wang, Jianyun Wang, and Yan Sun p. 230  abstract

The Influence of Bacterial Volatile Organic Compounds on Quorum Sensing Regulation

D. E. Sidorova, V. A. Plyuta, E. N. Vagner, O. A. Koksharova, and I. A. Khmel p. 239  abstract

Targeted Diminution of the Immunogenicity of the Red Fluorescent Protein TagRFP

N. K. Marynich, A. V. Gavshina, A. P. Savitsky, and I. G. Meerovich p. 253  abstract