Calcium ions are ubiquitous intracellular messengers. An increase in the cytosolic Ca2+
concentration activates many proteins, including calmodulin and the Ca2+/calmodulin …

Health care associated infections and deaths have reached dimensions that rival traditional
diseases and have become a serious financial burden on the health-care systems. Beyond …

Microbes frequently live within multicellular, solid surface-attached assemblages termed
biofilms. These microbial communities have architectural features that contribute to …

Bacterial fouling on surfaces significantly increases the resistance of bacteria toward
antibiotics, which leads to medical complications and a corresponding financial burden …

Aims: To evaluate the anti‐biofilm activity of the commercially available essential oils from
two Boswellia species. Methods and Results: The susceptibility of staphylococcal and …

The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract is home to trillions of microorganisms, some beneficial
and others potentially harmful. Recent advances in science have allowed us to identify the …

Invasive fungal infections are a main cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients
undergoing intensive chemotherapy regimens. Early antifungal treatment is mandatory to …

A 62-year-old man has a bloodstream infection with a candida species other than Candida
albicans. Caspofungin, an echinocandin antifungal agent, is recommended. The …

Drobnoustroje w środowisku naturalnym rzadko występują w postaci pojedynczych
rozproszonych komórek, czyli tzw. planktonu [1], a raczej wykazują tendencję do adsorpcji …

A central question in the area of signal transduction is why pathways utilize common
components. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the HOG and filamentous …