Antimicrobial properties of chitosan and chitosan derivatives in the treatment of enteric infections

D Yan, Y Li, Y Liu, N Li, X Zhang, C Yan - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics played an important role in controlling the development of enteric infection.
However, the emergence of antibiotic resistance and gut dysbiosis led to a growing interest …

Postbiotics-parabiotics: The new horizons in microbial biotherapy and functional foods

BH Nataraj, SA Ali, PV Behare, H Yadav - Microbial cell factories, 2020 - Springer
Probiotics have several health benefits by modulating gut microbiome; however, techno-
functional limitations such as viability controls have hampered their full potential applications …

The dental plaque biofilm matrix

NS Jakubovics, SD Goodman… - Periodontology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The extracellular matrix is a critical component of microbial biofilms, such as dental plaque,
maintaining the spatial arrangement of cells and coordinating cellular functions throughout …

Synthetic glycans to improve current glycoconjugate vaccines and fight antimicrobial resistance

L Del Bino, KE Østerlid, DY Wu, F Nonne… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is emerging as the next potential pandemic. Different
microorganisms, including the bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii, Clostridioides difficile …

Postbiotics: current trends in food and pharmaceutical industry

P Thorakkattu, AC Khanashyam, K Shah, KS Babu… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Postbiotics are non-viable bacterial products or metabolic byproducts produced by probiotic
microorganisms that have biologic activity in the host. Postbiotics are functional bioactive …

Solid-state NMR investigations of extracellular matrixes and cell walls of algae, bacteria, fungi, and plants

N Ghassemi, A Poulhazan, F Deligey… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Extracellular matrixes (ECMs), such as the cell walls and biofilms, are important for
supporting cell integrity and function and regulating intercellular communication. These …

Targeting the holy triangle of quorum sensing, biofilm formation, and antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria

RV Sionov, D Steinberg - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

Antimicrobial metal nanomaterials: from passive to stimuli‐activated applications

S Cheeseman, AJ Christofferson, R Kariuki… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of antimicrobial drug resistance among pathogenic bacteria and fungi is
one of the most significant health issues of the 21st century. Recently, advances in …

Recent developments in antibacterial and antifungal chitosan and its derivatives

A Verlee, S Mincke, CV Stevens - Carbohydrate polymers, 2017 - Elsevier
Chitosan is the deacetylated form of chitin, a biopolymer that can be obtained from various
waste streams and shows antimicrobial activity against different fungi, gram positive and …

[HTML][HTML] Postbiotics as potential new therapeutic agents for metabolic disorders management

Y Bourebaba, K Marycz, M Mularczyk… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The prevalence of obesity, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and related metabolic
disorders has been steadily increasing in the past few decades. Apart from the …