Over the past decade, antimicrobial blue light (aBL) at 400− 470 nm wavelength has
demonstrated immense promise as an alternative approach for the treatment of multidrug …

The recent outbreak of COVID-19, which continues to ravage communities with high death
tolls and untold psychosocial and catastrophic economic consequences, is a vivid reminder …

Due to the globally observed increase in antibiotic resistance of bacterial pathogens and the
simultaneous decline in new antibiotic developments, the need for alternative inactivation …

Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) form a group of microorganisms that
normally live in water supply systems and have adapted especially well to the conditions in …

Sunlight drives phototrophic metabolism, which affects redox conditions and produces
substrates for nonphototrophs. These environmental parameters fluctuate daily due to …

The growing emergence of microbial resistance to conventional antimicrobials, due their
dissemination in the environment, and excessive or inadequate prescriptions, associated …

The increase of antimicrobial resistance is challenging the scientific community to find
solutions to eradicate bacteria, specifically biofilms. Light-Emitting Diodes (LED) represent …

Cellular autofluorescence is usually considered to be a negative phenomenon because it
can affect the sensitivity of fluorescence microscopic or flow cytometric assays by interfering …

The rise of antibiotic resistance is the main cause for the failure of conventional antibiotic
therapy of Helicobacter pylori infection, which is often associated with severe gastric …

Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila) is the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease
and Pontiac fever, collectively known as legionellosis. L. pneumophila infection occurs …