Biotic and abiotic surfaces in marine waters are rapidly colonized by microorganisms.
Surface colonization and subsequent biofilm formation and development provide numerous …

Iron is essential to nearly all life forms on Earth, required for the proper function of enzymes
involved in, for example, respiration, photosynthesis, the tricarboxylic acid cycle, nitrogen …

From humble beginnings of a contaminated petri dish, β‐lactam antibiotics have
distinguished themselves among some of the most powerful drugs in human history. The …

In this paper, we describe the total metal composition (metallome) of P seudomonas
aeruginosa. Inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy analyses showed …

Previous studies have suggested that antibiotic vectorization by siderophores (iron chelators
produced by bacteria) considerably increases the efficacy of such drugs. The siderophore …

Biological metal ions, including Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni and Zn ions, are necessary for
the survival and the growth of all microorganisms. Their biological functions are linked to …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that causes chronic
lung infection in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and acute systemic infections in severely …

The growth-stimulating effects of catecholamine stress hormones have been demonstrated
in many pathogens. However, catecholamine-induced growth and its underlying …

A continuación se presenta el resumen de cada uno de los capítulos que hacen parte de
esta tesis doctoral. Capítulo I: En esta sección se describe la importancia de la acuicultura a …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the
main multi-drug resistant pathogens associated with deep wound infections which then may …