Kaempferol: antimicrobial properties, sources, clinical, and traditional applications

A Periferakis, K Periferakis, IA Badarau… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids are a category of plant-derived compounds which exhibit a large number of
health-related effects. One of the most well-known and studied flavonoids is kaempferol …

Wastewater treatment plants, an “escape gate” for ESCAPE pathogens

LG Marutescu, M Popa, I Gheorghe-Barbu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotics are an essential tool of modern medicine, contributing to significantly decreasing
mortality and morbidity rates from infectious diseases. However, persistent misuse of these …

Antimicrobial properties of capsaicin: available data and future research perspectives

AT Periferakis, A Periferakis, K Periferakis, A Caruntu… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Capsaicin is a phytochemical derived from plants of the genus Capsicum and subject of
intensive phytochemical research due to its numerous physiological and therapeutical …

Antimicrobial resistance in Romania: updates on gram-negative ESCAPE pathogens in the clinical, veterinary, and aquatic sectors

IC Barbu, I Gheorghe-Barbu, GA Grigore… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria such as Acinetobacter baumannii,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and members of the Enterobacterales order are a challenging …

[HTML][HTML] The resistome and microbiome of wastewater treatment plant workers–The AWARE study

F Berglund, D Rodríguez-Molina, GG Pircalabioru… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban wastewater treatment plants harbor a large collection of antibiotic resistant enteric
bacteria. It is therefore reasonable to hypothesize that workers at such plants would possess …

Decoding the resistome, virulome and mobilome of clinical versus aquatic Acinetobacter baumannii in southern Romania

I Gheorghe-Barbu, M Surleac, IC Barbu, S Paraschiv… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Acinetobacter baumannii, a notorious opportunistic pathogen, presents a formidable
challenge in both clinical and environmental fields due to its resilience and ability to acquire …

Whole-genome sequencing-based resistome analysis of nosocomial multidrug-resistant non-fermenting Gram-negative pathogens from the Balkans

S Peykov, T Strateva - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Non-fermenting Gram-negative bacilli (NFGNB), such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and
Acinetobacter baumannii, are among the major opportunistic pathogens involved in the …

Integrative genomics would strengthen AMR understanding through ONE health approach

CSC Liu, R Pandey - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Emergence of drug-induced antimicrobial resistance (AMR) forms a crippling health and
economic crisis worldwide, causing high mortality from otherwise treatable diseases and …

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Recently Isolated Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical and Aquatic Strains and Demonstration of …

I Gheorghe-Barbu, VM Corbu, CO Vrancianu… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) on
multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) strains isolated from the clinical …

Discovery of new molecular hybrid derivatives with coumarin scaffold bearing pyrazole/oxadiazole moieties: Molecular docking, POM analyses, in silico …

G Tataringa, C Tuchilus, M Ahmed, S Ahmed… - Bioorganic …, 2024 - Elsevier
This synthetic organic methodology involves the creation of novel coumarin-based hybrids
of series (1–4) with pyrazole ring and (5–8) with oxadiazole moiety. The targeted …