Advances in photocatalytic disinfection of bacteria: development of photocatalysts and mechanisms
Photocatalysis has attracted worldwide attention due to its potential in solar energy
conversion. As a “green” advanced oxidation technology, it has been extensively used for …
conversion. As a “green” advanced oxidation technology, it has been extensively used for …
Mechanistic insights into nanoparticle surface-bacterial membrane interactions in overcoming antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) raises a serious concern as it contributes to the global
mortality by 5 million deaths per year. The overall impact pertaining to significant membrane …
mortality by 5 million deaths per year. The overall impact pertaining to significant membrane …
Precise control of liposome size using characteristic time depends on solvent type and membrane properties
Controlling the sizes of liposomes is critical in drug delivery systems because it directly
influences their cellular uptake, transportation, and accumulation behavior. Although …
influences their cellular uptake, transportation, and accumulation behavior. Although …
Integrative omics identifies conserved and pathogen-specific responses of sepsis-causing bacteria
Even in the setting of optimal resuscitation in high-income countries severe sepsis and
septic shock have a mortality of 20–40%, with antibiotic resistance dramatically increasing …
septic shock have a mortality of 20–40%, with antibiotic resistance dramatically increasing …
Expanding small-molecule functional metagenomics through parallel screening of broad-host-range cosmid environmental DNA libraries in diverse proteobacteria
The small-molecule biosynthetic diversity encoded within the genomes of uncultured
bacteria is an attractive target for the discovery of natural products using functional …
bacteria is an attractive target for the discovery of natural products using functional …
Lactobacillus casei combats acid stress by maintaining cell membrane functionality
C Wu, J Zhang, M Wang, G Du… - Journal of Industrial …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Lactobacillus casei strains have traditionally been recognized as probiotics and frequently
used as adjunct culture in fermented dairy products where lactic acid stress is a frequently …
used as adjunct culture in fermented dairy products where lactic acid stress is a frequently …
The Staphylococcus aureus two-component regulatory system, GraRS, senses and confers resistance to selected cationic antimicrobial peptides
SJ Yang, AS Bayer, NN Mishra, M Meehl… - Infection and …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
The two-component regulatory system, GraRS, appears to be involved in staphylococcal
responses to cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAPs). However, the mechanism (s) by which …
responses to cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAPs). However, the mechanism (s) by which …
Effects of exposure to quaternary-ammonium-based biocides on antimicrobial susceptibility and tolerance to physical stresses in bacteria from organic foods
R Gadea, MÁF Fuentes, RP Pulido, A Gálvez… - Food microbiology, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present study, a collection of 76 biocide-sensitive bacterial strains isolated from
organically produced food were adapted by repeated exposure to increasing concentrations …
organically produced food were adapted by repeated exposure to increasing concentrations …
Disinfection of Legionella pneumophila by photocatalytic oxidation
YW Cheng, RCY Chan, PK Wong - Water research, 2007 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) was proven to be efficacious in the inactivation of Legionella
pneumophila serogroup 1 Strains 977, 1009, 1014 and ATCC 33153. The local (Strains 997 …
pneumophila serogroup 1 Strains 977, 1009, 1014 and ATCC 33153. The local (Strains 997 …
Mapping Live Cell Viscosity with an Aggregation‐Induced Emission Fluorogen by Means of Two‐Photon Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
Intracellular viscosity is a crucial parameter that indicates the functioning of cells. In this
work, we demonstrate the utility of TPE‐Cy, a cell‐permeable dye with aggregation‐induced …
work, we demonstrate the utility of TPE‐Cy, a cell‐permeable dye with aggregation‐induced …