Background Street foods vary with respect to their nutritional value and safety characteristics
and contribute to a sizable proportion of food intake in many populations worldwide …

For the prevention of infectious diseases, knowledge about potential transmission routes is
essential. Pathogens can be transmitted directly (ie respiratory droplets, hand‐to‐hand …

The aims of the current study were to evaluate the antibacterial effects of cellulose nanofiber
(CNF), chitosan nanofiber (ChNF), CNF/ChNF combination and chitosan alone (Ch) against …

Background. Banknotes are one of the most exchangeable items in communities and always
subject to contamination by pathogenic bacteria and hence could serve as vehicle for …

Abstract The Pinheiros River in São Paulo, Brazil, crosses through the capital city and has its
confluence with the River Tiete, which comprises several reservoirs along its course …

Frequently used hand-touch surfaces in hospital settings have been implicated as a vehicle
of microbial transmission. In this study, we aimed to investigate the overall bacterial …

Many studies have linked the antimicrobial properties of kefir with the presence of
bacteriocins and organic acids. In the present work, results obtained from bacteriostatic and …

Objetives Pathogens can be transmitted to banknotes due to the personal unhygienic habits.
The aim of study was to find the possible pathogens on the banknotes circulating in the …

In this study, high-throughput sequencing of 16S rRNA amplicons and predictive PICRUSt
functional profiles were used to perform a comprehensive analysis of the temporal bacterial …

Currency is possibly one of the main media transmitting pathogens and drug resistance due
to its wide circulation in daily life. In this study, we made a comprehensive characterization of …