Metal-based nanomaterials as antimicrobial agents: A novel driveway to accelerate the aggravation of antibiotic resistance

Q Zhang, H Zhou, P Jiang, X Xiao - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The consequences of antibiotic tolerance directly affect human health and result in
socioeconomic loss. Nanomaterials as antimicrobial agents are considered a promising …

Cross-protection and cross-feeding between Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii promotes their co-existence

L Semenec, AK Cain, CJ Dawson, Q Liu, H Dinh… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae are opportunistic pathogens
frequently co-isolated from polymicrobial infections. The infections where these pathogens …

Interaction of lytic phage T1245 with antibiotics for enhancement of antibacterial and anti-biofilm efficacy against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

R Soontarach, OF Nwabor, SP Voravuthikunchai - Biofouling, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilms associated with multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii on medical
devices remain a big clinical problem. Antibiotic susceptibility tests were performed with …

Pixantrone sensitizes Gram-negative pathogens to rifampin

P She, Z Li, Y Li, S Liu, L Li, Y Yang, L Zhou… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The emergence of bacterial drug resistance poses a severe threat to global public health. In
particular, antimicrobial-resistant pathogens lead to a high rate of treatment failure and …

Unbiased antimicrobial resistance detection from clinical bacterial isolates using proteomics

C Blumenscheit, Y Pfeifer, G Werner, C John… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an increasing challenge for therapy and clinical
management of bacterial infections. Currently, antimicrobial resistance detection relies on …

Antibacterial and Anti-cancer Properties of Curcumin-Functionalized Silica-Coated Fe3O4 Magnetic Nanoparticles

S Pourasgar, N Ranji, L Asadpour… - Arabian Journal for …, 2024 - Springer
Curcumin, a polyphenol compound derived from Curcuma longa, exhibits both antibacterial
and anticancer properties. In this study, we designed and synthesized Fe3O4@ SP …

Delving into defence: identifying the Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5 gene suite involved in defence against secreted products of fungal, oomycete and bacterial …

SHW Vick, BK Fabian, CJ Dawson… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Competitive behaviours of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are integral to their
ability to colonize and persist on plant roots and outcompete phytopathogenic fungi …

Genome-scale analysis of essential gene knockout mutants to identify an antibiotic target process

J Bailey, L Gallagher, C Manoil - Antimicrobial Agents and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
We describe a genome-scale approach to identify the essential biological process targeted
by a new antibiotic. The procedure is based on the identification of essential genes whose …

Antibiotic Concentrations Induce Morphological Changes and Increase Biofilm Formation in Multi-Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Resistant Kluyvera cryocrescens and …

E DELİK, B EROĞLU, R KARABIYIK… - Microbial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Water pollution is the biggest challenge that has rendered existing water resources
unusable due to contamination with antibiotics and heavy metals. Antibiotics are often used …

A regulator controls both DNA damage response and anti-phage defense networks in Moraxellaceae

S Song, S Zhong, Q Shi, X Zheng, Y Yao, W Wang… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
DNA damage chemicals, including many antibiotics, often induce prophage induction and
phage outbreaks in microbial communities, a major threat to bacterial survival …