Hurdle technology using encapsulated enzymes and essential oils to fight bacterial biofilms

S Mechmechani, S Khelissa, A Gharsallaoui… - Applied microbiology …, 2022 - Springer
Biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces has become a major public health concern because of
the serious problems they can cause in various fields. Biofilm cells are extremely resistant to …

Effects of Imipenem-containing Niosome nanoparticles against high prevalence methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Epidermidis biofilm formed

T Piri-Gharaghie, N Jegargoshe-Shirin… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
We aim to assess the antibacterial and anti-biofilm properties of Niosome-encapsulated
Imipenem. After isolating Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates and determining their …

Nanoarchitectonics for synergistic activity of multimetallic nanohybrids as a possible approach for antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

PN Yapa, I Munaweera, MM Weerasekera… - JBIC Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The global threat posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to public health is an
immensurable problem. The effectiveness of treating infections would be more at risk in the …

Repurposing anti-diabetic drug “Sitagliptin” as a novel virulence attenuating agent in Serratia marcescens

HA Abbas, WAH Hegazy - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Serratia marcescens is an emerging pathogen that causes a variety of health
care associated infections. S. marcescens is equipped with an arsenal of virulence factors …

Repurposing of antidiabetics as Serratia marcescens virulence inhibitors

WAH Hegazy, MT Khayat, TS Ibrahim, M Youns… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Serratia marcescens becomes an apparent nosocomial pathogen and causes a
variety of infections. S. marcescens possess various virulence factors that are regulated by …

Antistaphylococcal and biofilm inhibitory activities of Frangula alnus bark ethyl-acetate extract

S Đukanović, S Cvetković, B Lončarević… - Industrial Crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the leading causative of numerous infections that is
resistant to various antibiotics. Since that we are facing with a serious problem of bacterial …

Effects of Sub-Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations of Bacteriocin BM173 on Listeria Monocytogenes Biofilm Formation

Z Qiao, X Guo, T Wang, J Wei, Y Liu, Y Ma… - … and antimicrobial proteins, 2023 - Springer
Listeria monocytogenes is a significant foodborne pathogen that can form biofilms on
various food processing surfaces, thereby enhancing resistance to disinfectants and …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceutical disposal facilitates the mobilization of resistance determinants among microbiota of polluted environment

M Azam, V Kumar, K Siddiqui, AT Jan… - Saudi Pharmaceutical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The emergence of resistance on exposure to pharmaceuticals among microorganisms has
raised serious concern in the therapeutic approach against infectious diseases. Effluents …

Short-term responses of identified soil beneficial-bacteria to the insecticide fipronil: toxicological impacts

M Shahid, UB Singh, MA Farah, KM Al-Anazi - World Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Pesticides including insecticides are often applied to prevent distortion posed by plant insect
pests. However, the application of these chemicals detrimentally affected the non-target …

Antibiofilm and pH-responsive properties of nature-derived mucin biomaterials and their potentials for chronic wound care

X Feng, J Zhang, AF Rodríguez-Serrano, J Huang… - Matter, 2024 - cell.com
Effective wound-infection management requires reducing bacterial load and avoiding the
formation of bacterial biofilms. In this study, we characterized the structure, composition, and …