Dimer Is Not Double: The Unexpected Behavior of Two-Floor Peptide Nanosponge by Grazia Maria Lucia Messina, Marta De Zotti, Alvaro S. Siano, Claudia Mazzuca, Giovanni Marletta, Antonio Palleschi

“…The studied peptide is a dimeric form of the antimicrobial peptide Trichogin GAIV, which was also modified by substituting the glycine with lysine residues, while the N-terminus octanoyl group was replaced by a lipoic one that was able to bind to the gold surface. …”
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Evaluation of Total Phenolic Content, HPLC Analysis, and Antioxidant Potential of Three Local Varieties of Mushroom: A Comparative Study by Anika Tabassum Bristy, Tairin Islam, Rezwana Ahmed, Jumana Hossain, Hasan Mahmud Reza, Preeti Jain

“…Functional foods such as mushrooms are rich in polyphenolic compounds and secondary metabolites with health-promoting properties such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiabetic and immunostimulatory effects. …”
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In Vitro Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Lippia alba Essential Oil, Citral, and Carvone against Staphylococcus aureus by Emanuela Mesquita Porfírio, Hider Machado Melo, Antônio Matheus Gomes Pereira, Theodora Thays Arruda Cavalcante, Geovany Amorim Gomes, Mário Geraldo de Carvalho, Renata Albuquerque Costa, Francisco Eduardo Aragão Catunda Júnior

“…In vitro antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of the Lippia alba essential oil and its major components (citral and carvone) against Staphylococcus aureus were investigated. …”
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Efficacy of Black Cumin (Nigella sativa) Ameliorate Organophosphate Toxicity in Pregnant Rats Based on Progesterone Levels and Fetal Bone Development by Viski Fitri Hendrawan, Galuh Chandra Agustina, Siska Aditya, Yudit Oktanella, Aulia Firmawati, Dewi Mariyam

“…Black cumin (Nigella sativa), also referred to as black cumin, is a versatile herbal treatment that has recently grown in popularity, it contains antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, antiparasitic, antihistamine, antihypertensive, antitumor, anticancer, antidiabetic, and anti-asthmatic properties are just a few of the positive and pharmacological effects of active ingredients in black cumin, such as thymoquinone and other compounds. …”
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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of potential pathogens from raw fish, meat and milk samples sold and consumed in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State, Nigeria by Joy Chinweokwu Ugwu, Glory Philemon Bebia, Edet Uwem, Ajaba Mathias Okang, Emmanuel O. Ibeneme, Andrew Chijioke Ugwu, Augustine Agorye Unimke, Francisca O. Nwaokorie, James Epoke

“…All the isolates showed multi-drug resistance (MDR) to gentamicin, levofloxacin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin, cefoxicin, piperacillin-azobactam, amikacin, and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid antibiotics. Following antimicrobial sensitivity, 9 isolates with multidrug resistance were selected for molecular characterisation and these were identified as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Morganella morganii subsp. …”
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A comparison of two systems for group housing of gestating sows - effects on productivity, removal, and treatments by Kaisa Ryytty Sylvén, Torun Wallgren, Pontus Almerheim, Lena Eliasson Selling, Magdalena Jacobson, Per Wallgren

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The pneumococcal bacteriocin streptococcin B is produced as part of the early competence cascade and promotes intraspecies competition by J. D. Richardson, Emily Guo, Ryan M. Wyllie, Paul Jensen, Suzanne Dawid

“…Bacteriocins are small antimicrobial peptides produced by bacteria that typically target neighboring bacteria by disruption of the cell surface. …”
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Shattering the Amyloid Illusion: The Microbial Enigma of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis—From Gut Microbiota and Viruses to Brain Biofilms by Anna Onisiforou, Eleftheria G. Charalambous, Panos Zanos

“…Viral infections like Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may lead to AD by modulating host processes like the immune system. Aβ peptide’s antimicrobial function as a response to microbial infection might inadvertently promote AD. …”
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Green hydrothermal approach for the synthesis of carbon quantum dots from waste tea bags for acrylamide detection in drinking water: A fluorescence assay validated by HPLC-PDA anal... by Nikhil Sharma, Sweezee Thakur, Aarti Bains, Gulden Goksen, Nemat Ali, Mushtaq Ahmad Ansari, Anna Kopsacheili, Charalampos Proestos, Prince Chawla

“…The study focused on converting tea bag waste into strong fluorescence carbon quantum dots (TBW-CQDs) for the detection of acrylamide in drinking water, antimicrobial activity, and photocatalytic degradation. …”
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Cytotoxicity and In Vitro Antileishmanial Activity of Antimony (V), Bismuth (V), and Tin (IV) Complexes of Lapachol by Marcele Neves Rocha, Paula Monalisa Nogueira, Cynthia Demicheli, Ludmila Gonçalvez de Oliveira, Meiriane Mariano da Silva, Frédéric Frézard, Maria Norma Melo, Rodrigo Pedro Soares

“…Lapachol [2-hydroxy-3-(3′-methyl-2-butenyl)-1,4-naphthoquinone] displays a wide range of antimicrobial properties against many pathogens. In this study, using the classic microscopic in vitro model, we have analyzed the effects of a series of lapachol and chlorides complexes with antimony (V), bismuth (V), and tin (IV) against L. amazonensis. …”
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Advancing Food Security with Farmed Edible Insects: Economic, Social, and Environmental Aspects by José E. Aguilar-Toalá, Abraham M. Vidal-Limón, Andrea M. Liceaga

“…., antioxidant, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and immunomodulatory) benefits are the main reasons for the rise in interest for insects as alternative protein sources for food and feed production. …”
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‘Piloting a framework for analysing the public contributions to R&D: new antibiotics in focus’ by Louise Schmidt, Ozren Sehic, Ursula Theuretzbacher, Daniel Fabian, Claudia Wild

“…The aim of this work is to check whether the category system is feasible, to revise and adjust the granularity of the category system where necessary, and to expand the range of sources for detailed analyses.Methods All antimicrobial medicinal products in development, discontinued and approved in the last 10 years were identified in the literature. …”
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Proteins from insects: A sustainable alternative for oral health within the one health concept and the planetary health diet by Marta Mazur, Maciej Jedliński, Irena Duś-Ilnicka, Artnora Ndokaj, Florence Carrouel, Livia Ottolenghi, Denis Bourgeois

“…By offering complete amino acid profiles, omega-3 fatty acids, and antimicrobial peptides, insect proteins may help address nutritional gaps and positively influence oral tissue regeneration and microbiome balance. …”
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Factors associated with hospital length of stay in patients with thoracic hydatid cyst disease undergoing surgical intervention: a retrospective study by Reza Ershadi, Mohammadreza Salehi, Ghazal Roostaei, Niloofar Khoshnam Rad, Sara Soltanmohammadi, Hesam Amini

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Routine antibiotics for infants less than 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering: a systematic review by Jai K Das, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Abigail Smith, Aamer Imdad, Olivia Tsistinas, Emily Tanner-Smith, Melissa François, Fanny F Chen, Momal Sana

“…The comparison group was infants who received antibiotics according to the aforementioned guidelines.Primary and secondary outcomes The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, and secondary outcomes: clinical deterioration, antimicrobial resistance, recovery from comorbidity, adverse events, markers of intestinal inflammation, markers of systemic inflammation, hospital-acquired infections and non-response. …”
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Seven-Year Analysis of Microbial Keratitis Tendency at an Ophthalmology Department in Poland: A Single-Center Study by Klaudia Ulfik, Sławomir Teper, Michał Dembski, Anna Nowińska, Ewa Wróblewska-Czajka, Edward Wylęgała

“…The collected data included the type of material received, culture result, and antimicrobial susceptibilities. Of the 2482 samples analyzed, 679 were positive and 1803 were negative. …”
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Epidemiology and Mechanism of Drug Resistance of Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Isolated from Patients with Urinary Tract Infection in Beijing Teaching Hospital, China by Xie Z, Jian J, Chen L

“…This paper used multilocus sequence typing (MLST) to determine molecular epidemiological typing. We performed antimicrobial susceptibility testing and investigated quinolones and carbapenems resistance genes.Results: The strains which we collected were resistant to ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin. …”
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A review of the effects of pharmaceutical pollutants on humans and aquatic ecosystem by Jaya Vinny Eapen, Sweety Thomas, Shelmi Antony, Paul George, Jayesh Antony

“…Concurrently, the indiscriminate and excessive application of antibiotics worldwide has engendered escalating apprehensions pertaining to antimicrobial resistance—a formidable global health exigency. …”
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Novel Antibiotic Combinations of Diverse Subclasses for Effective Suppression of Extensively Drug-Resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) by Shumyila Nasir, Muhammad Sufyan Vohra, Danish Gul, Umm E Swaiba, Maira Aleem, Khalid Mehmood, Saadia Andleeb

“…Antibiotic combination therapy with existing antimicrobial agents may provide an immediate treatment option. …”
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Indicators of the Microbial Corrosion of Steel Induced by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Under the Influence of Certain Drugs by Nataliia Tkachuk, Liubov Zelena, Yaroslav Novikov

“…Further research should also be directed at investigating the antimicrobial properties of complexes of compounds with DMSO, which should be considered as an ecological solution to the problem of microbiologically influenced corrosion prevention.…”
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