Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial effect of Cu(ii) and Zn(ii) compounds derived from 1,2,4-triazoles by Patricia Saraiva Vilas Boas de Almeida, José Roberto da Silveira Maia, Mariana Caliman Falqueto, Leandro Licursi de Oliveira

“…The biological assay of the 1,2,4-triazole compounds and their metal derivatives against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria shown the compounds of Zn(II) as the only active materials with values of MIC within the range of 133.5 µM (83.3 µg / mL) to 360.7 µM (166.6 µg / mL). …”
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Optimal Selection of Water Resource Allocation Schemes Considering the Impact of Water Resource Management by XIAO Yixuan, ZHENG Yanhui, HE Yanhu, CHEN Xiaohong, GU Xihui, TU Jingjing

“…Considering the impact of water resources management, with Dongguan City as an example, a comprehensive evaluation system consisting of water management, safety, economy, and environment index was constructed. A gray correlation coefficient was also introduced to establish a coupling model based on gray correlation-fuzzy comprehensive evaluation, to achieve the optimal selection of the water source allocation scheme. …”
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INHIBITION OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) BIOFILM: THE ESSENTIAL ROLE AND POTENTIAL USAGE OF BACTERIOCINS by Tati Febrianti, Conny Riana Tjampakasari

“…According to reports, bacteriocins, such as peptides synthesized by Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, have antimicrobial activity that has the potential to inhibit antibiotic-resistant pathogens and biofilms formed by MRSA. …”
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From deadly to life-saving effects: antimicrobial and antibiofilm effects of tarantula cubensis extract on bacterial and fungal pathogens by Elif AYDIN

“…In this study, Tarantula cubensis spider venom was investigated to produce new antimicrobial agents effective against Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria and Candida species. …”
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Antimicrobial Potential and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Sesbania grandiflora (Linn.) Pres. Flowers in Three Different Solvents by Surabhi Ambastha, Amit Patnaik, Vinay Oraon, Latika Sharan

“…The disc diffusion method is used to test the antimicrobial assay of the plant extract in three different solvents against both Gram-positive (Bacillus subtilis, Enterococcus faecalis, Streptococcus mutans, and Lactobacillus acidophilus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) as well as fungus (Candida albicans). …”
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Application of Nanometal Oxides In Situ in Nonwoven Polyester Fabric for the Removal of Bacterial Indicators of Pollution from Wastewater by Sohair I. Abou-Elela, Hanan S. Ibrahim, Mohamed M. Kamel, Mohamed Gouda

“…The bactericidal effect of both nAg2O and nCuO was examined against Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi) and Gram-positive bacteria (Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus) using agar diffusion disk method. …”
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Grewia tenax-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles as Efficient Antibacterial and Antifungal Agents by Priyanka Yadav, Monisha Singhal, Sreemoyee Chatterjee, Surendra Nimesh, Nidhi Gupta

“…The antibacterial activity of GTAgNPs against both Gram (+) Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus and Gram (−) Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria via zone of inhibition, MIC, and MBC was analysed. …”
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Partial Volume Reduction by Interpolation with Reverse Diffusion by Olivier Salvado, Claudia M. Hillenbrand, David L. Wilson

“…Each voxel is divided by nearest neighbor interpolation. The gray level of each subvoxel is considered as “material” able to move between subvoxels but not between voxels. …”
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Analysis of Liposoluble Composition, Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Artemisia argyi in Zhangjiakou by Yongbin XU, Xinmin XIONG, Youduo HE, Jia CUI, Jiangang TUO, Hongyu ZHAO

“…The antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive bacteria was determined by filter paper disk test. …”
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Optimization and characterization of bioactive secondary metabolites from Streptomyces sp CMSTAAHL-4 isolated from mangrove sediment by Selvaraj Jeraldin Nisha, Ganapathi Uma, Ramamoorthy Sathishkumar, Vincent Samuel Gnana Prakash, Rimal Isaac, Thavasimuthu Citarasu

“…The potent strain was selected based on their primary screening against Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Gram negative Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi bacterial pathogens. …”
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Biosynthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using banana peel pectin for antibacterial and photocatalytic applications by Kazi Suraiya Islam, Md. Hasnain Mustak, Md. Khalid Hossain Shishir, Md. Minnatul Karim, Gazi Md. Arifuzzaman Khan

“…Moreover, the p-ZnO NPs exhibited a significant bactericidal effect against drug-resistant gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus but were ineffective against gram-negative Escherichia coli.…”
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Green route synthesis of manganese oxide nanoparticles by using methanolic extract of Sapindus mukorossi (reetha) by Geetanjali Lohiya, Anshu Tamta, Bhuwan Chandra, Narain Kandpal, Rajendra Joshi

“…The synthesized manganese oxide nanoparticles were screened for antibacterial activities on gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and gram negative bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles: Biosynthesis Using an ATCC Reference Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Activity as Broad Spectrum Clinical Antibacterial Agents by Melisa A. Quinteros, Ivana M. Aiassa Martínez, Pablo R. Dalmasso, Paulina L. Páez

“…Ag-NPs were found to be bioactive at picomolar concentration levels showing bactericidal effects against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. …”
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Bloodstream Infections in Critical Care Units in England, April 2017 to March 2023: Results from the First Six Years of a National Surveillance Programme by Olivia D. Conroy, Andrea Mazzella, Hannah Choi, Jocelyn Elmes, Matt Wilson, Dimple Y. Chudasama, Sarah M. Gerver, Miroslava Mihalkova, Andrew Rhodes, A. Peter R. Wilson, Nicholas Brown, Jasmin Islam, Russell Hope

“…Results: The rates of CCU-BSIs and CCU-CVC-BSIs were stable for the first three years (3.6 and 1.7 per 1000 bed-days in 2019/20), before increasing by 75% and 94% in 2020/21, respectively, and returning to near pre-pandemic levels by 2022/23. Gram-negative bacteria accounted for 50.3% of all CCU-BSIs, followed by Gram-positive bacteria (39.6%) and <i>Candida</i> spp. (8.6%). …”
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Investigating the antimicrobial activity of silver nanoparticles with varying charges green-synthesized from Tabebuia rosea flower by Trung Dien Nguyen, Thao Phuc-Nguyen Nguyen, Nhung Thi-Tuyet Thai, Yen Hai Hoang, Gia Thi-Ngoc Trinh

“…The antimicrobial and anticancer activities of these biosynthesized nanoparticles were evaluated against gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella enterica), gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus subtilis, Lactobacillus fermentum, and Staphylococcus aureus), and cancer cell lines (A549, Hep-G2, KB, and MCF-7). …”
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Phytochemical components and antibacterial activity of two populations of Senecio vulgaris L. essential oils as traditional medicine plant by Fatemeh Hajmoradi, Hamed Fathi, Foozieh Moghadami

“…The antibacterial effectiveness of the essential oils against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria was evaluated employing the agar well diffusion technique. …”
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Characterization of Erythromycin and Tetracycline Resistance in Lactobacillus fermentum Strains by Elizaveta Anisimova, Dina Yarullina

“…The aim of this study was to characterize erythromycin and tetracycline resistance of L. fermentum isolates and to estimate the potential transfer of resistance genes from lactobacilli to the other Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Among six L. fermentum strains isolated from human feces and commercial dairy products, five strains demonstrated phenotypic resistance to tetracycline. …”
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Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Screening of β-Amino-, Thiadiazole/Thiadiazine-Phosphonate Based Triazole Motifs as Antimicrobial/Cytotoxic Agents by Abdou Wafaa M., Ganoub Neven A., Sabry Eman

“…Nevertheless, the most active compounds were fused thiadiazole-phosphonates, which inhibited the growth of both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria better than b-aminophosphonates and fused thiadiazolophosphonates. …”
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Proximate values and elemental analysis in wheat and soybean using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry by G. Kowmudi, V. Rashmi, K. Anoop, N. Krishnaveni, S. Naveen

“…The current study's goal is to determine the macronutrient, mineral and antioxidant activity of selected wheat and soybean varieties with the potential to be useful in the food industry to develop value-added products that are safe for consumption.METHODS: The proximate and mineral composition, gluten characterization, total phenolic contents, and antioxidant activity of three wheat cultivars  and five soybean cultivars that are indigenous to India were studied.FINDINGS: Wheat varieties were found to be rich in carbohydrates (65.8-68.8 percent) and gluten (27.2-28.6 percent), whereas soybean varieties were found to be the richest source of protein (32.8-33.7 percent), fat (17.1-17.6 percent), fiber (21.7-28.8 percent), polyphenols (2.76-3.59 milligram gallic acid equivalent per gram, and antioxidant activity (97-123 microgram ascorbic acid equivalent per gram). …”
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Synthesis, DFT Calculation, and Antimicrobial Studies of Novel Zn(II), Co(II), Cu(II), and Mn(II) Heteroleptic Complexes Containing Benzoylacetone and Dithiocarbamate by Anthony C. Ekennia, Damian C. Onwudiwe, Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, Aderoju A. Osowole, Eno E. Ebenso

“…The agar diffusion methods were used to study the antimicrobial activity of the complexes against two Gram positive bacteria (S. aureus and S. pneumoniae), one Gram negative bacterium (E. coli), and two fungi organisms (A. niger and A. candida) and the complexes showed a broad spectrum of activities against the microbes.…”
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