Does microbicide use in consumer products promote antimicrobial resistance? A critical review and recommendations for a cohesive approach to risk assessment [PDF]
, 2013 The increasing use of microbicides in consumer products is raising concerns related to enhanced microbicide resistance in bacteria and potential cross resistance to antibiotics.
Bloomfield, Sally +12 more
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Determination of Arsenic, Mercury and Barium in herbarium mount paper using dynamic ultrasound-assisted extraction prior to atomic fluorescence and absorption spectrometry [PDF]
, 2011 A dynamic ultrasound-assisted extraction method using Atomic Absorption and Atomic Flourescence spectrometers as detectors was developed to analyse mercury, arsenic and barium from herbarium mount paper originating from the herbarium collection of the ...
B. Chen +13 more
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Plants, 2023 As available tools for crop disease management are scarce, new, effective, and eco-friendly solutions are needed. So, this study aimed at assessing the antibacterial activity of a dried leaf Eucalyptus globulus Labill.
Mafalda Pinto +4 more
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The distribution of plasmids that carry virulence and resistance genes in Staphylococcus aureus is lineage associated. [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus is major human and animal pathogen. Plasmids often carry resistance genes and virulence genes that can disseminate through S. aureus populations by horizontal gene transfer (HGT) mechanisms. Sequences of S.
Lindsay, JA, McCarthy, AJ
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Medycyna Pracy, 2016 Background: Household pesticides (biocides) are widely used for the purpose of controlling vector-borne diseases. Exposure to biocides causes various health hazards in human beings.
Karthik Balajee Laksham +5 more
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Synthesis of Submicrocontainers with “Green” Biocide and Study of Their Antimicrobial Activity
Colloids and Interfaces, 2018 The synthesis and properties of submicrocontainers with a shell of nanoparticles of silicon dioxide and a core of polymerized 3-(Trimethoxysilyl) propyl methacrylate loaded with 5-Dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (DCOIT) are considered.
Saule B. Aidarova +8 more
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The antimicrobial polymer PHMB enters cells and selectively condenses bacterial chromosomes [PDF]
, 2016 To combat infection and antimicrobial resistance, it is helpful to elucidate drug mechanism(s) of action. Here we examined how the widely used antimicrobial polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) kills bacteria selectively over host cells.
A Gentile +41 more
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Biofilm Surface Density Determines Biocide Effectiveness
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 High resistance of biofilms for chemical challenges is a serious industrial and medical problem. In this work a gradient of surface covered with biofilm has been produced and correlated to the effectiveness of different commercially available oxidative ...
Sara Bas, Mateja Kramer, David Stopar
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EFFECT OF SOME METHODS FOR CONTROLLING WEEDS AND WILT DISEASES ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF GERANIUM PLANTS [PDF]
Scientific Journal of Flowers and Ornamental Plants, 2022 Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L’Herit ex Ait.) plants infected with root rot and wilt diseases were collected from different locations of Behira, Ismailia and Minia Governorates, Egypt.
Reem Abd-El Raouf +3 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Chlorhexidine (CHD) is a cationic biocide used ubiquitously in healthcare settings. Proteus mirabilis, an important pathogen of the catheterized urinary tract, and isolates of this species are often described as “resistant” to CHD-containing products ...
O. E. Clarke +14 more
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