Phage-Host Interaction Analysis by Flow Cytometry Allows for Rapid and Efficient Screening of Phages [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2022 Recently, phages have become popular as an alternative to antibiotics. This increased demand for phage therapy needs rapid and efficient methods to screen phages infecting specific hosts.
Luís D. R. Melo +3 more
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Transcriptome Mining to Identify Molecular Markers for the Diagnosis of Staphylococcus epidermidis Bloodstream Infections [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2022 Bloodstream infections caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis are often misdiagnosed since no diagnostic marker found so far can unequivocally discriminate “true” infection from sample contamination.
Susana Brás, Angela França
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The Protective Effect of Staphylococcus epidermidis Biofilm Matrix against Phage Predation [PDF]
Viruses, 2020 Staphylococcus epidermidis is a major causative agent of nosocomial infections, mainly associated with the use of indwelling devices, on which this bacterium forms structures known as biofilms.
Luís D. R. Melo +7 more
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Combination of Posaconazole and Amphotericin B in the Treatment of Candida glabrata Biofilms [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2018 Candidemia cases have been increasing, especially among immunosuppressed patients. Candida glabrata is one of the most resistant Candida species, especially to the azole drugs, resulting in a high demand for therapeutic alternatives.
Célia F. Rodrigues +2 more
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Application of 2′-OMethylRNA′ Antisense Oligomer to Control Candida albicans EFG1 Virulence Determinant [PDF]
Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids, 2019 Antisense oligomers and their analogs have been successfully utilized to silence gene expression for the treatment of many human diseases; however, the control of yeast’s virulence determinants has never been exploited before. In this sense, this work is
Daniela Araújo +6 more
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Mechanistic Insights into Succinic Acid as an Adjuvant for Ciprofloxacin in Treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa Growing Within Cystic Fibrosis Airway Mucus [PDF]
MicroorganismsPseudomonas aeruginosa is a major cause of chronic respiratory infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), with biofilm formation contributing to its persistence and antibiotic resistance.
Rosana Monteiro +3 more
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Evaluation by Flow Cytometry of Escherichia coli Viability in Lettuce after Disinfection [PDF]
Antibiotics, 2019 Foodborne outbreaks due to the consumption of ready-to-eat vegetables have increased worldwide, with Escherichia coli (E. coli) being one of the main sources responsible.
Pilar Teixeira +4 more
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Phenolic Plant Extracts Versus Penicillin G: In Vitro Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Bovine Mastitis [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2019 Antibiotics are the elective drugs in bovine mastitis (BM) treatment, despite their low rates of efficiency and effectiveness and increasing risk of pathogen resistance.
Fernanda Gomes +4 more
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The MNN2 Gene Knockout Modulates the Antifungal Resistance of Biofilms of Candida glabrata [PDF]
Biomolecules, 2018 Candida glabrata biofilms are recognized to have high resistance to antifungals. In order to understand the effect of mannans in the resistance profile of C. glabrata mature biofilms, C. glabrata Δmnn2 was evaluated. Biofilm cell walls were analysed
Célia F. Rodrigues +3 more
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Unveiling Co-Infection in Cystic Fibrosis Airways: Transcriptomic Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Dual-Species Biofilms [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 Andreia Patrícia Magalhães +7 more
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