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Synergistic Antibacterial Effect of Eugenol and Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles on Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Isolated from Canine Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca [PDF]

Molecules
Plants are a valuable source of bioactive compounds with therapeutic potential. Antibacterials of natural origin represent a promising and sustainable alternative in the fight against bacterial infections. In addition to being effective against bacterial
Weslei Roberto Correia Cabral, Caio Ferreira de Oliveira, Rogerio Giuffrida, Lais Fernanda de Almeida Spoladori, Isabela Madeira de Castro, Guilherme Bartolomeu-Gonçalves, Helena Tiemi Suzukawa, Gabriella Maria Andriani, Gerson Nakazato, Eliandro Reis Tavares, Lucy Megumi Yamauchi, Sueli Fumie Yamada-Ogatta   +11 more
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Os microrganismos no ensino básico [PDF]

, 2012
O estudo dos microrganismos reveste-se de aspetos de crucial importância uma vez que interferem na nossa vida como seres humanos, e também, de uma forma mais global, no funcionamento de toda a vida no planeta.
Lima, Nelson, Mafra, P.
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Corrigendum: Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms and their role in disease pathogenesis [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Maria Eduarda Souza Guerra, Giulia Destro, Brenda Vieira, Alice S. Lima, Lucio Fabio Caldas Ferraz, Anders P. Hakansson, Michelle Darrieux, Thiago Rojas Converso   +7 more
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Genomic analysis of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica causing bacteremia in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]

New Microbes and New Infections
Sergio Mascarenhas Morgado, Rosângela Cipriano, Fernanda dos Santos Freitas, Erica Lourenço da Fonseca, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente   +4 more
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Klebsiella pneumoniae Biofilms and Their Role in Disease Pathogenesis

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
The ability to form biofilms is a crucial virulence trait for several microorganisms, including Klebsiella pneumoniae – a Gram-negative encapsulated bacterium often associated with nosocomial infections.
Maria Eduarda Souza Guerra, Giulia Destro, Brenda Vieira, Alice S. Lima, Lucio Fabio Caldas Ferraz, Anders P. Hakansson, Michelle Darrieux, Thiago Rojas Converso   +7 more
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SdiA, a Quorum-Sensing Regulator, Suppresses Fimbriae Expression, Biofilm Formation, and Quorum-Sensing Signaling Molecules Production in Klebsiella pneumoniae

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative pathogen that has become a worldwide concern due to the emergence of multidrug-resistant isolates responsible for various invasive infectious diseases. Biofilm formation constitutes a major virulence factor for K.
Thaisy Pacheco, Ana Érika Inácio Gomes, Nathália Maria Gonçalves Siqueira, Lucas Assoni, Michelle Darrieux, Henrietta Venter, Lúcio Fábio Caldas Ferraz   +6 more
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Functional Insights From KpfR, a New Transcriptional Regulator of Fimbrial Expression That Is Crucial for Klebsiella pneumoniae Pathogenicity

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Although originally known as an opportunistic pathogen, Klebsiella pneumoniae has been considered a worldwide health threat nowadays due to the emergence of hypervirulent and antibiotic-resistant strains capable of causing severe infections not only on ...
Ana Érika Inácio Gomes, Thaisy Pacheco, Cristiane da Silva dos Santos, José Aires Pereira, Marcelo Lima Ribeiro, Michelle Darrieux, Lúcio Fábio Caldas Ferraz   +6 more
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Influence of the Polysaccharide Capsule on the Bactericidal Activity of Indolicidin on Streptococcus pneumoniae

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a pathogen responsible for high morbidity and mortality worldwide. The polysaccharide capsule confers protection against phagocytosis and influences many aspects of pneumococcal pathogenesis. The capsular polysaccharides (CPS)
Natalha T. Waz, Sheila Oliveira, Raquel Girardello, Nilton Lincopan, Giovana Barazzone, Thais Parisotto, Anders P. Hakansson, Thiago Rojas Converso, Michelle Darrieux   +8 more
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A plasmid network from the gut microbiome of semi-isolated human groups reveals unique and shared metabolic and virulence traits

Scientific Reports, 2022
The plasmids in gut microbiomes have the potential to contribute to the microbiome community, as well as human health and physiology. Nevertheless, this niche remains poorly explored.
Liliane Costa Conteville, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente   +1 more
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Molecular Detection of Drug-Resistance Genes of bla_OXA-23-bla_OXA-51 and mcr-1 in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Microorganisms, 2021
Pseudomonas aeruginosa has caused high rates of mortality due to the appearance of strains with multidrug resistance (MDR) profiles. This study aimed to characterize the molecular profile of virulence and resistance genes in 99 isolates of P.
Fabiana Nitz, Bruna Oliveira de Melo, Luís Cláudio Nascimento da Silva, Andrea de Souza Monteiro, Sirlei Garcia Marques, Valério Monteiro-Neto, Rosimary de Jesus Gomes Turri, Antonio Dantas Silva Junior, Patrícia Cristina Ribeiro Conceição, Hilário José Cardoso Magalhães, Adrielle Zagmignan, Thiago Azevedo Feitosa Ferro, Maria Rosa Quaresma Bomfim   +12 more
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