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Antimicrobial surfaces - Biofilms - Consumer products
A Short Methodology Review: for the evaluation of biocides against biofilms in recirculating
water systems
Nazmiye Ozlem Sanli Yurudu
3-10
An Outline to Corrosive Bacteria
Maiara C. Moura, Emmanuel V. Pontual, Patrcia M. G. Paiva and Luana C. B. B. Coelho
11-22
Antimicrobial films: a review
M. Rocha, F. A. Ferreira, M. M. Souza and C. Prentice
23-31
Biofilm prevention and control by dietary phytochemicals
A. Borges, A. C. Abreu, J. Malheiro, M. J. Saavedra and M. Simes
32-41
Biofilm
I. Cabarkapa, J. Levic, and O. Djuragic
42-51
Biofilms in Veterinary Medicine Impact and Consequences of Food Quality and the Treatment
of Infectious Disease
P.C.Melo
52-60
Biofilms: a biological antimicrobial resistance system
Jos Miguel Sahuquillo Arce, Fernanda Yarad Auad and Alicia Hernndez Cabezas
61-67
Comparative in vitro Efficacies of Colistin-Levofloxacin, Colistin-Tigecycline and Tigecycline-
Levofloxacin based Catheter Lock Solutions on Eradication of Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilms
Berna Ozbek and Emel Mataraci
68-73
Cu, Cu/TiO
2
thin films sputtered by up to date methods on non-thermal thin resistant substrates
leading to bacterial inactivation
J. Kiwi, S. Rtimi and C. Pulgarin
74-82
Exploring new treatment strategies for Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm infections based on plant
essential oils
F. L. Coelho and M. O. Pereira
83-89
Green chemicals for enhanced biofilm mitigation
Dake Xu, Yingchao Li, Amy L. Lindenberger, Hongfang Liu and Tingyue Gu
90-101
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Latest Developments in Antimicrobial Functional Materials for Footwear
M. M. Snchez-Navarro, M. A. Prez-Limiana, N. Cuesta-Garrote, M. I. Maestre-Lpez, M. Bertazzo,
M. A. Martnez-Snchez, C. Orgils-Barcel and F. Arn-As
102-113
Listeria monocytogenes, biofilm formation and fresh cut produce
Giuseppe Botticella, Pasquale Russo, Vittorio Capozzi, Maria Luisa Amodio, Salvatore Massa,
Giuseppe Spano and Luciano Beneduce
114-123
Microbial biofilms and their control by various antimicrobial strategies
Jamuna Bai Aswathanarayan and Ravishankar Rai Vittal
124-133
Motility plays a role in the SOS-inducible biofilm formation
Shakinah T Chellappa, Reshma Maredia, Kara Phipps, Annie Wolfe, Elizabeth Packard, William E
Haskins and Tao Weitao
134-142
Nanomaterials with Antimicrobial Properties: Applications in Health Sciences
C. L. Santos, A. J. R. Albuquerque, F. C. Sampaio and D. Keyson
143-154
Nanotechnology and Microbial Food Safety
I. Bata-Vidcs, N. Adnyi, J. Beczner, J. Farkas and A. Szkcs
155-169
New strategies to fight bacterial adhesion
I. Carvalho, M. Henriques and S. Carvalho
170-178
Strategies to overcome biofilm resistance
Wanessa C. M. A. Melo and Janice R. Perussi
179-187
Wood in food industry - Potential applications and its limitations
R. Fink, S. Filip M. Oder and M. Jevnik
188-194
Resistance and susceptibility - Mechanisms of action - New targets -
Techniques and methods - Chemical and physical agents
Acinetobacter baumannii: global evolution of carbapenem-resistant and genotyping methods
Mariana Lima Prata-Rocha, Michel Rodrigues Moreira, Paulo Pinto Gontijo Filho and Geraldo Batista
de Melo
197-203
AHL bioisosteres as a strategy for minimizing or eliminating the virulence of gram-negative
bacteria
Alicia Reyes-Arellano, Alejandro Bucio-Cano, Hctor Salgado-Zamora and Everardo Curiel-Quesada
204-215
Alternatives to antibiotics: future trends
A. Dowling, J. ODwyer and C.C Adley
216-226
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Analytical biosensors for the pathogenic microorganisms determination
Julio Raba, Martn A. Fernndez-Baldo, Sirley V. Pereira, Germn A. Messina, Franco A.
Bertolino, Santiago Tosetti and Mara I. Sanz Ferramola
227-238
Antibacterial properties of spinel ferrite nanoparticles
Noppakun Sanpo, Cuie Wen, Christopher C. Berndt and James Wang
239-250
Antibiotic resistance mechanisms in Enterobacteriaceae
B. Kocsis and D. Szab
251-257
Antifungal potential of C-9154 derivatives against Candida albicans and Aspergillus nigre
I. A. Bello, G. I. Ndukwe, J. O. Amupitan, R. G. Ayo, F. O. Shode and E. O. Bello
258-268
Antimalarial drugs resistance in Plasmodium falciparum and the current strategies to overcome
them
Makoah N. Aminake and Gabriele Pradel
269-282
Antimicrobial properties of silica modified nanoparticles
D. E. Camporotondi, M. L. Foglia, G. S. Alvarez, A. M. Mebert, L. E. Diaz, T. Coradin and M. F.
Desimone
283-290
Antimicrobial Resistance
Vineeta Singh
291-296
Antimicrobial resistance mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus
W. C. Reygaert
297-305
Biological basis for analysis of lasers action in infectious processes. Biofilm, Interaction of light
with matter, pathophysiological aspects.
F. F. G. Freitas and F. L. D. Almeida
306-310
Control of bacterial virulence by cell-to-cell signalling molecules
Alina Maria Holban, Coralia Bleotu, Mariana Carmen Chifiriuc and Veronica Lazar
311-321
Current advances on bacterial pathogenesis inhibition and treatment strategies
K. Ivanova, M. M. Fernandes and T. Tzanov
322-336
Current knowledge on antimicrobial metabolites produced from aromatic amino acid
metabolism in fermented products
S. Naz, M. Cretenet and J.P. Vernoux
337-346
Design and development of Conventional and Non-Conventional Antibiotics and their
comparative analysis
Sumedha Ojha, Kanika Kundu, Shipra Deep, Gaurav Saraf and Subir Kundu
347-358
Detection of antibiotic residues in food pitfalls and optimization of agar diffusion tests in
comparison with commercial test kits
Maike Clauen, Dominic Bahmann and Stefan Schmidt
359-366
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Enhancement of Antimicrobial Action of Photodynamic Therapy in the Presence of Hydrogen
Peroxide
C.C.S.A. Lins, B.P.Oliveira, J.B.Oliveira, C.M.M.B. Castro, F.A. Diniz and L.L.Melo
367-371
Experimental and bioinformatics approaches to identify potential targets and develop novel
strategies to fight infections caused by multiresistant Burkholderia cepacia complex bacteria
J. H. Leito, S. A. Sousa, C. G. Ramos, J. R. Feliciano, A. M. Grilo and P. J. P. da Costa
372-383
Facing new challenges in microbial resistance
M.-M. Azevedo, S. Costa-de-Oliveira, A.P. Silva, C. Pina-Vaz and A.G. Rodrigues
384-393
High-throughput gene expression profiling identified a novel signaling pathway involved in
hepatitis virus resistance to interferon-based therapy
Jianguo Yuan, Jing Sun, Bing Liu, Shilin Li, Yujia Li, Xiaoqiong Duan, Chunhui Yang, Peibing Zeng
and Limin Chen
394-401
Honey bee fungal pathogen, Ascosphaera apis; current understanding of host-pathogen
interactions and host mechanisms of resistance
Katherine Aronstein and Beth Holloway
402-410
Host response profiling to fungal infection: molecular cloning, characterization and expression
analysis of NPR1 gene from coffee (Coffea arabica)
C. F. Barsalobres-Cavallari, A. S. Petitot, F. E. Severino, I. G. Maia and D. Fernandez
411-418
In vitro antibiotic susceptibility profiles, antimicrobial resistance mechanisms and virulence
factors of Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale: a review
C. D. Gornatti Churria, G. Vigo, M. Machuca, M. Pscopo, M. Herrero Loyola and M. Petruccelli
419-429
Inhibition of siderophore biosynthesis by targeting A. fumigatus ornithine hydroxylase: A
structure-based virtual screening study
S. Badieyan and P. Sobrado
430-438
Integrative Conjugative Elements (ICEs) of the SXT/R391 group as vehicles for acquisition of
resistance determinants, stable maintenance and transfer to a wide range of enterobacterial
pathogens
P. Armshaw and J. T. Pembroke
439-446
Isolation of resistant bacteria from commercial samples of camomile (Matricaria recutita)
E. G. Solidnio, D. I. S. Silva, R. O. Arajo, K. X. F. R. Sena and W. Colao
447-452
Low temperature atmospheric plasma for microbial decontamination
May Korachi and Necdet Aslan
453-459
Major therapeutic targets in trypanosomatids
S. O. Silva, C. V. Nakamura, T. Ueda-Nakamura, D. Lazarin-Bidia and V. C. Desoti
460-467
Mechanism of action and applications of the antimicrobial properties of copper
J. Stevenson, A. Barwinska-Sendra, E. Tarrant and K. J. Waldron
468-479
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Mechanism of Resistance of Some Neglected Diseases
Silvia Helena Marques da Silva, Maurimlia Mesquita da Costa, Karla Valria Batista Lima, Luana
Nepomuceno Godim Costa Lima and Marta Chagas Monteiro
480-489
Methods of destroying bacterial spores
M. P. Silva, C. A. Pereira, J. C. Junqueira and A.O.C. Jorge
490-496
Mini-review: Formation, antibiotic resistance and clinical outcome of infections associated with
small colony variants of staphylococci
Nahed Al Laham
497-507
Mini-review: Heat treatments for the control of citrus postharvest green mold caused by
Penicillium digitatum
L. Palou
508-514
Molecular detection and characterisation of Metallo--Lactamase (MBL) Genes and integrons of
Imipenem Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Yalda Khosravi, Kumutha Malar Vellasamy, Sun Tee Tay and Jamuna Vadivelu
515-521
Molecular mechanisms of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents
Sanath Kumar and Manuel F. Varela
522-534
Monitoring bacterial resistance using selected reaction monitoring
Anthony M. Haag, Norbert K. Herzog and David W. Niesel
535-542
Nanotechnology and Antimicrobials in Veterinary Medicine
M. Zampoli Troncarelli, H. Mello Brando, J. Carine Gern, A. S Guimares, H. Langoni
543-556
New era in recovery of bacterial pathogenicity
Madeha Othman Ibrahim Gobashy, Khaled Zakaria El-Boghdady, Mohamed M. Aboouwafa,
Mohamed M.I.Helal and Shalini Saggu
557-561
New five-membered ring heterocyclic compounds with antibacterial and antifungal activity
M. Pitucha, A. Pachuta-Stec and A.A. Kaczor
562-573
New insights into pathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance in ventilator associated pneumonia
M. F. Bonesso, P. Y. Faccioli-Martins and M. L. R. S. da Cunha
574-586
New strategies for control, prevention and treatment of ISA virus in aquaculture
K. Garca, A. Daz, A. Navarrete, G. Higuera, E. Guiez and J. Romero
587-597
Non-antibiotic biocides: An updated review
F. Barah
598-607
Nucleic acid based assays for rapid detection of emerging and reemerging foodborne pathogens
in food industry
S. Baraitareanu
608-619
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Oropharyngeal colonization as a risk factor for ventilator-associated pneumonia by
Staphylococcus aureus, use of antimicrobials and multidrug-resistance
Michel Rodrigues Moreira, Geraldo Batista de Melo, Mariana Lima Prata Rocha, Gontijo Filho and
Paulo Pinto
620-623
Persistence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistances in aquatic systems
M. Orruo, I. Garaizabal, I. Arana and I. Barcina
624-629
Polymer-Silver Nanocomposites as Antibacterial materials
B. Domnech, M. Muoz, D.N. Muraviev and J. Macans
630-640
Protease inhibitors from plants: Biotechnological insights with emphasis on their effects on
microbial pathogens
Patrcia M.G. Paiva, Emmanuel V. Pontual, Luana C.B.B. Coelho and Thiago H. Napoleo
641-649
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: phenotypic flexibility and antimicrobial resistance
Cristina Sousa Mesquita, Pedro Soares-Castro and Pedro M. Santos
650-665
Recent Developments on Antimicrobial Quinoline Chemistry
Carlos M. Melndez Gmez and Vladimir V. Kouznetsov
666-677
Retrospective and ongoing researches on Leishmania antimony resistance in Algeria
N. Eddaikra, K. At-Oudhia, B. Oury, Z. Harrat and D. Sereno
678-689
Staphylococcal phenomics: metabolomic and proteomic responses to environmental stressors
M. M. Alreshidi, R. H. Dunstan, L. A. Onyango and T. K. Roberts
690-701
Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors and disease
Ana Rita Costa, Deivid W. F. Batisto, Rosineide M. Ribas, Ana Margarida Sousa, M.
Olivia Pereira and Claudia M. Botelho
702-710
Statistical identification of bacteria species
A. Suchwalko, I. Buzalewicz and H. Podbielska
711-721
Synthetic Biology Approaches to Combat Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
Lei Pei
722-727
The effect of silver ions and silver nanoparticles on Staphylococcus aureus
D. Chudobova, D. Maskova, L. Nejdl, P. Kopel, M. A. Merlos Rodrigo, V. Adam and R. Kizek
728-735
The use of MEGA as an educational tool for examining the phylogeny of Antibiotic Resistance
Genes
M.P. Ryan, C.C. Adley and J. T. Pembroke
736-743
Tick lysozymes
Tetsuya Tanaka and Kozo Fujisaki
744-750
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Tools for pathogenicity: virus encoded RNA silencing suppressors
Abhishek Anand, Sunil K. Mukherjee and Neeti Sanan-Mishra
751-763
Ubiquitin-Proteasome System- a target to control pathogenic protozoa
Abhishek Sinha and Srimonti Sarkar
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Antimicrobial natural products - Biocontrol
A new concept on mechanism of antimicrobial peptides: apoptosis induction
H. Choi, W. Lee and D.G. Lee
777-785
Actinomycetes: a yet inexhaustive source of bioactive secondary metabolites
M. F. Adegboye, and O.O. Babalola
786-795
Algal bioactive diversities against pathogenic microbes
Ali Parsaeimehr and Yi - Feng Chen
796-803
An emerging crisis of antibiotic resistance: In search of alternative antimicrobial sources
Madhusudan Choudhary, Birendra Prasad, Ashay Bavishi, Bat-Erdene Myagmarjav, Daniela
Ortiz, Meera Kumari, Nirupa Kumari, Navneel and Supriya Sharma
804-814
Antibacterial activity produced by Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis CECT 539 in different culture
media
N. Prez Guerra, R. Agregn Prez, E. Alonso Gonzlez and A. Torrado Agrasar
815-822
Antibiotic natural products: Opportunities and challenges
Zafar Alam Mahmood PhD and Saad Bin Zafar Mahmood MBBS
823-833
Antibiotic-Plant Synergy as a New Strategy for Combating Drug Resistant Bacteria
A. Tijjani
834-837
Antifungal activity of essential oils in the control of food-borne fungi growth and mycotoxin
biosynthesis in food
S. D. Koci-Tanackov and G. R. Dimi
838-849
Antimicrobial activity of decoction extracts of residual parts (seed and peels) of Mangifera indica
L. var. Kesar against pathogenic and food spoilage microorganism
Kalpna Rakholiya, Mital Kaneria, Dishant Desai and Sumitra Chanda
850-856
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Antimicrobial activity of probiotic lactobacilli, bifidobacteria and propionic acid bacteria,
isolated from different sources
R. Denkova, Z. Denkova, V. Yanakieva, D. Blazheva
857-864
Antimicrobial activity of Syzygium aromaticum oil and its potential in the treatment of urogenital
infections
Anis Ahmad, Arifa Shaheen, Mohammad Owais, Shailendra Singh Gaurav
865-871
Antimicrobial agents from mangrove plants and their endophytes
Ibrahim.M.S.Eldeen and Mohd.A.W.Effendy
872-882
Antimicrobial botanicals
J. Wille
883-888
Antimicrobial effects of -glucans and pectin and of the Agaricus blazei-based mushroom extract,
AndoSan
TM
. Examples of mouse models for pneumococcal-, fecal bacterial-, and mycobacterial
infections
G. Hetland, E. Johnson, D.M. Eide, B. Grinde, A.B.C. Samuelsen and H. G. Wiker
889-898
Antimicrobial microbes-bacteriocin producing lactic acid bacteria
Lihua Fan and Jun Song
899-909
Antimicrobial Natural Products
Saeed A. Hayek, Rabin Gyawali and Salam A. Ibrahim
910-921
Antimicrobial natural products from Plectranthus plants
P. Rijo, C.Faustino and M. Ftima Simes
922-931
Antimicrobial Natural Products in Oral Health
K. Borhan-mojabi and S. Azimi
932-939
Antimicrobial natural products: apitherapy
D. Mello Bobny and R. R. Cabral Martins
940-945
Antimicrobial natural products
M. O. Soares, A. F. Vinha, F. Coutinho and P. C. Pires
946-950
Antimicrobial lipopeptides: in vivo and in vitro synthesis
A. Etchegaray and M. T. Machini
951-959
Antimicrobial Properties of Bee Products and Medicinal Plants
Lad Boukra, Fatiha Abdellah and Lela Ait-Abderrahim
960-970
Antimicrobial, synergistic and antioxidant activities of tea polyphenols
K.R. Koech, F.N. Wachira, R.M. Ngure, J.K. Wanyoko, C.C. Bii, S.M. Karori and L.C. Kerio
971-981
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Antiphytoviral Activity of Essential Oils of Some Lamiaceae Species and There Most Important
Compounds on CMV and TMV
Nada Bezi, Valerija Dunki and Elma Vuko
982-988
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ANT1 activity against Pennicillum spp. as bread spoliage mould
R.A. Nastro, F. Vitiello, R.Gesuele, P.Losanno Cannavacciulo and M.Guida
989-993
Bacteriocins in food: evaluation of the factors affecting their effectiveness
C. A. Campos, M. P Castro, F. P. Rivas and L. I. Schelegueda
994-1004
Bacteriocins: A natural way to combat with pathogens
E. Gunes Altuntas
1005-1015
Bacteriocins: Promising Natural Antimicrobials
Medine Gllce, Mehmet Karaday and zlem Bar
1016-1027
Bacteriophages and their endolysins for control of pathogenic bacteria
R. Keary, O. McAuliffe, R.P. Ross, C. Hill, J.OMahony and A. Coffey
1028-1040
Bacteriophages in food safety
A. Chibeu
1041-1052
Bioactive proteins against pathogenic and spoilage bacteria
Samir A. Mahgoub, Ali O. Osman and Mahmoud Z. Sitohy
1053-1060
Bioactivity of tropical phanerogamae against bacterial pathogens: a mini review
R. Albuquerque Costa and R.H.S. dos Fernandes Vieira
1061-1066
Biocontrol of Aspergillus flavus by Pichia anomala
Sui Sheng T. Hua
1067-1072
Biological properties and resistance reversal effect of Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don
E. Guinoiseau, V. Lorenzi, A. Luciani, A. Muselli, J. Costa, J. Casanova and L. Berti
1073-1080
Cymbopogon citratus EO antimicrobial activity against multi-drug resistant Gram-positive
strains and non-albicans-Candida species
M. O. Soares, A. F. Vinha, S. V. P. Barreira, F. Coutinho, S. Aires-Gonalves, M.B.P.P.
Oliveira, P. C. Pires and A. Castro
1081-1086
Effect of antimicrobial compounds from olive products on microorganisms related to health, food
and agriculture
Eduardo Medina, Antonio de Castro, Concepcin Romero, Eva Ramrez and Manuel Brenes
1087-1094
Endophytic Bacteria- Unexplored Reservoir of Antimicrobials for Combating Microbial
Pathogens
Disha Menpara and Sumitra Chanda
1095-1103
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Fishing with bait for bacterial predators in Zebra droppings isolation and characterization of a
bacteriolytic Myxococcus strain
Nongcebo S. Memela and Stefan Schmidt
1104-1111
In situ substantivity of the essential oils in the oral cavity
I. Prada-Lpez, V. Quintas, N. Donos, M. lvarez-Fernndez and I. Toms
1112-1122
Interaction between antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and their primary target, the biomembranes
V. Carnicelli, A.R. Lizzi, A. Ponzi, G. Amicosante, A. Bozzi and A. Di Giulio
1123-1134
Marine microbial biosurfactants: Biological functions and physical properties as the basis for
innovations to prevent and treat infectious diseases in aquaculture
M. A. Dinamarca, C. J. Ibacache-Quiroga, J. R. Ojeda and J. M. Troncoso
1135-1144
Mass Spectrometry-based Peptidomics for the Discovery of Antimicrobial Peptides
Tsukasa Osaki, Kazuki Sasaki and Naoto Minamino
1145-1153
Mechanisms of action and applications of probiotics for the treatment of Clostridium difficile
infection
Xinhua Chen, Mingsheng Dong and Xingmin Sun
1154-1163
Method for determining the capacity of prebiotic galactooligosaccharides reduce aggregation of
pathogenic bacteria.
M. A. Calvo Torras, G. Girm Vila and E.L. Arosemena Angulo
1164-1168
Microbicidal clays: composition, activity, mechanism of action, and therapeutic applications
C. C. Otto and S. E. Haydel
1169-1180
Natural bioactive compounds and their characterization isolated from terrestrial plants and
marine algae
Patil Meena
1181-1188
Natural Phenolic Compounds: A Potential Antifungal Agent
Moiz A. Ansari, Amiya Anurag, Zeeshan Fatima and Saif Hameed
1189-1195
Natural products-current and future promising source of novel drugs: A review on their
antimicrobial mechanism of actions
M. K. Ayob and Y. N. Tan
1196-1208
New antiinfectious strategy based on antimicrobial and quorum sensing inhibitors from vegetal
extracts and propolis
Veronica Lazar, Teodora Colta, Luminita Marutescu, Lia-Mara Ditu and Mariana Carmen
Chifiriuc
1209-1219
Phytochemicals: new weapons against new enemies
Marcela P. Castro, Carola A. Torres, Mara B. Nez and Ana M. Gonzalez
1220-1229
Plant-based intervention strategies for Listeria monocytogenes control in foods
A. Paparella, A. Serio, C. Chaves Lpez and G. Mazzarrino
1230-1246
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Protection in the pouch: antimicrobial peptides in marsupials and monotremes
Emma Peel, Elizabeth Jones, Katherine Belov and Yuanyuan Cheng
1247-1256
Quantitative assessment of citral antimicrobial potential at different temperatures
Clara Miracle Belda-Galbis, Anders Leufvn, Antonio Martnez and Dolores Rodrigo
1257-1264
Rational development of antimicrobial peptides for therapeutic use: design and production of
highly active compounds
G. Maccari, R. Nifos and M. Di Luca
1265-1277
Red Palm Weevil: Understanding the fungal disease mechanism and host defense
Abid Hussain, Muhammad Rizwan-ul-Haq and Ahmed M. Al-Jabr
1278-1286
Resurgence of the interest in plants as sources of medicines and resistance-modifying agents
A. C. Abreu, A. Borges, J. Malheiro and M. Simes
1287-1297
Seaweeds Epibionts: Biodiversity and Potential Bioactivities
Monia El Bour, A. Ismail-Ben Ali and L. Ktari
1298-1306
Selective antibacterial peptides: a review on their polarity
C. Polanco
1307-1313
Silver nanoparticles (medicinal plants mediated) : A new generation of antimicrobials to combat
microbial pathogens- a review
Sumitra Chanda
1314-1323
Strategies to reduce the shedding of Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 and non-O157:H7 using
probiotics strains into animals
E.C. Rigobelo, F. A. vila and N. Karapetkov
1324-1332
Structure and mechanism of human antimicrobial peptide dermcidin and its antimicrobial
potential
Kornelius Zeth
1333-1342
Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.)): a putative antimicrobial agent in sexually transmitted infections
B.M. Silva, A. Palmeira-de-Oliveira, R. Palmeira-de-Oliveira, J. Martinez-de-Oliveira and A.P. Duarte
1343-1351
The potential of bacterial volatiles for crop protection against phytophathogenic fungi
Laure Weisskopf
1352-1363
The use of nanotechnology as an approach for essential oil-based formulations with antimicrobial
activity
A. So Pedro, I. Espirito Santo, C. V. Silva, C. Detoni and E. Albuquerque
1364-1374
The use of plants against oral pathogens
C.J. Henley-Smith, F.S. Botha and N. Lall
1375-1384
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The use of siderophores for improving the control of postharvest diseases in stored fruits and
vegetables
M. I. Sanz Ferramola, D. Benuzzi, V. Calvente, J. Calvo, G. Sansone, S. Cerutti and J. Raba
1385-1394
Tryptophan-rich antimicrobial peptides: properties and applications
Rebecca L. Alfred, Nadin M. Shagaghi, Enzo A. Palombo and Mrinal Bhave
1395-1405
Viriditoxin, an antibacterial substance produced by mangrove endophytic fungus Paecilomyces
variotii
M. R. Oliveira Silva, K. Kawai, T. Hosoe, G. M. Campos Takaki, N. Buarque Gusmo and K.
Fukushima
1406-1411
Whats role of essential oils in cereal protection?
C. Morcia, G. Tumino, N. Salhi and V. Terzi
1412-1418
X. Functions of collateral metabolites produced by some actinomycetes
M. Butnariu and A. Buu
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Introduction XXI
Clinical microbiology - Strengthening the immune system - Public health
A prospect of current microbial diagnosis methods
A. M. Sousa, M. O. Pereira
1429-1438
Analysis of allergenic bioaerosols distributed through sprinkling irrigation systems and
mitigating strategies
M. N. Rojas-Valencia and M. Vaca Mier
1439-1447
Animal Models as Tools for Translational Research: Focus on Dermatophytosis
Isaac Karimi and Ali Mikaeili
1448-1454
Antibiotics in the environment: the possible inadvertent effect on human morbidity & mortality
Gabor Ternak
1455-1460
Antimicrobial approach of peri-implant disease: an update of the current knowledge
A.L. Dumitrescu, V. Ibric-Cioranu, S. Ibric, N. Zetu, L. Zetu and V. Nicolae
1461-1473
Antimicrobial lipids: Role in innate immunity and potential use in prevention and treatment of
infections
Halldor Thormar, Hilmar Hilmarsson and Gudmundur Bergsson
1474-1488
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Antimicrobial peptides in intestinal inflammation, infection and cancer
Michelle Cheng, Yuzu Kubota, Samantha Ho, Charalabos Pothoulakis and Hon Wai Koon
1489-1498
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Bcc isolates from Cystic Fibrosis patients
A. Pinto de Oliveira
1499-1504
Antimicrobial therapeutic plasma monitoring by applying PK/PD in burn patients
C. Sanches-Giraud, D.S. Gomez and S.R.C.J. Santos
1505-1516
Antisense antivirals: future oligonucleotides-based therapeutics for viral infectious diseases
Hui Bai, Yu You, Xiaochen Bo and Shengqi Wang
1517-1528
Around the cancer, short description: viruses and viral microRNAs
Dr. Martha Eugenia Ruiz-Tachiqun and Dr. Patricia Pia-Snchez
1529-1537
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria during Pregnancy
Eser S.Ozyurek and Taner A. Usta
1538-1541
Bacterial antibiotic resistance: role of health education in formal and non-formal contexts
M-M. Azevedo, C. Capela and F. Baltazar
1542-1547
Caries vaccine: current reality or remote future?
A. C. B. Silva, D. R. Silva, I. G. Silva, P. A. P. Oliveira, G. G. Agripino, S. A. Marinho
1548-1552
Challenges of secondary immunodeficiency and drug resistant opportunistic pathogens in
developing countries
K.D. Mwambete and M. Justin-Temu
1553-1563
Chemotherapeutic agents against pathogenic animal trypanosomes
Carlos Gutirrez, Margarita Gonzlez-Martn, Juan Alberto Corbera and Mara Teresa Tejedor-Junco
1564-1573
Conventional and natural products against oral infections
Flaviana Bombarda de Andrade, Raquel Zanin Midena, Cristiane Yumi Koga-Ito and Marco Antonio
Hungaro Duarte
1574-1583
Corynebacterium pathogenic species in next-generation genomic era: the use of EDGAR and PIPS
software and the importance of pathogenicity islands identification in pan-genomic analyses of
pathogenic species
S. C. Soares, R. T. J. Ramos, W. M. Silva, L. C. Oliveira, L. G. Amorim, R. Hirata Jr, A. L. Mattos-
Guaraldi, A. Miyoshi, A. Silva and V. Azevedo
1584-1599
Current status of extended-spectrum -lactamase (ESBL)-producing-Enterobacteriaceae in
animals
Lucianne Leigue dos Santos, Rodrigo Assuno Moura, Priscillia Aguilar-Ramires, Antnio Pestana de
Castro, Nilton Lincopan
1600-1607
EBV-associated cancers: Strategies for targeting the virus
R.T. Lima, M.S.J. Nascimento and M.H. Vasconcelos
1608-1618
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Emerging and re-emerging viral diseases: risks and controls
M. Khalid Parvez
1619-1626
Escherichia coli infection, intimin, and Toll-like receptors
V. Bueno and O. Augusto SantAnna
1627-1632
Examination of the behaviour of bacterial pathogens in raw milk
S. Valentine, D.W. Eddy and E.A. Palombo
1633-1638
Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil: needs
for further research and implications for regional policy
A. C. do Nascimento Silva, L. Ferrazoli, J. Neves Reis, S. Martins Pereira, E. L. Andrade Mota and M.
Galvo Reis
1639-1644
Global irrational antibiotics/antibacterial drugs use: A current and future health and
environmental consequences
Godfrey S. Bbosa and Norah Mwebaza
1645-1655
Helicobacter pylori eradication the alternatives beyond antibiotics
M. Roxo-Rosa, M. Oleastro and F. F. Vale
1656-1667
Helicobacter pylori infection in a low prevalence population what can we learn?
Yeong Yeh Lee, MD, PhD, FRCP, FACP
1668-1674
Higher concentrations of organotin compounds are required to decrease bacterial growth than to
kill human cells
V. Paredes-Cervantes, F. Diaz-Cedillo and M. Aguilar-Santelises
1675-1679
Identification of yeast and non-pigmented cultivable endodontic bacteria in adult Portuguese
patients
Ana Moura Teles, M. Conceio Manso, Sara Loureiro, Ricardo Silva, Ins Madeira, Cristina Pina and
Jos Cabeda
1680-1685
Immunomodulation against microbial pathogens through dendritic cells
J. M. Silva, E. Zupancic, C. Peres, L.C. Silva, R. Gaspar, V. Prat and H. F. Florindo
1686-1705
Improving antibiotic use through educational interventions
A. Teixeira Rodrigues, F. Roque, C. Gonzalez, S. Soares, A. Figueiras and M.T. Herdeiro
1706-1714
In vitro activities of the novel ceragenin CSA-13, alone or in combination with colistin and other
antibiotics against Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from cystic fibrosis patients
Cagla Bozkurt-Guzel, Paul B. Savage, Ayse Alev Gerceker
1715-1720
In vitro dissolution of expired antibiotics
V. Matto and A. Meos
1721-1725
Inhibitors of the cell-surface proteinases of the periodontal pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis
N.L. Huq, C.A. Seers, S.G. Dashper, K.J. Cross and E.C. Reynolds
1726-1735
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Intestinal Microbiota in the Control of Pathogens
A. S. Okamoto and R. L. Andreatti Filho
1736-1744
Lucilia sericata medicinal maggots: a new source of antimicrobial compounds
I. Valachov, J. Bohov, M. Koznek, P. Tak and J. Majtn
1745-1753
Membrane-lipids anti-bacterial and anti-tumoral therapies revisited: an example with
Helicobacter pylori infection
M. Correia, J. C. Machado and E. Touati
1754-1764
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis
Pascal M. Dohmen
1765-1769
Microbiological hazard for patients caused by bacteria present on synantropic arthropods in
hospital environment
E. Mikulak, A. Gliniewicz, K. Pancer, H. Stypukowska-Misiurewicz, D. Rabczenko and A. Krlasik
1770-1777
Microorganisms: the reason to perform Endodontics
Ana Moura Teles, M. Conceio Manso, Sara Loureiro, Cristina Pina and Jos M. Cabeda
1778-1786
Mini-review: Syphilis
M. B. De Jesus, M. M. Ehlers, A. W. Dreyer and M. M. Kock
1787-1798
Modulation of macrophage response mechanisms against persistent pathogens by PUFA
J. Schumann
1799-1804
Modulation of mucosal antiviral immune response by immunobiotic lactic acid bacteria Part I:
the intestinal mucosa
J. Villena, M.G. Vizoso-Pinto, V. Rodriguez, S. Salva, S. Alvarez and H. Kitazawa
1805-1813
Modulation of mucosal antiviral immune response by immunobiotic lactic acid bacteria Part II:
the intestinal mucosa
J. Villena, M.G. Vizoso-Pinto, V. Rodriguez, S. Salva, S. Alvarez and H. Kitazawa
1814-1821
Molecular markers of resistance in coagulase-negative staphylococci implicated in catheter-
related bloodstream infections
Wilhelmina Strasheim, Marleen M. Kock, Andries W. Dreyer and Marthie M. Ehlers
1822-1832
Negative-pressure wound therapy and the emerging role of incisional negative pressure wound
therapy as prophylaxis against surgical site infections
Edward W. Kubek MD, Austin Badeau BA, Sara Materazzi MD, Nicholas Berlin BS, Blair A. Wormer
MD, Jamie B. Arton PA-C, and Raffi Gurunluoglu MD, PhD, F.A.C.S.
1833-1846
Ozonated water an adjunct to tooth brushing and flossing. Myth or reality?
Syed Sadatullah
1847-1852
Potential roles of chitin in mucosal inflammation
Alan Kamba, Yoshimi Shibata and Emiko Mizoguchi
1853-1863
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Probiotics as immunomodulators: substances, mechanisms and therapeutic benefits
E. P. Kiseleva and G. I. Novik
1864-1876
Re-emerging Pathogens Associated With Atherosclerosis
E. Kozarov and L. Badimon
1877-1882
Reuse of Old, Existing, Marketed Non-antibiotic Drugs as Antimicrobial Agents: a New
Emerging Therapeutic Approach
Partha Palit, Subhash C. Mandal and Nirup Bikash Mandal
1883-1892
Significance and molecular detection of noroviruses in fresh produce
Dragoslava Radin
1893-1904
Spread/Outbreak of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in tertiary hospitals
T. H. Frandsen and L. P. Andersen
1905-1910
Strengthening the immune system as an antimicrobial strategy against Staphylococcus aureus
infections
S. van den Berg and I. A. J. M. Bakker-Woudenberg
1911-1925
Systemic inflammatory host response to periodontopathogenic bacteria in the oral cavity: from
experimental to clinical studies
Ana Nemec, Milan Petelin and Zlatko Pavlica
1926-1933
The bacterial extract Broncho-Vaxom protects against respiratory infections - in vivo and in
vitro studies
W. G. Bessler
1934-1940
The cardiotoxicity of macrolides: the role of interactions
J. Simk and I. Lrincz
1941-1949
The Challenge of Diagnosing Pleural Tuberculosis Infection
Petre V-H Botianu and Alexandru-Mihail Botianu
1950-1956
The role of teachers in students education for antibiotic use
A. Teodoro and L. Chambel
1957-1968
Toxoplasma gondii and Heat Shock Proteins
Aykut zgr, Ltfi Tutar, Kbra Akaln okun, Esen Tutar and Yusuf Tutar
1969-1979
Treatment of Uncomplicated Abscesses: Management Strategies for the Primary Care and
Emergency Medicine Physician
R. Ikerd, N. Spampinato, GR Schmitz
1980-1983
Understanding Innate Immune Defenses Against Pathogens Using Model organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
K. Balamurugan, B. Sivamaruthi, S. Durai, P. Kesika, B. Vigneshkumar, G. JebaMercy, A.
Kamaladevi, Prasanth M. Iyer, S. Marudhupandiyan, U. Prithika, L. Vigneshwari and S. Karutha
Pandian
1984-1992
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Use of bacteria in DNA vaccine delivery
Vanessa Bastos Pereira, Marcela Santiago Pacheco Azevedo, Tesslia Diniz Luerce Saraiva, Bianca
Mendes Souza, Meritxell Zurita Turk, Camila Prsperi De Castro, Pamela Mancha Agresti, Fernanda
Alvarenga Lima, Vasco Azevedo, Daniela Santos Pontes and Anderson Miyoshi
1993-2003
Wastes from Health-Care, Pathogenic Microorganisms, Environmental Factors and Disinfection
Processes: conceptual evolution and environmental education
A. C. Nascimento Silva, E.L. Andrade Mota, E. Alves Costa and M. Galvo Reis
2004-2008

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