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Agnieszka Wiszniewska-Laszczych, Joanna Szteyn, Marta Soltysiuk, Jaroslaw Kowalik and Monika Modzelewska-Kapitula
The prevalence of staphylococci in the environment of humans, including food, may lead to the production of toxins and food poisoning in consumers. Additionally, staphylococci constitute a reservoir of genes determining antibiotic resistance. The study a...
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Ján Király, Vanda Hajducková, Gabriela Gregová, Tatiana Szabóová and Emil Pilipcinec
Staphylococcus spp. is the most common cause of mastitis, with a significantly low cure rate. Bacterial characteristics like adhesion and biofilm formation, as well as extracellular factors, can affect the pathogenesis of staphylococcal mastitis. The stu...
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Maria Pia Ferraz
It is acknowledged that humans have a diverse and abundant microbial community known as the human microbiome. Nevertheless, our comprehension of the numerous functions these microorganisms have in human health is still in its early stages. Microorganisms...
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Katarzyna Sadowska, Jadwiga Andrzejewska, Anna Ligocka, Joanna Korczyk-Szabo and Miroslav Haban
The agricultural policy of the European Union is currently focused on increasing the area of organic farming. Medicinal plants, including milk thistle (Silybum marianum [L.] Gaertn.), are particularly suitable for this type of cultivation. The aim of thi...
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Asad Masood, Naeem Ahmed, Fatima Shahid, M. F. Mohd Razip Wee, Anuttam Patra and Kim S. Siow
Medical devices are often vulnerable to colonization by nosocomial pathogens (bacteria), leading to infections. Traditional sterilization methods may not always be effective, and as a result, alternative options are being explored to prevent microbial co...
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Jamilah Borjac, Wafaa Zeino, Alaa Matar, Salwa Khawaja, Maxime Merheb and Rachel Matar
Safe, accessible, and good water quality are essential characteristics for reducing various waterborne diseases. Since domestic water is the water most consumed by Lebanese people, cleaning household water tanks is important to prevent their exposure to ...
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Filipa Vinagre M. Silva and Evelyn
Vegetative pathogens actively grow in foods, metabolizing and dividing their cells. They have consequently become a focus of concern for the food industry, food regulators and food control agencies. Although much has been done by the food industry and fo...
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Renate ?ukele, Ance Barzdina, Rudite Koka, Ingus Skadins, Liga Lauberte, Agnese Brangule, Liga Kovalcuka and Dace Bandere
A bovine mastitis is an infectious disease, which is usually treated with antibiotics. Alternatively, herbal medicine has been proposed due to bacterial resistance. The aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial activity of the acetonic and eth...
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Nandipha L. Botha, Karen J. Cloete, Nolubabalo Matinise, Oladipupo M. David, Admire Dube and Malik Maaza
The application of nanotechnology in antimicrobial and cytotoxicity studies has recently been receiving increased interest. This paper report on the use of Persea americana Mill. (avocado) seed husk to synthesize hydronium jarosite nanoparticles in a fac...
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Sara Silva, Manuela Machado, Marta Coelho, Eduardo M. Costa and Manuela Pintado
Acorns, frequently left uncollected in the fields, have been a part of the traditional medicine of different cultures. Among the different properties associated with them, their antimicrobial potential is of particular importance. However, this character...
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