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Summary: Phage therapy was successfully used to treat vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infection in a critically ill one-year-old girl, demonstrating its potential as an effective treatment option in multidrug-resistant bacterial infections.

VIRUSES-BASEL (2021)

Review Immunology

Antimicrobial Peptides: A New Hope in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Fields

Antonio Moretta et al.

Summary: Antibiotic resistance is a serious challenge, driving the search for new alternative molecules like AMPs as potential next-generation antibiotics. AMPs, as bioactive small proteins naturally produced by all living organisms, have aroused great interest for their ability to serve as the first line of defense against fungi, viruses, and bacteria.

FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY (2021)

Review Microbiology

Nanostructured Antimicrobial Peptides: Crucial Steps of Overcoming the Bottleneck for Clinics

Zhanyi Yang et al.

Summary: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are considered a viable alternative to antibiotics due to their broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and ease of synthesis, but they have disadvantages such as low bioavailability, poor protease resistance, and high cytotoxicity. Nanostructured antimicrobial peptides (Ns-AMPs) address these limitations through various nanosystem modifications, improving therapeutic efficacy and reducing side effects. This review highlights the advantages of Ns-AMPs in terms of biological stability and antimicrobial activity, as well as discussing their controlled release mechanisms and future research directions.

FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2021)

Review Medicine, General & Internal

The Role of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Magdalena Stojek et al.

Summary: The exact pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease is not fully understood, but it is believed to involve genetic predisposition, environmental triggers, and exaggerated immune responses. Current management strategies focus on correcting immune responses, with potential new treatments like FMT showing promising results.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE (2021)

Review Infectious Diseases

Potential for Phages in the Treatment of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections

Kathryn Cater et al.

Summary: Bacterial sexually transmitted infections (BSTIs) are becoming increasingly concerning as antibiotic treatment options decrease. Phage therapy has been utilized in some countries for bacterial illnesses, but has not yet been used for BSTIs. The potential efficacy of phage therapy in treating BSTIs requires further research and exploration, as it presents a possible alternative to traditional antibiotic treatments.

ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL (2021)

Review Infectious Diseases

Bacteriophage Technology and Modern Medicine

Aa Haeruman Azam et al.

Summary: Phages, as antibacterial agents, have a long history of use but were abandoned in most countries after the discovery of antibiotics. The rise of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria globally has renewed interest in phage therapy as an alternative to combatting AMR bacteria. Advances in molecular biology and genetic engineering have accelerated the development of phage-related products with superior therapeutic potentials against bacterial infections, and phage-based technology now serves multiple purposes beyond antibacterial treatment in modern medicine.

ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL (2021)

Review Infectious Diseases

Gram-Positive Pneumonia: Possibilities Offered by Phage Therapy

Lucia Fernandez et al.

Summary: Pneumonia, whether viral or bacterial, presents challenges to healthcare systems and effective antimicrobial strategies. Antibiotic resistance in bacterial pneumonia is a main concern, and alternative therapeutics like phage therapy may offer a solution. Regulatory hurdles and research difficulties remain obstacles to the clinical use of phage therapy.

ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL (2021)

Review Infectious Diseases

Ceftazidime-Avibactam for the Treatment of Serious Gram-Negative Infections with Limited Treatment Options: A Systematic Literature Review

Alex Soriano et al.

Summary: This systematic literature review evaluated the real-world use of ceftazidime-avibactam for infections caused by aerobic Gram-negative organisms in adults with limited treatment options. Results showed successful outcomes and infrequent resistance emergence, making it a valuable treatment option for such infections.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THERAPY (2021)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

A combination therapy of Phages and Antibiotics: Two is better than one

Xianghui Li et al.

Summary: The emergence of antibiotic resistance is a major challenge for global health, leading to an urgent need for alternative therapeutic strategies due to a shortage of antibiotic pipelines. Phage-antibiotic synergy (PAS) has emerged as a promising approach to combat antibiotic-resistant pathogens, by enhancing bacterial killing and reducing the development of antibiotic resistance through a combination of phages and antibiotics. Additionally, the genetic and molecular mechanisms of phage antibiotic synergy, as well as the potential of engineered phages in reducing bacterial pathogenicity, are addressed in this review.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (2021)

Review Microbiology

Clostridioides difficile phage biology and application

Joshua Heuler et al.

Summary: Clostridioides difficile, formerly known as Clostridium difficile, is the causative agent of C. difficile infections, which pose challenges in healthcare settings. Antibiotic-induced dysbiosis allows C. difficile colonization in the gut. Phage infection offers potential new treatment strategies against C. difficile infections.

FEMS MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS (2021)

Review Microbiology

Phage therapy efficacy: a review of the last 10 years of preclinical studies

Luis D. R. Melo et al.

CRITICAL REVIEWS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2020)

Article Infectious Diseases

Antibiotic combination therapy against resistant bacterial infections: synergy, rejuvenation and resistance reduction

Anthony R. M. Coates et al.

EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY (2020)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Therapeutic bacteriophages as a rescue treatment for drug-resistant infections - an in vivo studies overview

M. Kwiatek et al.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY (2020)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Antimicrobial host defence peptides: functions and clinical potential

Neeloffer Mookherjee et al.

NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY (2020)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Evaluation of Eravacycline: A Novel Fluorocycline

Sara Alosaimy et al.

PHARMACOTHERAPY (2020)

Editorial Material Infectious Diseases

COVID-19: don't neglect antimicrobial stewardship principles!

B. D. Huttner et al.

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION (2020)

Editorial Material Infectious Diseases

COVID-19 and the potential long-term impact on antimicrobial resistance

Timothy M. Rawson et al.

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY (2020)

Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

How covid-19 is accelerating the threat of antimicrobial resistance

Jeremy Hsu

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2020)

Review Physics, Applied

Physics in nanomedicine: Phenomena governing the in vivo performance of nanoparticles

Lucas A. Lane

APPLIED PHYSICS REVIEWS (2020)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections in US Hospitalized Patients, 2012-2017

John A. Jernigan et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2020)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Antimicrobial peptides as therapeutic agents: opportunities and challenges

Margit Mahlapuu et al.

CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (2020)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Phage S144, a New Polyvalent Phage InfectingSalmonellaspp. andCronobacter sakazakii

Michela Gambino et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2020)

Review Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science

Ruminal acidosis, bacterial changes, and lipopolysaccharides

Hugo F. Monteiro et al.

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Immunomodulatory Activities of Selected Essential Oils

Georg Sandner et al.

BIOMOLECULES (2020)

Review Infectious Diseases

Phages for Biofilm Removal

Celia Ferriol-Gonzalez et al.

ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL (2020)

Review Immunology

Impact ofN-Acyl-Homoserine Lactones, Quorum Sensing Molecules, on Gut Immunity

Garance Coquant et al.

FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2020)

Article Infectious Diseases

Phage Therapy: Towards a Successful Clinical Trial

Andrzej Gorski et al.

ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL (2020)

Article Medicine, Research & Experimental

Antimicrobial peptides - Advances in development of therapeutic applications

Huy Xuan Luong et al.

LIFE SCIENCES (2020)

Review Microbiology

New beta-Lactam-beta-Lactamase Inhibitor Combinations

Dafna Yahav et al.

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS (2020)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Peptide based antimicrobials: Design strategies and therapeutic potential

Prakash Kishore Hazam et al.

PROGRESS IN BIOPHYSICS & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (2019)

Review Microbiology

Drug combinations: a strategy to extend the life of antibiotics in the 21 st century

Mike Tyers et al.

NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY (2019)

Letter Medicine, General & Internal

Plazomicin for Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

James A. McKinnell et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2019)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Reassessing the Host Defense Peptide Landscape

Evan F. Haney et al.

FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY (2019)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Eravacycline: The Tetracyclines Strike Back

Maria Heaney et al.

ANNALS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY (2019)

Review Virology

Current State of Compassionate Phage Therapy

Shawna McCallin et al.

VIRUSES-BASEL (2019)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Advantages and Limitations of Bacteriophages for the Treatment of Bacterial Infections

Nicola Principi et al.

FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY (2019)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Efficacy and potential of phage therapy against multidrug resistant Shigella spp.

Swee-Seong Tang et al.

PEERJ (2019)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Development and Clinical Trials of Nucleic Acid Medicines for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Keiko Yamakawa et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2019)

Article Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Enhanced antibiotic activity of ampicillin conjugated to gold nanoparticles on PEGylated rosette nanotubes

Yiwen Fan et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE (2019)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Nanoparticle-drug conjugates treating bacterial infections

Pavlina Jelinkova et al.

JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE (2019)

Article Immunology

Cefiderocol: Discovery, Chemistry, and In Vivo Profiles of a Novel Siderophore Cephalosporin

Takafumi Sato et al.

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2019)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Nanoparticles in the Treatment of Infections Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Organisms

Nan-Yao Lee et al.

FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY (2019)

Review Microbiology

Phage Therapy in the Postantibiotic Era

Fernando L. Gordillo Altamirano et al.

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS (2019)

Review Infectious Diseases

Biological challenges of phage therapy and proposed solutions: a literature review

Katherine M. Caflisch et al.

EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY (2019)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Cytotoxicity-Related Bioeffects Induced by Nanoparticles: The Role of Surface Chemistry

Hainan Sun et al.

FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (2019)

Article Infectious Diseases

Exacerbations of Chronic Rhinosinusitis-Microbiology and Perspectives of Phage Therapy

Joanna Szaleniec et al.

ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL (2019)

Article Infectious Diseases

Directed Evolution of a Mycobacteriophage

Maria Cebria-Mendoza et al.

ANTIBIOTICS-BASEL (2019)

Article Microbiology

Evaluation of the In Vitro Activity of Eravacycline against a Broad Spectrum of Recent Clinical Anaerobic Isolates

David R. Snydman et al.

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY (2018)

Article Infectious Diseases

Activity of plazomicin in combination with other antibiotics against multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae

M. Thwaites et al.

DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE (2018)

Review Infectious Diseases

Ceftolozane/tazobactam: place in therapy

Daniele Roberto Giacobbe et al.

EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY (2018)

Review Materials Science, Biomaterials

Do physico-chemical properties of silver nanoparticles decide their interaction with biological media and bactericidal action? A review

Vikram Pareek et al.

MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS (2018)

Article Immunology

Bovine mastitis: An appraisal of its alternative herbal cure

Saleem Mushtaq et al.

MICROBIAL PATHOGENESIS (2018)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Antimicrobial peptides produced by Brevibacillus spp.: structure, classification and bioactivity: a mini review

Xu Yang et al.

WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY (2018)

Article Chemistry, Medicinal

Plazomicin Retains Antibiotic Activity against Most Aminoglycoside Modifying Enzymes

Georgina Cox et al.

ACS INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2018)

Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

Bacterial antagonism in host-associated microbial communities

Leonor Garcia-Bayona et al.

SCIENCE (2018)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Advances in therapeutic bacterial antisense biotechnology

John P. Hegarty et al.

APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (2018)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Physical compatibility of ceftolozane-tazobactam with selected i.v. drugs during simulated Y-site administration

Abrar K. Thabit et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACY (2017)

Review Microbiology

The therapeutic applications of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs): a patent review

Hee-Kyoung Kang et al.

JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY (2017)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Spices

Qing Liu et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2017)

Article Infectious Diseases

In vitro activity of plazomicin against β-lactamase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

Yunliang Zhang et al.

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY (2017)

Article Infectious Diseases

Activity of cefiderocol (S-649266) against carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria collected from inpatients in Greek hospitals

Matthew E. Falagas et al.

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY (2017)

Article Infectious Diseases

Antimicrobial susceptibility of clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to alternative antimicrobials with therapeutic potential

P. R. S. Lagace-Wiens et al.

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY (2017)

Article Infectious Diseases

Plazomicin activity against polymyxin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, including MCR-1-producing isolates

Valerie Denervaud-Tendon et al.

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY (2017)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Biological Activities of Essential Oils: From Plant Chemoecology to Traditional Healing Systems

Javad Sharifi-Rad et al.

MOLECULES (2017)

Review Chemistry, Medicinal

Essential Oils and Antifungal Activity

Filomena Nazzaro et al.

PHARMACEUTICALS (2017)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Phage Therapy against &ITStreptococcus pneumoniae&IT: Modern Tool to Control Pneumonia

Muhammad Imran Qadir et al.

CRITICAL REVIEWS IN EUKARYOTIC GENE EXPRESSION (2017)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Safety of antisense oligonucleotide and siRNA-based therapeutics

Xuan Chi et al.

DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY (2017)

Review Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Fecal microbiota transplantation: in perspective

Shaan Gupta et al.

THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY (2016)

Review Microbiology

Antisense antimicrobial therapeutics

Erin K. Sully et al.

CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY (2016)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Review of Eravacycline, a Novel Fluorocycline Antibacterial Agent

George G. Zhanel et al.

DRUGS (2016)

Article Immunology

Aminoglycoside Resistance The Emergence of Acquired 16S Ribosomal RNA Methyltransferases

Yohei Doi et al.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA (2016)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Marine Antimicrobial Peptides: Nature Provides Templates for the Design of Novel Compounds against Pathogenic Bacteria

Annarita Falanga et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2016)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Current applications of nanoparticles in infectious diseases

Hinojal Zazo et al.

JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE (2016)

Review Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Adverse events in faecal microbiota transplant: a review of the literature

M. Baxter et al.

JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION (2016)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Evolutionary Rationale for Phases as Complements of Antibiotics

Clara Torres-Barcelo et al.

TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY (2016)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Mechanisms of resistance to aminoglycoside antibiotics: overview and perspectives

Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova et al.

MEDCHEMCOMM (2016)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Lipid-II Independent Antimicrobial Mechanism of Nisin Depends On Its Crowding And Degree Of Oligomerization

Ashutosh Prince et al.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2016)

Review Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation: Current Applications, Effectiveness, and Future Perspectives

Hyun Ho Choi et al.

CLINICAL ENDOSCOPY (2016)

Article Nursing

Clostridium difficile Infection and Fecal Microbiota Transplant

Alyssa Liubakka et al.

AACN ADVANCED CRITICAL CARE (2016)

News Item Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Ceftazidime with β-lactamase inhibitor approved for complicated infections

Cheryl A. Thompson

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACY (2015)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Airway Epithelial Cell Integrity Protects from Cytotoxicity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Sensing Signals

Davide Losa et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (2015)

Article Microbiology

Can Plazomicin Alone or in Combination Be a Therapeutic Option against Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii?

Cristina Garcia-Salguero et al.

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY (2015)

Article Biology

Antibiotic resistance and extended spectrum beta-lactamases: Types, epidemiology and treatment

Sibhghatulla Shaikh et al.

SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (2015)

Review Chemistry, Medicinal

Ecology of Anti-Biofilm Agents I: Antibiotics versus Bacteriophages

Stephen T. Abedon

PHARMACEUTICALS (2015)

Review Oncology

Gramicidin A: A New Mission for an Old Antibiotic

Justin M. David et al.

JOURNAL OF KIDNEY CANCER AND VHL (2015)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Plant antimicrobial peptides

Robert Nawrot et al.

FOLIA MICROBIOLOGICA (2014)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Nanotechnology as a therapeutic tool to combat microbial resistance

Robert Y. Pelgrift et al.

ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS (2013)

Article Microbiology

New Life for an Old Drug: the Anthelmintic Drug Niclosamide Inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing

Francesco Imperi et al.

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY (2013)

Article Microbiology

Antibacterial Activity of Eravacycline (TP-434), a Novel Fluorocycline, against Hospital and Community Pathogens

J. A. Sutcliffe et al.

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY (2013)

Review Microbiology

Antimicrobial Resistance and Virulence: a Successful or Deleterious Association in the Bacterial World?

Alejandro Beceiro et al.

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS (2013)

Article Chemistry, Organic

Current and Potential Use of Citrus Essential Oils

Eristanna Palazzolo et al.

CURRENT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY (2013)

Review Microbiology

Phage cocktails and the future of phage therapy

Benjamin K. Chan et al.

FUTURE MICROBIOLOGY (2013)

Review Infectious Diseases

The role of the natural environment in the emergence of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

Elizabeth M. H. Wellington et al.

LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2013)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Combined effect of a peptide-morpholino oligonucleotide conjugate and a cell-penetrating peptide as an antibiotic

Donna Wesolowski et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2013)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Amino acid composition of proteins reduces deleterious impact of mutations

Sahand Hormoz

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2013)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Infections caused by resistant Gram-negative bacilli: New molecules and combinations

V. Cattoir

JOURNAL DES ANTI-INFECTIEUX (2013)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

The intestinal microbiota is the future of bacterial multidrug-resistance

E. Ruppe et al.

JOURNAL DES ANTI-INFECTIEUX (2013)

Article Infectious Diseases

Ceftolozane/tazobactam: a novel antipseudomonal cephalosporin and β-lactamase-inhibitor combination

Mark Bounthavong et al.

Infection and Drug Resistance (2013)

Letter Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Should We Standardize the 1,700-Year-Old Fecal Microbiota Transplantation?

Faming Zhang et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY (2012)

Review Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

Synthesis and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

Maribel Guzman et al.

NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE (2012)

Review Microbiology

Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the cystic fibrosis airway: an evolutionary perspective

Anders Folkesson et al.

NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY (2012)

Review Microbiology

Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology of Pneumococcal Meningitis

Barry B. Mook-Kanamori et al.

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWS (2011)

Review Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science

Essential oils in poultry nutrition: Main effects and modes of action

A. Brenes et al.

ANIMAL FEED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2010)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Biosynthesis, immunity, regulation, mode of action and engineering of the model lantibiotic nisin

J. Lubelski et al.

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES (2008)

Article Infectious Diseases

Phage as an antimicrobial agent: d'Herelle's heretical theories and their role in the decline of phage prophylaxis in the West

Dottore Emiliano Fruciano et al.

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES & MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY (2007)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Insect antimicrobial peptides: Structures, properties and gene regulation

P Bulet et al.

PROTEIN AND PEPTIDE LETTERS (2005)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Gene organization and sequences of pediocin AcH/PA-1 production operons in Pediococcus and Lactobacillus plasmids

KW Miller et al.

LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY (2005)

Article Food Science & Technology

Anti-Listeria monocytogenes activity of essential oils components of conifers

A Mourey et al.

FOOD CONTROL (2002)

Article Food Science & Technology

Antimicrobial activity of individual and mixed fractions of dill, cilantro, coriander and eucalyptus essential oils

PJ Delaquis et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY (2002)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Lactation mastitis: Occurrence and medical management among 946 breastfeeding women in the United States

B Foxman et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (2002)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Bactericidal antisense effects of peptide-PNA conjugates

L Good et al.

NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY (2001)

Review Microbiology

Quorum sensing in bacteria

MB Miller et al.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF MICROBIOLOGY (2001)