Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is a key weapon against antimicrobial resistance. Diagnostic microbiology laboratories use one-size-fits-all testing approaches that are often imprecise, ...

Natural antimicrobial agents encompass a diverse array of compounds derived from plants, animals and microorganisms that inhibit spoilage and pathogenic organisms in food. Plant-derived substances ...

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a significant global health threat, with its impact felt across all regions of the world.

A team of researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomaterials y Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN) has developed an intelligent "nanokiller" based on a ...

Antimicrobial nanoparticles are materials with exceptional antimicrobial properties, capable of controlling bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Thanks to their unique physicochemical attributes, ...

Resistance to antimicrobial agents is rising among human infections with Escherichia coli bacteria that produce the Shiga toxin, responsible for the majority of severe illnesses linked to E. coli, ...

In the rapidly evolving chemical industry, Hebei Jinhong Chemical Co., Ltd., a top guanidine biocides manufacturer, has been gaining international recognition for its innovative approach to ...

Microbes live in every conceivable ecological niche on the planet and have inhabited the earth for many hundreds of millions of years. Indeed, microbes may be the most abundant life form by mass, and ...

The team identified a powerful selenium-reducing bacterium, Raoultella ornithinolytica S-1, capable of converting inorganic selenium into selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) while simultaneously promoting ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...