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View article: Dealing with Hidden Threats: The Antimicrobial Effect of the Embalming Process
Dealing with Hidden Threats: The Antimicrobial Effect of the Embalming Process Open
Individuals naturally carry bacteria and other microbes as part of their natural flora, with some being opportunistic pathogens. Approximately 30% of the population is known to carry Staphylococcus aureus in their nasal cavity, an organism…
View article: Preparation and Characterisation of a Cyclodextrin-Complexed Mānuka Honey Microemulsion for Eyelid Application
Preparation and Characterisation of a Cyclodextrin-Complexed Mānuka Honey Microemulsion for Eyelid Application Open
Honey has been widely purported as a natural remedy due to its antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects. In recent years, several studies have suggested that the considerably high methylglyoxal (MGO) concentration in Mānuka honey (MH) m…
View article: Peer Review #2 of "The efficacy of commercial decontamination agents differs between standardised test settings and research laboratory usage for a variety of bacterial species (v0.1)"
Peer Review #2 of "The efficacy of commercial decontamination agents differs between standardised test settings and research laboratory usage for a variety of bacterial species (v0.1)" Open
Decontamination of surfaces and items plays an important role in reducing the spread of infectious microorganisms in many settings including hospitals and research institutes.Regardless of the location, appropriate decontamination procedur…
View article: The efficacy of commercial decontamination agents differs between standardised test settings and research laboratory usage for a variety of bacterial species
The efficacy of commercial decontamination agents differs between standardised test settings and research laboratory usage for a variety of bacterial species Open
Decontamination of surfaces and items plays an important role in reducing the spread of infectious microorganisms in many settings including hospitals and research institutes. Regardless of the location, appropriate decontamination procedu…
View article: Peer Review #1 of "The efficacy of commercial decontamination agents differs between standardised test settings and research laboratory usage for a variety of bacterial species (v0.1)"
Peer Review #1 of "The efficacy of commercial decontamination agents differs between standardised test settings and research laboratory usage for a variety of bacterial species (v0.1)" Open
Decontamination of surfaces and items plays an important role in reducing the spread of infectious microorganisms in many settings including hospitals and research institutes.Regardless of the location, appropriate decontamination procedur…
View article: The efficacy of commercial decontamination agents differs between standardised test settings and real-world usage for a variety of bacterial species
The efficacy of commercial decontamination agents differs between standardised test settings and real-world usage for a variety of bacterial species Open
Decontamination of surfaces and items plays an important role in reducing the spread of infectious microorganisms in many settings including hospitals and research institutes. Regardless of the location, appropriate decontamination procedu…
View article: Antimicrobial Metabolites against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from the Endophytic Fungus Neofusicoccum australe
Antimicrobial Metabolites against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from the Endophytic Fungus Neofusicoccum australe Open
Antimicrobial bioassay-guided fractionation of the endophytic fungi Neofusicoccum australe led to the isolation of a new unsymmetrical naphthoquinone dimer, neofusnaphthoquinone B (1), along with four known natural products (2–5). Structur…
View article: Preclinical development of MGO Manuka Honey microemulsion for blepharitis management
Preclinical development of MGO Manuka Honey microemulsion for blepharitis management Open
Objective To evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial effects of cyclodextrin-complexed and uncomplexed Manuka honey on bacteria commonly associated with blepharitis, and in vivo rabbit eye tolerability of a cyclodextrin-complexed methylglyoxal…
View article: Laboratory Mice Are Frequently Colonized with Staphylococcus aureus and Mount a Systemic Immune Response—Note of Caution for In vivo Infection Experiments
Laboratory Mice Are Frequently Colonized with Staphylococcus aureus and Mount a Systemic Immune Response—Note of Caution for In vivo Infection Experiments Open
Whether mice are an appropriate model for S. aureus infection and vaccination studies is a matter of debate, because they are not considered as natural hosts of S. aureus. We previously identified a mouse-adapted S. aureus strain, which ca…
View article: A Novel Restraint Device for Injection of Galleria mellonella Larvae that Minimizes the Risk of Accidental Operator Needle Stick Injury
A Novel Restraint Device for Injection of Galleria mellonella Larvae that Minimizes the Risk of Accidental Operator Needle Stick Injury Open
Larvae of the insect Galleria mellonella are increasingly being used for studying pathogenic microbes and their virulence mechanisms, and as a rapid model for screening novel antimicrobial agents. The larvae (waxworms) are most frequently …
View article: Natural Colonization of Laboratory Mice with<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Primes a Systemic Immune Response
Natural Colonization of Laboratory Mice with<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Primes a Systemic Immune Response Open
Background Whether mice are an appropriate model for S . aureus infection and vaccination studies is a matter of debate, because they are not considered as natural hosts of S. aureus. Sparked by an outbreak of S. aureus infections in labor…
View article: Effect of common and experimental anti-tuberculosis treatments on <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> growing as biofilms
Effect of common and experimental anti-tuberculosis treatments on <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> growing as biofilms Open
Much is known regarding the antibiotic susceptibility of planktonic cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis , the bacterium responsible for the lung disease tuberculosis (TB). As planktonically-grown M. tuberculosis are unlikely to be entir…