New approaches to target antibacterial agents toward Gram-negative bacteria are key, given
the rise of antibiotic resistance. Since the discovery of polymyxin B nonapeptide as a potent …

Because of the rise in antibiotic resistance and the dwindling pipeline of effective antibiotics,
it is imperative to explore avenues that breathe new life into existing drugs. This is …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been increasing unrelentingly worldwide, thus
negatively impacting human health. The discovery and development of novel antibiotics is …

Gram-negative strains are intrinsically resistant to most antibiotics due to the robust and
impermeable characteristic of their outer membrane. Self-assembling cationic peptide …

Antimicrobial discovery in the age of antibiotic resistance has demanded the prioritization of
non-conventional therapies that act on new targets or employ novel mechanisms. Among …

Due to frequent outbreaks of sprouts-associated foodborne illness, sprouts have been
considered as a “high risk” food. In this study, the antimicrobial peptide zp37 (GIKAKIIIKIKK …

The emergence and prevalence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria have posed a serious
threat to public health. Of particular concern are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus …

Over 1 billion people rely on seafood as their primary source of protein and Vibrio spp. is the
most important pathogen of foodborne disease outbreak related to consumption of seafood …

Biofilm-producing pathogens, such as Acinetobacter baumannii, have aroused escalating
attention. Because these bacteria could secrete mixture with close-knit architecture and …

Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) bone cement is commonly used in orthopedic surgeries to
fill the bone defects or fix the prostheses. These cements are usually containing amounts of …