Mastitis (intramammary inflammation) caused by infectious pathogens is still considered a
devastating condition of dairy animals affecting animal welfare as well as economically …

Over the past decade, antimicrobial blue light (aBL) at 400− 470 nm wavelength has
demonstrated immense promise as an alternative approach for the treatment of multidrug …

Members of the genus Prototheca are nonphotosynthetic algae, closely related to the
wellknown green algal genus Chlorella. This “genus” encompasses the additional genera …

Prototheca microalgae were only recognized as pathogens of both humans and animals in
the 1960s; however, since then, these microbes have been drawing increasing interest in …

The unbridled dissemination of multidrug‐resistant pathogens is a major threat to global
health and urgently demands novel therapeutic alternatives. Antimicrobial photodynamic …

Simple Summary Mastitis refers to the inflammation of the mammary parenchyma, caused by
more than 136 microorganisms. It poses several challenges for farmers, veterinary …

Cyanobacterial blooms significantly decrease water quality and can damage ecosystems
and, as such, require efficient control methods. Algicidal bacteria and their associated …

Background International clones of multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli have been a leading
cause of human and animal infections worldwide. Microbial inactivation by blue light has …

The development of sustainable alternatives to chemical and mechanical biofilm removal for
submerged technical devices used in freshwater and marine environments represents a …

Blue LED light has proven to have a powerful bacteria-killing ability; however, little is known
about its mechanism of virucidal activity. Therefore, we analyzed the effect of blue light on …