Recent advances in electrochemical biosensors for pathogen detection are reviewed.
Electrochemical biosensors for pathogen detection are broadly reviewed in terms of …

Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
isolates are frequent causes of serious nosocomial infections that may compromise the …

Background Consumer concern on the use of naturally-occurring antimicrobials from plants,
microorganisms and animal sources continues to grow daily, mostly triggered by the …

Given recent media attention, it would be easy to assume that antimicrobial resistance is a
new problem; however, antimicrobial resistance has existed well before antimicrobials were …

CRISPR-Cas13 proteins are RNA-guided RNA nucleases that defend against incoming
RNA and DNA phages by binding to complementary target phage transcripts followed by …

Bacteriophages, or phages, are viruses that infect bacteria. They were discovered around a
century ago and have been used ever since for therapeutic purposes, particularly in former …

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest challenges for the clinical sector and industry,
environment and societal development. One of the most important pathogens responsible …

Phages as bactericidal agents have been employed for 90 years as a means of treating
bacterial infections in humans as well as other species, a process known as phage therapy …

Milk produced in udder cells is sterile but due to its high nutrient content, it can be a good
growth substrate for contaminating bacteria. The quality of milk is monitored via somatic cell …

Antimicrobial resistance is increasing despite new treatments being employed. With a
decrease in the discovery rate of novel antibiotics, this threatens to take humankind back to …