Cold-Azurin, a New Antibiofilm Protein Produced by the Antarctic Marine Bacterium sp. TAE6080.

Biofilm is accountable for nosocomial infections and chronic illness, making it a serious economic and public health problem. , thanks to its ability to form biofilm and colonize biomaterials, represents the most frequent causative agent involved in biofilm-associated infections of medical devices. Therefore, the research of new molecules able to interfere with biofilm formation has a remarkable interest.

Virulence of in Cystic Fibrosis: Relationships between Normoxia and Anoxia Lifestyle.

The airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are colonized by many pathogens and the most common is , an environmental pathogen that is able to infect immunocompromised patients thanks to its ability to develop resistance to conventional antibiotics. Over 12% of all patients colonized by harbour multi-drug resistant species. During airway infection in CF, adopts various mechanisms to survive in a hostile ecological niche characterized by low oxygen concentration, nutrient limitation and high osmotic pressure.

Antarctic Marine Bacteria as a Source of Anti-Biofilm Molecules to Combat ESKAPE Pathogens.

The ESKAPE pathogens, including bacteria such as , , , , , and species, pose a global health threat due to their ability to resist antimicrobial drugs and evade the immune system. These pathogens are responsible for hospital-acquired infections, especially in intensive care units, and contribute to the growing problem of multi-drug resistance. In this study, researchers focused on exploring the potential of Antarctic marine bacteria as a source of anti-biofilm molecules to combat ESKAPE pathogens.

Effect of Different Soil Treatments on Production and Chemical Composition of Essential Oils Extracted from Mill., L. and L.

The aim of the study was to investigate how essential oil production and associated chemical composition and related biological activity could be influenced by different cultivation treatments and distillation methods. Mill. (fennel), L.

Cranberry/Chondroitin Sulfate Co-precipitate as a New Method for Controlling Urinary Tract Infections.

Urinary tract infections (UTI), which are among the most frequent cases of infectious diseases, mainly affect women. The most common treatment approach involves the use of antibiotics, although this solution is not always the most suitable, mainly because of the resistance that bacterial strains develop. Proanthocyanidins are a class of polyphenols, abundantly contained in cranberry extracts, which have shown beneficial effects in the treatment of urinary tract infections, due to their anti-adhesive properties toward bacteria, with respect to the membranes of the cells of the urothelium and intestine, thus reducing their virulence.