Lichenysin-like Polypeptide Production by B3-15 and Its Antiadhesive and Antibiofilm Properties.

We report the ability of the crude biosurfactant (BS B3-15), produced by the marine, thermotolerant B3-15, to hinder the adhesion and biofilm formation of ATCC 27853 and ATCC 29213 to polystyrene and human cells. First, we attempted to increase the BS yield, optimizing the culture conditions, and evaluated the surface-active properties of cell-free supernatants. Under phosphate deprivation (0.

Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Photodynamic Action of Photosensitizing Nanoassemblies Based on Sulfobutylether-β-Cyclodextrin.

Developing new broad-spectrum antimicrobial strategies, as alternatives to antibiotics and being able to efficiently inactivate pathogens without inducing resistance, is one of the main objectives in public health. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT), based on the light-induced production of reactive oxygen species from photosensitizers (PS), is attracting growing interest in the context of infection treatment, also including biofilm destruction. Due to the limited photostability of free PS, delivery systems are increasingly needed in order to decrease PS photodegradation, thus improving the therapeutic efficacy, as well as to reduce collateral effects on unaffected tissues.

Metal-Based Nanoparticles: Antibacterial Mechanisms and Biomedical Application.

The growing increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria has led to the search for new antibacterial agents capable of overcoming the resistance problem. In recent years, nanoparticles (NPs) have been increasingly used to target bacteria as an alternative to antibiotics. The most promising nanomaterials for biomedical applications are metal and metal oxide NPs, due to their intrinsic antibacterial activity.

Multipotential Role of Growth Factor Mimetic Peptides for Osteochondral Tissue Engineering.

Articular cartilage is characterized by a poor self-healing capacity due to its aneural and avascular nature. Once injured, it undergoes a series of catabolic processes which lead to its progressive degeneration and the onset of a severe chronic disease called osteoarthritis (OA). In OA, important alterations of the morpho-functional organization occur in the cartilage extracellular matrix, involving all the nearby tissues, including the subchondral bone.

Nutritional conditions of the novel freshwater Coccomyxa AP01 for versatile fatty acids composition.

Aims: This study was to analyse the biomass production and fatty acids (FAs) profiles in a newly isolated chlorophyte, namely Coccomyxa AP01, under nutritionally balanced (NB) conditions (comparing nitrate and urea as nitrogen sources) and nitrogen or phosphate deprivation.

Methods And Results: Lipid yields was about 30%-40% of dried biomasses in all examined nutritional conditions. Under NB conditions, lipids were principally constituted by monounsaturated FAs, mainly represented by oleic acid, and saturated and polyunsaturated FAs at similar concentrations.

A multivariate analysis of Multiple Myeloma subtype plasma cells.

Trusted methods for identifying different Multiple Myeloma (MM) cells and their biological diversity due to their immunophenotypic variety are often little detailed and difficult to find in literature. In this work, we show that micro-Raman spectroscopy can be used to highlight if there is a certain degree of distinction or correlation between the MM subtype plasmacells in relation to the cluster of differentiation (CD45+/CD38+/CD138-) and (CD45-/CD38+/CD138+). After taking samples from the bone marrow of patients with Multiple Myeloma, the PCs were sorted by flow cytometry, selecting the most common CD of the disease, i.

Viable but nonculturable state of foodborne pathogens in grapefruit juice: a study of laboratory.

Several foodborne human pathogens, when exposed to harsh conditions, enter viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state; however, still open is the question whether VBNC pathogens could be a risk for public health, because, potentially, they can resuscitate. Moreover, cultural methods for food safety control were not able to detect VBNC forms of foodborne bacteria. Particularly, it has not been established whether food chemophysical characteristics can induce VBNC state in contaminating pathogen bacterial populations, especially in food, such as salads and fresh fruit juices, not subjected to any decontamination treatment.