6 results match your criteria: "Biological Research Centre Hungarian Academy of Sciences[Affiliation]"
The emerging number of life-threatening invasive fungal infections caused by drug-resistant strains urges the need for the development and application of fundamentally new and safe antifungal strategies in the clinical treatment. Recent studies demonstrated that the extracellular cysteine-rich and cationic antifungal proteins (crAFPs) originating from filamentous fungi, and designed synthetic peptide derivatives of these crAFPs provide a feasible basis for this approach. This mini-review focuses on the global challenges of the anti- therapy and on the crAFPs as potential drug candidates to overcome existing problems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn optical reaction micro-turbine.
Nat Commun
October 2018
NANOTEC-CNR, Institute of Nanotechnology, Soft and Living Matter Laboratory, Roma, I-00185, Italy.
To any energy flow there is an associated flow of momentum, so that recoil forces arise every time an object absorbs or deflects incoming energy. This same principle governs the operation of macroscopic turbines as well as that of microscopic turbines that use light as the working fluid. However, a controlled and precise redistribution of optical energy is not easy to achieve at the micron scale resulting in a low efficiency of power to torque conversion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCharacterization of the Rhodococcus sp. MK1 strain and its pilot application for bioremediation of diesel oil-contaminated soil.
Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung
December 2017
1 Department of Biotechnology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Article Synopsis
- Petroleum hydrocarbons are common pollutants in soil and aquifers, making their removal a key focus for environmental research.
- A new strain of Rhodococcus sp. MK1 was isolated, which can simultaneously break down various components of diesel oil, and its genome was sequenced revealing a chromosome and a plasmid.
- Experiments showed that biostimulation can enhance the natural microbial community for cleaning up aged oil contamination, while bioaugmentation is crucial for addressing newly contaminated and heavily polluted areas.
Single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC) with a cathodic microalgal biofilm: A preliminary assessment of the generation of bioelectricity and biodegradation of real dye textile wastewater.
Chemosphere
June 2017
Department of Biotechnology, University of Szeged, H-6726, Szeged, Hungary; Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary.
An air exposed single-chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC) using microalgal biocathodes was designed. The reactors were tested for the simultaneous biodegradation of real dye textile wastewater (RTW) and the generation of bioelectricity. The results of digital image processing revealed a maximum coverage area on the biocathodes by microalgal cells of 42%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEditorial (Thematic Issue: Pharmacological Targeting of Biological Barriers).
Curr Pharm Des
January 2018
Institute of Biophysics, Biological Research Centre Hungarian Academy of Sciences Temesvári krt. 62, 6726 Szeged Hungary.
Metabolic responses of Rhodococcus erythropolis PR4 grown on diesel oil and various hydrocarbons.
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
November 2015
Department of Biotechnology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726, Szeged, Hungary.
Rhodococcus erythropolis PR4 is able to degrade diesel oil, normal-, iso- and cycloparaffins and aromatic compounds. The complete DNA content of the strain was previously sequenced and numerous oxygenase genes were identified. In order to identify the key elements participating in biodegradation of various hydrocarbons, we performed a comparative whole transcriptome analysis of cells grown on hexadecane, diesel oil and acetate.
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