A novel multicomponent complex (MC) of ketoconazole (KET) with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) was developed with the purpose of improving the solubility as well as the antifungal and antibiofilm activity ...

Mastitis in dairy cattle is the disease that impacts dairy production the most; Staphylococcus aureus is the main causative agent of this condition. The genus Staphylococcus has the ability to produce biofilms, an important ...

Little is known about the biotechnological and biological properties of exopolysaccharides (EPS) from the species within the Burkholderiaceae family, such as Pandoraea species. For this reason, the rheological, chemical ...

Aim: The increase in the number of fungal infections worldwide, coupled with the limitations of current antifungal chemotherapy, demand the development of safe and effective new antifungals. Here, we presented the synthesis ...

Background: Natural products with antibacterial potential have begun to be tested on biofilm models, bringing us closer to understanding the response generated by the complex microbial ecosystems of the oral cavity. The ...

Mupirocin is a commonly used antibiotic in the treatment of infections caused by methicillin resistances staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The incorporation of natural products with pharmacologic activity like essential oils ...

In this work the cold gas spray (CGS) technique was used to produce anti-biofilm and biocompatibility copper surfaces. Copper was deposited onto carbon steel and the phase composition, morphology, porosity, and adherence ...

Background: Ciprofloxacin (Cip) is the most commonly used quinolone in clinical prac-tice; however large-scale use has favored the increase of multiresistant pathogenic microorganisms. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) appear ...