SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF RUTHENIUM NITROSYL COMPLEXES CONTAINING POLYPYRIDYL LIGANDS by Dayana P. S. Penha, Thuanny M. de Sousa, Dayane C. de Oliveira, Maria R. H. da Silva, Verônica da S. Oliveira, Daniel de L. Pontes, Ana C. F. de B. Pontes, Tércio de F. Paulo, Francisco O. N. da Silva

“…The antibacterial activity of the complexes was tested against the bacteria Staphylococus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, based on minimum inhibitory concentration measurements, in which no or moderate activity was observed against Gram-positive bacteria. However, complexes I and II showed good antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains, being able to inhibit growth at low concentrations of 57.23 µmol L−1 for complex I and 200.8 µmol L−1 for complex II.…”
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Antibacterial Activity of Rationally Designed Antimicrobial Peptides by Marius B. Tincho, Thureyah Morris, Mervin Meyer, Ashley Pretorius

“…Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) are components of the first line of defense for prokaryotes and eukaryotes and have a wide range of activities against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, fungi, cancer cells, and protozoa, as well as viruses. …”
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Herbaspirillum Infection in Humans: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Rashmi Dhital, Anish Paudel, Nidrit Bohra, Ann K. Shin

“…Herbaspirillum seropedicae are Gram-negative oxidase-positive nonfermenting rods of Betaproteobacteria class, commonly found in rhizosphere. …”
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Lycopene and Other Bioactive Compounds’ Extraction from Tomato Processing Industry Waste: A Comparison of Ultrasonication Versus a Conventional Stirring Method by Konstantinos Mavridis, Nikolaos Todas, Dimitrios Kalompatsios, Vassilis Athanasiadis, Stavros I. Lalas

“…The results showed that the optimized UBAE technique achieved substantial yields of total carotenoids (420.8 μg of lycopene equivalents per gram of dry weight (dw)) and total polyphenols (2.62 mg of gallic acid equivalents per gram of dw). …”
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Ester derivatives of Dictyostelium differentiation-inducing factors exhibit antibacterial activity, possibly via a prodrug-like function by Katsunori Takahashi, Haruhisa Kikuchi, Takehiro Nishimura, Hirotaka Ishigaki, Yusuke Miura, Ayuko Takahashi, Yuzuru Kubohara

“…This study investigates the therapeutic potential of DIF compounds against these Gram-positive bacteria. Results In vitro tests revealed that the antibacterial activity of 3 and 4 was lost in the presence of human serum albumin (HSA), suggesting that HSA might inhibit their effectiveness. …”
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Synthesis of Silica-Coated Fe3O4 Nanoparticles by Microemulsion Method: Characterization and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activity by Goshu Asab, Enyew Amare Zereffa, Teshome Abdo Seghne

“…The antimicrobial activities of Fe3O4 and silica-coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles were tested against Gram-negative (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) bacteria. …”
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Pharmacological Studies on the Antidiabetic, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Efficacies of Commiphora myrrha Resin in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in Rats: A Preclinical Study by Rasha A. Mansouri, Aftab Ahmad, null Roushdy M. M., Huda F. Alshaibi, Mahmoud Ragab

“…The plant extract showed promising inhibition of the growth of gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens. It also showed that MAE has potential antihyperglycemic and antioxidant activities. …”
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Emergence of Highly Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Patients with Infections Admitted to Public Hospitals in Southwest Iran by Sepide Namdari, Ali Farhadi, Aida Khademalhoseini, Abbas Behzad-Behbahani, Afsaneh Moaddeb

“…Of these, 1401 (78.8%) were Gram-negative and the remaining were Gram-positive bacteria. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Biological Evaluation of Gabapentinoid Hybrids with Isoindole-1,3(2H)-Dione Moiety as Potential Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Anticancer Agents by Mirna Jabbour, Mohammad Ammar Al-Khayat, Mahmoud Al-Ktaifani

“…The antibacterial activity of synthesized compounds and parent compounds was evaluated against two microbial Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains by the well diffusion method. …”
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Antifungal and Antibacterial Activity of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Different <i>Rosa rugosa</i> Parts by Žaneta Maželienė, Jolita Kirvaitienė, Kamilė Kaklauskienė, Rasa Volskienė, Asta Aleksandravičienė

“…Antimicrobial activity was tested against one fungus, four Gram-positive, and four Gram-negative bacteria. The leaf extracts exhibited the strongest antimicrobial activity, followed by the extracts from the petals and rose hips, while weaker activity was observed in the root extracts. …”
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Liver Microbiome in Healthy Rats: The Hidden Inhabitants of Hepatocytes by Xiao Wei Sun, Hua Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Peng Fei Xin, Xue Gao, Hong Rui Li, Cai Yun Zhou, Wen Min Gao, Xuan Xuan Kou, Jian Gang Zhang

“…The main function composition of the genomes of annotated bacteria was correlated with metabolism (79.92±0.24%). Gram negativity was about 1.6 times higher than gram positivity. …”
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Fabrication of nano‐encapsulated angelica (Heracleum persicum) essential oil for enriching dairy dessert: Physicochemical, rheological and sensorial properties by Narin Mhemmedamin Nanakali

“…Droplet size, free radical scavenging capacity, antimicrobial activity against gram‐positive (Staphylococcus aureus (25923 ATCC)) and gram‐negative (Escherichia coli H7 O157 (700728 ATCC)) were evaluated for produced nanoemulsions. …”
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Analysis of Liposoluble Composition, Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Artemisia argyi in Zhangjiakou by Yongbin XU, Xinmin XIONG, Youduo HE, Jia CUI, Jiangang TUO, Hongyu ZHAO

“…The antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive bacteria was determined by filter paper disk test. …”
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Optimization and characterization of bioactive secondary metabolites from Streptomyces sp CMSTAAHL-4 isolated from mangrove sediment by Selvaraj Jeraldin Nisha, Ganapathi Uma, Ramamoorthy Sathishkumar, Vincent Samuel Gnana Prakash, Rimal Isaac, Thavasimuthu Citarasu

“…The potent strain was selected based on their primary screening against Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Gram negative Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi bacterial pathogens. …”
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Biosynthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using banana peel pectin for antibacterial and photocatalytic applications by Kazi Suraiya Islam, Md. Hasnain Mustak, Md. Khalid Hossain Shishir, Md. Minnatul Karim, Gazi Md. Arifuzzaman Khan

“…Moreover, the p-ZnO NPs exhibited a significant bactericidal effect against drug-resistant gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus but were ineffective against gram-negative Escherichia coli.…”
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Pengaruh Jus Seledri (Apium graveolens L.) terhadap Gambaran Mikroskopis Hepar Tikus (Rattus norvegicus) yang Diinduksi Diet Hiperkolesterol by Andina Dwinanda, Nita Afriani, Hardisman Hardisman

“…Masing-masing perlakuan diberikan diet hiperkolesterol yang dibuat dari minyak babi sebanyak 2 gram dan kuning telur puyuh rebus 1 gram selama 14 hari. …”
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Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of 4-Benzylidene-2-methyl-oxazoline-5-one against Pathogen Bacteria by Zahra Mortazavi, Mohamad Reza Islami, Moj Khaleghi

“…The results from the MIC and MBC testing demonstrated that the compound exhibits both bacteriostatic and bactericidal effects on both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, as well as yeast. …”
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Analysis of antibiotic sensitivity of clinical strains of microorganisms with the Russian Mueller–Hinton broth by Irina S. Kosilova, Lyubov V. Domotenko, Mikhail V. Khramov

“…The study investigated the sensitivity of 47 clinical strains of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria to antibiotics of various functional groups using the broth microdilution method with MHB-Obolensk and MHB-BD. …”
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Silver Nanoparticles: Biosynthesis Using an ATCC Reference Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Activity as Broad Spectrum Clinical Antibacterial Agents by Melisa A. Quinteros, Ivana M. Aiassa Martínez, Pablo R. Dalmasso, Paulina L. Páez

“…Ag-NPs were found to be bioactive at picomolar concentration levels showing bactericidal effects against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. …”
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Economy of Fertilizer Nitrogen through Organic Sources in Rain-Fed Rice-Legume Cropping Systems in West Bengal, India by A.M. Puste, S. Bandyopadhyay, D.K. Das

“…Seed yield of pulses (lentil, gram, and lathyrus) were more pronounced in the treatment inoculated with Rhizobium, with a saving of 42.6–48.4 kg N ha-1. …”
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