The widespread use of antibiotics has rapidly increased the prevalence of antibiotic-
resistant bacteria (ARB) and their associated antibiotics resistance genes (ARGs), posing a …

Bacterial antibiotic resistance in water environments is becoming increasingly severe, and
new antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have also …

A biofilm is an aggregation of surface-associated microbial cells that is confined in an
extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix. Infections caused by microbes that form …

Antibiotic resistance has created obstacles in the treatment of infectious diseases with
antibiotics. The horizontal transfer of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) can exacerbate the …

Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that are attached to a biological or abiotic
surface and are surrounded by a self-produced extracellular matrix. Cells within a biofilm …

As more environmental contaminants emerging, antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs) have caused a substantial increase of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in …

During the pandemic of COVID-19, the amounts of quaternary ammonium compounds
(QACs) used to inactivate the virus in public facilities, hospitals and households increased …

The emergence and rapid spread of antibiotic resistance seriously compromise the clinical
efficacy of current antibiotic therapies, representing a serious public health threat worldwide …

The occurrence of viable but non-culturable (VBNC) bacteria in the wastewater system
poses a huge threat to environmental and public health, in particular in hospital wastewater …

Supramolecular chemistry introduces us to the macrocyclic host cyclodextrin, which has a
hydrophobic cavity. The hydrophobic cavity has a higher affinity for hydrophobic guest …