Bacteria from the Vibrio genus are autochthonous to aquatic environments and ubiquitous in
aquaculture production systems. Many Vibrio species are non-pathogenic and can be …

Dark fermentative hydrogen production is an effective and feasible technology for biological
hydrogen production. However, this technology has not been commercially applied yet. One …

Metals have been used as antimicrobial agents since antiquity, but throughout most of
history their modes of action have remained unclear. Recent studies indicate that different …

Phages are the most abundant entity in the biosphere and outnumber bacteria by a factor of
10. Phage DNA may also constitute 20% of bacterial genomes; however, its role is ill …

Antibiotics have been used as essential therapeutics for nearly 100 years and, increasingly,
as a preventive agent in the agricultural and animal industry. Continuous use and misuse of …

Highlights•Workers have hypothesized that many different stresses accelerate ROS
formation.•Common measures of ROS formation can be subverted by artifacts.•ROS are …

Copper alloy surfaces are passive antimicrobial sanitizing agents that kill bacteria, fungi,
and some viruses. Studies of the mechanism of contact killing in Escherichia coli implicate …

The worldwide demand for viable sources of tellurium (Te) continues to grow, especially in
emerging electronics industries dominated by CdTe photovoltaic cells. However, due to the …

The biological effects of UV radiation of different wavelengths (UVA, UVB and UVC) were
assessed in nine bacterial isolates displaying different UV sensitivities. Biological effects …

The perceived importance of tellurium (Te) in biological systems has lagged behind
selenium (Se), its lighter sister in the Group 16 chalcogens, because of tellurium's lower …