Essential oils are a complex mixture of odoriferous, volatile organic compounds. There are
an extensive number of published articles which highlight the antimicrobial action of a …

Since ancient times, folk medicine and agro-food science have benefitted from the use of
plant derivatives, such as essential oils, to combat different diseases, as well as to preserve …

The mechanism (s) of how bacteria acquire tolerance and then resistance to antibiotics
remains poorly understood. Here, we show that glucose abundance decreases …

Understanding how antibiotics impact bacterial metabolism may provide insight into their
mechanisms of action and could lead to enhanced therapeutic methodologies. Here, we …

Microbial drug persistence is a widespread phenomenon in which a subpopulation of
microorganisms is able to survive antimicrobial treatment without acquiring resistance …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) hold significant importance in diverse fields, including food
technology, industrial biotechnology, and medicine. As basic components of starter cultures …

The “antibiotic era”, characterized by the overuse and misuse of antibiotics, over the last half-
century has culminated in the present critical “era of resistance”. The treatment of bacterial …

Amphotericin, miconazole, and ciclopirox are antifungal agents from three different drug
classes that can effectively kill planktonic yeast, yet their complete fungicidal mechanisms …

Although antibiotics disturb the structure of the gut microbiota, factors that modulate these
perturbations are poorly understood. Bacterial metabolism is an important regulator of …

Aspergillus flavus is a well-known pathogenic fungus for both crops and human beings. The
acquisition of resistance to azoles by A. flavus is leading to more failures occurring in the …