Nano-realm for point-of-care (POC) bacterial diagnostics
Publication date: Available online 10 May 2019Source: Methods in MicrobiologyAuthor(s): Bandhan Chatterjee, Neeti Kalyani, Soonjyoti Das, Anjali Anand, Tarun Kumar SharmaAbstractThe omnipresence of bacterial pathogens poses a grave danger for human survival on earth, the spectre justified in periodical WHO reports, where bacterial borne diseases maintain their share of infamy, claiming the leading cause of mortality around the globe. Given the current status of therapeutic advances, many of these life endangering diseases can be cured if diagnosed accurately and on time. So, the onus of saving lives now leans more towards ...
Source: Methods in Microbiology - May 11, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles/biopolymer hybrids: Synthesis methods, properties and biomedical applications
Publication date: Available online 10 May 2019Source: Methods in MicrobiologyAuthor(s): Kakarla Raghava Reddy, P. Adinaraya Reddy, Ch. Venkata Reddy, Nagaraj P. Shetti, B. Babu, K. Ravindranadh, M.V. Shankar, Madhava C. Reddy, Sarvesh K. Soni, S. NaveenAbstractSuperparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) are the most extensively used functional nanomaterials as antibacterial agents, and for other biomedical applications due to their unique physical, chemical, magnetic and biocompatibility properties. However, due to their small size, particles tend to aggregate by dipole-dipole interactions between magnetic particle...
Source: Methods in Microbiology - May 11, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
The use of nanomaterials for the mitigation of pathogenic biofilm formation
Publication date: Available online 10 May 2019Source: Methods in MicrobiologyAuthor(s): Aaron Elbourne, Vi Khanh Truong, Samuel Cheeseman, Piumie Rajapaksha, Sheeana Gangadoo, James Chapman, Russell J. CrawfordAbstractAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been identified as one of the greatest threats to human health (Boucher et al., 2009, Bush et al., 2011, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2013, Neu, 1992, Spellberg et al., 2008). Unfortunately, the current rise in AMR has made biofilm-related infections a primary health-care concern, since these biofilms can no longer be effectively treated using conventional ant...
Source: Methods in Microbiology - May 11, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Synthetic gutomics: Deciphering the microbial code for futuristic diagnosis and personalized medicine
Publication date: Available online 10 May 2019Source: Methods in MicrobiologyAuthor(s): Pankaj Satapathy, Kounaina Khan, Aishwarya Tripurasundari Devi, Anirudh Gururaj Patil, Avinash Mirle Govindaraju, Shubha Gopal, Mysore Nagalingaswamy Nagendra Prasad, Veena Sunil More, Raghava Reddy Kakarla, Anjanapura V. Raghu, Shivaprasad Hudeda, Sunil Shivaji More, Farhan ZameerAbstractMicrobes exist in every type of environment and the human gut is no exception. These microbes play a very crucial role in health and metabolism. Synthetic Gutomics is an effort to describe the engineering of the gut microbiota for ameliorating human di...
Source: Methods in Microbiology - May 10, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Applications of nanotechnology in food microbiology
Publication date: Available online 24 April 2019Source: Methods in MicrobiologyAuthor(s): Lily Jaiswal, Shiv Shankar, Jong-Whan RhimAbstractCurrently, the food packaging industry presents one of the fastest growing industries globally. One of the most serious concerns in the food packaging industry is reducing environmental burdens by reducing food packaging waste or replacing non-biodegradable plastic packaging materials with eco-friendly biopolymer-based packaging materials to ensure food safety and extend the shelf life of packaged food. The advent of nanotechnology has recently been applied to overcome these challenges...
Source: Methods in Microbiology - April 25, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Lipid nanomaterials for the delivery of antimicrobial peptides
Publication date: Available online 23 April 2019Source: Methods in MicrobiologyAuthor(s): Thomas G. Meikle, Jamie B. Strachan, Charlotte E. ConnAbstractIn light of growing concerns regarding wide-spread antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial peptides may present a much needed alternative to currently available therapeutics, with less potential for the development of resistance in target organisms. They demonstrate broad spectrum activity, often against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, as well as viruses and protozoa. These peptides are a subset of the larger pharmaceutical class of protein and peptide-based bio...
Source: Methods in Microbiology - April 25, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Applications of nanotechnology in agriculture
Publication date: Available online 6 March 2019Source: Methods in MicrobiologyAuthor(s): Hemraj ChhipaAbstractExcess use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has shown negative impacts on soil health and environment. Chemical residues destroy the soil ecosystem by affecting the non-targeted organisms and decrease soil fertility simultaneously. To prevent such adversity in soil and environment, researchers have applied nanotechnology in agriculture. Nanotechnology is the rising technology of the current decade, which has shown promising results in controlling excess agri-inputs and maintaining environmental balance. The c...
Source: Methods in Microbiology - March 8, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Biocompatible in-situ gelling polymer hydrogels for treating ocular infection
Publication date: Available online 22 February 2019Source: Methods in MicrobiologyAuthor(s): Manu Sharma, Ankita Deohra, Kakarla Raghava Reddy, Veera SadhuAbstractThe eye is a sensitive organ susceptible to bacterial as well as fungal acute and chronic infections. Commonly used conventional ocular dosage forms are solutions, drops, ointments, gels and suspensions. However, the small size of the ocular cavity, nasolacrimal drainage, precorneal elimination, conjunctival absorption and poor retention time compromises the ocular bioavailability of drugs and their therapeutic efficacy. The development of novel ophthalmic delive...
Source: Methods in Microbiology - February 22, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
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Preface
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Source: Methods in Microbiology - October 26, 2018 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Chapter 1 - Microbiology of the Built Environment in Spacecraft Used for Human Flight
Publication date: 2018Source: Methods in Microbiology, Volume 45Author(s): Jiseon Yang, Starla G. Thornhill, Jennifer Barrila, Cheryl A. Nickerson, Charlie Mark Ott, Robert J.C. McLeanAbstractSpacecraft, associated with human spaceflight, is one of the more unusual microbial environments. In contrast to other terrestrial environments, microorganisms within spacecraft are completely isolated from the rest of the biosphere and experience greatly reduced gravity (microgravity) and increased exposure to solar radiation. Microorganisms are introduced to this environment primarily through the microbiomes associated with spacecre...
Source: Methods in Microbiology - October 26, 2018 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Chapter 2 - The Study of Microbial Survival in Extraterrestrial Environments Using Low Earth Orbit and Ground-Based Experiments
Publication date: 2018Source: Methods in Microbiology, Volume 45Author(s): Karen Olsson-Francis, Nisha K. Ramkissoon, Alex B. Price, David J. Slade, Micheal C. Macey, Victoria K. PearsonAbstractMicroorganisms can be used as model systems for studying the biological responses to extraterrestrial conditions. Understanding how cells degrade under such conditions is important for identifying potential biosignatures for future life detection missions. The facilities used to study such responses are extremely challenging and expensive. Therefore, these studies depend on a combination of ground-based simulation and real space exp...
Source: Methods in Microbiology - October 26, 2018 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Chapter 3 - Persistence of Fungi in Atypical, Closed Environments: Cultivation to Omics
Publication date: 2018Source: Methods in Microbiology, Volume 45Author(s): Adriana Blachowicz, Kasthuri Venkateswaran, Clay C.C. WangAbstractFilamentous fungi are dual organisms that can be both useful for mankind and threatening to human habitats and health. These omnipresent extremotolerant microorganisms are associated with a range of hostile environments and the human body. Immense adaptability to a variety of conditions enables fungi residing on people to thrive anywhere they go, including man-made closed habitats. One such habitat is the International Space Station (ISS), which is a research platform under strict mic...
Source: Methods in Microbiology - October 26, 2018 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
