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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53711#.VNBuDyzQrzE Author(s)    Suresh G. Joshi 1,2* , Adam Yost 2 , Siddharth S. Joshi 2 , Sankar Addya 3 , Garth Ehrlich 1 , Ari Brooks 1,4   Affiliation(s) 1 Center for Surgical Infection and Biofilm, College of Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA . 2 School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA . 3 Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA . 4 Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, USA . ABSTRACT We developed a technique of generating nonthermal atmospheric plasma-activated solution that had broad-spectrum antibacterial properties. Plasma-activated phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) causes rapid inactivation of bacteria following generation oxidative stress. However, dose optimization requires understanding of cellular mechanis...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52927#.VKyjCMnQrzE Author(s)   Kentaro Yamauchi 1 , Tsuyoshi Ochiai 2,3 , Goro Yamauchi 4   Affiliation(s) 1 Collaborative Research Center, Daido University, Nagoya, Japan . 2 Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan . 2 Photocatalysis International Research Center, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan . 4 Department of Information Design, Daido University, Nagoya, Japan . ABSTRACT The synergistic antibacterial performance against Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of a Cu/WO 3 -added PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) particulate composite was reported in the previous paper. The origin of the synergistic antibacterial performance investigated by evaluating the photocatalytic decomposition of the Cu/WO 3 -added PTFE particulate composite material is reporte...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52606#.VJy5NcCAM4 Author(s)     Azucena Mora 1 , Nieves Ortega 2 , Elena Garcia 2 , Susana Viso 1 , Mónica G. Candela 2 , Ghizlane Dahbi 1 , Francisco Cuello 2 , María Rosa Caro 2* Affiliation(s) 1 Laboratorio de Referencia de E. coli (LREC), Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, Spain . 2 Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus de Espinardo, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain . ABSTRACT The aim of the present study was to characterize a collection of Escherichia coli strains isolated from asymptomatic griff...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50355#.VDssBlfHRK0 Author(s)    Serena Schippa , Valentina Totino , Massimiliano Marazzato , Maria Stefania Lepanto , Floriana Santangelo , Marta Aleandri , Antonella Gagliardi , Catia Longhi , Fabrizio Pantanella , Valerio Iebba , Maria Pia Conte Affiliation(s) Microbiology Section, Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy . ABSTRACT Escherichia coli is assumed to be involved in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by many authors. The present Short Report was aimed at analyzing E. coli population isolates from ileal samples collected from 4 CD and 3 non-CD (control group) diagnosed pediatric pa...