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Microbial Contamination in Cosmetic Products
da Silva, Jéssica DuarteEmbora os cosméticos sejam geralmente percebidos como seguros, eles representam potenciais veículos de contaminação microbiológica. Quando contaminados, os cosméticos podem atuar como fomites para a disseminação de microrganismos patogénicos, representando riscos significativos para a saúde do consumidor. Tanto bactérias Gram-positivas quanto Gram-negativas têm sido identificadas como contaminantes em produtos ...
Isolation and characterization of the acadevirus members BigMira and MidiMira i...
da Silva, Jéssica Duarte; Bens, Lene; Santos, Adriele J. do Carmo; Lavigne, Rob; Soares, José; Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues; Vallino, MartaProteus mirabilis is an opportunistic pathogen and is responsible for more than 40% of all cases of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). Healthcare-associated infections have been aggravated by the constant emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. Because of this, the use of phages to combat bacterial infections gained renewed interest. In this study, we describe the biological and...
Genomic and proteomic characterization of vB_SauM-UFV_DC4, a novel Staphylococc...
da Silva, Jéssica Duarte; Melo, Luís Daniel Rodrigues; Santos, Sílvio Roberto Branco; Kropinski, Andrew M.; Xisto, Mariana Fonseca; Dias, Roberto SousaStaphylococcus aureus is one of the most relevant mastitis pathogens in dairy cattle, and the acquisition of antimicrobial resistance genes presents a significant health issue in both veterinary and human fields. Among the different strategies to tackle S. aureus infection in livestock, bacteriophages have been thoroughly investigated in the last decades; however, few specimens of the so-called jumbo phages cap...