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Lignocellulosic biomass conversion to levulinic acid via acid catalysis: Current methods, opportunities and challenges for self-sustaining biorefineries (2025)
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In recent years, integrated biorefineries have received growing interest as to maximise the extractable value from biomass in the form of green platform chemicals in order to support the establishment of a low carbon economy. Research and development... Read More about Lignocellulosic biomass conversion to levulinic acid via acid catalysis: Current methods, opportunities and challenges for self-sustaining biorefineries.

Harnessing the Potential of Biosurfactants for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications (2023)
Journal Article
Ceresa, C., Fracchia, L., Sansotera, A. C., De Rienzo, M. A. D., & Banat, I. M. (in press). Harnessing the Potential of Biosurfactants for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications. Pharmaceutics, 15(8), 2156. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15082156

Biosurfactants (BSs) are microbial compounds that have emerged as potential alternatives to chemical surfactants due to their multifunctional properties, sustainability and biodegradability. Owing to their amphipathic nature and distinctive structura... Read More about Harnessing the Potential of Biosurfactants for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications.

Surfactants: physicochemical interactions with biological macromolecules. (2021)
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Aguirre-Ramirez, M., Silva-Jimenez, H., Banat, I., & de Rienzo, M. (2021). Surfactants: physicochemical interactions with biological macromolecules. Biotechnology Letters, 43, 523-535. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-020-03054-1

Macromolecules are essential cellular components in biological systems responsible for performing a large number of functions that are necessary for growth and perseverance of living organisms. Proteins, lipids and carbohydrates are three major class... Read More about Surfactants: physicochemical interactions with biological macromolecules..

Inhibitory Effects of Lipopeptides and Glycolipids on <i>C. albicans-Staphylococcus</i> spp. Dual-Species Biofilms. (2021)
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Microbial biofilms strongly resist host immune responses and antimicrobial treatments and are frequently responsible for chronic infections in peri-implant tissues. Biosurfactants (BSs) have recently gained prominence as a new generation of anti-adhe... Read More about Inhibitory Effects of Lipopeptides and Glycolipids on <i>C. albicans-Staphylococcus</i> spp. Dual-Species Biofilms..

In Silico Selection and In Vitro Evaluation of New Molecules That Inhibit the Adhesion of <i>Streptococcus mutants</i> through Antigen I/II (2020)
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Streptococcus mutans is the main early colonizing cariogenic bacteria because it recognizes salivary pellicle receptors. The Antigen I/II (Ag I/II) of S. mutans is among the most important adhesins in this process, and is involved in the adhesion to... Read More about In Silico Selection and In Vitro Evaluation of New Molecules That Inhibit the Adhesion of <i>Streptococcus mutants</i> through Antigen I/II.

Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538 (2020)
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Ceresa, C., Hutton, S., Lajarin-Cuesta, M., Heaton, R., Hargreaves, I., Fracchia, L., & de Rienzo, M. (2020). Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538. Current Microbiology, 77, 1373-1380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-020-01927-2

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a current major health issue, both for the high rates of resistance observed in bacteria that cause common infections and for the complexity of the consequences of AMR. Pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomon... Read More about Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538.

Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538 (2020)
Journal Article
Ceresa, C., Hutton, S., Lujarin-Cuesta, M., Heaton, R., Hargreaves, I., Fracchia, L., & de Rienzo, M. (2020). Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538. Current Microbiology, 77, 1373-1380. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-020-01927-2

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a current major health issue, both for the high rates of resistance observed in bacteria that cause common infections and for the complexity of the consequences of AMR. Pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomon... Read More about Production of Mannosylerythritol Lipids (MELs) to be Used as Antimicrobial Agents Against S. aureus ATCC 6538.

The effect of sophorolipids against microbial biofilms on medical-grade silicone (2020)
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Ceresa, C., Fracchia, L., Williams, M., Banat, I., & Diaz de Rienzo, M. (2020). The effect of sophorolipids against microbial biofilms on medical-grade silicone. Journal of Biotechnology, 309, 34-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.12.019

Recent medical strategies rely on the search for effective antimicrobials as surface coatings to prevent and treat infections in humans and animals. Biosurfactants have recently been shown to have properties as antiadhesive and antibiofilm agents. So... Read More about The effect of sophorolipids against microbial biofilms on medical-grade silicone.

Use of electrical resistance tomography (ERT) for the detection of biofilm disruption mediated by biosurfactants (2018)
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de Rienzo, M., Hou, R., & Martin, P. (2018). Use of electrical resistance tomography (ERT) for the detection of biofilm disruption mediated by biosurfactants. #Journal not on list, 110, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbp.2018.03.006

Inline measurement of biofilms could provide a valuable technology for water, food and bioprocessing industries to improve quality control and avoid contamination. This study presents the first use of electrical resistance tomography (ERT) to detect... Read More about Use of electrical resistance tomography (ERT) for the detection of biofilm disruption mediated by biosurfactants.

Influence of microbial adherence on corrosion of UNS 1008 carbon steel and hybrid nano-structured coatings (2018)
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De Rienzo, M., Aguirre Ramirez, M., Martin, P. J., & Galicia Garcia, M. (2018). Influence of microbial adherence on corrosion of UNS 1008 carbon steel and hybrid nano-structured coatings. Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, 65(2), 152-157. https://doi.org/10.1108/ACMM-05-2017-1795

Purpose
Microbes that are able to grow on different surfaces can cause the deterioration of the underlying layers because of their metabolic activity. The purpose of this study is report the ability of fungi-bacteria consortium (FBC) in anaerobic me... Read More about Influence of microbial adherence on corrosion of UNS 1008 carbon steel and hybrid nano-structured coatings.