The Nb4D group has published two interesting works in the last few weeks and you can already find them in open access!
In the Analytical and Bioanalytical journal you can find the paper entitled “DNA-directed immobilization fluorescent immunoarray for multiplexed antibiotic residue determination in milk” (URL), fruit of the Doctoral Thesis of Julian Guercetti in the context of the FoodSmartphone Doctoral Network. This work reports the development a multiplexed screening platform utilizing DNA-directed immobilization (DDI) to detect three classes of antibiotic residues (fluoroquinolones, sulfonamides, and tylosin) prevalently found in milk, with the aim to provide a powerful tool for the Food Safety industry. Nuria Pascual, J.-Pablo Salvador and M.-Pilar Marco are the other co-authors belonging to the Nb4D.
On the other hand, Bárbara Rodríguez, Lluïsa Vilaplana and M.-Pilar Marco present a review in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents under the title “Strategies for Quorum Sensing inhibition as a tool for controlling Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections” (URL). The research line focused on the Quorum Sensing (QS) of Pseudomonas has a long story in the group and has been funded significantly in the last decade to find novel tools for the diagnosis and treatment of infections based on this targeting this bacterial communication system. This review deeps into the potential use of biological agents to disrupt the QS as a way to inhibit infectious processes.
