EVALUATION OF CINNAMON ESSENTIAL OIL AND ITS EMULSION ON BIOFILM-ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS OF ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII CLINICAL STRAINS

Evaluation of Cinnamon Essential Oil and Its Emulsion on Biofilm-Associated Components of Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Strains

Background/Objectives: Acinetobacter baumannii, one of click here the most dangerous pathogens, is able to form biofilm structures and aggravate its treatment.For that reason, new antibiofilm agents are in need, and new sources of antibiofilm compounds are being sought from plants and their products.Cinnamon essential oil is associated with a wide

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Thrips Management Program for Horticultural Crops

Among the 5,500 (or more) well-described species of thrips worldwide, nearly 1% are known as economically important pests.Because these tiny pests can feed on multiple plants, their damage potential to nursery and greenhouse production is immense: thrips inflict millions of dollars loss every year.Thrips hide easily in tiny spaces, reproduce rapidl

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The Jesuits in Portugal: the communion of science and religion

For several centuries, the dichotomy between science and religion widened, so much so that these were considered two opposing fields of knowledge.On one side, stood the defenders of rationality, and on the other, obscurantism.Following the anti-Jew myth, with the Enlightenment, the anti-Jesuit myth emerged.This myth started to gain momentum in Port

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