Browsing Brage NMBU by Author "Diep, Dzung B."

A bacteriocin-based treatment option for Staphylococcus haemolyticus biofilms

Kranjec, Christian; Kristensen, Sofie S.; Bartkiewicz, Karolina T.; Brønner, Mikkel; Cavanagh, Jorunn P.; Srikantam, Aparna; Mathiesen, Geir; Diep, Dzung B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)

A bacteriocin-based antimicrobial formulation to effectively disrupt the cell viability of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilms

Kranjec, Christian; Ovchinnikov, Kirill; Grønseth, Torstein; Ebineshan, Kumar; Srikantam, Aparna; Diep, Dzung B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

1463 Accesses 1 Citations 21 Altmetric Metricsdetails Abstract Antibiotic-resistant and biofilm-associated infections brought about by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains is a pressing ...

Class II bacteriocins : target recognition, resistance and immunity

Kjos, Morten (PhD Thesis;2011:11, Doctoral thesis, 2011)

Bacteriocins are bacterial antimicrobial peptides which are active against strains often closely related to the producer. Bacteriocins produced by food grade lactic acid bacteria are considered promising for applications ...

Exploring the Therapeutic Potenital of the Leaderless Enterocins K1 and EJ97 in the Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Infection

Reinseth, Ingvild; Tønnesen, Hanne Hjorth; Carlsen, Harald; Diep, Dzung B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

Full circle : genetics, biosynthesis, mode of action and resistance mechanisms of the bacteriocin garvicin ML

Gabrielsen, Christina (PhD Thesis;2013:68, Doctoral thesis, 2013)

Bacteriocins are ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial peptides, produced by many lactic acid bacteria, which show high promise as antimicrobial agents for use in both food industry and for medical applications. In this ...

Intracellular pHluorin as Sensor for Easy Assessment of Bacteriocin-Induced Membrane-Damage in Listeria monocytogenes

Crauwels, Peter; Schäfer, Leonie; Weixler, Dominik; Bar, Nadav; Diep, Dzung B.; Riedel, Christian U.; Seibold, Gerd M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

Over 2000-Fold Increased Production of the Leaderless Bacteriocin Garvicin KS by Increasing Gene Dose and Optimization of Culture Conditions

Telke, Amar; Ovchinnikov, Kirill; Vuoristo, Kiira; Mathiesen, Geir; Thorstensen, Tage; Diep, Dzung B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

The leaderless bacteriocin Garvicin KS (GarKS) is a potent antimicrobial, being active against a wide range of important pathogens. GarKS production by the native producer Lactococcus garvieae KS1546 is, however, relatively ...

Successful development of bacteriocins into therapeutic formulation for treatment of MRSA skin infection in a murine model

Ovchinnikov, Kirill; Kranjec, Christian; Thorstensen, Tage; Carlsen, Harald; Diep, Dzung B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

The emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens has caused a serious worldwide problem in infection treatment in recent years. One of the pathogens is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), which is a major ...