Beatriz Gómez-Gómez

TL;DR: Selenium, which is present as SeCys in selenoproteins, is involved in cancer prevention, thyroid functioning, and pathogen inhibition, and could be used as Se-enriched probiotics or as a vehicle for manufacturing Se-containing fermented foods.

TL;DR: An important disruption of the QS signalling system by SeNPs and TeNPs is suggested, supporting nanotechnology as a promising tool to fight against the emerging problem of bacterial resistance related to bacterial biofilm formation.

TL;DR: A novel oxidized graphene oxide (OGO) material was prepared and employed for the dispersive solid phase extraction (d-SPE) of rare earth elements (REEs) in drinking water and nuts followed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) determination as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: To the best of this knowledge, this is the first time that SC/SP-ICP-TQ-MS along with TEM and XRD analysis have been applied to investigate, quantitatively, nanoparticle uptake in bacterial cells and to estimate the dimensions of biogenic Te nanorods.

TL;DR: New insights are provided into the mechanisms by which these commonly employed metal-based nanoparticles disturb bacterial QS-based communication and the potential risk of releasing nanoparticles to the environment is clearly evidences, especially for microbial communities which play a key role in many environmental and technological processes.