Liliana Vale Costa

TL;DR: The complete inactivation of both bacterial strains with low light fluence means that the photodynamic approach can be applied to wastewater treatment under natural light conditions which makes this technology cheap and feasible in terms of the light source.

TL;DR: The aim of this review is to discuss and compare the present state of the art of mammalian viruses PDI with phage photoinactivation, with special focus on the most relevant mechanisms, molecular targets and factors affecting the viral inactivation process.

TL;DR: The aim of this review is to briefly present the typical fish farming diseases and their threats and discuss the present state of chemotherapy to inactivate microorganisms in fish farming plants as well as to examine the new environmentally friendly approaches to control fish infection namely phage therapy and photodynamic antimicrobial therapy.

TL;DR: The use of phage cocktails of two or three phages increased the efficiency ofphage therapy against Vibrio (more efficient and faster bacterial inactivation), delaying the development of resistance by the bacteria and the use of VIBrio phages with high burst sizes and short lytic cycles also increases the efficiencyof phage therapy.

TL;DR: It can be concluded that PDI has potential to be an effective alternative for the inactivation of MDR bacteria in hospital wastewaters and that the presence of antibiotics may enhance its effectiveness.