The gastrointestinal tract of mammals hosts a high and diverse number of different
microorganisms, known as intestinal microbiota. Many probiotics were originally isolated from the …

Efficient access to chemical information contained in scientific literature, patents, technical
reports, or the web is a pressing need shared by researchers and patent attorneys from …

Biofilms are widespread in nature and constitute an important strategy implemented by
microorganisms to survive in sometimes harsh environmental conditions. They can be beneficial …

Web services are the de facto standard in biomedical data integration. However, there are
data integration scenarios that cannot be fully covered by Web services. A number of Web …

Molecular biology has become heavily dependent on biological knowledge encoded in expert
curated biological databases. As the volume of biological literature increases, biocurators …

This paper proposes a new deep learning approach to better understand how optimistic
and pessimistic feelings are conveyed in Twitter conversations about COVID-19. A pre-trained …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have a broad spectrum of activity and unspecific mechanisms
of action. Therefore, they are seen as valid alternatives to overcome clinically relevant …

The Mechanism of Action of the Human Microbiome (MAHMI) database is a unique
resource that provides comprehensive information about the sequence of potential …

A three-year study was undertaken to investigate the fungal species present on the surface of
grape berries from Portuguese vineyards in four winemaking regions. Emphasis was given …

Quorum sensing plays a pivotal role in Pseudomonas aeruginosa’s virulence. This paper
reviews experimental results on antimicrobial strategies based on quorum sensing inhibition …