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Rooney, J.,…, Zarkan, A & Cantacessi, C (2024). Structural and functional analyses of nematode-derived antimicrobial peptides support the occurrence of direct mechanisms of worm-microbiota interactions. Comput Struct Biotechnol J 10:23:1522-1533. http://10.1016/j.csbj.2024.04.019
Wasfi, R., Zarkan, A & Hamed, SM (2023). Editorial: Emerging strategies in combatting and managing bacterial biofilms. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 1:13:1264346. 10.3389/fcimb.2023.1264346
Shi, X & Zarkan, A (2022). Bacterial Survivors: Evaluating the Mechanisms of Antibiotic Persistence. Microbiol 168:001266. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001266
Zarkan, A, et al (2020). Inhibition of indole production increases the activity of quinolone antibiotics against E. coli persisters. Scientific Reports 10:11741. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68693-w
Zarkan, A., et al (2020). Local and Universal Action: The Paradoxes of Indole Signalling in Bacteria. Trends in Microbiology 28:566-577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2020.02.007
Zarkan, A., et al (2019). Indole Pulse Signalling Regulates the Cytoplasmic pH of E. coli in a Memory-Like Manner. Scientific Reports 9:3868. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-40560-3
Zarkan, A., et al (2017). Zn(II) mediates vancomycin polymerization and potentiates its antibiotic activity against resistant bacteria. Scientific Reports 7:4893. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04868-2
Zarkan, A., et al (2016). The frontline antibiotic vancomycin induces a zinc starvation response in bacteria by binding to Zn(II). Scientific Reports 6:19602. http://doi.org/10.1038/srep19602