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| Title |
Light as a Broad-Spectrum Antimicrobial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00119 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Peter J. Gwynne, Maurice P. Gallagher |
| Abstract |
Antimicrobial resistance is a significant and growing concern. To continue to treat even simple infections, there is a pressing need for new alternative and complementary approaches to antimicrobial therapy. One possible addition to the current range of treatments is the use of narrow-wavelength light as an antimicrobial, which has been shown to eliminate a range of common pathogens. Much progress has already been made with blue light but the potential of other regions of the electromagnetic spectrum is largely unexplored. In order that the approach can be fully and most effectively realized, further research is also required into the effects of energy dose, the harmful and beneficial impacts of light on eukaryotic tissues, and the role of oxygen in eliciting microbial toxicity. These and other topics are discussed within this perspective. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 15 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 33% |
| United States | 2 | 13% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| Australia | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 6 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 67% |
| Scientists | 3 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 137 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 137 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 22 | 16% |
| Researcher | 17 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 17 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 13% |
| Unknown | 40 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Immunology and Microbiology | 15 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 10% |
| Chemistry | 13 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 9% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 11 | 8% |
| Other | 28 | 20% |
| Unknown | 44 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 32. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 January 2023.
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#705
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#28,560
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#15
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