German Zafra

Dr. German Zafra

Universidad Industrial de Santander
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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 November 2016 in Journal of Hazardous Materials
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German ZafraGerman Zafra
German Zafra
TTTodd D. Taylor
Todd D. Taylor
AAAngel E. Absalón
Angel E. Absalón
Diana V. Cortés-EspinosaDiana V. Cortés-Espinosa
Diana V. Cortés-Espinosa

10 August 2014 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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German ZafraGerman Zafra
German Zafra
AMAngélica Moreno-Montaño
Angélica Moreno-Montaño
ÁAÁngel E. Absalón
Ángel E. Absalón
Diana V. Cortés-EspinosaDiana V. Cortés-Espinosa
Diana V. Cortés-Espinosa

9 January 2014 in Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
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German ZafraGerman Zafra
German Zafra
ÁAÁngel E. Absalón
Ángel E. Absalón
MCMa. Del Carmen Cuevas
Ma. Del Carmen Cuevas
Diana V. Cortés-EspinosaDiana V. Cortés-Espinosa
Diana V. Cortés-Espinosa

24 October 2015 in Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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German ZafraGerman Zafra
German Zafra
Diana V. Cortés-EspinosaDiana V. Cortés-Espinosa
Diana V. Cortés-Espinosa

1 April 2017 in Chemosphere
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German ZafraGerman Zafra
German Zafra
ÁAÁngel E. Absalón
Ángel E. Absalón
MAMiguel Ángel Anducho-Reyes
Miguel Ángel Anducho-Reyes
Francisco J. FernandezFrancisco J. Fernandez
Francisco J. Fernandez
Diana V. Cortés-EspinosaDiana V. Cortés-Espinosa
Diana V. Cortés-Espinosa

30 November 2021 in Antibiotics
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AMAndrés Martínez
Andrés Martínez
Marcela Manrique-MorenoMarcela Manrique-Moreno
Marcela Manrique-Moreno
MKMaria Camila Klaiss
Maria Camila Klaiss
ESElena Stashenko
Elena Stashenko
German ZafraGerman Zafra
German Zafra
COClaudia Ortiz
Claudia Ortiz
Biofilm as a cellular conformation confers survival properties to microbial populations and favors microbial resistance. Here, we investigated the antimicrobial, antibiofilm, antimotility, antihemolytic activity, and the interaction with synthetic membranes of 15 essential oils (EOs) on E. coli ATCC 25922 and S. aureus ATCC 29213. Antimicrobial activity of EOs was determined through microdilution method; development of the biofilm was assessed using the crystal violet assay and SEM microscopy. Results indicate that Lippia origanoides thymol–carvacrol II chemotype (LTC II) and Thymus vulgaris (TV) exhibited a significant antibacterial activity, with MIC values of 0.45 and 0.75 mg/mL, respectively. The percentage of biofilm formation inhibition was greater than 70% at subinhibitory concentrations (MIC50) for LTC II EO. The results demonstrate that these two oils had significantly reduced the hemolytic effect of S. aureus by 54% and 32%, respectively, and the mobility capacity by swimming in E. coli with percentages of decrease of 55% and 47%, respectively. The results show that LTC II and TV EOs can interact with the hydrophobic core of lipid bilayers and alter the physicochemical properties of membranes. The findings suggest that LTC II and TV oils may potentially be used to aid in the treatment of S. aureus and E. coli infections.