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SynthesisFrontiers in microbiology2026

Antibacterial and antibiofilm activities of pyocins produced by

Sekari Hickson, Atinga Atimi, Adam Mustapha, Abubakar Shettima, Abdulrakib Abdulrahim, Ukpai Eze

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Synthesis in Frontiers in microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sekari HicksonDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
Atinga AtimiDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Taraba State College of Health Technology, Takum, Nigeria.
Adam MustaphaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
Abubakar ShettimaDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
Abdulrakib AbdulrahimDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
Ukpai EzeChester Medical School, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society, University of Chester, CH21BR, Chester, United Kingdom.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Antimicrobial resistance among Gram-negative bacteria, particularly Objectives: To systematically evaluate evidence on the extraction, purification, characterization, antibacterial activity, antibiofilm efficacy, and resistance mechanisms of pyocins against Gram-negative bacteria. Methods: This review followed PRISMA 2020 guidelines and was registered in PROSPERO (ID: CRD420251064333). PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and CINAHL databases were searched for studies published between January 2015 and June 2025. Eligible studies included Results: A total of 191 records were identified; 137 were screened after duplicate removal, and 7 studies met the inclusion criteria. Pyocins demonstrated strong antibacterial activity against Conclusion: Pyocins exhibit potent antibacterial and antibiofilm activity and represent promising alternatives to conventional antibiotics. However, standardized methodologies,

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antimicrobial resistancebacteriocinbiofilmPseudomonas aeruginosapyocinsystematic review

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PMID42719110
PMCPMC13553936

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