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Welcome to the University of Salford repository (USIR), an Open Access showcase for the published research output of the university. Our collection contains a wide range of research across multiple formats and subject areas.

Whenever possible, outputs will be made openly available here in full digital format for download, with many under a Creative Commons license. See our Policies for further information https://salford-repository.worktribe.com/policies.



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Effects of Formulation on Microbicide Potency and Mitigation of the Development of Bacterial Insusceptibility (2015)
Journal Article
Cowley, N. L., Forbes, S., Amézquita, A., McClure, P., Humphreys, G. J., & McBain, A. J. (2015). Effects of Formulation on Microbicide Potency and Mitigation of the Development of Bacterial Insusceptibility. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81(20), 7330-7338. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01985-15

Risk assessments of the potential for microbicides to select for reduced bacterial susceptibility have been based largely on data generated through the exposure of bacteria to microbicides in aqueous solution. Since microbicides are normally formulat... Read More about Effects of Formulation on Microbicide Potency and Mitigation of the Development of Bacterial Insusceptibility.

Variable Effects of Exposure to Formulated Microbicides on Antibiotic Susceptibility in Firmicutes and Proteobacteria (2016)
Journal Article
Forbes, S., Knight, C. G., Cowley, N. L., Amézquita, A., McClure, P., Humphreys, G., & McBain, A. J. (2016). Variable Effects of Exposure to Formulated Microbicides on Antibiotic Susceptibility in Firmicutes and Proteobacteria. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 82(12), 3591-3598. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00701-16

Microbicides are broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents that generally interact with multiple pharmacological targets. While they are widely deployed in disinfectant, antiseptic, and preservative formulations, data relating to their potential to select... Read More about Variable Effects of Exposure to Formulated Microbicides on Antibiotic Susceptibility in Firmicutes and Proteobacteria.

Formulation of Biocides Increases Antimicrobial Potency and Mitigates the Enrichment of Nonsusceptible Bacteria in Multispecies Biofilms (2017)
Journal Article
Forbes, S., Cowley, N., Humphreys, G., Mistry, H., Amézquita, A., & McBain, A. J. (2017). Formulation of Biocides Increases Antimicrobial Potency and Mitigates the Enrichment of Nonsusceptible Bacteria in Multispecies Biofilms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 83(7), https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.03054-16

The current investigation aimed to generate data to inform the development of risk assessments of biocide usage. Stabilized domestic drain biofilm microcosms were exposed daily over 6 months to increasing concentrations (0.01% to 1%) of the biocide b... Read More about Formulation of Biocides Increases Antimicrobial Potency and Mitigates the Enrichment of Nonsusceptible Bacteria in Multispecies Biofilms.

Loss of Function in Escherichia coli Exposed to Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Benzalkonium Chloride (2019)
Journal Article
Forbes, S., Morgan, N., Humphreys, G. J., Amézquita, A., Mistry, H., & McBain, A. J. (2019). Loss of Function in Escherichia coli Exposed to Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Benzalkonium Chloride. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 85(4), https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02417-18

Assessing the risk of resistance associated with biocide exposure commonly involves exposing microorganisms to biocides at concentrations close to the MIC. With the aim of representing exposure to environmental biocide residues, Escherichia coli MG16... Read More about Loss of Function in Escherichia coli Exposed to Environmentally Relevant Concentrations of Benzalkonium Chloride.

TTS: Hilbert Transform-based Generative Adversarial Network for Tattoo and Scene Text Spotting (2024)
Journal Article
Palaiahnakote, S., & Antonacopoulos, A. (in press). TTS: Hilbert Transform-based Generative Adversarial Network for Tattoo and Scene Text Spotting. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia,

Text spotting in natural scenes is of increasing interest and significance due to its critical role in several applications, such as visual question answering, named entity recognition and event rumor detection on social media. One of the newly emerg... Read More about TTS: Hilbert Transform-based Generative Adversarial Network for Tattoo and Scene Text Spotting.