Nelson Duran

Microbial Violacein as a Sustainable Pigment for Textile Dyeing: Biosynthesis, Dye–Fiber Interactions, and Industrial Perspectives

Nelson Duran, Symone C. de Castro, Fabio Henrique dos Santos Rodrigues, Gerson Nakazato & Ljubica Tasic · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2026

Environmental concerns regarding the persistence and toxicity of synthetic colourants have stimulated increasing interest in sustainable bio-based pigments for textile applications. Among emerging alternatives, violacein, a purple indole-derived pigment produced by several bacter...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2026/v32i94511

Nipah Virus is Scaring the World Again: Current Therapeutic Developments, Antivirals, Antibodies, and Vaccines

Nelson Duran & Gerson Nakazato · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic paramyxovirus of the genus Henipavirus that periodically erupts in South and South-east Asia, causing lethal encephalitis and respiratory disease in humans with case fatality rates historically ranging between 40% and 100%. Originally identified du...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i53958

Resistances of Acinetobacter baumannii Contamination: New Strategies for Contention

Gerson Nakazato, Nelson Duran, Marcela Durán, Wagner José Favaro, Gabriela Durán & Renata K. T. Kobayashi · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2026

Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as one of the most formidable nosocomial pathogens of the twenty-first century, distinguished by its extraordinary capacity to acquire and sustain resistance to virtually all classes of conventional antibiotics. Carbapenem-resistant A. baumanni...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2026/v29i74059