Cristina Durante Cruz

Publications

Research output per year 2001 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024 2025

• 42 Article
• 7 Poster
• 1 Patent

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• 2025

  Development and characterization of pomegranate peel extract-infused carboxymethyl cellulose composite films for functional, sustainable food packaging

  Baniasadi, H., Fathi, Z., Lizundia, E., Cruz, C. D., Abidnejad, R., Fazeli, M., Tammela, P., Kontturi, E., Lipponen, J. & Niskanen, J., 2025, In: Food Hydrocolloids. 158, 16 p., 110525.

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• 2024

  Benzothiazole DNA gyrase inhibitors and their conjugates with siderophore mimics: Design, synthesis and evaluation

  Durcik, M., Cruz, CD., Scorciapino, M. A., Ilaš, J., Tammela, P., Ceccarelli, M., Peterlin Mašič, L. & Tomašič, T., 17 Jan 2024, In: RSC Advances. 2024, 14, p. 2905-2917 13 p.

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• High-throughput combination assay for studying biofilm formation of uropathogenic Escherichia coli

  Li, M., Cruz, C. D., Ilina, P. & Tammela, P., 5 Jul 2024, In: Archives of Microbiology. 206, 13 p., 344.

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• Improved N-phenylpyrrolamide inhibitors of DNA gyrase as antibacterial agents for high-priority bacterial strains

  Zidar, N., Onali, A., Peršolja, P., Benedetto Tiz, D., Dernovšek, J., Skok, Ž., Durcik, M., Cotman, A. E., Hrast Rambaher, M., Cruz, C. D., Tammela, P., Senerovic, L., Jovanovic, M., Szili, P. É., Czikkely, M. S., Pál, C., Zega, A., Peterlin Mašič, L., Ilaš, J., Tomašič, T., & 1 othersKikelj, D., 4 Sept 2024, In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 278, 19 p., 116823.

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• Vibrio parahaemolyticus: Predicting effects of storage temperature on growth in Crassostrea gigas harvested in New Zealand

  Fletcher, G. C., Cruz, C. D. & Hedderley, D. I., 30 Jan 2024, In: Aquaculture. 579, 9 p.

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• 2023

  Antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of permanently ionized quaternary ammonium fluoroquinolones

  Fedorowicz, J., Cruz, C. D., Morawska, M., Ciura, K., Gilbert-Girard, S., Mazur, L., Mäkkylä, H., Ilina, P., Savijoki, K., Fallarero, A., Tammela, P. & Sączewski, J., 5 Jun 2023, In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 254, 14 p., 115373.

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• Biochemometry identifies ostruthin as pluripotent antimicrobial and anthelmintic agent from masterwort

  Zwirchmayr, J., Cruz, C. D., Grienke, U., Tammela, P. & Rollinger, J. M., 15 Sept 2023, In: iScience. 26, 9, 23 p.

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• Establishment of microfluidic Staphylococcus aureus biofilm on thiol-ene polymers for antimicrobial efficacy screening

  Ferreira Amorim, J., Cruz, CD., Haapala, M., Tammela, P. & Sikanen, T., Oct 2023.

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• Screening for new natural food additives with antibacterial properties against pathogenic bacteria​

  Kapp, K., Cruz, CD., Raudsepp, P., Meremäe, K., Roasto, M. & Tammela, P., Jun 2023.

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• Willow Bark-Derived Material with Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Properties for Potential Wound Dressing Applications

  Dou, J., Ilina, P., Cruz, C. D., Nurmi, D., Vidarte, P. Z., Rissanen, M., Tammela, P. & Vuorinen, T., 8 Nov 2023, In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71, 44, p. 16554-16567 14 p.

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• 2022

  Staphylococcus aureus biofilm metabolism and susceptibility to ciprofloxacin on thiol-ene polymer surfaces

  Ferreira Amorim, J., Cruz, CD., Haapala, M., Tammela, P. & Sikanen, T., May 2022.

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• 2021

  Biofilm Formation by Listeria monocytogenes 15G01, a Persistent Isolate from a Seafood-Processing Plant, Is Influenced by Inactivation of Multiple Genes Belonging to Different Functional Groups

  Nowak, J., Visnovsky, S. B., Pitman, A. R., Cruz, C. D., Palmer, J., Fletcher, G. C. & Flint, S., May 2021, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87, 10, 19 p., ARTN e02349-20.

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• Compounding Parenteral Products in Pediatric Wards—Effect of Environment and Aseptic Technique on Product Sterility

  Virtanen, S., Kapp, K., Rautamo, M. M., Lotta, S., Linden-Lahti, C., Cruz, C. D. & Tammela, P., Aug 2021, In: Healthcare. 9, 8, 11 p., 1025.

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• Evaluation and validation of Biolog Omnilog® system for antibacterial activity assays

  Cruz, CD., Esteve, P. & Tammela, P., May 2021, In: Letters in Applied Microbiology. 72, 5, p. 589-595 7 p.

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• Genomic diversity of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from seafood, horticulture and factory environments in New Zealand

  Mohan, V., Cruz, C. D., van Vliet, A. H. M., Pitman, A. R., Visnovsky, S. B., Rivas, L., Gilpin, B. & Fletcher, G. C., 2 Jun 2021, In: International Journal of Food Microbiology. 347, 13 p., 109166.

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• Inactivation of the gene encoding the cationic antimicrobial peptide resistance factor MprF increases biofilm formation but reduces invasiveness of Listeria monocytogenes

  Nowak, J., Visnovsky, S. B., Cruz, C. D., Fletcher, G. C., van Vliet, A. H. M., Hedderley, D., Butler, R., Flint, S., Palmer, J. & Pitman, A. R., Feb 2021, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 130, 2 , p. 464-477 14 p.

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• Installation of an aryl boronic acid function into the external section of N-aryl-oxazolidinones: Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation

  Cruz, C. D., Wrigstedt, P., Moslova, K., Iashin, V., Mäkkylä, H., Ghemtio, L., Heikkinen, S., Tammela, P. & Perea-Buceta, J. E., 5 Feb 2021, In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 211, 8 p., 113002.

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• New dual ATP-competitive inhibitors of bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV active against ESKAPE pathogens

  Durcik, M., Nyerges, Á., Skok, Ž., Skledar, D. G., Trontelj, J., Zidar, N., Ilaš, J., Zega, A., Cruz, C. D., Tammela, P., Welin, M., Kimbung, Y. R., Focht, D., Benek, O., Révész, T., Draskovits, G., Szili, P. É., Daruka, L., Pal, C., Kikelj, D., & 2 othersPeterlin Mašič, L. & Tomašič, T., 5 Mar 2021, In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 213, 22 p., 113200.

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• 2020

  Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel DNA gyrase Inhibitors and their siderophore mimic conjugates

  Lamut, A., Cruz, C. D., Skok, Ž., Barančoková, M., Zidar, N., Zega, A., Peterlin Mašič, L., Ilaš, J., Tammela, P., Kikelj, D. & Tomašič, T., Jan 2020, In: Bioorganic Chemistry. 95, 13 p., 103550.

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• Exploring the Chemical Space of Benzothiazole-Based DNA Gyrase B Inhibitors

  Skok, Ž., Barančoková, M., Benek, O., Cruz, C. D., Tammela, P., Tomašič, T., Zidar, N., Mašič, L. P., Zega, A., Stevenson, C. E. M., Mundy, J. E. A., Lawson, D. M., Maxwell, A., Kikelj, D. & Ilaš, J., 10 Dec 2020, In: ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 11, 12, p. 2433-2440 8 p.

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• Influence of farming methods and seawater depth on Vibrio species in New Zealand Pacific oysters

  Cruz, C. D., Fletcher, G. C., Paturi, G. & Hedderley, D., 16 Jul 2020, In: International Journal of Food Microbiology. 325, 7 p., 108644.

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• New Class of DNA gyrase and/or topoisomerase IV inhibitors with activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

  Tomašič, T., Zidar, N., Durcik, M., Ilaš, J., Zega, A., Cruz, CD., Tammela, P., Pál, C., Nyerges, Á., Kikelj, D. & Peterlin Mašič, L., 12 Mar 2020, IPC No. C07D 417/12, C07D 417/14, A61K 31/428, A61P 31/04, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Patent No. PCT/EP2019/073412, 3 Sept 2019

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• Second generation 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[d]thiazoles as novel DNA gyrase inhibitors

  Lamut, A., Skok, Ž., Barančoková, M., Gutierrez, L. J., Cruz, C., Tammela, P., Draskovits, G., Szili, P. É., Nyerges, Á., Pál, C., Molek, P., Bratkovič, T., Ilaš, J., Zidar, N., Zega, A., Enriz, R. D., Kikelj, D. & Tomašič, T., Feb 2020, In: Future Medicinal Chemistry. 12, 4, p. 277-297 21 p.

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• 2019

  An optimised series of substituted N-phenylpyrrolamides as DNA gyrase B inhibitors

  Benetto Tiz, D., Skok, Ž., Durcik, M., Tomašič, T., Peterlin Mašič, L., Ilaš, J., Draskovits, G., Révész, T., Nyerges, Á., Pál, C., Cruz, C. D., Tammela, P. S. M., Žigon, D., Kikelj, D. & Zidar, N., 1 Apr 2019, In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 167, p. 269-290 22 p.

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• Assay Setup for High Throughput Screening of Novel Efflux Pump Inhibitors gainst Escherichia coli

  Yrjänheikki, U., Cruz, CD., Kidron, H. & Tammela, P., 26 Jun 2019.

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• DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF BENZAZULENE-BASED COMPOUNDS

  Arnaudova, R., Cruz, CD., Kiriazis, A., Aumuller, I., Yli-Kauhaluoma, J. & Tammela, P., 1 Sept 2019. 1 p.

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• Identification and characterization of approved drugs and drug-like compounds as covalent Escherichia coli ClpP inhibitors

  Sassetti, E., Cruz, C. D., Tammela, P., Winterhalter, M., Augustyns, K., Gribbon, P. & Windshügel, B., 1 Jun 2019, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20, 11, 13 p., 2686.

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• α-Amino diphenyl phosphonates as novel inhibitors of Escherichia coli ClpP protease

  Moreno-Cinos, C., Sassetti, E., Salado, I. G., Witt, G., Benramdane, S., Reinhardt, L., Cruz, C. D., Joossens, J., Van der Veken, P., Brötz-Oesterhelt, H., Tammela, P. S. M., Winterhalter, M., Gribbon, P., Windshügel, B. & Augustyns, K., 24 Jan 2019, In: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 62, 2, p. 774-797 24 p.

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• 2018

  Defining conditions for biofilm inhibition and eradication assays for Gram-positive clinical reference strains

  Cruz, C. D., Shah, S. & Tammela, P., 3 Nov 2018, In: BMC Microbiology. 18, 9 p., 173.

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• Defining conditions for biofilm inhibition and eradication assays for Gram-positive clinical reference strains

  Cruz, CD., Shah, S. & Tammela, P. S. M., 28 May 2018.

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• New N-phenylpyrrolamide DNA gyrase B inhibitors: Optimization of efficacy and antibacterial activity

  Durcik, M., Lovison, D., Skok, Ž., Durante Cruz, C., Tammela, P., Tomašič, T., Benetto Tiz, D., Draskovits, G., Nyerges, Á., Pál, C., Ilaš, J., Peterlin Mašič, L., Kikelj, D. & Zidar, N., 25 Jun 2018, In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 154, p. 117-132 16 p.

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• Optimizing methods for biofilm assessment using pathogenic bacteria from clinical samples isolated in Poland

  Tammela, P. S. M., Cruz, CD., Bloch, S., Nejman-Falenczyk, B. & Wegrzyn, G., 28 May 2018.

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• 2017

  Persistent Listeria monocytogenes strains isolated from mussel production facilities form more biofilm but are not linked to specific genetic markers

  Nowak, J., Cruz, C. D., Tempelaars, M., Abee, T., van Vliet, A. H. M., Fletcher, G. C., Hedderley, D., Palmer, J. & Flint, S., 1 Sept 2017, In: International Journal of Food Microbiology. 256, p. 45-53 9 p.

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• The effect of mild preservation treatments on the invasiveness of different Listeria monocytogenes strains on Greenshell (TM) mussels

  Stollewerk, K., Cruz, CD., Fletcher, G., Garriga, M. & Jofre, A., Jan 2017, In: Food Control. 71, p. 322-328 7 p.

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• 2016

  Prevalence, characteristics and ecology of Vibrio vulnificus found in New Zealand shellfish

  Cruz, CD., Chycka, M., Hedderley, D. & Fletcher, G. C., Apr 2016, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 120, 4, p. 1100-1107 8 p.

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• 2015

  Biofilm formation of the L. monocytogenes strain 15G01 is influenced by changes in environmental conditions

  Nowak, J., Cruz, CD., Palmer, J., Fletcher, G. C. & Flint, S., Dec 2015, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 119, p. 189-195 7 p.

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• Long-Term Study of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Prevalence and Distribution in New Zealand Shellfish

  Cruz, CD., Hedderley, D. & Fletcher, G. C., Apr 2015, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 81, 7, p. 2320-2327 8 p.

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• 2014

  Host range and in vitro lysis of Listeria monocytogenes seafood isolates by bacteriophages

  Arachchi, G. J. G., Cruz, CD., Dias-Wanigasekera, B. M., McIntyre, L., Billington, C., Hudson, A., Flint, S. H. & Mutukumira, A. N., Dec 2014, In: Food Science and Technology International. 20, 8, p. 591-603 13 p.

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• Listeria monocytogenes Associated with New Zealand Seafood Production and Clinical Cases: Unique Sequence Types, Truncated InlA, and Attenuated Invasiveness

  Cruz, CD., Pitman, A. R., Harrow, S. A. & Fletcher, G. C., Feb 2014, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 80, 4, p. 1489-1497 9 p.

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• Tannins and Extracts of Fruit Byproducts: Antibacterial Activity against Foodborne Bacteria and Antioxidant Capacity

  Widsten, P., Cruz, CD., Fletcher, G. C., Pajak, M. A. & McGhie, T. K., 19 Nov 2014, In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 62, 46, p. 11146-11156 11 p.

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• 2013

  An improved method for quantification of Vibrio vulnificus in oysters

  Cruz, CD., Win, J. K. & Fletcher, G. C., Dec 2013, In: Journal of Microbiological Methods. 95, 3, p. 397-399 3 p.

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• Characteristics of three listeriaphages isolated from New Zealand seafood environments

  Arachchi, G. J. G., Mutukumira, A. N., Dias-Wanigasekera, B. M., Cruz, CD., McIntyre, L., Young, J., Flint, S. H., Hudson, A. & Billington, C., Dec 2013, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 115, 6, p. 1427-1438 12 p.

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• Effectiveness of phages in the decontamination of Listeria monocytogenes adhered to clean stainless steel, stainless steel coated with fish protein, and as a biofilm

  Arachchi, G. J. G., Cridge, A. G., Dias-Wanigasekera, B. M., Cruz, CD., McIntyre, L., Liu, R., Flint, S. H. & Mutukumira, A. N., Oct 2013, In: Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. 40, 10, p. 1105-1116 12 p.

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• 2012

  Assessing manufacturers' recommended concentrations of commercial sanitizers on inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes

  Cruz, CD. & Fletcher, G. C., Jul 2012, In: Food Control. 26, 1, p. 194-199 6 p.

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• Comparing rapid methods for detecting Listeria in seafood and environmental samples using the most probably number (MPN) technique

  Cruz, CD., Win, J. K., Chantarachoti, J., Mutukumira, A. N. & Fletcher, G. C., 15 Feb 2012, In: International Journal of Food Microbiology. 153, 3, p. 483-487 5 p.

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• 2011

  Prevalence and biofilm-forming ability of Listeria monocytogenes in New Zealand mussel (Perna canaliculus) processing plants

  Cruz, CD. & Fletcher, G. C., Oct 2011, In: Food Microbiology. 28, 7, p. 1387-1393 7 p.

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• 2008

  Epidemiological survey of Listeria monocytogenes in a gravlax salmon processing line

  Cruz, CD., Silvestre, F. A., Kinoshita, E. M., Landgraf, M., Franco, B. D. G. M. & Destro, M. T., 2008, In: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 39, 2, p. 375-383 9 p.

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• Listeria monocytogenes: UM AGENTE INFECCIOSO AINDA POUCO CONHECIDO NO BRASIL

  Translated title of the contribution: Listeria monocytogenes: an infectious agent scarcely known in BrazilCruz, CD., Destro, M. T. & Martinez, M. B., 2008, In: Alimentos e Nutricao. 19, 2, p. 195-206 12 p.

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• 2007

  Pheno- and genotypic characterization of Listeria monocytogenes clinical isolates from the southwestern region of the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil

  Lemes-Marques, E. G., Cruz, CD. & Destro, M. T., 2007, In: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology. 38, 2, p. 287-292 6 p.

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• 2001

  Avaliação do teor de lipídios em queijos Minas Frescal industrializados e artesanais e em ricotas comercializados na região de Botucatu/SP

  Translated title of the contribution: Lipid level evaluation in industrialized and handmade Minas Frescal cheese and ricottas from the region of Botucatu/SPCruz, CD. & Gomes, M. I., 2001, In: Instituto Adolfo Lutz. Revista. 60, 2, p. 109-112 4 p.

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